One always assumes that people who’ve achieved some eminence, some significant perch in life, will think with their brains and not their patriarchal hearts. Apparently not. In his article for the TOI Shashi Tharoor writes on the disappearance of the sari: “So why has this masterpiece of feminine attire begun fading from our streets? On […]
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Cricket : The mildly interested viewer’s POV
Living with a cricket enthusiast, one, however unwilling, does watch certain amounts of cricket and does glean a very basic (and probably erroneous – I only half-listen) knowledge of the game. Over the years I have learnt that lbw is an abbreviation and not some quaint, unpronounceable cricketing term (oh, the English !), and when […]
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Premonition is another time-travel film. Well, not time-travel in the sense that you’re transported to 1325 and must survive and get back to present time. Rather it’s a case of time warping in weird ways. Remember “Groundhog day” ? Bill Murray waking up to find that every day is Groundhog Day – a sort of […]
Read the rest of this entry »Sholay : A little nostalgia never hurt anyone
Ever hanker for that “Sholay” fix ? You know, the one where Veeru goes “gaonwalo” and means YOU ? If you did, nirvana is in sight. Star’s stand-up comedy show “The Great Indian Laughter Challenge” is calling out to contestants for the new season, and they do it in a very Sholay-esque style. And while […]
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Last year when BNP called out for Bloggers to put down their thoughts on this phenomenon we call “eve-teasing”, but which actually is serious, ongoing, harassment, I did. And the experiences I read that day, via links on BNP, left me horrified , but unsurprised. It happens, oh yes, it does. Thank God we are […]
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She comes in. The smell of expensive perfume wafts in with her silk sari. She looks almost the same as when I last saw her, except she’s thinner. Mummyji’s voice on the phone – so thin, so thin. She hugs everyone, especially me. We both exclaim delightedly, apparently in raptures of joy at seeing each […]
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Water came and went. The official entry from Canada, and making it into the final 5 Water finally lost out. Much as I hope that good things happen to film-makers who high-light the unfortunate plight of women, I have to say that Water didn’t deserve the nomination (as many other films don’t) – see my […]
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