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by Vishal on Sat, 2006/04/22 - 7:14amV for Vendetta finally released over here this week (but only in one multiplex chain, for no apparent reason). I'm going to watch it today with friends, but last evening we suddenly felt the need to watch a Hindi movie, and with only two choices in theatres here (the other being Humko Deewana Kar Gaye) we chose Pyare Mohan.
Now, I wasn't too fond of Indra Kumar's last film, Masti (which Vivek Oberoi described as "A sex comedy without sex" and that should be enough to tell you how lame it was), so despite the cast being the who's who of underappreciated young Bollywood today (what exactly does Fardeen Khan have to do to get a hit?), I was wary. On the other hand, Indra Kumar also directed Ishq, which was hilarious, so maybe Pyare Mohan would be more like that.
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by Vishal on Sat, 2006/04/01 - 7:41pmThere's a nice interview with Aamir Khan on Tehelka where the actor chews the fat about the state of the news media in India today (here's a hint: it sUXX0Rz). It's nice to see somebody who's not afraid to finally call the whole thing stupid, and Khan does it with trademark meticulousness while still retaining an easygoing manner.
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Vishal K Bharadwaj is a generalist; a writer, graphic designer, illustrator, photographer and all-round crazy person.
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