I’m not much of a film buff and have extremely poor knowledge of films, actors, actresses and directors, especially of the Bollywood variety. Which is not to suggest that I hate watching films; on the contrary, it’s great to watch the occasional movie, provided it’s interesting and not sequenced absurdity, and I don’t have to go to a cinema. Nothing can be more distracting than cellphones bursting into distasteful versions of bhangra.

A long while ago, I had picked up a DVD of Anjan Dutt’s film, Bow Barracks Forever. I am rather partial towards Anjan, who is not much of a filmmaker (he is yet to get over his theatre days and ends up making movies that are theatrical and lack the subtle sophistication of the audio-visual medium) but an excellent human being with a big heart.