Musings of a writer mom from Bollywood
We moms are battling everyday, every meal, trying to make healthy food go down those little mouths. Speaking of which, I ran into this very interesting article on the two “deceptive” books released last year, on healthy food for kids. In those books they encourage moms to hide healthy foods in cookies and other sugar […]
After a long time I watched a Bollywood movie that made me want to go right back and watch it all over again – all 210 minutes of it. I’m a romantic at heart and such a beautiful, tender and sensual portrayal of romance is rare to find on the Bollywood screen. What I liked […]
Directed by Shonali Bose
Produced by Bedabrata Pain
The protagonist of Amu – Kajori Roy had the choice of ignoring her past and continuing to live her cushy, comfortable life. Instead she says – “I don’t want to know but I can’t help it.” On a visit to India after 18 years she stumbles upon signs from […]
Directed by Vishal Bharadwaj
Produced by Ronnie Screwvala
It left me in awe. Once again, music director turned film director Vishal Bhradwaj has managed to create magic on screen. As someone who loves to watch children’s films and has always dreamed of making one, I loved every frame of The Blue Umbrella. Not too many directors in India risk […]
Directed by Reema Kagti
When I heard the storyline – six couples, honeymoon to Goa, a mystery biker and a stellar cast - I was expecting a laugh-out-loud movie from the get go. The movie had all the ingredients for a split-your-sides comedy. But for me it was bordering on slapstick. I do give credit to the […]
Directed by Shaad Ali Produced by Aditya Chopra
Ask a moviegoer in India and he/she will probably tell you not to watch it. Or fast forward it to the funny moments. But to my friends here in the US, I will say this – if you’re not looking for story, but a film that screams Bollywood […]
I think my li’l one is a chef in the making. I call him my sous chef. No surprise there, since he has a mom who writes about food, watches food shows, blogs about food and cooks when she’s happy, sad or any other time in between. His fav. toy is a gigantic plastic ladle […]
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