Little too rambling & crafted at times but #Gulmohar spoke many truths about home, family, becoming, being, belonging & the honesty as well as hypocrisy underlying relationships. What we are born into & what we choose, ties we inherit & those we pick up in personal journeys (1) Loved the simple depth of its lines that resonated with me perhaps because the tenuousness of the idea of home and the speciousness and ambiguities in inherited relationships and so-called family has been a big life lesson I squared up to during COVID…

I too have one SRK story. The special one of the many... Nobody may want to listen but am gonna tell phir bhi... #SRKStory

What I’ve learnt in the last 18 months (actually several years) of the churn in my own life & of those around me. Only a handful of people matter, those who truly stand by you. Hold them dear. Most relish the downward spiral in lives of others. Sweep them away #MaaNamratanandMayi Majority is of those who empathise with you for a while & then move on to fight their own battles, big or small. Like you would do vis-a-vis others. Do not judge them coz in doing so you would be judging yourself #MaaNamratanandMayi

Sutapa Sikdar’s statement on Irrfan is so beautiful. It makes you hope through the loss... And I quote...

“How can I write this as a family statement when the whole world is taking it as a personal loss? How can I begin to feel alone when millions are grieving with us at the moment? I want to assure everyone that this is not a loss, it is a gain... 1/n

The real thing to look at is not why X film is there and why Y ain’t. Real issue is the prohibitive fee that producers have to pay for staking a claim at being official Oscar entry for India (Rs 70000 + 18% tax)... Many may not consider it worth it... Even if they were to get selected there is more money needed for marketing and pitching the film to the academy members ...