Indian Idle!To be brutally honest, I can't sing to save my life. Though I did exactly that during the sangeet function of my own wedding—I sang a duet with my wife.
December 11, 2007
Offend me not!I knew all about Miranda-Escobedo from the Ed Mc Bain thrillers I devoured as a teenager. It’s the American police shorthand for two separate Supreme Court decisions.
December 3, 2007
SRK’s nightmare!Shah Rukh Khan is haunted by a recurring nightmare. It begins at a cricket stadium where Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh seem to be frantically waving out at him.
November 26, 2007
The shady ‘source’He is a shadowy figure who is the most written about personality in today’s journalism of trivial pursuits. Whether it’s a sexy starlet wanting to announce that she’s managed to entice an NRI ‘friend’.
November 19, 2007
Diwali dhamaka!Everyone who wished me ‘Happy Diwali’ followed it by not asking the customary health question about my aging parents but whether I’d seen either of the two Diwali releases.
November 12, 2007
Emergency inspiration!He said he was forced to take control of a nation ravaged by rising militancy, sinking economy and simmering rebellion.It was easy for the Pak army chief to do that.
November 5, 2007
News sense vs nonsense!Last night I saw Abhishek Bachchan being swarmed by journalists who wanted to know what he planned to do on Karva Chauth.
October 29, 2007
Vegeterian thoughtsThere is nothing as soothing for your appetite as coming back home to your mother’s sambhar! And if you’re a vegetarian who has just spent a month abroad even better.
October 23, 2007
After EffectsOn Saturday night I walked into a brawl on the streets of Gold Coast. It was between two groups of boys barely out of school. They all looked the same..
October 16, 2007
Down but not underWithin minutes of arriving in Gold Coast, I realised that I could actually save a lot of money on clothes if I ever decided to settle down in this beautiful seaside city.
October 3, 2007
India Calling!Last night I had this dream that a certain terrorist leader has just delivered a new video through Vichare Courier. It was a little different from his usual videos.
September 18, 2007
Six-pack samasya!SRK has let me down. Just when he reinvigorated my belief in him with a knockout performance in ‘Chak De’, he’s got himself a brand new physique.
September 11, 2007
Breaking newsThe media is helping me keep track of my friends in the film industry. Because, the moment they buy a flat or a new piece of furniture, it gets duly reported in the newspapers.
September 3, 2007
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