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Getting Min ho in the first frame & as Min ho was very refreshing. This short film has all in it, longing,pain, travel,chating & yes pets,who make it happen. Mr Brown, Minho’s dog & Ling Ling’s Stuffed toy help. The language barrier makes them converse in the messenger app Line. So that is how itContinue reading “Love at first LINE”

A 2018 drama featuring Kim Kang woo & Uee. It is also called ‘My contracted husband’. Uee is a producer director at a broadcasting station. She is single, in her mid 30s & has a demanding mother & brother. She lives alone & has a cluttered house. To get the position of a married womanContinue reading “Husband Oh Jak du”

A 2017 Melodrama that keeps you enthralled till the end. Featuring Chae so bin,Jang dong-yoon & Jin young. Two children are born on the same day, 7 May & live next to each other. They attend the same school. Their bonding is strong right from their childhood. Appearance of a new student disturbs the relationship.Continue reading “If we were a season”

A 2015 drama made of only 2 episodes. The story is very simple. Dan bi is a high schooler on way to her SAT exam. It rains & she misses her exam.She is sitting on a bench getting wet. She has left her umbrella on the bus. She walks into a puddle & is transportedContinue reading “Splash splash love”

A !979 goldie by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Amol Palekar in double role. Supported by Bindiya Goswami. Music by RD Burman. The new Golmaal series owes it’s name from this film. Churning out blockbusters one after the other is no mean feat, but the original retains that authentic value. Golmaal ( messed up) was written by RahiContinue reading “Golmaal”

It is a 1957 film directed by Mehboob Khan. Nargis,Sunil Dutt,Raj Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Kumkum,Sitara Devi, Mukri starred in this film. An Indian epic drama was a remake of Mehboob Khan’s 1940 film,’Aurat’. It is a story of a poverty stricken village woman called Radha(Nargis ).Her struggles to raise her sons in the absence ofContinue reading “Mother India”

Today as usual nothing was planned but I thought I should write about an autobiography which stayed with me for days. Kamal Padhye’s ‘Bandha Anubandha’. She has been in the background at home when Mr Padhye was away. Being a writer he was busy writing or meeting people. Time they spent together, with each otherContinue reading “Bandha Anubandha”

A few years back I had a student, Nainesh who was voracious reader. He was in 11 std & had read Arundhati Roy’s ‘God of small things’ ! It was new then & certainly difficult for a fifteen year old,or so I felt. Normally I am friendly with my students but maintain a distance. HeContinue reading “Movements & gestures”

I was suddenly reminded of her in the early morning & thought I had to write about her. Vidya Thakre shared her birthday with me, ie in the month of December. We were introduced in college in 11th std. She completed her 10th from Boy’s Town school. She had a petite figure with lot ofContinue reading “Vidya”

A 2016 drama starring Lee Yo-won, Jung Hae in, Uee, Jin Goo & others is an engrossing one. It takes place in the corporate world where there is a constant tussle between money, power. It is a very well written drama. Each scene is perfect. I had been in search of it only for myContinue reading “Night Light”