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Note: The following post is taken from the archives of PassionForCinema.com, a much-loved platform for cinema enthusiasts.  Ap un Mithunda! koi shak??   This is being republished here in the spirit of archiving, historical significance, and sharing important conversations with the readers who may not have had access to the original site. The author of the post is Kartik Krishnan who published the post on September 7, 2006 at 6:36 am.  Mithun Charkaborty. A name that makes me lose my self control, makes my blood boil, and my anger go wild. And it's for all the wrong reasons. I have always adored and loved this guy. As a child, I watched more of his movies than Amitabh. He is a person who has taken me into a totally different world of dancing, spy games, and larger-than-life heroism. So the question is, why am I angry at him?It was because I always felt that he had more talent than all the actors of his time. He is one of the rare actors who never got ruffled by Big B and m...

Note: The following post is taken from the archives of PassionForCinema.com , a much-loved platform for cinema enthusiasts. This is being republished here in the spirit of archiving, historical significance, and sharing important conversations with the readers who may not have had access to the original site. The author of the post is Kartik Krishnan  who published the post on  January 6, 2007 at 4:57 am.  ok ok here is a post that was looooong due …. Here’s a question – Who is the best khan in Bollywood ???? (meaning which one do u love the most) Aamir-Lagaan and DCH being released in the same year might make you think that he is the best. Besides. He also is the ‘thinking Khan’ SRK - yeah …. sure …. Salman – might be without his shirts off and if you are a female(or gay) that is. Saif – post omkara, Saif has achieved a demi-god-ish status… All are good but here’s the khan whose films I look forward to most eagerly…who sadly is not a part of the khan triumva...

Note: The following post is taken from the archives of  PassionForCinema.com , a much-loved platform for cinema enthusiasts. This is being republished here in the spirit of archiving,  historical significance , and sharing important conversations with the readers who may not have had access to the original site. The author of the post is Arati Raval (Mumbai, India), who published the post on February 14, 2009, at 12:04 a.m.  My comment on the post on February 14th, 2009, 1:18 am.  “You know, this film is for the urban audience.. From, ummm..say 20 – 45 year olds.. Youngsters and family audience.. I am sure they will love it!” Have you heard something like this? Nothing sounds really amiss when you first hear it. But when you give it a thought, it’s a very complicated thing to understand. The questions that come to my mind, amongst others, are: Urban audience? What’s that? Don’t cities have all kinds of people? From age 20 – 40? How do they know teenagers won’t l...

Note: The following post is taken from the archives of  PassionForCinema.com , a much-loved platform for cinema enthusiasts. This is being republished here in the spirit of archiving,  historical significance , and sharing important conversations with the readers who may not have had access to the original site. The author of the post is Oz, who published the post on August 29, 2006, at 12:46 pm.  Movie fanatics have been orphaned today… The man, whose stories many of us grew up listening to, has left us. Forever. Hrishikesh Mukherjee, our dear Hrishi-da, is no more. I am shocked beyond words to say anything except put this news link from Rediff. (thanks VC, Sumeet, Punds) Oh, what a sad, sad day for Hindi Cinema. Here’s a trip down the nostalgic lane that I published on Desi Train , a few weeks ago, when he was first reported to be hospitalized… Hrishikesh Mukherjee (Hrishida to his fans) is critical and was admitted to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital with chronic renal failu...

Note: The following post is taken from the archives of PassionForCinema.com , a much-loved platform for cinema enthusiasts. It is being republished here in the spirit of archiving, historical significance, and sharing important conversations for readers who may not have had access to the original site. The author is Yousuf H, publishing the post on April 28, 2010, at 12:29 pm.   My comment on the post in 2010 . You kids of the new millennium have it easy, you drive down to the nearest multiplex and you have a choice of films from Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Bannerjee, Vishal Bharadwaj, Raju Hirani, and Imtiyaz Ali to choose from. Do you know what kind of choice oldies like me had when we were growing up in the eighties,…. well we had to make our pick from B Subhash, Shibu Mitra, T Rama Rao and Ravi Nagaich. What? You don’t know who these gentlemen are? Well kids, these are the minds behind some of the most atrocious but successful cinema of the eighties. Writing, acting, music, lyrics,...