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    I’ve never been (Un)happier: Shaheen Bhatt’s candid story

    By Anshu / May 7, 2019

    This is a short book written by 29-year old Shaheen Bhatt, who has spent most of her adult life dealing with clinical depression. Shaheen Bhatt has an enviable pedigree. She is the daughter of celebrity parents: Mahesh…

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  • Films,  Reviews

    Badla: Sujoy Ghosh’s taut thriller

    By Anshu / March 16, 2019

    It is after a long long time that I have seen an audience break into applause spontaneously at the end of a movie. The last time I witnessed that was in a Leicester Square cinema hall in…

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  • Films,  Reviews

    Gully Boy: The divide and the angst

    By Anshu / February 19, 2019

    A young driver watches the owner’s daughter rush into the back seat of the plush car, her eyes streaming with tears. He shuts the door and drives the long drive back home in the silent night, craving…

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  • Events,  Music,  People,  Travelogues

    Usha Uthup: The bad girl with Kanjeevaram sneakers

    By Anshu / February 15, 2019

    Dressed in a gorgeous Kanjeevaram silk saree, her trademark big bindi adorning her forehead, she climbs up the stage gingerly. She is 71 and her hair has streaks of grey. She looks the complete antithesis of what…

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    The Jaipur Literature Festival: A carnival to remember

    By Anshu / February 8, 2019

    Resplendent peacocks welcome you as you enter the gates of Diggi Palace. And then you are subjected to an airport style scan and frisking — only done a lot more politely and quickly. The vibrant colours of…

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  • Books,  Events,  People

    Jeffrey Archer: I’m more a story teller than a writer

    By Anshu / January 30, 2019

    Jeffrey Archer sells more copies of his novels in India than in any other country in the world. He narrates an amusing anecdote where he stepped off the plane in Mumbai and was on a taxi to…

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  • Books,  Events,  Films

    Movies are like a kidnapping: Books versus their film adaptations

    By Anshu / January 29, 2019

    Do authors like to see their work portrayed on celluloid? And when that is done, are they satisfied with the final product? Of course, they do want the film based on their book to succeed. But isn’t…

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  • Events,  Films,  People

    Jiya jale: Gulzar and his lyrics

    By Anshu / January 28, 2019

    Writing subtitles for Hindi film songs can lead to hilarious situations. Famously, the song from Mangal Pandey: The Rising called ‘Mangal mangal’ was translated as ‘Tuesday, Tuesday’! But imagine the chagrin of the person who has to…

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  • Films,  Reviews

    Tumbbad: A fable of greed

    By Anshu / January 22, 2019

    Gloomy grey skies, incessant dreary downpours and an eerie emptiness that echoes through the length of the film. An abandoned waada enveloped in green moss, antique locks which creak and resound in a lonely house, flickering lanterns…

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  • Films,  Music

    Naina da kya kasoor

    By Anshu / January 10, 2019

    It starts off slowly. As the lilting music emerges from the piano, your fingers start tapping. And when the guitar strings, piano keys and the percussionist begin belting out the peppy rhythm, your heart wants to start…

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