At The Hindu, friend of the Gutter Aditi Sen writes about ghosts and Bollywood. “Hindi cinema has not used ghosts much outside the realm of horror films, and when it has, the theme hasn’t worked very well. For example, despite the star cast of Shah Rukh Khan and […]
Friend of the Gutter Aditi Sen writes elegantly about ghost stories and “Golper Desh,” the land of stories created by her father: “Ghosts are never created in a vacuum. They are a culmination of numerous things – actual historical events, social oppressions, and injustice. They hold a mirror […]
At The Hindu friend of the Gutter Aditi Sen and Alok Sharma write about Dracula’s roots in Indian literature and comics. “The vampire — that undead creature of the night, half-human, half-bat, thriving on blood — every culture has one in its lore. And this explains the universal […]
Friend of the Gutter Aditi Sen writes about cakes in Hindi movies for The Hindu. “I have heard this all of my life, “Follow your dreams, never give up on your passion.” Honestly, I have had no idea what my passion is. Sure, I love Hindi cinema and […]
I must have been eight or nine when I decided to put up a play for our annual Teachers’ Day. It was the only day each year when kids had the opportunity to go up on stage and present their creative work. My friends and I believed that […]
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