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RIP Sridevi ji: My first and last experience with her

February 25, 2018 by Keyur Seta Leave a Comment

Sridevi

At around 12:30 am today, a couple of chat screenshots were shared in a media What’s App group. It spoke about the death of veteran actress Sridevi. Thanks to the era of hoaxes and the casual tone of the chat, we didn’t take it seriously. It also … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bollywood Tagged With: Sridevi condolence messages, Sridevi incidents, Sridevi interview, Sridevi old interview, Sridevi tribute

Gulabjaam (Marathi Movie) Review

February 18, 2018 by Keyur Seta 2 Comments

Gulabjaam poster

Sachin Kundalkar is known for narrating modern stories rooted in traditionalism. He has, especially, maintained this balance in his last three efforts, Happy Journey (2014), Rajwade And Sons (2015) and Vazandar (2016). He has done the same with … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Marathi movies Tagged With: Gulabjaam movie review, Gulabjaam movie story, Gulabjaam review, Gulabjam Marathi movie, Sonali Kulkarni Gulabjaam

Photos: Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2018

February 5, 2018 by Keyur Seta Leave a Comment

Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is back in 2018! Mumbai might be the only place in the world that waits for the start of February so that the art lovers in the city feel a unique high through this festival. Like every year, the entire street where the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Mumbai Tagged With: Kala Ghoda 2018 photos, Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2018, Kala Ghoda Festival 2018, kala ghoda festival photos, Kala Ghoda Festival pictures 2018, Kala Ghoda pictures 2018

Padmaavat Review: Ranveer Singh walks away with glory

January 26, 2018 by Keyur Seta Leave a Comment

Padmaavat Ranveer Singh

Over the years, Sanjay Leela Bhansali has evolved into another genre in itself. Big stars, grand costumes and sets, heavy use of colours, drama, songs and dances are some characteristics of his brand of cinema. But despite such pleasing factors, … [Continue reading]

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We have forgotten how this group did worse than Karni Sena just 5 months ago

January 22, 2018 by Keyur Seta Leave a Comment

Karni Sena Padmavati

As we are all aware how the Rajput Karni Sena is violently dictating terms while putting forth their demand to ban Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padamaavat. The protests began in Rajasthan last year but have now spread to various parts of the countries. In … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bollywood, National, Socio/Political Tagged With: Dera Sacha Sauda supporters violence, Gurmeet Ram Rahim supporters, Karni Sena protest Padmavat, Padmaavat Karni Sena violence, Padmaavat latest news, Padmavati protest

Spielberg’s ‘The Post’ is a loud reminder of the state of media in India currently

January 14, 2018 by Keyur Seta Leave a Comment

The Post

Spoilers alert! The basic message in Steven Spielberg’s The Post comes right at the end when a character says, “The free press is to serve the governed, not the governors.” The sentence provides an overwhelming effect for it summaries the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: International Cinema, National, Socio/Political Tagged With: freedom of media, freedom of the press in India, press freedom in India, The Post movie, The Post movie case, The Post Steven Spielberg

2017 Mein Meri Yeh Dasha Hui

December 24, 2017 by Keyur Seta 1 Comment

2017 year

Ek zamana tha jab mera kad (height) ooncha tha. Lambe kadam chalne mein ek adbhut anand milta tha. Lekin safar ke darmyan dheere dheere mujhe sandeh hua ki kahin mera kad chhota toh nahin ho raha. Agle kuchh varshon mein mera shaq yakeen mein badalta … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Socio/Political Tagged With: 2017 Hindi poem, 2018 New Year essay Hindi, Hindi poem on year 2017, Hindi poetry on 2017, New Year poem on Hindi, Poem on 2017

Short story: The Kashmiri girl who waited for her father to return

December 10, 2017 by Keyur Seta 2 Comments

The newspaper vendor at the corner of a quite road in a town in Kashmir was disappointed with not many customers turning up to buy the papers that November morning. He wasn’t surprised though. Who would pay to read the same set of news taking place … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Literature Tagged With: Kashmir short story, Kashmir short story English, Kashmir stone pelting, short story on Kashmir, stone pelting in Kashmir

Photos: Shikara ride and Houseboats in Dal Lake, Srinagar

December 3, 2017 by Keyur Seta 5 Comments

Think about Srinagar and the first thing that comes to your mind is Dal Lake. The capital city of Jammu and Kashmir is completely based around the iconic lake. And once you think about Dal Lake, you automatically see the visuals of the beautiful … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Boat ride Srinagar, Dal Lake boat ride, Dal Lake Srinagar, Shikara, Shikara boat ride Dal Lake, Shikara ride in Kashmir

Disclaimer: This short story has nothing to do with Padmavati controversy

November 19, 2017 by Keyur Seta Leave a Comment

Puppet show

The bright and sunny day at the little but picturesque village of Shantigram became all the more delightful for Ramcharan and his team. At the end of the final rehearsals, they all heaved a sigh of relief. Now they were convinced that their puppet … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bollywood, Socio/Political Tagged With: Padmavati ban, Padmavati controversy, Padmavati story, Padmavati story in short, puppet show, village puppet show

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