French Morocco, 1942. Casablanca to be precise. And that could only mean WWII. A Royal Canadian intelligence officer Max Vatan (Brad Pitt) finds himself paired as the husband of French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour (Marion Cotillard), with the German Ambassador Hobar (August Diehl) to Casablanca being their target. Mission assassination accomplished, their pretence at being […]
Regional films have rarely been acknowledged in mainstream cinema. Nor have they got their merited due. This year alone, Marathi films such as Ekk Albela, Natsamrat and Ventilator have done reasonably well, with Sairat earning rave reviews. The first Marathi film of 2017 has Dilip Prabhavalkar (Mahatma Gandhi of Lage Raho Munabhai) as Appa, R.K. […]
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January (Lucky No. 3; Lucky Card: Empress) : Great start of 2017 for all born in January, especially the ladies. You will wield authority and power. A month of contentment and love, celebration is on the cards. A little hard work is called for. Balance your emotions and duties. Let go of things that disturb […]
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. રાહુની દિનદશા ચાલુ હોવાથી મનની નેક મુરાદ પૂરી નહીં થાય. તમારા સ્વભાવ પ્રમાણે બીજાનું ભલું કરવા જતાં તેનું બું થશે તે વાત ભૂલતા નહીં. સમજ્યા વગર કોઈ બાબતમાં હા નહીં પાડતા. નાણાકીય મુશ્કેલી આવતી રહેશે. ૩જી ફ્રેબ્રુઆરી રોજબરોજના કામ તમે સારી રીતે નહીં કરી […]
‘8/11/2016’ is a day etched in the mind of every Indian, thanks to the demonetization move that hit unexpectedly! However, this move brought in yet another change, termed ‘cashless economy’. Increasing usage of credit and debit cards, ATM pin code, email accounts and other cashless service make it essential yet difficult to remember passwords. Never […]
In the spirit of promoting global entrepreneurship, WZCC held its annual Global Meet on 17 December, 2016 at Regal Hong Kong Hotel, for the first time in Hong Kong. The event was attended by Zarathushtis from the host country and globally, and was supported by the Hong Kong Anjuman led by President Neville Shroff and […]
The Annual Prize Distribution Function of the Dadar Athornan Institute was held at the Institute’s Mancherji Joshi Hall on the eve of 17th December, 2016. Vada Dasturji Khurshed K. Dastur, President of the Athornan Mandal, presided over the function while DPYA (Dadar Parsi Youth Association) High School Principal Diana Pereira was the Chief Guest. Other […]
Countering ‘Parsi Darshan’ in Mumbai Samachar: Our small and erudite community has seen many communiqués projecting specific viewpoints, which have, over the years, been institutionalized. For eg., The WAPIZ Page espouses the traditional viewpoint; The Parsee Voice promotes the Kshnoomist viewpoint; ‘BPP Connect’ in Parsi Times, which projects the BPP viewpoint in keeping with its […]