Category Archives: Reviews

Review of Life by Keith Richards

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Nirvana

First let me confess that I was no fan of the Rolling Stones before reading this book. The only person I had heard of was Mick Jagger and in spite of that, I often confused him with Steven Tyler or … Continue reading →

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Satan Loves You

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Nirvana

Well, its time for that mandatory post which every blogger has in his repertoire – fished out after an especially long period of inactivity, talking about how life has been so busy, how the blogger hasn’t had time to post … Continue reading →

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Five reasons why you should watch Rann

Posted on January 31, 2010 by admin

Went to see Rann yesterday. Despite all the media reports bashing RGV and his films, I felt that this film deserved a look. And I wasn’t disappointed. As is evident in the trailers and publicity onscreen, Rann is about the … Continue reading →

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In spite of the Gods – Book review

Posted on April 2, 2009 by admin

I just finished reading the book “In spite of the Gods – The strange rise of modern India” by Edward Luce. I had eyed this book since a long time and had delayed buying it for some reason. Luckily, I … Continue reading →

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Gulaal – Movie review

Posted on March 19, 2009 by admin

I just watched the movie Gulaal by Anurag Kashyap. This movie comes almost simultaneously with his previous movie Dev D, which was a modern day adaption of Devdas. Although I found Dev D quite average, I must say Anurag Kashyap … Continue reading →

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Desh Drohi – The rise of KRK

Posted on November 26, 2008 by admin

Back from an examination paper which didn’t go too well (what’s new?) So I should most likely be in a mood to unleash my sarcasm on someone. The most likely candidate this time around is the new kid on the … Continue reading →

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The Three Mistakes of my Life – A review

Posted on July 6, 2008 by admin

I just finished reading Chetan Bhagat’s newest book, The Three Mistakes of My Life (3MML). After reading One night at the call centre, I didn’t have high hopes from this book. It seemed that he was trying too hard to … Continue reading →

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Click – Movie review

Posted on May 16, 2008 by admin

A person gets a remote using which he can control his life. He is able to skip all the ‘boring’ stuff, he can slow down things, or even entirely skip chapters which he doesn’t want to be part of. A … Continue reading →

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Syriana – Movie review

Posted on April 29, 2008 by admin

Rather than me writing a half-baked review on the movie, I’ll quote an amazing paragraph I read in IMDB’s message board. To realize what this movie represents beyond the individual characters is further mind-blowing. “At the risk of oversimplifying things…I … Continue reading →

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Race – on a twisted highway

Posted on March 25, 2008 by admin

1) The movie starts with a rich well-to-do family; brothers involved in horse racing and betting2) Twists start3) Twists continue4) Twists continue5) Intermission6) Twists continue7) Cameo by Johnny Lever One more twist… sigh9) Well this twist wasn’t much of a … Continue reading →

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