heroes

Kitne Guevara the?
Che, Sarkar.

if you're a che guevera fan, check out the motorcycle diaries. it's a slow film but a better bet than the other hero tribute mangal pandey...

the old fold

mumbai has become a great place to retire, it seems... i realised that on my last trip there. riding on the roads is like a space odyssey since you're mostly getting tossed about courtesy some rocking craters, the papers that reach you every morning are fatter than the da vinci code, the news is inundated with so many unnecessary tidbits that you can spend the whole day deciphering it, the over-60 citizens are all wearing Tommy Hilfiger and Reeboks, the film stars are now all on the streets, in some form or the other, and the cacophony is become so commonplace that it is now referred to as piece and serenity... what more could you ask for in your golden years? no wonder everywhere you look, its the 60 plus generation that's making the most of it. the 16 year olds meanwhile are busy trying to gatecrash mocha or coffee day...