One of my favourite songs is the Amitabh classic, ‘Rang barse bheege chunarwaali’. It is rustic, earthy and raunchy. And having recently discovered that it was penned by the poet Harivanshrai Bachchan, I like it even more. The senior Bachchan was a national treasure of truly lofty stature. I had always known and loved his […]
Like I mentioned in my last post, I was delighted at the antics of M/s Khan and Khan at the recent Filmfare Awards. I must say though that audience reactions were nowhere near as spirited and good-humoured as the MCs’ witty presentation. Every time the duo cut too close to the bone with their incisive […]
I remember the not-so-good old days when comic relief in the Bollywood movie came in the shape of the village drunk, the weirdo villain, a horribly racist depiction of a ‘Madrasi’ or a Goan, the effeminate side-kick or, at worst, a soft-target disabled person. The tired old ‘jokes’ such alleged comedians traded in rarely went […]
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