Bhumik’s Anxious Moments

  • When Silence Becomes an Answer

    There’s something oddly exhausting about waiting for replies you know might never come. Not in a dramatic, life-altering way. Just enough to sit with you longer than you’d like. The kind of waiting where you check your phone without real hope, reread what you sent, and wonder if you said too much or, worse, not…

    Bhumik Grover

  • Exploring Love and Its Imperfections: Metro In Dino Review

    Metro In Dino, Anurag Basu’s spiritual sequel to the iconic Life in a… Metro (2007) is a refreshing return to a storytelling style that doesn’t shy away from the complexities of modern relationships. Back in 2007, Life in a Metro broke the mould of mainstream Bollywood cinema, offering a raw, unflinching look at the messy,…

    Bhumik Grover

  • No Place to Call My Own: An Interview with Author Alina Gufran

    Alina Gufran’s No Place to Call My Own offers a raw and unfiltered look at identity, belonging, and the turbulence of one’s twenties. Through complex, flawed characters, the novel explores relationships in a way that feels deeply real and relatable. In this interview, Alina shares her journey of writing the book, the inspiration behind its…

    Bhumik Grover

  • When Harry Misunderstood Sally: Can Men and Women Actually Be Just Friends?

    It’s that time of year when people cosy up at home and rewatch classics like When Harry Met Sally. I love the movie—it’s a pop culture staple that’s inspired so many other films, TV shows, and will-they-won’t-they friendships. But there’s one idea it pushes that I’ve never fully agreed with: Men and women can’t be…

    Bhumik Grover