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Madhusree Ghosh

Madhusree is a feature writer who loves Kolkata, is learning to love Mumbai. She loves to travel, write and bake

Articles by Madhusree Ghosh

The good kind of shots

Ever done shots that are good for health? Try out these nutrient-packed drinks that can be made at home

While ginger is the most common kind of shot, you can also try many others at home. While some have anti-inflammatory properties, others help strengthen bones, ease menstrual cramps and prevent ageing.(iStock)

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Published on Nov 16, 2019 05:58 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

I love to work with old actors, says Brazil’s Fernando Meirelles

The filmmaker, while visiting India with his next film The Two Popes, says his film City of God feels like a ghost on his back and he wants to do a film on soil in future.

Filmmaker Fernando Meirelles while shooting(NETFLIX)

entertainment

Published on Nov 02, 2019 05:40 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

#Diwali: A cracking pop culture quiz

When did Johnny Walker sing a Diwali song? (And other puzzlers)

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Published on Oct 26, 2019 06:49 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh & Cherylann Mollan

Need a fashion fix? Just stir in some coffee

The earthy, rich tones from your morning cuppa are a perennial fashion favourite, with a versatile palette to suit all skin tones

faux leather trench-coat dress with gold buckle and bejewelled latte stilettos shows how easy it is(Instagram)

lifestyle

Updated on Sep 22, 2019 11:48 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

I eat things that people tend to avoid, like ghee: Vikrant Massey

The actor doesn’t believe in diets and focusses on core training to keep fit

“My guilty pleasure is sweets. Especially when I’m in Kolkata, I gorge on baked rosogollas. I generally have eight or 10 big rosogollas in one go. In Mumbai, my guilty pleasure is chaat,” says Vikrant Massey(Aalok Soni/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Sep 09, 2019 03:17 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Mumbai’s Asiatic society’s first woman president to focus on going digital, connecting with youth

Originally the Literary Society of Bombay, it was set up by the British colonial government to gather, systematise and disseminate knowledge of India and ‘the Orient’. Today, the focus is on connecting with a new generation, and taking their collection digital — initiatives that Balaporia will now oversee.

Vispi Balaporia, first woman president of The Asiatic Society of Mumbai at Fort in Mumbai.(Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 04, 2019 02:44 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByMadhusree Ghosh, Mumbai

I was inspired by a chameleon: Amruta Subhash on her role in Sacred Games 2

The actor talks about prepping, playing an older woman (in Gully Boy), and how she wishes she had more time.

Amruta Subhash is powerful and understated as intelligence agent Kusum Devi Yadav in Sacred Games 2.(Zishaan A Latif / Netflix)

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Published on Aug 31, 2019 05:00 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Fifty shades of love: The changing face of Hollywood Romcom

As Four Weddings and a Funeral turns 25, and gets remade with gay characters and people of colour, a look at how diversity is tiptoeing into the world of hearts and roses

, the 2018 hit gave the world the crush-worthy Noah Centineo, starring alongside Lana Condor, an American actor of Vietnamese origin.

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Updated on Aug 24, 2019 07:34 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Bollywood doesn’t inspire me in any way, says filmmaker Gitanjali Rao

We sat down with Rao as her first full-length animation feature, Bombay Rose, gets set to open Critics Week at the Venice International Film Festival.

It took 18 months of total manpower, beginning with 20 artists and growing to 60, for Gitanjali Rao to make her animation feature,

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Published on Aug 17, 2019 06:08 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

I’m going to disappear when Sacred Games 2 is out, says Anurag Kashyap

The director would rather escape to a quiet place than wait for the overwhelming reactions to the new season of Sacred Games that will release on August 15

We need more shows like Sacred Games, Anurag Kashyap says, where filmmakers can experiment, ‘go beyond’.

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Published on Aug 10, 2019 05:08 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

I had some big shoes to fill: Neeraj Ghaywan on co-directing Sacred Games 2

The filmmaker says Sacred Games, with its action and gangsters, cops and soothsayers, has yanked him out of that comfort zone of ‘realism-induced, heart-wrenching narratives’

Neeraj Ghaywan says, “When a show goes into the social media realm and attracts the masses in such a huge way, we can confidently say that we are doing something right.”

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Published on Aug 10, 2019 05:02 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Are you #studygramming yet?

The term throws up more than 4 million posts from around the world on Instagram.Online, studygrammers share hacks, study techniques and tricks, and discuss the struggles they face.

For a generation governed by algorithms designed to distract, studygramming dismantles the system from the inside.

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Updated on Jul 27, 2019 06:48 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

How to ace sale season

Go with a battle plan, scan the racks to get the best deal. Make a killing. Here are tips on how.

Don’t get so excited by the discount that you lost sight of the price.(iStock)

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Updated on Jul 20, 2019 01:59 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

RIP, Sadashiv Gorakshkar: India loses its museum man

The former director of Mumbai’s CSMVS has died at 86. He was a pioneer in museology and is considered one of the founding fathers of Mumbai’s heritage conservation movement.

