One of the most popular and credible faces of Indian television journalism Ravish Kumar on life, the universe and everything
There is a hush and silence in my fields and it scares me to no end.
From a film critic's plate.
When bhakti is at its peak in jangly, sleepless Dilli, not all is all that grim. Not even noise pollution. Sometimes, in fact, it is so bad that it is good enough to make you weep in sheer joy
A sports film with phony feel-goodness and one that is far from inspirational.
Street food gone hopelessly bland, a papdi chaat that tastes more like cold porridge.
It seems like interesting times for documentaries chronicling the struggles of people on critical issues. What’s more they have also been able to reach out to the audiences.
'You need to know the people. So when I was writing <i>Kahaani</i> I made sure you are introduced to every single Bengali in the film. Then whether you like them or not is another question.'
A bit like <i>Deewar</i>, a lot like <i> Namak Haraam</i>. With Jha one would have expected a lot more complexity than what’s delivered.
He was firm but loveable, good-natured and real. Like my own grandad.
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