In the last couple of days, I picked up a common thought across three completely unrelated media events. Event 1:In the first instance, I saw on TV, an interview with Anupam Kher. He was talking about his very first movie which was a big success, and where his work was appreciated, “Saaransh”. He was referring [...]
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Two World Cup Wins, Two Captains..
Posted: September 28, 2007 in cricket, Dhoni, kapil dev, T20, Twenty20, world cupThe interesting parallel that I see between the two Indian World Cupvictories – 1983 ODIs and 2007 Twenty/20 is the captains. Where we have had suave, polished, apparently very intelligent andthinking captains of Indian sides, like Gavaskar and Dravid, to largerthan life captains like Sachin, loners / fixers like Azhar, andaggressive ones like Saurav, none [...]
A day at the multiplex
Posted: September 23, 2007 in bourne ultimatum, dhol, loins of punjab, manorama, marathon, moviesThe title of this post reminds me of early essays that we used to write in school. “A day at the zoo” or “A Visit to the Fire Station”, etc. Well, this is not such an essay to explain the details of a multiplex. Rather it is about a new personal record that I set [...]
I was not taken in by the 20 overs cricket concept as I felt that this “slam-bam-thank you ma’am” format would just be festival cricket and no more. A combination of curiosity, media blitz and convenient timings ( 9.30 pm starts) got me viewing these games and after seeing a couple of these games, I [...]
