I seriously don’t know. All channels are mindlessly throwing out the same set of images for two days now. Just images, while they should be giving information. Glorification of the brave “journalists” is happening, how journalists have bravely brought us the coverage of the Mumbai terror attacks, from CST firing to the Oberoi action to [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Is the media acting responsibly?
Posted in Uncategorized on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mumbai Terror Attack
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged mumbai, mumbai attacks, Mumbai terror, Taj Mahal hotel on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today was another one of those that brought the Mumbai to a standstill. The city was under attack by some terrorists and the citizens in shock, anger, disgust, fear, tears, and a whole variety of inexplicable emotions. It’s again that a handful of armed militants have held people’s lives and their security at ransom.
Confusion reigned [...]
Hair and Now!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Aamir Khan, Akshaye Khanna, body weight, Dil Chahta Hai, George Clooney, good looks, hairstyle, Jab We Met, movie, Om Shanti Om, recession, Salman Khan, Santa, Shahid Kapur, Sharukh Khan, Tere Naam, wife, Yuvraaj on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Having being introduced to Aamir Khan’s haircut from Dil Chahta Hai in the early part of this century, I have tried to sport the same hairstyle since then. I was on the better side of 30 then, and thought it looked cool. I have persisted with this look (except for during my wedding) amidst protests [...]
Fit hain toh Hit hain….
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 100 metres, 400 metres, body fat, cardio, endurance, fitness, gym, muscles, nutritional supplement, protein shake, PT, school, size zero, weight training on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My idea of fitness has roots in my childhood. I have lived through terrible trauma, and my sense is that a less strong person than me (?) would have been shattered. The folklore on this goes as such -
I was a PT sensation in school. Students used to eagerly await the annual PT exams. My [...]
Dostana Review
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Abhishek, Dostana, Dostana review, filmi, hindi movie, John, Priyanka on November 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I am not going to review Dostana, I am going to re-view it! Its fun, its fresh, and has brilliant comic timing. Go see it. See it for Abhishek and John’s chemistry, see it for Priyanka’s goody girl potrayal. Some stuff is over the top, but hey, this is a hindi movie, what the heck! [...]
Deshdrohi
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgan, cricket, Deshdrohi, Dostana, film, Gangajal, himesh reshammiya, Kamal Rashid Khan, Karzzz, KRK, Lagaan, mumbai, Munnabhai MBBS, Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Rozza, Saif, Sanjay Dutt, TV on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
KRK – Kamal Rashid Khan is here with a mission. His acting launch pad Deshdrohi is hitting screens on November 14 competing with Dostana. The publicity for Deshdrohi is no less than it was for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, which was a launch pad Aamir Khan. In fact, Himesh Reshammiya can take a tip or [...]
Review: Quantum of Solace
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 007, bond, Bond flick, Daniel Craig, james bond, quantum of solace, quantum of solace review on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The new James Bond flick “Quantum of Solace” finds itself released in India a week before its US release. It managed to create enough pre-release enthusiasm for me to go ahead and watch it the first weekend itself.
To say the least, I was disappointed. Without giving anything away, here are 007 reasons to avoid this [...]
The name is Bond, James Bond…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bond, fairy, godmother, hippo, james bond, light, martini, quantum, quantum solace, shaken not stirred, solace, spiderman, stars, superhero, superman, swoosh, teeth, tooth fairy, vodka, wife, wolverine on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I heard the twinkling of stars, a slight swoosh, saw a bright light, and there she was! My fairy Godmother! This time she wasn’t with the tooth fairy; I was assured that my remaining 24 teeth were safe. So what could it be this time, I wondered. She read my mind, again, like always. My [...]
Kumble, the fighter.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged anil kumble, cricket, india australia, spin and bounce, spin bowling, test match on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In 2004, India went into the second test match at Chennai with a defeat in the first test at the hands of Australia. The Australians were on a roll with a century partnership for the opening wicket in the first innings. Then the drama started. One man stood up to claim seven wickets in the [...]
