Saturday, December 5, 1998
Deepa Mehta's Fire warms the cockles of Keralite hearts
Pulled out of cinemas in Mumbai, Pune and even Delhi due to an outcry from self-styled moral watchdogs, Deepa Mehta's Fire is slowly catching on in Kerala, with film-lovers taking the movie for what it is - a creative work of art. The film was released nearly a month ago in most parts of the State and has managed to retain the interest of the crowds this long, a feat for a film not made in Malayalam.
Heirs To A Lost Heritage
Not so long ago, one of the great pleasures of living in Bombay was to be able to walk from one area to another a distance away, without being pushed and elbowed and without stepping on dung or charting a course through a multitude of vendors.
The park phenomenon clears concrete bungle
Mumbai is a concrete jungle. Right? There is pollution -- increasing every day -- crime and illness. If the mosquitoes don't kill you the stress will. And life doesn't seem worth living, for nobody has time to enjoy it. True? Indisputably so. Yet even in this bleak and depressing scenario something is happening. Something bright and cheerful.
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