Hindustan Times
Propose day follows Rose day, a week before Valentine’s Day, exposing the agony of the frustrated Indian single male. Read more
(11 votes, average: 4.27 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 9:52 pm
Filed under India · Tagged discotheque, discotheques, fad for thought, hindustan times, Mayank Shekhar, nightclub, Propose Day, Single Indian male, single men, Valentines Day
Down with this phony democracy then. Just download Sanjay Kak’s Kashmir documentary Jashn-e-Azadi Read more
(6 votes, average: 3.17 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 9:18 pm
Filed under India, cinema · Tagged fad for thought, hindustan times, Jashn-e-Azadi, Kashmir documentary, Kashmiri Muslims, Mayank Shekhar, news, Sanjay Kak, Sheikh Abdullah, Yasin Malik
Three Punjabi men get into the Pacific mansion of the world’s deadliest Dr Dang, Salman Rushdie, who sprays bullets at them from his machine gun. If I hadn’t seen this film, I couldn’t have vouched for the fact that it really does exist. Read more
(4 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 11:20 pm
Filed under India, cinema · Tagged Bollywood, cinema, fad for thought, hindustantimes, HT blogs, international gorilay, Mayank Shekhar, news
The car suddenly swerved to the right at the precise moment. If it hadn’t, my wheels would have licked a little speed-breaker which had suddenly appeared by the footpath. Read more
(4 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 11:19 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Alistair Perreira, Bandra, Carter Road, Chembur Golf Club, drunken driving, fad for thought, hindustan times, Mayank Shekhar, Mumbai, news, Toyota Corolla
Drain Inspector’s Report: Picking good gunk from bad gunk to reveal the best of the worst films of the year! Read more
(22 votes, average: 4.68 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 9:34 pm
Filed under India, cinema · Tagged 404, A Strange Love Story, Azaan, Dam 999, Delhi Belly, Dhamaal, Dhobi Ghat, fad for thought, Game, Gandhi To Hitler, hindustan times, I Am Kalam, I Am Singh, Jaana Pehchana, Mansoor Bol, Mayank Shekhar, Miley Na Miley Hum, Monica, news, Rockstar, Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster, Shor In The City, Stanley Ka Dabba, Tanu Weds Manu, Yeh Saali Zindagi, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
The decade is pre-historic: early ‘90s, make it 1990, to be precise, if you like. Rasna’s kept stocked up in the kitchen. It’s 9.30 at night. You’re home. Where else will you be? Read more
(3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 8:54 pm
Filed under India · Tagged AK Hangal, Bollywood, doordarshan, fad for thought, hindustan times, Mallika Sherawat, Mayank Shekhar, news, Salma Sultana, Suneet Tandon, Tajeshwar Singh, Widhwa Maa
“You’re from India?” she asked. I looked up. Startled. Indians are used to bombshells from Pakistan. But this one, in party clothes, in her early 20s, was exceptionally stunning. Read more
(14 votes, average: 4.43 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 11:11 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Arnab Goswami, Barkha Dutt, Bollywood, General Ayub Khan, Hindus, India, Indian media, ISI, Javed Akhtar, Mayank Shekhar, Muslims, Pakistan, Partition, Rajdeep Sardesai, Shah Rukh Khan, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
As Ramzan starts, I remember my humble fight against evil for a day, a few years ago… Read more
(7 votes, average: 4.71 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 8:08 pm
Filed under India, cinema · Tagged Bollywood, fad for thought, festivals, hindustantimes, HT blogs, Mayank Shekhar, news, Ramzan, roza
Recalling the last time Anna Hazare ‘fasted unto death’. Or was it the last time? No one can curb corrupting influences of power. None can deny the powers of public symbolism either. Read more
(4 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 8:36 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Ahmednagar, Anna Hazare, corrupting influences, dance bar association, democracy and economic freedoms, Gandhian mottos, hindustan times, Imperialism, Lokpal, Maharashtra, Mahatma Gandhi, Nepotism, news, public symbolism, quit drinking
The city celebrates No TV Day on January 29. Only in Mumbai would you need to be told to go out there, know where you live! Read more
(10 votes, average: 4.8 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 8:29 pm
Filed under India, cinema · Tagged Bollywood, Bombay, fad for thought, film, hindustantimes, HT blogs, Jeremy Piven, Mayank Shekhar, Mumbai, news
