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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24 September 2016

Pink isn't black or white

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My Mirror column : The film pushes the debate on sexual consent by focusing on women who don't fit into the popular idea of 'good...

15 September 2016

Again and again and again

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My Mirror column : A plot-heavy romance uses time travel to look at love in the long term — which means the here and now. Nitya Mehra...

7 September 2016

The Life Support Machine

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My Mirror piece: Ruchika Oberoi's Island City pushes our technologised reality to its starkest logical conclusions. No man is a...

3 September 2016

Above the Law

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My Mumbai Mirror column last Sunday: Oonche Log, a 1965 National Award winner, is a fascinating take on conflicting views of justice an...

24 August 2016

Borderline Conditions

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My Mumbai Mirror column: Watching Happy Bhaag Jayegi is an enjoyable way to think about the Indo-Pak relationship in Hindi cinema. ...

14 August 2016

The murderer as hero

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My Mumbai Mirror column: Rustom 's lurid, overblown courtroom drama turns the 1959 Nanavati trial into a showcase for pop-patriotism....

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