Prasoon Joshi: A ‘GULZAR’ In The Making?
Woh noor ka jharna hai Main pyaas puraani Maine aankh se ghattak liya Uss husn ka paani Usse takte takte takte umar guzaaroon Koi aur khayal jo aaye jhat se utaaroon Ishq karoon ya karoon ibaadat Ikko hi gal ai.. These wonderful lines from the song Mera Yaar of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, pushed me into ...Tags: movie reviews, Author's Corner, People, Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Delhi 6, Ghajini, Gulzar, Hum Tum, Prasoon Joshi, Rang De Basanti, Taare Zameen Par
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In Conversation with Rohit Sharma: I wonder why people call me ‘Rohit sir’
Those who’ve read my earlier post would know that I was all excited to interview Rohit Sharma.To do this interview, we needed to borrow a camera from one of our friends. (More than anything else, struggling filmi keedas have to be smart jugadoo folks). This is how most of our conversations ...Tags: movie reviews, Featured, In Conversations, People, Anand Gandhi, Composing, Music, Music Composer, Music Director, Rohit Sharma, Ship of Theseus
A Personal Tribute to Roger Ebert : The Man who Introduced me to Cinema
I woke up at around 7.a.m and like always I logged onto Facebook and as I started looking at the notifications, I saw that my dear friend Prashanth had written,“4/4. It’s definitely more than a coincidence. Four Stars for the life lived by Roger Ebert.“My gr...Tags: movie reviews, Featured, Obituary, People, Film Criticism, roger ebert
The Lootera Journey: Through the Eyes of the Editor
Dipika Kalra, who had edited Vikramiditya Motwane’s Udaan earlier spoke to MAM about her experience of working in Lootera. Here is the complete interview. We’ll start with your experience of working in Lootera. Lootera was a great learning and growing experience, both perso...Tags: movie reviews, Featured, People, Dipika Kalra, Editing, FTII, Lootera, Udaan, Vikramaditya Motwane
Rituparno Ghosh: The Artist, The Maverick…
It is indeed difficult to bring yourself to write a eulogy – especially for a man whom you have not only admired but also emulated. More than anything, it takes time for the information to be a part of your system that someone whom you idealized has passed away, untimely and undeservingly. .........
Subhash Ghai: The man who was once Bollywood’s Showman
Subhash Ghai, the showman of the industry, is now not-to-be-seen anywhere (i.e till he recently announced his return to direction with Kaanchi). The man who gave a string hits like Vidhata, Hero, Meri Jung, Karma, Ram Lakhan, Saudagar, Khalnayak, Pardes, Taal; and then suddenly he lost the magic ...Tags: movie reviews, Featured, People, Anil Kapoor, AR Rahman, black & white, Iqbal, jogger's park, Karma, Khalnayak, Kisna, meri jung, pardes, Ram Lakhan, Saudagar, Subhash Ghai, Taal, vidhata, yaadein, yuvraaj
“I create order & design to achieve a perfectly working illusion of spontaneity”- Anand Gandhi
In early 2000s, NDTV Profit aired a T.V. programme where short films were shown and discussed over with the film maker himself. It was my introduction to the format and was fascinated by the stories and concepts in those films. However, only one film stayed with me over all these years- Anand Gan...Tags: movie reviews, Featured, In Conversations, People, Anand Gandhi, Kiran Rao, Right Here Right Now, Ship of Theseus, Sohum Shah, UTV Motion Pictures
Getting a job at Apple – advice from those who did it
There are certain teams that are considered “dream jobs” by those who enter a field. Baseball players often dream of playing for the Yankees. Children of farmers who go to school for engineering often dream of working for John Deere. Tech geeks dream of working for Apple. Despite the...Tags: Apple, history, John Deere, Moline Illinois, Nineteenth Century, People, Steve Jobs, United States, Tech News
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