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Param Sundari (2025) ⭐ 5.8 | Romance

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Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · 8d

Life in the coconut and concrete jungle

Image of a city skyline with a sky full of dark clouds. In the foreground, you can see coconut palms and other trees and a quiet suburban neighbourhood.

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Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · 8d

Another, if not great, but at least watchable Hindi romance!

"Param Sundari" (www.imdb.com/title/tt3399...) was fun. And the beautiful Kerala countryside was just amazing to see.

Please say Hindi romances are back! We need them 🙂

#Movies #Hindi #Bollywood #Romance

2h 32m | Not Rated

Little Hearts (2025) ⭐ 8.0 | Romance

Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · 15d

"Little Hearts" (www.imdb.com/title/tt3796...) is a fun movie with lots of laugh out loud moments ... at least for me. Didn't expect a lot from it going in but enjoyed it thoroughly!

#Movies #Telugu #Tollywood #Comedy #Romance

2h 7m

This piece was commissioned by a record company for an album cover, Arise, by Sepultura. It was a chance to experiment and have fun, which is what I did. After completing a small stack of tone rend…

Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · 17d

A poem on a painting by @michaelwhelan.bsky.social that he did for an album cover. I've not seen it before but I had the beginning of the poem as soon as I saw the painting.

write.farook.org/darkness/

The original artwork is here: www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/ar...

#Writing #Art #Poetry

ARISE

Dhadak 2 (2025) ⭐ 6.9 | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · 19d

I'm not sure whether to recommend "Dhadak 2" (www.imdb.com/title/tt1345...) or not. It's a good story but the caste/cruelty elements might be too much for some.

No, this is not a sequel 🙂 Indian movies sometimes do "2" when the themes are similar, not the same characters.

#Movies #Hindi #Bollywood

2h 22m

Covering Art – Meandering Musings

Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · 20d

I've written another post about cover art but this time going into music albums as well and talking of Boris Vallejo, Luis Royo, Richard Corben, @michaelwhelan.bsky.social, Julie Bell, and Josh Kirby.

write.farook.org/covering-art//

#Writing #Reading #Art #Books

This is not preproduction art for AVATAR but a painting I did in the early 80’s. Though it IS a common enough theme in SF, I suppose. There’s probably a Frank R. Paul painting from the …

Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · 23d

Given the Bigme HiBreak Pro, the Hisense A9, and the upcoming Boox Palma colour phone, I am seriously thinking of switching over to an E Ink Android phone...

Apple just doesn't cut it any longer. Just need to convert my apps. One to go!

#EInk #Apple #Phones #Android

Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · 24d

Another poem on a painting by @michaelwhelan.bsky.social but this time, I'd never even seen the painting before in my life. But it's worth a look 🙂

write.farook.org/icarus/

The original artwork is here: www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/le...

#Writing #Art #Poetry

L’ECHELLE

FLORA is one of those images that floated up to my consciousness like a Polaroid photograph developing into clarity. At the time I started the painting I was merely intent on midwifing the image in…

Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · Sep 18

My new poem on a painting by @michaelwhelan.bsky.social takes a slightly different tack than the artist did 🙂

write.farook.org/sentinel/

The original artwork is here: www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/fl...

#Writing #Art #Poetry

FLORA

Saiyaara (2025) ⭐ 6.5 | Drama, Musical, Romance

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Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · Sep 17

Why the heck does Apple have settings for automatic downloads of updates and FileVault if they don't respect my preferences and simply turn it on themselves everytime I do an OS update?

#Apple #MyComputerOrTheirs

Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · Sep 15

I'd hoped "Saiyaara"'d (www.imdb.com/title/tt2803...) be the second-step in the return of the romantic Bollywood movies, but it didn't quite get there.

It had great moments, but also wobbles. Some moments felt like a totally different movie.

Songs/music was great though!

#Movies #Hindi #Romance

2h 30m | Not Rated

Of Covers and Books – Meandering Musings

Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · Sep 15

I've written a post about book covers, artists, and art that made me buy books. I talk of @michaelwhelan.bsky.social, Josh Kirby and the art for my own books.

write.farook.org/of-covers-an...

#Writing #Reading #Art #Books

Aankhon ki Gustaakhiyan (2025) ⭐ 6.1 | Romance

Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · Sep 13

I used to love Bollywood romances back in the 90s, but slowly they disappeared. Haven't seen a good one in ages.

"Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan" (www.imdb.com/title/tt2881...) is almost close to the films I loved. Sure, it's a new, different vibe, but still the same good feels (mostly) 🙂

#Movies #Hindi

2h 20m

In fall, the sun sets on the west side of our property to shine through the trees. On a humid day, the light seems suspended in the thick air, spreading against the dark shapes of the trees, fannin…

Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · Sep 11

I've written another poem based on a painting by @michaelwhelan.bsky.social 🙂

This one's based on the cover for a David Brin novel that I haven't read.

write.farook.org/footsteps/

The original artwork is here: michaelwhelan.com/galleries/br...

#Writing #Art #Poetry

BRIGHTNESS REEF

Visit the post for more.

michaelwhelan.com

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Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · Sep 8

And I have a new blog post up with another poem based on a painting by @michaelwhelan.bsky.social 🙂

It's about the power to dream or imagine.

write.farook.org/portal/

The original artwork is here: www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/wa...

#Writing #Art #Poetry

WARMING HER WINGS

Bun Butter Jam (2025) ⭐ 6.9 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · Sep 7

"Bun Butter Jam" (www.imdb.com/title/tt3106...) is an interesting movie 🙂

I didn't expect a lot from it, but it surprised me. It's a different kind of love story, but one which rings true.

Loved the acting from Saranya, Devadarshini, and Charlie!

#Movies #Tamil #Romance

2h 27m

A beautiful Michael Whelan cover painting for Larry Niven’s novel of the same name.

Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · Aug 30

Each to their own, I guess 🙂I found the book to be fascinating, but then again, it might have had something to do with how old I was when I read it ...

Would have to re-read it to see if I have the same reaction now, but don't have the time.

Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · Aug 30

I wrote another poem about some memorable artwork by @michaelwhelan.bsky.social This time, it's about the cover for "Destiny's Road" 🙂

Artwork: www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/de...

My blog post with additional commentary: write.farook.org/the-fool-cage/

#Writing #Poetry #Art

DESTINY’S ROAD

Gazing Beyond – Meandering Musings

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Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · Aug 24

After participating in @michaelwhelan.bsky.social's creative writing competition, I decided to write a series of poems based on his artwork.

The first one is here:
write.farook.org/gazing-beyond/

It's about the moon landing, dreams, art, and beauty.

#Writing #Art #Poetry

Efflorescent – Meandering Musings

Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · Aug 15

I haven't been writing much lately — too much coding 😛

But I'm looking at writing a bit more and it all started with this poem ...

https://write.farook.org/efflorescent/

#Writing #Poetry #Art

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Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · Aug 14

Oh that looks nice 🙂I wish I could draw like that ... Started to get into art several times but can never get things to look the way I want them to and then something shiny comes along and I forget all about it 😛

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Fahim Farook @fahim.farook.org · Aug 8

Dear really smart person who doesn't really understand the words that you use, keep being you. Others will definitely know that you are "smart" 🙄