Author Archives: Jitendra Mathur

About Jitendra Mathur

A Chartered Accountant with literary passion and a fondness for fine arts

One case, many interpretations

Posted on January 2, 2026 by Jitendra Mathur

Akiro Kurosawa’s classic movie Rashomon (1950) coined the concept of the Rashomon Effect in which one incident is narrated and interpreted by different people in different ways. In the world of fiction, it has been used several times when a … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged Book Review - Crime Club (by Surendra Mohan Pathak), mystery, Rashomon effect | 4 Comments

A scheme too far-fetched

Posted on December 20, 2025 by Jitendra Mathur

Hindi maxim Door Ki Kaudi means something far-fetched or something which is not plausible or believable. During the eighties, Hindi novelist Late Ved Prakash Sharma had penned many novels whose characters used to make so complex and far-fetched schemes that … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged Book Review - Door Ki Kaudi (by Ved Prakash Sharma), suspense thriller, Ved Prakash Sharma | 2 Comments

Hrishi Da narrates a heartwarming tale

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Jitendra Mathur

In the earlier times, the westernized women (and sometimes even well-dressed women) used to be called by the commonfolk as Mem Saheb or simply Mem. Sometimes this kind of address was meant to give respect to the concerned woman and … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Review | Tagged Anari (1959), David, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Jayant, Kaysi Mehra, Lalita Pawar, Movie Review - Mem-Didi (1961), Salil Chowdhury, Shailendra, Tanuja | 4 Comments

The modern Abhimanyu – Vikas !

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Jitendra Mathur

In the Indian epic Mahabharat, there is an incident of Arjun’s son Abhimanyu’s entering a trap called Chakravyuh formed by Dronacharya. Arjun knew how to break it and come out safely. Abhimanyu had heard about it when in the womb … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged Book Review - Ek Aur Abhimanyu (by Ved Prakash Sharma), Mahabharat, Ved Prakash Sharma, Vijay-Vikas series | 2 Comments

Underlining environment protection through a safari

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Jitendra Mathur

Environment protection is a vital issue today and in fact, has been through decades. Protection of the forests, water resources, flora and fauna is the need of the hour. The human race cannot afford to put the environment protection on … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Review | Tagged environment protection, Habari (1979), Juhi Chawla, Jyotin Goel, Maa (1976), Mohnish Behl, Movie Review - Safari (1999), Sanjay Dutt, Shyam Mohan, Suresh Oberoi, Tanuja | Leave a comment

Govinda in a murder mystery

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Jitendra Mathur

Govind Ahuja better known as Govinda had carved a niche for himself in Bollywood during the late eighties. He became famous for his comic timing during the nineties and gave many hit comedies though he was equally proficient in doing … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Review | Tagged Farida Jalal, Govinda, Karishma Kapoor, Movie Review - Dulaara (1994), murder mystery, mystery, Nikhil-Vinay, Ranjeet, Tej Sapru, Vimal Kumar | 2 Comments

The shaken power

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Jitendra Mathur

Politics is a game of power. It is practiced to gain power and stick to it. Since the political arena contains a lot of power, politics in that field is also more extensive and more complicated. Indian politics is no … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Review | Tagged Atul Kulkarni, Indian politics, Madhur Bhandarkar, Movie Review - Satta (2003), Raju Singh, Raveena Tandon | Leave a comment

Reconciling the past and the present

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Jitendra Mathur

Marriage is a very significant event in a person’s especially a female’s life. The sacred fire (in case of Hindu marriage) is supposed to burn all that was in the past and a new beginning is supposed to take place … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Review | Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein Khayaal Aata Hai, Khayyam, King of Romance, Movie Review - Kabhi Kabhie (1976), Naseem, Neetu Singh, Pamela Chopra, Raakhee, Rishi Kapoor, Saahir, Shashi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Yash Chopra | 4 Comments

Reliving the sensation

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Jitendra Mathur

The game of Cricket was quite popular in India before 1983 World Cup also when people used to listen to the running commentaries of the test matches on radio / transistor and admire the Indian cricketers like Sunil Gavaskar and … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Review | Tagged Chak De India, Cricket, Cricket World Cup of 1983, Deepika Padukone, Kabir Khan, Kapil Dev, Mohinder Amarnath, Movie Review - 83 (2021), P.R. Man Singh, Pankaj Tripathi, Ranveer Singh | 4 Comments

Koi Maane Ya Na Maane, Jo Kal Tak Thay Anjaane . . .

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Jitendra Mathur

During the sixties and the seventies, a lot of social dramas (and family dramas) used to be made in Bollywood. Some romance, some comedy and some undesirable activities of the baddies used to be intermixed in the basic story and … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Review | Tagged Ashok Kumar, Deb Mukherjee, Jeena To Hai Usi Ka Jisne Ye Raaz Jaana, Koi Maane Ya Na Maane, Movie Review - Adhikar (1971), Nanda, Nazima, Pran, R.D. Burman | Leave a comment

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