Consumption Junction

As is with most other bandwagons, I’m about 2 years late in jumping on the Brand My Day meme. I first found it on JaneSample’s blog (that is now unfortunately inactive) but I always nurtured the dream to be able to post one of these on my blog. It’s very enlightening, suddenly opening your eyes […]

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Shit for Pat

In the wake of one of the worst natural disasters in history Pat Robertson, televangalist, founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network, 1988 US Presidential hopeful, host of the 700 Club (we even have ourselves an Indian version of the show ‘Ek Nayi Zindagi’ (a new life) on Star Plus),  and sociopath dropped the following pearls […]

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My rashee and you are invited…

I saw “What’s Your Rashee?” last night, and save for the bazillion songs and very forgettable music, I really enjoyed it. The script was kind of funny and Gujrati theatre veteran Dilip Joshi is always a pleasure to watch.  Priyanka Chopra was surprisingly competent in her 12 avtaars and the art direction was quiet stylish […]

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PAA-r Excellence (Here Be Spoilers)

I am normally gripped by the fancy to watch a movie once every month. This is crazy because I grew up watching first-day-first-shows of almost every Hindi movie ever made. It had translated in to being a long line outside Lowe’s theater on 31st and 2nd every Thursday night to watch the first-night-first-show of every […]

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Post November blues

November has been, pretty much the most eventful year of 2009 so far. Well, there were other eventful months to be honest, but none of them that I would think of as eventful in a good way. The play that I had been working on I am an Emotional Creature with Mahabanoo and Kaizaad Mody […]

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It’s funny coz it’s true

Niharika has long since earned the reputation for being the purveyor of crappy forwards via text message.  The kind that you think are being written by a guy in a red shirt, yellow pants and one long coke nail, who stands by the side of taxis checking himself out in the rear view mirror occasionally […]

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My life sucks, I don’t give a F***

“Today, two of my cousins sat me down and said they wanted to give me an early Birthday present.With straight faces, they look at me and say: “we signed you up for eHarmony, and paid for 12 months. Not only do my cousins think I need help finding a boyfriend, but they think it take […]

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