From Words To Views: Ray

Satyajit Ray was not only a film maker par excellence but also scriptwriter, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher and music composer. So, it’s not surprising that so many creative minds try to adapt or inspire from his vast body of work. That includes his contemporaries as well as the new age creators who…

From Words To Views: WandaVision

The story of Wanda and Vision, two enigmatic characters from the Marvel Comics who were previously adapted to screen as part of Avengers series and now presented by Marvel Studios as a separate (still interlinked) storyline in a series format, is surely an interesting take on these superheroes lives. What happens to all those who…

From Words to Views: The Woman in the Window

The screen adaptation of The Woman In The Window, a film by Netflix begins with an agoraphobic woman called Anna Fox, living alone in a sprawling Manhattan home except for a token company of subterranean tenant- David. Besides her ongoing battle with agoraphobia, Anna is struggling with signs of depression, substance abuse including her prescription…

From Words To Views: Lovecraft Country

Based on the 2016 novel written by Matt Ruff, Lovecraft Country is basically a fantasy horror series which pays homage to the dark horror world of H.P. Lovecraft and successfully tries to bring the racism in the American society to the forefront. So, it’s indeed an interesting screen adaptation and a pre-requisite to watch this…

ठकी आणि मर्यादित पुरुषोत्तम – कविता महाजन

ब्र आणि भिन्न ह्या अतिशय उत्तम आणि लोकप्रिय कादंबरी लिहिण्याऱ्या लेखिकेची अजून एक कादंबरी म्हणून मला ह्या पुस्तकाबद्दल खूप उत्सुकता होती. पण आश्चर्य म्हणजे मला ह्या पुस्तकाचा रिव्ह्यू कुठेही नजरेस पडला नाही, त्यामुळे कदाचित मी हे पुस्तक वाचताना माझ्या मनाची अपेक्षा पाटी अगदी कोरी होती. पुस्तकाचं कथासूत्र थोडक्यात सांगायचं तर ही कहाणी आहे पदमजा सप्रे…