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Welcome (to) Ashok Mishra
Just when we thought no one except Gulzaarsaab, Javedsaab, Kirkireji and to a certain extent Neelesh Mishra could write enjoyable songs for Hindi movies, we have a welcome addition to this honoured club. Let’s extend a warm welcome to Ashok Mishra. Ashok Mishra debuts as a lyricist with Welcome to Sajjanpur. Forget all this nonsense Continue reading
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The Real Hero of Rock On !!
None of the following are the real heroes of Rock On!! Farhan AkhtarArjun Rampal Shahana Goswami Prachi Desai Javed Akhtar(Only he can write both – Zehreeley Zehreely Kaale Neele Peele and Jo Tum Ho Toh Hawa Mein Bhi Mohabbaton Ka Rang Hai with equal ease. Yes he wrote Dard-e-Disco.) Jason West (He’s the cinematographer) Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Continue reading
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Koel – Kahaan Gayi Teri Boli?
[Promise to myself – This is the first and last time that a post is entirely about a celebrity] Maybe this post was supposed to be about Rock On!! Or it was supposed to be about my our music story or about Vajra, our college band comprising of Mrinabh, Joji, Chinsi and Shubam which I Continue reading
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A Mistimed, Rather A Mistyped Shot!
Nice catch, what say? Or is it a great (screen)shot? Continue reading
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Hazaaron Khwahishein Nahin, Bas Ek Khwahish
Dear Kirkireji, I hope you, like I do, believe that this is your best song till date. I do not say best song ever because I believe, hopefully you also do, that there are many more such gems to come from you, both as a writer and a singer. It hurts me no end when Continue reading
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Happy Independence Day – II
I only have this to say. If it takes a jazzed up version of the National Anthem to market our national anthem to our youths , then God save our country instead of the Queen. Maybe I am a little old-school, finding such an experiment with our National Anthem hard to digest. I’m definitely not Continue reading
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Happy Independence Day
So it will be a Happy Independence Day after all. The Box Office is keeping producers of this movie happy and that the lead character’s name is Happy is only, well, a happy co-incidence. Abhinav Bindra’s win at Beijing has exhausted all possible phrases with the word gold in it. With so many (more) news Continue reading
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IAF Open To Women In Jet Cockpit
Ok, read the, between or beyond the following lines, I’m just reproducing (pun maybe intended) the piece from today’s edition of Deccan Herald. I hope it helps in bringing about world peace and reducing poverty and global warming. Thank you. Italics are my emphasis. IAF Open To Women In Jet Cockpit New Delhi, PTI: The Continue reading
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Chess Olympiad Teams Will Be Topless
How scandalous? And it’s the Indian Chess teams we’re talking about. Are they making the right moves? Will they get pwned? Will they find out what is it to be a knight rider? All puns intended. Read on. Chess Olympiad Teams Will Be Topless Thank You DNA and congratulations. You win today’s battle for the Continue reading
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Bhagawan Aaye Cycle Se
No wonder it won the Bronze at Cannes. Crossposted on OrangeGlass. Continue reading
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