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You would have heard the term Rahu Kala (Rahu Kalam) a lot, if not a lot, at least in some movie or some god-fearing grandmother scaring you with it. This Rahu Kala or the Rahu’s operating period during a day brings fear in many. It is the time of the day that is under the …
In colloquial Marathi, we have a phrase, (तुझी उंची किती तु करतोयस काय ) which loosely translates as — How tall you are and what are you attempting to do. An evident mismatch between ability and intention. And a perfect example of it is Arsenal, the skill it has, and the way they want to …
For years I wondered why can’t Bollywood showcase the kind of action scenes in Hollywood, helicopter chases, high end action the likes of Mission Impossible, Fast and Furious. The movie WAR is an answer to all such queries with a Desi Tadka, after all you have Hritik Roshan and Tiger Shroff in the movie! So …
In this age where being ‘intellectual’ is demonized you are not surprised when it is said that, ‘this film did not do well, because it was too intellectual’. In a nutshell, that is what happened to ‘Madras Cafe’. In reaction to that, John Abraham in his next venture seems to have reached the other end …
One significant disconnect between me and my History textbook was over the events of the third Battle of Panipat. Ask any Maratha above the age of seventy, educated or otherwise. The mere mention of Panipat brings out an uncanny sadness. The pain of a singular event is carried down by generations in their collective memory. …
