बारिश

ना ही रिमझिम सी , ना ही घनघोर सी एक खामोश से एहसास सी मखमली बूंदों की चादर सी खामोशियों में ही सब कुछ कह जाने वाली  … आज कुछ अलग सी है ये बारिश … कहीं छुपा के रखी हुई यादों को जगाने वाली सहमी सी , घबरायी सी खुल के बरसने से शर्मायी सी

Country and the Countryside : Europe Diaries 3

14th September, 1030 hrs. Last station was called Ameins, and the train is breezing through the beautiful fields, forests and villages. With the comfortable seats, footrest and the wide window pane, the views outside seem like a beautiful painting. Even the villages have a self-assured air of perfection, with ordered houses in similar color and

The International Weekend: Europe Diaries 2

G**ndu, ‘M**d*rch*d, ‘Mera l***da Ch**s’ – the beautiful girl from the International club came and said to me. It took me a moment to decipher given the accent, and all I could say was, what! She giggled. (I am starting to like it, the French giggle) It is midnight, I am sitting in the compact

Foreign : First Brush (Europe Diaries I)

Once again, I am sitting on a railway station, waiting for a train. Just that this time it is not Kanpur or Delhi, but a station called Lille Flanders. Yes, it is a great feeling- just to think of my location – Lille, a small city in the Northern France, in Europe. I can almost

Guilt

As he stepped out of the bus, he saw her. It had been 5 years, but of course it did not take him a moment to recognize her. He could do that with his eyes closed probably. Probably, for that was what he used to tell her often. Back then, when life was a journey

Chennai Express : Masaala Mix turned bland!

* * ½ Rohit Shetty Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Niketan Dheer, Kamini Kaushal Masala Mix turned bland! For a nation known for its cultural, linguistic and all sorts of diversity, Bollywood has seldom explored the phenomenon for cinematic purposes. In that respect, Chennai Express (CE) can be called path breaking. But sadly, in every other

वो सुबह

वो सुबह न जाने कहाँ है , जिसकी पहली किरण में नए दिन का प्रकाश है एक नयी शुरुआत का, नए उत्साह का एहसास है यह वो सुबह नहीं है , जिसमे पक्षियों का कलरव खिलखिलाता संगीत है और जिसकी ठंडी हवा में भीग जाने की मन में आस है जिसकी ओस की बूंदों के

Aurangzeb * * * ½

* * * 1/2 Yashraj Films Atul Sabharwal Rishi Kapoor, Prithviraj, Arjun Kapoor, Amrita Singh, Jackie Shroff, Deepti naval, Swara Bhaskar, Sasheh Agha, Sikander Kher, Anupam Kher Straight off the mark, Aurangzeb is an engaging experience, due to a number of reasons, the first being an impressive ensemble of talented and promising actors of yesteryears

Myth

                Floundering through the clouds of emotions My worlds, my hopes, my cravings Emotions, myriad as myths Breathing life in to my thoughts, or Turning them into a turmoil, Myriad as myths, uncountable, unflinching, flowing- thoughts Storming through the constant of breath To the upheaval of a gasp,

अक्सर देखा है …

रात को सुबह में ढलते तो अक्सर देखा है पर नहीं मिला  कभी वो लम्हा जब रात का वो  स्याह अँधेरा चुपके से कुछ  रंग बदल के एक पल में यूँ ही अनायास सा जाने को व्याकुल बदहवास सा रंगों के सागर में गुम सा जाता है रोशनी के अतिरेक से लज्जित दबे पाँव आहिस्ता कहीं छुप सा जाता