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Three out of three? Nah. After two great first outings on screen (see my review of Saat Hindustani and Anand here), Amitabh stepped into the wrong shoes with this one.
Continue reading “Amitabh Bachchan Retrospective: Pyar Ki Kahani, 1971”Now I know those names should be the other way around, but this is the second in my series of reviews of Big B’s old movies, so AB before RK it is
Amitabh’s second outing (for his first movie click here) on the big screen and he bagged two awards out of two already – this time for best supporting actor in the Filmfare Awards for the movie Anand (released March 1971). Watch it here!
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I don’t watch much Bollywood these days, but in the 80s, I was a huge fan of Big B, as India’s biggest movie star, Amitabh Bachchan, is often called.
Continue reading “Amitabh Bachchan Retrospective: Saat Hindustani, 1969”Last year I ran a series of these with quotes from the Holy Quran (see those here), so for this Ramadan I decided to focus on Hadith instead – the reported sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). Hope you enjoy them!
What actions are most excellent? To gladden the heart of human beings, to feed the hungry, to help the afflicted, to lighten the sorrow of the sorrowful, and to remove the sufferings of the injured. (Related by Bukhari)
Bitstrips gets bought for millions. Stops doing the thing it’s famous for?! What the hell?! #BringBackBitstrips
Everyone equates Ramadan with fasting and feasting, and in part that wouldn’t be entirely inaccurate. But it’s also a celebration of the miracle of Islam, which is the revelation of the Holy Quran. In the last 10 days of the special month, I decided to pick out some key favourite Quranic quotes and present them in a very unique style using Bitstrips cartoons. Here’s a compilation of the translations/interpretations with my own personal thoughts about each of them.
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Life is shit, and then you die… Okay, that could sum up this movie, but life is also about understanding, overcoming, accepting and coming to terms with the shit it throws at you. 
I hardly ever watch Bollywood movies anymore, but this was well worth breaking the rule for.
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