Abhi L Speaks

I literally only created this account because my Instagram is Private and I’m not a big fan of Twitter, so this is the only way I have a chance to be noticed for one of Taylor’s Secret Sessions. (Going to which would be a dream come true) But now that I’m here. I’ll share stuff I write as well.

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Bhagat Singh and Religion

Bhagat Singh and Religion

For the past couple of months, I have been watching a lot of short films and recently came across one titled “Bhagat Singh.” Now, the main reason I have been watching shorts is to understand the nuances and to see how they differ from features, so I limited my viewership to English and Hindi shorts, however I decided to watch this Punjabi film due to the subject. I cannot even begin to explain…

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Oscars 2021: Predictions and Favourites

Oscars 2021: Predictions and Favourites

So, for the past couple of years, I have been predicting Oscar results for certain categories and sharing them with a few of my friends. This year, I decided to publicly share my predictions. Now my prediction for the winner may not always be my favourite in the category, so I am also mentioning my personal favourites in each category. Now, this year, most of the categories were fairly easy to…

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Thoughts on Rihanna's tweet about #FarmersProtest

Thoughts on Rihanna’s tweet about #FarmersProtest

One tweet from Rihanna and looks like the whole country is rattled. There is so much to unpack in the reactions since. First, there’s the argument that international personalities shouldn’t “meddle” in our internal affairs. One obvious comparison people reach out for when pointing out the hypocrisy in this statement is Prime Minister Modi saying “Abki baar Trump Sarkar” as a very explicit…

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Abhi L Recommends: BLACKPINK: Light Up The Sky "BLACKPINK in your area" Until very recently, I was not a big fan of KPop. To be fair, I had not heard a lot of KPop music except for Psy's…

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Abhi L Recommends: Emily in Paris If I had to describe Netflix's new webseries, Emily in Paris, in one word, it would be "refreshing." Refreshing, not in terms of the originality of the content but rather in its essence.

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Rebirth of a Poet

Rebirth of a Poet

This is a poem I have written using the following lyric (in isolation from the rest of the song) as an inspiration. This is the first time I am trying anything like this, however I don’t think it will be the last.

“take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die” – the lakes (foklore, Taylor Swift)

I stare at the lakes As I get ready to dive I don’t have another word to say So I’ll just…

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That Crossroad Again

I see him, that young little boy Staring at the crossroad ahead He doesn’t seem to be so sure Of which way he wishes to head


I feel the urge to guide him I don’t know why I want to But that path looks familiar And somehow… wait! Deja vu!

Am I that young little boy? I can say so without doubt Been stuck at that crossroad before Can I help him… me out?

Is this a chance to change the past To change…

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Abhi L Recommends: The Rewrite It is not often that I say this about a movie, but the The Rewrite is a movie for everyone.

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The Crime of Birth

The Crime of Birth

Tw: rape, murder, casteism

How could she have known That her birth would be her crime How could she have known That she would be punished for a lifetime

Her dead body burnt to a crisp And justice burnt alongside What justice could that girl have known When her life itself was her crime

Is it anger that fills us up? Is it sadness? Is it shame? What do we feel for that poor girl Who had been marked…

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Abhi L Recommends: Sensitive Senses If you're unsure of what to do this weekend, take out 20 minutes from your schedule to watch this Rudy Wilson short film.

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Abhi L Recommends: Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj Earlier this week, Netflix cancelled the Peabody and Emmy Award winning talk show, Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj. 

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Abhi L Recommends: Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl While, I am not usually a big fan of movies relating to war or the armed forces, this was a movie I had been looking forward to since it was announced.

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Abhi L Recommends: High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (The Review)

Abhi L Recommends: High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (The Review)

As a 2000s child who grew up watching Disney, the High School Musical series was my introduction to the musical genre. Growing up, I have seen Troy and Gabriella’s story so many times that I have honestly lost count. Over the years, I have also signed many petitions, come across rumours, seen many fanmade trailers of a possible HSM4. Now, while that has not materialised (yet!), a little more…

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Abhi L Recommends: Shakuntala Devi

Abhi L Recommends: Shakuntala Devi

Back in 2013, when Shakuntala Devi passed away, I had received an assignment from school, to write a report on her. That is when I learned about the Human Computer and became fascinated by her. Over the years, I read more about her and became even more enthralled by her life. When the Shakuntala Devi movie was announced last year, I commented to a friend of mine that a film about her focused on…

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The Vanity of My Pen

The Vanity of My Pen

Life cannot go by fast enough For these words my pen must ink For it must write every word That my lost mind can think

I may not have words to say But for long that can’t be true For words will always come to me Telling me what I already knew

Others may agree or they won’t They’ll call me wrong or right But that won’t stop my pen from writing The words that it shall write

My poor mind can’t have…

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Why I Won't Review Dil Bechara?

Why I Won’t Review Dil Bechara?

So a lot of my friends asked me if I would be doing a review of Dil Bechara, the last film of Sushant Singh Rajput. I told them all that I wasn’t sure but I was leaning towards not doing it. I’ll be a little more honest now. I am 100% sure that I will not be doing so and I did not have a moment of doubt about it. In fact, I am in no hurry to watch the movie either (if I will watch it all). Now,…

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Abhi L Recommends: The Sound of Music

Abhi L Recommends: The Sound of Music

I think I was about 9 or 10 when my mom showed me this movie for the first time. I have seen it countless times since, and with every viewing, I fall more in love with it.

Robert Wise’s The Sound of Music, a 1965 musical drama, is an adaptation of the 1959 stage musical of the same 

name, which in turn is based on the 1949 memoir, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp.…

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