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22 ENTERTAINMENT INDEPENDENCE DAY - SPECIAL ISSUE The inner conflict that tears every Delhiite apart isn’t easy to explain. Regardless of where you live in this city, it is likely that you have spent just as much time in awe of it as you have in utter disgust. It’s almost like a Stockholm syndrome situation. You feel like you’ve been held hostage by Delhi, but you can’t possibly imagine living anywhere else. Because behind every pile of trash, underneath every defaced medieval ruin, there is a story. It is a story of resilience, of culture, of co-existence. It is a story of violence, of jealousy, of betrayal. There is drama in every square inch of this city. Which makes you wonder: why is it that Delhi remains relatively underrepresented in cinema? There could be any number of reasons. Perhaps it is because not enough people from Delhi make movies. We certainly don’t have a resident Ray. Cities like Kolkata and Mumbai have been immortalised on the big screen, but the most cinematic city of them all has been ignored.In this, the first of a new series about films and shows that accurately capture our cities on screen, we’re going to list the best titles set in Delhi. Paatal Lok Were it not for streaming— particularly the initial wave of creative freedom that the landscape afforded—we wouldn’t have got one of the most stunningly accurate depictions of Delhi in the Prime Video series Paatal Lok. Jaideep Ahlawat’s noir-inspired narration perfectly captures not just the social hierarchy of this city, but gives it an air of mythic majesty. This is the sort of city that can kill you, but it’s also the sort of city that can compel someone to compose a poem on the horrid circumstances of your death. Delhi Crime From its earliest frames, it is clear that Netflix’s Delhi Crime has an eye for authenticity. Inspired by the harrowing 2012 gang rape of a medical student, which was, in many ways, our own 9/11-level moment of reckoning, Delhi Crime is a distressing (yet uplifting) recreation of the case. I remember being impressed with its keen attention for detail, particularly with regard to real-life locations. But I also remember being slightly put off by its reverence for the Delhi Police. And that, in an abstract way, is what this city is all about. Khosla Ka Ghosla Perhaps the most skilled chronicler of contemporary Delhi working in mainstream Hindi cinema, director Dibakar Friday, 12 August, 2022 Banerjee would go on to honour the city in several films. But his laugh-out-loud satire of middle class drudgery, Khosla Ka Ghosla, remains his finest. A keen observer of colourful characters, Banerjee adds some authentic local flavour to the film, glimpsed in blinkand-miss asides about Rajma Chawal-fuelled indigestion, and overheard discussions on porn. Khosla Ka Ghosla also makes a strong case for how, contrary to popular belief, Delhiites can turn to culture when brute force fails. Gurgaon Even the nice people who actually live in Gurugram are wary of venturing beyond certain imaginary borders. Just like how in Delhi, food delivery apps and e-commerce giants forbid their delivery personnel from entering a handful of neighbourhoods on the outskirts of the city. And for Read online www.iwk.co.nz Bollywood has been disrespecting New Delhi for decades, but these films (and shows) capture the capital’s wicked wisdom good reason. Director Shanker Raman’s Gurgaon is a stark reminder of just how sinister the peripheries of this city can be; all you have to do is take a wrong turn—metaphorically and literally. It has no patience for weakness, it preys on the superstitious, and thrives on revenge. Vicky Donor While most other titles on this list represent the spirit of the city, few films have been able to capture the endearing obnoxiousness of a very particular creature—the Delhi uncle—better than Shoojit Sircar’s Vicky Donor. Played by Annu Kapoor, Dr Baldev Chaddha is the kind of person who addresses Ayushmann Khurrana’s Vicky as ‘my dear’, makes a hilarious hand gesture every time he says the word ‘sperm (pronounced spuh-rum)’, and is prone to casual discrimination against ‘Bongs’. We all know at least one Chaddha uncle. Happy 75th Indian Independence day to us Talk Hall about and hiring catering needs.
