Category Archives: me just me
gori tere pyaar mein (2013) – love at work
I so much wanted to like ‘Gori Tere Pyaar Mein‘, if for nothing else, but Dia’s (Kareena Kapoor) character. She is an activist, someone who genuinely is concerned about the … Continue reading
you just take it
My encounter with a Person in Power the day before yesterday needs some reflection. In the last 2 days, I have moved from an emotional response, a desire to get … Continue reading
Originally posted on Kaphal-Wild Berries:
I don’t quite remember what we were doing on Day 9, but the cast seemed to have a lot of time to pose for pictures.…
hair today, more tomorrow
This time, it was called Aaina and not Affinity. It was not in a mall, but on a terrace. The walls were hot pink, and the mirrors, art-deco-ish. There were … Continue reading
fat and dumb
Coming back from IFFI Goa 2008, Pu and I were latched on to by a fellow film buff. That’s one of the dangers you encounter at film festivals, the single … Continue reading
There’s pink and there’s pink
Yet another thing that keeps me sufficiently and suitably distracted from film making is my obsession with lipsticks. One of the things I like to do, when I really need … Continue reading
just nudging
you a bit to go read my post ‘Pigeons and Papayas‘ on Upperstall Blogs.
Circle limit IV
Life is quite like an Escher painting. You see angels, angels, angels, then suddenly all you can see are wicked devils. And try as you might, they don’t go away. … Continue reading
alternative modes of transport
I was watching Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee on a snow peaked mountain in ‘Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hain‘, don’t ask me why, I wouldn’t know. No, wait, it was … Continue reading
recuperating or resuscitating or whatevering with the rajputs
Watching ‘Rajput‘ through one entire evening, 4 hours on Set Max with lots of ads, but a long film, in itself. Like the viral fever all over again. Drifting in … Continue reading
Left to myself
for a day, I: 1. Jump on the trampoline every once in a while for 5 minutes. 2. Drink an extra cup of tea. 3. Eat left-over dal dhokli for … Continue reading
Deadine
Faced with a deadline, 1. I decide I have to read Trollope’s ‘Orley Farm‘.2. I cook a huge meal, rajma-rice, masala aloo, grilled chicken, rice kheer.3. I watch ‘Kashmir ki … Continue reading
All you people out there, please call.
Dhanno goes through my cell phone and says: “The last message you sent someone was 2 days ago.” I say: “So?” Dhanno says: “I suppose when you are old, you … Continue reading
word count
I am doing 377.58 words a day. When I should be doing 5000 words a day By all accounts. Or at least a 1000? (Me, desperate!) But I write 479 … Continue reading
