One of my super-duper blockbuster hit posts was "How to write lyrics for Bollywood movies". The post was written during the previous incarnation of this blog, that was back in 2007. Although I am not immensely proud of it, this post escaped culling during my clean-up program. Please do read the comments section if you … Continue reading How to write lyrics for Pop/movie songs
Tag: Bollywood
Bollywood and its exploitation business
A Thumb rule for any movie director, even liberal, is to go very conservative when kids are involved. Several things can go horribly wrong, and I am not talking about acting. Sometimes the messages movies send out will have a long-lasting impact that is irreversible. Let me give you one example from the days where … Continue reading Bollywood and its exploitation business
Bollywood, the casting couch and narratives
Question: According to you, what is the most corrupt entity in Independent India? Please ignore all the 100 bucks you slipped under the table for a file to be moved to next table. I am talking about the big stuff. The Corruption at a level of the complete collapse of the moral values and the … Continue reading Bollywood, the casting couch and narratives
Racist or Not ?
Hi there.., we are super-duper sensitive Indians.! Don't make fun of us - we do not tolerate any racist acts! BTW we will brand any comments on our accent and on the way we look as stereotypical or racist. Please note these down in bold letters, if you forget it even for a minute - … Continue reading Racist or Not ?
Review: 7 Khoon Maaf
Saat Khoon Maaf has been underperforming at the box office! What did you expect? You should have anticipated it when you brought that plot for Europe, which does not fit in our “Indian culture”,. I mean, a woman with 7 husbands!, and she kills all of them – what a slut!. Did you not know … Continue reading Review: 7 Khoon Maaf
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