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Thoughts after Dabangg 2
Don’t overthink it I was advised as we walked into the cinema hall. I apologize to my well-meaning friend. It is difficult to switch my brain off. However, Dabangg 2 had nothing to fear from my...
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Notes on Earth-1947
I will be presenting Earth at a screening in Utrecht. These are my notes. Why is this movie called Earth or 1947? 1947 is the year two nations Pakistan and India were born out of British India. The...
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Teesri Manzil
I have been on this spree of discovering movies that I had watched a long time ago, or watched in bits and pieces on Doordarshan before the cable TV revolution hit India, its been bitter-sweet finding...
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Using words
Today’s online edition of Times of India has a rather bizarre headline – “Salman Khan beats Katrina Kaif“. Inside you will find an article on an online search engine result. How callous and insensitive...
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Unpacking Salzburg Global Seminar
My trip to Salzburg to participate in the Salzburg Global Seminar’s twelfth session “Defining America: New Writing, New Voices, New Directions” at the beautiful Schloss Leopoldskron comprised of many...
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PK after thodi si peeke
Have the reviews and counter-reviews for PK died down? Because, in that case, now would be a good time to write down my thoughts about the movie. For starters: I did enjoy the film and here I will try...
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Dangal and the Phogat Sisters – A Tale of Many Struggles: Praveen Verma
Guest post by PRAVEEN VERMA Dangal literally means the Indian style wrestling competition for male pahalwans (wrestlers). Dangal has been an important form of entertainment for ages, especially in …...
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Musings after watching Pataakha
Genda Kumari is fondly called “Marigold” by her English-speaking boyfriend. In one scene, he also addresses her as “Bloody Mary”. I happened to chance upon Pataakha (PT) – the movie, which is now...
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The Lebanese Sajeria Hua!
We tried out The Lebanese Sajeria for lunch. Let me start off by telling you that their location is super, and their drinks were nice. The ginger homemade lemonade was wonderfully made, not too sweet,...
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Luscious Fragonard from St. Petersburg
The Stolen Kiss (late 1780s), Jean-Honoré Fragonard She was leaning on him as if she would fall if he did not support her. Then I noticed his foot on the bottom folds of her carefully pleated white...
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