Kunal Kamra is one of the few Indian stand-up comic artists I like. The others are Punit Pania, Varun Grover (though he is not a full-time or mainstream stand-up artist), Tanmay Bhat, Bassi, and Kanan Gill. There are 5-6 others who I like or have liked their one-off performances. However, the first three in this... Continue Reading →
Merry Christmas: A poem, two thoughts and a movie with two trailers
Christmas and New Year's move toward us again . the old sickening duet . the masses coming out of their TV caves . the family gatherings . the gross, dull nothingness, the fake drunks, the fake smiles, the fake people . may we live through this somehow, one more time тАФ Charles Bukowski Thought 1:... Continue Reading →
Spotify Unwrapped 2023
Here are interesting insights from my Spotify Unwrapped 2023. The key highlights are as follows: Compared to 2022, this year I spent significant time on podcasts (maybe 95%) and only a small time on music. I think this was a good change, however the proportion is very skewed. 70:30 would have been better I usually... Continue Reading →
Flowers by Miley Cyrus, Makeba and Taylor Swift Songs
I am an avid music lover. I used to spend huge time on collecting good and rare music, posting it on my music podcast, catering to demands of people who used to follow my podcast and so on. Since the last few years, my interest in music had dipped. I didn't seek new songs and... Continue Reading →
My Favourite and Underrated Hindi Film Singers
I have been a movie buff and music buff since my childhood. I grew up in 80's and 90's and have keenly followed Hindi film music since then. I was fortunate to see the rise of A.R. Rahman right from beginning. However, I also love the 80's and 90's songs before or around the emergence... Continue Reading →
My Spotify Report – 2022
Since the pandemic I have been hooked to podcasts. Before that it was mainly listening to songsduring my commute to office, or evening walks or before going to bed. I used to listen a lot of songs on Wynk and later on Jio Saavn. But since last two years I have switched to Spotify. Youtube... Continue Reading →
15th August 1992: 30 Years of Roja and A R Rahman
A R Rahman's first film as a composer, "Roja" released on 15th August 1992...30 years ago on this day! I still remember the sensation created by Roja songs and the beginning of the cult of A R Rahman! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OJBJLSVEho Roja was made in Tamil but it was also dubbed in Hindi. All the songs were... Continue Reading →
Lal Singh Chaddha, Power Of Social Media Trolls And India@75
Aamir Khan's long awaited comeback movie, Lal Singh Chaddha (LSC) finally released on 11th August 2022. Aamir's last movie, Thugs of Hindustan released in 2018 and was an instant disaster. I didn't watch it. After that his next movie was announced as official adaptation of 1994 multiple Academy Awards winning movie Forrest Gump. The Indian... Continue Reading →
Sex/Life, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Dark Desire
Few months back I had watched a romantic (actually erotic) drama on Netflix called "Sex/Life". It's rated one of the top 5 adult web series on Netflix. I watched it again recently with spouse, and that's when I could actually focus on the overall plot and found that it was much similar to Hum Dil... Continue Reading →
Memories by Maroon 5
Here is a very nice song, Memories by band Maroon 5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlPhMPnQ58k Thank you M for sharing it with me!
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