Sooni Taraporevala, who wrote the screenplay for Salaam Bombay, Mississippi Masala and The Namesake, turns director with Little Zizou. Her stories dredge up the darkness in society, yet her storytelling isn’t dark . There’s drama and humour that helps connect with a wide audience. Perhaps, that is what has made Sooni Taraporevala one of the… Continue reading Sooni Taraporewala: In conversation post – Little Zizou
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Face-to-face with chef Kaizad Patel
By Prachi Sibal “It’s laced with a flavour of mint and coriander, and a little hint of other spices that go into our regular cooking,” he explains with careful attention laid on every spice, its procurement and the means of cooking. Chef Kaizad Patel, who was in town to start Jashn-e-Khordan, the Parsi food… Continue reading Face-to-face with chef Kaizad Patel
Zee News tribute: Rohinton Maloo
By Akrita Reyar The sad news of Rohinton B Maloo being one of the victims of the mindless terror attacks in Mumbai has left me completely cold. Known as one of the avant garde and most charismatic personalities of media industry, Rohinton was at the same time one of the most friendly, down to earth… Continue reading Zee News tribute: Rohinton Maloo
Steel amid adversity: Tata after Mumbai
Ratan Tata was at home in south Mumbai late on November 26 when the call came. On the line was a frantic R K Krishna Kumar, head of the Tata group unit that owns the city’s luxury Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel. The unthinkable had happened, Mr Kumar told the Tata chairman. Terrorists had… Continue reading Steel amid adversity: Tata after Mumbai
Rare Finds: Exhibition
Rare Finds is an exhibition that is held irregularly. In the last nine years it has been organised only four times-in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2006. Each time Dilnavaz Mehta thought it would be the last time; each time, popular demand compelled her to set it up again. This year Rare Finds is on from… Continue reading Rare Finds: Exhibition
Tribute: Kersy Katrak
Poet of the soul By KEKI N. DARUWALLA As a poet Kersy Katrak did not get his due, but his poetry had yet to be fully explored and articulated when he died. Katrak’s poetry blends the serious with the laconic and comic, the spirit with the sexual. On New Year’s Eve last year, I telephoned… Continue reading Tribute: Kersy Katrak
Forever Curious: In Coversation with Farrukh Dhondy
He says he still plays with equations. Farrukh Dhondy on the long journey from quantum physics to a life in literature and his latest book, The Bikini Murders. Excerpts… Photo: NAGARA GOPAL Farrukh Dhondy reminds me of Angelina Jolie. In her pre-Mistress-of-Media-Manipulation days, she exuded an open aura that made her a darling of the… Continue reading Forever Curious: In Coversation with Farrukh Dhondy
