Meena Kumari - A Legend

Meena Kumari’s rags to riches saga has a poignant edge to it. Dubbedthe greatest tragedienne of the Indian screen, her doomed personal life flashing with deep tragedy...

True Review TV – TV’S BAWA GANG

Mahatma Gandhi is purported to have once said, "In numbers Parsis are beneath contempt, but in contribution, beyond compare." I am quoting Gandhiji on the Parsis only becau...

In Hindi Films, Strong Women Are A Formula That Works.

In the hit Hindi film of the season, an architect cares for her cantankerous father, enduring his careful analysis of his own constipation, his contempt for marriage, which...

Cinema spree continues on Day 7 of 16th Mumbai film festival

Mumbai, October 20, 2014: It has been a week since the 16^th Mumbai Film Festival started and cine goers are yearning for more with every passing...

Address: Under The Kemps Corner Flyover

Nobody could remember when this family moved in. One of the parking spaces under the Kemps Corner flyover, housed an electrical switch box, and was too small for a car to p...

True Review - Social Change @ Prime Time: Balika Vadhu

The makers of Balika Vadhu — Kachchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte have reason to celebrate. Last week the daily series completed 1500 episodes. This is   unpreceden...

The Curious Case of The Dogs in The Highrise Towers

It’s been since 1989 in one of the upper end high middle class towers in Mumbai, where I have resided on and off over the years, that I have shared a sort of secret l...

Film historian Dhruv Somani, recalls the Florence Nightingales of Bollywood cinema.

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