Article on Filmfare.com He’s one of the best things about Rohit Shetty’s Dilwale. Tell Boman that and he beams. He reveals what’s unique about working in a Rohit Shetty movie. “Generally, you interact with the cinematographer, the director or the first assistant director while shooting but this unit has a whole army of spot… Continue reading Boman Irani talks movies: In Conversation
Month: February 2016
Why We Need To Thank Homi Bhabha for India’s Role In The Discovery of Gravitational Waves
The three stages of black hole collision as observed in supercomputer simulation of Einstein Equations. C V Vishveshwara from the Raman Research Institute, along with S. Chandrasekhar (Nobel Prize, 1983) did the historic work in understanding of the “ringdown” stage after collision of black holes (Simulation and Image Credit: K. Jani, M. Clark, M. Kinsey,… Continue reading Why We Need To Thank Homi Bhabha for India’s Role In The Discovery of Gravitational Waves
Jim Sarbh: The Parsi who plays a stellar role in Bollywood Blockbuster Neerja
Theatre actor Jim Sarbh marks his debut on the silver screen with Ram Madhvani’s biopic on airhostess Neerja Bhanot. Ankita Maneck | Scroll Named as one of Forbes magazine’s 30 under 30 people to watch in 2015, Jim Sarbh is going places. The theatre actor makes his debut in the movies in Neerja. Ram Madhvani’s… Continue reading Jim Sarbh: The Parsi who plays a stellar role in Bollywood Blockbuster Neerja
Framroze R. Bhandara: A World War II Parsi Hero
This is the story of our hero and our father Framroze R. Bhandara, who served with pride in the British Navy during World War II. He was born in Mumbai into a middle class Zoroastrian priestly family to Tehmina and Rustomji Bhandara. The purpose of writing this article is to motivate our Zoroastrian youth to… Continue reading Framroze R. Bhandara: A World War II Parsi Hero
Dara Rivetna: My Sojourn At Navsari
My dear wife Dinsoo passed away at the WZO Trust Funds Senior Citizens Centre at Navsari on 24th December 2015 around 7 am. EXPERIENCES OF MY SOJOURN AT NAVSARI By Dara M. Rivetna, Chicago. I reside in Chicago, but for the last many years we have been spending the winter months in Mumbai as my… Continue reading Dara Rivetna: My Sojourn At Navsari
Karachi bike repairman inspired Mavalvala
Now working at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory(LIGO) in the United States, Dr Nergis Mavalvala still thanks a bicycle repairman in Karachi for her hands-on skills. by Yusra Salim, Tribune “One of my formative experiences in Karachi happened when, as a 10-year-old, I would take my bicycle to the bike repair shop right outside our… Continue reading Karachi bike repairman inspired Mavalvala
We’re Zoroastrians first
Often, during first-time meetings with non-Zoroastrians, when I identify myself as a ‘Zoroastrian’, I get a puzzled look in response. When I say ‘Parsi’, they ease up and smile and promptly quote a list of friends expecting me to know them or be somehow related to them. The impression everyone is under is that ‘everyone… Continue reading We’re Zoroastrians first
