A Bronx Tale

Taste of Cherry

On recommendation from an ex-colleague, I watched the 1997 movie Taste of Cherry by Abbas Kiarostami.

Note on The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Sameer Gudhate presents the Book Review of Twilight of the Serpent by S.Z. Estavillo Book 3 of The Serpent Series

Have you ever read a thriller so tight, so emotionally raw, that you found yourself holding your breath—not just during the action scenes, but in quiet moments of betrayal, regret, and redemption? Twilight of the Serpent, the third and final installment in S.Z. Estavillo’s Serpen...

Sameer Gudhate presents the Book Review of Never Date Blue-Eyed Girl by Samar Deep Singh

Have you ever been so drawn into a book that you could practically see it playing out like a Bollywood blockbuster in your head? Never Date Blue-Eyed Girl by Samar Deep Singh is one of those books. A thrilling mix of glamour, mystery, and friendship, it’s the kind of story that h...

Sameer Gudhate presents the Book Review of White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Some stories don’t need grand settings or explosive twists to leave a lasting mark—they just need truth. White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky is one such quiet, tender tale that gently tugs at your heart and leaves it aching in the most beautiful way.

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The first time I saw Sanjay Dutt on screen, I remember thinking: this man is either acting or simply being himself. The swagger felt too authentic, the rough edges too raw. Years later, holding Yasser Usman’s Sanjay Dutt: The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood’s Bad Boy in my hands,...

Take it easy

Not the Eagles. Screw them.

Sameer Gudhate presents the Book Review of Gizmo: A Super-Hero Loading

Gizmo kicks off with a bang—literally. When a villain named Raven escapes from a game into the real world, chaos ensues at GamezCorp. Caught in the middle is young Pratham, whose father dies trying to stop the menace. Traumatized yet determined, Pratham uses secret 3D-printing te...

Sameer Gudhate presents the Book Review of The Journey of a Mother by Sagarika Chakraborty

Have you ever read a story so raw and real that it makes you pause and question the world we live in? The Journey of a Mother is exactly that kind of book. It’s not a fictional drama written for shock value—it’s the lived, painful truth of Sagarika Chakraborty, a mother whose bat...