A Gram Panchayat or a village governing body in rural India facilitates the formation of the Makkala Samiti or Children’s …
Boi Dekha!
I think easily the best thing to come out of being content-in-charge of Upperstall has been my exposure to Indian …
Enough Already!
One would have imagined that a couple of days after the Oscar awards ceremony, Slumdog fatigue would set in; but …
Chip on the Shoulder Syndrome? Surely Not!
Having despised Nationalism as the most divisive of political notions for most of my conscious life I now find that …
Whose Film is it Anyway?
So Slumdog Millionaire has done it with 8 Academy Awards in the bag including 3 winners from India – AR …
Need to Know?
After Shah Rukh Khan had his shoulder surgery, he called a press conference and gave the media all details, which, …
A Grasshopper’s Pilgrimage (2009) – The Grasshopper in a Local Train
Her orange nightie and petticoat looked clean, her matted white hair was tied up tidily; only her nails were black …
Birth of a Film Psychopath
I must have been about 10 and was at boarding school at Lawrence School, Lovedale. One of the highlights of …
Swimming with Sharks and Playing with Fire – The Revival of BS in Pakistan
The experience of making a feature film in Pakistan and subsequently dealing with Pakistani businesses and conglomerates and government has …
Ladies make Inappropriate Mistakes
I seemed to recognize Isabel Archer from the time I was 19. I didn’t know myself much when I was …