Another bright movie to chase away any dark thoughts is Gurinder Chadha’s latest, which I saw today with my great-aunt, less than 24 hours before leaving dear old Dublin for New York. Check back soon for a review.
Bachna Ae Haseeno
So I’m back in the motherland, home of jovial cabbies (be they from eastern Nigeria or Cavan) and three-point plugs for all outlets (common currency my foot, when will Europe have a common plug??). I decided to flee for a few hours from the choices of floral arrangements (hmmm, one that spells out “Mam”? […]
A death in the family
Dear friends, fillum fans, occasional visitors, My blogging has slowed to a trickle in recent weeks due to the sudden illness and now passing of my mother. She was an incredibly strong woman who emigrated to the US in search of better career options. Thanks to her work in the travel industry, she showed […]
Money Hai Toh Honey Hai
Too long, too slow. Disappointing. See it or skip it If you’re a diehard Govinda or Ganesh Acharya fan, ok. Others, walk on by.
Being Santosh Sivan
This is a story that I did that ran in the June 20, 2008 issue of India Abroad. “I’m from Kerala, I live in Chennai and work in Bombay, also a bit in London, and I often come to the United States, but I am basically a backwater boy from Kerala.” Given […]
Kooking with Kamna
Sorry, sorry, still feeling the after effects of Kismat Konnection…… Here’s an interesting blogpost that I stumbled across about a week ago…… in it, Janet Miller, a woman out in California, tells about a recent cooking experience with Kamna Chandra, the Hindi movie screenwriter who scripted 1942: A Love Story, among others. Mrs. […]