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 Kapoor and Sons. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Kapoor and Sons. Show all posts

6 February 2017

Best of 2016: Part II

My Mirror column : The second part of my year-end list of my favourite Indian films from 2016. Carrying on from last week's column: he...

1 August 2016

Everything is Illuminated

This week's Mirror column : Are there more stoners on the Hindi film screen? A short history of filmi drugs, from old-fashioned to...

17 April 2016

Mining the Mother Lode

My Mirror column today: Is there a new kind of Hindi film mother? Or have they become so complicated that they transcend the category...

21 March 2016

Fixing the Family Album

My Mirror column yesterday : Like a memorable family gathering, Kapoor and Sons serves up a mix of merriment and tears. At the core...

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