Unwilling to give up on seeking justice for his grand child, John is seen replaying the evidence at hand over and over, so as to finally find one more clue into nabbing the culprit.Įight years later, when a similar case repeats itself as another child is kidnapped, the officer in charge Sarita Sarkar (Vidya Balan) and Father Martin Das (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) who is a former cop, delve into both the cases.

Kaala Patthar1979.The protagonist of this tale is John Biswas (Amitabh Bachchan), who has lost his grand-daughter in a kidnapping case 8 years ago.

Jewel Thief1967: a guest post at The Indian Trumpet, available in issue 2 of their digital magazine or as a pdf here.

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron1983 (my review is on the last page).

Hum Tum 2004: response, further thoughts.

Heyy Babyy 2007: initial thoughts while watching the first 45 minutes, response.

Hera Pheri 2000: initial thoughts, response.

Haseena Maan Jayegi 1968: thoughts on just the first hour (which is truly superb), full response to the whole movie.

Duplicate 1998: response, further thoughts.

Duniya Meri Jeb Mein 1979: introduction to post, post.

Dolly Kitty aur Woh Chamatke Sitare 2020.

Disco Dancer 1982 and special audio post.

Dil Se 1998: response, further thoughts.

Dil Chahta Hai 2001 (and extended analysis of the characters of Sid and Deepa).

Chandni 1989 (in a visit from Sassy Gay Friend).

Bunty aur Babli 2005: response, further thoughts.

Bride and Prejudice 2004: featured in my post for the Wall Street Journal India Real Time blog column 'Bollywood Journal' on Indian film adaptations of Jane Austen novels.

Bollywood/Hollywood 2002 (post after first viewing here ).

Arundhati: Ek Anokhi Kahani 2009 (Hindi dub of Telugu original).

Anuranan 2006 (Hindi version of Bengali film).

Ajooba 1991 plus a list of reasons to love it.

Aisha 2010: featured in my post for the Wall Street Journal India Real Time blog column 'Bollywood Journal' on Indian film adaptations of Jane Austen novels.

Aditya 369 1991 (Hindi dub of Telugu film).

36 China Town 2006: initial thoughts, response.

7 Khoon Maaf 2011 also featured in my post for the Wall Street Journal India Real Time blog column 'Bollywood Journal' on favorite films of 2011.

Films I have seen but not written about are listed without links. Links go to the posts discussing each film. Films are listed in alphabetical order by language.

Indexof te3n 2016