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Agents of Shield, Season 2, Episode 19: “The Dirty Half Dozen”

Written by Brent Fletcher and Drew Z. Greenberg

Directed by Kevin Tancharoen

Airs Tuesdays at 9pm (Et) on ABC

After an overloaded plot in “The Frenemy of My Enemy”, nitpicky writing inconsistencies in “Melinda”, and Lincoln’s exposition dump in “Afterlife”, Agents of Shield delivers one of the best episodes of the show so far with “The Dirty Half Dozen”. Picking up right where “The Frenemy of My Enemy” leaves off, Gordon rescues Skye and Calvin and brings them back to Afterlife. When he returns for Lincoln, however, he is injured and narrowly escapes being captured by Hydra. Skye is determined to rescue Lincoln, despite Jiaying’s objections, and she returns to Shield to save Deathlok and Lincoln. As always, other characters, including Coulson and Gonzales, have hidden agendas and their own reasons for agreeing to the mission.

The direction...

Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Avengers: Age Of Ultron crossover began this week, in a dramatic but disjointed episode…

This review contains spoilers (but takes place before Avengers: Age Of Ultron)

2.18 The Frenemy Of My Enemy

So, the tie-ins to Avengers: Age Of Ultron have begun, though maybe not in as overt a way as you might have hoped for. Still, bringing back Dr. List was a lot of fun for those who pay eagle-eyed attention to the McU.

The great Henry Goodman’s Hydra head, List, was last seen on TV while Coulson sneakily orchestrated a trimming-of-fat within the Hydra upper echelons, while on film he showed up during the credits of The Winter Soldier discussing experiments on powered people - using Loki’s sceptre - with Baron Von Strucker.

We got a little progress with the Avengers-relevant experimentation strand here, proving the worth of having a Hydra head who...

Award-winning producer and music mogul Rishi Rich has created a stomping score and soundtrack to the new British independent film, Amar Akbar & Tony.

The first track to be released from the soundtrack is a funky new version of the classic track from the 80s film Laawaris, and features the rappers Stax and Anaiya, with of course Rishi’s inimitable and distinct musical magic.

Rich is a highly respected name in the music scene and has made waves in the industry both in the UK and the Us. Currently signed to the Teddy Riley Group and based in Atlanta, Rishi has worked with international artists such as BlackStreet, Mary J Blige, Britney Spears and Estelle as well as Jay Sean and his own music collective The Rishi Rich Project.

Rich’s proficiency in music production and his instinctive understanding of the script and it’s characters is what led director Atul Malhotra...

A review of tonight's "Agents of Shield" coming up just as soon as it's a little early for Taco Tuesday... "Love in the Time of Hydra" doesn't explain exactly who is funding Real Shield (to the point where they have their own helicarrier, which Coulson's group would kill for), what kind of authority they have within the U.S. government, how neither Coulson nor Talbot seems to know they exist, or any other pesky details. It does, however, explain why this group, led by Edward James Olmos' Robert Gonzales(*), feels the need to have their own group independent of Nick Fury's desires. And it presents them as good guys who just differ on certain philosophical issues from our heroes. That's a change from the Hydra arc introduced in "Winter Soldier," and hero vs. hero conflicts can often be more interesting than hero vs. villain. (There's a reason one...

‘Tere Liye’ from Dilliwaali Zaalim Girlfriend is a song about separation and the mood of the song is extremely nostalgic. The song is composed by Indeep Bakshi and sung by Indeep Bakshi and Soni B – featuring Divyendu Sharma and Prachi Mishra.

‘Tere Liye’ is shot at exquisite beautiful locations including Emirates palace, where Fast and Furious was shot.

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Dilliwaali Zaalim Girlfriend starring Divyendu Sharma, Ira Dubey, Jackie Shroff, Prachi Mishra and Pradhuman Singh, produced by Manjeet kaur and Tarnpreet Singh. The film’s music is on T-series and is distributed by Waves Cinema and is slated for 20th March release.

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Written by Monica Owusu-Breen | Directed by Bobby Roth

Plot:

As Hydra continues to brainwash Shield agents to comply with their cause, Simmons is found to be working undercover within their organisation.

Verdict:

And so we finally get to see what Simmons has been up to for the past few episodes, which we find is working for Hydra. Her getting up and heading for work montage (which had the tune ‘God Help the Girl’ playing alongside it) was well done, with the ending focusing on the Hydra logo in the laboratory. This was meant to make us think that she had switched sides, but I didn’t believe the good hearted Simmon’s would be like that. And the show did not waste any time revealing that truth to us, as just one quarter way through the episode we get a nice dinner/debrief between her and Coulson (with the Shield...

