The 81st Academy Awards ceremony in 2009 has been referred to as the “Indian Oscars” because the film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ won eight awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. The film is set in India, the actors are Indian, one-third of the dialogue is in Hindi (one of India’s many languages), and there’s a Bollywood-style song at the end, but it is not, as many Americans believe, an Indian movie. The filmmakers, including the director Danny Boyle, are British. Only three of the film’s eight Academy Awards went to Indians: …

Under the guidance of the Sippy production, the film Sholay released to become one of the iconic sagas ever created in the history of Bollywood. There have been movies which have been good and then there are ones which are great, however there are some which establish an identity of their own and hence remain in the thoughts of movie lovers, critics ad the general public forever.
This movie when it was released, became one of the greatest hits of its time with all the actors gaining the identities of the …

Kurbaan is the one of the best thrillers on the big screen in the recent times, inspite of its 2 hours and 40 min length. Rensil Desilva takes us through the twists and turns and u turns to make this a thrilling joy ride of emotions.
Saif Ali Khan is great in his grey shades. Vivek Oberoi leaves you speechless at times with his portrayal of the character that he depicts in this Bollywood Blockbuster.
Rensil D’Silva makes his debut with Kurbaan, and delivers the movie with a punch and …

The standard of Filmfare Awards, the most prestigious award in Bollywood, is denigrating with each passing year. In fact, Star Screen Awards is gaining credibility in terms of giving awards to people who really matter. Here are some aspects of Filmfare Awards 2009, which made the awards look unfair:
1. It is a shame that a movie of the caliber of ‘A Wednesday’ did not win a single Filmfare award; considering it was the dark-horse movie of the year. It clearly deserved one or all of the three: best actor in …