Archives
BY Vani IN Book Reviews
Book Review: The Best Mistakes of my Life by actor-director Sanjay Khan [Open Magazine]
Candid. Charming. Poignant. Bollywood veteran, Sanjay Khan’s autobiography, The Best Mistakes of My Life is all that and much more. It’s an eclectic mix of stories about his...
Read MoreBY Vani IN Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘The Glass House’ is a Simple Tale of City Life, Told Splendidly [Quint]
Years ago, having moved houses about six or seven times in London, all I dreamt about was owning a patch of land that I could call...
Read MoreBY Vani IN Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Notes From a Spanish Diary’ is a Grand Ode to Travel [Quint]
“Spain is a country for living and not for dying,” American novelist and Nobel Laureate, Ernest Hemingway famously said. It is no secret that he paid...
Read MoreBY Vani IN Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Prime Time Crime’ is a Heady Cocktail of Love & Lies [Quint]
Year 1999, the dark, ominous underbelly of Mumbai (then Bombay) is seething with gangsters: Khalif Ahmed, Mohan Raswe and Usman Ali. Their exploits, feuds and financial...
Read MoreBY Vani IN Book Reviews
An Ode to Bharatanatyam: ‘Rasia’ is a Heady Mix of Love & Jealousy [Quint]
Born and brought up in the United States, ballet dancer, Vatsala Pandit is young, talented and free-spirited. She is also volatile in her temperament and fiercely...
Read More