Boman Irani, who plays a Parsi in his next, feels young filmmakers can finally break the cinematic stereotypes built around communities In conversation with Shakti Shetty | Mid-Day A proud Parsi, Boman Irani feels it’s part and parcel of cinema and there’s not much one can do about it except laugh. Belonging to the depleting… Continue reading Boman Irani : ‘Playing a Parsi is similar to any other person’
Month: June 2012
Bhandara Joins Pakistan Muslim League – N
Prominent industrialist and a leader of Parsi community on Tuesday announced to join the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) after a meeting with PML-N President Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz welcomed Aspandiar Bhandara’s decision to join the PML-N. He acknowledged the services of the Bhandara family to national economy, politics and literature. While the investors were leaving the… Continue reading Bhandara Joins Pakistan Muslim League – N
Of Garas and Patra Ni Machhi
Every year, in March, the Parsis, who are probably Delhi’s smallest community, celebrate Navroze, their New Year, at the 62-year-old Parsi Dharamshala on Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, next to Delhi Gate. There is music and dancing as a jolly bunch of Parsis wish each other saal mubarak and feast on delicious salli murghi and patrani macchi.… Continue reading Of Garas and Patra Ni Machhi
