November 28, 2008. 1.52 pm The last 40 hours or so, as one watches the images of the horrific happenings …
Deepak & Demi Vs Bappi Da Vs Annnu Malllik for the Ultimate Accolade
Recently, in what appears to be a deep-rooted desire to be fired from my weekly radio show called The Groove …
There’s something about Kamini…
“Why not Kamini Kaushal?” It was a chance remark I made. An advertising filmmaker friend of mine, Shivendra (Shivi), was …
R&R
On Saturday night I tried to see a movie but it was houseful everywhere I tried. It was Madhur Bhandarkar’s …
Thus wrote Filmindia
She acts well only above the shoulders, especially in pathetic situations. But in the dance sequences her deformed back and …
Hail the new Chairman! Or Maybe Not…
Last week it was reported that the Central Board of Film Censors in Pakistan not only had a new chairman …
An Ode To A Fish
One of the high points of my life as a filmmaker came sometime in August 2001. I was shooting a …
The Death of Shama and Common Sense
Just received, by recorded delivery no less, the latest edition of what must be the only publication that even pretends …
Mumbainaama – Telephoto Mode
1987. Bombay. Monsoon. Drenched, three-fourth of me dangling out of a packed local train, I was in ‘telephoto’ mode. That …
Where is MAULA JAT when you need him most!
Something very odd happened yesterday. There was no suicide bombing anywhere in Pakistan. Sadly, over the last year or so …