The first time it happened to me, I was taken aback. I booked a ticket in advance for the much …
Shortfilm Longfilm
It’s September 1998. Monsoons in full swing over Mumbai City. On one such soggy day, my cameraman and dear friend SN …
Director’s Note: Putaani Party
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 …