DesiDabba - Boss, Thoda Sa Roomani Ho Jaye

Whew! It’s been an interesting two hours sitting under tree-shaded granite seating at Prithvi’s. It’s a delight listening to Makrand Deshpande talk about theatre, Bollywood, art films and life in general. Makrand could be defined as a multi-task expert; besides his association with theatre as a playwright, director and actor, he is equally well known and well-loved for his role in films like Swades, Lal Salam, Satya, Makdee, Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro, etc., and his frequent appearances on the small screen.

For the past two days I have been pursuing an interview with him. Today I was on the verge of giving up, and my frustrations led me to giving him a bad name on my blog. Until of course my mobile rang at 2 pm. We were all set to meet up by 3 in the afternoon. Prior commitments later made me shift our meeting to 3:30 which I did commit to.

Continue reading ‘Interview Makrand Deshpande : As Bizarre As Can Be.’

Karan Johar with Richard Allen

It is often said that “A friend in need is a friend indeed” and I am one of those fortunate people who is surrounded by such close association. And one of them is my best friend, Shirrin who is currently living in New York. Equally excited about DesiDabba launch, she was generous enough to spend her entire Saturday evening behind something she usually isn’t fond off - Bollywood and Bollywood Personalities.

The Cinema Studies Department of New York University organized a special screening of Karan Johar’s film Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (KANK). The screening was followed by Q&A with director Karan Johar and screenwriter Shibani Bathija conducted by Richard Allen, Chair of Cinema Studies.

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This time around it was the noisy Juhu Barista.…thankfully I arrived a little before Ganesh did, chose a round corner table where our interview would get disturbed as little as possible. Didn’t want people crowding around or eves dropping, since this was a public place.

Ganesh is an ex Gladrags Man-hunt 2003 winner and was amongst the top five finalist of the Super Model contest held in Istanbul-Turkey in the same year. Just like many others he too is bitten by the glamour bug and is presently working towards making his mark in Bollywood.

Continue reading ‘Ganesh Venkatraman : New Kid on the Block.’