By: Keyur Seta In a conservative society like ours, questioning rituals has always been a strict no-no, leave alone speaking against them. Like some of us, I too found some rituals quite weird, especially the ones related to Hindu marriages. But I … [Continue reading]
By: Keyur Seta The Republic Day marks the celebration of the Constitution of India. The Constitution grants equal rights to each and every citizen of the country. Ironically, on the very day, when the country was celebrating its constitutional … [Continue reading]
The flag scene in director Raja Krishna Menon and actor Akshay Kumar's Airlift is having a profoundly heartwarming effect on the audience. It is a non-verbal sequence that speaks more than a thousand years. Here is a poem based on the scene on the … [Continue reading]
Director: Raja Krishna Menon Producers: Hari Om Productions, Cape of Good Films, T-Series and Crouching Tiger Motion Pictures Writers: Vijay Krishna Menon Cast: Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Kumud Mishra, Inamulhaq Music: Amaal Malik and … [Continue reading]
Nana Patekar is gaining tremendous applause for his act in and as Natsamrat and rightly so. But we can't deny the role of V V Shirvadka aka Kusumagraj (original play) Kiran Yadnyopavit and Abhijeet Deshpande's richly creative dialogues in helping … [Continue reading]
Director: Mahesh Manjrekar Producers: Great Maratha Entertainment, Zee Studios, Fincraft Media and Gajanan Chitra Writers: V V Shirvadkar aka Kusumagraj (original play), Kiran Yadnyopavit, Mahesh Manjrekar and Abhijeet Deshpande Cast: Nana … [Continue reading]
In India, the word ‘job’ is generally referred to as ‘service’. But practically speaking, there is a vast difference between the two. Doing a job means carrying the work assigned to you. It doesn’t necessarily include any emotions. But when we say … [Continue reading]
Director: Rohit Shetty Producers: Rohit Shetty Productions and Red Chillies Entertainment Writers: Yunus Sajawal and Sajid-Farhad Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon Music: Pritam Genre: (??) Rating: * * Review … [Continue reading]
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Producers: Eros International and SLB Films Writers: N S Inamdar (novel) Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Mallika Dutt Gharde and Prakash Kapadia Cast: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra Music: Sanjay … [Continue reading]
By: Keyur Seta “This is utterly shameful,” said Ashok with a disgusted look on his face. The 55-year-old bank employee was sitting with his gang of like-minded friends at their usual hangout place at Shivaji Park. Located in the Dadar locality of … [Continue reading]