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Movie: House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu)

Asif Naqshbandi   Jan 6, 2005   interacts: 4

Scenes of such perfect beauty that that they almost brings one to tears!

Movie: The Fog of War

Asif Naqshbandi   Jan 4, 2005   interacts: 1

The ultimate insider`s view as McNamara talks about his role in WW2, The Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam et al.!

Book: A Beggar At the Gate

Bina Shah   Jan 4, 2005   interacts: 5

The second in the trilogy about Sufism and love in India.

Music: Junoon – 15 years Discography

Nadeem F Paracha   Dec 31, 2004   interacts: 0

Sour Fifften: A decade plus five of flip flop!

Movie: Swades

Farzana Versey   Dec 31, 2004   interacts: 11

The patriotism of a film like ‘Swades’ is worse than the jingoism we see around us. For, it posits one kind of Indian against another.

Book: Intimacy

Mohammad Gill   Dec 31, 2004   interacts: 0

His life is made complex by his desire to be loved and cared for by his wife, Susan, and his attraction for his girl friend,

Book: Maximum City - Bombay Lost and Found

Harish Nambiar   Dec 23, 2004   interacts: 3

A sensational debut, and simply mandatory reading for those who salaam Bombay.

Khamosh Pani Crosses the Border Noisily

Yousuf Saeed   Dec 14, 2004   interacts: 277

Sentimentality sells but does not bridge our gaps.

Music: Rabbi

Veeresh Malik   Dec 14, 2004   interacts: 0

I don`t know about technical brilliance and electronic wizardly... but I know what will be playing in the nightclubs and soirees in Delhi this winter.

Book: Transmission

Bina Shah   Dec 8, 2004   interacts: 2

Hari Kunzru`s sophomore novel is a slick mix of technology and culture, the epitome of "geek-lit".

Movie: The Twilight Samurai

Asif Naqshbandi   Dec 7, 2004   interacts: 6

This is quite possibly the greatest samurai film I`ve ever seen.

Whorrible!

Zafar Anjum   Dec 7, 2004   interacts: 16

The film, part fiction, part documentary, was on the lives of prostitutes and was appropriately called Whore (Yo Puta in Spanish). Yo Puta should have

Music: Aadat

Nadeem F Paracha   Nov 22, 2004   interacts: 0

Ego works!

Fahrenheit With a Silent H

Shujaat Wasty   Oct 31, 2004   interacts: 60

I have two principal criticisms regarding the movie. The first is that instead of questioning who exactly perpetrated the WTC attack, Moore went along with

Movie: Collateral

Zainab Mahmood   Oct 29, 2004   interacts: 0

Memorable scenes and dialogues that will undoubtedly turn into favourite movie moments, this eerie film with an alternative soundtrack will prove to be an experience

Book: Crescent

Zainab Mahmood   Oct 18, 2004   interacts: 2

This novel has love, cultural conflict, search for identity and a sense of belonging set against the tumultuous world of middle-eastern immigrants and the streets

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