Sirimiri

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…

…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…

…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…

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…

‘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…