Musings of a film lover

A hilly town in the enchanting and enigmatic Sikkim rocked by some chilling,mysterious murders.A police officer with a past, investigating the murders joins hands with a young mystic from the mountains gifted with a special ability to communicate with spirits of the dead to see the happenings of the last hour before the death,to track down the murderers. A daughter traumatised by her mother's untimely death.A mother who guides the mystic,in spirit,to look after her daughter's well being. An evil force connected to the mystic's past,on a quest to usurp his special powers for evil use. The Last Hour is an intriguing watch with the mountains serving as the perfect backdrop for this supernatural murder mystery thriller. Very interestingly woven story and characters.Though the proceedings become a bit slow and repetitive at times,not for a moment do you lose grip and interest.Beautifully shot(Sikkim is love),capturing the spirit of North E...

At the age of 8 or 9 was the first time I saw Parveen Babi on screen in Namak Halal and it was love at first sight.The visual in the shimmery black gown with long beautiful tresses in the song Raat baaki is forever embedded in the memory of an awestruck admirer. Started off as childhood first crush then and the love continues.Every time I watch her on screen till today,it leaves me as mesmerised as the first time. Stunning,classy,stylish she was different from most heroines of her times. So when a biography of hers came along recently,there was no way I wanted to miss it,though not without a lot of apprehension about the content and writing and facts. The author Karishma Udadhyay however,has done a great job with her well researched and sensitive writing without being judgemental at any point.Right from her family background, childhood and upbringing, school,college and her metamorphosis from a shy small town girl to a carefree modern girl and then the glamor...