“The difficult part was to decide on the final elements that had to be presented on stage; we might have ended with content for five shows!” chuckles Kerawala. It was also difficult to find apt characters for the older actors. Kerawala points out that an actor might have played a 20-year-old pregnant woman several years back but couldn’t do that
Read moreJas per jootiya (instead of getting glory, you get hit with shoes) Sasoo no santaap ne dhanee per rooab (has problems with mother-in-law & bosses the husband around) Dhoraila doodh per baraapo (crying over spilled milk) Dharam na naame dhating (false pretenses in the name of religion) Khaali chano vaage ghano (empty bean makes more noise)
Read moreIt might be true!!!! A parsi woman runs to catch a bus in Bombay. As she gets onto the bus, the conductor rings the bell and the bus starts to move. The parsi lady screams at the conductor: “Arre Conductor, marere muo, Kya karta hai? Hamara ek pug upar hai aur ek niche aur beech me tum ting ting karta
Read moreERRATICA – Bachi Karkaria “Eh sala Rustom, why are these B…C…parjaats making such a royal ruckus over our Punchayet trustees telling the Bombay high court that their definition of a poor Parsi is a person who earns less than Rs 50,000 a month?” Rustom’s prominent Adam’s apple did a vigorous bungee jump of agreement. “Yes, these non-Parsis simply don’t know the
Read moreParsi owned cars…. a pride to own and hand over ……for generations ! Courtesy : Jehangir Bisney
Read moreMoin Akhtar as Ardeshir Cowasjee Famous English Newspaper Columnist Loose Talk- Just for fun
Read moreA reminder of the heyday of Parsi theatre, which is said to have heralded the modern theatre in India. LAUGHTER in the House: 20th Century Parsi Theatre is a much required documentation of a theatre that was once a sparkling combination of wit, flippancy and parody but is now all but dead. The book written by Meher Marfatia and having
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Read moreDali Palkhiwalla’s enjoyable Cassette Series – Haso ne Hasavo in 2 Parts – enjoy and share with your friends ! Just Click on the links and sit back and get lost in yesteryears ! Dali Palkhiwalla-Haso-ne-Hasavo-1 Dali Palkhiwalla-Haso-ne-Hasavo-2
Read moreMAJA KARO. It is Friday and Behram Roj ‘motto daro’. The Fire Temple is buzzing with people. All sorts and all ages. Every face is at its serene best. The Flame is leaping with delight gorging at the large diet of Kathi and Sukhad and in return is offering patient ears to the various request prayers. Some
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