"Shadows" - Coulson and his team are now wanted fugitives with limited resources--but that's not stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will S.H.I.E.L.D. ever be trusted again? Watch "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," on the ABC Television Network. Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Agent Antoine Triplett, Nick Blood as Agent Lance Hunter, Adrian Pasdar as Brigadier General Glenn Talbot, Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie, Patton Oswalt as Agent Billy Koenig, Lucy Lawless as Isabelle "Izzy" Hartley, Wilmer Calderon as Idaho, Reed Diamond as Daniel Whitehall, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Brian Patrick Wade as Carl Creel, Matthew Glave as Roger Browning, Simon Kassianides as Sunil Bakshi, George Stephanopoulos as self, Raquel Gardner as Carla Talbot, Ben Turner Nixon as Hydra Officer, Franco Vega as Military Leader, Rich Ceraulo as Soldier...

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returns later tonight with the Season 2 premiere "Shadows", but you can catch a sneak peek right here with a new clip.

Patton Oswalt returns as Agent Koenig, who tells the team that Coulson (Clark Gregg) needs to debrief them, after a run-in with a "bulletproof" enemy, who we know is The Absorbing Man. Check out the latest footage, which includes new cast members Nick Blood as Lance Hunter and Lucy Lawless as Isabelle "Izzy" Hartley.

Coulson and his team are now wanted fugitives with limited resources--but that's not stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will S.H.I.E.L.D. ever be trusted again? Watch Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on the ABC Television Network. Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Agent Antoine Triplett, Nick Blood as Agent Lance Hunter, Adrian Pasdar as Brigadier General Glenn Talbot,...

"Shadows" - Coulson and his team are now wanted fugitives with limited resources--but that's not stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will S.H.I.E.L.D. ever be trusted again? Watch "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," on the ABC Television Network. Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Agent Antoine Triplett, Nick Blood as Agent Lance Hunter, Adrian Pasdar as Brigadier General Glenn Talbot, Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie, Patton Oswalt as Agent Billy Koenig, Lucy Lawless as Isabelle "Izzy" Hartley, Wilmer Calderon as Idaho, Reed Diamond as Daniel Whitehall, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Brian Patrick Wade as Carl Creel, Matthew Glave as Roger Browning, Simon Kassianides as Sunil Bakshi, George Stephanopoulos as self, Raquel Gardner as Carla Talbot, Ben Turner Nixon as Hydra Officer, Franco Vega as Military Leader, Rich Ceraulo as Soldier...

Coulson and his team are now wanted fugitives with limited resources--but that's not stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will S.H.I.E.L.D. ever be trusted again? Watch "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," on the ABC Television Network. Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Agent Antoine Triplett, Nick Blood as Agent Lance Hunter, Adrian Pasdar as Brigadier General Glenn Talbot, Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie, Patton Oswalt as Agent Billy Koenig, Lucy Lawless as Isabelle "Izzy" Hartley, Wilmer Calderon as Idaho, Reed Diamond as Daniel Whitehall, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Brian Patrick Wade as Carl Creel, Matthew Glave as Roger Browning, Simon Kassianides as Sunil Bakshi, George Stephanopoulos as self, Raquel Gardner as Carla Talbot, Ben Turner Nixon as Hydra Officer, Franco Vega as Military Leader, Rich Ceraulo as Soldier #1, and Jb Tadena as Private Tilden.

Coulson and his team are now wanted fugitives with limited resources--but that's not stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will S.H.I.E.L.D. ever be trusted again? Watch "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," on the ABC Television Network. Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Agent Antoine Triplett, Nick Blood as Agent Lance Hunter, Adrian Pasdar as Brigadier General Glenn Talbot, Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie, Patton Oswalt as Agent Billy Koenig, Lucy Lawless as Isabelle "Izzy" Hartley, Wilmer Calderon as Idaho, Reed Diamond as Daniel Whitehall, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Brian Patrick Wade as Carl Creel, Matthew Glave as Roger Browning, Simon Kassianides as Sunil Bakshi, George Stephanopoulos as self, Raquel Gardner as Carla Talbot, Ben Turner Nixon as Hydra Officer, Franco Vega as Military Leader, Rich Ceraulo as Soldier #1, and Jb Tadena as Private Tilden.

With just four days left until Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returns with the Season 2 premiere on ABC, the network has released an official poster, which shows Coulson (Clark Gregg) and his team standing in the shadow of their organization's former logo.

