Post 26/11 – the Passage of Time
December 17, 2008sometimes i wonder, whether time makes us heal or does it make us forget. Three weeks are over, and the fourth begins The road to justice has yet to be sighted 🙁
Week 3 – Post 26/11 – Reactions
December 16, 2008The Facebook forwards are dying out. So are the SMS’s. Most people have either moved on with their lives, or decided to act. And, in the third week it is pleasently surprised to see how many people have actually decided to donate…
A Stop at a Tea Stall
December 13, 2008Last month I was shooting part of a documentary in Nepal. In our travels we stopped by at a local tea stall. The stall doubles as a local bar at night. It was run by two ladies – who served us strong…
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
December 13, 2008The buzz, the glamour, the hype, the smartness, the over exposure, in a way makes us forget what a good actor [tag]Shah Rukh Khan[/tag] is. And, [tag]Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi[/tag] is another example of a person carrying a film by their…
Jhing Chik Jhing – Post Production Begins
December 12, 2008We spent quite some time yesterday watching the rushes of our [tag]Marathi Feature Film [/tag] [tag]Jhing Chik Jhing[/tag]. I know I can never be unbiased as far as this film is concerned – but it is looking good. Normally when you watch…
Testing …
December 12, 2008in the continued adventures of getting feedburner to work… and it does. the feed used to fluctuate between not working and working. it used to conk off every time i blogged. Finally, i discovered a blank line at the end of the…
Week 2 – Post 26/11- Reactions 2
December 11, 2008Duh …. This from here: Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi has claimed that the group was not involved in the Mumbai carnage but said his organisation would admit its mistakes provided it was proved that it was in any way linked…
Week 2 – Post 26/11- Reactions
December 10, 2008Two very different stories caught my attention today. Both are related to media coverage. One was in the Indian Express by Rajat Sharma, of India TV, quoting a former Army Chief – who had come into the channel to advice producers &…
Little Woes ….
December 10, 2008Today, I had to get to the dentist to get a tooth out – the wisdom had murdered the molar next to it ! somehow everytime i go to a dentist, i have flashes of the marathon man running through my head…
Week 2 – Post 26/11 – Who rules ?
December 10, 2008Yesterday, elections results in 5 states were announced. The Congress won three of them. I wonder whether the disconnect between the media, the elite and the electorate is so much! I truly respect the PM. I like this government – possibly because…