* Generic South Asian Street Dog You know the ones, they’re all over the roads and lanes, and even pop up in the background of films. They bear a slight resemblance to the basenji, with a curl in the tail, almond-shaped eyes and the appearance of a constant smile. Hopefully one day […]
Category: Interval
A pause between reviews.
Fresh air and sunlight are highly overrated
The weather is still warm and the leaves have not yet started to fall, but I feel a premature hibernation coming on. (That, or a very full DVR!) Just signed up for Directv’s HindiDirect package, which includes Star One, Star Plus, Star News, NDTV, MTV Desi and DD. (Not my girl DesiDancer, […]
AB 2.0 – The Rising Son
Long interview on CNN-IBN with Abhishek Bachchan post-Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and pre-Dhoom 2. Interesting design on the shirt. Those cuffs are just never closed, are they?
Put THIS in your panier and proceed to the checkout
With all the abuse Shahrukh Khan has been getting for his performance in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, how does he manage to still come up smelling like a roja? Because he has his own perfume, Tiger Eyes for men and women, launched last year. Lisa Tsering reveals in a current India West article that […]
KANK: Looking at Bombay Looking at Us
NYC-based Aseem Chhabra’s weekly Sunday column in the Mumbai Mirror today is all about the expectation that had built up in the U.S. prior to the Friday release of Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, among the many people who worked as extras in the film. (And also on this blog.) UPDATE (Monday a.m.): The […]
More than SWATCHes and chocolates
Kamla Bhatt has a very interesting post and links to an article here about what it’s like to be the residents of a small town in Switzerland when a Bollywood movie crew shows up to film.