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The long awaited series of Lee Min ho is here. It begins with a lot of blood shed & that really put me off. I love all that is clean, sweet, romantic? yes & subtle. But the later half is better with Minho as the monarch & in search of that girl, whose ID cardContinue reading “King:The eternal monarch”

The two epics have ruled the minds of Indian people for ages. Every child in the household is well versed with all the subplots which go with the story. Rama, the ideal son, husband & the king has all the qualities that you could ever wish for & more. His tale is a story toldContinue reading “Ramayan & Mahabharat”

Marriages are made in heaven & celebrated on earth….goes the popular belief. Most of the stories have at least one marriage or ends in a marriage. The ones to be married are left behind & someone else takes the place. Unlikely candidates fall for each other & those dating suddenly have a change of heart.Continue reading “Marriages”

It is a 1966 Hindi film starring Joy Mukherjee & Asha Parekh. Songs like “Sayonara” are famous even today. The location was Tokyo where these songs were picturised. What remains with us is the fashion. Ashaji has tied her hair with 2 beads held with a rubber band. Every cosmetic shop had them. Arundhati Roy’sContinue reading “Love in Tokyo”

The title explains the theme here. The localite, our own tatya Shirwadkar wrote this play loosely based on ‘King Lear’. When Appa Belgaonkar & his wife become dependent on their son ,his behaviour changes. The Ajoba finds solace only in his grand daughter but when he is not permitted to meet her, the old pairContinue reading “Natsamrat”

Early this morning I saw the spread of yellow flowers in front of the gate. It brought in the memories of Nagar. The college gate has many Gulmohar trees & in summers it has a red carpet spread for the visitors. In May, only the PG students are there because their exams are going on.Continue reading “Gulmohar”

A 2015 drama that ends when it should. A vet meets a CEO on a street when he is chasing or trying to catch a dog. He is in a shoot with this dog, who disappears. Then they meet again. She is on her bike & suddenly sees him near a wall wounded. She bringsContinue reading “Noble, My love”

Mangesh Padgaonkar’s ‘Ashi pakhare yeti anik smruti theuni jati, don disanchi rangat sangat don disachi nati…. tells the philosophy of life in general. Yet we remember all those moments gone forever. Along with my mamas I had seen this play in Saykhedkar Natya Mandir. There were only three tickets & they chose me over myContinue reading “Ashi Pakhare Yeti”

Reading poetry was as natural as breathing. I thought everybody does that. “Daffodils” everybody knows. ‘They flashed upon that inward eye which is the bliss of solitude & then my heart with pleasure fills & dances with the daffodils’. Wordsworth has made our lives worthy of living the dream. I did not know which flowersContinue reading “Poetry”

Koshish ( Effort) is a 1972 film with Jaya Bhaduri & Sanjeev Kumar in the lead. Directed by Gulzar. It is considered a landmark film in Indian cinema. It was remade in Tamil in 1977. It is inspired by Japanese film,’Happiness of us alone’ The movie is about a deaf & mute couple. They meet,Continue reading “Koshish”