Category Archives: Bollywood

Collective bargain

Posted on August 25, 2010 by manuscrypts

“The way they speak about dinosaurs now, a few years later, that’s how they will talk about the mill workers”, says a character in City of Gold, a Hindi film by Mahesh Manjrekar, adapted from a play by Jayant Pawar. … Continue reading →

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Lost Shopping Destination

Posted on June 9, 2010 by manuscrypts

L. I have loved Bollywood for a long long time. Though I’m more a fan of the ‘unBollywood ‘ movies (best represented by our poster child Abhay Deol)  these days, the first love retains its charm. I have written about … Continue reading →

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Sikkim Day 5 – Amitabh Falls and Feats at 17100 ft

Posted on April 27, 2010 by manuscrypts

This was the big day, the day we would visit the lake at 17100 feet — Gurudongmar. The driver said that the earlier we started, the better. Our versions of ‘early’ obviously didn’t match, and we left, with me still … Continue reading →

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Seedy Saanp tales

Posted on June 26, 2009 by manuscrypts

Disclaimer: This is one of those trippy posts written purely for indulging the self. It all started when we realised that we could never find Nagraj when work had to be done. Some even said he never responded anyway. And … Continue reading →

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Head Trips

Posted on May 19, 2009 by manuscrypts

Sometime back, a friend and I were discussing Bollywood in general and then we somehow landed up on the subject of Aditya Pancholi. Oh, okay, if you’ve forgotten him already, refresh your memory with Wikipedia.  The last I heard of … Continue reading →

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Watch your mouth

Posted on March 27, 2009 by manuscrypts

He: Aa Dekhe Zara.. She: Kya? He: Watchmen She: and I thought you’d prefer Bips. You want to “Watchmen” He: very funny! So shall we go? She: No, I don’t want to watch a comic strip!! He: It’s a comic … Continue reading →

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Forsake

Posted on January 16, 2009 by manuscrypts

And sometimes, in the strangest of places, you find food for thought. ‘The Peddler of Soaps’ by Anand Kurian, which I had expected to give me only some entertainment, and not points to ponder, did the former quite well, and … Continue reading →

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Dead Ends

Posted on December 9, 2008 by manuscrypts

Ever since I saw Via Darjeeling, I’ve had this thought. In every movie that I’ve seen, the hero has to be victorious at the end. The villain never wins. Of course, there are movies with tragic endings, where the hero … Continue reading →

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The Best Goodbye Ever

Posted on November 18, 2008 by manuscrypts

And once in a while a movie comes along that makes you want to write a note on it. No, Drona, Karzzz, LS2050 don’t exactly fall into the category that I meant. A lot of discussion happened before I saw … Continue reading →

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