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Jayanti Jha

Jayanti Jha

On planes, packing, and pasta.

When I first read Sophie Kinsella (mother)’s The Undomestic Goddess, I remember how in the beginning the protagonist is buying make up for…

Jun 22

On planes, packing, and pasta.

Jun 22

Jayanti Jha

BEING A HACK(S)

If you ask me for a TV recommendation today, I have only one answer- Hacks. Hacks is the best show on TV right now, I think Hacks has been…

Jun 16

BEING A HACK(S)

Jun 16

Jayanti Jha

Comfort viewing: On Bridgerton, Masterchef Australia, and 30 Rock.

One of the biggest unsolved mysteries of our time is the popularity of Masterchef Australia in India. It’s like the Baby’s Day Out…

May 26

Comfort viewing: On Bridgerton, Masterchef Australia, and 30 Rock.

May 26

Jayanti Jha

4 years without Irrfan

I wrote this 4 years ago on April 29, 2020, I haven’t changed it since.

Apr 29

4 years without Irrfan

Apr 29

Jayanti Jha

Airport looks: It could be worse.

There is a case to be made for a fail safe airport outfit. We are living in the era of airport looks but celebrities fly business, whereas…

Apr 18

Airport looks: It could be worse.

Apr 18

Jayanti Jha

Crew: No Ladies are Laapataa at the the theatre near you.

It’s been a good first quarter for the Hindi film industry, even without the big crowd pullers à la Pathaan and Jawan, people have come to…

Apr 10

Crew: No Ladies are Laapataa at the the theatre near you.

Apr 10

Jayanti Jha

Part Deux of Thoughts while traveling, on Trains, cars, and flightsPart Deux of Thoughts while…

The unfortunate part of writing part 1 of something is that you have to write the second part, unless you are George RR Martin, in that…

Mar 27

Part Deux of Thoughts while traveling, on Trains, cars, and flightsPart Deux of Thoughts while…

Mar 27

Jayanti Jha

MURDER MUBARAK: WEEKEND BINGE

Mar 18

MURDER MUBARAK: WEEKEND BINGE

Mar 18

Jayanti Jha

Rhea Kapoor: CinemaxStyle.

As a society at large, we are all recovering from the Jamnagar MET Gala held earlier this month (but better than the MET because it lasted…

Mar 14

Rhea Kapoor: CinemaxStyle.

Mar 14

Jayanti Jha

Laapataa Ladies: For women to find their way home, they first need to find their way to themselves.

“Perhaps love is different in other countries, I thought, where the climate is cooler, where a woman can say her husband’s name, where the…

Mar 7

Laapataa Ladies: For women to find their way home, they first need to find their way to themselves.

Mar 7

Jayanti Jha

Jayanti Jha

Former TV producer turned civil servant, all year round iced coffee drinker. Books to read, things to watch, general life, universe etc. updates found here.

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