No marriage is happy after it happens. It’s only before, thinking of it, that it’s happy. – Manju’s drunkard father in Behind the Beautiful Forevers p.183 I can’t swear it’s all non-fiction. But Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo is a devastating indictment of what is […]
Dark Knight Rises’ director Christopher Nolan may know a thing or two about the technique of making movies but he’s has always been a less than inspiring figure when it comes to the artistic elements, the magical amalgam that delivers a soul-stirring movie. I don’t know about you schmucks but when the lights go out […]
I hate Budweiser Beer. Like Tamil actor buffoon Ajith’s movies, it reeks of poor quality. But I made an exception and got myself a Budweiser. Know why? After seeing Billa 2’s disastrous box office numbers, I wanted to celebrate by quaffing the biggest bottle of beer. And Budweiser was the biggest in the liquor store […]
Fish require water. You’re familiar with that concept? – Fred Jones to Harriet Harriet Chetwode-Talbot in Salman Fishing in Yemen Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, what an odd name for a movie. So different from Rowdy Rathore or Billa 2, isn’t it? 😉 Unusual Theme But then the theme of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen […]
Some of the greatest melodies in Hindi films are from Rajesh Khanna’s movies of the 1960s and 1970s – Aaradhana, Anand, Haathi Mera Saathi, Katoi Patang, Andaaz etc. During my childhood, growing up in South India, songs from Rajesh Khanna’s movies were a constant presence in my life – on Radio Ceylon and Binaca Geet […]
I am going to add flying with an Asian or Middle Eastern carrier to my “bucket list.” – CNN reader Robb1371 Source: The world’s best airline for 2012 is … Like in a lot of other arenas, America’s airlines too have fallen way behind their Asian and Middle Eastern rivals. World’s Top-10 Airlines 1. Qatar […]