No one likes to die. Everyone want to be immortal. But immortality can be a curse. Ask Ashwatthama. Sounds simple, right? You won’t find Ashwatthama. He is one of the immortals from Indian mythology and a great warrior, living a cursed life since the times of Mahabharata. Immortality itself has become a curse for him….
Big screen movies are not made for small screen mobile phones
Cinema is an art. A wide canvas, full of action, romance, humor, emotions and drama. Lots of hard work goes behind making a movie. From director, actor, writer makeup man, choreographer to spot boy, everyone is involved in the making. Nowadays, people are seen watching movies on smart phones, tablets and laptops. The spectacle of…
Is ‘Gone Girl’ concept copied from Indian Cinema?
The success of mystery and thriller novels like ‘The girl on the train’, ‘Gone Girl’ and ‘The women in the window’ have started a trend revolving around a female. It has become a success formula for novelists to roll out best sellers. But this formula centered around a woman was tried and tested in earlier…
Adhura: A spooky web series with a hard-hitting social message
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…
Stories that evoke nostalgia 