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Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) – The Textbook Example of Traditional Family Values

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April 30, 2026

This is a re-review of this film, since the one I made long ago was not a good one, and wanted to look at the film with new eyes as well. So, here is this new review of the film, of which I have a lot more to talk about…
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1980s, 20th Century, Analysis, Ashutosh Gowariker, Hindi, Indian Cinema, Movies, Reviews, South Asian Cinema

Nadiya Ke Paar (1982) – Love vs Duty in Rural Uttar Pradesh

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April 26, 2026

Adaptations are a funny thing, especially when talking about a book to film or a film from another language to a different one. However, this film has the pride of being a hit in its time even though it was drastically changed from the novel it was adapting, and later…
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1960s, 20th Century, Analysis, European Cinema, Movies, Reviews

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965) – Remembering the Past to Fight the Present

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April 25, 2026

The past is forevermore informing the present, yet nothing quite comes close to the title of the shadows of the ancestors which are in the background of this tragic love story. Spoilers for the film below! In a Hutsul village in the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains a young man named Ivan…
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2020s, 21st Century, A. R. Rahman, Analysis, Dhanush, Hindi, Indian Cinema, Movies, Reviews, South Asian Cinema

Tere Ishk Mein (2025) – Fire, Water, and Self Destruction

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April 21, 2026

Apologies for taking so long to get to this film, I just needed some time for the conversations around Twitter to cool down about it, then I was sick, and also have a life apart from this blog, hence the long wait for those who have wanted this review from…
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1980s, 20th Century, Analysis, Anil Kapoor, Hindi, Indian Cinema, Movies, Reviews, South Asian Cinema

Woh Saat Din (1983) – Tragedy Played As Tradition

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April 19, 2026

There are two films which come to mind when watching this film now; Atrangi Re (2021) and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) which clearly take inspiration from this film, while also changing things along the way. However, this film is a Hindi remake of a Tamil film named Andha…
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2000s, 21st Century, A. R. Rahman, Analysis, Hindi, Indian Cinema, Movies, Rani Mukerji, South Asian Cinema

Saathiya (2002) – After Happily Ever After Comes Reality

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April 18, 2026

And now for the Hindi remake of Alai Payuthey (2000) (My review in the link)! Apologies that it took me so long to get this out, I was sick, but now back to good health. It also means it has been a while since I have seen the original Tamil…
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2000s, 21st Century, A. R. Rahman, Classics, Indian Cinema, Mani Ratnam, Movies, Reviews, South Asian Cinema, Tamil

Alai Payuthey (2000) – An Unfinished House Needs a Solid Foundation

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March 31, 2026

I am finally back! I wanted to watch another original vs remake thing, with me now watching the original Tamil version to the Hindi version back to back, though released in separate days. I guess I just needed something light, something good, and this film provided that for me in…
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2020s, 21st Century, American Cinema, Analysis, Canadian Cinema, International Cinema, Movies, Pakistani Cinema, Reviews, South Asian Cinema, Urdu

In Flames (2023) – Bleak Spectre of the Patriarchy

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March 21, 2026

I watched this after seeing The Queen of My Dreams (2023), another Pakistani Canadian film, but while that film was filled with diaspora nostalgia, In Flames is rooted more in its place in Pakistan even though the writer-director Zarrar Kahn is Pakistani Canadian. It was even Pakistan’s entry for the…
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20th Century, 21st Century, American Cinema, Canadian Cinema, English, International Cinema, LGBTQIA+, Movies, Pakistani Cinema, Queer Cinema, Reviews, South Asian Cinema, Urdu

The Queen of My Dreams (2023) – Mother-Daughter Journey to the Past

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March 17, 2026

I discovered this film by chance, and I am so glad I saw it. A film that is both homage and an experience of two lives who once were so similar, yet now are so different. About mothers and daughters; of Pakistan in the 1960s and 1999; and about how…
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1980s, 20th Century, Amitabh Bachchan, Analysis, Classics, Hindi, Indian Cinema, Movies, Rekha, Reviews, South Asian Cinema, Yash Chopra

Silsila (1981) – Affairs of the Heart in Real and Reel Life

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March 16, 2026

There were many times in the past when I tried to watch this film, but could not, and stopped right at the beginning. Now that it is available on Netflix it is so much easier to watch, and I am so glad YRF made the decision to put most of…
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