A Reflection in the Nepalese Eye…
We were on a mission to dine at every single recommended cafe on Trip Advisor and that euphoric madness led us to Gaia! A boutique restaurant on Kumari Marg, Thamel. A stone throw from our hotel but we...
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The Lonely City – A Must Read Book About Loneliness by Olivia Laing
Olivia Laing delicately describes the haunting loneliness afflicting over 100 million citizens across the world, in her latest book – The Lonely City. If you’re a lover of art and you’ve experienced...
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Dangal – Movie Review
2016 sure has been a year of Reel Sports. We’ve seen biopics in pairs, starting with concentration on our diehard sport of cricket transcribed from Azher to Dhoni and the latest surge of interest in...
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Befikre – Loving Carelessly – Movie Review
Befikre! The promise young love is always enchanting – it is refreshing and the mere thought makes the heart skip a beat. Befikre unfortunately is a regressive view of modern love, with a warped...
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Dear Zindagi – Movie Review
“Bachpan mein jab rona aata hai Toh bade kehte hain: aansu pocho Jab gussa aata hai Bade kehte hain: Give us a smile taaki ghar ki shaanti bani rahe Nafrat karna chahte hain to Ijaazat nahi thi Tab jab...
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Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones: A Symbol of Resilience
DISCLAIMER: SPOILER ALERT! Raped every night by her second husband, molested on the orders of her first fiancé, treated as nothing more than a political object, had her father executed in front of her,...
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P.I.N.K – Movie Review
(WARNING: Post contains graphic details of violence against women. May not be appropriate for readers under 18). 92 women get raped in India, EVERY DAY. That is one woman every 18 minutes. By the time...
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Gangster – Story of Love and Betrayal – Movie Review
“Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.” ― Jalaluddin Rumi Sometimes even the most painful betrayals have their way of bringing us closer to life and love....
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Bad Moms Review – Raunchy and Ridiculous – Go Watch It!
You know the hardest part about being a mom? You honestly have no clue what you’re really doing – whether you’re parenting the right way, whether your darling baby will turn out to be a boon for...
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Ki Ka Movie Review
For all the strides women have made in the 21st century, I have a genuine question for my ladies. If you were earning all the money you needed, would you be OK with your man managing the house, while...
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You Must Watch Haider! The Brilliance of Vishal Bhardwaj – the Best Movie...
The elegance and opulence of Urdu, a composite language native to both Northern India and Pakistan alike – falls like a soft feather landing gently on your ears. The beautiful poetry of Kashmir is...
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Revisiting the Classic: Saheb Biwi aur Ghulam
Sahib Biwi aur Ghulam- the classic based on a novel by acclaimed Bengali writer Bimal Mitra- must be finest Hindi cinema of the century that highlights the decline of wealthy aristocracy and the rise...
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Masaan – the Most Soul Stirring Movie of 2015
Have you ever loved, and eventually felt searing disappointment when life couldn’t deliver all love was meant to be – a loving propitious future, enduring years of blissful harmony? Such is the story...
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Sunny Leone in Sita’s World
There is something about Sunny Leone that is disturbing to many of us entangled in the so-called notion of morality. A woman should be like Sita- pure, innocent, harmless and devoted to her man. Sunny...
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Lessons in Karma from Deepika Padukone
Have you ever witnessed life come a full circle, like in the “what goes around comes around” kind of way? My co-blogger Deepti and I have spent numerous hours discussing the...
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Bajirao Mastani – the Feminist Review
Bajirao Mastani is a wretched love story about Bajirao the stately Maratha Peshwa (equivalent to Prime Minister) and Mastani (a half-Muslim) warrior princess of Bundelkhand. The movie is lavish –...
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Let the Force be with the Fans
Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! Spellbound, Dumbfounded and Shocked That is my expression right now after watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens. If Star Wars Part IV, V and VI were about...
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A Late Movie Review – Tamasha
The most fulfilling human projects appeared inseparable from a degree of torment, the sources of our greatest joys lying awkwardly close to those of our greatest pains – Alain de Botton, distilling...
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Will the Khans take down Sanjay Leela Bhansali?
With the holidays around the corner, mega movies are about to hit the theaters. We are anxiously awaiting: Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani (BRM) starring Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra and...
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Thank God Kareena Kapoor Khan does not Represent Bollywood Queens
I am one of those Bollywood fans who gets proud witnessing the success of our actresses. Not all are born with a Kapoor, a Bachchan or a Khan surname, yet some actresses have made it on their own....
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