Set against the backdrop of a high school reunion, the spooky web series on Amazon Prime is highly terrifying, reminding you of supernatural classics like Stephen King’s IT and the 97’s slasher thriller – I know what you did last summer. The spooky story sets on an eerie note with mysterious death of dean. The…
Kalki 2898: The epic fantasy movie everyone is talking about
A lot of hype is created around the upcoming sci-fi action with dose of mythology. The story revolves around the 10th avatar of Lord Vishnu who will take birth as God Kalki. The teaser gave a glimpse on a futuristic world where Prabhas will be seen in role of Kalki. But what excited is me…
The fallen hero of Saragarhi battle – Sepoy Gurmukh Singh
‘Wahe Guruji Ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh’ The teachings and sacrifice of Guru Gobind Singh Ji and his disciple Banda Singh Bahadur inspired countless heroes from Punjab who fought till last blood to safeguard their nation from invaders. Many battles were fought for protecting motherland, but one battle – the battle of Saragarhi…
Is movie ‘Woh Kaun Thi’ inspired by Wilkie Collins’ classic: The Woman in White?
The book ‘The Woman in White’ by author Wilkie Collins was on my reading list for a long time. Though I haven’t able to get the book, the Indian movie adaption of the book gave me a relief for a short time. Though a movie cannot compensate the vastness of a book, it succeeds in…
Far away from the writing table
Everybody can write, but everybody can’t really write like a writer. It requires tremendous imagination, ideas, passion for words, characters and stories. A writer can’t write a story if he is not in love with words. There is a love and hate relationship between writer and his story. The writer has to gulp seven or…
Edgar Allan Poe : An alcoholic wastrel or a skilled wordsmith
If I had to describe Edgar Allan Poe in one word, it would be simply “genius”. A versatile wordsmith who faced poverty, gloominess & sickness all his life, Poe created a niche for himself in world of literature with his out of the world writing skills. His death was as mysterious as was his life….
The Ring (2002) – A horrifying phenomena
Before Conjuring movie series, it was the 2002 movie : The Ring that plunged the movie viewers in abyss of fear. After watch ‘The Ring’ many people stopped watching movies on VCR. What if the video tape was cursed? The visual of a woman coming out of the television screen was too damn scary in…
The Crow (2024): Movie Preview
Writing on the comic book character – The Crow was on my wish list for a long time. Last weekend when the trailer dropped, I couldn’t wait to share my thoughts on the fictional character immortalized by the Brandon Lee, son of legendary Bruce Lee. Brandon Lee died while filming the movie. During the shooting,…
Shivrayancha Chava (2024): Rise of Chhatrapati Sambhaji
Retelling the legend of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj is a herculean task for filmmakers on big screen. Covering his complete life in 2 hours is not justifiable. One needs to have complete study of the Maratha history to bring the story to life. In 2014, Sambhaji 1689, a movie based on life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj…
Muse Kidnapped
I received a threat call on my phone. My muse has been kidnapped. The kidnapper demands a ransom of Rs. 10 crore for her release. But how come could she got kidnapped? Was anyone stalking her? Was a serial killer on her trail? Last time she called me; she was very panicked. Did she try…
Shivram Hari Rajguru – The patriot who was sidelined by historians
There is so much written about Gandhi in our history textbooks. He is revered, respected and honored for his contribution towards freedom struggle. Even I hold high regards for him. But non-violence was not solely responsible for seeking freedom. Armed revolution played a pivotal role in breaking off the chains of slavery. Several youngsters came…
Ghulami (1985) : An ode to the patriotic outlaws and rebels
Very less movies have the power to move you and inspire to write about it. The 80’s Hindi movie – Ghulami was one of them. Very ahead of its time in terms of storytelling, direction and performance, it highlighted the atrocities inflicted on farmers by corrupt, lusty and arrogant landlords and thakurs. The sad plight…
Stories that evoke nostalgia 