In the month of November, exactly a week before Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012) released, i was at…
When i quit mid-day, the in-house cartoonist Amit Bandre drew my caricature. It was a farewell gift. As cherished as it is, i got it printed on a glossy paper and pasted it on our wall. If you notice, it’s an exaggeration of my face as a cartoon is supposed to be. What’s more interesting is the manner…
I once had an adorable colleague during my journalism days who would remain unfazed by whatever happened around. She rarely responded with words under such circumstances. In fact, her only response to any kind of change in the system was “Kab tak?” delivered with a stoic face. In her long career, she had seen…
Shakti naam ke ek sahab aaj mehmaan-e-khusoosi (chief guest) ki haisiyat se tashreef farma rahe the. Shakti sahab ka taaluq junoobi Hind (south India) se hain lekin woh Mumbai mein hi rehaaish pazeer hain aur ek Angrezi akhbaar ke tafreehi shobe mein sahafi ki haisiyat se kaam…
It’s been almost two weeks since Valentine’s Day and i wonder how much love is indeed in the air. And while i do so, let’s walk through the lane that has been shaping our idea of love. For reasons bordering on utter abstraction, isn’t it attached to the big screen? Of course, it’s present in…
In this city, commuting accounts for about half of the work done. As commuters, you’ve got only two feelings: anger and nothing. They are impatient. [Speaking of patience, those travelling on the Harbour Line redefine patience everyday.] It’s not just about the local trains. It’s about us. We officially…
This piece was supposed to be written by a former trade journalist but she’s apparently too lazy to do the needful. What’s intriguing though is the behavioral interpretation of whether she was/became lazy before/after she switched careers. However, what we expect of journos is that they…
I completed a year in MiD DAY today. Having entered the IIT of Bollywood Journalism exactly one year ago, it’s hard to believe that they haven’t kicked me out yet! Time went by and all i could do was take printouts of my broken dreams. I don’t know what i just said. Anyway, that’s not…
Though incredibly busy, it had been one heck of a week. In the meanwhile, I met some interesting people from the film industry who didn’t fail to impress despite my constant attempt at asking silly questions.
The white flower placed over her ear
greets you even before her face does the same;
Some personalities are loud, some insane,
Many are considered few amongst the rest,