had originally started this post as a rant against the misconceptions, and misrepresentations against the classic 70’s Hindi Cinema we grew up watching. If I could sum up that rant in a one-liner, it would go something like this:“Films like Tashan and Om Shanti Om may claim to be odes to 70’s masala films, but all they truly amount to be are wanna be films trying to cash in on our nostalgia“.
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Karthik left the following comment on my blog! This is truly Pessoa-esque:
"Excellent review, Qalandar! By the way, aren't you ...
something funny i noticed while looking at priyanka's legs, john's legs were as smoothly shaven as priyanka's! lol
in the second ... shahid and ranbir will be the upcoming superstars, i am sure imran will fade away, the guy just isnt superstar ...
"No Som. Star wars’ record went within 5 years when ET released, and ET’s record stood for ten years till ...
Fantastic piece Qalandar.. I should be getting it in the mail any day now.. 90M i.e a drop of around 40% is very much possible. 
Oh - Shahid was a walk on in JWM, I think I stated that a while ago. Any ... My favorite role in Eklavya was Sanju's cameo, great fun. Saif seemed a bit flat, and didn't much care ... "What did you think of him in Eklavya?"
Neelu: ohhh yes, how can I forget Eklavya?I found him very good.He was ... Som: but the difference is that unlike SRK, saif isn't getting success with films like Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic. ... "but one film I really liked him in is Duel Under the Sun…he was damn charismatic there…"
Q: I have loved ... Re: "Bobby, Preity, Lara cannot be denied their share can they?"
Then how can Kareena be denied her share in Jab ... What did you think of him in Eklavya? I agree with Satyam here that Saif has deconstructed himself too badly with some of the movies in the last ... Ah, my mistake Jesse, I've made the correction.
Thanks for the kind words! I really took to this ... Bobby, Preity, Lara cannot be denied their share can they? So that cuts into Abhi's share of JBJ. ...
Simply superb review Q. Have only listened to this one just once thus far. Liked it and I am sure ... Can't say Peck is one of my favorites, but one film I really liked him in is Duel Under the ... RE: "even if Saif gets part of it, and single screen only, then it is bigger than Abhi’s share of ... "expecting something good from the House of Dharma requires optimism that I simply do not possess! "
Q: I am an ...
Comment by Qalandar on 15 May 2008:
Ha, really enjoyed reading this, thanks for posting rhapsody.
Comment by satyam on 15 May 2008:
Good one here Rhapsody.. thanks for posting..
Comment by satyam on 15 May 2008:
On OSO I made a similar set of points:
http://www.naachgaana.com/2007/11/13/om-shanti-om-and-the-masala-wrestle/