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Banno, Dhanno and Teja: January 2010
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Banno, Dhanno and Teja. Tuesday, January 26, 2010. Boys will be boys. The policeman said: "Wherever the media reaches, there is trouble. The backward places where there is no media, people are poor, they are uneducated, they don't know what is happening around them, they are happy. Educated people cause all the trouble.". No, no, madam, come in your own car.". No, no,' I said, 'what if I run away? These people (the goons) don't trust me.". But we trust you, madam.". The cameraman showed them the footage ...
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Banno, Dhanno and Teja: September 2009
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Banno, Dhanno and Teja. Friday, September 25, 2009. We all need to tighten our belts. Now all those who have been cribbing about ' Dil Bole Hadippa. Do not know that it is a stalwart effort to pitch into the recent austerity drive undertaken by the government. How so, you say? Well, for instance:. 2 For most of the film, Rani dressed as a Sardar boy in dreary tracksuits and a white pagdi. She let her freckles show and saved tons of expensive MAC make-up. 5 Sherlyn Chopra and Rakhi Sawant as usual support...
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Banno, Dhanno and Teja: October 2009
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Banno, Dhanno and Teja. Wednesday, October 28, 2009. For those on a diet,. If not candy floss, how about some balloons and glittery swords? Bows and arrows, then? If you don't like any of these, or even if you do, you could go read my post on Upperstall Blogs, 30 days in 58 years. Calling out, lane to lane,. Monday, October 26, 2009. Candy floss, anyone? The header photo is by her, as well. Calling out, lane to lane,. Saturday, October 10, 2009. Wherefore art thou, Romeo? JD, JD, is that JD? Boat Bike...
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Banno, Dhanno and Teja: February 2010
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Banno, Dhanno and Teja. Monday, February 22, 2010. A lazy boy film. 275 per ticket, Madam", he said. I gaped at him. Recliner seats, Madam", he said sympathetically. Can't you give me normal seats? No, only recliner seats, Madam.". I rushed into the theatre, determined not to waste a minute's worth of my 275 rupees. They were still cleaning up after the last show. Dhanno raised her eyebrows and said, "Mom, they'll let us know when they've finished.". More, more," I said, "that's enough.". She nodded cold...
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Old films and me: September 2013
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Old films and me. No matter where the clock's needles are, I'm game for a film! But, unlike my peers, I seek refuge in the celluloid products of the 50s, 60s and 70s. The romance those days, I feel, was supremely subtle. The stories, convincing, the heroes heroic, the ladies enchanting and the music, oh-so haunting! In short, I love travelling back in time to delve into the golden era of Bollywood and Hollywood. It's solace I find there. Blogadda Who are you reading today? Wednesday, 4 September 2013.
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Old films and me: Songs that have stayed (Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai)
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Old films and me. No matter where the clock's needles are, I'm game for a film! But, unlike my peers, I seek refuge in the celluloid products of the 50s, 60s and 70s. The romance those days, I feel, was supremely subtle. The stories, convincing, the heroes heroic, the ladies enchanting and the music, oh-so haunting! In short, I love travelling back in time to delve into the golden era of Bollywood and Hollywood. It's solace I find there. Blogadda Who are you reading today? Monday, 20 July 2015. A film I ...
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Old films and me: May 2012
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Old films and me. No matter where the clock's needles are, I'm game for a film! But, unlike my peers, I seek refuge in the celluloid products of the 50s, 60s and 70s. The romance those days, I feel, was supremely subtle. The stories, convincing, the heroes heroic, the ladies enchanting and the music, oh-so haunting! In short, I love travelling back in time to delve into the golden era of Bollywood and Hollywood. It's solace I find there. Blogadda Who are you reading today? Tuesday, 15 May 2012. Links to ...
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Banno, Dhanno and Teja: It's one of those days
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Banno, Dhanno and Teja. Tuesday, January 12, 2010. It's one of those days. When the doctor says there is nothing wrong with your insides. When an old man says you remind me of my daughter, may you always be happy and do well. When Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. Thanks me in a letter to the editor in Tehelka, for my review of 'Paa'. When we log in to book a train ticket for Teja for the same day and there are several seats vacant on the train he wants. Which has my short story ' Your Room. So who tops this list?
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Banno, Dhanno and Teja: the slumdog children of mumbai
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Banno, Dhanno and Teja. Thursday, January 14, 2010. The slumdog children of mumbai. It is not always pleasant to work in the slums, or on the streets. More than the physical hardships, you are always being quizzed about selling India's poverty. You have your own traumas about the difference between your own life and that of the people you are working with. The Channel 4 site has an article on street kids, my very limited experience with the children. Please read it here. The Slumdog Children of Mumbai.
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oenophile: November 2008
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008. India's Unknown Birth Control Pioneer. Margaret Sanger, an American birth control pioneer, founded her first clinic in 1916 at Brooklyn New York. Marie Stopes, a British birth control pioneer, founded her first clinic in 1921 at London. Raghunath Karve, an Indian birth control pioneer, founded his first clinic in 1921 at Bombay. He was arrested and convicted twice on obscenity charges, and had to pay fines. Despite waging a lifelong passionate fight for gender equality a...
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