If you want to know why the so-called Parallel Cinema movement in Hindi cinema died down in the 1980s, then go and watch this movie- at your peril of course!

Manmohan Desai's Amar Akbar Anthony is perhaps the best example of a Bollywood Masala movie!

I had first watched Chashme Baddoor in some run-down theatre in central Mumbai. But right from that first viewing, I got hooked on to the film. It was such a refreshing change from the films I had been watching till then.

By doing away with any dialogues and just using background sounds, Pushpak manages to show that a good ‘silent’ film is as effective in modern era as it was in the Chaplin-era.

To openly discuss the issue of extramarital affair way back in 1963 was indeed courageous and B.R. Chopra’s Gumrah must have been perceived then as a bold and forward film of the times.

Gulzar’s uniquely mellow and mature cinematic sensitivity as a writer-director comes across through this excellent film.

Shyam Benegal's Kalyug has a still very much relevant core theme of corporate corruption fuelled by family feuds.

Based on one of Rabindranath Tagore’s short stories, Kabuliwala is a film about a unique human bond between an immigrant Pathan and a small Indian girl.