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Archive for January, 2009
January 31, 2009 at 12:30 am · Filed under Uncategorized
India is ignored territory for western film makers. There are very little stories that revolve around India and even fewer Indian actors cast in any project. One film maker Danny Boyle almost changed that until some vague irrational minds came up with their own theories of Slumdog Millionaire’s potrayal of India.
So what’s the controversy afterall u ask? NOTHING. There is nothing untruthful about Slumdog Millionaire. There is no fabricated lies. All there is to Slumdog Millionaire is pure reality. Indians are so used to being shown supposedly exotic locations in Bollywood movies (most of which is not filmed in India) that when the true beauty of India was shown it was a hard reality for many to digest. We’ve come to accept superficiality as what India stands for. Thanks to Bollywood. But Danny Boyle captured the true beauty of India and Mumbai - It’s Spirit. India’s richness lies in that. The story of Jamaal captivated audience worldwide not because it’s set in a slum but because that kid from the slum learnt lessons in life that no text book could teach. Thats the beauty of India.
Infact how did all the controversy start? Indians for the most part were celebrating the success of the film especially after it won the Golden Globes. But the rivals of Slumdog to the Oscar race knew the only way they could pull the movie down is by starting a controversy around it. And thats exactly what the lobbyist for the rival movies did. No one could stand the fact that a movie which no one had heard of, and was made with such a low budget, was dropped by its ditributors (Warner Brothers) and which almost went straight to DVD without a theatrically release was suddenly the Top Contender. So they started the poverty controversy t rbing down the movie. And a few foolish Indians (Amitabh Bachchan included) fell for it. If truth be told there’s a movie about poverty being made in every country including the USA. There’s a movie about an underdog being made in mass quantities. Yet Slumdog Millionaire is different. It’s the work of a genius.
January 30, 2009 at 12:36 am · Filed under Fashion
With the minimalistic look dominating the scene now-a-days, accesories like the BANGLE, signature neck peices and innovative use of jewelled atrifacts will hit the spring fashion scenario in a big way. So go ahead and hoit your fashion laboraotries! Bring on the colours, slice through textures patents. Mix and match patterns, polka dots with strips with bold colours.
The summer sun can fade out some colour from your spirit. But sweat not. A bold blue neck piece can add that springy life and SPJ spunk to your clasically suave but plain white mulmul kurta!
I know it may sound early for sring fashion. But the calender is screaming for it, and you need time to prep-up for it!
Happy wild shopping!
January 29, 2009 at 1:11 am · Filed under Bollywood, Culture, do not want to see
Brihan Mumbai Corporation is dabbling with the cineworld and refuses to hit the big screens with nothing less than an item number clad romantic power-packed socially educating M.O.V.I.E. . Their project MUMBAI CHAKACKAK, a movie to promote cleanliness in the city, has been delayted due to the need of an exciting climax and the temperature soaring itsy bitsy dancy number. I guess the BMC has their priorities in place- interlacing entertainment with social education! waah!
May be Ram Gopal Verma can join them and add some more fire (aag!) to their story!
January 27, 2009 at 12:52 am · Filed under Fashion
I was surfing through the internet, and this guy’s shoe-ology amused me.
Hope you enjoy it too!
http://www.hplovecraftnyc.com/work.html
January 20, 2009 at 12:58 am · Filed under Bollywood
Well, I was surfing the internet, and some news about the bolly land amused me. Here I list a few:
- Sanjay Dutt standing for elections from Lucknow. I ask why purely because he has a criminal background and he has never sen Lucknow from an honest eye!
- Screen Awards nominations are out and Ghajini is all over the categories. Now i wonder if the jury members were on pain killers during the screening or they decided to leave this to random chit picking. Honestly, we’ve had enough of stars dominating the awards, we need actors and movie makers there. There is a reason why HOLLYWOOD and OSCARS stand for something.
- SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE sweeps the Golden Globe Awards, and A.R.Rehman gets what he deserves- global recognition in terms of a statuette! very happy about this, but just hope and Indian could have thought of this. Anywa
ys, cheers to Danny Boyle!
- I found a gorgeous picture of Ash-a.k.a. Mrs. Bachchan
- I am now waiting for Dilli 6, Luck By chance and dying for President is coming the play!
January 19, 2009 at 10:47 pm · Filed under Cab Diaries, do not want to see
Katrina Kaif is climbing the box office charts, but she’s working on the ‘biatch’ meter as well. She beat Kareena Kapoor at the tantrum throwing contest, where she faught Priyanka Chopra for the finale spot at a stage show. And gracious Piggy Chops gave way, saying she’s too big for these trivial issues. I guess spot won but respect lost.
On the other hand we have Esha Deol, who fought with Vatsal Seth <another one of those struggling actors> about whose school was better. 
Immaturity or pride- lead to same thing!
January 17, 2009 at 1:45 am · Filed under Bollywood
The super hero in Akshay Kumar turned down the “Most Popular Actor” Award at the recent Screen awards ceremony amidst controversy of whether or not he deserved it. Many felt that Aamir Khan deserved this award and when Akshay received the award he was aware of this. So what does he do? He plays the nice guy (or at least tries to) and says Aamir should have won this and he’ll give this award to Aamir. Well now that Chandni Chowk to China is a flop and Akshay’s popularity is being questioned, the only way to get back on the popularity lists is by doing something that the most people think is sweet. Now if he genuinely meant it then why would he have to make such a public display of it? Trying hard to be Mr. Nice guy? Well Mr. Nice guys isn’t all that nice after all. While addressing a crowd at a recent promotion for his film Chandni Chowk Akshay apparently pointed towards two people who were talking aloud and not paying attention and said ““Abey, Gopi Chand, mere baad bol liyo!” While his fans clapped and laughed at this dialoguebaazi, we question Akshay’s ability to take away someone elses freedom of Speech. If people don’t wanna pay attention to you Akshay you can’t force them to.
