Oh Orlando!

Oh Orlando!

Orlando. I remember you. Sitting right in the heart of Florida, you are a place where dreams come true. Where magic unfolds. Where a confluence of people from around the world come to enjoy dream vacations. Sunshine, sweet oranges, laughter, fun and good times – that’s what you are all about. I remember spending some […]

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Why Punjab Cannot Soar anymore

Why Punjab Cannot Soar anymore

One of the reasons given to explain the bleeding cuts inflicted on  Abhishek Chaubey’s Udta Punjab is that Shahid Kapoor’s Tommy ‘Gabru’ Singh swears when drugged and even when sober! The problem with  the film however is not profanity or vulgarity. In any case, the current  head of the Central Board of Film Certification of India, Pahlaj Nihalani’s […]

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Kalki: The Atypical Life

Kalki: The Atypical Life

It was a moment of vindication though she was not looking for one when Kalki Koechlin walked across the stage in Rashtrapati Bhavan to accept a well-earned honour for her role in Margarita with a Straw.  This was a film that normalised and mainstreamed a cerebral palsy patient as a full-bodied, ferociously intelligent protagonist. The […]

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