[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times brings you interesting facts about our beloved Bombay! Explore this city’s amusing history and get to know why and how so many streets and places got their names with KYB![/otw_shortcode_info_box] Ardesir Dady Street (Girgaum): This famous street was named after a wealthy and highly respected Parsi gentleman and banker, Ardesir Dady…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The 18th edition of Mumbai Film Festival kicked off with delegates, media and filmmakers from all over the world assembling at one or the other of the seven venues spread across the city. Our film critic Hoshang K. Katrak reports.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] Dog Days (China, 95 min); Dir. – Jordan Schiele: An Abba-type Chinese song…
‘Moo’-ah, ‘Moo’-ah, kariney kiss karvanu badha loko aapree paasey theech toh sikhela chhe!!!” – by Roshan Dastoor
The film, which is told in flashback by Ranbir Kapoor, opens with a tribute to the Indian armed forces. Karan Johar’s forte as a director has been the romantic genre and in ADHM, he doesn’t disappoint. Ayan (Ranbir) and his garrulous girlfriend’s (Lisa Haydon) breakup leads the former to team up with Alizeh (Anushka) who’s…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mail.parsitimes@gmail.com by 2nd November, 2016. . . . [otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”bordered” border_color_class=”otw-red-border” border_style=”bordered” rounded_corners=”rounded-10″ background_color=”#ffffff” css_class=”boxed”] WINNING CAPTION ‘Tara kaan maa ketlo kachro che.. saaf nathi karavto? ’ – by Farzan Asundaria [/otw_shortcode_info_box]
The last five minutes perhaps symbolizes the major part of the film. We’ll discuss it later. Stunts and action run in Ajay Devgn’s blood — his father Veeru Devgan was a ‘thrills’ director. Celebrating 25 years in films (Phool Aur Kaante, 1991), AD releases his second directorial venture — his first, ‘U, Me Aur Hum’…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times brings you interesting facts about our beloved Bombay! Explore this city’s amusing history and get to know why and how so many streets and places got their names with KYB![/otw_shortcode_info_box] Agripada: Names like Nagpada and Agripada are of South Indian origin, signifying a hamlet. This district was once occupied by the…
Picked up by a sneery sheriff and his deputy from a cafeteria, hauled into the slammer and breaking free with military-precision impunity, Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) flexes his muscles and uses both his fists to telling effect. Jack Reacher 2 is an out-and-out action thriller, with the opening scenes bearing faint resemblance to Rambo: First…
The amusing title is apparently inspired from the song in ‘Waris’ (1969), which had newcomers as actors. The similarity between the two films ends there. Brought up by an uncle and aunt, Kunwar Aditya Pratap Singh (Sharad Malhotra) is from an erstwhile royal family. His palace is home to spooky ghosts and eerie goings-on, family…
31 October 1984 was a dark and black-lettered day in the annals of Indian history. The film is Director Patil’s effort to recreate an episode emanating in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi’s assass-ination by her two Sikh bodyguards on that day. As Devender Singh (Vir Das), his wife Tejinder (Soha Ali Khan) along with their…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mail.parsitimes@gmail.com by 26th October, 2016.