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The
scent of shikar
Roshni Johar
IMAGINE a British laat sahib
out on a shikar in a jungle at the invitation of a maharaja
being stationed safely on a machan (wood platform built on
tree-tops), being guarded by armed soldiers below. While awaiting a
tiger to be driven by drum beaters below, he would while away precious
hours, relishing succulent kebabs and fowls stuffed with Persian
dry fruits and sipping a burra or chhota peg.
Be
in step with fusion dancing
Manpreet Dhingra
IT
isn’t close to bharatnatyam, kathak, Odissi or any of the other
classical dances popular in India. Neither does it remotely resemble any
known form of western dancing. Nor could you call it fusion dancing. It
is actually a combination of all these and yet, none of them.
Lessons from life
A moment of joy
TWENTY
years ago, I drove a cab for a living. It was a cowboy’s life, a life
for someone who wanted no boss. What I didn’t realise was that it was
also a ministry. Because I drove the night shift, my cab became a moving
confessional. Passengers climbed in, sat behind me in total anonymity,
and told me about their lives.
Creating
magic with 3D
IT’s
going to be a magical summer vacation for youngsters as Navodaya
Films’ 3D movie, Chota Jadugar, prepares for its release. When
Navodaya Films made Chota Chetan (My Dear Kuttichattan in
Malayalam and Tamil) in 1984, Indian film goers got a hang of a 3D film
for the first time ever.
In the spotlight
Content to be
on fringe of showbiz
Asha Singh
FOR
the best part of the eighties, she was the face of alternate cinema,
along with the likes of Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah and
Om Puri. She married a filmmaker, Prakash Jha — had a kid, divorced...
And then she became the face of a popular cigarette ad.
Hollywood hues
Weaving
suspense around the phone ring
Ervell E. Menezes
IN
the first place, The Ring has nothing to do with that round,
circular bit of jewellery one wears on one's finger. It is the ring of
the telephone and it comes after watching a videotape filled with
nightmarish images. What's even more scary is that the caller pledges
death to the receiver within seven days.
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