“It was the worst movie I’ve ever seen”, he complained as they walked out of the theatre. “Disgusting, propagandist, and pseudo to the core”. He couldn’t contain himself once he started. “It’s just a movie. Why are you overreacting”, she asked, bemused at his reaction. “See it, enjoy it, forget it”. “I can’t you know”,Continue reading “A Cup of Tea”
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Idle Cinema Musings #1
Dharmendra- The Story of a “Bhodrolok” who couldn’t be… In 1966, in a what was to become an iconic scene from OP Ralhan’s Phool Aur Patthar, a young strapping Dharmendra took his shirt off to cover a shivering Meena Kumari. It was a defining moment in hindi cinema. A moment when the macho hero wasContinue reading “Idle Cinema Musings #1”
Poppy Day (tout va bien)
A bright light shone Into my life And now she’s gone She’s Gone, Steve Knightley (Cruel River album) He held the red poppy in his trembling hands as he sat with his head bowed down, on the wooden bench at the side of the street. It was a busy day in November as veterans dressedContinue reading “Poppy Day (tout va bien)”
The Song
Well I know it’s kind of late I hope I didn’t wake you But what I got to say can’t wait I know you’d understand Every time I tried to tell you The words just came out wrong So I’ll have to say I love you in a song Jim Croce, I’ll Have to SayContinue reading “The Song”
The Orange Moon
It was the day of the week he loved the most. Friday. The day he’d save enough money to go and buy a cassette from the music shop down the lane. He didn’t listen to music at all but yet every week he’d go down to the shop and buy a cassette. The reason wasContinue reading “The Orange Moon”
Artificial Flowers
She made artificial flowers Artificial flowers Flowers for ladies of fashion to wear She made artificial flowers She made artificial flowers Flowers from Annie’s despair. Bobby Darin, Artificial Flowers. She sat alone at the bar. With a drink that lay untouched for a long time. It was a Thursday night which meant it was retroContinue reading “Artificial Flowers”
The Last Ranges
“You still snore”, he said. “Even after all these years”. “And I still don’t believe you”, she replied, irritated. He was walking ahead of her and she was finding it hard to keep pace with him. “I thought we were to walk “together”” she said, panting as she struggled to walk steadily on the uphillContinue reading “The Last Ranges”
White Rose
He felt a strange sense of calm as he sat on the top level of the bajrah. The Ganga seemed to echo his serenity, flowing with an easy calm. Dusk was setting in. The birds were flying homewards and the lights were coming on along the banks of the river. The evening aarti was aboutContinue reading “White Rose”
Songs of Love
Is that what you wanted? Songs about love? Is that what you hoped you’d find? When its burning inside But a song about love’s not enough Jake Bugg, A song about Love. She saw him sitting on the square as she strummed on her guitar. Her face lit up for a split second seeing hisContinue reading “Songs of Love”
The Way We Were
The trees and hills went in a blur of brownish green as the car whizzed past the lovely scenery. The lashing rains on the windscreen added the perfect soundtrack to the wonderful image nature had painted as they drove across the ghats. The white shirt guy was driving. The green top girl sat beside himContinue reading “The Way We Were”
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