Ideas Without Boundaries.
“No situation in life is so serious that one should lose one’s sense of humor.”– Hrishikesh Mukherjee to his granddaughter Sujata Banerji He was a multi-dimensional man with an incomparable mind. My love affair with Hrishikesh Mukherjee began years ago as a child, because of Read More …
Atlanta has not seen the likes of it and after two years of “Will he won’t he”, A.R. Rahman finally came to town on 23rd June, with his mega 3-Dimensions tour, but not without a few hiccups along the way. I know this personally for Read More …
Asha Bhosle (the superstar legend), Sonu Nigam (the superstar and legend in the making), Kailash Kher (the man who has both A.R. Rahman and the reclusive actor Amir Khan raving about his unique voice), and Kunal Ganjawala (the man who put Bheegey Hont Tere on Read More …
A.R Rahman says his voice carries with it the fragrance of India’s soil. The reclusive actor Amir Khan considers it to be the most complete voice in India today. He is also called the voice of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. For Kailash Kher, the journey Read More …
** Fair warning: The following review may contain plot spoilers. ** Let me say at the outset that ever since I saw him running across the big screen in Refugee, carrying the burden of a laboriously long debut film, and the legacy of his legendary Read More …
She dances like her mother Antonia Minnecola and has a Bachelor’s degree in World Arts and Cultures at UCLA. She writes, and she plays the Tabla like her famous father Ustad Zakir Hussain, and yet Anisa Qureshi’s true passion is making movies. Having directed several Read More …
I sat up late last night watching Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s film Anuradha, yet again and found myself in tears, thinking how much I have over the years, grown to love the maker, who would have been 84 on 30th September, through his films. Satyajit Ray and Read More …
Panthi hoon main us path kaant nahi jisakaaas meri hai jisaki dishaaadhaar mere man ka… I remember as a young child listening to this song, and being deeply moved by the voice that sung it. I didn’t understand what the words meant, but in a Read More …
A husband going through a mid life crisis trying to re-capture his youthful days, a workaholic wife, busy saving the homeless who were victims of Tsunami, and working in a magazine, with little time to help hubby revive the romance in their lives. A nosy Read More …
There are two unique things that always stand out in any event hosted by the Raina Foundation. The hard work that the volunteers put in, and the way the audience gets into the skin of things to show support for the foundation’s charitable work and Read More …