When these two film related updates are juxtaposed something disturbing emerges. On one hand we have privileged filmmaker with privileged cast heralding a film about Privilege (at least that’s what evident from the trailer)and on the other hand we have a under privileged filmmaker with under privileged cast struggling to get his film released.
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POEM | Soft Fluffy Tragedy
It smells … Fragrance…. Like a t shirt in a second hand wooden cupboard. Old but washed clean.-A poem about grief and tragedy.
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“Nothing Private About Art, All Artists are on social media”
We caught up with the couple as they were in the middle of their post wedding photo shoot. The chemistry was almost sizzling considering the two don’t even know each other. As is customary in traditional India, they met in the presence of their families, only once before their elaborate wedding.
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THE GREAT INDIAN KITCHEN (2021) | Loses a Punchline Title To a Drooling Plot
Why does it feel like there is still a strong male gaze at the whole woman issue? It is present in both these films, Thappad (2020) as well as The Great Indian Kitchen (2021). Women in these stories perform the same old caricature of the Male Hero.
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MARK ROTHKO | The Mysterious Pallet of Mark Rothko’s Three Colours
On what merits is a work of art considered great? The complicated methodologies undertaken by the artist to create it? Or the complication of the emotional depth behind it? Or both?
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TEACHER’S DAY | Teacher Teacher, But Can You Teach Me?
Thank you for shutting me up sternly when I asked “out of the syllabus” questions in the classroom. A questioning mind is the most useless mind in these current times as you can see. Besides Quora.com already has all the right questions.
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HUMOUR | The Silent Epidemic Called Interruptions
This casual viewer is now sure to remain a casual viewer only, at least for a really long time. We are talking about pre streaming platform days, when it wasn’t as easy as streaming 3 random movies a day (mostly on weekends) and you could easily qualify as a “movie buff”.
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HUMOUR | Self Help #3 How Not To Act Sophisticated In An Elevator
Most elevator fans either function extremely well or they simply don’t. Typical of most elevator fans. There is no such thing as medium normal breeze. There is often that special spot where the impact of the breeze is highest.