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Charlie Wilson's War Stretches the Imagination
Ras Siddiqui Jan 13, 2008How does a US Congressman learn about helping the Afghan resistance to the Soviet Empire in 1980? By listening to Dan Rather on TV while soaking in a Jacuzzi full of young women.
Movie Review: The Kite Runner
Ras Siddiqui Jan 2, 2008Khalid Hosseini, like many Afghan’s is a poet at heart. Here with the assistance of screenwriter David Benioff, the essence of The Kite Runner remains intact
Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema
Mayank AustenSoofi Nov 16, 2007His skin color is not fair; his acting skills are too loud; he is less muscled than neighborhood gym boys; and he is rumored to be gay! How did this Khan become a Sultan?
Saawariya Targets Eternal Love
Ras Siddiqui Nov 8, 2007Sony Picture’s “Saawariya”, a new Bollywood-Hollywood movie is set to release in the United States and worldwide on November 9th. Based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's short story, White Nights.
Vanaja: A Movie That Moves Your Heart
Ras Siddiqui Oct 4, 2007Either Writer-Director Rajnesh Domalpalli is one of the luckiest first filmmakers around or true contender for future international movie fame.
Dev Anand - Romancing Life at 83
Shantanu Dutta Sep 16, 2007The launch of Dev Anand's autobiography Romancing with Life is being done by no less than PM Manmohan Singh.
Chunari vs. Topi
L Z Aug 17, 2007When will we learn that the 'Daag' isn't imported and not on the 'Chunari' at all.
Khuda Ke Liye
Yasser Latif Hamdani Jul 30, 2007"In the Name of God", it is about us - the people of Pakistan warts and all.
“A Mighty Heart” is a Mighty Sad Movie
Ras Siddiqui Jun 28, 2007It is the story of Mariane Pearl, one vulnerable, pregnant and devoted wife who is caught up in the search for her loving husband Daniel
Icarus and The Filmmaker
Naeem Randhawa May 9, 2007I’ll be doing what I have a calling for, what I am most passionate about, and what makes me fly across the country just for a one hour interview, in the hopes of 'landing' the story.
Blood Diamonds
Fazeel Chauhan Dec 15, 2006Like selfishness holds hands with carelessness And recklessness goes together with dominance Then how can I explain to your fianc That in her wedding ring is a blood diamond Representing the sacrifice of native virgins
Now Showing on a DVD Near You
Amrita Rajan Jan 21, 2006If Bollywood were to take a leaf out of a Hollywood director’s simultaneous release idea, it is hard to see how it will adversely affect its fortunes at the box office. India is already no stranger to the piracy market
Devrai: Story of a Schizophrenic
Hiren K Bose Oct 18, 2005You’re married living in a small Indian town, have a school-going child, and besides are burdened with an elder brother who is a patient of schizophrenia.
Movie: Iqbal
Lokhi Menon Sep 8, 2005Quite a cricket cocktail and definitely shaken, not stirred.....
Movie: Eik Haseena Thee
zainab siddique Aug 9, 2005A woman ends up in prison thanks to her beloved family and friends
Movie: Batman Begins
Umair Naeem Jul 24, 2005Batman movies have always been hit or miss affairs; Batman Begins turns out to be not only the best Batman movie ever made, but also arguably the best movie of the summer.
Movie: Sins
Asif Naqshbandi Jul 22, 2005A Catholic priest has an affair with a young woman and blackmails her into continuing it to further his own Church career.
Movie: Paheli
Lakshmi Mukundan Jul 12, 2005Puppets on strings MC this movie but who ends up being the puppets, perhaps the audience?


