He Kills Two Stones With One Bird

I studied at a military school, Sainik School to be precise, where I had an option to watch at least three movies a week. Still, I preferred watching movies while on a vacation to my native place.
During one such break in 1983, I had seen ‘Andha Kanoon’ - starring Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini and Rajnikanth, and I vividly remember [...]

Greatest Bollywood Movies

   Here is the year-wise compilation of Bollywood movies I consider best. You are, however, free to suggest your preferences and I promise to include them in the list.
Friends, though I have made all efforts to track their year of releases, yet there may be some inadequacies which may be pointed out.
Till then … read the [...]

Kasam Se Baani

Ask her to describe herself in five words… She would open up innocently and say: “I am 19, Naughty, Bubbly, Ambitious and like Baani (my character’s name in Kasamh Se).” 
She is unbearably excited today. Prachi Desai, the Indian television actress best known for her role as Baani in Ekta Kapoor’s family drama ‘Kasamh Se’ on Zee [...]

Universally Popular Begum

When She Speaks, He’s Breaking All of Islam’s Taboos. Ali Saleem, aka Begum Nawazish Ali, aka BB - son of a retired army officer – is known to evoke strong reactions and hysterical laughter on Pakistani television.  
Hosting late night shows, the begum shot to fame mingling with the who’s who of the Pakistani literati, glitterati [...]