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When I close my eyes and think of One-Man-Army movies, the one that immediately knocks my sleepy mind is the Taken franchise of Liam Neeson. I know there are many more, but my mind is fixated on those films. (I haven't watched John Wick or Jack Reacher.) In Hindi Films, I had watched a few movies of late, quite late though. But still, I would like to list those few. I am not a fan of action films, but I end up watching them. So, my recent watches include: 1. Subedaar: After playing the father to many a hero of late, here he is, a father who is the main hero. He is back with his 80s action avatar, the image we grew up watching. And he is great at that. We are talking about Anil Kapoor. Supported by a strong cast of villains, especially Mona Singh as the vile Godmother, Babli Didi and Aditya Rawal as her evil brother, the movie is a good one-time watch. The father-daughter chemistry is very different. If not, watch it for Kapoor and his comeback as the action star. 2. Crazxy: I reme...

A few days ago, I  created a comic strip based on my  drabble  "Quaint," which  I wrote for the Blogchatter A2Z Challenge.  The stage light stays there, but the person on whom the light shines changes.  That is the essence of life. And it keeps repeating.  There is only one person who comes to mind when I think of the term "Stage Light": Shah Rukh Khan. Even though he hasn't had any releases in the past 3 years, and, barring Pathan and Jawan, his earlier movies haven't done quite well, he is still, and has been, the one on whom the stage lights are on all the time. His rise and shine can be associated with his songs, too. " Dil hai mera deewana"- a simple boy dreaming of making it big " Chand Taare Tod Lau"- he starts his journey by working hard and dreaming more " I'm the best."- he achieves what he had desired for, now he knows his worth I love movies, so I will always talk about them. However, I understand this topic want...

There are a few writers in Bengali literature whose work we await, and one of the foremost amongst them is Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. His writing style has a unique quality: an imaginary place or mansion, many characters, but everyone is equally important. The D'Costa Family by Rochelle Potkar brought me back to that style once more. It is a dark comedy about a very complex family of equally complicated people, the residents of Burgundy House, plotting against one another for supremacy. Frankly, from the cover design, I was thinking it would be a funny book that I would spend reading, laughing loudly. Yes, I laughed and added to it; I also shuddered at times and often gritted my teeth, and that is the surprise element of this story.  About the Book The powerful Don, Theodore D'Costa, breathes his last, leaving his vast empire to his eldest son, Pedro, much to the disliking of his widow, Rita. Even Pedro's own wife, Annette, has her eyes on owning everything. In the game of ...

Neeta was preparing her final draft. Today was supposed to be the deadline, and she was stressed. This was the first major publisher she was working with, and she had to meet the deadlines. She had to send a perfect final draft that could not be detected for any loopholes and mistakes- no scope for that. The half-drank coffee had been lying unattended on the table for an hour. No worries, she could prepare another filling.  Raghav was half-lying on the couch, next to her, managing his office from WhatsApp conversations. It had been raining incessantly since last evening, and the entire city had gone underwater, leaving no scope for commuters to travel. So, no other option left for him, other than work-from-home. And that was a lot of work. The entire sales team that worked under him was kept under his supervision at the office. But from home, things were different. He could not really keep tabs on the team, most of whom were now working from home. So, what he could least do was to ...

Being a Gemini is like living a life with a twin. Often, my left brain and right brain start a conversation with each other. Today, on Chocolate Day, as usual, they had something to talk about, so sharing a brief of their conversation: Left brain: Today is World Chocolate Day? What is the song that comes to your mind when you hear the word chocolate? Right Brain: Chocolate, Lime Juice, Ice cream, Toffee-iya, pehle jaise ab mere shauk hai kaha Left brain: What movie does the word remind you of? Right Brain? Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Left Brain: Now combine both. Right: Ah...Willy Wonka singing, Chocolate, Lime Juice.... Both: Let's play Willy Wonka today Hello, my dear guests, hope you are doing great this chocolaty day. ( odd pause) Let me take you on a tour of my chocolate factory, aka my blog: memoviesmore.in Interestingly, I don't have any other workers commissioned to build my factory and its contents. I do it all alone, from manufacturing, production, packaging an...

I am grateful to be part of a community of writers and bloggers whose work I get to read often. This year, I had an opportunity to read a few authors, among them. And in this half-yearly round-up, I am sharing 5 Books that I have really enjoyed reading this year.  1. Happily Ever And Never Afters: This book of short stories by Vidya Sanath consists of 16 enchanting short stories, of varied emotions- love, happiness, grief, stigma, remorse and betrayal.  The a uthor  portrays the everyday lives of ordinary people, rich in nuances. Subtle feelings that often get overlooked, certain hurts that are often endured in relationships, are presented in a very grounded form of storytelling. The story, Sorry I Touched Her, sharply highlights the social discrimination of someone based on their marital status, while the story Rebirth drives the reader into a grief-struck couple's life who are going through a rough phase after child loss.  The constant ups and downs of various emot...