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 Neena Gupta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Neena Gupta. Show all posts
4 June 2021

How Benegal turned an '80s train ride into a journey of self-discoveries

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For my weekly column in Mirror/TOI Plus, the seventh piece in a series on trains in Indian cinema:  Shyam Benegal's thought-provoking te...
22 March 2020

Unsuitable arrangements

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My Mirror column : Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan  mainstreams same-sex love and battles the insistence on marriage with wit and warmth. ...
16 February 2020

Life after death

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My Mirror column : A range of recent narratives, including the quietly brilliant 2019 film  Aise Hee  ( Just Like That ), offer a perspecti...
22 April 2019

Prisons of the Mind

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My Mirror column : At 25, Ismail Merchant's  In Custody  ( Muhafiz ) remains a striking vision of poetry amidst pettiness, as well...
30 October 2018

Celebrating Acceptance

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My Mirror column : The awkward event of a mature couple having a baby ends up offering an optimistic view of the Indian family in  Badhaai ...
26 April 2015

Living by the loom: Shyam Benegal's Susman

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My column in Mumbai Mirror today:  Shyam Benegal's Susman offers a portrait of the handloom  weaver's predicament, sadly rel...
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