About

Greetings and welcome to One Knight Stands.

Why was OKS Created? It was the next level of blogging for after having blogged for quite some time on Blogger and Wordpress. I started this blog when I still had a job. And then I quit, and now I am pursuing my Masters degree in Management Science, and although it occupies almost all of my time, I do try to manage some time here and there to write more and more. Why? – Because I simply love writing ; and writing about what? About everything described below.

What is OKS about?

BOLLYWOOD: Yes, it is the fuel which keeps me burning, and the force which pushes me to write. If it was not for my love of Bollywood, I would not have sat down and written my first movie review. I love Bollywood, every aspect of it, its imperfections, flaws, melodramas, ott-costumes and also the deep emotional impact, family, festivals and shamelessly glittering hues -I love all of it. I love the songs and I love the dance.And I worship RD Burman and Amitabh Bachhan. And as we look at Bollywood’s new wave of ideas taking shape on the big screen, we can say: All we hear is Bollywood GaGa!!

CINEMA: We have separated Bollywood from Cinema because Bollywood in itself is a huge cosmos altogether. @OKS, we love love cinema – from the East to the West; from Clint Eastwood to Chan Woo Park and from Akira Kurosawa to Alfred Hitchcock. We love the punch of Jet Li, and the humour of Jackie Chan, the grandeur of Zhang Yimou and the perfection of Wong Kar Wai. We love Robert De Niro and we worship Robin Williams. 

ANIME/COMICS: My tryst with Jap-anime takes me back to the days when I started watching Taro-Ek Dragon ka Beta (Taro-the son of the Dragon) back in the days of Doordarshan and our old Black-White TV. Jap-anime has grown by leaps and bounds, and our current favorites are: Naruto, Death Note, Samurai Champloo and the like.Talking of Comics, who doesn’t like Comics. And we also occasionally try to present a few sketches of our own.

MUSIC: Music has the power of reviving dead minds and of liberating the captured soul. I just made that up coz it sounded cool. But seriously, don’t we all feel lucky to be able to hear to the greatest compositions of Bach, of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, of Freddie Mercury, of Steven Tyler, of RD Burman and Asha Bhonsle, and of AR Rahman. 

And the Rest: 

Random Humour: With some colourful language

Sci-Fi: Star Wars, Matrix, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Heroes, X Men et al

Sketches: Artistic Show Off

Say What: When there’s nothing better to do, and no time to write a long post; Just some quirky indulgence

What is OKS not about?

To the zillion spam mails that we get about elongation of genitalia or  the Yahoo Lottery that I luckily won, we don’t endorse any of those. We are also not about sponsoring any random products or services. Adsense was put on this blog, because it made an impression that we made money. But after almost 16 months, and the great fortune of 100$ that we made (and which Google never paid), it remains on the same spot because it has more or less blended with the template. OKS is not about making money, but expressing the deep-rooted desires and love for all that we discussed above.

So, if you are looking for us to write sponsored posts for reviews of products, or Tourist package deals, or Siddha medicine, please move on.

HONOURS:

We try our best to honour what we like and love. And more than often, these are legends which have changed our lives- from the cinema of the Big B, to the music of RD, or Bollywood as a whole.

We salute to the great geniuses of all these greats through our posts, and also our Yearly Specials.

<There is a slight twist to the honour section though, i.e.The Annual Bollywood Razzies, you know what that means.>

NO ENTRY:

Rakhi Sawant, The entire MTV Roadies Gang and the b#$%^es of Splitsvilla, Himmesss…., the Clan of B-Grade Bollywood ( you know who are the members). There is no space, sympathy or words for you all on this Blog.

Audience Requirements:

More than often, the language here could be a bit harsh on you. So, if you are easily offended, please try harder not to be, and keep reading. All expressions and views on this Blog are exclusively personal opinions and in no way are meant to marr or demean anyone (except for some, e.g. the guy at the counter, who made me wait for 2 hours to just get a signature). 

In the Posts on Bollywood, we try to incorporate dialogues and hence, also give our best shot at expressing it in English. But this might not be the best translation (or at least not the dictionary meanings)

Other than that, just have an open mind, open heart and open eyes. BLESS!!!

GUEST AUTHORS REQUIRED:

To keep the ball rolling and to keep the number of posts flowing, we are always in need of guest conributors to display their creativity and writing skills, or both. So, if you are a lazy bum (like many of my creative friends ) who doesn’t want a separate blog of your own, but would not mind to contribute a post or more on OKS, you are always welcome to do so. Please contact us at: for more details.

What YOU get out of it? An official mail of appreciation, a genuinely respected salute, credits to the author, and above all: Honour for Life. 

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