Movies, movies, movies… Oram Po: Vel: Hey Mr. Vijay: Evano Oruvan, opning this week: Looking up to Maddy:

First time back in Madras after two years, and yessir, this city really is growing.   We landed today and had to wait for 5 minutes on the tarmac before we could get to a gate.   Once inside, the airport has been renovated, though still lacks the aesthetic consideration you find in so many […]

  When the dreaded  Fasten Seat Belt sign goes on AND they ask the crew to sit down, that’s when I start trembling. Best cure for a fear of violent turbulence? Knock back a few glasses of champagne and watch Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, again. For the past 14 hours I was on a flight to […]

Best wishes to all. (Here’s a story I did last year for Rediff/India Abroad about one Diwali I spent in New York.)

  Perfect timing leading up to the big Diwali release Om Shanti Om…. As Vin Bhat told me earlier this year when I interviewed him, Verizon Wireless has now partnered with Saavn to bring Bollywood ringtones and ringback tones to their customers, and for Verizon Fios subscribers, they will be able to access music videos, […]

Last Friday night in New York, the Asia Society hosted an event around Anupama Chopra’s book, King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema.   The book, and the larger subject of popular Hindi movies, were discussed by a panel comprising (from left to right in the photo) Anupama Chopra, […]