The Gorilla's Lament

 Bhoothnath (2008) is a movie of two parts.  The film opens with the classic Bollywood haunted house scenario.  Aditya (Shah Rukh Khan) and...

  Lootere (1993) was one of three movies starring Juhi Chawla and Sunny Deol that came out in 1993.  The most famous of these movies was Da...

Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla rose to stardom thanks to their performance as star-crossed lovers in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak ,  and they spent mu...

Long time readers will know that I have a theory about film: any any premise can be turned into a comedy by adding the words "Wackiness...

 When Bollywood legend Rishi Kapoor died in 2020, shooting for his last film, Sharmaji Namkeen (2022) was still incomplete.  Rather than sc...

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak , Mansoor Khan's story of star-crossed young lovers, was a huge success, launching Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla int...

David Dhawan is famous for directing a number of incredibly broad, incredibly formulaic comedies, often starring Govinda or the director...

 Bollywood is better known, but the Telugu film industry produces some of the most innovative and exciting films in India, often kicking off...

It's no secret that I love Juhi Chawla.  That's why I decided to watch Andaz (1994.)  Yes, it was directed by David Dhawan, who is ...

Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla got their big break  in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak , so the producers of Daulat Ki Jung (1992) don't waste much ...

Bhagyawan (1994) has an unusually ornate plot, even for the early Nineties.  As the film opens, hard-working factory worker and family man ...

I have very eclectic tastes when it comes to Indian cinema, but I have to admit I've got a  soft spot for the Bollywood romantic comedie...

Unlike most of this month's movies, Om Shanti Om (2007) is not a horror movie in any way, shape or form.  It's a masala flick, a he...