Last week, the nation was shocked when a young tennis star was shot dead by her father pumping four bullets into her back while she was in the kitchen preparing food- most probably for him as her mother was indisposed. His justification was that people in the village...
A picture is worth a thousand words, goes a saying. I wonder what this short film of under 5 minutes would be worth? Do watch this video which was doing its round on WhatsApp though we had been using them in our sessions on empathy. [video width="400" height="226"...
Korean culture and Indian culture have a lot in common and one of them being the focus on academics and success of children. This satirical drama delineates quite effectively the materialistic desires of upper-class parents in South Korea and how they ruthlessly...
Simple pleasures are the last healthy refuge in a complex world Four movies that I had seen last week made me remember the above quote this morning. And what better way than to spread joy by educating others! I start with Sherni! Deep, deep respect to Vidya Balan...
The Malayalam movie, The Great Indian Kitchen has been received with accolades, discussions and stoic silence. Lots have been written about the patriarchy and the way women are supposed to cook, clean, feed while the men enjoy being waited upon. But the one aspect...
March 2020, all our lives turned into a nightmare. The lock down started and my husband and I discovered a new found passion for movies. Prior to this lock down, we hardly watched movies at home. We did go to cinemas but only after the movie came highly...