One more swayamvar is just over, after the much talked n discussed Rakhi’s swayamvar. Well, this gimmick has become the order of the day to acquire national fame for sure and international fame in select countries up to some extent. The end result is national wastage, total foolhardiness and mere tamasha for all small screen [...]

Just when you are sitting down for a quiet dinner with your husband, the phone rings and you say, ‘Not again’! With laptops finding a comfortable corner on beds and mobile phones a constant companion, many couples in Indian cities virtually have to battle with technology to keep the romance alive. ‘It’s so hard to [...]

Frankly, I don’t think Slumdog Millionaire deserved the Oscar for best film. And even more frankly, I don’t think Resul Pookutty should have invoked “my country and my civilisation” in his acceptance speech for best sound mixing. India was not up there in the Kodak auditorium for approval. It was a British film financed by [...]