This is a piece that appeared on Firstpost today, under the title How I met and fell in love with AR Rahman: On my commute to work the other day, plugged in like always to my iPod, I scrolled through playlists, trying to find something I hadn’t listened to lately. I stopped at a playlist labelled […]
Month: July 2011
U2 concert pix
Here are some pictures from this Wednesday’s U2 concert at the new Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey, delayed by one year due to Bono’s back surgery. Even with the balmy weather, it was a brilliant show. That expensive claw device that they designed to give their stadium show audiences a 360 degree experience was well […]
Oh Karan: the Masala Zindabad KWK Season 3 Awards podcast
There’s that line parents give their children: ”It’s not that we’re mad at you, we’re disappointed,” and I think it really sums up my mixed feelings about the chat show (or should I say “cat show”, for all the catty behavior exhibited therein?) that is Koffee With Karan. Amrita of IndieQuill and Beth of Beth […]
Go, Kalinda, go!
Very pleased to see Archie Panjabi among the Emmy nominees just announced for her excellent work in CBS series The Good Wife. That show has been one of the best written, most intelligent and consistently surprising series to come along in several years. It’s layered and textured and never takes a misstep. And one of […]
Disney releasing three Indian films in North America
Two weeks from today Walt Disney Studios will take a historic step forward with the release of three Indian films in North America. On July 26th, Disney is simultaneously releasing Do Dooni Char, Zokkomon and Once Upon a Warrior on DVD, video-on-demand, and digital download. They will also be featured on iTunes that day. The […]