Mocha Film Club comes to Delhi

Mornings sans caffeine turn me into Oscar the Grouch, as anyone who’s called me before 8 ack-emma will attest. And my one grouse with coffee chains in the capital used to be that their speedy service, bright lights and loud piped playlists left little room for the ruminating that’s best done over a mug of steaming joe.

It was looking like the coffee shop as the haunt of artsy and avant-garde had given way unanimously to boringly same cookie-cutters. Until along came Riyaaz Amlani’s Mocha with a different colour on every wall, a different chair to every unique table, and a bookshelf to browse.

And now the Mocha Film Club embraces Delhi. Calling to celluloid and caffeine junkies who share the passion. Screening those films you’ve only ever heard of, which will never make it to that ‘multiplex near you’. Now that’s what I call a worthy notch in my blue stocking!

So that’s a movie a month. No ticket charge. No intervals. No disgusting crunch of popcorn to mar the deep-thought mood. All you do is sign up, over at www.mocha.co.in — hover cursor over coffee cup at top of screen, click on ‘Communities’, and follow the script from there. They’ll send you the screening schedule; you’ll jog over for your invite. On the day, I’d make sure to arrive early — the early bird gets the best seat in the house, and they do fill up fast!

Catch the club premiere this Sunday (May 25th), with the delicious Cantonese drama In the Mood for Love. Where infidelity and attraction breed a slippery slope in 1962 Hong Kong. Quite the conversation-starter.

But cut short the chatter for now, ladies. Ssshhhh! Until the credits start to roll.

Mocha Film Club, 28A Defence Colony, New Delhi Time: 12-2pm, 25th May .Contact: ph: 46588445/47.