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Last Friday Mardaani hit theaters all across India. I didn’t hear about this movie, until I saw the poster in today’s Newspaper, and it got me thinking. I went to YouTube and checked out the trailer, and from what I have seen, it has the makings of a good crime/thriller . You may ask, “What’s so different about that? All films of today fall under that category.” What captivated me about the film was that it had a female lead, something which is rarely seen in Indian cinema. It also got me thinking, about how there are “heroines” in films, who have no other job than to flaunt themselves to the audiences and get saved by the “hero”. The recent Surya starrer and letdown, Anjaan is an excellent example of that. It has been recent trend to chose actresses based on their looks rather than their acting abilities. Most “heroines” are used to add a dash of, what Indian filmmakers call, “masala” to the screen. Was it really necessary to have Kajal Agarwal in Thuppaki and Jilla ? Does...

Yesterday has been one of the worst days in my life. Actor Robin Williams had passed away the day before and I am late in writing my tribute to him, because I couldn’t come to terms with this fact. As most of you know, I have been posting obituaries for the death of famous celebrities, since Paul Walker died. I wrote one for him, and I also wrote one for Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Both of them were great actors. In fact I have many favorite actors. But none of them are as special to me as Robin Williams is. Robin Williams had a gift. The ability to bring joy into people’s life.  And now, sitting at home I have to deal with the fact that he couldn’t find joy in his life. Most people know him as a comedian. And he is recognized as one too, but to me he will always be something more. I have cried after seeing many movies. There are some brilliant filmmakers who can jerk tears over something which happens to a character on the screen.  But I didn’t cry after seeing Good Wi...