Koffee with Karan this time had Karan, Bipasha Basu and John Abraham. Karan was his usual gossipy self (“tell me more darling”). Bipasha and John come across as a sweet couple, very easy-going and as down-to-earth as a gorgeous couple like them can be. They apparently don’t agree on anything, says Bipasha. And while she […]
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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 […]
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I don’t expect Amitabh to be dancing on television. Shahrukh looks natural doing it. Kaun Banega Crorepati 2007 opened with a snazzy, Karan Johar-esque music video. I mean it really was a full song, and was pretty slickly done, although I could have done without the women in short-shorts in a program airing at prime-time. […]
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Touted as the movie to knock Superman off it’s number one slot, Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead man’s chest” comes as a dissapointment. The build-up was great and on a Sunday matinee, even after 2 week’s since the release, the hall was almost full as I entered ; people were trooping in as the […]
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In continuation (see first part of this post) : The traffic situation is better I think, although I don’t drive there; the honking has lessened. At times though it’s almost embarrasing to be following the law and actually waiting at a red light while all other traffic whizzes past nonchalantly. No one considers it a […]
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Back in the US after a 4 week long vacation in India, I am now well and truly jet-lagged. Surprisingly wasn’t very jet-lagged the first time (after landing in India). Am glad to be back though, because nice as it is to meet parents and siblings, after a while I long to be back “in […]
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After watching a really good hindi movie Sehar, in 2004 there was Swades – you see what I mean ? It’s a one superlative film a year type of deal. Actually 2005 was an exception because we had quite a few good film like Paheli, Page 3 etc. I’m not sure we’ll be that lucky […]
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Recently seen English films : – Crash– Longest Yard– Sahara– Monster-in-law– Guess who– Coach carter “Crash” has many characters as protagonists connected together by events, and is a story of each of their lives, and how they are influenced by their race, language, baggage, perception and prejudice. We see obvious perverts, and then we see […]
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I am a big “review” person. Well, duh ! I read film reviews, book reviews and whatnot. I attempt to remove the chaff from the wheat before I eat it, or read it or see it. However, there is stuff out there which looks pretty attractive, but turns out to be just the opposite. A […]
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Most recently, read “Citizen Girl”. Its by Emma Mc Laughlin and Nicola Kraus, the authors of “Nanny diaries”. The heroine of “Citizen Girl” is also called “Girl”, fresh in the job market, and looking for jobs in the Journalism/Feminism/Social Work Sector. The book details her travails when she gets a job at “My Company” (her […]
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