Jul13

Take a bow, Sir Salman

Those who know and love the work of Salman Rushdie were not surprised to learn that his ‘Midnight’s Children’ was voted the Best of the Bookers – the best novel to have won the prestigious Booker Prize in its 40-year history (see story here). While he is no stranger to controversy and has […]

Jul5

A fun new show and a troubling thought

A while ago, I watched the first two episodes of NDTV Imagine’s new show, Junoon Kuchh Kar Dikhaane Ka. I must confess to have really liked them. Perhaps it’s because I’m partial to both Ustad Rahat Fateh Khan and Ila Arun. I had, quite uncharitably, slotted Annu Kapoor as an over-excitable anchor prone […]

Jun3

Blog-happy Bollywood

Not far on the heels of the pioneering Aamir Khan and the now-not-so-reticent Amitabh Bachchan, Bollywood hunk Salman Khan has entered the blogosphere (http://duskadum.blogspot.com) to promote a show he will soon anchor on TV. The dishy Khan made a whole generation of female fans sigh and swoon as the love-struck Akash Varma in Saajan. His […]