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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 moments [...]
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 had [...]
Posted on February 8th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
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Have I ever mentioned how much I love this song? That it’s on a playlist called ‘Work Morning’ on my ipod – and it makes me want to get up and do a little dance. Given the song, it’d probably be too raunchy for any polite company, but whattay song!
Posted on December 17th, 2009 by Neha Viswanathan
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Meh. That’s my first reaction. I guess the ‘noise’ around the film was so high that expectations went higher still.
Yes, Paanch was a debut film for Anurag Kashyap. And I am a BIG BIG FAN of his now. But even as an early film, it feels a bit amateur. I’ve seen rave reviews about [...]
Posted on December 17th, 2009 by Neha Viswanathan
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