Pitted against him is Ayushmann Khurrana who delivers sharp and quixotic dialogue ! But the show-stealer hands down is Farukh Jaffar, who is the insouciant begum of Lucknow.ĥ. Amitabh Bachchan ‘s character as the greedy miser Mirza is one of my all-time favorite roles. Gulabo Sitabo, Is an unexpected quick-witted “Punch and Judy” satire directed by Shoojit Sircar. Kangana Ranaut breaks all stereotypes supported by her cute husband Jassi Gill and her son. Panga : A film about a kabaddi champion who accepts the challenge of following her dream to participate in the national championship.

Pankaj Tripathi shines as a supportive father and Janhvi Kapoor is believable as a girl next door who has higher aspirations.ģ. Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl: A biopic on the life of a female fighter pilot’s personal war against a male chauvinist mindset and sexist discrimination. It’s about time the women say NO to any form of abuse!Ģ. But is it? Not everyone agrees if the wife (Taapsee Pannu ) should leave her marriage because of the thappad. Thappad : A resounding slap on Indian male-dominated society that believes: It’s acceptable for a husband to slap his wife. There are one or two that will be committed to long-term memory. My list is not exhaustive but includes the movies I watched. Some movies were entertaining more than others. I have couch-watched more movies than ever before. Much to the surprise of my friends and family, I managed without a TV in my home for over ten years but when COVID-19 forced us to remain indoors, I had to turn the TV on. We memorized the songs and dialogues and emulated hairstyles and dresses. I enjoyed a few Hindi movies too like Bobby, Guddi, Amar Akbar Anthony, and Parichay. My first movie and all-time favorite was The Sound of Music. We visited Prem Chopra’s home and Anil Kapoor’s grandpa came to our apartment but we were not star-struck! We watched a few films at the Regal, the Art Deco cinema hall at Colaba causeway. We had a handcrafted childhood: A good school.

We settled in the suburb of Chembur but as luck would have it we were in Atur Park, a stone’s throw away from the legendary RK studios. He wanted us to be far from the “Bollywood types”. When we moved to Bombay from Amritsar in the seventies, my mother had her heart set on a bungalow on the Juhu beach but my dad did not agree.

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