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Shai Hussain's Web Magazine – Reviews, interviews and articles on Bollywood, Independent South Asian Cinema, Brown Britain and a few topical rants inbetween.

Film Review: PK

PK tells the story of an alien (Aamir Khan), who has landed on Earth to observe humans and report back his findings. However, on his first day of landing – nangu in the … Continue reading

December 25, 2014 · Leave a comment

Jay Sean: Bollywood, Fatherhood And The Return To His Roots

Undoubtedly the most successful British-Asian popstar of all time, Jay Sean (aka Kamaljit Singh Jhooti) talks to The NRI about his new album, the secret to his success and how … Continue reading

December 10, 2014 · Leave a comment

Film Review: Happy New Year

A corrupt boxer (Shah Rukh Khan), a partially-deaf pyrotechnics expert (Sonu Sood), an old fat retiree (Boman Irani), a young hacker (Vivaan ‘son of Naseeruddin’ Shah), a drunkard (Abhishek Bachchan) … Continue reading

October 28, 2014 · Leave a comment

Shah Rukh, Deepika, Abhishek, Boman, Farah, Sonu, Vivaan… SLAM!

Reaching the final leg of their SLAM tour, the cast and director of Happy New Year tell us their thoughts on the tour, the film and the process… Their hopes … Continue reading

October 27, 2014 · Leave a comment

“We Love To Fuck Around With The Actors!”

Kanu Behl began as an assistant director to Dibaker Bannerjee on Oye Lucky Lucky Oye! before reprising his role for LSD, as well as writing the screenplay for the film. With Titli, his first feature … Continue reading

October 17, 2014 · Leave a comment

Film Review: Khoobsurat

Khoobsurat, a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s 1980s classic starring Rekha, tells the story of a rich and snobby family of royal heritage, whose patriarch King (Aamir Raza Hussain) loses the use … Continue reading

September 28, 2014 · Leave a comment

Film Review: Daawat-e-Ishq

Daawat-e-Ishq tells the story of Gulrez (Parineeti Chopra), a Hyderabadi girl who’s become so disillusioned with marriage and the traditional (and illegal) dowry process that she goes out to find a … Continue reading

September 28, 2014 · Leave a comment

Film Review: Gulaab Gang

Gulaab Gang brings the promising concept of a Heat-like face-off between two of the female heavyweights of Bollywood, both returning to the big screen in lead roles after a long-waited … Continue reading

March 7, 2014 · Leave a comment

Film Review: Highway

After a slew of commercial romcoms like Jab We Met, Love Aaj Kal and the critically acclaimed Rock Star, Imtiaz Ali chooses to go down a path less traveled with … Continue reading

February 21, 2014 · Leave a comment

Top Ten Bollywood Floorfillers of 2013

10) BESHARAM (Besharam) A great punchy bassline that accompanies a genius synthtastic riff. Chal Hand Uthake Nachche offers a more traditional Bollywood feel, but this has the right Euro-house feel … Continue reading

January 30, 2014 · Leave a comment