by Karan Tripathi ‘I look on bad conscience as a serious illness to which man was forced to succumb by the pressure of the most fundamental of all changes which he experienced, – that change whereby he finally found himself imprisoned within the confines of society and peace’ (GoM : II 16). Where do we…
Here is a list of movies that we think would have done much better if released later – Pyaasa: The whole concept of existentialism was dug and presented in the soulful song of the movie “Yeh Duniya agar mil bhijaein to kya hai”. The words of Sahir Ludhianvi transcribes Guru Dutt’s tragic take on this…
I vividly remember the Sunday when I was jumping and singing “Jangal jangal baat chali hai pata chala hai Chhaddi pehen ke phool khila hai phool khila hai” And my parents thought that I was just making up the second line, they didn’t believe me, till they actually heard the song on television. I think…
What is the most basic difference between books and movies? To me, movies have always been about watching someone’s life and books are about living that life. The essence of any book lies in the fact that I get an opportunity to imagine myself as a different person in a different set up, and analyze…