At first blush, a clich? Europe tour would generally include mostly western European destinations like Paris, Amsterdam, London, Berlin, Rome, etc. However, breaking the conspicuous trend chain, I zeroed in on Slovenia, a southern central European country, which bears low profile and also, much less in limelight from tourism point of view. I got a […]
Game of Thrones Bollywood Remake: Some suggestions for a Sanskari Adaptation
Game of Thrones has taken the world by storm. More importantly, it has taken desis by storm too, although initially it seemed unlikely considering the nature of the content. Now, considering Bollywood’s penchant for remakes and strange imitations, we can expect something similar very soon. But surely it cannot be a made as it is […]
Meher Chand Market: My Top Picks
People visiting the Lodhi Colony area and India Habitat Center invariably end up in Khan Market for their relaxing dose of shopping and fine dining. But today I want to talk about another market in this area that is silently becoming a cool destination on its own. Yes, I am talking about the Meher Chand […]
Losing my GoT virginity: 5 reasons why it works
Yes, I avoided watching Game of Thrones for a long time. As it happens with some highly popular cultural phenomena, I got tired of the excessive hype around it. Everyone else was talking about it and I felt like a social pariah for not being able to weigh in. This made me detest it even […]
Pink: Not Hard Hitting Enough
So I watched Pink as everybody was going gaga over it. I was curious. Was it really a pathbreaking film? Or was it another of those films praised to the skies by the media due to sheer dearth of decent films in Bollywood? Shoojit Sircar & co do have a decent track record. Those films […]
Udta Punjab: Flies only occasionally
So, Pahlaj Nihalani’s heroic efforts went in vain and Udta Punjab did not go the way of Paanch or Libaas. That surely is good news. Not that I am too optimistic about the society but at least for once, the uncouth moral brigade had to bite the dust. But what about the film itself? Was […]
Mawlynnong : Utopia on the Edge
I have always had a desire to travel. As the clich? goes, if money was not an issue, I would be travelling all the time. But the real world is harsh. I do have to shuttle between cities at times, or within the city, for work. But the real joy of travelling for purely personal […]
Chauthi Koot: Intricately Detailed yet Incomplete
Although I have never permanently lived in Punjab, as a Punjabi I have always had a keen interest in the state and its volatile politics. I was born after the darkest phase of Khalistani insurgency, but I always wanted to explore it a bit more. That is why I walked into Chauthi Koot (The Fourth […]
Batman Vs Superman: A So So Superhero Movie
I am in a slightly confused state right now. I just watched Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, the latest in the long line of American superhero movies. Now, I do not think it was a great movie. For that matter, Zack Snyder has never been a great director in comparison to, say, a Nolan. […]
45 Years… and a revelation!
Relationships are difficult to maintain. Especially in this era, most people have gotten used to frivolous and short term dalliances rather than life long relationships. But then, what exactly does one achieve through such a relationship? What happens when after decades of a steady relationship, we find out that it was not as ideal as […]