He is 91, indefatigable, unrelenting, setting benchmarks, entertaining audiences, winning over critics, pushing creativity, winner of the Oscars, the Golden Globes and the Grammy, the actor, director, producer, composer Clint Eastwood, though still a mortal, is a super human, rarely seen or heard. His boundless energy coupled with an inexhaustible passion for story telling hasContinue reading “Clint Eastwood : A Legend So Rare”
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83 : Remembering Yashpal-The Crisis Man
83, the film on India’s triumph at the 1983 Cricket World Cup in England has been released and is getting some riveting reviews. The performance of the actors, particularly Ranveer Singh in the role of Kapil Dev and the slick direction of Kabir Khan is gathering huge praise. The promotion for the film also hasContinue reading “83 : Remembering Yashpal-The Crisis Man”
Mo Salah : The Magician from Nagrig
Nagrig is a small village in the heart of the city of Basyoun in the Gharbia Governate of Northern Egypt. A dusty village at a distance of 125 kms from Cairo through the Alexandria Agriculture Road, it takes more than two and a half hours to reach Nagrig from Cairo. This simple unassuming village withContinue reading “Mo Salah : The Magician from Nagrig”
Elon Musk & His 10 Commandments
Elon Musk, one of the world’s richest men, an entrepreneur like no other, a business magnate, a thinker unparalleled and arguably one of the legends of this century, is one person whom the world listens when he speaks. There are several of his videos and discourses on the net and no wonder considering the achievementContinue reading “Elon Musk & His 10 Commandments”
Christian Von Koenigsegg and Pinchcliffe Grand Prix.
Flaklypa Grand Prix ( Pinchcliffe Grand Prix in English ) is a stop motion animated Norwegian Film, in which a bicycle repairman, against all odds builds his own racing car, competes against the biggies and eventually wins the race. I had not heard of this film before, till I did a bit of research onContinue reading “Christian Von Koenigsegg and Pinchcliffe Grand Prix.”
Robert Lewandowski : What a miss !!
There has never been so much discussion and division in views on the winner and the runner-up of the Ballon D’Or, this year than ever before, with a house largely divided or rather largely inclined towards the person who missed it and came second. The Ballon D’Or ( French for Golden Ball ) is anContinue reading “Robert Lewandowski : What a miss !!”
Just a Centimetre
Watching Superman I watched Superman 1 and 2 with my elder brother in the early 80s. I was so desperate to watch the films that I made a big hue and cry at home and pestered my brother to take me along. I am thankful to him that he did. I didn’t read the SupermanContinue reading “Just a Centimetre”
ABD : The Unparalleled
The player who holds the record for the fastest 50, the fastest 100 and the fastest 150 in One Day International Cricket has to be someone of a special pedigree. The only player to have a batting average of over 50 coupled with a strike rate of over 100 in ODIs has to be someoneContinue reading “ABD : The Unparalleled”
Meena : The Portly Star
National Badminton Champion for 7 years in a row ( 1959-65); three doubles and three mixed doubles titles; winner of an international mixed doubles event with Nandu Natekar in Thailand; represented the country at the All England Championships and Über Cup; recepient of the Arjuna Award and Padma Shri. This is the story of anContinue reading “Meena : The Portly Star”
Aussie ‘Mitch’ Floors the Kiwi Pitch
The Cricket World T20 Championships concluded yesterday night with the less fancied Australia winning the Trophy beating an ever consistent New Zealand in a Final which turned out to be a bit one sided. Infact the Kiwis walked straight into a Desert Storm named ‘ Mitchel Marsh ‘ and were virtually swept away. However, itContinue reading “Aussie ‘Mitch’ Floors the Kiwi Pitch”