On the parchment

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”-George R.R. Martin. Well, I lived a thousand lives while reading just one series 'Shiva Trilogy'. The series consists of three books: The Immortals of Meluha, The secret of the Nagas and The Oath of the Vayuputras. The story is about Lord Shiva who is worshipped as God now, but in the book, set in 1900 B.C, he is showcased as just a common tribal man trying to protect his tribe from the enemies. He is taken to the land of Meluha by Nandi, where the people believe in the prophecy of Neelkanth: an incarnation of God. And sure enough, Shiva turns out to be Neelkanth who now has the responsibility of saving the immortals of Meluha from the evil. He meets Sati, the Meluhan King's daughter, who plays his love interest and in the later part, his wife. She is also a warrior like every other Kshatriya in Meluha. The Meluhans consume Somras, the potion which keeps...

Rating 3.5/5 Movie was very different.. The humour element was ample.. The ending was clichéd.. The dialogues failed to receive laughs while the tragic scenes managed to bring tears from the spectators.. Ornaments and costumes looked cheap but that's no wonder since Gautami is the costume designer . The portrayal of a mortal selfish actor in real life with the comparison of the irony in the movie where he is immortal and sincere, was drawn neatly and reached its pinnacle at the climax.. We have enough 'daddy heroes' in our industry, Kamal should do more quality roles instead of taking every role in the movie except for heroine. And I bet he'd do that too if he could kiss himself.  Kamal going around kissing every XX chromosome carrier in each of his movies is kind of crossing the line when the target audience is still conservative and Indian cultured. KB's performance as an actor will definitely leave an impact in all our hearts. KB's reminiscence gives us a gl...