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Digitally yours
Dolby sound system and state of the art equipment; the new-look Ramlila sure comes with a multiplex feel, writes
Ashima Sehajpal
IT is a tale that has impregnated in our lives so effortlessly. Action, drama, emotions and not to forget the spiritual extravaganza, it offers it all and though we know each and every sequence by heart now, the craving just doesn’t end. Yes, you got it right we are talking about the Ramayana and if today also the epic serial is ruling the prime time slot on the national television, it is not a deal at all. Fine, we all know it and have heard all this before too, but how about hi-tech Ramlila? The art of performing Ramayana is catching popularity, thanks to technology that is making it much more than mere story telling. It is a complete entertainment package now and here we check out what makes it so.
Photo: Vinay Malik
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Short take
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The Sadho brings to city a two-day poetry film fest, starting Saturday. The
Sadho, which is a movement for promotion and appreciation of great poetry, is showcasing 35 short films at the Govt Museum and Art Gallery auditorium and Rock Garden. |
Divine mudras
Saroja Vaidyanathan’s passion for Bharatnatyam is infectious
“The emotional appeal replete with spiritual fervour, body gestures with the wealth of meaning with an emphasis on Rasa are the basic ingredients of Bharatnatyam, the oldest classical dance form of India,” claims Padmashri Saroja Vaidyanathan, the dance performer and guru. Credited with over a dozen publications and albums, 21 dance dramas, performances all over the world, she is still going strong.
Picks & piques
TIMEPASS
All frills, no thrills
The pre-release hype around Kidnap was colossal - another racy thriller from a stylist's stable, potent star cast, a lover-boy eager for an image makeover and a meek girl leaping onto the bikini bandwagon. The ingredients seemed perfect (read mouthwatering). However, the final fable dished out to you is not that great.
Avoidable
Tacky tale
Somebody should tell Goldie Behl that VFX alone do not deliver a hit. An exciting story is what viewers are looking for, more so when it is a saga of a superhero.
Drona is a lavish but amateurish attempt at weaving a fanciful tale of mystical myths and legendary legacies in which our director dear fumbles, stumbles and finally falls flat.
The scene opens in Prague winter where Aditya (Abhishek Bachchan) is shown a nervous lad surviving his nagging aunt. An orphaned boy, who has never known love, he finds solace in a mysteriously appearing blue flower petal (Love Story 2050's butterfly hangover). One fateful day, the petal guides him to a stone-studded bracelet.
 Watchable
When real meets unreal
Sometimes Hollywood movies bludgeon us with an excess of special effects that it's hard to believe there's anything special about them at all. With Hellboy II: The Golden Army, director Guillermo del Toro transforms the use of special effects to something magical, beautiful, mesmerising with a lot of heart and soul. Del Toro is clearly one of the best young directors in Hollywood and his underlying genius is his power of vision.
Sneak peak
Elizabeth Hurley managed to steal the spotlight at a recent event, because of a wardrobe malfunction that revealed an embarrassing sneak peak of her nude-coloured underpants. Hosting the event clad in a halter-neck red dress, the British model was left red-faced when the incident occurred at a charity event at Bloomingdale's in New York.
The 44-year-old's dress, while turning up a light switch to turn the store pink, was apparently affected by static that made it edge up and reveal her pants.
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