Category Archives: My Pencil-sketches

Poetry on paper; Sculpture on paper using the pencil as the chisel.

Pencil Sketches : Fashion models turned Bollywood film actors

08 Tuesday Sep 2015

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Arjun Rampal

Arjun Rampal. Attempted to capture his classic, symmetric and fine boned silhouette. Wish the pencil could englove his sensuous voicel.

Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai. Elegance. Class. Grace under fire.

Milind Soman

Milind Soman. The original supermodel. Athletic, suave and comfortable in his skin …and such stunning tawny skin!

Anu Agrawal

Anu Agrawal. Dusky, chiseled, towering legs. Sensual eyes. Sultry lips.  

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Arjun – in his Image and Likeness.

24 Sunday Aug 2014

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Do you blur the line between an idolized character and an actor portraying him?

Vanaprastham – The Last Dance is a Malayalam film where Mohanlal, a Kathakali artist finds solace in theatre.

Once, his audience includes Subhadra (Suhasini) of an aristocratic family. In love with the valiant warrior  Arjun of Mahabharata, she personifies Mohanlal as her dream hero. The eventual affair leads to the birth of a son. However, Subhadra  content to be pregnant with the seed of Arjun – her idolized version, rejects the flesh & blood Mohanlal.

The storyline struck a resonance within me.

I remember going to a late-night Marathi musical Saubhadra, based on Continue reading →