Even though these highly trained operatives are now on the run from Hydra and other government forces, their mission to keep the world safe from evil-doers continues in Season 2, which kicks off on Tuesday, September 23 at 9 Pm Et with "Shadows" on ABC. Check out the new artwork, and stay tuned fore more footage and images as we get closer to this hit show's return.

Coulson and his team are now wanted fugitives with limited resources--but that's not stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will S.H.I.E.L.D. ever be trusted again? Watch...

The first two and half minutes of the Season 2 premiere of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been released for your viewing pleasure and it features our first look at Lucy Lawless as Agent Isabelle Hartley and Nick Blood as Lance Hunter. As you'll see, Lawless fits in seamlessly with the rest of the cast of the series. 

Coulson and his team are now wanted fugitives with limited resources--but that's not stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will S.H.I.E.L.D. ever be trusted again? Watch "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," on the ABC Television Network. Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Agent Antoine Triplett, Nick Blood as Agent Lance Hunter, Adrian Pasdar as Brigadier General Glenn Talbot, Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie, Patton Oswalt as Agent Billy Koenig, Lucy Lawless as Isabelle "Izzy" Hartley,...

Coulson and his team are now wanted fugitives with limited resources--but that's not stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will S.H.I.E.L.D. ever be trusted again? Watch "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," on the ABC Television Network. Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Agent Antoine Triplett, Nick Blood as Agent Lance Hunter, Adrian Pasdar as Brigadier General Glenn Talbot, Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie, Patton Oswalt as Agent Billy Koenig, Lucy Lawless as Isabelle "Izzy" Hartley, Wilmer Calderon as Idaho, Reed Diamond as Daniel Whitehall, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Brian Patrick Wade as Carl Creel, Matthew Glave as Roger Browning, Simon Kassianides as Sunil Bakshi, George Stephanopoulos as self, Raquel Gardner as Carla Talbot, Ben Turner Nixon as Hydra Officer, Franco Vega as Military Leader, Rich Ceraulo as Soldier #1, and Jb Tadena as Private Tilden.

Coulson and his team are now wanted fugitives with limited resources--but that's not stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will S.H.I.E.L.D. ever be trusted again? Watch "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," on the ABC Television Network. Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Agent Antoine Triplett, Nick Blood as Agent Lance Hunter, Adrian Pasdar as Brigadier General Glenn Talbot, Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie, Patton Oswalt as Agent Billy Koenig, Lucy Lawless as Isabelle "Izzy" Hartley, Wilmer Calderon as Idaho, Reed Diamond as Daniel Whitehall, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Brian Patrick Wade as Carl Creel, Matthew Glave as Roger Browning, Simon Kassianides as Sunil Bakshi, George Stephanopoulos as self, Raquel Gardner as Carla Talbot, Ben Turner Nixon as Hydra Officer, Franco Vega as Military Leader, Rich Ceraulo as Soldier #1, and Jb Tadena as Private Tilden.

"Shadows" - Coulson and his team are now wanted fugitives with limited resources--but that's not stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will S.H.I.E.L.D. ever be trusted again? Watch "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," on the ABC Television Network. Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Agent Antoine Triplett, Nick Blood as Agent Lance Hunter, Adrian Pasdar as Brigadier General Glenn Talbot, Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie, Patton Oswalt as Agent Billy Koenig, Lucy Lawless as Isabelle "Izzy" Hartley, Wilmer Calderon as Idaho, Reed Diamond as Daniel Whitehall, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Brian Patrick Wade as Carl Creel, Matthew Glave as Roger Browning, Simon Kassianides as Sunil Bakshi, George Stephanopoulos as self, Raquel Gardner as Carla Talbot, Ben Turner Nixon as Hydra Officer, Franco Vega as Military Leader, Rich Ceraulo as Soldier...

Sneak Peek new images of 'Peggy Carter' (Hayley Atwell) and the 'Howling Commandos' from "Captain America: The First Avenger", your first look @ Marvel Comics 'Absorbing Man', plus newly released footage from the September 23, 2014 Season Two premiere of ABC's "Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.":

"...in 'Shadows', 'Coulson' and his team are now wanted fugitives with limited resources--but that's not stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' ever be trusted again?..."

Guest stars for the premiere include B.J. Britt as 'Agent Antoine Triplett', Nick Blood as 'Agent Lance Hunter', Adrian Pasdar as 'Brigadier General Glenn Talbot', Henry Simmons as 'Mack Mackenzie', Patton Oswalt as 'Agent Billy Koenig', Lucy Lawless as 'Izzy Hartley', Wilmer Calderon as 'Idaho', Reed Diamond as 'Daniel Whitehall', Brian Patrick Wade as 'Carl Creel', Matthew Glave...

