spiritual heartbreak

Yesterday, I walked into Dhurandhar expecting a sharp spy thriller. I walked out carrying a private Sufi sermon in my chest. That sermon was a song: “Ishq Jalakar (Karvaan) – Na To Karvan Ki Talash Hai”. As the cinema vibrated with that familiar refrain, echoing the old qawwali “Na To Karvan Ki Talash Hai”, I…