Text and videos by Zaral Shah
The pandemic and accompanying lockdown brought with them a noticeable change in the daily auditory landscape. Curiosity leads to experiments that examine how modifying the experience of sound during movie-watching can transform our perspectives
During the initial days of the lockdown, I found myself uncharacteristically oversleeping. It turns out that this was because my usual secondary “alarm” – the sound of the doorbell ringing thanks to the various people who would visit our home like clockwork each morning – had stopped. I slept on without realising that 7 a.m. had come and gone.
This lack of house bells and the sudden surge in birdsong brought up the other recent changes in my “surround sound” and how I unconsciously relied on them to add dimension to the happenings of my day. I began to acutely miss hearing the ambient noises of the office: the lightly buzzing compressor of the AC; the microwave beeps; the creak of the lift;
Salman Khan says Radhe might be postponed to Eid 2022 due to rise in Covid cases India Today Web Desk Salman Khan s Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai is scheduled to release on Eid, May 13.
Salman Khan, who is gearing up for the release of his much-awaited film Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai, has a disappointing news for his fans. The actor said recently at an event that Radhe might be postponed to Eid 2022 if the increase in the number of Covid-19 cases doesn t contain. The film was initially scheduled to release on Eid 2020. However, due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, its release was delayed. It is now slated to hit theatres on Eid 2021, i.e. May 13.