2001, Somewhere in England. 2300 hours approx. While trying to un-encrypt Homi Bhabha, I kept myself awake by concocting a story about a bomb blast and I remember clearly thinking to myself that, despite the undisputed genius of my story idea (one which a million wannabe and honest-to-goodness writers have thought of and discarded), the […]

He entered the realm of legends with Trainspotting and his most recent film took him deep into the heart of Mumbai’s slums. Rumour has it that Danny Boyle pretty much recreated Dharavi while shooting for Slumdog Millionaire in the outskirts of the city. He insists he shot on location. It’s all academic because, if the […]

Mircea Eliade, mythologist and writer, wrote about myth, ritual, religious symbolism and seducing his Indian mentor’s 16-year old daughter (she wrote a way better book in response to his La Nuit Bengali), among other things. Francis Ford Coppola did not pick this steamy, bitter romance for his first film in ten years. He picked Youth […]