Tandav
(Spoiler alert. Also, a helpful forewarning on sentiment-hurting moments) For a guy who was so out of the accepted Bollywood star template, Saif Ali Khan has had a very interesting career graph. Back...
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ADHM was a good break from the daily drudgery. Great music, great aesthetics. In KJo’s world, there is no ugliness – no angry police officers, no beefed up middle-aged men, no hordes of demented...
View ArticleThe Hungry Ghost
Courtesy: Cover of Chandamama January 1963 editionYou are never old enough to listen to stories from your parents...I mean "bedtime" type stories :) Why do we grow out of this habit? I think more and...
View ArticleAarushi - Avirook Sen: Book Review
I picked up this book only after I got to know it was non-fiction: a journalistic account of the Aarushi case. Even so, I began reading with some trepidation; after all there were many a$$holes (pardon...
View ArticleTime, Slow Down!
Courtesy: ClipartEvery time I return to my blog, it’s like homecoming. I unlock the doors, open the windows, do some dusting and think Damn! It’s good to be back. It’s just been an extended break of...
View ArticleA Cinderella Evening
I came across an unusual writing competition earlier this year, in a magazine that I subscribe to – the UK-based Writing Magazine. WM was teaming up with JustWrite team (John Murray Press) for a short...
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