All posts tagged: Film

10 Indian Movies that Visitors Must Watch before Travelling to India

India is a Land of Storytellers. Here, since time immemorial, stories through various ways have been the real medium of remembering, praying and even worshipping their beings. Be it the legends from the Vedas, The Ramayana, the Mahabharata, Bhagvad Gita, the Puranas, folktales- they have been floating in various lores and forms throughout the length and breadth of this vast country. Here, the greatest of kings, the demons, the Yogis and the Saints have all been still living only through the stories of valour, sacrifice, the fiercest of battles and the tapas of Yogis that have inspired and motivated the people of this land to not just dream and wait for magic to happen but get up and dedicate oneself to one’s duties and work towards goals with unwavering focus and without attachment. Here, in the land of India i.e. Bharat– One who tells the best stories rules the hearts of Indian People. Since we are amongst the oldest Storytellers in the history of the Mankind, I thought to open this post as a conversation …

Days at Mount Black

I went rather late. In midst of going or not going which has become a pattern. The sun became orange and soon hid behind city buildings. I was still in metro. I took two tuk tuks and still had to walk. The air changed to worst. The smell. Blood was seen spilled. The water filled pot holed roads. I bought four chocolates for the girl and one for the boy. I reached without straying anywhere else. I arrived at a time when she was looking at herself in the mirror when she saw me from the sides of her eye. And hid herself behind the door. She was humming a song. Combing her wet hair. Looking at herself. But as she hid herself from my gaze, she was smiling, she was shying as she always did. I asked about her health. If she is studying? of course not. I met her brother. I remembered him fondly. I had filmed them both a year ago for over a week. He was the most interactive little boy …