Hitting the news tab by accident made me realize that Ingmar Bergman passed away today. How many unforgettable moments have his movies infused into the world of cinema. While I haven't watched all of movies in the Bergman oeuvre, the arc of memories associated with movies I did see, ranging from "The Seventh Seal" in black and white to his last but as brilliant "Saraband" (how he deploys Bach to kill you!), will always remain vivid in my head.

R.I.P Mr. Bergman

Folks over at Rajshri.com have put out a pretty good list of old Hindi films, including some classic lovelies such as "Chitchor", "Amar Akbar Anthony", "Abhimaan" etc for online viewing, all for phukat, i.e., gratis. Now imagine my surprise when in this heap-o-good fun Bollywood movies, I also discovered Mirnal Sen's critically acclaimed movie "Bhuvan Shome"!!

Recommend that you watch it, kind reader, to see what Indian film makers can do when not forced by the dirty god of the rupee to make actors run around trees.

or Derriere Bollywood -such are the things a man watches, dear reader, as he twists and turns in bed, beat, totally beat.