SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013 (PAGE-4) daily Excelsior MAGAZINE MOVIE REVIEW BEAUTY TIPS A saga of seduction and betrayal Hair Care in Monsoons Shahnaz Husain Trisha Gupta ing of desperation. Instead it reserves much a nice little cameo for Deepti Naval, anoth- During the hot and humid sea- of its screen-time for seemingly innocuous er that conjures up the horrors of the Delhi son, oil and sweat deposits make Ajay Bahl’s debut film is a treat. Bahl has spaces: the faded ennui of Delhi’s govern- streets — prefaced with a remark of devas- taken Mohan Sikka’s spare, salacious short ment quarters, their musty drawing rooms tating irony by a hijra: “Mard ko bhi dard hota the hair sticky, matted and rough. story from the 2009 anthology Delhi Noir and and leaky service lanes now filled with an hai”. There may even be bad odour filled out its silences just so, creating a film uncanny sense of foreboding. Even when The dialogue, in fact, is near-perfect. Sik- from the scalp. Shampoo the hair that somehow fulfills our expectations from we do enter classic noir terrain – Bahl shot ka’s original English lines acquire richness more frequently during the hot noir – shadowy urban spaces, a femme on location in the grimy, neon-lit, cheap in Ritesh Shah’s precise Delhi Hindi — and humid season, especially if fatale whose allure is tied to a deliberate air tourist hub of Paharganj – that dark, gaping the hair is oily. Use a mild herbal of mystery, a doomed male protagonist “Ghane hain. Ladkiyon jaise. Theek se comb maw of the under-city is not pressed upon kiya karo, nahi toh katwa lo” contains a qui- shampoo. Rinse your hair well entwined in an ever-tightening plot – while us. Instead, Bahl’s film is most effective as with water, to get rid of all soapy also taking us beyond them. et taunt to Mukesh’s masculinity that rings a ghoulish rendition of middle class fears of louder in Hindi. The senile Beeji sounds residues and loosened flakes. that nightmarish underworld into which a much more convincing warning Mukesh off You can even wash the hair dai- single misstep can catapult the careless — her daughter-in-law in Punjabi Hindi than ly, but use less shampoo. an open sewer, waiting to swallow you up. she did in English – daayan just rolls more To remove bad odour, add the What makes BA Pass remarkable is that easily off the tongue than “demon’s daugh- juice of a lemon and half a cup of is full of stock characters who could easily ter”. Mukesh’s sole friend, the cemetery rose water to a mug of water and have been the stuff of porn – the bored caretaker Johnny (played by the always use it as a last rinse after sham- housewife; the neglectful, violent husband; poo. the young man seduced from timidity into dependable Dibyendu Bhattacharya) gets a whole bunch of new one-liners – some he A few drops of eau de cologne addiction – but the dense web it weaves can also be added to a mug of around them is rich and resonant enough to delivers in annoyingly mannered fashion, water and used as a last rinse. It capture our imaginations completely. but others seem so terrifyingly apposite that Ritesh Shah’s screenplay takes Sikka’s one wants to adopt them for life: “Dopeher also has a cooling effect. original bare-bones narrative and adds the mein sona hai kismat pe rona”. Have a tea-water and lemon requisite flesh, rounding out characters and Shadaab Kamal’s pitch-perfect combina- rinse. Take used tea leaves and situations to fullest potential. Mukesh’s sus- tion of vulnerability and hopeful slyness is boil them again in 4 to 5 cups of picious, penny-pinching aunt Pammi Buaji put to marvelous use by Bahl. There is the water. The amount of water (beautifully underplayed by Geeta Agarwal occasional filmic device here that might depends on the length of the hair. Sharma), for instance, acquires a makkhan- seem obvious — Mukesh’s chess games Strain and cool the water. Tea demanding, sly son (Amit Sharma) who with Johnny juxtaposed with the sex games contains tannin which adds shine grudges his poor cousin every meal he eats he plays with Sarika – but Bahl keeps it from to the hair and makes it silky. It and is quick to cotton on to a locked drawer. being heavy-handed, even as he lets his dia- suits all hair types. Add the juice His helpless younger sisters transition logue writer enjoy himself with a throwaway of a lemon and use as a final rinse from the relative safety of their grandfather’s innuendo or two (“Saali kanwaari, raand ban after shampoo. house to the menacing half-light