Intolerance is an individual choice

If Aamir Khan or Shah Rukh Khan can be judged as individuals then the people making the judgements should be ready to be judged as individuals too. I refuse to paint all Hindus as intolerant just because one Hindu is intolerant and insecure. Furthermore, I refuse to paint all Indians as intolerant just because one Indian is intolerant and insecure.

Letters to the CM – Safer Roads

Dear Sir,With the recent deaths of two children in the city through unfortunatecircumstances, the grim reality of the dangerous nature of our streetsis increasingly becoming more and more apparent.The death of a 13-year-old boy while riding in an auto to his schoolhas thrown the spotlight on the dangers of overcrowding vehicles. Thenewspapers are all filled …

Amitabh Bachchan

My earliest recollection of the Bachchan is of a movie titled Kala Paththar (Black Stone) in which Amitabh plays a man tormented by a cowardly act in his past. Until recently when I saw the movie again I didn’t even remember the entire story. But I remember being awed by the man’s presence on the …

These are 10 of my favorite English movies

. Forrest Gump. Finding Neveland. Big Fish. E.T. - The Exra Terrestrial. Life is Beautiful. The Shawshank Redemption. Bruce Almighty. Signs. Se7en. Mask

In My Child’s World: Loving Neighbors

A friend recently asked me, “If there is one advice you can give the world to change it, what would it be?”Without hesitation I replied, “Love thy neighbor as thyself”.As a species we seem to be obsessed with making everybody around us see things the way we see it. There seems to be a major …

Fabricated Bands

Boyzone, Westlife, Viva, S5, the list goes on. The music industry has decided that there is a formula to creating successful bands. Music is no longer an art, but a science. The music channels have taken the concept of masala movies and decided to try it on the music industry. A masala movie is made …

Respect for Life

There is one point on which everybody agrees – Life is our greatest gift. Be they atheists, or believers; Christians, Hindus, or Muslims; Western, or Eastern; Capitalist, or Communist, everybody agrees on this.Recently my wife and me went through a miscarriage. We went to bed one night as expectant parents and woke up the next …

Where is God?

This is not a “there is no God” tirade; quite to the contrary, it is one about God.I once read somewhere that “if there wasn’t a God, we would have to invent one”. I don’t remember who said it, or where I read it. But it has stayed with me all these years. I love …

Pirates of the Carribean – The Curse of the Black Pearl ****

Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffery Rush, Keira KnightleyRating: 4/5Rewatchability Index: 5/5Seen at: Star MoviesAfter leading a mutiny again Capt. Jack Sparrow (Depp), Barbossa (Rush) leads his men to carry away a chest of Cortez's gold coins. But the gold is cursed and everyone who takes a part of it will become zombies. The only …

Mumbai Express *

Starring Kamal Hassan, Manisha KoiralaA comedy of errors. Three guys decide to kidnap a boy and hold him for ransom. As it turns out they get more than they bargained for.

One Hour Photo *

Starring: Robin WilliamsA lonely photo studio worker follows the happenings in the life of his favorite customer. A family with a kid. He begins to think of himself as the kid's uncle. But when he discovers that the husband is cheating on his wife. He decides to take things into his own hands.

Million Dollar Baby *****

Starring: Hillary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan FreemanDirector: Clint EastwoodRating: 5/5Rewatchability Index: 5/5Seen at: PrasadsMaggie (Swank) is a 30-year-old waitress who wants to be a boxer. Frankie Dunn (Eastwood) is the man, she decides, to help her acheive her dreams.Million Dollar Baby is a movie about hope, friendship and responsibility.Eastwood has crafted a wonderful movie, using …