Jabberwock (https://nitter.cf/t.co/YnvjfVfZfs) Author: The World of Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Jaane bhi do Yaaro; editor, The Popcorn Essayists
New Delhi
Joined March 2009
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Wrote a little thing about Star Trek for today's Times of India
Robos being mobbed for selfies by @mohuadazz, heirloom rice brewing is keeping spirits high @bhura_sneha & just a bit of nostalgia with Star Trek turning 60 by @jaiarjun All very cool stuff to read
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#Review | Though offering thoughtful insights into Indian cinema, 'The Male Gaze Redefined' by Shoma Chatterji is hampered by its datedness and a narrow focus
✍️Jai Arjun Singh
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S.R. Praveen’s ‘Ticket to Kerala’ is a welcome deep dive for fans of current Malayalam cinema who are untutored in the rich history of this film industry, writes @jaiarjun
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Wrote an essay for this e-book, about my relationship with machismo in Sholay (and the possibility of "cowardice")
NEW E-BOOK ALERT
Frontline presents "50 Years of Sholay: Legacy of a Pop Classic". Writers: @parodevi @jaiarjun Juhi Saklani @pruhthyush Lawrence Liang @madhuja @harishwankhede Eshwar Sundaresan C.S. Venkiteswaran. Free for subscribers.
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Come for this chat around @shamyad's super anthology
Attention cinephiles!
Join us for the #Ghatakat100 adda at @museo_camera on 4th of Dec with @shamyad @jaiarjun and @thesanghamitra !
Unmechanical is now in bookstores and online.
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Beyond the funny mask was an actor of rare agility. Asrani bridged slapstick and soul, turning the smallest roles into marvels.
@jaiarjun writes.
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Unmechanical - Ritwik Ghatak in 50 fragments:
A book I’m eager to read soon, a tender bouquet of tributes gathered and arranged by @shamyad with deep respect and passion for Ritwik Ghatak. Several of our friends have also stepped forward to offer their own heartfelt reflections @jaiarjun @amborish.
No doubt this collective tribute in Ghatak's birth centenary year will stand as a valuable record for generations to come. #RitwikGhatak
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Sholay, perhaps the greatest popular film made in India, turns 50 this month. It can sometimes resemble an oral epic, surprising those who believe there is nothing more to learn, writes @jaiarjun
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It has essays by @jaiarjun , MK Raghavendra, CS Venkiteswaran, @pruhthyush , Juhi Saklani, @chhotahazri , Lawrence Liang, Ashish Rajadhyaksha, a Nasreen Munni Kabir interview and more. A true collectable.
Wrote this essay for @frontline_india's Raj Kapoor special - now on the stands
#RajKapoorAt100 | However far we think we have moved away from the quaint language of old Hindi films, the freshness of #RajKapoor's song performances endures & remains accessible to those fortunate enough to seek them out.
@jaiarjun writes.
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"I wanted a touch of mischievousness - but I also think it’s notable that in the film the only physical contact occurs when they are both sad, not in moments of happiness"
Scenes of Love: Inspired by an iconic romantic film, #VaradBang creates canvases of loneliness and longing, writes @jaiarjun
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A new exhibition of paintings by Varad Bang pays tribute to Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love. My piece for @Openthemag: openthemagazine.com/art-cult…
On the 25th evening at @kunzum GK, a conversation with Samyukta Bhowmick about her delicious novel A Fatal Distraction (a murder mystery that is a sharp, amusing look at the worlds of Delhi journalism and publishing). Come!
Thoughts on the parent-child relationship in Shuchi Talati's Girls will be Girls, a film I enjoyed a great deal: jaiarjun.blogspot.com/2025/0…
Saturday evening at Kunzum GK2 - do come by if you enjoy crime fiction (especially the good old-fashioned sort)
Murder, mystery & a whole lot of mayhem!
Join Samyukta Bhowmick & @jaiarjun as they discuss her witty whodunnit, 'A Fatal Distraction'—a cosy, clever mystery that’ll keep you guessing (and laughing) till the end!
25th Jan | 5:30 PM | @kunzum, GK 2
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On December 6, a conversation around an excellent debut novel
Winter is here, so is Season 4 of #SuitableConversations at @sundernursery!
Join @SaharuNusaiba, author of ‘Chronicle of an Hour and a Half’, & writer @jaiarjun as they discuss ‘Storytelling for our Times’ on Dec 6, 4 PM at @sundernursery Delhi.
Register:bit.ly/3B8LqSk
An enjoyable series of conversations/exercises with some very engaged young critics
In the concluding week of the YCL 2024 our participants are in for a triple treat!
Film Critic @Su4ita talks about film criticism in video essays.
MAMI Artistic Director @deemelinda talks about Film Festival jury duty.
Lead mentor @jaiarjun wraps up the online sessions.
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A new book about the early years of video technology in India evokes cultural memories for someone who grew up in that transitional era, writes @jaiarjun
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First there were the print critics. Then, the TV critics. In the early 2000s, @jaiarjun Jai Arjun Singh, @RajaSen & I were among the first critics in the blog/website era -- with unlimited Internet space to write on cinema. Jai's blog turns 20. Congrats 🙂
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