Chicken Soup for the Indian Soul – More Servings
Sometime ago, in an earlier post here, I’d written that a piece of mine had been accepted for Chicken Soup for the Indian Soul. I missed out on contributing to “Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul”. But later, sometime earlier this year, I also sent two other pieces for “Chicken Soup for the Romantic Soul”. One of them was accepted again. Then Raksha (the author compiling the book) got back to me regarding one of the pieces that I had sent her for the first edition. They had not used it at that time, but they would be using it now.

“I’ll do it my way” has a new homepage
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am creating a separate blog for “I’ll do it my way”, which is going to be a separate thinking space that is distinct from my personal blog. You can find the new homepage for “I’ll do it my way” here Thoughts and comments are welcome.

Full stop
There are times in life when you reach a full stop. This happened with the work on the book as well. I have reached a full stop, from which I must begin a new paragraph.  It’s finally official, and has been for the last week now. The meeting that I have been trying for with Aamir will not happen. The book must continue without any of his involvement. Of course, this is a huge blow after an eight-month long wait. But I have invested too much in this book to pull out now. Also, as a writer, I believe that I have a wonderful story to tell and beautiful perspectives from many of Aamir’s significant directors to share. Some of these may not told again, in the sam

Chapter One – I’ll do it my way
As most of you know, I’ve been working on this book backwards – starting with Aamir’s latest films and moving to his early films. The interviews happen as my celebrities are ready for them… Though I’ve been trying to speak to most of the people on my interview list from Day One. Chapter Four and Chapter Two are done. So is most of chapter three. I am extremely happy with the way that Chapter Four has shaped out. At sixty pages (and still counting…), it’s the heart of the book. I am currently working on Chapter One that looks at Aamir’s early and later personal influences. This is one part that I am struggling with. For one thing there is my own di

Dersu Uzala & the circle of life: A Kurosawa moment
I finally got down to watching Dersu Uzala the other day. While Rashomon remains my favourite Akira Kurosawa film, Dersu Uzala comes a second close, even as it brings the epic form alive against the spectacular Siberian countryside. I would recommend this film to those who are admirers of the work of Kurosawa, and also to those who are passionate about the epic film genre. Each of Kurosawa’s films are remembered for different reasons. But for me, Dersu Uza