Kai Po Che, an failed experiment and the films coming this friends

Abhishek Kapoor's honest attempt with Kai Po Che is praiseworthy but as a whole his experiment with continuing the Rock On!! legacy has failed.  The film based on friendship, politics, cricket and religion may have all the basic ingredients of a block buster but Abhishek has't been able to weave the same kind of magic he did with Rock On!!.

Manmohan Desai the original showman of Bollywood

Today is the birth anniversary of Manmohan Desai, a producer, director who gave us big blockbusters in the 1980s.  The original poor man's showman, his films had the panache and elan.  Today we remember this great producer/director with fondest memories.

S.H.Bihari, a great poet's anniversary and happy birthday to Danny and Shahid

'Deewana Hua Baadal' are the words of a songs from the film Kashmir ki Kali, which went on to become one of the blockbusters of Hindi Cinema.  It launched the career of Sharmila Tagore who is now world famous.  

Sunday Punch : The polishing of the grinding stone at a flour mill

This is a video of a miller 'Kanak' polishing the grinding or milling stone to get a proper texture.  This has been shot in realtime.  

How many of us remember the flour mill and the 'Atta', as now a days we get ready made atta.  This art of milling is dying in cities like Mumbai.

There is also a spiritual perspective to the grinding stone.  Like life we chip at it till we get the best finish and one day like life the grinding stone will be gone.

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The Bar Tender

Madhubala the enchantress, the eternal beauty of India

From today the Bar Tender is starting a new series of Birth and Death anniversaries and birthdays of film personalities.  This is a humble way on the part of the bar tender to pay homage to the great personalities who made Bollywood what it is today.

Today are the death anniversaries of film Actresses Madhubala, Lalita Pawar, Composer Jagmohan and birthday of Actress Bhagyashree.  Let us wish a very happy birthday to Bhagyashree and pay a tribute to the legendary Madhubala, Lalita Pawar and composer Jagmohan