Money for nothing
He’s not exactly Mr Nice on stage, and Rahul Ram is far from politically correct off it as well. The bassist of Indian Ocean is a ‘severe rationalist’ and is known not to suffer fools gladly. Behind the Bohemian look lies a clear-thinking approach that has helped the band land a previously unheard of deal (running into several, pretty lakhs) for their new album 16/330 Khajoor Road. It has taken them five years, but they seem to be making up for ....
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The bone-setter
The dinner held at the Hotel Heritance, Galle, on the eve of the final day of the first test between India and Sri Lanka was an intimate affair. The man of the moment, of course, was Muttiah Muralitharan, his wicket tally tantalisingly poised at 798. But among the few family and friends who bonded over drinks and Sri Lankan cuisine that night, was a very special Indian invitee — Dr Mandeep ....
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‘TV has lost the urban audience’
In a career spanning a decade and more, Venita Coelho has donned many hats — producer, writer, director, and worked with the top channels. Venita made her mark at a time when satellite channels had just changed the television viewing habits of a billion-odd people, helming several successful shows including Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi (in the early ‘00s). Then ennui struck, following ....
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Daddy’d laadli
You don’t need reminding that Rhea Kapoor is Anil Kapoor’s daughter. Even if you don’t connect the dimpled chin and lush lashes, you can’t miss the actor as he hovers over the photographer telling him which angle is good and then bullies him into deleting the ones he disapproves — his tenor, bombastic game show host-cross-over-actor-like. Not to be confused with the ....
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A life of adventure
At the heart of every good children’s story is an adventure. Right from Enid Blyton to Harry Potter and Eragon, it is the element of adventure that makes these books thrilling for children to devour,” says children’s author Deepak Dalal. Ever since the first of his gripping tales for children was launched, it has been one endless adventure. “A lot of children are growing up in the cities. They have ....
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Love in a metro read
Dreaming in Prussian Blue is a love story. Naina and Michael are art students who drop out, move in together and then have to face realities of what that means. Or at least Naina does. Having to run the house while Michael paints, life together turns out to be more different than what she had anticipated. Life doles out another twist to the two when in an accident, Michael loses his eyesight.....
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Filmy ending
Avinash Rai is a young soldier, an army captain who goes about his life the way any other young soldier would. ‘The king of mediocrity’, is what he calls himself and Avinash (fondly known as Avi) probably would have ended up living a mediocre life if he hadn’t quit the service to find his true calling. Sitting in a theatre in a small town, he finds peace and realises he needs to be part of ....
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Darsheel’s Safari
On a Friday afternoon in May, a typical city boy would be killing extra-terrestrial creatures with a joystick before proceeding to cricket or football outdoors. That is, if he’s not on a family holiday. Actor Darsheel Safary, 14, is not doing either. After meeting us at the office of the producers of his second release, Priyadarshan’s Bumm Bumm Bole, he has an interview slotted with a news ....
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The Unlikely hero
He first stood out on Indian Idol 3 as ‘the Chinese dentist guy’ whose ouster lead to judge Alisha Chinai walking out in tears. Then he made a comeback on the show as its host in the next season. His anchoring skills led him to IPL. Bollywood was naturally the next stop. In an industry where the onscreen show is more or less dominated by the Rajs, Rahuls, Kapoors and Malhotras, it’s always a pleasant surprise to find a character from ....
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A Bolly good time
He holds a familiar grudge against Hollywood that most Asian actors in the West do — being typecast. But instead of cribbing or accepting it as part of the system, Sendhil Ramamurthy chose to strike a different note. He’d rather wait for good roles to come by, he decided, than play inconsequential parts as the archetypal Indian. “I guess stereotypes exist and always will for dark-skinned ....
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When strings unite
Music poured into my right ear. It was a familiar song from the radio, a tune that I identified, sang along with and forgot what it was almost immediately after, because of its extreme similarity to everything else on the radio. For a moment, the incredulousness of it made me want to laugh and then I remembered. The phone belonged to the person driving the car, not one of the Kodály ....
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‘I see myself as a struggling actor’
Widely touted as one of the finest film actors of his generation, Boman Irani was in town on Saturday to promote his new film, Well Done Abba, which features him as a lead in what he calls ‘probably one of my most satisfying roles’ (a statement, he assures me, he does not make lightly). The quintessential Parsi gentleman, a now 50-plus Mr Irani, who famously discovered his ....
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Oh yes. Like I said, I love making connections. I take things that seem isolated and find fragments that bind. Greek tragedy is a study of the tragic or bad instances in their history. Bad choices are something that can apply to various situations. The study was about the myths that exist in the West about the evolution of Rock and Roll and what it deemed masculine. The correlation comes about when you break down the grammar ....
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