Month: May 2008
Partner (2007) and Hitch (2005) – Bolly-Holly films – 3
The incredibly talented Wil Smith plays Alex “Hitch” Hitchens, a “date-doctor’; a sentimental advisor who teaches men how to d...
Comment & Reaction – China & Sharon Stone, American Right & Scarf worn by Rachel Ray
Sharon Stone made a terribly stupid and deeply offensive remark about the “Earthquake in the Sichuan Province of China” being in some way “kar...
Hindi Films of the 1950s in Greece – The Latest Chapter of a Long Dialogue – By Helen Abadzi
Editor’s Note: A few years ago, in New York City, a cab-driver from Russia asked me whether I liked Bollywood songs. I knew that Hindi films were popular ...
India & Greece – A long, deep and ancient relationship
Sanskrut and Greek are the two oldest Indo-European languages. So, it is difficult to figure out when the relationship between India and Greece began....
Gandhi my father – An intensely personal story of Mahatma Gandhi and his unfortunate son Harilal
“Mahatma Gandhi could transform the soul of a nation but could not save the soul of his own son.” – so ends the description on the DVD cover o...
Joint Venture between Bollywood’s Eros International and Hollywood’s Lionsgate Entertainment – Another Bolly-Holly* Deal
The Financial Times reports that “The rapprochement between Bollywood and Hollywood has taken a further step forward with a wide-ranging joint v...
Bollywood provides cash to George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks and Jim Carrey
When I came to America, I was only allowed to take out of India the princely sum of $75/- plus the $8 I could get at the Foreign Exchange Counter at M...
The Lower Stalls
By Madhav Chavan There is a big part of India where the Lower Stall, the Upper Stall, Balcony, and Dress Circle still survive although they are under threat fro...
Prof. Salman Akhtar’s three traits of Desi Men plus one by Dr. Madhav Chavan
A couple of years ago, I had the distinct pleasure of hearing an address by Professor Salman Akhtar, a noted observer of Bollywood and a renowned psychoanalyst....