Two beautiful songs I re-heard recently. The first is “Maeri” by “Euphoria”, whose lead singer is Palash Sen. Sen is a doctor who also sings, or it could be the other way around. Euphoria’s songs are mostly energetic, almost folksy numbers, with an urban twist. Maeri is comparitively a soft, slow number : [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E1xbX-QSGY] The […]
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Shahrukh’s Un-Makeover
Let’s face it – SRK’s not a real handsome man. Sure, he has charisma oozing from every possible pore, but handsome – no I don’t think so. Now, with all the hype from OSO comes his 6-pack chest, which Farah reveals at every possible opportunity in the film. I mean 6 packs are good and […]
Read the rest of this entry »Koffee with Karan : All Gere’d up
After the Shipa-Gere hullaballoo, Richard Gere seemed a natural choice to come on Koffee with Karan. He appeared much the same as he did in “Pretty Woman”, maybe frailer and with glasses. Charm flowed in a direct stream from Gere to me, the viewer, the TV screen and the thousands of miles being not a […]
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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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bachchan TV : Are you bored yet ?
On the TV I see big, solid GATES. A few moments pass by, but the picture is unwavering. Still the same GATES. GATES which open and close, leaving me with glimpses of a few, well-dressed people, gathered inside. The camera slowly pans over the large GATES, searching for some orifice, through which to peer. A […]
Read the rest of this entry »Sholay : A little nostalgia never hurt anyone
Ever hanker for that “Sholay” fix ? You know, the one where Veeru goes “gaonwalo” and means YOU ? If you did, nirvana is in sight. Star’s stand-up comedy show “The Great Indian Laughter Challenge” is calling out to contestants for the new season, and they do it in a very Sholay-esque style. And while […]
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With all the brouhaha in UP, there are also new ads on UP on NDTV. I say ads because there are a few, all very skillfully shot, featuring Amitabh Bachhan paying tribute to Uttar Pradesh. Along with making little of UP’s detractors, and pooh-poohing away the possibility of an increase in crime in UP, it […]
Read the rest of this entry »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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »Koffee with Karan : Same old same old
KWK returned yesterday, ie; Feb 11th, with Karan, and the usual junta. There was Sharukh, Kajol and Rani. Shahrukh was flanked on either side by the two second cousins, but that didn’t stop the man from letting loose his ad-libbing tongue. He said stuff to this effect : Karan : What would you do if […]
Read the rest of this entry »Shahrukh and the new KBC
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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