Woman, equal pay and Dagenham


My family profession is Farming! We grew (still do) rice, cashew, coconut, banana, etc., in a village and had cattle too. That’s right! Some of my friends were astonished when I told them I milked cows and chased wild bores out of rice farms. Back in those days we had daily labours for doing various … Continue reading Woman, equal pay and Dagenham

Enthiran – the robot


It wasn't horrible. Not bad for an attempt from Indian cinema trying to match Hollywood standards. I enjoyed it, well done. At the same time I wish the movie could have been better if director did not worry about audience “understandability factor”. Some compromises were silly. It looks like Indian cinema waited too long, with … Continue reading Enthiran – the robot

Movie review : Lafangey Parindey


This movie revolves around four characters Deepika, her dupe, Neil and his dupe! All four of them got equal share of screen time a typical multi-starrer. They skate, they dance and they fight all over the screen, but none of them managed to do it well, so verdict is 1/10. Lafangey Parindey is the first … Continue reading Movie review : Lafangey Parindey

Khatta Meetha, the movie and the formula


What do you call that person who does the same mistake again and again? Idiot? Well I am that. I was wrong, again. I was a little hopeful that I will get to see a good Akshay Kumar movie, but no, it turned out to be my mistake again. Movie was too silly and pointless. … Continue reading Khatta Meetha, the movie and the formula