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Ford and the father of nation

Ford and the father of nation

The ‘Road to Sangam’ Hindi movie features a World War II era Ford pick-up. The movie is based on a simple story of a God fearing, devout Muslim mechanic named Hashmatullah. He stays at Allahabad and is entrusted with the job of repairing the V8 engine of the Ford pick-up not knowing the historic significance of the vehicle. The Ford[Read More…]

by February 16, 2018 Flashback
A double-decker in Paris

A double-decker in Paris

The movie, ‘An Evening in Paris’, found its way to cinema halls in India in 1967. Shot extensively in the picturesque locales of Paris–the French city of love, the Hindi movie starring Shammi Kapoor as Shyam (Sam) and Sharmila Tagore as Deepa Malik alias Roopa Malik (Suzy) depicted a story of two young souls who come in contact with each[Read More…]

by August 4, 2017 Flashback
The Plot

The Plot

A young and affluent girl from Delhi is abducted by a man when she steps out with her fiance one late evening. The two drive into a deserted petrol pump. The girl, whose character is portrayed by Alia Bhatt, steps out of the car and is nabbed by a person called Mahabir Bhati. Bhati dumps the girl into his Tata[Read More…]

by June 22, 2017 Flashback
Riding the Janbus

Riding the Janbus

The Ashok Leyland Janbus has played a cameo role in a Hindi movie, ‘Badrinath ki Duhania’, that was released in March 2017. A romantic comedy film, which was promoted as yet another in a series of such movies after ‘Humpty Sharma ki Dulhania’, which was released in 2014, the scene that features the Janbus is when the hero Badrinath (played[Read More…]

by May 11, 2017 Flashback