Monday, December 23, 2024

‘Book’ing a Film/ TV Show… A Possibility?

The Law of Conservation of Stories states that Stories cannot be destroyed, but can change form, say from TV and films to books, or...

‘Who says I cant be free’ …(the Legend of John Mayer)

By Ashna Satyajit "I knew what I wanted to do when I was 13 and I had to go through four years of high school...

Amish – The Indian Paulo Coelho?

By Rhea Grover As I laid my hands on the first book of the much exalting Shiva Trilogy, my eyes straight away went to a...

Hottest Jodis of 2013

By Shivangi Handa 2013… A year full of DHAMAKAS and PATAKAS. Bondings, controversies, abuses all were a part of this great fun filled and adventurous...

Bollywood’s embrace of Honey Singh

By Danyal Razi He has been one of the most searched personalities online along with Shahrukh Khan and Katina Kaif in 2013 and also occupies...

In the shoes of a Grammar Nazi

By Aishwarya Kumar Do you find yourself being impressed by people with a good command over their language? Does your mind blow a fuse when...

An Addition to Club 27

By Divya Sharma 2013 saw another addition to the “27 club” with Guitarist (for Yellow Dogs) Soroush “ Looloosh” Farazmand joining in on November 11...

Indian Classical Music……..Part 4

Now, I guess after a light article on the instruments used in Indian music, everyone now is ready to learn something more about swaras...

Band Baraati Bollywood

By Vageesha Bainwala Every next day a wedding card of a distant relative reaches your doorstep. It’s the season of marriage. In a country like...

How fair are fairy tales?

Cinderella is tortured by her “evil’ step mothers and stepsisters. She finds her Prince Charming after endless hardships. Snow White is haunted by...

Lock, Stock and 1 Smoking Detective

Jan 3, 9:59 PM, the air in my room gets tense, as I wait with bated breath, and count the final seconds prior to the...

The Alok Nath Mania

Social media is abuzz with memes on Alok Nath. One cannot put a finger on what kick-started this new trend and obsession with Alok...

Dedh Ishqiya- Movie Review

After ages we have a movie that is so very royal. Yeah! That’s the word-ROYAL. Sheer magic. Be it the sets, the costumes, the...

Through The Third Eye; Part 1 (Undertow)

I clearly remember back in 2010, when I first heard Tool. I listened to ‘The Pot’ off of their 2006 album ‘10,000 Days’. It...

Get high on The Rum Diary

Written by Roop Kunwar Singh ‘The Rum Diary’- The first time I read the title, my impression was that of a melancholy love story with...

Suits – Danger of addiction

By Aravind Six lead characters, one law firm and 3 seasons is all it took to stand put as the most addictive series. ‘The Suits’,...

Who is ruling the stage: Broadway or Bombay Talkies?

By Mimansa Verma Gone are the days when “maa-beta” and “saas-bahu” used to rule the small screen and had captivated the minds and lives of...

Sage of The Silver Surfer (Film): Making of The Silver Surfer

Note: Adult language in the following story. Tim Burton's "Batman" got the world's attention in the late 1980s. And this summer's "X-Men" film is getting...

Bigg Boss Season 7- The House Of Sentiments!

Phew! And the BIGG BOSS Season 7 comes to a fitting end. The show did not disappoint its viewers even in the final moments...

Indian Classical Music……Instruments

After some heavy articles on Raagas and Swaras, now I am going to talk about the instruments which are prominently and extensively used in...

Underrated Bands – LIVE

 "The way you're bathed in light..." It often happens in life as in music that some things are left unspoken and unappreciated. This is sad...

A Lot Can Happen Over Koffee…!

Well, well! It’s that time of the year again when nothing is more enticing that a steaming cup of coffee to provide comfort in...

Can the charm of classics continue?

Classics- you may love them, you may hate them but you can’t ignore them. Some of us may go ahead and proclaim like Cliff...

Where to celebrate Christmas in India

By Kritika Mittal. Christmas as we know it celebrates the birth of Christ, the harbinger of peace and joy. A festival of the Christians mainly, only...

An Evolution: Review of Korn’s new album The Paradigm Shift

Korn became a household in the newly emerging Nu-Metal movement early on in the 1990s. With the release of their albums ‘Korn’ 1994), ‘Life...