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Mehfil mein teri baithe hain hum Ek nazar to dalo humpur bhi sanum Auron ne maangi sharaab to unke pyaale bhar daale Humne maanga thoda pyaar, hamara dil bhi na bhar sake..

Unrelated to movies, but I thought this was quite telling. Maybe in a few years, when GOI cannot control the Naxals anymore, such activity will be norm in central India as well:
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/12/01/86476/somali-pirates-set-up-co-op-make-hijacking-a-community-activity/

Just came across this article, an interesting take from Time in 2002, on the connections betn the Underworld and Bwood.  What a journey bwood has traversed from those grimy days of the 90s to the professional, almost squeaky clean corporatised world of clean financing today.  Just thought Id paste this article, maybe get a discussion [...]

Once Upon a Time in India…

So, on sat night I finally got down to watching CDI, with the typical desi grocery $2 bootleg rental. Woke up on sunday morning to see India do a Chak De on
Korea in the Asia Cup Final. What a coincidence…
Anyway, here are my thoughts…SP, dont worry this is not like my earlier “x vs z” [...]

Pls answer these questions to determine who your ‘true’ idol is:
KANK’s depth and presentation of adultery is several notches above Silsila.
Yes No
“Kajre Re” is no match to “Ishq Kamina”
Yes No
SRK simply outshone BigB in Mohabattein
Yes No

This excerpt has been taken from the following link in Passion For Cinema, read it you will enjoy…
http://passionforcinema.com/i-never-promised-you-a-rose-garden/#comment-28043
I Never Promised you a Rose Garden..
When PFC authors were busy blogging for movies(headed by ever dependable Manjeet Singh for Mumbai Meri Jaan)and my friends are actively pouring their opinions and comments about Jhoom Barabar Jhoom(JBJ), I landed [...]

Just got back from a 9:30 show in a suburban cinema in NYC. I agree with Q’s review but not entirely, and I also agree with Pranav’s review. I liked Abhishek, he has once again shown that he is capable of delivering variety, and IMO has now established himself as a lambi race ka ghoda. [...]

On a hunch, I popped in the Yuva DVD today, for my second viewing, after 3 yrs.
First of all, I noticed a lot more of Jr this time, than last time: the intense looks, the style of walking, a very new mix between tapori, bihari and sorta relaxed self assured style that disarms the viewer [...]

Dear friends, I am a new member and privileged to write in this fantastic forum.
The following are my thoughts on some of the recent history of Bollywood by viewing it from a different perspective, and arriving at a conclusion on what really attributes to the numerological superiorty of certain actors over others. My thoughts have [...]