Category Archives: Music

My own musical epiphany

Posted on July 9, 2008 by superstarksa

Arun says here that learning Carnatic music is a life long experience, should one be so inclined. I think learning music, regardless of the type, is certainly a journey that lasts an entire lifetime. My musical journey began when I … Continue reading →

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Gene Kelly and Prabhu Deva

Posted on May 30, 2008 by superstarksa

I am a huge Gene Kelly fan. And ever since I first watched An American in Paris a few years ago, I have wondered. [youtube li9XGprAZtA] And today, after finding both videos on Youtube, I am more or less sure. … Continue reading →

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Thoughts after watching Jodha Akbar

Posted on February 17, 2008 by superstarksa

At the outset, I am relieved that in Gowarikar’s version of 16th century Indian history, Rajputana women did not giggle every five minutes. The fact that this story is mostly fiction is very evident. While Gowarikar’s statement of disclosure makes … Continue reading →

Posted in ARR, bollywood, India, Movies, Music | 18 Comments

The timely five year tag

Posted on February 10, 2008 by superstarksa

Ten days ago, Lekhni tagged me and urged me to essentially recycle 5 of my old posts. Normally I don’t do tags. I mean, unless there is potential for me to play the fool and essentially evoke a few laughs … Continue reading →

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Footloose Blues Redux

Posted on August 7, 2007 by superstarksa

Update: Thanks for the clarifications, Su. The post’s duly updated to reflect your clarifications. A couple of years ago, I had ranted (parts 1 and 2) about the disdain shown towards “massy” dappankuthu (and in general non-Hindi/non-Bhangra) type numbers by … Continue reading →

Posted in India, koothu, Life, madras, media, Movies, Music | 12 Comments

The importance of feeling important

Posted on July 26, 2007 by superstarksa

It is natural that everyone feels important at some points in their life and wishes that people take them more seriously. Of course in a egotistic bastard’s (e.g. me) life, those points happen everyday. And that’s when pretentious, verbose blog … Continue reading →

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ARR Rocks New York

Posted on June 17, 2007 by superstarksa
Posted in ARR, Movies, Music, New York | 3 Comments

Spidey…. saaman nikaalo!

Posted on May 14, 2007 by superstarksa

Oh, Yuvan! You Spidey fanboy, you! You had to use it, didn’t you? But, I don’t have any complaints because it does sound good. The rest of you (if you are still wondering what I am talking about) check out … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Music, Personal, Trivia | 13 Comments

I’m no Superman – The Zach Braff posting on Youtube

Posted on February 28, 2007 by superstarksa

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Re-discovering Iruvar

Posted on November 13, 2006 by superstarksa

To commemorate 75 years since the release of the first Tamil talkie, Baradwaj Rangan revisits one of his older posts about Iruvar – a movie that in addition to being a biopic about two Tamil politicians (you can see a … Continue reading →

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