Padmashri Gorakshkar was one of the few museum professionals in the country in the ’80s, says Sabyasachi Mukherjee, current director of Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj museum (CSMVS).

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Published on Jul 15, 2019 05:47 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Ethereal, other-worldly: A look at lunar fashion through the years

Tin-foil onesies, moon crater shoes, jackets inspired by space suits — a look at the moon as muse.

In 2010, Giorgio Armani’s spring couture collection was luminescent and all about the moon. The models showcased shimmering gowns, orb-like outfits, and black jackets with crescent lapels, all in materials with a sheen as if moonbeams were reflecting off them.(Alamy Stock Photo)

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Updated on Jul 13, 2019 10:48 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

From hospitality grad to Bollywood music man: Meet Ankur Tewari

He came to Mumbai determined to follow his heart, most recently made waves as music supervisor on Gully Boy, and you’re likely to hear a lot more of his work in the coming months.

Ankur Tewari, 42, has been making music since 1998, and has been singer-songwriter with the independent band Ankur & The Ghalat Family since 2009.(Photo courtesy Prarthna Singh)

entertainment

Published on Jul 05, 2019 07:50 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Never watched Stranger Things? We’ve got your back

Season 3 arrived on Netflix this week, and it’s all anyone’s going to talk about for a while. Here’s your cheat sheet if you haven’t watched it, and a nostalgic look back if you have.

Season 1 started out with a bunch of kids trying to find their missing friend. In Season 3 everything is darker, fiercer, and a lot more gory. ‘We’re not kids anymore,’ one character says. Indeed, there’s teen angst, rebellion, raging hormones. But the show has not lost its sense of fun.

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Published on Jul 05, 2019 07:49 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByRachel Lopez & Madhusree Ghosh

I’m now down to a single cup of tea a day: Tisca Chopra talks fitness

The actor says she loves yoga and can walk for miles, but running around after her six-year-old daughter is the best kind of exercise.

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Published on Jun 29, 2019 06:56 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

I don’t deny my body anything: Vidyut Jammwal

The Junglee actor says he trains six days a week, follows a regular desi diet and enjoys pasta as much as he does quinoa.

‘I exercise not just as part of my day but throughout my day — while going about by chores and commitments. Sometimes it’s breathing, or balancing my body or even just sitting a certain way,’ says Vidyut Jammwal.

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Published on Jun 22, 2019 07:11 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

I love playing the common man: Vikrant Massey

The actor chats about experimenting through film, going nude for the camera, and working with Deepika Padukone.

‘The common thread in all the characters I have played so far is that they are human, flawed; not larger than life,’ says Vikrant Massey.(HT File Photo)

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Published on Jun 22, 2019 07:01 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Keeping fit is all about discipline: Manoj Bajpayee

The actor swears by home-cooked food, dinner by 6pm and daily yoga.

‘Mutton curry, which I cook myself, is my guilty pleasure,’ says actor Manoj Bajpayee

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Published on Jun 15, 2019 05:33 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

There’s now jewellery designed to help ease your stress

It’s called ‘fidget jewellery’ and it’s got beads you can twiddle, rings you can play with. It was first designed by an American woman with ADHD and anxiety.

PeNeede makes bracelets that resemble zippers, which can be pulled back and forth to ease anxiety.

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Published on Jun 08, 2019 03:59 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

To have, or not to have, coconut oil...

When an epidemiologist at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health called coconut oil one of the worst things anyone can eat, it was only the latest in a long flip-flop. So should we eat coconut oil or not? The answer, as in most things, might be in moderation

The ideal amount of coconut(Shutterstock image)

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Updated on Jun 02, 2019 12:22 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

‘My fitness mantra? Stay happy and stay active,’ says Tapsee Pannu

Eat fresh local produce, go dancing, pick a sport you love and a snack that’s good for you, and keeping fit can be fun, she says.

‘I try to avoid fried foods and artificial sugars. My guilty pleasure is cake,’ the actor says. (Toranj Kavyon)

lifestyle

Updated on Jun 02, 2019 12:29 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Fun for the young at heart: Review of Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Many things work in favour of the film, the most significant being the fun factor — expect witty one-liners, intelligent humour, a smart script.

The first live-action / animated film in the Pokémon franchise ticks all the boxes for an enjoyable quest tale — a reluctant hero, a funny but powerful sidekick, a pretty and smart female protagonist and a deadly villain.

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Published on May 09, 2019 06:25 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Campaign flavours: Rallying around food

How the meals offered by political parties at rallies have changed over the years

In Kochi now, chicken or mutton biryani is served at most rallies, and soft drinks have replaced filter coffee.(HT PHOTO)

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Published on Apr 27, 2019 07:03 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

‘I still do my own laundry’: Sobhita Dhulipala on life after Made in Heaven

The actor chats about wanting to be an economist, winning Miss India, and why her parents still haven’t watched her show.

Sobhita Dhulipala in a still from Made in Heaven, the Amazon Prime Original that has shot her into the limelight.

