Chiti chiti bang bang

Why no one but Bachchan could have done 'Paa'

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 06:01:09 +0530

The child is father of the Man. After watching two-and-half-hours of the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer 'Paa', William Wordsworth's lines from 'The Rainbow' never felt more true. Or correct.

Season of kiss and make up: Ambanis to Jaswant

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:16:58 +0530

Forgiveness is in the air. Or so it seems. First it was the multi-millionaire Ambani brothers who kind of declared an end to their cold war without doing

Bhopal, 1984: Agony and my grand-aunt

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 02:24:33 +0530

December 1984 was supposed to be happy family time. A wedding in the family meant relatives from all over would be congregating in Calcutta. Joy, mirth and unlimited fun -

Why Mamata Banerjee should stay put in Calcutta

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 28 May 2010 01:31:10 +0530

As a child growing up in the Calcutta of 90's, I so so (as they say it in 2010!) liked Mamata Banerjee. And I had my reasons. My

RIP Nirupama: Love is a lonely song

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 05 May 2010 01:51:11 +0530

Twenty-two is no age to die. Not when you are young, vivacious and ready to take on the world as you follow your dreams, which before you can even blink,

Hyderabadi biryani for Shoaib Malik

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:13:55 +0530

Ok. Takeaway for the week going by: All's well that ends well. In love. In impending marriages. In televised romance-turned-betrayal-dramas which transcend borders. And otherwise. If you happen

Women's Bill: Equally Unequal

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:52:03 +0530

Yesterday was International Women's Day. A day when almost all communication across print, visual and social media screamed that Woman Power needed to be feted. That the female ego needed

Don't let your CEO watch Up In The Air

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:41:24 +0530

If you are a salaried professional, go and watch Up In The Air. But while you are at it, make sure that the CEO of your company doesn't watch it.

Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin...

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:20:03 +0530
It was 1999. The month was mid-August or September, I can't remember clearly. And I was still in college. PVR Cinemas still hadn't become the huge corporate blockbuster

Oh Terry toh!

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:30:16 +0530
By now, John Terry is no longer relegated to innocuous headlines. The man, after all, has lost his job. Terry, over the past week, has kept the rumour mills agog.

Amar Singh ji, dil to bachcha hai ji…

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:22:35 +0530
By now, it's no secret that Amar Singh makes for some real good entertainment. Whatever he does, he does in style. Be it a weekday or a weekend, Mr Singh

When the Big B came, saw and conquered

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:45:15 +0530
I am still recovering. From a reaction to a phenomenon called Amitabh Bachchan --a phenomenon that can leave you numb and completely transport you to another plane. Momentary

When Reality (TV) Hurts

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:21:33 +0530
Last week, there was social (un)consciousness of sorts created when the media reported that Shinjini Sengupta, a 16-year-old girl from Kolkata, had become the first medical victim to the real