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Whatz wrong with our ruling dispensation? Modi's swagger to outside world about Tolerance, brotherhood and amity does not seem to percolate into its ruling ranks. Ok Khans have this once in blue Moon enlightened moments when they open up to a dil ki Baat, whatz wrong. These entertainers have worked their way up through sheer hard work in terms of talent and perseverance without much lineage baggage hence ought to take a call on today's state of affairs, similarly the opposing camp to Khan's thoughts Khers and Rawals. So who's Right. and Who's Wrong? The heroes of Against Camp are not ordinary heroes running behind heroines/ bad example to their fans or being a tamasha to idol worshipping followers, the above 2 Khans have taken meaningful roles in their cinemas for wider audience and for that matter even the FOR camps kher and rawal, hence the duel is interesting from cine artists perspective. Image courtesy- Wikipedia Everyone is Right and Wrong, Rig...

Its no mean feat to get drenched more than 24 hours in Monsoon rains....................Chennai has witnessed one such phenomenon starting yesterday 8th November 2015 till date 9th November 2015, 1.00pm. I am thrilled beyond my out of world imagination to see such downpour. Its been years since I have seen raining like cats and dogs. True I am oblivious to innumerable potholed roads, unthinkable gaping manholes ready to devour me and unsuspecting live wires snaking through in the flooded streets. If life has to go in these dangers let be it, who can stop before which I like to pen my heartfelt joy of this bountiful rain. be it the soaked smell of the vegetation, scurrying small animals from the incessant rains, and the sounds of spattering rain from roofs, tin awnings, trees and window sills. The air is so moist that even the floor we thread on is chill, the need to frequent loo is more a pain in this season and yet enjoyable. Our building has even begun to show water seep...

Dear TV viewing nostalgic Indian citizen, Its a forgone conclusion that our Gujarati Prime Minister Modi is more smitten about a CEO kind of attitude than a leader who could blend effortlessly with its people. Why this accusation of Gujarati Prime Minister because, Indian Diaspora is not just Gujarati, Its Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, and Punjabis....................just singling out done by one particular vocal community does not mean you are a heart throb of the nation. True Gujaratis entrepreneurship and dynamism has added magic across various fields, but nevertheless India encompasses from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and Kutch to Meghalaya. As a good leader he must have thrown open his charms to all other communities. His Gujarati overbearing is slightly nauseating. What has he done to earn this epitaph, i am least convinced when he goes about with the air that thou is the noblest, his tenure in Gujarat has been very controversial, apart from th...

I had the time for watching 2 movies on small screen, one was Jigarthanda and other Manjapai. Madurai Malli Poo Idlis Jigarthanda had all the making of a new wave movie makers from Kollywood; the class the characters adaption, background score, camera angles, casting and the no airs actors filling in the shoes.................a wholesome movie which will be remembered for its strong script. On on takes or overruns other character, which is all characters have done justice to their assigned roles be it Bobby Simha, Siddharth, Lakshmi Menon and other character artists. Jigarthanda is a definite Big screen experience especially with BGM. I would give this a 4.5 star rating. Full marks to Master at Helm Karthik Subbaraj. Chennai Parotta The other movie was Manjapai, many said its good, but seriously such movies have been made and this script raped many times over in 80's and 90's. The superficial acting by movie's heroine Lakshmi Menon- her other roles hav...

It was sad to see own brethren berate and belittle in front of neighbours and strangers. And all of sudden you find a urchin kid the star of the block. The same neighbours and strangers who took turns to heap S*** on this person now roll out Red carpets and pen flowery salutations. So this is the world we live in, Mighty gets a golden handshake while brave gets a bullet and pariah gets the boot. By now one does get to understand who is now getting the golden handshake and head over heels treatment in affluent lands. Now a high priest at World's mightiest and tallest temples gets to look other way at his backyards race tensions. Baltimore is still not on fire but the embers are giving way to bigger wild fires. Race tensions and caste- communal violence- different yardsticks for different nations. India never had race tensions since Independence as it was more of petty violence on personal greed and possession of things. Lets put it as a fear of insecurity of losing som...

Invariably every actor chosen till date asks this question? You must be joking I selected for Phalke award..............its become a Joke........ I belong to South India and this land is as much crazy for movies as Hindi heartlands... so i do not agree to the choices made for Dada Saheb Phalke awards.........yes not all are duds...........my approval goes to K Balachander, Dilip Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Pran , A Naggeshwara Rao, many more........... Now my utter disgust at how awards are chosen for less mortal souls............no offence meant to Shashi Kapoor Ji- his looks and charm always won ladies heart but his playboy image onscreen could not have garnered an award as worthy as Phalke, considering its luminous recipients like Dilip Kumar, K Balachander, ANR...........what makes these awards utterly whimsical to the core is the shortsightedness of the jury panel.  My aghast exasperation on missing out immensely talented personalities like NT Ram...