Interviews

Not too long ago, I had the opportunity to meet up with Onir, director of My Brother Nilkhil at a coffee shop in Versova. Onir, (who goes only by his first name), arrived a little late and wanted to wrap things up in fast. So without much ado, I went right ahead and asked […]

So there I was, seated next to India’s entertainment powerhouse, desperately trying to get a grip on reality. And from the other end, my good friend utters the dreaded words in true Macish style; “Sakshi, aap maidam se questions ask kariye aur mai yeh photo leti hoon” (”Sakshi, you ask madam questions, and I’ll take […]

How it happened!

I even would be content with just a photograph of me standing next to Rakhi Sawant. No, really, even just that would mean a lot! Frankly much of my blogging popularity (if I may call it so) I owe to this woman; at blogging camps/meets I am often referred to as the “Un-official […]

I have come to believe that in order for us to pursue “something” we need to connect to it at a deep emotional level. Until we ourselves are not affected by it, we cannot expect others to see it the way we would like them to.

During my recent trip to our capital city, I was […]

Chatting Up With Sanjana KapoorI guess for many like me, the first thing that comes to mind when we think about Theatre or Stage plays is a tiny little block in Juhu, very close to the beach and ever so filled with vibrant atmosphere - Yes, I am talking about Prithvi Theatre. Prithvi holds many fond […]

Karan Johar in ConversationIt is often said that “A friend in need is a friend indeed” and I am one of those fortunate people who is surrounded by such close association. And one of them is my best friend, Shirrin who is currently living in New York.

Equally excited about DesiDabba launch, she was generous enough […]

Anurag Kashyap : Making His Way in BollywoodMy sincere apologies for the delay but believe me life has been pretty hectic and engaging off-line as well. But as they say “It’s better to be late than never”, so here I am presenting the second part of my interview session with writer/director Anurag Kayshap.

What is the most […]

Anurag Kashyap : Making His Way in BollywoodOkay, agreed that I have been tad bit lazy with my Interview section and won’t blame my folly onto others but my own self. Though I don’t believe in making New Year resolutions but this time round I have promised myself to indulge in activities that bring pure […]

The Man with a Lollipop - By Chintan Upadhyay

Contemporary Art could be described as a relationship shared between an artist and his/her surroundings. It is nothing but pure expression of true feelings, with respect to one’s culture, philosophy, complexities of relationships, patriotism, poverty, time, etc. It wouldn’t be wrong if I said that our country […]

You can say my adventurous and experimental nature is what lead me to my next interviewee, Sameer Patange. I met Sameer thru a common friend, while I was doing some R&D work on Tattoo Shopping, couple of months back. And we have been good friends ever since.

Tattoos are a very old form of body art […]

My fourth interview, which was with Mr. Imtiaz Ali, was a rather special one. Not for me but for Rohit of Naachgaana.com, Imtiaz is his favorite director and he couldn’t wait for this post to be put up.

The venue was the ever-famous Prithvi theatre at sharp 9 pm. Like always I was stuck at work […]

This time around it was the noisy Juhu Barista. Thankfully I arrived a little before Ganesh did, chose a round corner table where our interview would get disturbed as little as possible. Didn’t want people crowding around or eves dropping, since this was a public place.

Ganesh is an ex Gladrags Man-hunt 2003 winner and was […]

Whew! It’s been an interesting two hours sitting under tree-shaded granite seating at Prithvi’s. It’s a delight listening to Makrand Deshpande talk about theatre, Bollywood, art films and life in general. Makrand could be defined as a multi-task expert; besides his association with theatre as a playwright, director and actor, he is equally well known […]

On the 12th morning, I got a call from my friend who was supposed to hook me up with Kay Kay for an interview. To my disbelief, the meeting date had been pre-poned from Saturday, the 14th evening to the 12th evening. Nervous and still in my sleep, I had no option but to agree. […]