Dishoom Review (No Spoilers): So Many Cameos!!!

I saw Dishoom!  It is NOT a Mumbai Police remake.  Or if it is, it’s been re-written and re-written so many times as to be unrecognizable.  Unlike Mumbai Police, it is just a super fun silly light hearted movie with no social content or awareness what so ever.

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News Update: Befikre First Look, Who Pays the Most Taxes, and a Lesson in Why You Should Always Work with Relatives

Slow Monday, with no big releases last Friday and no new Hrithik-Kangana news, or any other scandal coming up to oust them off the front pages.  But there are a couple of interesting sort of industrial notes.

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Hulchul: My Favorite Hindi Priyadarshan Movie! It’s All About the Cast

I asked for requests for Hindi films to write about, and someone suggested Hulchul.  So, yay!  I have an excuse to write about Hulchul!  One of my favorite films, and definitely my favorite Hindi Priyadarshan movie.  I understand it is a remake of a Malayalam film, but I suspect even after I watch that, I will still like the Hindi version better.  Because what I like about it isn’t just the plot and direction, but how that interacts with the casting.

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