I am tired; and other famous Millenial quotes
First world problem alert: recently I have been feeling exhausted and unable to finish basic tasks without being distracted by my phone. When I think about everything my parents did…
The Social Dilemma (2020) – right plot, wrong villain
Director: Jeff Orlowski Verdict: An ominous, dystopic docudrama film that that is sufficiently detailed about the ills of social media, but oversimplistic about problems of the world today. The Social…
I am ready/ तैयार
खिल जाऊं तो बाहार हूँमुरझाउ तो बुखार हूँ पहली बारिश का करार भी मैंगर बरस जाऊ तो खुमार हूँ साथ हूँ जैसे मरहम लेकिनपल्ले पड़ जाऊं तो हतियार हूँ कई…
Delhi, meri jaan
Delhi. A city that is drunk on its people. People who begin their days with spicy cocktails of shared stories. I write about Delhi because it is home. While Delhi…
Review: Game Over (2019)
Cast: Taapsee Pannu, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, Anish Kuruvilla, Sanchana Natarajan, Ramya Subramanian, Parvathi T Director: Ashwin Saravanan Verdict: A layered suspense thriller with a strong social commentary but a weak plot…
Review: Article 15 (2019)
Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Isha Talwar, Sayani Gupta, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Nassar Director: Anubhav Sinha Verdict: A slow paced critique of the cast system – must watch…
Irrfan Khan, an Epitaph
Since the news of Irrfan Khan’s death, a question has been bothering me – Why does this feel personal? Everyone around me has mourned Irrfan, as if he was their…
Lessons by Covid-19
The corona virus has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The global media panic is high and governments internationally are acting hard and fast. Borders have…
Review: Gulabo Sitabo (2020)
Gulabo Sitabo is a comic satire on the greed that lives within families around ancestral property and the vicious web of systemic corruption that feeds on it.