I watched Animal when it was released. It was very well written and made, and Ranbir Kapoor’s performance as the lead was brilliant, among other things. A bit of context for those unaware of ‘Animal‘ – it is a film about a boy who is obsessed with his father and…
Mazza nahin aa raha hai – I am not enjoying this/ I am not having fun. I was at the pharmacy last week, waiting to fill my prescription when a boy about 4-5 years old brushed past my legs and walked out the door. He exited the store and sat…
Who is Gisele Pelicot? Gisele Pelicot is a 72-year-old French woman. She is in the news because her husband of 50 years, Dominique Pelicot, age 72, has been sentenced to a 20-year jail term, for secretly drugging her before violating her and inviting strangers to do the same. What did…
Context: Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Naga Chaitanya (Chay), and Sobhita Dhulipala are professional Indian actors. Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya had a fairytale romance and wed in 2017. Their fans were still oohing and aahing over their seemingly lovey-dovey relationship and their perfect marriage, ChaySam was the nickname bestowed on…
Grief is a glass door. At times you miss seeing it, till you walk right into it. That first impact numbs you, even embarrasses you. Till the pain or the shame of it sets in. Why didn’t you see it? How could you walk into it? We shy away from…
Food for Thought is inspired by Aarti Punjabi’s Instagram post and our flavorful memories of an evening in Kolkata. Dusty tree-lined lanes branched out into by-lanes on either side. The September sun was beginning to dim its glare but the mid-day siesta had hand cart pullers, shopkeepers and street dogs…
‘I am busy.’ ‘I don’t have the time.’ ‘I am/was so caught up.’ You and me, we’ve both heard and used these sentences in our daily lives—multiple times. In fact, these sentences have become such a norm that no further explanation is required. We are so comfortable glorifying the term…
Spoiler Alert: This post contains surprises you may come across when you watch Meiyazhagan . If you haven’t watched the film, and plan to do so, you may want to skip this post. Watched what: Meiyazhagan Watched where: Netflix Language: Tamil (language and subtitle options available) Genre: Drama Duration: 2…
Writing is a lonely journey. It is a writer, their thoughts, ideas, and words, all existing in a bubble. A story in its nascent stage is most fragile, and you are wary of sharing it as opinions and suggestions could dent a hole in the bubble within which a writer…
You can set your watch by me, that’s how punctual I am. However, sometimes I do have days that make me rush through my routine to keep my punctuality record intact. Last week I had one of those days. I slept through my alarm and woke up to realize that…