He’d been known as a wife-beater during his previous marriage, has had a run-in with the law not so very long ago and was/is supposedly an addict. He laughs in a weird manner, has a perennially lecherous look in his eye and the personality of an ant. It isn’t known what he does for a…
What were they thinking?????
Priyanka Chopra: Honest to God, I started off by wearing a saree, till I realized no one would recognize me if I was fully clothed! Gul Panag: If I smile a lot, flashing my dimples, maybe no one will notice my bad makeup, terrible hair, mismatched clutch, ill fitting patchwork dress and pregnant-looking bloated tummy….
Book Review: The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
What I know of the Mahabharata is courtesy of the much-revered epic telecast on the small screen years ago. Sunday mornings meant sitting in front of the television watching the majestic Bheeshma Pitamah exuding power, the valiant Arjun skillfully battling his enemies, the enigmatic and wily Krishna using his clever words, sometimes as a soothing…
I hate you, Ranbir Kapoor!
Just after watching a trail show of ‘Saawariya’ before it released in Nov ’07 my Dad told me ‘Ranbir Kapoor will be a top star 2 years time.’ I scoffed and struck a bet, of Rs 5000000000000000 crores, that Ranbir wouldn’t. I’m now figuring out how bloody much exactly IS that amount I promised Dad….
Movie Review: De Dana Dan
Audience Interpretation of the words De Dana Dan = beat the hell out of. Audience wishes to De Dana Dan the person who conceptualized/plagiarized this film. Audience wishes to De Dana Dan the stars and character actors who signed on for this film, and wonder if they knew what utter fools they would be made to…
Movie Review: Kurbaan
Avantika Ahuja (Kareena Kapoor, looking gorgeous!) and Ehsaan Khan (Saif, looking haggard) are fellow professors in a Delhi college which allows them to wear jeans, flirt openly and even kiss in the staff room. *I want to teach here too!* After an endless round of coffee and conversations, a beautifully shot melodious, ‘Shukran Allah’, song…
And the well-deserved WWW Award goes to…
…Ms Vidya Balan!I can’t believe I’ve pipped J. Lo to win the WWW Award What shall I wear to receive it? Ummmm…let’s see…How about the salwar kameez I fashioned out of the saree Mum was throwing away……or the one I made out of that lovely tussar silk and kalamkari tablecloth Akka got me from Rajasthan……or…
Big Bore!
The much awaited 3rd season of Big Boss, the Indian version of the infamous reality show Big Brother, premiered on the 4th of October on the channel ‘Colors’. The interiors of the house are contemporary and colorful and Amitabh Bachchan has been roped in to anchor it, perhaps to lend some much-needed dignity to a…
And the WWW Award goes to…
Jennifer Lopez: Babeee, you reckon I could win the Worst-dressed-Woman-in-the-World award once more?Mark Antony: Chica, there’s no one who deserves it more than you…Mark: Just keep following my advice and you’ll be the only winner every year… Mark: Infact, if this wasn’t a women’s only thing, I would have won it along with you!I’m all…
You know you’re all grown up when you…
* Can accept compliments gracefully. * Enjoy silence as much as you enjoy a good conversation.* Dole out advice only when asked for.* Don’t remember the last time you had an anxiety-ridden, ‘I have nothing to wear!’ moment.* Tell yourself you have enough shoes. And believe it.* Pass up a pre-sale invite, with a very…