The Top 5 Songs of 2012

It is that time of the year when we take upon us the onus (and the impending possible brickbats) of compiling various lists of things that were Totally Top in the year 2012. It was (to clear it up front) not much of an year when it comes to Filmy Music, there were no awesome soundtracks in their entirety, and even the combination of Gulzar Sa'ab and ARR did nothing of note, (we know that ARR's songs grow on you, but nothing about Jab Tak Hai Jaan...

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The Legend of Vijay Benedict

My job as a travelling salesman takes me on a regular basis to places where Mumbai ends and Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan etc begin. These smaller towns are microcosms of humanity in themselves, quite far removed from the 'Bambai' of the Western Lines (there is a cinema hall in Thane called 'Ashok Theater' which features only Bhojpuri films, and there are single-screens in Kalyan and Ulhas Nagar where you can catch an old Prabhu ji film like Gunda or...

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Sardar Khan Naam Hai Humara

If you didn't already know it, Katrina Kaif, during the premiere of Prakash Jha's Rajneeti, walked  up to Manoj Bajpai and touched his feet to show her appreciation for his brilliance in acting. She did so in front of all media and Manoj's wife, when they were called in for a group photo. A man who enjoys such powerful influence on his co-stars, based purely on talent is sure a man to look out for. So since the world did not come to an end,...

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The Cult of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (Part 2 : Vinod Chopra)

In a previous article, we discussed about one of the two ADs of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (and as mentioned before, the name of the two lead characters were taken from the two ADs), so after a small discourse about Sudhir Mishra, we present to you a post about Vinod from Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron Presently one of the richest men in the film Industry Although Sudhir Mishra did not have a formal film education, Vinod is a graduate from FTII. Early in his...

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6 greatest ‘hooker with a heart of gold’ characters in Hindi cinema

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