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All Hindi films released having Drama and melodrama

Aandhi - 1975
Movies are generally a source of entertainment, with some carrying a social or moral message while there are movies which used to be called art movies in late 70’s and early 80’s in INDAIN CINEMA which showed the stark realities of life. Aandhi is one such movie written by Kamleshwar and directed by Gulzar. Though India has changed a lot since then. Now those very art films are termed as contemporary and are not all depressing but also do have a funny take to them. The movies do show the ethos of the Nation at those times and can be instrumental in creating public opinion or at least validating a point of view. Aandhi was a movie of its own kind it was a political commentary on the state of affairs on the back of a very unlikely love story. It is said to have been loosely based on the life of the then Prime Minister of India Mrs. Indira Gandhi and though it was released on 13th Fe ....
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Anand 1971
Released on 12th March 1971, Anand is an endearing story of a terminally ill patient who brings joys in the life of complete strangers. It was both funny and tragic. It showed that despite the progress we have made thru science we still have no control on certain diseases where death is a foregone conclusion. Anand was produced and directed by the well-known maker of social and moralistic drama exploring the lighter side of life Hrishikesh Mukherjee or Hrishida as he was fondly called. It was one of the 17 consecutive hits of Rajesh Khanna and his first collaboration with Amitabh Bachchan. That Amitabh was able to hold his own and define his character in the movie laid down the path for him to succeed as superhero after Khanna. It was a runaway hit at the box-office. T This movie Anand, being evergreen is still viewed with rapt attention whenever it is played on TV. It is a movie o ....
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Nakkash movie review
Varanasi (Benaras) is the backdrop of Nakkash which is actually an offbeat film that succeeds in conveying the writer-director's message that the supreme power, whether you call it as God or Allah; it doesn't differentiate between religions. There are dialogues such as Bhagwan is Allah's brother and the other one is that spoken by the protagonist - to have been born in the holy city of Varanasi is in itself a privilege. Thankfully, the director of Nakkash doesn't resort to depicting the gory violence between the two communities, yet the differences between them are honestly and subtly portrayed... unlike the political leaders of the Hindus and Muslims who play their cards subtly and wolfishly to keep the differences alive so as to keep their "dukaan jaari" (to fructifully carry on their respective business). Nakkash is the story of a handcraftsman who is a talented engraver spec ....
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hUM CHAAR movie review
Can we imagine our lives without friends? In particular, our college friends? Well, the times have changed but true meaning of friendship hasn’t. Hence the medium has changed too with old pals catching up on FB and other digital mediums. Hum Chaar movie review... Debutante director Abhishek Dixit’s HUM CHAAR evokes nostalgia at the end of the film that could probably make you pick up the phone to call up your old buddy. HUM CHAAR is a story of four medical college students who develop a strong bond of friendship in their first year of college. An untoward incident breaks them apart so much that they have to leave their studies mid-way. It is four years that the friends get a message of one of them being in need of help and so they gather… only to realize that each of them still has that bond of friendship for the other but due to their individual egos they were not in touc ....
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Sadda Adda - movie review
'The only thing that will stop you from fulfilling your dreams is you' is the point that Writer and Director Muazzam Beg, in his directorial debut with Sadda Adda, the bollywood film tries that to put across the point - That the only thing that will stop you from fulfilling your dreams – is you! Sadda Adda - movie review... People have dreams, but not all of us have the guts to put faith in ourselves. Most of us lose focus and give up. We are most afraid to believe in our own dreams. Those who do are the true winners. This slice of life film is set in the backdrop of our capital city- Delhi. A city that brings in thousands of North Indians in search of opportunities that was never available in their own home towns. Like-wise, six boys from different states come together to share a two BHK apartment in a middle-class colony, which they lovingly call "Sadda Adda". Kabir (Kuna ....
