Kaminey: The Story Behind the Story, Cajetan Boy and Vishal Bhardwaj
What if the idea for one of Bollywood’s most unusual crime films came from a Kenyan writer, was discovered at a writing workshop, and was later turned into a Hindi film by Vishal Bhardwaj?
That is the story behind Kaminey.
Released in 2009, Kaminey…
Swades: The Shah Rukh Khan Film That Took Bollywood to NASA
Some films entertain you while you’re watching them. Some stay in your mind for a few days. And then there are films like Swades, which quietly become a part of the way you look at certain things.
Released in 2004, Swades was directed by…
Some Dialogues Stay With You
A Dialogue That Stays With You
“Every publicity is good publicity.”
We hear this line quite often, especially when someone is in the news for the wrong reasons. The logic is simple: if people are talking about you, at least they know your name.
But there is another thought that…
Luck by Chance: Never Forget the People Who Knew You Before You Made It
Some film dialogues stay with you because they sound like something someone might actually say to you.
There is one such line in Luck by Chance. Shah Rukh Khan appears in a cameo, playing himself, and has a short conversation with…
Rockstar Dialogue: “Jab Tak Taklif Na Ho Na Life Mein, Koi Bada Nahi Banta”
There are some movie dialogues that you remember because they sound good. Then there are lines that come back to you when something happens in your own life.
Rockstar has quite a few of them.
Released in 2011, Imtiaz Ali’s Rockstar…
Om Shanti Om: Sometimes, the Journey Matters More Than the Destination
“Instead of a mic, he held a comb, and instead of an award, a bottle.”
If you have watched Om Shanti Om, chances are you remember this scene.
Om Prakash Makhija, played by Shah Rukh Khan, stands in front of a mirror and imagines…
