Immorality strikes again. The culture brigade is out is full-force. The threat to good old Indian values looms large. On TV, I witness men dressed in white burning effigies of Shilpa Shetty and Richard Gere. The men seem enthusistic, even gleeful at their task. Somewhere nearby (I presume) because the camera pans to her, Shetty […]
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Shashi Tharoor : Sari fate ?
One always assumes that people who’ve achieved some eminence, some significant perch in life, will think with their brains and not their patriarchal hearts. Apparently not. In his article for the TOI Shashi Tharoor writes on the disappearance of the sari: “So why has this masterpiece of feminine attire begun fading from our streets? On […]
Read the rest of this entry »Cricket : The mildly interested viewer’s POV
Living with a cricket enthusiast, one, however unwilling, does watch certain amounts of cricket and does glean a very basic (and probably erroneous – I only half-listen) knowledge of the game. Over the years I have learnt that lbw is an abbreviation and not some quaint, unpronounceable cricketing term (oh, the English !), and when […]
Read the rest of this entry »Sholay : A little nostalgia never hurt anyone
Ever hanker for that “Sholay” fix ? You know, the one where Veeru goes “gaonwalo” and means YOU ? If you did, nirvana is in sight. Star’s stand-up comedy show “The Great Indian Laughter Challenge” is calling out to contestants for the new season, and they do it in a very Sholay-esque style. And while […]
Read the rest of this entry »How boring can you get ?
As boring as Hrithik Roshan in “Koffee with Karan”. Really, the guy can have the fittest body in all of Bollywood, but is he witty ? NO. He tries, yes, he does. But does he succeed ? NO. In KWK he was so amazingly inane that he threatened to take the crown from the master […]
Read the rest of this entry »Fair and Lovely and worth it ?
Courtesy Robert Burns (and the Web) , I get to hear this : . . .Fair and lovely as thou art,Thou hast stown my very heart;. . . Courtesy Salon.com I get to hear about the furor on the “Fair and Lovely” marketing campaign. Note that this is the very cream that was the reason […]
Read the rest of this entry »Amitabh and the glorification of UP
With all the brouhaha in UP, there are also new ads on UP on NDTV. I say ads because there are a few, all very skillfully shot, featuring Amitabh Bachhan paying tribute to Uttar Pradesh. Along with making little of UP’s detractors, and pooh-poohing away the possibility of an increase in crime in UP, it […]
Read the rest of this entry »Making Koffee without spilling the beans
Watching NDTV the other day, I come across this ad. for Koffee with Karan. Oooh, why is a rival channel (NDTV) advertising KWK which comes on Star ? Only it’s not exactly “Koffee with Karan” – it’s actually a preview for “Koffee with Karan”. A full-fledged program, by itself. On NDTV. How is Johar managing […]
Read the rest of this entry »Koffee with Karan : Same old same old
KWK returned yesterday, ie; Feb 11th, with Karan, and the usual junta. There was Sharukh, Kajol and Rani. Shahrukh was flanked on either side by the two second cousins, but that didn’t stop the man from letting loose his ad-libbing tongue. He said stuff to this effect : Karan : What would you do if […]
Read the rest of this entry »India the Superpower ?
CNN Money has an interesting article on India’s superpower status, and some eye-popping stats to go with it. Take for example : The adult literacy rate is 61 percent (behind Rwanda and barely ahead of Sudan)While I’m shocked to see it behind Rwanda, 61 sounds a high number; I thought it’s be less than that. […]
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