There’s a lot of thought process (read: passion and defining moments) behind the films of Martin Scorsese — whether they be on crime (with Robert De Niro — Goodfellas, Mean Streets), or on faith & religion (The Last Temptation of Christ, Kundun). After waiting for over a quarter century to adapt Shusako Endo’s 1966 novel […]
Watching ‘Moonlight’, one could be forgiven for presuming that the film was shot in Africa – the locales, the penury and the privative conditions of the principal characters in the film being adequate affirmation. The film portrays Chiron’s life in three stages – as a 10-year-old boy, as a teenager and finally as an adult. […]
The colour of the skin and the power of the human ‘computer’ are the mainstay of Hidden Figures, directed and co-written by Theodore Melfi and based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly. The film opens in 1926 in West Virginia, in an era and place when racism and segregation were prevalent in the US. […]
The 2014 prequel ended with John Wick a widower and losing his puppy to the Russian assassins. Barely five days after the eventful first film, director Stahelski (who was a stuntman in Reeves’ Matrix Trilogy), unleashes a wave of some spectacular, and some all too predictable action scenes in John Wick : Chapter 2. Santino’s […]
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CRICKET India Clinch 2017 Blind T20 World Cup: India defeated Pakistan by 9 wickets in the finals of the 2017 blind T20 World Cup held at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The team played brilliantly throughout and brought home the cup once again. Choosing to bat first Pakistan put up 197-8 on the board. […]
Zubin Taraporewalla of Parsee Gymkhana (PG) won yet another singles crown, even as PG maintained its supremacy by lifting 4 of the 6 titles at the 28th FOZAWAC All-Parsee Table Tennis tournament held at the Cusrow Baug pavilion on 11th and 12th February – replicating its feat at the Salsette tournament held last month. The […]
. Bravish Shetty’s master-class innings of 186 in 139 deliveries, laced with 20 fours and 6 sixes, helped Parsee Gymkhana (PG) win the finals of Padmakar Talim Shield Cricket Tournament, conducted by MIG Cricket Club, by a massive margin of 129 runs against rivals New Hind Sporting Club. This was team PG’s first Talim Shield […]
. PT: How has Kem Na Mazda come to be the third prayer in the Pak Khordeh Avesta? Er. Ramiyar: In a way, Kem Na Mazda is the first prayer, as it comes immediately after Yatha Ahu Vairyo and Ashem Vohu, two of the mighty mystic mantras. It is the first prayer with which our […]
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. શુક્રની દિનદશા ચાલુ હોવાથી તમારા મોજશોખ પૂરા કરી શકશો. ગામ-પરગામ જવાના ચાન્સ મળશે. ઘરમાં નવી ચીજ વસ્તુ ૨૩મી એપ્રિલ સુધી વસાવી શકશો. નવા કામ મળવાના ચાન્સ છે. ચાલુ કામમાં નાણાકીય ફાયદો મળતો રહેશે. જીવનમાં કોઈ નવી વ્યક્તિ મળવાથી મનને શાંતિ મળશે. મનગમતી વ્યક્તિ તરફથી […]
Ideal Corner (Fort), one of the most famous and favorite Parsi restaurants of our community, has been nominated for the prestigious Times Food Awards. Do show your support for this hallmark restaurant that has served the most delectable and authentic Parsi cuisine for decades!