A decade ago the media in India was yet to realize its true potential. Those with a pleasant face and a good voice and diction were hired as newsreaders. All they had to do was to deliver the news with clarity and impassiveness. Some are remembered because they distinguished themselves with their voice, which is [...]
Posts from ‘May, 2009’
PIFF Movie Review: Portret podwójny
I could not help not watching the Polish movie Portret podwójny. There was no other movie slotted around the same time, except for the movies that contested for the International Student Film Competition. I could not watch those of course. I’m not a judge or jury; I’m just judgmental. For the first time ever, I [...]
PIFF Movie Review: Die Fälscher
I watched Katyn only the previous night and watching another movie about something that I had barely any knowledge about made me certain that there are never enough movies around the world wars. In that way I think 9/11 and the “War Against Terrorism” are not as diverse even though there are already 9/11 literature [...]
Not Just Love Actually
Prime Minister: Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion’s starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don’t see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often, it’s not particularly dignified [...]
గమ్యం: హత్తెరి ఎంత హుషారె
చిత్రం: గమ్యం (2008) రాసినది: సిరివెన్నెల సీతారామ శాస్త్రి కూర్చినది: అనిల్ ఆర్, మూర్తి ఈ ఎశ్ పాడినది: దీపు, గాయత్రి హత్తెరి ఎంత హుషారె చింతామణి ఎల్లలుమీరె చిందాపని విందడిగారె అందాలని ముందుకురావె అందాలని కొమ్మలొ గమ్మునెవుంటె కంటబడవే నిధులు కమ్మగా ఘుంఘుం అంటు కబురెడితె నీ సుధలు తిరిసెన పువ్వా దరిశనమివ్వా అనవా తుమ్మెదలు పాపలా నిదరోతుంటే వింటదా ఈడసలు ఎపుగా ఎదుగుతువుంటె వంటిలొ మిసమిసలు ఎగబడతారె పొగబెడతారె తెగబడి తుంటరులు స్వేచ్ఛగా ఎగురుతు వుంటె పసివన్నెల [...]