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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30 October 2011

Cinemascope: Harishchandrachi Factory; Ra.One

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Manufacturing joy HARISHCHANDRACHI FACTORY Director: Paresh Mokashi Starring: Nandu Madhav, Vibhawari Deshpande, Atharva Karve ***1/2 ...

29 October 2011

Book Review: What isn’t Bollywood?

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A review of two books about Hindi cinema - one academic and one not - written for a section on writing about films and film music that I gue...

28 October 2011

Teen Behenein

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Kundan Shah brings home an ugly truth with sensitivity. It is supremely difficult to make a film hold an audience's interest when...

Cinemascope: Super 8; Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge

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My Sunday Guardian column for 23rd Oct. Immaculately done, super-enjoyable ride SUPER 8 Director: J.J. Abrams Starring: Joel Courtney, Rile...

16 October 2011

Cinemascope: Jo Dooba So Paar; Drive

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Fails to bloom after promising start JO DOOBA SO PAAR: IT'S LOVE IN BIHAR Director: Praveen Kumar Starring: Vinay Pathak, Rajat Kapoor, ...

11 October 2011

It's A Funny Thing: Photography Review

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Kapil Das’ photographs capture the whimsy of this world without exoticising it Among the less prominently displayed photographs in Ka...

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