I have not done a book review in a LONG while, but I thought it would be best to start out with a book that I love, and which helped me heal. Summary: Effy Sayre has always believed in fairy tales. Haunted by visions of the Fairy King since childhood, she’s had no choice. Her … Continue reading A Study in Drowning – This Book Healed Me
Month: October 2024
Tiger 3 (2023) – A Faltering Film that Collapses Under its Own Weight
And here we have the latest in the Tiger trilogy! Summary: In 1999 Zoya is recruited into ISI by Aatish Rehman. In the present, Aatish Rehman is back, and he uses Zoya and Tiger in order to get what he wants, and become the new ruler of Pakistan. To get straight to the point, this … Continue reading Tiger 3 (2023) – A Faltering Film that Collapses Under its Own Weight
Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) – A Spy Matures
And off we are to the second film of the Tiger franchise! This should be fun! Summary: In Ikrit, Iraq, there is a hospital with Indian and Pakistani nurses who are being held hostage by Muslim extremists called ISC and who need to be saved before the USA bombs the city in a week's time. … Continue reading Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) – A Spy Matures
Ek Tha Tiger (2012) – A Spy Learns How to Live and Love
I have been wanting to see this series for so long, and finally I have the time and motivation to do it! Summary: Avinash Singh Rathore, nicknamed Tiger, is a RAW agent for India send on an intelligence mission to Dublin to get some needed intel, there he meets the beautiful and captivating Zoya Nazar … Continue reading Ek Tha Tiger (2012) – A Spy Learns How to Live and Love
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) – Second Chances at Love
We are about to go to the latter half of the 2000s with the films of Karan Johar, so this was bound to come up. It is not one I have seen in a long, long while. Summary: Dev Saran is a football player who is married to the fashion editor Rhea. Rishi Talwar is … Continue reading Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) – Second Chances at Love
Fire (1998) – Burning Desires
Guess I am on a roll on seeing these films by diaspora directors right now, but some of these I have never seen and this film is one of them. Summary: Sita is married to Jatin, but he does not seem so interested. Radha is her sister-in-law and is married to Jatin's brother Ashok. In … Continue reading Fire (1998) – Burning Desires
Salaam Bombay! (1988) – Streets Paved with Broken Dreams
I don't know why it took me so long to get to this classic, but I have finally seen it, and I have thoughts. Summary: Krishna, nicknamed Chaipau, goes to Bombay in the hopes of earning money, but in the end he tries to earn money to go back home. There he has his gang, … Continue reading Salaam Bombay! (1988) – Streets Paved with Broken Dreams
The Dirty Picture (2011) – Vidya Succeeds, Silk Looses
I have been wanting to rewatch this film for a while. I think I was too young to understand it when I first watched this film, but there is nothing better than watching a film like this when you are older. Summary: In the early 1980s Reshma flees from her home to Madras. With luck … Continue reading The Dirty Picture (2011) – Vidya Succeeds, Silk Looses
Cocktail (2012) – Old Wine in a New Bottle
I needed something light to watch this time. I have been otherwise seeing such dark films, that I just needed a light romance and friendship story. Thankfully this film delivered1! Summary: Gautam "Gutlu" Kapoor is a flirty man who hits on almost every woman he talks to. Meera Sahni is a newlywed who goes to London to … Continue reading Cocktail (2012) – Old Wine in a New Bottle
Jogwa (2009) – Breaking Traditions with Love and Gender
This was a very beautiful film, raw, and very nuanced, leaving me mesmerised! Summary: Tayappa and Suli are both married into the cult of Yellamma or Jogtin, where they must serve the goddess. Suli becomes a Jogtin, while Tayappa becomes a Jogta. As they spend time together, the two fall in love, but as worshippers … Continue reading Jogwa (2009) – Breaking Traditions with Love and Gender
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