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Ladies vs Ricky Bahl - movie review
Ah! A film at least the Band Baaja Baarat fans have been waiting for and talking about. Ladies vs Ricky Bahl is a much awaited venture by the Yash Raj banner. The entire team of BBB is back together after a year for Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl.. Its Maneesh Sharms’s second as a director, and after the super hit BBB, a lot was expected from this movie, and he could have done better with this film. Ladies vs Ricky Bahl stars three other actresses apart from Anushka Sharma, Parineeti Chopra, Dipannita Sharma, Aditi Sharma as the “Ladies” of the film. Ranveer singh plays 5 characters, out of which four are “fake” and the fifth character is that of Ricky Bahl. He plays Sunny; a gym trainer in Delhi; who romances Dimple Chaddha (Parineeti Chopra), a brash 19 year old Delhi college girl who falls in love with her fitness trainer – Sunny Singh, who ultimately cons her. Then he ....
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Desi Boyz - movie review
Debutant director Rohit Dhawan is the son of prominent director David Dhawan who directed movies like Shola aur Shabnam (1992), Aankhen (1993), Raja Babu and even till late – Partner. To say honestly, the son is one up over his dad when it comes to delivering glossy comedy. One more thing, it has been given an adults certificate, maybe because of its particular content where the handsome studs operate as male escorts. Desi Boyz movie review... Desi Boys is the story of two friends, residing in the UK and the year is 2009. The world has been struck by the financial meltdown. But Nick Mathur and Jerry Patel don't feel a thing in their comfortable pad in London. Nick Mathur (John Abraham), a graduate of London School of Economics is the sort every girl wants her parents to meet. He is a stable investment banker, and apart from being a handsome bachelor, he is a loyal friend and a re ....
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My Friend Pinto - movie review
The story of My Friend Pinto revolves around the one night experiences of an innocent boy in Mumbai Twenty-something Michael Pinto (Prateik) has grown up in a small Goan village, believing everyone in the world to be simple, kind and honest, just like him. His world revolves around a doting mother, a passion for music and the memories of a childhood friend, Sameer (Arjun Mathur), who left Goa for Mumbai many years ago and hasn’t replied to his frequent letters ever since. Pinto’s talent for music is only matched by his knack for finding trouble in the unlikeliest of places often resulting in the most outlandish and hilarious situations. When Pinto’s idyllic world is shattered by the sudden demise of his mother he decides to head to Mumbai in search of the only friend he knows. In Mumbai, the bumbling village idiot stands out like a sore thumb in the big city. And yet hi ....
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Saheb Biwi aur Gangster - movie review
Saheb Biwi aur Gangster is an altered version of the Guru Dutt’s classic Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam (1962) which was produced by him and directed by Abrar Alvi. The adapted version too has streaks of brilliance. Based in a small town in the Northern part of India, Sahib Biwi aur Gangster is a story packed with intrigue betrayal and ambition between a beautiful Begum, her Nawab husband and an ambitious young boy. The Nawab (Jimmy Shergill) and his Begum (Mahie Gill), live in their ancestral royal house trying to maintain the status and structure their ancestors had left behind. But due to the changing time, some extreme financial conditions and the long gone habit of a royal having a mistress, the Nawab tries real hard to maintain his status and financial conditions. His rival political party, belonging to Gainda Singh is on a constant mission to eliminate the Nawab and his allies, ....
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That Girl in Yellow Boots - movie review
The film That Girl in Yellow Boots was first screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2010, followed by Venice Film Festival after it played in several festivals worldwide including South Asian International Film Festival. That Girl in Yellow Boots is a thriller tracing Ruth's (Kalki Koechlin), a British woman who comes to search for her father – who abandoned her family in England while she was very young. All she knew was his name and doesn’t even know how he looks. A British citizen Ruth has to patiently wait for her turn at the foreigners’ registration office in Mumbai. The girl wants an extension of her tourist visa but what she comes across is greed and corruption. To stay afloat, Ruth (Kalki Koechlin) makes a living in Bombay by giving hand jobs to wrinkled, old customers who come to the shady massage parlour. She attends to various character ....
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