The Bollywood periodic table
London-based designer Johnny Joannou has a thing for the periodic table. His long series of designs based on the chemisty periodic table of elements covers a wide range of sports…Continue Reading →
First Ghazib ghazal to be used in a film
‘Aah ko chahiye ek umr asar hone tak’ was the first Mirza Ghalib ghazal to be used in a movie…
Hum Aapke Hain Koun and piracy
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) is possibly the first Bollywood movie to be CamRipped. Pre-HAHK films had simultaneous theatre/VHS releases.
The Sholay scene that didn’t follow the script
The only Sholay scene that didn’t follow the script is the one in which Veeru asks Jai to talk to Mausi about Veeru and Basanti’s marriage. This was because Dharmendra…Continue Reading →
Sholay 3D: The unofficial Google doodle
That film, that we have watched uncountable times, has been re-released in 3D. That I want to watch Sholay in…
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag: The actual newspaper headlines in September 1960 were quite different
Indians would have surely been disappointed by Milkha Singh’s legendary defeat in the 400 metres final at the 1960 Rome…
100 Years of Indian Cinema: India Post’s 50 commemorative stamps
[This post is part of the 100 Years of Indian Cinema celebrations on Cutting the Chai] In May this year when Indian cinema turned 100, the Department of Posts announced…Continue Reading →
Illustrated Weekly cover: Varadarajan ‘Nayagan’ Mudaliar, the ‘most feared man in Bombay’
The Bombay underworld, is full of stories fit to be made into movies and they have been – lots of…
Chamko – Fixes all spots
A topical in context of the ongoing IPL spot fixing brouhaha. This is from one of the most fondly remembered…
100 years of Indian cinema: The big Bollywood poster collage
Phata poster, nikle saikro hero (heroine aur villain bhi) If you follow me on Twitter, you might have noticed the grey background image on my profile page and the Technicolor…Continue Reading →
Bombay Talkies: Only Anurag Kashyap’s Murabba gets the taste right
Wasn’t Bombay Talkies supposed to be a celebration of the 100 years of Indian cinema? Then what was Karan Johar’s…
Meet the original Revolver Rani from 1971 – Vijayalalitha
Kangana Ranaut is playing the title role of Revolver Rani in Sai Kabir’s forthcoming film co-produced by Tigmanshu Dhulia and…