of a girls’ Henna treatments also help to The tale of how the orphaned, college- ‘home’, where they are left to the wheedling gayi haan?” Johnny says to Mukesh as his going Mukesh (Shadaab Kamal, making an mercies of a corrupt female warden. The chess prowess grows). The film’s title, too, cleanse the scalp and remove absolutely stellar debut) is entrapped by sul- character of Sarika’s husband (the always plays with brittle irony on the image of the bad odour. Add 4 teaspoons each To remove bad odour, add the juice of try older woman Sarika (Shilpa Shukla, consummate Rajesh Sharma) transforms eager but naive pupil – stuck in Delhi Uni- of lemon juice and coffee, 2 raw brazenly sexual in a deliberately stylised from “Mr Khanna” to the far more resonant versity’s dead-end “khichdi” course, desper- eggs and enough "tea water" to a lemon and half a cup of rose water to performance) is most certainly noir, but it “Khannaji”: from merely angry cuckold who ate to propel himself out of the tunnel by the henna powder, mixing it into showcases none of the regular Bollywood “will make trouble” to a senior official who learning whatever tricks anyone will teach a thick paste. "Tea water" can be a mug of water and use it as a last rinse pitstops on the urban darkness tour. has real power over Pammi’s husband’s job. him. When Mukesh is pronounced “First made by boiling used tea leaves There is no lowlife dance bar, no small- Shah and Bahl also supplement the orig- class first”, we know endgame is coming. again in enough water, cooling after shampoo. time gambling den, no grimy brothel reek- inal story with new twists: one that provides Courtesy:http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood.com and straining the liquid. Apply the henna on the hair and wash off glass bottle. Apply this on the cold water, in a ratio of one to six. after an hour. If you do not wish scalp after shampoo and leave it The flowers are squeezed and BOLLYWOOD BUZZ to use egg, add more tea water. on. the water is strained before use. In cases of sticky dandruff, Hair Rinses will also help to Such infusions can be used to where the flakes adhere to the refresh the hair and scalp. Add a wash the hair and scalp, or scalp, hot oil therapy is very use- handful of fresh or dried marigold applied on the scalp with cotton ful. Heat sesame seed (til) oil or (gainda) flowers to two cups of wool. The paste or juice of the The Complete Entertainer olive oil. Apply the oil on the scalp hot water. Dried or fresh rose flowers can also be applied on petals can also be added. Allow the hair. Er Neeraj Dubey from Paying Guest (1957), "Ankhon Mein Kya Ji" from Nau Do with cotton wool, rubbing gently to dislodge the flakes. Then dip a it to stand for one hour. Strain the Add a few drops of eau-de- Gyarah (1957), "Haal Kaisa Hai Janaab Ka" and "Paanch Rupaiya water and cool it. Use it as a hair cologne before using it as a hair Kishore Kumar, born Abhas Kumar Ganguly was a popular Baara Aana" from Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), "Zaroorat Hai towel in hot water, squeeze out Indian film playback singer. He was a complete entertainer and the water and wrap the hot towel rinse after shampoo. rinse, to add fragrance. Zaroorat Hai" from Manmauji (1961),and "Arre Yaar Meri Tum Bhi Hibiscus (java or gurhal) flow- Avoid hair styling products also known as an actor, lyricist, composer, producer, director, Ho Gajab" from Teen Deviyan (1965). "Gaata Rahe Mera Dil" from around the head, like a turban. ers can also be used to rinse the like gels during humid weather, screenplay writer and scriptwriter. Kishore Kumar sang in many Guide (1965), and "Yeh Dil Na Hota Bechara" from Jewel Thief Keep it on for 5 minutes. Repeat hair. Both hot and cold infusions Indian Languages including Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, (1967). the hot towel wrap 3 or 4 times. especially if the hair is oily. They Gujarati,Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam, Oriya and Urdu. He won C. Ramchandra was another music director who recognized This helps the hair and scalp can be made from hibiscus flow- can make the hair more oily and 8 Filmfare Awards for Best Male Playback Singer and holds the Kishore Kumar's talent as a singer. Their collaborations include absorb the oil better. Repeat this ers and leaves. For hot infu- also block the pores of the scalp, record for most number of Filmfare Awards won in that catego- "Eena Meena Deeka" from Aasha (1957). Kishore Kumar pro- three or four times.