• Events,  Films,  People

    Jiya jale: Gulzar and his lyrics

    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…

  • Books,  Reviews

    Khullam Khulla: Uninhibited Rishi Kapoor

    From one Bollywood biography to the next. Just finished Khullam Khulla—Rishi Kapoor’s ‘uncensored’ biography written with Meena Iyer. The comparison is unnecessary, but this one is a certainly more interesting read than KJo’s book. For one, Rishi Kapoor…