Bollywood
Bolly Volley : Bombay Velvet – jazz and pizzazz
Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet dazzles with jazz, art deco and grandeur, but the storytelling falls flat. Our 2015 review of the Ranbir Kapoor starrer.
By Arup Raha||4 min read
Bolly Volley
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Bollywood
Bolly Volley: Piku — peculiarly pleasant
Arup Raha reviews Shoojit Sircar's Piku — a father-daughter road trip built on great performances by Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, and Irrfan.
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Bollywood
Bolly Volley : About PK, and the Top 10 of 2014
Arup Raha's Bolly Volley column reviews PK and picks the Top 10 Bollywood films of 2014 — from Queen and Haider to Dedh Ishqiya and Filmistaan.
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Featured Stories
Bolly Volley: Queen Is in Control
When a symbol of romance like Eiffel Tower gets used in one of the scenes of Queen to symbolize the horror of betrayal, you know you have a filmmaker who is…
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Naperville Diary
Bolly Volley: Highway Takes Too Many Detours
2014 has started well with two fabulous movies in the first two months, Dedh Ishqiya and Hasee Toh Phasee. Both these films have broken Bollywood…
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Featured Stories
Bolly Volley: If You're in the Chicago Area, Don't Miss CSAFF 2013
This edition of Bolly Volley is not about Bollywood! It is in fact about celebrating that section of Indian and other South Asian cinema that does not get…
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Bollywood
Bolly Volley – Picks from Netflix
Bolly Volley Vol 13 (May 2013): 22 Bollywood picks — Khosla Ka Ghosla, Dev D, Lagaan and more — plus how digital transformed Indian cinema.
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Featured Stories
Bolly Volley
As memories of that extravaganza fade into the background, I thought this just might be the best time to talk about sports in Bollywood! The excitement and…
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Bollywood
Bolly Volley Vol. 9: Looking Forward to Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
Someone recently asked me which movie I am looking forward to, now that the earlier favorites for the year, Paan Singh Tomar and Kahaani, have already…
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Bollywood
Bolly Volley Volume 6
As I start writing this new edition of Bolly Volley trying to recall what I liked and disliked about the two major Bollywood films released since the last…
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Bollywood
Bolly Volley Volume 5
Ah, Diwali is less than a week away! It always brings back memories of the days when it was okay to burst a loud “chocolate bomb” just about anywhere. Words…
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Bollywood
Bolly Volley Volume IV
I am ready with a new edition of Bolly Volley (late again!). I know many are eager to watch the major Bollywood release this weekend – “Mere Brother Ki…
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Bollywood
Bolly Volley Volume I
Arup Raha's monthly Bollywood column: the new wave of debutant directors, plus Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Delhi Belly, Ready — and a music quiz.
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