Freedom! I have just exchanged my TV set top box for a dish and if my life isn’t jhinga-la-la, it’s certainly much more relaxed than it was before.

Earlier, I was always in a rush to get back home so that I could catch some TV serial or show (since I do a TV review column). [Read more]

If someone were to ask you, ‘Who is your all-time favourite Hindi movie music composer?’ would you be able to answer the question — quickly? Wouldn’t it be tough? I mean, there have so many great songs, right from the Forties and Fifties to the present day, by so many different composers that it’s near-impossible to choose one. [Read more]

Undoubtedly, the two most celebrated contemporary lyricists in Bollywood are Gulzar and Javed Akhtar. But though each one has written many wonderful songs, who’s the better / greater of the two? It’s not a particularly new or original question, and yes, I know comparisons are odious, but nevertheless, if I had to choose, I would opt for Gulzar. [Read more]

Everyone’s been going on and on about the Diwali releases this year (three of them – Main Aur Mrs Khanna, All The Best and Blue). The film trade considers Diwali a very favourable time to release films. Producers think that people are in the mood to go out, spend money, have fun. Ergo, their films will do good business. [Read more]

I am so delighted that Wake Up Sid has got such glowing reviews. Everyone has – very rightly – exclaimed over the fact that the director is so young and the performances so good. The music has come in for a lot of praise too, as has the very fresh, young feel of the film. [Read more]