Category: Hindi Films

Abhi To Jee Lein: Roshan Taneja’s forgotten college drama is refreshingly progressive

Abhi To Jee Lein is refreshingly different in its portrayal of how young women and men interact on the campus than one is used to seeing in Hindi cinema.

Vishwatma: Bollywood’s Flashiest Story of Patriotism in Pardes

Rajiv Rai’s films are known for their high style quotient and Vishwatma is top-shelf stuff. The flashy aesthetic, delightful sights soaked in the united colours of Kenya, leering baddies in bathrobes, and the bling happy heroines with fabulous hair make it a glamorous, escapist fare.

Sooryavansham: Our Sunday Afternoon Guilty Pleasure Before the Age of Binge-Watching

Purists may dismiss Sooryavansham as one of Amitabh Bachchan’s mediocre offerings, but over two decades later, this sappy family drama has found itself a diverse and an ever-growing fandom: Some watch it for cheap thrills, some out of habit. The movie’s perpetual telecast has inspired legions of jokes and memes.

Angry Bollywood bachche

What’s Hindi cinema without some seething, screaming, revenge-seeking filmi kids. A list of the hall of famers.

Bollywood films that end with a family/ group photo

A list of Hindi films that end with a family/ group photo being taken.

Do Bachche Dus Haath (1972): Of James Bond and other vintage foreign spy films

Do Bachche Dus Haath (1972) starring Mehmood Junior, Baby Pinky and dog Rexy makes a curious case of vintage foreign spy films appreciation.

The bad boys of Don (1978)

The bevy of baddies in Don are the quintessential ’70s Bollywood faces, whose presence elevates the thrill of watching this gloriously entertaining fare. One that remains the symbol of ultimate retro cool in Hindi cinema.

Inside Firoze Chinoy’s fabulously pulpy films

Firoze Chinoy made Shaitaan and Kashmakash, two eminently watchable thrillers from the era, which have earned him a small but dedicated following among genre loyalists.

A Bollywood trope Rakhee’s mother roles had in common

Rakhee’s most well-known mother roles hinged on a certain trope that became almost exclusive to her — playing a wronged woman who suffers harrowing humiliation at the hands of the antagonist(s) that becomes the trigger point for the revenge quest that her son, the film’s hero, sets on.