Slumdog Millionaire, although an India focused story, released in India much after it’s international release. By this time, it had already won Golden Globe awards. It had already become one of the high grossers of the year. And it had already been nominated for 10 Oscars. Given this backdrop, when I walked into the cinema [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Movie Review: Slumdog Millionaire is good but..
Posted: January 25, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: A R Rahman, Anil Kapoor, Danny Boyle, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Movie review, Oscars, Slumdog Millionaire
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Style by purpose: Mallya, Branson, Lalloo
Posted: January 24, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: brand ambassador, brand image, Kingfisher, Lalloo Prasad Yadav, Richard Branson, UB, Vijay Mallya, Virgin
I caught a news story about how Vijay Mallya’s son is going to work at an international spirit manufacturing brand, perhaps for a couple of years, as an intern. The story also mentioned Vijay Mallya having gone a similar route, in his early days, having worked for international pharma company, Hoechst, and also on returning [...]
From the gift of the gab to the gift of the gaffe
Posted: January 24, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Amitabh Bacchan, blogging, controversy, Slumdog Millionaire
Time was when Amitabh Bacchan used to stray clear of controversy. Time was when Amitabh Bacchan had sworn himself off the media, as he did not want his words to cause any trouble, intended or unintended. When he was considered the perfect elder statesman of the industry. When the rare occasions that he opened his [...]
The stigma never goes..! Why the greed, then?
Posted: January 12, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: bollywood, Deewar, Harshad Mehta, Ketan Parekh, Mera Baap Chor Hai, ramalinga raju, satyam, stigma
The highly successful, almost cult-like Bollywood film, “Deewar” has the hero playing a very serious, remorseful and strong character. Part of what he became as an adult was the consequence of what he experiences as a child, when his father is condemned as as thief and a traitor. But what hurts the most is the [...]
“We are like that only” – the bane of most adults
Posted: January 11, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Books, change, habits, improvement, reading, self-improvement
A child is open to learn new things. Evolve. Change. If she does not know cycling, she is willing to learn. If she has never gone on a bus alone, she is willing to try it out. There is a first time that she goes to the stage and addresses a group. All it takes [...]
Federer, Nadal – yet to take off in 2009
Posted: January 11, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: 2009, Andy Murray, federer, Nadal, Tennis
The dream run of Roger Federer (my favorite all-time tennis player!!) hit a roadblock in 2008. Rafael Nadal asserted himself, and started beating Federer more regularly, including on Federer’s favorite surfaces. All Federer fans including me, were hoping for a better year for him, in 2009. The story so far has not been very encouraging. [...]
Rahul for PM? Manyata for Lucknow? Where are we sinking??
Posted: January 11, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Amar Singh, india, Manyata, politics, Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party, Sanjay Dutt, sycophants
Yesterday, I expressed my shock at the Samajwadi Party’s decision to put up Sanjay Dutt as their candidate from Lucknow. And then today, I see more developments that continue to disgust further. The sycophants of the Congress party, starting with their senior leader, Pranab Mukherjee, are talking about Rahul Gandhi becoming the PM after the [...]
Sanjay Dutt as MP? Shocking!!
Posted: January 10, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Congress, criminal, Lok Sabha, MP, Samajwadi Party, Sanjay Dutt
It is rightly said that people get the governments that they deserve. It has to be our complete lack of interest, as citizens, in the political landscape, that we get elected representatives who are thugs, murderers, defaulters, fraudsters. And they sit in Lok Sabha and decide our future. Because we could not care more, we [...]
Conspicuous by their silence in the Satyam saga
Posted: January 10, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Ambani, Corporate Governance, satyam, Stock Market
The story of Ramalinga Raju’s admission to big time fraud generated massive reactions all across. Especially from within the industry. Some downright angry, others more studied, some sarcastic, some a little more generous. We heard from the likes of Kumarmangalam Birla, Anand Mahindra, K. V. Kamath, Deepak Parekh, Narayam Murthy, scores of eminent financial analysts. [...]
