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Mehta Boys (Hindi, 2015) Directed, Written and Produced by Boman Irani https://www.indiaforums.com/movie/the-mehta-boys_7313 This problem is frequently observed these days. As baby boomers live longer lives and share their experiences, clashes often arise between them and younger generations. The boomers are eager to impart the knowledge that benefited them. In their view, they do not want to be like their fathers, who sat aloof, refusing to engage in conversation with the children. The boomers believed they were doing the younger generation a favour by offering free advice. The problem is they assume that this is the only effective approach. The younger ones see things through a different lens and adopt a more relaxed attitude. The boomers live with a siege mentality, assuming that the world is hostile and could turn upside down at any moment. They act as if they are facing impending doom. Their sole purpose in life is to save for a rainy day at the expense of enjoying themselves. Con...

El Sur (Spanish, The South; 1983) Director: Victor Erice This film has been hailed as one of the best films ever to come out of Spain. Ironically, the director refers to this film as an unfinished product. The remaining 90 minutes of the movie where the protagonist is supposed to visit the South of Spain never came out in the final product. Some say it was due to a lack of funds that the producer did not proceed with filming. As children, as we were growing up, we wanted to know everything that was happening around us. We knew something not right was going on but just could not put the finger on it. The adults kept things secretive, but we sensed something was cooking. We put two and two together to paint a composite picture of what we perceive as complicated adult life. Sometimes, we understand more than we were expected to know. Other times, we got it all totally wrong. This movie portrays the emotions beautifully that a child goes through the heady times of childhood in the uncertai...

Echoes of Beatles' 'She is leaving home' kept reverberating... play the song below as you read... It was 5 o'clock but on a Sunday but no one was snoring. He was leaving home all right but for all the good reasons. Grandma was red in the eyes seeing her grandchild leave home for better life, hopefully. The father and son were quietly leaving so as not to wake the neighbours, not because they doing anything clandestine. Stepping outside, son feels all alone. Leaving his home after so many years, never a day went without seeing his parents, he has to fend now things for himself. No more helping hands to order to prepare his fancies and to dance to his idiosyncrasies! Picks up his luggage and walks to the lounge for the appointment he had made with the airline, to take him to where he is to learn about trades. By 9 o'clock in the evening, he is so far away, waiting to dive into the sea of challenges to swimming ashore with glee. Hopefully, battle scars are n...

Chucky wants to play! There was a time when little children were persona no grata. They were just running around with not much to do but to grow and take over the adult roles. Their duties were none, no structured education was planned. They were eternally grateful to the elders who provided for them, taught them skills and ethics. At an age, they entered teenage, they entered the work force and continued the cycle of life. With the worse of economic times, with war and loss of parents, they were left to fend for themselves. They matured fast to survive. Then came a time when they had to be prepared for adulthood. They had to be 'initiated' to be ushered. Education became a pre-requisite. Structured lessons were laid out. Some of the lessons they learnt were never used anytime except during examinations. They still needed to be 'prepared' for the world. Things that they learnt were thought to be useful at some time in their life or career. Some even found their p...