Movie Review: “Ekk Deewana Tha” Drives You Crazy for All the Wrong Reasons
While a tagline of “A perfect romance…more or less”, we wonder where the ‘more’ went and why we were just left with ‘less’ in “Ekk Deewana Tha”. Sachin (Prateik Babbar), a 22-year-old mechanical...
View ArticleMovie Review: You Will Fall in Love with “London, Paris, New York”
Watch out Bollywood–with “London, Paris, New York”, Ali Zafar has achieved something no peer of his has yet: the triple threat. Actor, singer, songwriter, and lyricist (ok, make that a quadruple...
View ArticleMarch Book of the Month: “Beautiful Thing” by Sonia Faleiro
Fact: There are women in India who dance for money. Fact: There are women in India who have sex for money. Fact: There are women in India who make their livelihood off of lusty men, and these women are...
View ArticleIconic Indian Musician Zakir Hussain Enthralls Audiences in Chicago
A full house at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was treated to a wonderful evening of Indian classical music on Saturday by iconic musician Zakir Hussain and his group, the Masters of Percussion....
View ArticleApril Book of the Month: “Narcopolis” by Jeet Thayil
“Narcopolis”, the debut novel from jack-of-all-arts and former drug addict Jeet Thayil, is traumatizing. This trek through the underbelly of Mumbai leaves the reader groping through darkness for logic,...
View ArticleMovie Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Approaches Aging with Humor and...
“Have we traveled far enough that we can finally allow our own tears to fall?” Judi Dench asks us in “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”. Indeed, that is the question of the hour in this delightful...
View ArticleMay Book of the Month: “On the Outside Looking Indian” by Rupinder Gill
Jeez. Being a brown kid growing up in the West is tough stuff. In addition to navigating two cultures, you have to maneuver your way around such obstacles as unmitigated follicular activity and an...
View ArticleReview: Movies from NYIndianFF
On a rainy Saturday, I found myself nestled in a packed theater among other moviegoers, Indian actors such as Reshma Shetty of “Royal Pains” fame and excited parents and friends of the stars...
View ArticleJune Book of the Month: “The Watch” by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya
At once captivating and heartbreaking, Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya’s novel “The Watch” is a sad and beautiful exploration of the toll of war. The story takes place at a remote military base in Kandahar,...
View ArticleReview: Jab Tak Hai Jaan
If there was ever a recipe for a quintessential Yash Raj film, all the ingredients would add up to create ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’. From even a glance at the trailer, one can instantly remark at the...
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