Parsi Times is delighted to offer our readers a ‘Magical Makeover’ by Expert Arshis Javeri, which will include professional hairdo by ‘Makeover Salon’ and a profile shoot by renowned Bollywood still-photographer, Ketan Mehta, at Bazyan Mistry’s specialized workspace, ‘Talisman Studios’. Look stylish and get famous! Interested? Mail your picture along with a reason for opting […]
The film is out, and so are the reviews and the verdict. While the critics’ reviews have been mixed, audience reactions in general have been encouraging. That the film is based on the celebrated Nanavati case was never in doubt. While the actual events of the late 50s and the early 60s had political undertones […]
Originally planned to be titled ‘Dolly Lahore Mein’, ‘Happy Bhag Jayegi’ is a carefree, nonchalant film which promises much but fails to go the distance. Harpreet ‘Happy’ Kaur (Diana Penty) is a feisty and plucky bride-to-be who decides to play the vanishing trick on her wedding day in Amritsar. Jumping into a truck laden with […]
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mail.parsitimes@gmail.com by 24th August, 2016. 6th August 2016 Hillary: I can ‘trump’ you!! Trump: Haha! You are over the ‘hill’!!! – by Havovi. 20th August 2016 “Atli thandak ma taru bheju garam kem chhe?” […]
Are you as Bawa as Bawa can be? Is Parsipanu in your blood, beyond just biology? How deeply entrenched is our Parsipanu ideology in your system? Take this quiz and find out… Answer the following 25 questions (tick Yes or No) and check out the results: 1. If you’re going for a wedding or a […]
“I love your religion. I’ve read about it and have tried to understand it. Yours is the only religion which is eco-friendly. Also, to accumulate wealth is fine, but I have observed that your community spends it wisely and uses it to help people, which is even better. Recently when the Parsees of New York […]
Winner: Meher Sutaria The holy days of Muktad are here A time to remember and welcome the dear Fravashis and all noble souls, of the departed With whom we had once, sorrowfully parted. We welcome them and seek their blessing We want them to know that we are expressing Our profoundest love which will never […]
It’s an accepted fact that many of us have some of the most unusual and funny surnames. In fact, we would hold the record for having the longest surnames, were it not for those interminable South Indian surnames! The longest Parsi surnames, so far include Sodawaterbottleopenerwala (25 alphabets) and Workingboxwalla (15 alphabets), which are currently […]
The only category left unexplored by the Filmfare folks is that of ‘Best Casting Director’. With Akshay Kumar in the eponymous Rustom, based on the celebrated Nanavati case of 1959, this lacuna should hopefully be addressed. But first things first. The film, ‘suggested by actual events’, bears striking resemblances to the incidents of the 1959 […]
The initials J B are not the only common denominator. If this, the latest Bourne film had the signature James Bond theme music during its opening credits, one could have forgiven the viewer in mistaking it for one. As action films go, Jason Bourne is right up there, but as thrillers go, it is a […]
Whatever happened to the winsome comedies starring Boman Irani and Arshad Warsi, two of our most gifted comedians? That they both require a good script is stating the obvious—the Munnabhai films, Jolly LLB, where they shared screen space. Arshad Warsi is Michael Misra (yes, we are told the ‘h’ is absent), who is a wannabe […]