Second Take: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

With no new movies out in the cinemas for us to review, it is high time we start revisiting some of the movies we loved or loved to hate or just hated. So in this series of #SecondTake, here is revisiting one of the Karan Johar’s least liked films – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. A

Bollywood in lockdown

Of all the causalities inflected by the Corona virus, Bollywood is the most underrated one. 24th March 2020 was supposed to be the date when cinemas in hometown of Bollywood (Mumbai) were going 24/7 after a much sought after amendments in the rule. Much awaited flick Sooryavanshi was to open on this date and create

Motherhood

As you start discovering the joy of food, it is us more than him who beam at every bite or gulp he takes. Parenthood, an endless journey has just begun for us, and we can’t wait to take those little steps with you into each new day of it. Shephali, here is looking back at

Covid – 19

What can clapping and banging thalis do? Nothing perhaps, but then this is a crisis the likes of which no one alive has perhaps ever seen, and no one has a ready-made solution. So it does not really matter if it is just symbolism or a token gesture to boast morale in absence of adequate

Covid – 19

Needless to say, most of us have never in our lives faced a situation like this. All of us have, with the grace of God led mostly privileged lives where our real issues have been related to ups and downs in our academics, career or relationships, which would impact at worst our self-esteem, social standing,

Kartik

इन मासूम सी आँखों में नव जीवन के अंकुरित होते सपनों की चमक कुछ यूँ बिखरी सी है जैसे सूर्योदय की पहली किरण, और रात के स्याह पटल पर लहराती सुबह की आहट जैसे शीत लहर के बाद की पहली धूप से मिलती अंतः को गर्माहट जैसे सूखी धूल-धूसरित धरती पर मेघ की पहली गर्जन

Quarantined

Caged by an invisible aberrant creature We look inwards, and beyond We talk to ourselves and bond To our true selves, to our righteous heart And shredding the skins of all worldly caricature We bow down to the wrath of Mother Nature   In this exile from all the noise and trappings We connect, we

Most Overrated and Underrated Bollywood movies of 2019

2019 in general has been a good year for Bollywood, with 17 movies in the 100 crores club, 1 in 300 crores club, 5 in 200 crores club and several other small budget gems scoring high on profitability. While opinions are always divided when it comes to movies, there are some that win unanimous praise

Before Sunrise

1730 hrs, 14th February 2017, New Delhi The sun was inching closer to the horizon, marked by the uneven skyline of the capital. From his side of the window of the car, the outsides seemed pleasant. A perfect balance of the afternoon heat and evening, the diminishing blue with approaching black, the road full of

Banaras

Pristine as the age-old traditions and contemporary as the new world order – if ever there was a perfect blend of two ends of the spectrum, it is here. Varanasi is, as commonly said – older than history, older than tradition, older than legends and looks twice as old as all of them put together.