The Common Man Speaks

Kanyadan: Why donate your daughter?

February 2, 2016 by Keyur Seta 2 Comments

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]

Filed Under: Socio/Political, Spiritual Tagged With: against Kanyadan, Kanyadan criticism, Kanyadan meaning, patriarchal marriage rituals, regressive hindu wedding rituals, regressive marriage rituals, why do kanyadaan

Shani Shingnapur Row: Why India needs your support ASAP to fight against sexist bigots?

January 28, 2016 by Keyur Seta 4 Comments

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]

Filed Under: National, Socio/Political, Spiritual Tagged With: Haji Ali protest, Haji Ali women not allowed, Sabarimala temple protest, Shani Shingnapur controversy, Shani Shingnapur news, Shani Shingnapur women not allowed, Shani Shingnapur women protest

Shaktidaai Drishya (Poem based on Airlift’s flag scene)

January 26, 2016 by Keyur Seta 5 Comments

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]

Filed Under: Bollywood, Events, National, Socio/Political, Spiritual Tagged With: Airlift flag scene, Flag scene in Airlift, Hindi poem on India, Hindi poem on Indian flag, Hindi poem on patriotism, Hindi poem on Republic Day, Patriotic poem, Republic Day poem

Airlift Review

January 23, 2016 by Keyur Seta Leave a Comment

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]

Filed Under: Bollywood, National Tagged With: Airlift Akshay Kumar, Airlift box office collection, Airlift climax, Airlift first day collection, Airlift movie review, Airlift review

Natsamrat Dialogues

January 3, 2016 by Keyur Seta 57 Comments

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]

Filed Under: Marathi movies, Plays Tagged With: Natasamrat movie dialogues, Natsamrat dialogues, Natsamrat dialogues lyrics, Natsamrat Nana Patekar dialogues

Natsamrat Review

January 2, 2016 by Keyur Seta 4 Comments

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]

Filed Under: Marathi movies Tagged With: Nana Patekar in Natsamrat, Natasamrat Nana Patekar, Natsamrat film, Natsamrat movie review, Natsamrat movie story, Natsamrat review

This bus conductor makes his passengers feel great like they never could have imagined!

December 28, 2015 by Keyur Seta 4 Comments

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]

Filed Under: Humour, National, Socio/Political, Spiritual Tagged With: Bus conductor documentary, Sopan Javane, Swapnil Rajshekhar documentary, Swapnil Rajshekhar movie

Dilwale Review: 7 reasons why the film doesn’t work

December 20, 2015 by Keyur Seta Leave a Comment

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]

Filed Under: Bollywood Tagged With: Dilwale 2015, Dilwale box office collection, Dilwale movie review, Dilwale review, Dilwale spoilers, Dilwale story, Dilwale vs Bajirao Mastani

Review: Bajirao Mastani

December 19, 2015 by Keyur Seta 1 Comment

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]

Filed Under: Bollywood Tagged With: Bajirao Mastani box office, Bajirao Mastani hit or flop, Bajirao Mastani review, Bajirao Mastani story, Bajirao Mastani vs Dilwale

Caste Away… (Short story)

December 12, 2015 by Keyur Seta 14 Comments

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]

Filed Under: Literature, Mumbai, Socio/Political Tagged With: Short stories casteism, Short stories in English, Short stories kids, Short stories on caste discrimination, Short stories on caste system

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