Opinion
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Aiyyo Aiyyo Honey Singh & The Whole Kikli Kalerdi* About His Songs
You still remember Yo Yo Honey Singh and the whole drama about his songs, no? I ask because in this age of Twitter & Facebook, public memory outrages are terribly short-lived and I thought it would be a good idea to refresh your memory while we talk about Yo Yo Honey Singh. Of course, the Continue reading
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My Top Bollywood Songs Of 2010
Dooriyan Bhi Hai Zaroori from Break Ke Baad is one of my favourite songs from 2010. It appears like I took the line more seriously than required and that perhaps explains the irregularity in posting on this blog. I definitely wish be more regular in blogging in the coming days. Well, there’s another song for Continue reading
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The Nuclear French Kiss
A few days back, I was going through the pages of The Hindu and came across the an interview with Anne Lauvergeon (aka Atomic Annie) , CEO of Areva, the French nuclear giant. I was aware that the French President was visiting India soon and the primary purpose was to sell the French nuclear capability Continue reading
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The Great Indian Middle Class
Tonnes of newsprint, miles of television tapes, years of television airtime and millions of calories of energy(ok, that was a bad one) have been spent on analyzing, debating and arguing about the Indian middle class. Honestly, all this noise got to such nauseating levels that people who constitute the middle class have ended up becoming Continue reading
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And Then One Voted
What I had to go through to get my voter ID card will take up two and a half blog posts, but after having cast my vote now, I feel it was worth all the effort. Here’s to Indian democracy – Wrong finger? Thank you very much, DNA. Huh. Old Airport Road, Bangalore at 6:45 Continue reading
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Dear Aniruddha Bahal, It’s Not Funny
Dear Aniruddha Bahal, Not a week passes in my life without I mentioning strongly recommending Bunker 13 to people I come across and who seem even remotely interested in reading among those. If I were deeply religious, one would have observed that I go back to Bunker 13 more often that I go to the Continue reading
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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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Who Cares What Obama Says…
…when he makes an entry for his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention with City of Blinding Lights. Turns out he’s been using this song to open his performances since 2007. Yo! Bama, shall we say then? 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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