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The England Test Series 2018

In November 2017, I'd written how important 2018 was for Indian cricket. Here's a follow-up. Well, the first of those tours happened in March - South Africa. And India was in a winning position in all the three tests, but managed to win only one, to ultimately lose the series 2-1. The other two matches we lost were purely down to focus and match awareness. So, the tally for 2018 stands at LLW. 2 wins and 1 loss. We are now at the cusp of the second big series this year, England. The prospect is mouth-watering, with a full 5 match series, perhaps for the very first time. I think our batting will be alright, but the concern for me is the bowling, especially the fast bowlers. With Bumrah and Bhuvi down with injuries, we're left with the lower capabilities of Ishant, Shami and Umesh. Having said that, my prediction for the series? 2-2 after 4 tests with the 5th being a decider. Watch this space if my prediction comes true!

Review of Sanju

Sanju (2018) Review – A Good Film, Without Conviction Sanju (2018): A Good Film, Without Conviction Third good movie in a row in 2018! But I call Sanju a good movie without conviction. It’s been a week since I saw Sanju — twice — and I’ve been grappling with myself over how this film should be rated. While sipping ginger-laced chai on my balcony, it finally dawned on me why I felt so conflicted. This is a film that wants to move you, inspire you, and absolve its protagonist — and it mostly succeeds. But it does so by sanding down edges that perhaps should have remained rough. The Problems Are Real To begin with, the movie has many flaws — and they are not small ones. There are very few scenes where Ranbir Kapoor actually looks or acts like Sanjay Dutt. The rest is filled in generously by our imagination. The make-up used to age Sanju is unintentionally comic. That’s what happens when prosthetics are ov...

Sachit Murthy — Writing on Cinema, Cricket, Travel, and Life in India

This blog brings together essays, reviews, and observations on cinema, sport, travel, and everyday life in India. It moves between detailed writing on Indian and world cinema, reflections on cricket as culture and memory, travel notes from cities and small towns, and personal pieces shaped by living and working in contemporary India. Film writing on the blog ranges from close readings of classic and modern films to broader reflections on performance, narrative, and form. Cricket appears not as statistics or news, but as lived experience — a shared language of time, obsession, and belonging. Travel pieces pay attention to place, atmosphere, and the small details that define movement and return. Underlying these varied subjects is a consistent interest in observation: how people speak, perform, remember, and negotiate their inner and public lives. The author’s background as a stage and screen actor, writer, and voice artist informs the attention to rhythm, silence, and point of view across the writing. The blog is intended for readers who enjoy reflective, unhurried writing — pieces that sit somewhere between criticism, travelogue, and personal essay.