Blue Notebook | The King Is Back | Editor's Pen

Hi Friends,

Blue Notebook is back. Its payback time, friends. Appreciate quality cinema and open arms for more and more quality work. This year -2013 - has been a year of big blockbusters and cool indies. Money and art are growing together and how well, We sincerely hope that the story continues.

Last year ended on a sad note. Ever smiling Farooq Sheikh left us in tears.

Over last three decades, he was a part of Indian middle class. Films like Garam Hawa, Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Noorie, Umrao Jaan, Chashme Buddoor, Katha and Lahore, tele-shows like Chamatkar and Ji Mantriji, chat show like Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai and one of the most highly rated theatre romance – Tumhari Amrita. Such diverse and prolific career has no parallel. Be it Garam Hawa, Katha or Chashme Buddoor, he reflected the persona of a young man to the tee. With same brilliance he played Kaul in Shanghai. But probably the finest example for this generation would be Ye Jawaani Hai Deewani. This movie almost touched 200 Crore barrier but the most memorable were those five minutes where Farooq Sa’ab talks to his son Ranbeer. The movie was worth every penny spent for those few minutes. I felt I was talking to my father. We will miss you Sir.

I hope you like the new look of TheReelMag. We tried to make it more reader friendly – from both visual and navigation point of view. It might not strike as something outstanding from looks perspective, I hope it’s pleasing and comfortable for a sweet lingering reading experience. Well, more changes are in pipeline and will update you.

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Sujoy Ghosh