The Travails of Bollywood Movie-watching in the U.S. [This is a piece I wrote that appeared in the December 15, 2006 issue of India Abroad] Oily samosas, no TP in the ladies room, toddlers dancing in the aisles and the occasional, pungent remnant of someone’s upset stomach. Welcome to an evening out in the […]
Month: December 2006
The Namesake
Mira Nair does cities well. She’s taken us from Bombay’s cramped lanes of the red-light district, brought us to roam around Delhi in the footsteps of a family planning a big Punjabi wedding, and now back and forth between Calcutta and New York in The Namesake. The movie opens worldwide in early March 2007 […]
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 […]