Random Expressions

A Story By Deepak Jeswal
Episode One

“I am pregnant.”

We were walking towards Patel Chest Institute, from where we were to board our bus to return home. I froze in my tracks, and gathered no import of her words, till she repeated them slowly and quietly this time. There have been many times in my life when I have been left grappling for words, but never has been the impact been as stunning as this; it took the wind out of my sails, and lungs and brain, and drowned me in a sea of sheer confusion.

“Err what how?” I stammered, struggling out desperately from my helplessness, only to be plunged into a bigger whirlpool of curiosity that had suddenly formed itself. “But who is the…”


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Film Review

(Note-Spoilers ahead)

Despite some obvious flaws, Reema Kagti’s debut venture about six couples is quite crisp and crackling and a giant leap forward from the tedious Salaam E Ishq, which essentially had a similar premise.


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