What once was S.H.I.E.L.D. no longer exists. But their enemies are still out there. And the world can't save itself. Watch the latest Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. trailer as Coulson (Clark Gregg) and his team work to rebuild S.H.I.E.L.D. in Season 2 of Marvel's hit series, premiering Tuesday, September 23 at its new time, 9:00 p.m. Et on ABC! They truly are on a highway to Hell!

Coulson and his team are now wanted fugitives with limited resources--but that's not stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will S.H.I.E.L.D. ever be trusted again? Watch Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on the ABC Television Network.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. stars Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward,...

ABC has released the first official cast photo for Season 2 of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which premieres Tuesday, September 23 at 9 Pm Et with "Shadows". The image features Coulson (Clark Gregg), May (Ming-Na Wen), Ward (Brett Dalton), Skye (Chloe Bennet), Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) and Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge), along with Triplett (B.J. Britt) and new additions such as Alphonso "Mac" Mackenzie (Henry Simmons) and Nick Blood (Lance Hunter).

In addition, the network has also released a slew of photos from "Shadows", which offers a new look at Carl Creel, a.k.a. Absorbing Man (Brian Patrick Wade), Isabelle Hartley (Lucy Lawless), Billy Koenig (Patton Oswalt), General Talbot (Adrian Pasdar) and Carla Talbot (Raquel Gardner).

Coulson and his team are now wanted fugitives with limited resources--but that's not stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will S.H.I.

Coulson and his team are now wanted fugitives with limited resources--but that's not stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will S.H.I.E.L.D. ever be trusted again? Watch "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," on the ABC Television Network. Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Agent Antoine Triplett, Nick Blood as Agent Lance Hunter, Adrian Pasdar as Brigadier General Glenn Talbot, Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie, Patton Oswalt as Agent Billy Koenig, Lucy Lawless as Isabelle "Izzy" Hartley, Wilmer Calderon as Idaho, Reed Diamond as Daniel Whitehall, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Brian Patrick Wade as Carl Creel, Matthew Glave as Roger Browning, Simon Kassianides as Sunil Bakshi, George Stephanopoulos as self, Raquel Gardner as Carla Talbot, Ben Turner Nixon as Hydra Officer, Franco Vega as Military Leader, Rich Ceraulo as Soldier #1, and Jb Tadena as Private Tilden.

After yesterday’s news that Hayley Atwell would reprise her role as Agent Carter in Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., the question that immediately sprung to mind was how? Her youthful self appeared in the first Captain America flick, but then the actress returned for the sequel all kitted out with a face full of prosthetics to play an elderly Carter.

Today, TV Guide has answered that question: she’ll be kickin’ butt back in the 1940s. The season opener, entitled “Shadows,” is set to follow on directly from the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Agent Coulson and co. are now wanted following on from the explosive ending of Cap’s last adventure. Now, that timeline certainly happens in the present – so where will Peggy Carter fit in? In a series of flashbacks, of course. Presumably to draw parallels between her and Coulson, as TV Guide makes the...

"Shadows" - Coulson and his team are now wanted fugitives with limited resources--but that's not stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will S.H.I.E.L.D. ever be trusted again? Watch "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," on the ABC Television Network. Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Agent Antoine Triplett, Nick Blood as Agent Lance Hunter, Adrian Pasdar as Brigadier General Glenn Talbot, Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie, Patton Oswalt as Agent Billy Koenig, Lucy Lawless as Isabelle "Izzy" Hartley, Wilmer Calderon as Idaho, Reed Diamond as Daniel Whitehall, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Brian Patrick Wade as Carl Creel, Matthew Glave as Roger Browning, Simon Kassianides as Sunil Bakshi, George Stephanopoulos as self, Raquel Gardner as Carla Talbot, Ben Turner Nixon as Hydra Officer, Franco Vega as Military Leader, Rich Ceraulo as Soldier...

Recently, ABC finally delivered the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Agents Of Shield" premiere episode 1 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "Shadows," and it sounds like things will get pretty interesting and action-filled as Coulson and the Shield team continue to kick evil butt despite still being fugitives, and more. In the new,1st episode press release: Coulson and his team are now wanted fugitives with limited resources, but that will not be stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will S.H.I.E.L.D. ever be trusted again? Guest stars will feature: B.J. Britt as Agent Antoine Triplett, Nick Blood as Agent Lance Hunter, Adrian Pasdar as Brigadier General Glenn Talbot, Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie, Patton Oswalt as Agent Billy Koenig, Lucy Lawless as Isabelle "Izzy" Hartley, Wilmer Calderon as Idaho,...

