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Faces in the Crowd “THE DESIRE” Team
The 35-minute short film “The Desire” is the story of a person with extreme disability and his relationship with a “normal” girl based on...
Brand Govinda’s Relevance
A hero of the masses, an entire generation has grown up on Govinda’s brand of loud, slapstick comedy. And each time he was written...
Brand Karishma Kapoor
One of the first to break the Kapoor stereotype, grand-daughter of Raj Kapoor, Karisma or Lolo, not only entered showbiz but also made it...
Brand Mithunda
Mithun Chakraborty, the Disco Dancer virtually ruled the Bollywood industry during the 80s. If regional films are included, then Mithun da can be said...
MAGGI CASE: irresponsible celebrity endorsements
The brand has attracted some of the biggest names in Bollywood as its brand ambassador over the years
Celebrity endorsement has been going on from...
Sports Biopics: Here To Stay
There has always been a connection between sports and celluloid, in Bollywood and Hollywood. In 2001 ‘Ali’ a biography of sports legend, Muhammad Ali,...
KAPIL’S COMEDY NIGHTS : THE JOKE IS ON US
Although Comedy Nights with Kapil is an unofficial adaptation of the British show ‘The Kumars at No. 42’, complete with a libidinous grandmother, an...
INDIE FILMS IN INDIA: PART II
Elia Kazan famously said ” I have admired his (Satyajit Ray’s) films for many years and for me he is the filmic voice of...
INDIE FILMS IN INDIA: A STUDY
There was a time around mid-80’s when good old Doordarshan would telecast art films or parallel cinema films like Govind Nihalani’s Ardh Satya. People...
INDIE FILMS IN INDIA: A STUDY
There was a time around mid-80’s when good old Doordarshan would telecast art films or parallel cinema films like Govind Nihalani’s Ardh Satya. People...