Brida: Large dollops of New Age wisdom

Published on July 4, 2008

Brida was originally published in the Portuguese language, right after The Alchemist. It has been recently translated into English. For those who might not be aware, Brida has already been adapted to the silver screen with a Portuguese movie released in 1998 with the same name.


A vain attempt to make a mark: Sarkar Raj

Published on June 23, 2008

The play of light, shadow, effects and even the background music adds to the confusion of the script. Things are just happening, dialogues are just being delivered and amidst all the very-slowly unfolding melodrama, the female protagonist is “unnaturally” omnipresent.


Writing Freely!

Published on June 20, 2008

So, when I was asked to make a user guide in MS-Word for a web-application, I did the needful, but also went a step-ahead to offer an online help, which could be integrated into the application. Customers are happy when you offer them a little more than what they accept; and needless to say my customer was glad. The only glitch being nobody wanted to offer me a licensed tool.


Bhootnath: Yours morally

Published on May 23, 2008

We watched Bhootnath over the weekend, but I decided to wait for a couple of days to write an unbiased review. Though I have no qualms about saying that this 2-hr flick was entertaining in the first half, I still don’t feel confident about recommending the movie to someone. Maybe the easiest way out is to [...]


In the name of God …

Published on May 1, 2008

This is the biggest success of the script writer, who managed to weave the threads of hope and peace in a movie that is primarily about fear, desperation, dejection, mental and physical trauma, and also the sad plight of women.


A never ending romance … Jodha Akbar

Published on March 15, 2008

Literally and metaphorically … 
Literally, because the movie rambled on and on for three hours and eternity.
Metaphorically, because the movie-makers asserted that the love-influence of the Jodha impacted Muhgal politics for posterity. 
Fact, or fiction, true love or political game, the first concern that the movie invoked in me was not regarding the historical sources or [...]