Utterly, butterly, ignoramus! I am a sucker for anniversaries. They give an opportunity to celebrate something that you want to and the occasion guarantees that readers notice (and also appreciate) your celebration. Was a bit surprised to find that the Indian media was marking the 50th anniversary of the Amul moppet, whereas her golden jubilee [...]
I would have named the party I founded as the ‘Tea Party’ only that the prerequisites of a constitution, 100 members, Rs 10,000 and 100 affidavits on Rs 2 stamp papers are a bit too overwhelming for a chaiwallah like me. If you think Tea Party is a funny name for a political party, check [...]
Every other film, nowadays, that goes on to become a hit claims to be the greatest hit ever in Indian cinema. The fact is, Sholay is and will remain for quite some time to come, the biggest Bollywood movie ever made. Sholay released on August 15, 1975 is also loved for its numerous humorous moments [...]
I’m a big sucker for lists. More so when it has something to do with India and/or cinema. So obviously I was quite excited about the results of the T20 of Indian Cinema at The 40th International Film Festival of India being held in Goa. Though I didn’t quite like the title, anyway the grumbles [...]
No one that I know got a raise this year and costs keep increasing. My landlord raised the rent, though I managed to bargain a bit with a little recession sob-story. With stagnant cash inflow, we need to make some cuts in expenses and for me it has to start with the magazines. I purchase [...]
Everyday’s an endless stream Of cigarettes and magazines… [Homeward Bound, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel] On cigarettes, I’ve posted before and magazines are a recurring theme on this blog. Since I shouldn’t be ranking the best cigarettes in India, I thought of arranging at least the men’s magazines in the right order, especially since almost [...]
There are too many of these sexiest women/men lists. And some of them are plain misleading – being just a publicity stunt. India editions of international men’s magazines announce some Bollywood actress as the “sexiest woman of the world,” while in their other editions the ‘sexiest’ female might not even appear for contention. There are [...]
There are celebrity bloggers and then there are celebrity bloggers. The first kind are those who have gained name and fame via blogging and the other includes the ones who are famous and are now therefore reaching out to their fans via the medium of the weblog. This post makes an attempt at listing the [...]
The much discussed (and drooled after) AskMen.com’s Top 99 Women 2008 Edition is out. Browsing through the seemingly unending list (I know there are only 99 listed there) I found three women of Indian origin on the list of the ‘Most Desirable Women of 2008.’. #27 Aishwarya Rai (Bachchan) – Mrs Junior B climed up [...]
A friend asked me for a list of software which he could install on his PC for a worthwhile digital experience. There are so many of them out there and some cost a bomb, but thankfully free is not always a malicious word in cyberia – mind the ‘not always’ part. Though it is obvious [...]
Well… not exactly. The title of the post is a bit misleading. In fact it is the best Bollywood (Hindi / Hindustani) love songs that I could recall and also find the videos of. Which makes it a compilation of convenience rather than a comprehensive one. Anyway, befitting the mood of the day (though I [...]
The Internet isn’t a dump truck, it’s a series of tubes. And many a reputation has gone swirling down those tubes, thanks to the Net’s ability to expose scoundrels, scalawags, liars, cheats, and fools – and then broadcast the scandal to a billion glowing screens. The PC World list of the Top 10 Internet Scandals [...]