Articles

Details

Published: 25 April 2023

Last Updated: 25 April 2023

In Musing 1453, I wrote about the film Sarfarosh (1999) and surmised that the word Pakistani was used in this film for the first time. To which Rammesh Venugopal replied that it was not so, because the word Pakistan was used already in Border (1997).
So I watched the film Border (1997), based on the 1971 Indo-Pak War, and sure enough, the words East Pakistan and Pakistan were uttered in the first 15 minutes. So, until further research, this is the earliest film.
Of course, Rammesh would know, having written a very well-researched book on fifty Indian war movies. I also read his chapter on Border (1997) where he critiques the film and even finds about a dozen goofs.

Rammesh book on Amazon

Now You Know!

Narsingh 783
  

Details

Published: 16 May 2023

Last Updated: 16 May 2023

Many times I peruse old Hollywood magazine to see if they have something interesting about India. I usually find something.

Yesterday I found out about Lal Chand Mehra, a highly educated man who wrote Hindustani titles for King Of Kings (1927, silent) and then became a technical advisor.

From The Motion Picture Almanac Annual 1932.

Now You Know!

Narsingh 804

Details

Published: 19 June 2023

Last Updated: 19 June 2023

The producers of this boldly declare that they are presenting both Rajendranath and Dhumal for the forst time in a mythological film.

I think they are wrong.

Now You Know!

New T05