In our desperation to praise some quality English / Hollywood movies (rightly), we often failed to take note of some Hindi movies which try to spread similar message. So, when it comes to kids movies (or even TV Serials), we have only a few options we talk about. No doubt that the English films are usually of better technical quality, ... Read More »
Tag Archives: DVD
Jai Gangaajal | Bollywood Crime Thriller Movie Reviews
Making a movie is a risky business. Sometimes you may have good content and yet the movie may not do well due to various reasons. On the contrary sometimes you may deliver a commercially successful film despite of it not being that good at content. And that is correct for other businesses as well. There are a few filmmakers, who, ... Read More »
Saving Mr Banks | Hollywood Movie | Unbiased Reviews
The creative process of writing is sometimes so rooted in the subconscious that the lines between the personal experiences of the author, their wish-list and the imaginary world become extremely blurry. For a lot of writers, the spark that pushes them along comes out of a single incident, e.g., Stieg Larsson – the successful author of the “The Girl with ... Read More »
The Last Airbender | Movie Review
Continuing the animated TV series turned movies trail, let’s talk today about one of Nickelodeon’s most popular series that was adapted by none other than M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense fame), and won for him a lot of accolades, but in the worst categories, rather than best. We are talking about his 2010 film – “The Last Airbender“. Movie ... Read More »
Kalidas and Shakuntala | Bharat Ek Khoj Hindi TV Serial On DVD | Personal Reviews
Kalidas was arguably one of the most talented poet and dramatist around the world. Though he created stuffs only in Sanskrut (Sanskrit) language; his creations are famous around the world. Best known for his magnum opus अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम् (Abhijñānashākuntala or Abhijñānaśākuntalam); Kalidas’ creations include विक्रमोर्वशीयम् (Vikramōrvaśīyam), Mālavikāgnimitram, कुमारसम्भव (KumarSambhavam), मेघदूत (Meghadūta) and others. Due to his incredible input into Sanskrit literature ... Read More »
The Classical Age| Bharat Ek Khoj Hindi TV Serial On DVD | Personal Reviews
Episode #16 of Hindi TV Serial Bharat Ek Khoj (by Shyam Benegal) which was based on the book – Discovery Of India (by Late Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru) and was aired on DoorDarshan and now is available as a set of DVD for home viewing; explores the Classical Age. The major part of the first half of this episode gives some ... Read More »