I started watching Sharmaji Namkeen today. Rishi Kapoor’s last movie, one that he couldn’t complete, and so Paresh Rawal stepped in to make what should be a rare occurrence in cinema – two actors playing the same character in the same movie. The story largely follows what happens to Sharmaji after he retires – a …
Is attachment good? By attachment, I mean attachment to anything – people, joys, pleasures, money, materialism, even attachment to spirituality… Well, the rest you may understand, but isn’t attachment to spirituality a good thing? Indian philosophy believes in renunciation as a path to liberation. Moksha is the goal, not heaven. Freeing oneself of the bondage …
Something that happened today reminded of something that I had written around a couple of years back. Reproduced here below. A few years back, I met an old friend. Actually, we had studied in college together. We hadn’t kept in touch, and so we spoke for quite a while. He had recently changed jobs, and …
Ok. The slap. By the way, for a star that has made quite a few action movies, when it came to it, he wasn’t able to deliver a very convincing slap. I mean, its Will Smith – Man in Black! Surely he could manage something that would have sent the recipient sprawling onto the floor. …
A few days back I spoke of OTT, mobile and in general – screen addiction. Today, I speak about food addiction. Specifically, bad food addiction. The problem is that food that is good for us is almost never addictive, and food that is bad for us is always addictive. From the colas, to the chips, …
Who isn’t familiar with the concept of EMI? This craze has driven us to over-consume and under-save, and it is only getting worse with ‘solutions’ such as Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) or sometimes, never at all. We are also familiar with the dark side of credit – those who don’t pay suddenly find the …
அகழ்வாரைத் தாங்கும் நிலம்போலத் தம்மைஇகழ்வார்ப் பொறுத்தல் தலை. Akazhvaaraith Thaangum Nilampolath ThammaiIkazhvaarp Poruththal Thalai (151) To bear with those who revile us, just as the earth bears up those who dig it, is the greatest of virtues. धारणात् खनकस्यापि धरण्या इव नि:समा ।स्वापराधिषु या क्षान्ति: स धर्म: परमो नृणाम् ॥ (१५१) क्षमा क्षमा कर ज्यों धरे, जो …
OTT…how the world changes! When the history of cinema will be written in the future, there will be two distinct parts – before OTT and after OTT. OTT has changed the game in a way that in a few years, theaters will be obsolete. New releases anyway show up online faster than they used to, …
Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. And if you want to immerse yourself in the song, without a care in the world as to what it may mean, click here. Can God have favorites? I don’t mean favorites as in people, but favorites as in colors, or flowers, or sweets…we often hear of …
Yesterday, I wrote about Sojugada Soon Mallige, a soulful folk song that was beautifully sung by Ananya Bhat. As I reflected on the inner meaning of this song, many thoughts came to my mind. I sought answers, and interestingly enough, I stumbled upon a blog that had quite a lot of them. So here are …
