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Good Night Good Morning: Talk isn’t cheap

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It’s not easy to sustain interest in a film that is about two people talking on the phone all night long. The characters have to be interesting enough, the dialogue has to sparkle and the length has to be just right.

In “Good Night, Good Morning”, director Sudhish Kamath manages to tick off most boxes, producing a film that will mostly keep you engaged and entertained, thanks to the two leads and some fresh writing.

Jan 19, 2012

India advertisers keep faith with struggling stars

MUMBAI (Reuters) – The India test side’s continued freefall in Australia has infuriated the media and angered fans back home but advertisers and broadcasters are refusing to give up on cricket, given a lack of alternatives and the fickleness of local supporters.

Since the euphoria of a 2011 World Cup victory on home soil in April, nothing has gone right for Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team, who lost the number one test ranking to England after a 4-0 series whitewash on a tour there a few months later.

Jan 19, 2012

Cricket-India advertisers keep faith with struggling stars

MUMBAI, Jan 19 (Reuters) – The India test side’s
continued freefall in Australia has infuriated the media and
angered fans back home but advertisers and broadcasters are
refusing to give up on cricket, given a lack of alternatives and
the fickleness of local supporters.

Since the euphoria of a 2011 World Cup victory on home soil
in April, nothing has gone right for Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s
team, who lost the number one test ranking to England after a
4-0 series whitewash on a tour there a few months later.

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Chaalis Chauraasi: Stellar cast, not-so-stellar film

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The one thing director Hriday Shetty’s film “Chaalis Chauraasi” can boast of is a stellar cast. With actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Atul Kulkarni and Kay Kay Menon as his leads, and a story idea with lots of great possibilities, it’s safe to say this film sounds great on paper.

Of course, most films must sound good on paper or else no one would make them, but that’s another story (or a blog). “Chaalis Chauraasi” is fashioned as a caper film, in which four small-time crooks plan on getting their hands on a huge sum of money that is lying in a deserted house in the middle of nowhere.

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