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Book Reviews by Himanshu Das: Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
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Book Reviews by Himanshu Das. Wednesday, November 08, 2006. Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown). Every once in a while, there comes a book which rises beyond some black marks on bound rectangular pieces of paper and becomes a phenomenon. The popularity charts have to be redesigned to calibrate the way the book catches popular imagination. Often, this popularity wave is based on real talent and brilliant story-telling; at times on sheer "catching the right public mood at the right time". Rating Guide - Y. One point...
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Book Reviews by Himanshu Das: March 2007
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Book Reviews by Himanshu Das. Saturday, March 10, 2007. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams. Or H2G2, as I and a few of my friends like to call it. What do you say about a book which tells you that to learn how to fly, all you need to do is throw yourself at the ground and miss? Or introduces you to a planet where the leading life form is ball-point pens? The first I heard of H2G2 was - "What do you mean, you have not read HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Have you lived or what? There ar...
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Book Reviews by Himanshu Das: No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith
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Book Reviews by Himanshu Das. Wednesday, November 01, 2006. No 1 Ladies Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith. In childhood, my grandfather used to tell me stories from Vedic mythology and I was fascinated. My grandmother, on the other hand, used to tell me stories from her experience. How once dacoits entered her house and she caught one of them! Or how my grandfather used to be respected as a doctor in all those villages where he was posted! And what an interesting story it is! Alexander McCall Smi...
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Movie Reviews by Himanshu Das: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (English, 2007)
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Movie Reviews by Himanshu Das. Saturday, May 26, 2007. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (English, 2007). Disgusting waste of time. With absolutely no indication of a main plot, the film keeps on jumping between various senseless sub-plots and entirely wastes the talents of a superb cast. This movie has scared me about sequels. Hollywood, some originality please. Recommendation - Avoid it, unless of course you owe a debt to Davy Jones or Jack Sparrow or any other stupid character in the movie.
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Movie Reviews by Himanshu Das: Painted Veil (English, 2007)
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Movie Reviews by Himanshu Das. Monday, May 07, 2007. Painted Veil (English, 2007). Can a girl love a man simply for his virtue? In one of the most beautiful and romantic movies of the year, the love that Dr. Walter. And his wife Kitty. Find for each other by discovering each other's inner beauty is a poignant story of rediscovering what love is all about. Gets married to Walter. Absolutely wonderful acting by both Edward Norton. IMDB Link to this movie. Posted by Himanshu Das @ 12:11 pm. Eklavya (ए...
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Movie Reviews by Himanshu Das: Ocean's Thirteen (English, 2007)
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Movie Reviews by Himanshu Das. Friday, June 15, 2007. Ocean's Thirteen (English, 2007). You got group of movie stars to act in the same film and you made a movie which was basically a stylish heist. For some vague reason which defies logic, the movie clicked. That's about the best I can say about Ocean's Eleven. You should have left while you were ahead. Instead, what you did, you made not one, but two sequels. Bad move! Is there anything good about the movie? Yes, it shows a fabulous hotel. Namaste Lond...
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Movie Reviews by Himanshu Das: Namaste London (नमस्ते लंदन) (Hindi, 2007)
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Movie Reviews by Himanshu Das. Sunday, April 15, 2007. Namaste London (नमस त ल दन) (Hindi, 2007). Why do I get conned into watching such movies? That it has Akshay Kapoor and Katrina Kaif should have warned me, and it did. Perhaps I was starved of Bollywood films as none had come to Ipswich in past couple of weeks, that I went into the movie thinking maybe, it will be semi-decent. पर नह , क आ क तन म त ख ल ह स त ह नह ज एग (An ugly duckling can't turn into a swan). Enough said. Just avoid the movie. Salaam...
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Movie Reviews by Himanshu Das: SUSPENDED
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Movie Reviews by Himanshu Das. Friday, July 20, 2007. This review site is suspended currently, hopefully temporarily. Reason - I have become a DAD recently :-) So currently, I am busy with the best possible of all movies - the antics of my newborn son. So no movies and hence, no reviews. Keep visiting. Will start something fun here soon. Posted by Himanshu Das @ 1:49 am. Links to this post:. Movie Reviews by Himanshu Das. View my complete profile. Shrek the Third (English, 2007). Magicians (English, 2007).
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Book Reviews by Himanshu Das: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the night-time - Mark Haddon
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Book Reviews by Himanshu Das. Tuesday, February 06, 2007. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the night-time - Mark Haddon. The most enjoyable of the lot! I can describe the plot and characters here, but all that is meaningless. You can always google for all that. My recommendation is to read the book. It is sure to bring to your lips one of those smiles that comes from pure enjoyment. Posted by Himanshu Das @ 10:35 pm. Book Reviews by Himanshu Das. View my complete profile. Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown).