Archive for May, 2010

Prince of Persia (and Mehdipatnam)

Yesterday was fun. I watched a movie after work and then went and got some serious Hyderabadi food at Mehdipatnam. We watched Prince of Persia – Sands of Time and then headed over to the famous Prince Hotel in Mehdipatnam for dinner. Being a firm believer in chronology, I’ll get into the movie review first [...]

Bad bilingual riddle of the week

Disclaimer: You need to know Hindi to get this one. Take the question literally and think current. Crack the code and leave your answer in the comments section. Over and out.

Paa – the poster

People were gassing about this film weeks before it released. The promos were all over the place and everyone knew that something was in the air. Critics turned their noses up in disgust, but the idea of Amitabh Bacchhan playing the role of a child with a rare medical condition appealed to many. Highlighting medical [...]

More Mumbai food: Seafood at Gajalee + Mucchad paan

Gajalee is an interesting name. It’s also the name of a kick-ass seafood restaurant in Mumbai. I had dinner at the Gajalee in Phoenix Mills last week and it was quite something. I was thinking of ordering crabs, so they brought out the catch of the day and presented me with a specimen that was [...]

Not just Jazz by the Bay, Mumbai

I’m not a big fan of contrived names really. In fact, I hate them. There was that short-lived place in Secunderabad called Tandoor and Fry, for example. I wanted to throw a rock at the place every time I drove by. What kind of lame-ass name was that? A kitchen tool and a method of [...]