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Jai Hind - A feature on patriotic songs in Hindi films: Talk of patriotic numbers and many more film songs of such caliber come to mind. Songs like Aye Watan, Aye Watan, Watan Ki Raha Main, Mera Rang De Basanti Chola(Saheed) , Apni Azadi Ko Hum (Leader), title track of 'Hindusthan Ki Kasam' and 'Kar Chale Hum Fida' (Haqeekat) not only make one nostalgic but fill the heart with nationalistic fervor as well. Tulsidas Mishra >>> Read More
Monsoon Melodies - Celebrating the drizzling days with Hindi film songs: Talk of rain and pat comes to mind the title track of Raj Kapoor’s Barsaat set on Raag Bhairavi. The incorrigible optimist and diehard dreamer that he was, in his worldview the pang of separation was only a passing phenomenon. Instead love always won at the end and the lovers got united. So not surprisingly, in his films, even Nature became benign and rain became a uniting factor. Tulsidas Mishra >>> Read More
Second Coming: For many young folks, love at first sight might be a fact of life. But look can be misleading too. That is why perhaps, all who are worldly-wise always insist on a second look, second thought before coming to any conclusion about any issue. Tulsidas Mishra >>> Read More
Charlton Heston - The Legendary Hero: In 1953 Heston became an ICON of Hollywood for portraying the role of Moses (one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ) in The Ten Commandments. Charlton Heston was selected because of his physical features resembling the Statue of Moses sculpted by great Italian Sculptor Michelangelo. V N Jatla >>> Read More
In defense of Darkness: Whenever darkness is equated with ignorance, intolerance and prejudice along with all that is demonic and destructive, I am reminded of lord Krishna. Didn't he share the dark complexion of a demon...? Tulsidas Mishra >>> Read More
Style and Stylisation: Style is one’s own way of approach towards the subject with a distinctive way. To make it simpler, let me apply the same to human beings. If you take man or a woman, there is a definite style of body language, way of speaking, and way of behaviour of each. V N Jatla >>> Read More
Pavement Poetry - emembering Footpath Songs in Hindi Films: The memory of the freedom struggle was still fresh in every Indian’s mind. After snapping the shackles of centuries long servitude, a new nation was waking up and raring to go. No doubt this inspired our Hindi film lyricists to write odes in honor of Hindmata. Tulsidas Mishra >>> Read More
Aesthetics of Cinema: During the Odessa Steps massacre at the seashore, Eisenstein shows three lions statues in different moods, which are present at Odessa Steps. The first lion statue is in a sleeping position, second is just awake and the third one is roaring with utmost anger. V N Jatla >>> Read More
Kalyanji Anandji - Harbinger of New Age Bollywood Masala Music: Kalyanji and Anandji started their musical safar as assistants to Hemant Kumar. After working under him for almost half a decade or so, Kalyanji Virji Shah got his first break as an independent music director in the Bharat Bhushan - Nirupa Roy hit, Samrat Chandragupta (1959). Tulsidas Mishra >>> Read More
In the frame of Bergman: Ingmar Bergman loved his mother intensely as a child and when a doctor advised her to set him aside or he would be damaged for life, he felt the loss deeply. Mother-son relationships featured prominently in his work as did his experiences from his five marriages. V N Jatla >>> Read More
Subas Das: A Filmmaker concerned about faulty Education System: Subas Das has proved his excellence as a thoughtful filmmaker in his first person narrative debut Oriya language film ‘Aw Aakare Aa (A, B, She - as Mr. Das transcribes it into English)’ wherein he has expressed his deep concern over the flawful primary education system prevalent in Orissa and many parts of India. HNF Entertainment >>> Read More
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