It was the 15th August 1996 in Kolkata and the local sound box in our para(read Mohalla) were tirelessly playing all the patriotic songs.Songs like 'Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo','Ae Watan Ae Watan Humko Teri Kasam' and 'Woh Bharat Desh Hain Mera" appeared in repeatative mode. I was enigmatically drawn to the unique voice of …
Like Literature,Cinema also tries to freeze the time..Hindi cinema is sometime ridiculed for being too cheesy and loud..but keeping aside all those hateful terms..yes it indeed showcased the actual pen picture of India (excluding some parts). Focussing mainly upon the retro cinemas where Heroine only used to wear traditional clothes,Heroes were confined to poetry or …
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