Read online www.iwk.co.nz Friday, 12 August, 2022 INDEPENDENCE DAY - SPECIAL ISSUE FEATURES 23 Energy Bites INGREDIENTS • 1/4cup - walnuts • 1/4cup - almonds • 1/4cup - pistachios • 10 - dates • 5 - figs • 1tbsp - chia seeds • 2tbsp - shredded coconut METHOD • Add the walnuts to a food processor and pulse a few times until chopped. • Repeat the process with the almonds, pistachios and then transfer them into a bowl along with cashews. Set aside. • Add the dates, figs to a food processor and process until well combined. • Transfer them into a plate. • Set aside. • Add chia seeds to the date mixture and mix well using your hands (as per your choice you can make powder of chia seeds and then add them). Add all the nuts to the date mixture and mix until all the ingredients come together. • With slightly damp hands, roll half tablespoon of the mixture into ball, then roll each ball in the shredded coconut. • Store the energy bites in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 3 months (Approximately 12 balls you will get).Serve • TIP; If dates are dry, soak them in warm water for 30 minutes to soften and then drain. DRY FRUIT LADOOS INGREDIENTS • 1/3cup - grated coconut • 1/3cup - cashews • 1/3cup - almonds • 1/3cup - pistachios • 21/2tbsp - edible gum (gond katira) • 3/4cup - wheat flour (atta) • 1cup - jaggery (gur) • 11/2tbsp - water • 1/2tsp - cardamom powder • 6tbsp - clarified butter (ghee) METHOD • In a heavy base fry pan, over medium flame, dry roast grated coconut, then, transfer it into a plate and set aside. • Add 1 tablespoon of clarified butter in the same fry pan. • Roast almonds and cashews over medium flame until slightly aromatic. • Add pistachios and fry for another 2 minutes. • Transfer the nuts into a plate along side roasted coconut. • Once the nuts are cool then coarse grind them along with coconut and set aside for later use. • In the same frypan add 3 tablespoon of clarified butter. Add edible gum and roast over medium flame till they are fluffy and separated. VARIATION OF ENERGY BITE INGREDIENTS: • 100gm - dates, chopped • 50gm - almonds, sliced • 50gm - pistachios, sliced • 50gm - cashews, chopped • 1tbsp - poppy seeds • 6 - figs, chopped • 1tbsp - cardamom powder • 1tbsp - pumpkin seeds • 3tbsp - clarified butter METHOD • In a fry pan dry roast poppy seeds and keep aside for later use. • In the same pan add 2 tablespoons of clarified butter over medium flame. • Add almonds, pistachios and • cashews, roast them, then transfer them into a plate. • In the same pan add 1 tablespoon of clarified butter. • Transfer puffed edible gum into a plate. • Again in the same fry pan add 2 tablespoon of clarified butter. • Add wheat flour and fry over medium flame until light brown in colour and aromatic (approximately for 8 minutes). • Transfer wheat flour into a plate. • Add nuts along with coconut to flour and mix well. Add puffed edible gum and cardamom powder to the flour mixture and mix everything well. Set aside. In the same fry pan add jaggery along with water. • Melt jaggery over medium flame while stirring continuously, once the boil comes remove the pan from the flame. • Add flour mixture to the jaggery and mix everything until well combined with the spoon. • When jaggery cools down a bit, rub some clarified butter on your hands and then roll half tablespoon of the mixture into ball. Repeat the process until the mixture is finished. • Store dry fruit ladoo’s in an airtight container. TIP: Everything is roasted for long shelf life. • These ladoo’s can be kept for months. • If using seeds, toast them until they turn aromatic then add them. • Gram flour (besan) can be used instead of wheat flour as per your choice. • Add dates and figs, roast them for 2-3 minutes, then transfer them into a plate. Add roasted nuts to dates and figs. • Add cardamom powder and pumpkin seeds, mix everything until well combined. • Roll half tablespoon of the mixture into ball, then roll each ball in the roasted poppy seeds. Serve Bhartiya Samaj and Roopa aur Aap Charitable trust wishes you all Happy India Independence Day Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Mr Jeet Jeet Suchdev Suchdev QSM JP QSM JP Bhartiya Samaj and Roopa aur Aap Charitable trust wishes you all Happy India Independence Day a very Happy Independence Day Mobile: 0212221020 | Email: | Email: jeet@xtra.co.nz | Address: | Address: 13 May 13 Rd, May Mount Rd, Mount Roskill, Roskill, Auckland Auckland 1041
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