This was originally published on Motoring Middle East on 3 October 2011
It’s not too much to ask from our car movies is it? So how could they get it so wrong?
Top 7 Most Desi Drives Ever on DriveTribe.com!
Check out my latest commissioned piece on DriveTribe – I pick the ultimate Desi/Asian cars
Lexus Jet-Class from MiB
Meet the Lexus QZ 618 Galactic Enforcer Jet exclusive to the MiB
Will Smith is missing out! The latest installment of the Men In Black series, now starring Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson will see them put this unique Lexus through its paces in pursuit of Alien bad guys!
Can you identify these car movie quotes?
Do you know who said these quotes and in which movies?
Amitabh Bachchan Retrospective: Parwana, 1971
Amitabh is the bad guy in this love triangle gone deadly bad
It may seem strange for someone aiming to be hero of Bollywood movies to play a baddie so early in his career – this was only the fourth film starring Amitabh Bachchan to be released (June 1971).
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Continuing my retrospective on Amitabh Bachchan’s classic movies
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.
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My look back at Amitabh Bachchan’s debut film from 48 years ago.
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”What an intelligent Superhero movie looks like
2008’s The Dark Knight is the superhero movie we need, not the one we deserve
I’ve just been rewatching 2008’s The Dark Knight, the middle one of the Christopher Nolan/Christian Bale Batman trilogy and featuring Heath Ledger as The Joker. And in the context of the last few superhero movies I’ve seen (Suicide Squad, Batman V Superman and yes even Civil War) all crude eye-popping popcorn-fodder, The Dark Knight is Citizen Kane meets The Godfather.
Let me explain.
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FAN – Bollywood movie quick review
Shah Rukh Khan both as a movie superstar and his deranged young look-a-like fan
Bond is Bond
007 is not everyman (or woman) and never should be