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Updated on Mar 31, 2019 05:44 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

I don’t live in my father’s shadow, I live under his light, says Vivaan Shah

The newly minted author, son of actors Naseeruddin and Ratna Pathak Shah, has a crime thriller out. It’s called Living Hell and is about a gangster named Nadeem Chipkali falsely accused of murder.

Why a novel, and why this one? Growing up in and around Bandra, Vivaan says, he found the lives of the neighbourhood gangsters fascinating. ‘I also want to write so as to generate my own employment,’ he adds. ‘I don’t want to be at the mercy of my phone.’(Aalok Soni / HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 12, 2019 01:13 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

I kept books in my room to impress girls: Manav Kaul on writing

Since 2015, the actor best know for Kai Po Che and Tumhari Sulu has been a published author too. His latest is now out in an English translation. We find out what keeps him writing...

Why write? ‘I have a lot of time,’ says Kaul, rather modestly. ‘My short stories are like taking the left turn, when in real life I took the right,’ he adds.(Aalok Soni / HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 01, 2019 08:42 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Coming soon, a virtual 3D model of the Gateway of India

An American non-profit, CyArk, is in the midst of scanning, shooting and studying the iconic Mumbai structure with a view to creating a digital representation for future research

A composite 3D image of the Gateway of India, created by American non-profit CyArk.

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Published on Feb 22, 2019 03:25 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh, Mumbai

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Madhusree is a feature writer who loves Kolkata, is learning to love Mumbai. She loves to travel, write and bake

Ever done shots that are good for health? Try out these nutrient-packed drinks that can be made at home

The filmmaker, while visiting India with his next film The Two Popes, says his film City of God feels like a ghost on his back and he wants to do a film on soil in future.

When did Johnny Walker sing a Diwali song? (And other puzzlers)

The earthy, rich tones from your morning cuppa are a perennial fashion favourite, with a versatile palette to suit all skin tones

The actor doesn’t believe in diets and focusses on core training to keep fit

The actor talks about prepping, playing an older woman (in Gully Boy), and how she wishes she had more time.

As Four Weddings and a Funeral turns 25, and gets remade with gay characters and people of colour, a look at how diversity is tiptoeing into the world of hearts and roses

We sat down with Rao as her first full-length animation feature, Bombay Rose, gets set to open Critics Week at the Venice International Film Festival.

The director would rather escape to a quiet place than wait for the overwhelming reactions to the new season of Sacred Games that will release on August 15

The filmmaker says Sacred Games, with its action and gangsters, cops and soothsayers, has yanked him out of that comfort zone of ‘realism-induced, heart-wrenching narratives’

The term throws up more than 4 million posts from around the world on Instagram.Online, studygrammers share hacks, study techniques and tricks, and discuss the struggles they face.

Go with a battle plan, scan the racks to get the best deal. Make a killing. Here are tips on how.

The former director of Mumbai’s CSMVS has died at 86. He was a pioneer in museology and is considered one of the founding fathers of Mumbai’s heritage conservation movement.

Tin-foil onesies, moon crater shoes, jackets inspired by space suits — a look at the moon as muse.

He came to Mumbai determined to follow his heart, most recently made waves as music supervisor on Gully Boy, and you’re likely to hear a lot more of his work in the coming months.

Season 3 arrived on Netflix this week, and it’s all anyone’s going to talk about for a while. Here’s your cheat sheet if you haven’t watched it, and a nostalgic look back if you have.

The actor says she loves yoga and can walk for miles, but running around after her six-year-old daughter is the best kind of exercise.

The Junglee actor says he trains six days a week, follows a regular desi diet and enjoys pasta as much as he does quinoa.

The actor chats about experimenting through film, going nude for the camera, and working with Deepika Padukone.

The actor swears by home-cooked food, dinner by 6pm and daily yoga.

It’s called ‘fidget jewellery’ and it’s got beads you can twiddle, rings you can play with. It was first designed by an American woman with ADHD and anxiety.

When an epidemiologist at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health called coconut oil one of the worst things anyone can eat, it was only the latest in a long flip-flop. So should we eat coconut oil or not? The answer, as in most things, might be in moderation

Eat fresh local produce, go dancing, pick a sport you love and a snack that’s good for you, and keeping fit can be fun, she says.

Many things work in favour of the film, the most significant being the fun factor — expect witty one-liners, intelligent humour, a smart script.

How the meals offered by political parties at rallies have changed over the years

The actor chats about wanting to be an economist, winning Miss India, and why her parents still haven’t watched her show.

The newly minted author, son of actors Naseeruddin and Ratna Pathak Shah, has a crime thriller out. It’s called Living Hell and is about a gangster named Nadeem Chipkali falsely accused of murder.

Since 2015, the actor best know for Kai Po Che and Tumhari Sulu has been a published author too. His latest is now out in an English translation. We find out what keeps him writing...

An American non-profit, CyArk, is in the midst of scanning, shooting and studying the iconic Mumbai structure with a view to creating a digital representation for future research

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