I was coming back from my dance rehearsals when a good friend called to tell me about when our M.A.(psychology) exams were slated. To my horror, these dates clashed with my M.F.A.(masters in Bharatanatyam). The probability that the dates would clash was too little and insignificant. For a while I didn’t know how to react [...]
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Posted 08 July 2007
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I caught up with this movie after almost the whole of the world watched it, never the less.
Life in a… Metro is a movie about a Metropolis like Mumbai (as the name of the movie suggests). This movie tells us a few stories that are neatly woven together. Directed by Anurag Basu and music by [...]
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Posted 07 July 2007
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The English version of the above Hindi Phrase reads “I want to become Madhuri Dixit.”
I must admit that I have always been a very big fan of Madhuri right from days immemorial. So to watch her again some time soon is really exciting. I watched her on Koffee with Karan this Sunday. She looked stunning! [...]
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Posted 06 July 2007
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We are all whizzing through life, with our foot firmly pressed on the accelerator. Zooming from one milestone to another, life for most of us just resembles distant scenery that we occasionally glimpse in the rear-view mirror. With our eyes clearly trained towards the road ahead, we hurry on. And on. And on. And on. [...]
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Posted 08 May 2007
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Never really occurred to me that dance could be my occupation. I always enjoyed it. It was my hobby for years. But I never took it seriously. This year I have realised that its a very inseparable part of my life.
I am doing a regular masters in Bharat Natyam. At the onset I wasn’t willing [...]
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Posted 06 May 2007
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Dreams have been a mystery to us since Adam first breathed life. The stuff of legends, myth and fairy tale, dreams have always fascinated mankind. If you too have wondered about what dreams are all about, read on …
Dreams are a communication of body, mind and spirit in a symbolic communicative environmental state of being. [...]
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Posted 04 May 2007
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Haravlele Pratibimb (Lost Reflection) is a Marathi adaptation of Mahesh Elkunchwar’s Pratibimb. This play has been done and redone a couple of times earlier, however this version has been done in a drastically different stlye. Haravlele Pratibimb is directed by Chetan Datar (one of the most accomplished directors in Marathi experimental theatre). He has collaborated [...]
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Posted 02 May 2007
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Abhishek was set to marry Aishwarya on the 20th of this month. Media speculations had begun well in advance. However as the d-day drew closer, the media just lost it. I wanted to write about this last week itself, but the whole episode just made me sooooo nauseated. I mean, its not like someones getting [...]
I was intrigued by the promos of this particular movie. It looked appealing. Not that the subject has never been made into a movie, but… this time it was Amitabh in there. You dont need to be a rocket surgeon to know that such a movie would not have done very well in India. What [...]
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Posted 19 April 2007
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The movie Black Friday is based on the book “Black Friday” written by Hussain Zaidi. The book is a pithy report of the plot and police inquiry of the serial bomb blasts that shook Mumbai on the 12th March 1993. Kashyap (The director) has remained honest to the book. His movie is almost a visual [...]