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 Nasir Hussain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nasir Hussain. Show all posts
15 August 2017

Tricks and Treats

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My Mirror column: Carrying on our examination of 1957’s biggest Hindi hits, a look at a film which gave us a new kind of exuberant, pra...

The Life Poetic

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My Mirror column: The 1957 classic Paying Guest still feels young as it turns 60. But there are things in its frothy shairana universe th...
26 November 2016

How to Act the Part

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My Mirror column last week: A theatrical riff on Shammi Kapoor inspires thoughts on moustaches, masculinity and performing the self. ...
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