Hit by inflation!The Hit Man answered the phone. “I want you to bump off my wife,” said the caller. “She is high maintenance in these inflationary times!”
April 14, 2008
Diet Hard!I am not sure how historically accurate it is, but Jodhaa Akbar has a scene where the Rajput princess admires Akbar the Great’s six pack!
April 7, 2008
Fact and friction!Worse, Kristin the Call Girl, not only got paid but she’s now a celebrity with a book deal and a career in music without competing in American Idol!
March 17, 2008
What’s in a naam?Shakespeare had no foresight when he asked, “What’s in a name?” Today your name could get you beaten up by a mob hard on hearing.
March 11, 2008
Gaali cricket!Just when you thought “monkey” was the worst insult you could hurl at somebody, our great-great-great grandparents have been displaced by an obnoxious “weed”!
March 3, 2008
All that glitters…If Jodhaa could cook dal bati, churma and ghevar for Akbar, why can’t my wife? Her answer was very simple: “You’re not an emperor and you don’t look like Hrithik Roshan!”
February 25, 2008
Jo tha Akbar!Little did Ashutosh Gowariker expect his Jodhaa Akbar to be in the eye of another historical controversy!
February 18, 2008
US politics vs Indian politicsHillary Clinton and Barack Obama met on Sunday for a cup of coffee. Both were tired after last week’s Super Tuesday.
February 11, 2008
Knot againThere’s been too many weddings lately. And I’d to think of ways to stay awake at most of them.
February 4, 2008
Pareidolia what?Last week was one of enlightenment. Some of my deepest fears were answered by scientists. Like, I’d been very worried about the woman who was spotted on Mars.
January 29, 2008
Veg ManchurianThere are whispers in Delhi’s political circles that Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh signed a secret deal with the Chinese during his recent visit.
January 21, 2008
A French affairThe time couldn’t have been worse. Nicholas Sarkozy had just reached halfway through the book on his ex-wife, when his current heartthrob Carla Bruni got cozy.
January 14, 2008
Shaadi ke Side Effects!We’re at a wedding - celebrating a couple’s worst decision in life. I am quite lost in the crowd of obscure relatives and relative strangers.
January 8, 2008
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