Boredom

'Roots' is a maiden effort at writing a book by Mr. Rahul Bhatt and he has made an utterly convincing debut. In the preceding 9 months of my book-reviewing career, I have come across 7 debut efforts and among them all, Mr. Bhatt's work stands tall. A book so enriching in plotting its stories and developing its characters that you will ultimately start feeling a part of it. This is a genuine effort at writing a standard novel where the author doesn't let the readers go off the hook even when they finish his work in multiple outings and every time you start picking up on this book, it makes sure it owns you. It's a voluminous book that demands the attention of readers and through it's sheer engrossing narrative and depth, weave magical spells on you. In the center of this book is the life-stories of Nakua Panditjee and Sarita/Rashmi. Panditjee has his roots in Tehri of old which is as most of us now is under Tehri Lake when the construction of a dam was announce...

There is a sort of peculiar goofiness interspersed with innocence and environmental serenity that makes South Korean film 'very special'. 'The Way Home' was my first South Korean filming experience and it mesmerized me with its simplicity. Later on, I passed it on to several of my friends and they all loved it. Then there were some rom-coms and dramatic affairs from some of the most prominent Korean auteurs and they were quite different from usual Asian and Hollywood genre films in their treatment of story and characters. More so, I found out that like me, there are several aficionado of South Korean films and they were all near by.....Very surprising indeed. A day before yesterday, I stumbled across a home entertainment guide for October 2016 on rogereberts.com and it listed 'The Wailing', a South Korean metaphysical thriller cum horror flick among its most praised picks. I watched it yesterday as soon as I got the chance and the experience was 'overwhelm...

I would like to start this review by saying that if you are going to buy this book simply on the basis of it's cover and blurb, you would be grossly mistaken. They are ambiguous, non-appealing and meaningless at best. There is no way they both would give you an idea how good this book is content-wise. Two beautiful successful ladies in their late 20s headline the plot and they each have got a scarred past. One of them, Rihana, the more vivacious and extrovert among the two, is a successful painter and she seeks solace in 'men' and her often-went-wrong 'sexual misadventures'. Her roommate, Zara, is more intelligent among the two and has been at the wrong end of a 'false' marriage with a gay man. Zara is a businesswoman and makes all her decision in life with aplomb. They both complement each other completely but are also unaware of each other's fateful 'past'. Their maid, Nandini, her daughter Gudiya and her abusive husband 'Harish' are a...