Ok, so Sunita Williams has gone into space *stands up and applauds* Even though I had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that she’s reached there, I am happy for her *stands up once again and applauds some more.* What I am not happy about is the fact that people out here are swollen…
Author: Deliciously Alive
I Wish….
…the media would have been a little considerate before splashing the news ‘Athlete Santhi is not a girl!’ all over the place. If being stripped of her medals and humiliated publicly wasn’t bad enough, the repercussions that this will/must have already caused on her mind will be irreversible. She should have been consulted/warned/taken into confidence…
I…
…am absolutely addicted to the latest reality show ‘Big Boss’ airing on Sony Television these days. For the hour between 10 and 11 pm, I do nothing except sit bug-eyed in front of the telly watching 11 diverse people make utter fools of themselves(and probably us, for the suckers that we are for watching them…
Movie Review : Umrao Jaan
Umrao Jaan is an adaptation of the book ‘Umrao Jaan Ada’ written in 1905 by a well known poet called ‘Ruswa.’ Whether the lovely courtesan, who was also known as the ‘heartbeat of Avadh’, and poetess existed or was the imagination of the poet is still debatable. His words were beautifully translated on celluloid by…
Movie Review : Dor
‘Dor’ is a thread or string. Something that binds things together and Nagesh Kukunoor couldn’t have chosen a better title for his movie. Zeenat (Gul Panang) is a tough, fiercely independent woman living life on her own terms in far away Himachal Pradesh. Meera (Ayesha Takia) is a traditional, duty-bound, daughter-in-law of a Rajput family…
Movie Review:The Devil Wears Prada
The title of the book, The Devil Wears Prada by Laura Weisberger, drew me to it exactly 3 years ago. As I turned the last page, my immediate thought was “This should be a movie!” . No talk of the book being filmed happened for a while and though I was surprised that no one…
Booked for life
We at ‘Times of India’ are starting a new series on Bookmark called BOOKED FOR LIFE. It will consist of first-person accounts by book lovers on their relationship with their collections, favorite books, unfavourite books, reading habits and so on. Essentially personal, the pieces can be funny, nostalgic, righteous, ironic, and even rants are more…
Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna – The Film : My Thoughts
The bad press that ‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna’ ( KANK) got from Day 1 was the reason I preferred to give it a miss. Nothing, not even Abhishek Bachchan as part of the cast, could change my decision. Then I happened to read this wonderful review by fellow-Caferatian Vandana Vasudevan, and I couldn’t wait to see…
Being Tagged! :)
Ooooooohhhhhhh, I love being tagged! Shelly tagged me this time and I had loads of fun writing out my answers!:)))))))))))) Thanks,Shelly!:))))))))))) Ok, here goes….. I am thinking about…A lot, actually. Life, the future, my 2 new gorgeous Kurti’s and what to eat. I said…Something very funny to someone today. I was asked to ‘forgive’ a…
Of stupid people/questions and other assorted foibles
Among the many stupid questions I am asked frequently “Why are you always so happy” and “Why do you smile so much” top the list. Initially I assumed these were trick questions and waited to see if something would follow. Then I slotted them in the questions-that-had-no-correct-answers category and refrained from answering them. But coming…