Karzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!

 

Forgive me if I have missed any “zzz” in the name! Karzzz is all around, with it’s superb, mind blowing fantastic publicity – in Himesssbhai’s own words! Radio channels – which I listen to while driving are happy playing the songs one after the other in addition to running contests around this, TV – music channels again and others where the promos run non stop, and Himesh is making “judge” appearances, traffic signal hoardings where Himesh is looking dreamily into the “past”, Online (the site is actually impressed me!), and the papers and mags which are in overdrive.

 

Himesh bhai’s new look, new hair (chinese, I read somewhere), new designed clothes, new singing style (this time not through the nose), new weight (63 kgs), new waist line, and possibly new age (35 at last count!), is all around boy gimme a break, pleaseeeeeee! There is more buzz around Himesh than the movie itself.  

And the songs of Karzzz? Well, insomniacs of the world, stand up take notice. Our very own Himessssbhai, is here to solve your problems. One song and you are in dreamland!! Suu karo cho bhai? So much effort for this? Tch Tch. Your Suroor seems to be off! (though I must admit that is bhai had’nt sung the songs, they would have actually sounded good!!). And in any case, nowhere near LP’s creations. And the promos? Agar promo aise hain toh socho picture kaisi hogi, Ha Ha Ha!! (retro dialogue remade from one of 80s hindi movie!! writer unknown!). Very tacky. Proof – Remakes don’t work!

 

My aankh mein aasoo moment on this was when I received a random call from some agency asking e whether I would be interested in the Karz “curtain raiser”. Me, someone asked me to a Himesh show, wow that’s something. But I missed it – I was busy celebrating my birthday – sorry sir.  

 

Am a little wary of the movie Karzzzzzzz before the release. I loved the original, remakes are not good, history is gawaah. Don  was the only good one, but the rest have failed miserably. Satish Kaushik is unpredictable, just hope that this Karzzzz is not as bad as RGV Ki Aag!!

Bigg Boss Season 2 and Indian Idol Season 4

BIGG BOSS:

I find Season 2 of Bigg is not as interesting and engaging as Bigg Boss Season 1. Firstly the quality of participants is bad. Season 1 had a good mix of “celebrities”. Guess the TRPs are up only in the hope that the participants may discuss more on their individual scandals.

I remember when Season 1 was on, everything used to be on hold. Megs and I were big time glued to it. Even friends invited for dinner used to keep conversations on hold to watch the episodes. We never missed any episodes. NEVER. But this season is really sad. Sambhavna Seth has this “slum” mentality and is forever hurling abuses, or fighting with everyone. Rahul Mahajan, is a far cry from the solid young man we saw during his father Pramod Mahajan’s last days, being content on playing Krishna to the gopis around. Raja Chaudhary, is a nut case as he was projected out to be in the media, and has hardly any screen presence except for when he hurls fantastic sentences like “For the sake of GAAD and for the sake of the HAVEN..”. Zulfi Sayed seems to boring, and Debojit Saha is never in the frame – though his voice is. Diana Hayden seems to be interesting, but it is still early days.

My guesses as we progress–

Wildcard Entry – If Raja’s entry is not treated as wildcard, then the person to come in will be Monica Bedi.

Last three – Rahul Mahajan, Debojit Saha, Zulfi Sayed

Winner – You tell me Bigg Boss!!!

Indian Idol 4

Bharat Ki Shaan is back. After a fantastic start Indian Idol faltered in the Season 2 and Season 3. Bad singers won, thanks to the public. Does anybody even remember Sandeep Acharya or Prashant Tamang doing anything of any value after winning? None. In fact the first winner Abhijeet Sawant has not only improved as a singer, but has released two albums, participated in another contest, and might just be a part of Nach Baliye.

Indian Idol 4, has started off similar to the other seasons, but the focus seems to be on the cartoons and non-singers which keep the up the entertainment quotient. As we go along and as the contest picks speed and fights with Sa Re Ga Ma, which definitely has better judges and better participants, the picture will be clearer. But going by what we are seeing now, its obviously its going to be a repeat of season 2 & 3!