A totally nutcase-y email landed in my Inbox the other day. This is what it said : This is an awareness drive to awake people to boycott movie ‘Jodhaa Akbar’.The movie Jodhaa Akbar is a vile, vicious, and covert attempt by a mischievous producer/director from Bollywood (Mumbai) to make quick bucks by denigrating and vilifying […]
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MTV Roadies 5.0 : Let’s vote out the bad girls !
MTv Roadies 5.0 has 5 girls left : Shambavi, Anmol, Ankita, Sonel and Prabhjot. Ankita (Simran) has been voted. However, before she got voted out, in one of the earlier episodes, there was a scene where Shambavi, Simran and Anmol are plotting to vote out Sonam, because as Shambavi puts it, she’s too fat – […]
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From guardian.co.uk : Heart by Margaret Atwood Some people sell their blood. You sell your heart. It was either that or the soul. The hard part is getting the damn thing out. A kind of twisting motion, like shucking an oyster, your spine a wrist, and then, hup! it’s in your mouth. You turn yourself […]
Read the rest of this entry »What NOT to get your valentine
With all the hoopla around Valentine’s Day, it’s hard to bring a coherent thought to the head. The hype around chocolates would make you believe they are a woman’s best friend . They aren’t. But since many around me haven’t a clue, here’s what NOT to get your valentine : #1 Teddy bears or plush/stuffed/soft […]
Read the rest of this entry »Where are you from, really ?
The current controversy – that of the Maharashtrian, brings to mind the question of belonging. I have no “accent” so to speak, no Haryanvi influence, no UP-ite drawl, no Punjabi ruggedness, no American accent. I am often asked where I am from , now in the US, and many, many times in India. I often […]
Read the rest of this entry »MTV Roadies – The Show
I don’t watch many reality shows. However one that really has me hooked is “MTV Roadies”. I’ve heard that it was originally inspired from a US show of similar genre, but definitely adapts (and makes excellent TV viewing) to the desi climate. It’s in it’s fifth season, and comprises of 13 youngsters (18-22 from the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Of hem-lines and court-cases
Hot off yesterday’s presses (the television channels had a field day speculating) news of Sania Mirza’s decision to not play in the Bangalore Open. Sania, who’s only 21, has had a lot of “flak” from everyone who has a mouth, camera and media access, apparently. Her clothes are indecent, not covering her sufficiently, say fundie […]
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