Madras Cafe review

Deep-ends is here again! Here’s a review of Madras Cafe ******************************************************************** Madras Cafe is an intense, thought-provoking, docu-drama high-lighting events preceding the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi 22 years ago. This is an important and informative film that educated me about the long and bitter guerilla war in Sri Lanka and India’s involvement in it. This is one of those film’s that you leave and rush … Continue reading Madras Cafe review

Are you the eldest…?

Before you start groaning and think this is yet another comparison moan Iโ€™m about to have, well, youโ€™re right! Moan and groan away but I must have my say in this because Iโ€™m reaching the end of my tether being dumped with everything that befalls an eldest child. I was my parentsโ€™ parenting experiment. In fact every first born is their parents experiment in the … Continue reading Are you the eldest…?

The Month of August and us Kenyans

You know exactly where Iโ€™m going with this because it seems like every other Kenyan I speak to these days is living in fear of this month and that we are totally jinxed because everything seems to go wrong for us in this month. Iโ€™m not a superstitious person so Iโ€™m totally against this train of thought. There are eleven other months in the year … Continue reading The Month of August and us Kenyans

Bollywood this week

BOLLYWOODโ€™S INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS: Bollywood biggies like Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan, Kajol, Lata Mangeshkar amongst others have joined hands to raise funds in a marathon seven-hour musical gala for Uttarakhand flood victims today as they celebrate the 66th Indian independence day. Composers Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy, along with writer/poet Prasoon Joshi will also participate in this mammoth event in an effort to raise … Continue reading Bollywood this week

TOP 6 INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED BOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES

AMITABH BACHCHAN He commands respect wherever he goes. With over 40 years worth of experience in the industry with a title from his early career โ€˜The Angry Young Manโ€™, Amitabh Bachchan is known worldwide. His appearances have not just been limited to the big screen. Big B has also scored big time hosting the popular Indian game show, Kaun Banega Crorepati (Who Wants To Be … Continue reading TOP 6 INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED BOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES

Let’s Save Eric… Please

We always talk about how wonderful our lives our, what our kids get up to, the new cars we buy, the festivals we celebrate and post just wonderful pictures on Facebook to share with our friends. Eric might not be able to do any of that. Eric has Burkittโ€™s Lymphoma- a dreadfully aggressive but curable form of cancer. He is currently in India undergoing treatment … Continue reading Let’s Save Eric… Please

Why canโ€™t people speak up?

Iโ€™ve been following the Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi story quite keenly since it unfolded when pictures of him grabbing hold of her neck and squeezing hard in a posh, high-end restaurant were splattered across news sites. Looking at those pictures even without reading the story, I read the anguish and humiliation, blurred by tears, in Nigellaโ€™s eyes. Iโ€™m not an expert on body language … Continue reading Why canโ€™t people speak up?