Years ago, my colleagues and I were taking a short walk during our lunch hour along the quiet lanes of Rest House Road in Bangalore. Suddenly, we were accosted from behind by 3 or 4 transgenders. They didn’t do anything to us. They were simply asking for money. But their actions, appearance, behaviour were all...

I hadn’t heard of Lover until today evening. I have a habit of reading The Hindu’s movie review section every Friday. Today, it featured an article called “Breakout talents of Tamil cinema in 2024.” I was intrigued. I hadn’t heard of any of the actors’ names, except one, but I had watched many of the...

Five movies this week. I feel decadent. But the movies were all mostly good, and it was a good mix of English, Hindi, and Tamil. While Aruvi was unexpectedly disappointing, Qarib Qarib Singlle was unexpectedly good. Here’s a brief roundup. Coco (English) Coco was a surprise watch this week and I am glad I got to...