Riteish Deshmukh and Vivek Oberoi provided some antics in their ‘Masti’ series. In the long awaited ‘Bank Chor’ (the title’s refrain sounds conveniently like the Indian expletive — and one guesses, deliberately so), Champak Chandrakant Chiplunkar (RD) and his inept cronies from Delhi, Genda (Vikram Thapa) and Gulab (Bhuvan Arora) hijack a bank. In the […]
This film by any other name would have been just the same. The film begins impressively with a high-angle shot of a cremation in a village. Cut to a village simpleton Phullu (Sharib Hashmi) staying with his mother (Nutan Surya) and sister Tara (Trisha). Phullu runs errands for the women-folk of the village, doing their […]
A confession at the outset would be in order: though musically inclined, I am neither a fan nor an aficionado of the rap denomination of music. All Eyez On Me is the short-lived but eventful life led by rapper, actor, lyricist and activist Tupac Shakur (Demetrius Shipp Jr.) — his mother Afeni (Danai Gurira) was […]
In Appreciation Thank you for mentioning about the passing on of our young family member Mehernosh Freddy Sanjana, in Chennai. Your mention about the accident and the understanding evinced by you in the editorial, gave us much solace. Mehernosh was indeed a fine young man, a topper in the Commerce stream in the State of Tamil Nadu. […]
Meherbai and her Mandli organised a party for their better-halves to celebrate Father’s Day. The hubbies didn’t mind because they knew that anytime is party-time for this Mandli. The only question asked by the men (fathers!) was “Chhato-Panni hosey key?” The wives chorused, “Haas-to-vari! Party maa Chhato-Pani nai to soo, nahvanoo pani avey?” And so, days before the party, the […]
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. છેલ્લા 10 દિવસ ચંદ્રની શીતળ છાયામાં પસાર કરવાના બાકી છે. બને તો આજથી ઘરવાળાની ડિમાન્ડ પૂરી કરી લેજો. ઉતરતી ચંદ્રની દિનદશાને ધ્યાનમાં રાખી શાંતિથી આગળના પ્લાન બનાવજો. 25મી જૂન થી 28 દિવસમાં કોઈબી જાતના ડિસીઝન લેવાથી નુકશાનીમાં આવશો. નાણાકીય બાબતમાં કરકસર કરીને ઈનવેસ્ટમેન્ટ કરી […]
The only way to realise your dream is to wake up, and that is the path which our country has chosen. India has awoken to implement one of the greatest reforms of all times – GST or ‘Goods and Service Tax’. Finally implemented, the GST is one indirect tax for the entire nation, which will […]
The eminent Press Club of Mumbai held its much sought-after, annual awards ceremony – ‘The Red Ink Awards’ on 7th June 2017, at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA). In its seventh year now, ‘The Red Ink Awards’ is nationally hailed as the most coveted and distinguished recognition given to Indian journalists for excellence […]