Posted on October 30, 2008 by compulsivewriter
Golmaal, both the Amol Palekar as well as the recent Ajay Devgan one, is synomnymous with a laugh riot. So when a sequel to Rohit Shetty’s laugh riot Golmaal is released on Diwali, you walk in expecting to be tickled to laughter. Nah, you won’t laugh. You’ll barely manage to giggle a bit.
The story is [...]
Filed under: Films | Tagged: Ajay Devgan, bollywood, comedy, Diwali, entertainment, film, Golmaal Returns, laugh riot, movie review, movies, review, Rohit Shetty | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 30, 2008 by compulsivewriter
Madhur Bhandarkar has been known to pick a certain profession, find the unspoken truth, blow it out of proportion and make a dramatically real film about it. With his latest offering, Fashion, he underplays it.
To begin with, the film is full of gaps that leave you with a ‘why’. The characters are interesting but not [...]
Filed under: Films, opinion | Tagged: Arjan Bhasin, characters, Fashion, Fashion industry, film, film review, glamour, Indian Cinema, Kangana Ranaut, Madhur Bhandarkar, models, movies, Mugdha Godse, Priyanka Chopra, reality, reality in cinema, review, Samee Soni | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 30, 2008 by compulsivewriter
The advertisements on tv, the well decorated windows of the smallest clothing shop and the multicolored display of kandeels on the road just tell me that Diwali is coming.
I love coming home to unopened gift boxes. I love it that my parents still leave them unopened till both us daughters are around. I love tearing [...]
Filed under: People, memories, opinion | Tagged: Diwali, family, festivals, festive season, firecrackers, hope, innocence, joys, life, light, love, memories, personal, pollution, responsibility, sharing, sharing joy | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 20, 2008 by compulsivewriter
After much negligence, my hair demanded it be taken care of. So I found myself seated at my aunt’s lovely salon, a book in tow, getting the much needed hair treatment done.
Amongst the pedicured feet and immaculately soft hands, I felt rather country cousinish. I took a minute to see myself in [...]
Filed under: People, babble, opinion | Tagged: balance, beauty, decision, family, hair, hair cut, life, love, marriage, permission, personal, positive body image, random, relationships, salon | 6 Comments »
Posted on October 4, 2008 by compulsivewriter
I am a woman, I am Brahmin,I am Maharashtrian, I am Hindu, I am Indian, I am human. It doesn’t matter who I am or who you are. All that matters is if you are a human being sensitive to the world, to the good or bad, to the right or wrong. If your [...]
Filed under: People, opinion | Tagged: Christianity, citizens, communalism, extremism, freedom, Gandhi, Hinduism, Hindustan Times, india, Kandhamal, news, opinion, Orissa, religion, rural India, Secularism, violence, violence against women | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 2, 2008 by compulsivewriter
Mahatma Gandhi gave the world Satyagraha, a weapon sans violence. Gandhi followers speak of his dislike for violence and his ability to fight for the truth without resorting to violence. This man known as the FAther of our nation, must be disappointed with what we have made this country.
All the newspapers’ front pages are adorned [...]
Filed under: opinion | Tagged: india, Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru, opinion, peace, personal, random, reasons, Secularism, terror, terrorism, thoughts, violence, violence in india, vision | 1 Comment »