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Sept. 18, 2014: Women’s Rights, and Wrongs
Way back in March, in honor of International Women’s Day, I decided to get the girls together on several nights in the same week to see what the Indian cinema market had to offer on this theme, as it...
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September 25, 2014: Mmmm, Bearnaise…
Julie M: Now that I am a Woman of a Certain Age, I’m finding that there is a special kind of film being marketed just to me. The heroine is an older woman (typically played by Judi Dench or Helen...
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October 18, 2014: Akshaye Khanna Film Fest, part I: Introducing Chin and Hair
The FilmiGoris differ on their opinion of Akshaye Khanna, with Jenny continually trying to convince Julie of his swoonworthiness and Julie refusing to see him as someone other than an awkward,...
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October 22, 2014: More Chin, More Hair
We continue with our Akshaye Khanna mini-film-fest with another early one, thankfully this time with a FilmiGori’s favorite leading lady. Aa Ab Laut Chalen (“Come, Let’s Go Back”, 1999) has Akshaye as...
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October 25, 2014: A Commotion and a Verdict
Finally, in our Akshaye Khanna mini-film-fest, we come to Hulchul (Commotion, 2004), where Akshaye’s romantic heroism is blunted by slapstick comedy to the point where he becomes a caricature of the...
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November 11, 2014: Happy New Year (er, Veteran’s Day)!
So here it is: the Happy New Year post! Jenny and Julie both saw this one, and had some very different (and somewhat unpredictable) reactions. First, the trailer: Julie’s plot summary: The action...
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January 3, 2015: So meta it’s menacing
Julie M: Happy New Year! Trying to catch up on some films missed over the last couple of years. Let’s start with Filmistaan (2013), which is one of those films, like Khosla ka Ghosla, that is...
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November 21, 2015: Of Flights and Fancies
We love international travel. It’s so improving. Plus you get to watch cool movies on the plane. Julie saw not one, not two, but three recent Hindi releases courtesy of Lufthansa. Julie M: Finally got...
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May 4, 2016: SRK, Still FANtastic at 50!
Out of the drought and dearth of inspirational films coming out of Bollywood these days, Shah Rukh Khan’s FAN has stirred our sluggish viewing hearts back to our keyboards! Imagine that! It spurred...
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January 10, 2017: Goodbye, Puri Sahib
Julie M: Indian film lost one of its guiding lights on January 6. Om Prakesh Puri was best known as a character actor—his appearance did not lend itself to lead roles in films that wanted to be...
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