Censoring, these days in India, has achieved varied meanings. It seems that each new person in the forefront of running the country pops out with a different meaning of the term. Taking the Indian context, it is not very wrong to say that censoring in our land means drastic and fanatic cutting down of material, which tend to annoy the interests of those in power. Time has flown … [Read more...]
How funny is ‘funny’ supposed to be, is there a rule book for it or something?
In our country, “No, I didn’t feel offended.” actually validates that you got offended. A reply is nothing but a defence for an offence. Almost a month ago, AIB, better known as All India Bakchod webcasted their insult humour special on YouTube. I don’t need to enlist the celebrities as we all know who came and what happened. The video was eventually taken down after … [Read more...]
4 things that we Indians can learn from “The Imitation Game” and “The Theory of everything”
“Are you paying attention? Good. If you’re not reading carefully, you will miss things, important things. I will not pause, I will not repeat myself and you will not let anyone interrupt you!” Wondering about the relevance of the text? Well, don’t worry! It was just a sleazy attempt of mine to provide my wannabe hit blog a beginning imitated from an already super-hit movie … [Read more...]
Assamese Films are on the Verge of Extinction!! Can’t we do anything to stop this?
With the rising fever of movies among the Indian youth, the big screen has made its way into the hearts and minds of all the movie buffs. Don’t we all glue our eyes to the television screen when our favourite actor steps in? Well, this is not just the case with Bollywood but also it appears to me that even the Hollywood of the West captured our hearts. Let it be the actions … [Read more...]
10 facts which prove that we Indians are stuck forever with Bollywood ‘Massssaala’ Movies
I have seen endless debates on why Bollywood is so shallow and why there isn’t more number of smarter films being released these days. More often than not, these discussions and arguments have not resulted in any conclusion whatsoever. The answer is simple; we don’t need innovative and original cinema. Salman Khan ripping off his shirt is more than enough to quench our … [Read more...]