Khatte-Meethe Angoor

With sagging shoulders, a creased brow and a puckered nose I walk down Main Street under the sweltering sun. I reach my destination “half-baked” and “deep-fried...read more

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Love amid War

They say “All is fair in love and war”. But if Cupid strikes even as the enemy is firing missiles at you, how fair is that? Very fair, I should say, but also ve...read more

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Aap Par Arz Hai...

Early in the morning my phone rings, mom calling! A delighted voice from the other end says, “What are you up to, my li’l one”? “No.nothing. sleeping”, I manage...read more

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''Goodluck Exploring the Infinite Abyss''

What happens when a 29-30 year old guy decides to take a big step (well, bigger than he was expected to) - thinking of ways to write a story which is weird and ...read more

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''Wah! Chhote''

After a long time I watched a movie that touched me. It was a movie with no drama, no gimmicks, no ‘bluff’ stories, but with tons of hope wrapped in...read more

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Laugh Out Loud!

Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999) Acting: Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Karisma Kapoor, Tabu, Mohnish Behl, Reema Lagoo, Alok Nath, … and many more...read more

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Take a Dip

Water (2005) – Directed by Deepa Mehta Music – A.R.Rehman Actors: Seema Biswas, John Abraham, Lisa Ray, Sarala, Manorama, Kulbhushan Kharbanda I was...read more

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Ah! My Sad Scholar

Reet comes home, visiting me at her usual hour after sunset to fill me in on the day’s gossip. We’ve been friends for long so we tend to share detai...read more

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A Tribute to Tagore

I read somewhere recently that Gulzar once scribbled poetry on the empty portions of the Times Of India while he was traveling by train. I too, am sitting in th...read more

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With a Pinch of Salt...

Chingari (2006) Director: Kalpana Lajmi Acting: Sushmita Sen (Basanti), Mithun Chakraborty (Bhuvan Panda), Anuj Sawhney (Chandan Misra) Women have only three ro...read more

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My List of Ten

A voice so soft and delicate. pregnant with emotions…very melodious…and absolutely flawless – the voice of Mohd. Rafi. I am about to present to you 10 songs of ...read more

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Stint with Mozart

Like many others, I too, celebrated Mozart’s 250th birthday by attending a concert on a Saturday evening. It was under the most trying and somewhat non-co...read more

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Dil-e-Naadaan

Dil-e-Naadaan tujhe hua kya hai Aakhir is dard ki davaa kya hai Ham hain mushtaaq aur vo bezaar Yaa ilaahi ye maajaraa kya hai. Jaan tum par nisaar karata hoon ...read more

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MY PERSONAL LIBRARY

When I was a little girl I would always be found jabbering in Hindi, my mother tongue. Teachers at school were strict and they would insist that all children sp...read more

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''Burn, burned, burnt''

Disgrace is about Sex, Scandal, Rape, Rage, Racism and beating hearts… It is a story with a unique plot and unimaginable situations, but identifiable at s...read more

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Russell Crowe – The Actor

I was inside a movie store last week, looking for a secret Santa gift for my cousin. I was going through the stuff and my eyes fell on ‘Gladiator’. ...read more

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Authentic and Original

Khamosh Pani Cast : Kirron Kher, Aamir Malik Director: Sabiha Sumar Music: Madan Gopal Singh, Arjun Sen Khamosh Pani is the story of a widow, Ayesha (played by ...read more

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Stark and Philosophical - Tingles the Mind

The book opens with a brief account of the English teacher's regular day. Krishna (the teacher) instantly becomes likeable. R.K. Narayan aptly describes his cha...read more

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Disappointing and Far From Engaging

Pride and Prejudice (2005) Director – Joe Wright Cast Keira Knightley (Elizabeth Bennet) Matthew MacFayden (William Darcy) Judi Dench (Lady Catherine de B...read more

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