Not a self confessed gardener, but for the past few days, these plants that grace the upper stilt of our residence have shown some affection towards me. Mom and sis would be very proud :).
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The All England Club: Aura of encore..
Not that I have been immersed with this beautiful game over the last few couple of years (or perhaps even more), but Wimbledon has always blown me away with it’s charm. It’s my pick amongst the 4 grand slams and inarguably, the most popular one amongst the people and critics alike. We need not beContinue reading “The All England Club: Aura of encore..”
Delhi Belly: Audaciously Quantified!
One hell of a f*****g freakish roller coaster!! Seldom do we see such novels depicted in silver screen: an audacious attempt to relinquish the pretentious magnet of youngsters and gives us a feeling of what we are with all the cosmopolitan culture cosmetics thrown in. The language, the satire, the outlook and the realism ofContinue reading “Delhi Belly: Audaciously Quantified!”
Can classics be popcornish?
Once upon a time, there used to be this golden era in the world of Hindi film soundtracks, obviously with stern references to the perennial ones. Then came the rejuvenated 80s and the congenial 90s. The subsequent decades witnessed glory and slump in vivacious intervals. 2011 is here, and I see a clear vicinity ofContinue reading “Can classics be popcornish?”
‘yeh saali zindagi’: the damn riveting consensus..
‘Is raat ki subah nahin, Hazaron khwahishen aisi, Khoya khoya chaand, Love, dosti, etc’ panned fluctuations of a meagre genre that suffice panoramic strokes. Sudhir Mishra doesn’t disappoint and delivers a slickly made non conventional drama of our pedestrian yet fabulous lives. ‘Dilli mein aag laga doonga’ defines the gist of characters that follow suitContinue reading “‘yeh saali zindagi’: the damn riveting consensus..”
7 Khoon Maaf: Seventh Wonder!
Ruskin Bond couldn’t have dreamt of such a spectacular brochure of his own work on silver screen; VB’s take on this classic is nothing short of a revelation and is beyond the congruency of the Indian audience to get the reverberation within from a magnum opus like this one. VB makes it very clear inContinue reading “7 Khoon Maaf: Seventh Wonder!”
When nostalgia kissed me..
As I happened to have ventured towards the northern territory of Chennai or the old Madras, as it is popularly syndicated, the flashback in me triggered unsurmountable waves. This is was probably one of those first instances when the need arose to be wandering in the vicinity of the legendary city and I must admit,Continue reading “When nostalgia kissed me..”
Mumbai: Common man’s penchant for paradise
The more elusive is the portrayal of Mumbai, the greater becomes the inquisitiveness to garner more about this talked about city in India, and contagiously, the world is equally famished for this provocatively charming hub of social and political interference. ‘Dhobi Ghaat’ resurfaces as yet another depiction of intermingling human relationships and conflicting diversified inContinue reading “Mumbai: Common man’s penchant for paradise”
De-biographically, evolution has been enchanting!
A submissive kid used to be once quite and submerged in self confessed union. He was, reluctantly part of a regular ‘pada’ football match and was oblivious of the concurrent events that was going to change his life. He caught hold of the pervasive ball like ‘Eknath Solkar’ but to his dismay, he was ridiculedContinue reading “De-biographically, evolution has been enchanting!”
As a decade comes to an end and another journey commences..
I wish all my quantified readers, a delightful, accomplishing and sedate 2011!
‘Manmadhan Ambu’ – Vivaciously yours, Kamal Haasan!
For starters, this isn’t a Kamal film; it’s one of his usual gimmicks for a preparatory project before one of his magnum opus gets it’s financial dues. But it has glimpses of the Master and that is indicative of his relentless presence in MA. I have always been critical of his screenplay and provocatively, heContinue reading “‘Manmadhan Ambu’ – Vivaciously yours, Kamal Haasan!”
When God came down and thanked Centurion!
I agree that the innings defeat took the sheen off the humongous achievement of 50 test tons. Wow!! What are we talking about? How could a cricketer who is human ever achieve this milestone?? I am sorry, but did you say 50 test centuries?? Crazy man…!! Well, that’s exactly would have been the words utteredContinue reading “When God came down and thanked Centurion!”
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