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 Konkona Sen Sharma. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Konkona Sen Sharma. Show all posts

30 October 2017

Making and Unmaking Men

My Mirror column : In films as disparate as Rukh , Bareilly ki Barfi and A Death in the Gunj , games of masculinity are depressingly i...

5 August 2017

Speaking of Sex

My Mirror column : For the women in Lipstick Under My Burkha , words are a necessary weapon on the quest for desire – but they can also w...

26 July 2017

Those Who Dream In Daylight

My Mirror column : Under the easy symbolism of burkhas, lipsticks and cigarettes, Lipstick Under My Burkha is a film that’s urgently ...

4 June 2017

This Dappled Light

My Mirror column : Konkona Sen Sharma’s directorial debut eschews high drama for a gentle chiaroscuro of abandon and watchfulness. T...

19 March 2017

Lady-Oriented Lipstick Dreams

My Mirror column on 5 Mar: Making sense of the CBFC’s recent ruling is tough, but not impossible. Our columnist reaches a speculative co...

25 October 2009

The Reluctant Diamond: Konkona Sen Sharma

A profile I did for Tehelka : Konkona Sen Sharma may be cast again and again as the small-town girl seeking the bright lights, but in r...

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