My friend, Mehul makes some very valid points, in his open letter to Mukesh Ambani, with regards to the proposed merger of RIL and RPL. I hope that the sentiment reaches the decision makers in the Reliance group. With Mehul’s permission, I am reproducing his letter, verbatim, as under: ———————————- Shri Mukesh Ambani, This refers [...]
Archive for February, 2009
RIL-RPL proposed merger: Open letter to Mukesh Ambani
Posted: February 28, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Mukesh Ambani, Reliance, RIL, RIL-RPL merger, RPL
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Rahman’s Oscars reminded me of India’s 1983 World Cup win
Posted: February 23, 2009 in UncategorizedThat A R Rahman’s small acceptance speech after winning an Oscar should contain the oft repeated dialogue from Deewar, “Mere paas Maa hai” was indicative of his true roots. In Indian cinema. That he went along and spoke his standard Tamil line too, acknowledging the role of destiny, was again an indication of his Indian-ness. [...]
Oscars and Olympics: India is coming of age! Jai ho..
Posted: February 23, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: A R Rahman, Gulzar, Jai Ho, Olympics, Oscars, Resul, Slumdog Millionaire, Smile Pinki
It has been a special year for India. At competitive international events, where all these years, India was nowhere in the race. First it was the Olympics. Where, we have forgotten how to win a hockey medal for years. And where other than hockey, India was not even in the consideration for any medals. And [...]
Delhi 6: My rating * * * *
Posted: February 22, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Delhi 6, Dilli 6, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Rang De Basanti
I have been warned by a friend not to reveal too much about the film in the review, so I will keep it brief. But at the outset, I must refer to my prediction in the form of a pre-release preview about Billu and Delhi 6. On February 8th, I had predicted that Billu will [...]
Delhi 6: About the Performers
Posted: February 22, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: A R Rahman, Abhishek Bacchan, Atul Kulkarni, Binod Pradhan, Delhi 6, Dilli 6, Divya Dutta, Om Puri, Prasoon Joshi, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Rishi Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Supriya Pathak, Vijay Raaz, Waheeda Rehman
There are some great performers in Delhi 6 – on-screen and behind it too. Before sharing my impressions on the film itself, I thought I would touch upon these. On screen, Abhishek has the longest role, of course. But there is nothing much to write about him and his role. I mean, he does a [...]
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra: A Tribute
Posted: February 22, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Aks, Delhi 6, Dilli 6, Director, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Rang De Basanti
I saw Dehli 6 today. And loved it. But more about it later. I thought it fit first, to write a few words about the filmmaker, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. And I must add, if it was not already obvious, that I am a big admirer of this very talented director. I would believe that he [...]
Valkyrie – about history and what could have been..
Posted: February 22, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Hitler, Hollywood, Tom Cruise, Valkyrie
Broke a dry spell and took the late night show of Valkyrie last night. Having had an early morning start, I was concerned if I could stay up through the movie. But I need not have worried. The film was captivating enough to not only keep me awake, but in fact, keep me on the [...]
Getting Twitter influence the right way
Posted: February 8, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: content, howto, influence, twitter
So what’s the typical Twitter users that one comes across nowadays? There are newbies, who are trying to figure their way around. So they are in transition in a way. Then there are the other ‘veterans’. Most of these are on Twitter for a purpose. To largely be able to promote something or the other. [...]
Good, relevant content – strategy works everywhere!
Posted: February 8, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: content, search engine, SEO, SERP
As many SEOs that you interact with, so many strategies you will get, for getting your page on top of search rankings! Likewise, the latest “how to” is all about using Twitter for influence. My own thoughts on both of these come to a common base. Good, relevant content! Let’s take search engines first. In [...]
Luck By Chance – Refreshing
Posted: February 8, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Akhtar, Farhan, Isha Shravani, Konkona Sen, Luck By Chance, Zoya
The sister shines too. Following the footsteps of brother Farhan who debuted as director with the brilliant Dil Chahta Hai, Zoya Akhtar comes up with a credible first venture in the form of Luck By Chance. One more look (there have been other attempts before) at the lives of strugglers trying to make it into [...]
