Ratnakar Sadasyula Seeti Maar Rajesh Khanna’s Kudrat(1981) By Ratnakar Sadasyula Among the Anand brothers, Chetan Anand had his own distinct identity. Not a flamboyant superstar like Dev nor a very popular director like Vijay , Chetan neverthless managed to carve out his own distinctive identity. His very first debut as a director was with an offbeat movie called Neecha Nagar( 1946) scripted by K.A.Abbas. In 1954 he directed brother Dev in a noirish crime flick Taxi Driver, which also had some great songs, following it up with Funtoosh in 1956 kind of a black comedy. He also came up with... 

Ratnakar Sadasyula Seeti Maar Anand and The Shawshank Redemption By Ratnakar Sadasyula There are movies and then there are movies that cease to be mere cinema for you. Those are not the movies which you just see, enjoy and forget. Those are movies which touch your heart, which are a kind of close personal experience for you. The characters are some one you relate to. If i were to name two movies which have touched me personally, which would be my all time favorites at any given time in my life, there are 2 movies which would come to my mind any time- Anand and The Shawshank Redemption. In one... 

Ratnakar Sadasyula Seeti Maar Shakti Samanta- Kuch Sunheri Yaadein Ratnakar Sadasyula Growing up  during  the  80′s,  entertainment on Wednesday’s  meant one thing,  Chitrahaar  on  Doordarshan.  Watching  the songs  which i loved  hearing on  the  TV  screen,  was  an  experience  in  itself.   And   some  images  were  unforgettable. Rajesh  Khanna  driving  along the  Darjeeling road,  serenading his  “Sapnon Ki Rani”  Sharmila  Tagore. Shammi  Kapoor  going  totally   fida   over  the “chand  sa roshan chehra”  Kashmiri  Kali ...