New Delhi, Jan 18 (PTI) “SlumDog Millionaire” has won over the Western audiences with its ‘fairy tale in a Mumbai slum’ storyline but back home the film has opened up a heated debate about the stereotyped representation of India and Mumbai in the Western films.
None other than Bollywood’s Big B, Amitabh Bachchan joined forces with the critics of Slumdog in his blog.
“If “Slumdog Millionaire” projects India as Third World dirty under belly developing nation and causes pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots, let it be known that a murky …

Cast : Shreyas Talpade, Amrita Rao, Illa Arun, Divya Dutta, Ravi Kishan
Director : Shyam Benegal
Ratings : * * *
Welcome to Sajjanpur was previously titled Mahadev ka Sajjanpur because it is Mahadev’s (Shreyas Talpade) story of all the people residing in Sajjanpur.
Mahadev wants to be a writer but ends up writing emotional letters for all and sundry. He also reads the replies to those letters and sometimes messes around with the content, especially when it comes to the object of his affection, Kamala (Amrita Rao) whose husband Banshi is trying to …

Zubeidaa’s all-star cast for both screen and soundtrack brings together some of the biggest names in modern day Indian entertainment.

THIS is the tragic story of a princess (Karisma Kapoor in the title role), narrated through the eyes of Riyaz, the son who never knew her.
Directed by 66 year old Shyam Benegal and set in the backdrop of the formation of the republic of India, Zubeidaa is the daughter of Suleman Seth (Amrish Puri), who secretly takes part in the shooting of a film. Her father is horrified and hastily arranges …