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BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL

Film historian Dhruv Somani, a loyal fan of Sushmita Sen, retraces her estimable career, as her birthday approaches on N...

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Kings of Trick or Treat

An inveterate fan of the Ramsay Brothers, film historian Dhruv Somani, writes on their cult horror movies, as Halloween approa...

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Back on the Burning Train

Film historian Dhruv Somani, takes you back on a ride to India’s first disaster movie directed by Ravi Chopra, which had...

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Lost And Found

Film historian Dhruv Somani, rediscovers the prolific actor-producer Rajan Sippy of the 1980s, to engage him in a conversation...

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The Unpretentious Star

She was the underdog of her time. Yes, Reena Roy was one of the top actresses who let her work talk rather than her other activities, writes Read More

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Reel Nurses

Film historian Dhruv Somani, recalls the Florence Nightingales of Bollywood cinema.

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justify;">Film historian <strong>Dhruv Somani </strong>asks why have the qawwalis, once a big draw in the Bollywood movies, have gone with the wind today...</p> <a href="/true-review/days-of-qawwalis/b2e0030ae79494d3" class="read-more-link">Read More<i class="fa fa-angle-double-right"></i></a> </div> </div> <div class="item image-left"> <div class="item-header"> <a href="/true-review/those-hidden-thrillers/b45b4f7fadc58196" class="image-hover"> <figure> <img src="dailyeye_cms/Image/2021/01/1610755808Kaleidoscope-_Poster_(27)-280X201.jpg" /> <svg viewBox="0 0 0 0" preserveAspectRatio="none"><path d="M 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 z" fill="#1985e1" /></svg>  </figure> </a> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="content-category"> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Movies" style="color: #1985e1;">Movies</a> </div> <h3><a href="/true-review/those-hidden-thrillers/b45b4f7fadc58196">Those hidden thrillers!!</a></h3> <div class="ot-star-rating"><img src="images/star3.png" /><img src="images/star3.png" /><img src="images/star3.png" /><img src="images/star3.png" /><img src="images/star3.png" /></div> <p><p style="text-align: justify;">Film historian <strong>Dhruv Somani</strong>, checks out the engrossing thrillers of the 1970s, which went under the cracks since they flopped....</p> <a href="/true-review/those-hidden-thrillers/b45b4f7fadc58196" class="read-more-link">Read More<i class="fa fa-angle-double-right"></i></a> </div> </div> <div class="item image-left"> <div class="item-header"> <a href="/true-review/blast-from-the-past/5ed8101d5ebeebca" class="image-hover"> <figure> <img src="dailyeye_cms/Image/2021/01/1609611765Kaleidoscope-_Poster_(1)_(8)-280X201.jpg" /> <svg viewBox="0 0 0 0" preserveAspectRatio="none"><path d="M 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 z" fill="#1985e1" /></svg>  </figure> </a> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="content-category"> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Movies" style="color: #1985e1;">Movies</a> </div> <h3><a 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