Abiding Brilliance

Life is… about forming habits; good or bad, is one’s own choice; Life is also… about holding virtues; highest or lowest, it’s known what ain’t a vice; Life is, more often… doing actions and reactions; former is rarely proactive, latter is mostly instinctive… An actor bears the burden, of forming, holding, and doing; one more…

US Open Diaries

“Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that’s when you start playing your best.” – Roger Federer The Citadel Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York – a magnificent octagon structure towering in stature and Tennis history. It is truly an embodiment of that place in Roger’s quote….

Versatility nonpareil

There were the fans, the film buffs and critics. In spite of how contrarian they were in general; in Sridevi, they converged to a singular thought and couldn’t agree more. Versatile, vivacious and stunningly charismatic. To a legion of fans, Sri was a dream diva. To some, she was an epitome of style and fashion….

Shaken, not stirred

It is quite ironical that Roger Moore’s Bond never actually ordered the martini cocktail himself in any of the seven classic outings as 007. He has one ordered for him by other characters, nonetheless. As much as I can jog back in memory, the first English movie that I saw was The Spy Who Loved…