“Poverty, filth, traffic!”, “Gandhi, poverty, over-populated”, “Poverty, slums, filthy” and repeat… Aforementioned are the responses of different Americans on asking them what are the first 3 things that come to their mind when they think about India (Source: A YouTube video). There was a second question asked to them that why do those 3 things pop up in their mind about … [Read more...]
For All Those Who Love Indian Cinema For What It Is
Lets talk about films. We Indians love films, be it blue or any color. We have our own taste. Appreciate it. We have our own set of collectibles that we watch more than the number of repeats of Sooryavansham on Sony Max. This article is not about filming failures, neither is it a tribute. It is about the confusion we have about the cinema our country produces. A stigma that … [Read more...]
4 things that we Indians can learn from “The Imitation Game” and “The Theory of everything”
“Are you paying attention? Good. If you’re not reading carefully, you will miss things, important things. I will not pause, I will not repeat myself and you will not let anyone interrupt you!” Wondering about the relevance of the text? Well, don’t worry! It was just a sleazy attempt of mine to provide my wannabe hit blog a beginning imitated from an already super-hit movie … [Read more...]