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If Lagaan is the Test match version, then Gold definitely aims to be the 20-20 version. In many ways Aamir Khan is the pioneer of the sports cum patriotic movie entertainers and his imprints are all over the movie ‘Gold’. The first imprint is with the movie poster, the two are just so similar, and …
Vyasa’s epic tale becomes more menacing as it moves from Dvapur Yuga to Kali Yuga. Honor has left the stage; warriors don’t face each other by the rules of war; instead, they scheme via proxies and assassins. At one level, you might think that this is a simple re-telling of the tale in a modern …
जब ता’लीम का वक़्त था, हम मोहब्बत में मसरूफ़ थे, दुनिया-दारी सीख न पाए, बस बहते ही रह गए, कोई मसला नहीं, क्यूंकि जब वक़्त आया, तो तुम्हींने दुनिया-दारी सीखा दी, काश मै अच्छा तालिब-इल्म ना होता, माद्दियत से बच कर अपनी रूहकी मा’सूमियत महफ़ूज़ रख पाता, मोहब्बत में मसरूफ़, अंटा-ग़फ़ील, मख़्मूर, बेवक़ूफ़, यही हमारी …
