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Member Since:Feb 04, 2004
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I am a simple guy with simple tastes. Enjoying life, to me, means being with family and friends, good food (and drink), and lots of travel to nature’s lap. I love long drives to the hills, reading good fiction, watching a good movie at a good theatre, sitting outside on my balcony with the crossword puzzle, and napping on Sunday afternoons. My wife, Jo, and our lovely daughter, Antara (she’s 1 yr 2 months old and already goes to school), are the apples of my eyes. I fancy writing as an avocation. But I am too lazy to be good at it. I have an unfinished novel to my credit, which I aspire to finish some day. I also have written a movie script, and maybe one day I will make a movie out of it, insha Allah! Meanwhile, I am making do with my other love – education. I have acted in and directed scores of plays when I was at college. Now, though, I only get to watch plays. I admire MS and the reviewers. I admire the vibrant community of people writing and rating reviews. I have come across some very good writers and some very interesting people here. I hope they continue their good work and enthusiasm. . Education, Literature, Theatre, Movies, Food, Travel (not necessarily in this order).
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Reviewed Maruti Suzuki SX4
I really don’t know if my review on the SX4 will add any value to any reader – the reason: already so many reviews have been penned down that there is hardly anread more...
A Lively Portrayal
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Reviewed Parineeta
I loved watching Parineeta, every moment of it till about the end. Was it because of the old world charm, or the sheer simplicity of the story told at a good paread more...
What to Say...
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Reviewed The Terminal
I cannot enter Spielberg’s shoes, nor read his mind. What I can do is to assess his creative persona - what challenges this great movie maker - from the firead more...
Memories Close to Heart
Reviewed IIT - Kanpur
As you step off the train, onto the crowded platform, the little kiosk with the white banner strikes you immediately - it says ’’Welcome to IIT K.read more...
Disappointing
Reviewed Lakshya
Dear Farhan, After watching Dil Chahta Hai, I was keenly awaiting your next release. After an abortive attempt two weeks back, I finally got tickets for the shoread more...
Every Bit Worth Watching
Reviewed As Good As It Gets
There are all kinds of movies - war movies where the gruesome bloodshed and the gloom of hardships are so very real, science fictions that have make believe sceread more...
Wonderful!
Reviewed Shadow Lines - Amitav Ghosh
I owe a lot to Amitav Ghosh and The Shadow Lines. Being the first Indian English author and the first book in English written by an Indian respectively, they leread more...
JEE - Do You Have Your Facts Right?
Reviewed Successful Preparation for IIT JEE
Many years ago I had laughed at a statement made by my neighbour - ’’Everybody passes the JEE; the IITs have only 2000 seats which is why they select read more...
Maqbool - Par Excellence!
Reviewed Maqbool
I must confess right in the beginning that I am not the typical bollywood fan. This is not to say that I refrain from watching bollywood films. You may say thatread more...
Porter Charged Full Truck Load, Delivered in Part
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Reviewed Porter
I had one of the worst logistics experiences ever with Porter Packers & Movers, and I feel it’s important to share this here so others can make an informedread more...
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Commented on debanish's review
Is this a review, or judgement on Sen's writing skill? Reading your 'review' all I decipher is that you were not able to 'swallow' the book. You haven't written your reasons. Or, if you have, which are mostly judgements, you have not substantiated your points with evidence from the text. BTW, the bo read more...
Commented on vunnikri's review
...... Why would any one need a AirBag if he/she is wearing a Seat Belt... Now that's a good one! Honda City surely provides seat belts. I wonder why they are now introducing Air bags.
Commented on findkhushi's review
It's uncanny how your 'so-deep-songs' match mine. '... dard ka doosra naam hai zindagi...' was a very touching song. I don't find people talking about this one often. 'Katra katra' is my all time favourite. Nice review. Shom
Commented on crazyplaywright's review
Feels good to read a review from you after a long time. Haven't seen the film, though your review brings to mind a play I did in 1992 - Girish Karnad's NagMandal. It also had a similar intriguing theme. Keep writing more often... Shom
Commented on own review
Jai - Thanks for your comments. Once u reconciled to it, it wasn't so bad...:) Sachin - I am happy u liked it. I hear IIT-B is also very beautiful. Lyla - Too bad for the guys. But excellent situation for women on campus...:) Shashank - One advantage IITD has is its location at the heart of read more...
Commented on whacko's review
am I? Tarun, your style is inimitable! Bordering on the literary. Gave me a high :). At the least, MS gives me the pleasure of discovering people like you! Not bad, say what? Cheers! Shom
Commented on Bhavna's review
Nice choices, though I haven't heard a few of these. BTW, you must listen to the original 'Bahon mein chale...' by Lata from the movie 'Anamika.' The remix is nothing in comparison. Cheers! Shom
Haven't watched the movie yet (can u believe?) Your review is just great. Cheers! Shom
Commented on Vineel's review
I wish someone would agree to part his money so you could make a movie of your own. Perhaps then you would appreciate the craft better.
Commented on kalil.rahman's review
Fully endorse your recommendation. In the service sector, it is the people who make all the difference. I think, in its haste to expand, ICICI has compromized on people working for it. BTW, I have experience as a customer with quite a few banks in India. Citi, and HDFC seem to be miles ahead of the read more...
Moid - Thanx for the encouraging words. Khushi - Great people think alike! :) Thanx for the comments. Prem - Thanx for your comments. I think, as an audience, we are too used to watching mediocrity. Aradhana - I think I have quite vividly stated my views and the reasons for those. Your comm read more...
...choices! I would like to add two of my favourites - Graham Greene (His control over the language is amazing) - Thomas Hardy (Best descriptions I have ever read). At the same time, I have read countless short stories by many regional (indian) authors that have left a deep impression. You ju read more...
Good one, again. There are too many coincidences here. I am also from Allahabad. Tigmanshu was a classmate for 12 years. I have sent my script for evaluation to a producer. Am waiting with fingers crossed. Cheers! Shom
I completely agree with you - Ray was a living genius until a few years back. I love reading his stories; alas, he is no more to continue writing. Did u know that Ray was also an artist? His scripts/stories were mostly conceptualized using free hand sketches. A very good review. - Shom
Commented on Cousin2's review
Agree with most of your views. Just a couple of things that kind of make a member like me sad. First, I really don't understand how one can write multiple reviews on a single day. For me, writing one review takes up a lot of time. And, I write only about things that I feel I am competent to write ab read more...
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