Raajneeti – Engaging Watch

Where Omkara and Gangaajal paved the way, Raajneeti takes it forward. These are the films that take you in the wonderful landscape of India beyond the 100km radius of big cities. Yeah, the kind of world the urban yuppies go into for ‘excursions’ over weekends and take pictures as if they are foreign tourists.

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My Name is Khan : I Don’t Care

such a great opportunity missed.

some (actually most) reviews of the movie were glowing, forcing me to make an unusual trip to the theater mid-week for a 7pm show. some said it was a tear-jerker, so people i guess were willing, ready and looking forward to shed a few tears at the theater. some [...]

Wake Up Sid

checked out Wake up Sid on my TataSky. btw, the ordering experience on this cable box is like it was in the US about 10 years ago. you’ll have to subscribe and wait for it’s start time.

but the movie is fantastic. it’s not one of those movies that grabs you and demands attention. it [...]

Opening Up those Golden Pipes

Timeless Sensation was the name of the songs collection. On the flight back from San Francisco, i tuned into this hindi oldies channel and never really got tired of it during the 15-hr marathon flight to Dubai, en route to Bangalore.

quietly taking in kishore kumar and latha mangeshkar lain over rajesh khanna, amitabh bachchan, [...]

Robot Talk Glengarry Glen Ross

i never get tired of this scene. now done in text to speech mash-up.

this is the original

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