PNB Scam: Kitnay aadmi thay?
Another attempt at reimagining iconic Bollywood scenes as a critique of contemporary issues in a comic book format.Continue Reading →
The Deewaar of Aadhaar
The 'deewaar' of Aadhaar has people on both sides of the wall (and also many sitting on it)
Moon Moon Sen in Cinthol toilet powder ad from 1986
Moon Moon Sen, to me, is more of a model than an actress. I recall seeing her more in print…
2016 in unofficial Google doodles
There are some doodles that Google didn’t (or wouldn’t) doodle. The Chaiwallah prides himself as an unofficial Google doodler. I have written about these unofficial doodles and they have also…Continue Reading →
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – the unofficial Google doodle
I was in school when she first mesmerised us all with those emerald eyes and over two decades later, those…
Watch: Amitabh Bachchan’s first ever scene on the silver screen
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas’ Saat Hindustani might not be the most watched of Indian films, but it marked the beginning of…
The Bollywood periodic table
London-based designer Johnny Joannou has a thing for the periodic table. His long series of designs based on the chemisty periodic table of elements covers a wide range of sports…Continue Reading →
Coming soon: The post-Piku t-shirts (and panjabis) 😉
You might have read the reviews, or better still, watched the ‘motion picture’. Shoojit Sircar’s Piku brings out the poop…
Evolution of audio players through ‘PK’ posters
Yet another Cutting the Chai image that got massively shared online. While the parody poster of Rajkumar Hirani’s upcoming film…
Akshay Kumar’s first modelling assignment
Before becoming an actor, Akshay Kumar did only one modelling assignment and it was for a gym called Perfect 10. And from the money that he earned from his first…Continue Reading →
Mao Tse-tung’s favourite Bollywood song
It is a little difficult to imagine Chairman Mao, humming along a Hindi film song. But it is said that…
Shammi Kapoor’s unrealised desire
One of Shammi Kapoor’s unfulfilled desires was to be a horse-riding tea garden manager in Assam. [tbpspa]
