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The world and its father has already written about Raavan and Ravanan. I’ve seen the former, and as far as I am concerned, that was rather enough for me. For starters, never mind the parallels with the Ramayana. What Indian cinema storyline doesn’t involve some shadowy version of one of the epics? And the elements [...]
Posted on June 23rd, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
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I went for this concert yesterday – London Philharmonic Orchestra performing some of A R Rahman’s “best-known” works. Writing about the concert last evening is hard. I knew that this was not going to be a traditional filmy fare. But my expectations had gone up because I had been to a wonderful concert at the [...]
Posted on April 8th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
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While in India, I had the pleasure of watching at least three films in a theatre. The experience isn’t vastly different from watching it in London, to be honest. Same level of enthu in the crowd, and similar levels of cynicism. Though the amount of noise in the theatre is spectacular. People constantly chattering on [...]
Posted on March 5th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
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Am a prize idiot. When I booked tickets way back in November, I assumed ten days off. Booked return on the 1st of March. Realised a month back that 1st was Holi. Idiot. That picture is from early mid-90s. I am not in it. Possibly somewhere in the periphery plotting world domination. But I loved [...]
Posted on February 28th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
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Thanks to a few wonderful friends, I discovered the link to this – Binaca Geetmala. I think Ameen Sayani’s voice was somehow inescapable when I was growing up. But things changed at a breathless pace in the 90s. My sister who’s barely five years younger than I am probably doesn’t know as much about Ameen [...]
Posted on February 17th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
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I went in, desperately wanting to like My Name Is Khan. I came out with a sense of relief. That the film was over, and that I could go home and drown my brain in the mental equivalent of a mouthwash. The first half of this film was sweet, moving. It’s got these random breezy [...]
Posted on February 12th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
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A few general things on life. Considering this is the longest the blog has remained quiet – about a month of silence I think. The New Year started on a very raw note. I felt like the universal cow was chewing my happiness. By the fourth week of January though, it felt like the happiness [...]
Posted on February 8th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
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