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Published: September 27, 2007, 08:59

Sicko: Health Is Wealth

By Rajeev Kheror

Michael Moore has his own brand of cinema which is part revolutionary, part sensationalist, but all very necessary.

Sicko exposes the capitalistic healthcare system in America that was born out of the need to create Wealth.

Former president Richard Nixon thought the system was a great idea. In fact, even today American doctors are promoted on the basis of how many cases of healthcare insurance they turn down so that major healthcare management organisations (HMO) can profit more.



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Published: September 20, 2007, 08:42

Nanhe Jaisalmer: Guided By A Star

By Rajeev Kheror

Set in Jaisalmer, the tale revolves around a 10-year-old boy guide Nanhe, who is obsessed with filmstar Bobby Deol. He eats, drinks and sleeps Bobby who is his dream hero. All this started when Nanhe was just four years old.

He had a chance encounter with the star who was in town for a movie shoot. He cherishes this as his greatest bond with Bobby.

Nanhe’s dreams are finally realised when Bobby returns to Jaisalmer for another film shoot. Dwij Yadav as Nanhe puts up an excellent performance.



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Published: September 13, 2007, 15:44

Funny But Drab: Dumb All

By Rajeev Kheror

It has what it takes to sit through it, but it leaves you with nothing, not even the corny one-liners or the nonsensical repartee.

The plot is from the comedy classic It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World, with a good dose of scenes borrowed from Mr. Bean.

The film heads nowhere and so do you if you sit through it. The funny rejoinders of Ritiesh Deshmukh, Javed Jaffery, Arshad Warsi and Aashish Chowdhry keep the laughs coming, but Sanjay Dutt’s talent is not visible.



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Rajeev Kheror is the Head of programming for ZEE TV Middle East. In his 20-year career Rajeev has produced and created feature films, TV shows, ads and documentaries. He is also a writer, cinemaphile and amateur film historian.

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