What did audience say to Ken Ghosh, the director of the movie, after watching the show. Hum teri Fida dekh kay, mar gaye ro ro kay ! If only he could listen. For those who already didn't know the plot, there was the twist in the tail at the stroke of half time. Those who had thought about to leaving after watching insipid first half, might have changed their mind, only to watch the equally insipid second half. I think TOI with ***1/2 rating made April Fool of the readers in the mont...

It is the 489 pages, 105 chapters thriller by Dan Brown.  Have finished reading it only today.  Fantastic page turner !  All those usual clichés apart, this one is a bit different murder mystery.  The book has involved tremendous research work of art and history.  As the book progresses,  author puts reader on a hot treasure hunt where clues are in the art work of  Leonardo Da Vinci .  Reader can look forward to learn about the hidden interpretations of Vinci 's paintings and invention...

Mehmood at his peak was even more popular than most of the heroes.  Infact,   a few snobbish ones even refused to work with him due to inferiority complex.  He was the one who gave major breaks  in films to the personalities like R D Burman ( Chhote Nawab ),  Rajesh Roshan ( Kunwara Baap ),  Amitabh Bachhan ( Bombay to Goa - though this was not his first movie), Sanjeev Kumar, Aruna Irani and helped Vinod Khanna, till then a villain, to bag a positive ...

Here is the list. 5. Celina Jaitly - my old junior at school. Sorry pal! 4. Tara Sharma - just because of he voice actually 3. Kareena Kapoor- what else? Poooooooooo !!!! 2. Antara Mali - the faces she makes. 1. Mallika Sherwat - One and only. Of all what she is. So guys& gals, whose list matches mine- a coffee at Cafe Coffee Day from my side.

They say if it ain't broke, break it! That's what happens with Gayab . It was such a fantastic concept, which could have been made into a rib tickler with a little imagination but ends up into pathetic hair puller, because of lack of it. Prawal Raman, delivers second dud in a row after Darna Marna Hai . Either, Ram Gopal Verma needs to change this strategy of ghost-direction , or change the director for his next movie. Otherwise, his Factory ( Ramu's production company) is soon going to ...

Here is my list. Though, I like most of his films, these are the ones I enjoyed most. 5. Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin 4. Andaaz Apna Apna 3. Sarfarosh 2. Jo Jeeta Wahi Sikandar 1. Lagaan My 6 & 7 number is Qayamat Se Qayamt Tak and Hum Hai Rahi Pyar Ke respectively. His five most forgettable movies list 5. Raja Hundustani 4. Daulat Ki Jung 3. Love Love Love 2. Mann 1. Mela So what's your list?

While most will die for Shahrukh, others might yearn for Salman, for me the undisputed king among the Khans is - Aamir Khan. He is different just for sheer audacity. Who else could dare a Lagaan or The Rising ? Nobody will dispute it either. He always sets himself a new challenge. Never brow beats on the same beaten path. You can always expect the unexpected. He never controls a character, lets the character control him. He didn't bath for 13 days for the climax of Ghulam , wore Lag...

There are songs and there are songs. I have listened and enjoyed many a songs but this one is special. It's mesmerizing. Penned, tuned and sung in such a manner that while listening, it involves your complete attention. You simply cannot do anything else. Song is not that popular because it's from a forgettable film called Shankar Hussain with some even more forgettable actors. Rafi's voice is Godly, Khayyam's tunes are soothing, while lyrics by Kamal Amrohi(who was, incidentally Meena Ku...

What not to do at IIT. This is the book which I have just finished. Author - Chetan Bhagat, is an IIT-D and IIM-A alumni. He has written it from his own experiences at IIT. I will not reveal the plot, if you can call it a plot. But yes, I will let you know what one should expect from the book. The book is by an IITian, but for both IITians and non IITians. Only that, former would really relate to the incidents while the latter will be rendered wide-jawed in disbelief. The story is...

Those were the different times. There was no cable TV. There was no overdose of movies, films, celebrities. When a TV Remote was not the bone of contention in the house. No scheming saas-bahus. The days when Wednesdays and Fridays were special because those were the Chitrahar days. Children spent their evening playing outdoor games, not with Cartoon Network and elderly watched news at 2040 hours instead of Kasauti Zindagi Ki . Saturday was not an off-day, but the day of Giant Robot & J...

Shakespeare is one person, who I think has touched more people around the world than the mighty British "Raj " itself. He had been prying in our lives since our school days. For me, the tryst with " bard " has been a trifle more than many. In my school, at 7th standard we had The Seventeen Tales of Shakespeare , next year we had play The Merchant of Venice in our curriculum, where we were introduced to literature's one of the most famous villain's Shylock . In our ICSE, we grap...

Well, to begin with it's over all a good movie, that is to say in absolute terms. But if you consider that it has been scripted by the one half of the legendry duo of Salim-Javed who have done together the masterpieces like Sholay, Zanzeer, Deewar, Trishul, KalaPaththar - it's not even a patch on them. Probably, Javed Akhtar missed the other half, Salim Khan. Or the 20 years gap between Lakshya and his last script writing attempt took its toll. This not to say that old man did a bad job, ...