Talaash: Layered Moments

Talaash: Layered Moments

  Like Zoya Akhtar’s Luck By Chance, the evocative opening sequence of Reema Kagti Talaash tells (co-written by Zoya Akhtar)  a story in a tightly spun, unforgettable montage. Here the story is of the dispossessed and the marginalised. Invisible to a rushing, glittering- on- the- surface megapolis. The old woman with nowhere to go. The drug addict and the dog. […]

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Festival Feast

Festival Feast

  *** Winter evenings might be getting colder in Delhi now, but the festival circuit is surely hotting up. With a string of art and culture festivals lined up this season, where else would one want to be but in the capital city? From next Friday till Sunday, all roads will lead to the majestic […]

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Oblivious..

Oblivious..

  On a day when the sky was an occasional dusty pink. melted gold and powder puff blue.. the traffic went on oblivious to everything except what was blocking the way and cluttering the day And then a gush of wind brushed past a tree and tickled it into a sudden.. pink laughter And a […]

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Puzzling..

Puzzling..

  People are like jigsaw puzzles they have pieces. Some people get to see only some pieces of other people and so they don’t see the whole..only parts We keep putting out our own pieces together in different ways, trying to make sense of them unlike those who make their pictures faster than us..others Sometimes […]

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So Who is Naipaul?

So Who is Naipaul?

**  2002. Second year of the dreaded chase called Engineering. I was sitting in a smoky, ghostly room with fellow Mech-ies enjoying a rather strong brew. Tranced into the ocean of Bengali Renaissance songs, we hovered in a make-believe happy little world. All sorts of topics, ranging from girls to the ever increasing price of liquor […]

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26/11: Closure?

26/11: Closure?

  And so the 20-something terrorist was hanged to death this week and the question remains. Does capital punishment  resolve, solve anything? Does it bring real closure? And who are we to judge whether a criminal, no matter how hardened and beyond redemption deserves to live or die? Who are we also to judge people […]

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Drown..

Drown..

Old, forgotten tales of love Woven by lowered eyes Few of which you understand Glances and gentle sighs.Not destined to receive, The love you hanker for, That act demands largesse And pain worth dying for.Those lips may never touch And fingers never weave, Nights not turn to evenings And hearts never heave. But nothing less […]

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The Definitive Heroine?

The Definitive Heroine?

Every film loving generation in India has had a definitive Hindi film heroine. Suraiya was possibly India’s first female superstar and was a perfect fit for the cinema of 40s and the 50s that was rich with Urdu poetry and elemental stories of passion and sacrifice. She was the reigning queen of the developing Talkie […]

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