…one of the March 12th bombs went off here, inside the Sea Rock. When I first saw the hotel, in 2005, I was told by my companion that it was rumored to be haunted. We had drinks and bad Chinese food in the quasi-Tiki bar at the back, looking directly down on the blackness […]
Category: Days gone by
Anything released prior to 2005, going back as far as I can get my hands on, and all films generally accepted as classics or must-see.
Sat. night movie on Zee TV: Namak Halal
Cue the cute girl in the gold bodysuit:
Around Bandra
The film biz is indeed everywhere. As I first set foot inside the national arrivals terminal at the airport, I was greeted by an SRK Tag Heuer ad. Then SRK was over at the hotel the other night for an awards ceremony, Mr. Bachchan pere was due by today for another event, and […]
Water for Oscar
It was just announced that Deepa Mehta’s film Water, Canada’s entry this year for best foreign film at the Academy Awards, has been selected as one of the final group in the running. An earlier review of the film is here.
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie’s Pictures
It has been a while, hasn’t it? My, my, Dhoom 2 was one month ago exactly, then a fortnight back, a screening of The Namesake (more on that soon) and I’ve seen nothing else until picking up this Merchant Ivory DVD that Netflix brought weeks and weeks ago. The Christmas season is […]
Kabul Calling
Have a listen to this story from NPR, set in Afghanistan, and see if you can identify that ringtone in the first minute of the story. This girl would definitely recognize it.