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Bollywood B-Movie Espionage Delight: Elaan

By Beth Watkins on August 16, 2018 • ( 2 Comments )

Elaan may be the most fantastic and under-appreciated movie of 1971. It’s exactly the kind of film I live in fear of running out of someday: loony, exuberant, stylish, exciting, and fun. It might not exactly count as an example of standard Hindi cinema mix of action, comedy, […]

The Gleeful, Giddy Masala Romp of Teesri Aankh

By Beth Watkins on March 30, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

A woman tearfully leaves her newborn in the lap of a giant statue of Shiva during a thunderstorm and keels over dead. Hindu brothers are separated when one one falls into a raging river, presumed dead, but actually rescued and raised by a thief. Boys from good homes […]