January 14, 2009 at 5:22 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck ‘announce’ the name of their second ‘flower’- Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck.. Their first daughter was called Violet. Now you know why we say GERDEN!
But they are not allone in the naming claiming sham! read below for free entertainment!
• Will Smith’s son is called Willow, how shallow!
• Robert Rodriguez kids: Rocket, Racer, Rebel, Rogue. He had failed in nursery cause he knows only 1 alphabet: ‘R’ .
• Rambo Sylvester Stallone named lil rammer Sage Moonblood. This is where violence germinates from!
• Jason Lee named his kid Pilot Inspektor, Is this a sign of dyslexia?
• Frank Zappa’s unit: Moon Unit, Dweezil , Diva Muffin. A clear result of the ‘first word u find in menu method’ to name kids.
• Ryan Giggs names his kid Liberty, He sure wants his kid to win the game ’statue’!
• ‘Luna Coco Patricia’, is not related to Paris Hilton! She is the daughter of Frank Lampard, the footballer.
• Beach lover Forest Whitaker named his kid OCEAN. Guess if it’s a son or daughter!
• Ginger Spice is a biiiiiiiiiiiiig Madonna fan for sure, because she named her daughter Bluebell MADONNA!
• Actor Gweneth Paltrow named her daughter Apple. Names like these incite the SIZE 0 problems! And we blame poor Kate Moss.
• Zayed Khan headed this bandwagon by naming his kid after the headbutting star-Zidaan Zayed Abbas Khan
• Hrithik follows the numerologically sound name Hrehaaaaan for his son! The haan-ji kid we say!
• Random kids named after the TSUNAMI in India! WHY?
The game of namesake they play!
January 13, 2009 at 12:42 am · Filed under Fashion
In a televised version of the KINGFISHER CALENDAR 2009 shoot what amused me was Tamara Moss’ fake English accent, Monikangana Dutta talking like she’s from Africa and some other firangi MoDels enjoying the KINGs treatement. But what burned me most was Atul Karbekar- why is he just behind the camera…He is hot enough to be on all 12 months of a calendar. I read somewhere that he directed a couple of ad films. I’m waiting for another Farhan Aktar to happen, a hottie from the crew to come out!
January 12, 2009 at 7:51 pm · Filed under Cab Diaries
This was a late night cab ride after work. I was heading to a new station, and had exactly 90 bucks on me. I didn’t know if that was capital enough to reap that route.
But my adventurous luck found me that genie; a cab pilot who said, ‘ FOR JOURNEYS THAT MONEY CAN’T BUY- THERE’S ANIL KUMAR.’ I smelled fun and jumped. I owed him nothing- I had put my wealth at face value. His way was the high way….as in it was the shortest way! And his weapon was the accelerator!
Then began a journey…a journey to the station and to Anil’s heart!
OK..I din fall in love with him. He spilled his life for me! And what a spill it was!
For starters, he is a kolkotta boy, grown up in Bombay. I say grown up and not braught up because he is his own parent, his own family. He is a rash and over-confident driver, wannabe Akshay Kumar (after CC2C, he can be our desi Kung Fu Panda), chills with boys in a bath tub, and is madly in love with Aneeti.
The story begins before he took up driving. He’s been through a course of cuisines as a chef. So when he was at a reataurant in South Bombay handling the tandoor, he his heart was roasted to perfection by this girl he saw…he saw…mind it…love at first sight! He didn’t know her name or even if she was a reality, but he followed her. The reality bit was established fast. Then after 2 days of following her (and his boss’ reprimanding!) he finally went, complete with Amitabh Bachchan attitude and said it, upfront, in one shot….”what is your name?”
He got a slap and her name as an answer. Satiated, he changed his job to a Continental and Chinese eatery near this girl’s-Aneeti’s work place. It turned out that she didn’t work here, but come to meet a man everyday. A MAN!@#!@@#!#
Heart wrenched, Anil investigated! During the course of his investigation, he learns that lady love is going back to her home town in another southern state. Infuriated, he traces the man. Finally; only to find that he just a fellow villager.
The James Bond in Anil buttered this stranger into a trip to Aneeti’s village. This strange man, battles three modes of Indian Transport to finally reach his village; for absolutely nothing but smooth talking. WOW! I don’t if he was a dodo, or an over benevolent guy. Moving on: Anil want and oiled and soiled another old lady’s charmingly battered house and parked his ass there for a week and a half, only to buy that place and rent a room for his survival cash and hash later!
Aneeti was falling faster than a comet for Anil’s romantic prances and glances. But her father was a little to stiff to crack. Father actually filed a complaint and got Anil behind bars for 3 nights. Anil-in true Anil Kapoor style, ran away from the jail, and came back to Mumbai.
He worked his strategy out, went back to Aneeti’ village and eloped with her, married her and telelgrammed Aneeti’s parents that they were in Kolkotta, if he cared enough he would forgive and forget and come and bless them and throw a party for them.
No party happened, but blessing were
sent via telegram!
Then,I reached my station, and Anil reached the end of his story! He showed me some photographs of his wife, and some old restaurant’s memoirs. I was touched and hungry!
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