chhotahazri

Hindi: chhoti haziri, vulg. hazri, 'little breakfast'; refreshment taken in the early morning, before or after the morning exercise. (Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, 1994 [1886])

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Showing posts with label Filmistaan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Filmistaan. Show all posts
8 September 2019

The Spirit of Technologies Past

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My Mirror column : As we hurtle ever faster into a digitised present, some recent films cast an affectionate glance back at the technologi...
7 June 2018

State secrets, secret states

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My Mirror column: Raazi successfully inserts itself into existing Bollywood narratives — on Indo-Pak ties, Muslims, nationalism and woma...
24 August 2016

Borderline Conditions

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My Mumbai Mirror column: Watching Happy Bhaag Jayegi is an enjoyable way to think about the Indo-Pak relationship in Hindi cinema. ...
9 August 2015

Not Losing Our Religion

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My Mirror column today:  The success of 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' is a testament to our faith — in uncomplicated national myths, and i...
18 January 2015

Sound Tripping

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My Mumbai Mirror column  today: A conference in Delhi brings fresh insights to bear on technology and music in Mumbai's cinema. The...
21 June 2014

Picture This: Remote Controlled

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My BL_Ink column today: Filmistaan isn’t half-bad. But it reminded me of a Bangladeshi film, also featuring a remote village, and the m...
17 June 2014

Bollywood and Partition

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An edited version of this piece was published as last Sunday's Mumbai Mirror  column : Filmistaan is a film based entirely on...
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