Ideas Without Boundaries.
He once described his evolution through the characters in Simpsons in an interview- from being brilliant and reserved like Lisa to a handful like Bart to bemused like Homer and said at the start of this interview that now he finds himself being more and Read More …
People should consult astrologers when they are going through a really good time.” His father is a film distributor, no one in his family is into astrology; he himself went to Bombay from Calcutta to become a film director, yet life had something else planned Read More …
“Truth Can Only Be Experienced” By Kavita A Chhibber In the course of my career as a journalist, I have lost count of the number of times, devotees and their divine gurus and divine mothers themselves have accosted me to give them or the organizations Read More …
A week ago, I had been on a long overdue shopping spree. So there I was, walking all over town, and finally in one of the malls. I suddenly twisted my foot as I was about to get in line to check out. The pain Read More …
Sachin Bhowmick on Hrishikesh Mukherjee: The Incomparable Babu Moshai He has had one of the most successful careers in Indian Cinema. Almost everything his pen touches turns into gold-or should I say a golden story, and yet when Sachin Bhowmick tried to catch the legendary Read More …
“All root causes of terrorism lie in politics.” By Kavita A Chhibber He has been a legendary cricketer, and remains a global icon with a world wide following. Today Imran Khan is also the most respected figure in Pakistan politics. A straight shooter, known for Read More …
Where the Reel meets the Real. It is so simple to be happy, but it is so difficult to be simple”– from Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s film Bawarchi Chess is a game of complex psychological twists and turns and clever moves, and Hrishikesh Mukherjee was a master Read More …
When I look at some of Hrishi da’s early films, I’m struck by his liberalism and pragmatism. Anuradha (made in 1960) talks about the sacrifice of a famous singer for her doctor husband and who feels a renewed attraction for her lover when he walks Read More …
By Kavita A Chhibber (Photo Credit: SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images) The past weeks since the terrorist attacks on Mumbai, have gone in round the clock interviews with people from India and Pakistan from different walks of life. I’ve spent the time talking to Dr. Deepak Chopra, Read More …
He is one of Britain’s most prominent South Asian personalities, and warm and easy to talk to. His life began in Bombay, until he left for England in the mid sixties. While you could take Sir Gulam Noon out of Bombay, Bombay has remained close Read More …