Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mailparsitimes@gmail.com by 30th January, 2019. Winner: Priyanka: “Sweetie, when they’re accusing us of ‘Gher no Gambhaar’, it’s not about free food!” -By Jeyhaan B Bastawala
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Aapro Cyrus Broacha, the Brand Ambassador of Humour, is back with his monthly column, and this time he is out to help his fellow distraught Parsi brethren… [/otw_shortcode_info_box] . Dear Persian reader (86%), Dear Half Persian reader (9%), Dear Non Persian reader (5%), and Dear Shri Rahul Gandhi (.25%), in this column the…
Also known as ‘The Mumbai Siege: 4 Days of Terror’, the film attempts to recreate the ghastly, inhuman attacks on the iconic Taj Mahal hotel which claimed 166 innocent lives. The four-day siege on the Taj was just one of many such strikes, though it was the one which was the one to have captured…
The first sign of attempted comedy in the film comes when a local politician Pandya (Adil Hussain) is shown reading a motivational book on Donald Trump, while in jail. Names such as Ramesh Wadia and Arjun Sorabjee may be attributed to either intentional, or unintentional humour. Meghna (Radhika Apte) is a Public Relations officer attached…
The film would have had a higher impact and captivated audience imagination several degrees more had the statistics, which rolled out just before the end credits, been revealed during the opening stages of the film. Sample a couple – the market share of coaching classes in India is estimated at a staggering Rs. 45,000 Crores!…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mailparsitimes@gmail.com by 23rd January, 2019. Winner: Karan: And that, my dear friends, is how we get two batsmen out in one googly! -By Adil K. Jamshedji (Ahmedabad)
Genre: Action, Drama Rating: 3/5 138 minutes Director: Aditya Dhar In the war room cabinet of a not-so-friendly neighbouring country, a kohl-lined, light-eyed, bearded gentleman (?) sardonically – in response to their dastardly operation which massacred Indian soldiers – says in Urdu, “What will they do? At the most they will ban our singers and…
Last year in October, the NCPA launched a brand new in-house venue – The Secret Garden. In keeping with its grand success, NCPA launches the second edition of this event tonight, on January 12th, 2019, featuring, ‘The Whole Notes’. Promising to give you a feel of the NCPA like never before, ‘The Whole Notes’ offers a…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mailparsitimes@gmail.com by 16th January, 2019. Winner: Modi: “Tame ‘Accidental’ Prime Minister, to hoon ‘Intercontinental’ Prime Minister!!” -By Roshan K. Bhathena
Genre: Biography, Drama Rating: 2/5 108 minutes Director: Vijay Ratnakar Gutte The film could be termed a severe disappointment, or a hilarious take on the political scenario of our country from 2004-2014, which was the period when a certain, and ‘contingent’ gentleman held the office of India’s Prime Minister. It all depends on which side…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mailparsitimes@gmail.com by 9th January, 2019. Winner: “White dog to Black dog “Kahan nay kahan aapra Ratanbhai aapuney fasawee nay chali gaya! Kyaray aavsey? Kuntalo awech!!”“ -By Ayesha T. Baliwala