Rajeev Srinivasan on why he fears Dr Singh's State visit to Washington, DC may be disastrous. In the old black-and-white Frank Capra film Mr Smith Goes to Washington an idealistic small-town man......
Call it inspiration or imitation, reworking a Hollywood hit into a desi potboiler is one of Hindi film industry's constant specialties. Be it Chori Chori, the black and white musical which......
Frank Capra's It happened one night (1934) starring Clarke Gable and Claudette Colbert has inspired many remakes. First, it was Anant Thakur's Chori Chori in 1956 with Raj Kapoor and Nargis and......
Dinesh RahejaFrank Capra's immortal observation: tragedy is not when the actor cries; tragedy is when the audience cries, perfectly fits Anand. It is a film that keeps its protagonists dry-eyed but......
One of Fearless Nadia's most famous scenes had her fighting the bad guys on top of a speeding train!How well do you know this legend of Hindi cinema who apparently Kangana Ranaut's character in......
Politics is in the air, and in the movies. Audiences love escapist fare. Not too many films depicting the dismal state of India find takers. Fortunately, there are film-makers willing to look......