Archive for May, 2005

Ismail Merchant: end of an era

Thursday, May 26th, 2005
O what a sad day for cinema lovers. The morning started with the news of Sunil Dutt bidding us his final farewell and now the news is that Ismail Merchant has passed away. Producer of many priceless films, joint partner in Merchant-Ivory making precious films for so many decades, Merchant primarily served as the producer whereas James Ivory directed the movies. Beginning with “The householder” to making features on India including “Shakespeare Wallah” (1965) , “The Guru” (1969) and then “Bombay Talkie” in 1970. His productions include such priceless pieces of art such as The Europeans, Quartet, Heat and Dust, A Room With a View, Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, Howards End, The Remains of the Day, Jefferson in Paris, and Surviving ...
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Good bye, Sunil Dutt

Wednesday, May 25th, 2005
Sunil Dutt is no more. The most human of all beings that we knew through cinema has left us…forever. I am dazed and numb from reading the news this morning and I almost find it hard to stop my tears. May his soul rest in peace. From “Mujhe Jeene Do” to “Reshma aur Shera” to “Padosan” to “Mera Saaya” to “Ek Phool Chaar Maali” to “Zakhmi” to “Nehle pe Dehla” to “Munnabhai MBBS”, a career spanning more than five decades this gentle of human beings has bid his final good bye to us. Being the first to make a “one person act movie” (forgot the name), to starting Ajanta Arts a company dedicated to quality cinema, to being one of the first ...
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The Secret Underground Clubs of L.A.

Tuesday, May 10th, 2005
Los Angeles, California. Home of many clubs and communities who operate out in the open or are underground; in the real world or just online; catering to various topics from sex, seduction, money, finance, you name it and there’s a community or a club. But the underground clubs have an edginess to them which makes it exciting to want to know about them. Perhaps in terms of the knowledge they possess or the activities which they are unwilling to share with the rest of the world. Maybe spreading those secrets out in the open makes the knowledge, a secret so far, lose its edge. Maybe there are other reasons. Entry to these clubs is by invitation only, or you have ...
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Dream Logic

Wednesday, May 4th, 2005
What happens when you remember your dreams the next morning? The tone/mood of the dream becomes your mood throughout the day. For the last few days, I’ve been remembering each of my dreams and it is something I’m not prepared for. Last night it was Bill Gates interviewing me on a typical Delhi house in Chandni Chowk terrace, my parents standing behind me, and Gates questioning if I would (and this is very strange) move to Alaska to work for him for a ton of money. The weather - where we are talking - is cloudy, rainy type, but not raining, kind of like Seattle weather. I give Gates a positive nod to his question....
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