Chaudvin ka Chand - still

Waheeda Rehman and Gurudatt. Black and white still from Chaudwin ka Chand, digitally colourised by my friend Chandra Budhiraju. Click the above link and listen to this wonderful song "Choudvin ka chand ho.."

Saheb Biwi aur Gulam - Movie stills

In memory of Meena Kumari on her death anniversary today. Here are the digitally converted black and white stills from the classic 'Saheb Biwi aur Ghulam'. I thank my friend Chandra Budhiraju for this excellent work.

Meena Kumari - pencil drawing

My tribute to Meena Kumari, the legendary actress and Tragedy Queen of Indian cinema, on her death anniversaary (31st March)

Bahubali - Kanche - National award winning Telugu films of 2015

రాజమౌళిగారు యు ఆర్ అమేజింగండి. Successful people do
simple things differently and you are one of them,
Congratulations for your success. We knew you'd excel. You always do!!
Your road was rough, but you did an excellent job.
Success is always measured by hard work, discipline and will to win.
I wish all the success on your next endeavor! All The Best!!

రాజమౌళిగారి బాహుబలి "టీమ్" లోనున్న అతిరధమహారధులందరికీ శుభాభినందనలు.
సినీచరిత్రలో అత్యంత అధ్బుతంగా నిలిచిన మాయాబజార్, మొగల్ ఇ ఆజమ్ సరసన మళ్ళీ ఇన్నేళ్ళకి మన తెలుగు సినిమాని జతచేయగలగడం వెనుక రాజమౌళిగారి కుటుంబసభ్యులతో కలిసిపోయి అహర్నిశలూ కష్టపడి పనిచేసిన మీ అందరి గురించీ వింటున్నప్పుడు, బిహైండ్ ద సీన్స్ రషెస్ చూస్తున్నప్పుడు ఎంతో ఉద్వేగం మాకు కూడ.
మంచి చిత్రం తీసారు. ఫేంటసీ, గ్రాఫిక్స్ తో కూడినదైనా...కధవినడం, చూడడం ఇష్టం మనకి.
అమ్మచెప్పే రాజకుమారుడి కధ వింటూ పరవశించేవి పసి మనసులు మనవి.
అద్భుతాలకి పులకరించే పిల్లవాళ్ళ మనసెరిగి విజయేంద్రగారు రాసిన ఫేంటసీ కధని తెరమీదకెక్కించిన విధానం అత్యంత శ్లేఘనీయము.
కధలు వినడానికి ..వయసుకీ సంబంధము లేదు కదా..
సనాతనులకి కూడ కృష్ణలీలలు, కిష్కిందా కాండ తెగ ఇష్టమేగా.
భలే చక్కని చిత్రం తీసిన మీ అందరికీ ధన్యవాదాలు..హార్దిక శుభాకాంక్షలు మరొక్కసారి!!

ఉత్తమ రీజనల్ పిక్చర్ బృందం కృిష్ జాగర్లమూడి గారికి వారి టీమ్కీ శుభాభినందనలతో!!

దేవకి యగళ్ల కాలిఫోర్నియా నుండి.

Credit: Dr chowdari Jampakagaru.
Thanks Devaki Yagalla garu for the post in Facebook.

Credit: Dr V Chowdary Jampala

'Koormavatara' - Kannada movie

Today I had the opportunity to watch an excellent film 'Koormavatara' telecast by DD India. It is a 2011 Kannada movie with English sub-titles.. It is a drama film directed by Girish Kasaravalli, based on short story of the same name written by Kum.

The film was screened in 17 film festivals and won acclaims in Bangkok, New York and Vancouver. At the 59th National Film Awards, it was awarded the Best Feature Film in Kannada.

Rao, who is at the edge of retirement from government service, happens to play the role of Mahatma Gandhi in a television serial. Unknowingly the qualities of Gandhiji imbibe in him. How resurrect is the crux of the film? ‘One would certainly question himself after seeing this film' opines Dr Girish.

Life in a Metro - movie

Yesterday I watched the Hindi movie  Life in a... Metro. 
It is a 2007 Indian drama film directed by Anurag Basu, set in Mumbai, featuring an ensemble cast of Dharmendra,Nafisa Ali, Shilpa Shetty, Shiney Ahuja, Kay Kay Menon, Kangana Ranaut, Sharman Joshi, Konkona Sen Sharma and Irrfan Khan. The music is composed by Pritam with lyrics by Sayeed Quadri. The film was released on 11 May 2007. It narrates the lives of nine people living in Mumbai^[ and deals with topics like extramarital affairs, sanctity of marriage, and love. The film was critically acclaimed for its story and screenplay. The general plot and a number of characters are based on two classic films, The Apartment and Brief Encounter.

I agree with the movie review in the following link. As a whole the movie was well made. I like the chemistry between Dharmendra and Nafisa Ali.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800956/reviews

Very Happy Birthday - Sashi Kapoor ji

Shashi Kapoor, born as Balbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor on 18 March 1938, is an Indian film actor and film producer. He has also been a film director and assistant director in the Hindi film industry.

Shashi Kapoor is a member of the Kapoor family, a film dynasty in India's Bollywood cinema. He has appeared in a large number of Hindi language films as well as in a few English-language films.

In 2011, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India for his contributions to Art-Cinema. In 2015, he was awarded the 2014 Dadasaheb Phalke Award, making him the third member of his family to receive the highest award in Indian Cinema after Prithviraj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor. ^{(source : Wikipedia)}