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returns later this month in the Us (there’s still no word on whether or not it will be returning to Channel 4 on this side of the pond), and Marvel have revealed the full cast list for the second season’s first episode. As a result, we now know that Hayley Atwell will be making an appearance!

With Atwell set to star in her own eight episode Agent Carter series during Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. mid-season hiatus, you have to imagine that this will be some sort of flashback which helps set up the show.

As well as Atwell and the lead actors, the confirmed cast list includes a guest appearance from journalist George Stephanopoulos as himself, B.J. Britt as Agent Antoine Triplett, Nick Blood as Agent Lance Hunter, Adrian Pasdar as Brigadier General Glenn Talbot, Henry Simmons as Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie, Patton Oswalt as Agent Billy Koenig,...

Marvel Entertainment has released the official plot synopsis for Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Season 2 premiere, "Shadows", which reveals that Marvel's Agent Carter star Hayley Atwell will guest star as Peggy Carter. Since her show is set in 1946, just after World War II, it's unclear how her character will be featured in "Shadows", but it will likely provide some sort of tie-in for Marvel's Agent Carter, which debuts in 2015. Take a look at the official plot rundown and the guest stars who will be showing up. In addition, Marvel has also released a new photo of Chloe Bennet as Skye in Season 2, which you can take a look at below.

"Shadows" - Coulson and his team are now wanted fugitives with limited resources--but that's not stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will S.H.I.E.

In theaters worldwide on June 6th is Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty starring the one and only Khiladi Akshay Kumar. The actor, in his killer cool action avatar, teamed up with Ghajini director A.R. Murugadoss for a film Kumar calls an intelligent gripping thriller. Holiday tells the tale of Virat Bakshi, a Dia, (Defense Intelligent Agent) for the Indian Army who, when coming back from a Holiday, is embroiled in a battle against a sleeper cell terrorist group that has plans to conduct a terror attack on Mumbai. What happens and how Akshay fights to save the city, well you know you have to wait and watch the film on the big screen! But we do have some inside scoop just for you from the star himself!

We caught up with the actor while he was on location in Istanbul to talk all things Holiday! Read on to find out what Mr.

Action movies are back in style and every actor worth a punch at the box office is getting back into to action in a big way. Ghajini in 2008 was the first action masala movie with a big star after a long time and took audiences by storm. Then followed Salman Khan’s Wanted in 2009, his Dabangg in 2010, Ajay Devgan’s Singham in 2011 and Hrithik Roshan’s Agneepath earlier this year. Each film smashed records at the box office, crossing the 100 crore mark and bringing back the single screen nostalgia for action films – the grand hero entry, bravado performances and gripping tales. They also generated interest within the multiplex audiences, who were used to watching family dramas and glitzy romantic films set abroad.

In a tribute to the Bollywood action hero, we present to you some of our favourite action scenes from some of our favorite stars, in no particular order...

There was a time in the Hindi film industry when idealism was highly valued. From Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa to V. Shantaram’s Do Aankhen Baarah Haath, from Mehboob Khan’s Mother India to Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Satyakam, the protaganists were people who lived and died for their ideals. Their idealism was stubborn even though it gave them great personal pain.

Things started changing in the 70s when the hardships of stubborn idealism gave birth to personal frustration in the new generation – which found an outlet in the angry young man persona. At the same time, the hippy culture was bringing in a new wave of individualism. The youngsters of the era started turning rebels which was well captured by Raj Kapoor in Bobby, which had teenage lovers rejecting their parents authority and eloping. However the idealism was not totally lost, as the older generation held on to it. Film...

Expedition Impossible is right around the corner, and I have a lot of preview material to get your ready. If you're a fan of other competition reality shows, but don't think there is enough chance that the contestants might - fall to their death, succumb to heat stroke, or break a bone - then here is the show for you.

The show takes 13 teams of, more or less, ordinary individuals, and throws them to the mercy of the elements, unique and sometimes terrifying challenges, and the last team to finish each week ends their journey.

Kicking off with a mere climb up a giant sand dune, and a trek on camels, the teams are then left scratching their heads in the middle of the dessert with the unhelpful instruction that they have to find some water. As the heat rages down on them, the strength of will and teamwork of...