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Movie in Review: Blank
Basically, the movie is a lot like A Wednesday in its plot in terms of what it earns for you toward the end, minus its excellence. Amongst the mediocre screenplay, and amidst the actors who have earned accolades with their talent, here is Karan who manages to outshine. More in the detailed review. Continue reading
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Movie in Review: The Tashkent Files
Here is one movie that couldn’t have had a better time for release. You are talking about a whole generation who has been kept away from the contribution that the second Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri had in making India what it is today. Centrally, the movie revolves around the death of our… Continue reading
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Movie in Review: Shazam
The movie is at least ten years too late. Had it been 2007, I’d have enjoyed watching it. Continue reading
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Mind this when Writing a Novel
Yes, the story is one of the most important things that you should have to tell or share. But a novel isn’t only about the story. You may have the best story to tell. But if you don’t tell it the way people would like to listen to, then, sorry, you will lose your audience.… Continue reading
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Mankading: The Case of Ethics vs Laws
Life is a curious case of choices. The choices make us who we are. The choices may or may not be ours, but they do influence us a great deal. But, as we look at it closely, life isn’t any different than the game. And, so aren’t the choices. Such critical are the choices in… Continue reading
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The Writer’s Chronicles – Episode 13
To Work on Not to Work Continue reading
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Vignettes of Writing
Writing requires you to dig out the priceless wisdom of doing and redoing the same stories as if your mind were a bottomless mine of never-ending thoughts. Continue reading
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भास असे हे भाषेचे
भास असे हे भाषेचे एकाएक मी अनुभवले कोठे भाग घेऊनि भागले कोठे भाग देउनी उरले एक असते ते वीट येणे एक तो सर्वज्ञ उभा विटेवरी कोणी विचारले भाव जगातले कोणी सांगितले भाव मनातले कर्मयोगी ने मान मिळवला हठयोगीने मान ताटली विषुववृत्त हे स्थान होऊनि कवितेचे वृत्त जाहले कोणी राग गायले आणि कोणी राग दाखविले कोणी… Continue reading
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A Tug of War with Life
Of the two Things to choose— Between Love and Hate— I’d neither love to hate nor hate to love. Of the two Days that lay— Between birth and death— I’d learn to live the present. Of the two States to choose— Between doing and done— I’d choose to continue to walk. Of the two Thoughts… Continue reading
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Movie in Review: Uri, The Surgical Strike
Movies come and go, but only a few can mark their presence on the movie-goer’s timeline. Uri: The Surgical Strike marks its presence in the same way. The movie strikes the right message at the right time, and with surgical precision—for the pun’s sake. The patriot within me wants to rate it a complete 5… Continue reading