You speak of manorama six feet under and say that it was made "without stealing from a DVD". Have you not seen Chinatown, it is on DVD now. You should get your facts right. The filmmaker even makes a reference to Chinatown in the film (it is playing on a tv set in one scene). He has taken all sorts of stuff from Chinatown and any changes he makes are cosmetic.
2007 is gr8 becuase of Bhool Bhualliya, a gr8 movie made by Priyadarshan from a Malayalam flick "Manichitrathazu" and made Rs. 51 crore in just two weeeeeeks.
Sirjee...Raja Sen....i am eagerly waiting for your review of No Smoking...i know you had been out od station for a bit and didnt get to watch it...but, i hope you have watched it now...i always believed if there is anyone who would write an apt review for a film like No Smoking its Rangan saab and You...so...plssss do it asap...