July 2009 - Posts - First Cut

July 2009 - Posts

Luck review: This film will blow your mind (literally)

Posted by Priya Ramani at 
When a film starts with a group of blindfolded men darting across several railway tracks where Indian railways trains on steroids zip to and fro and manage to knock off all the men except one--Sanjay Dutt of course because " hathyaar hai inka luck "--you are almost sure you know what's coming. When this cuts straight to the song Azma luck...

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Our politicians are more indecent than Sach Ka Saamna

Posted by Priya Ramani at 
The government thinks Sach Ka Saamna , my current favourite television programme, is indecent. Personally, I find our politicians more indecent than the real people who are spilling their guts aided by some quiet encouragement from anchor Rajeev Khandelwal. I know India loves this show--there are more than 100 comments on my previous post about Sach...

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If Rakhi Sawant went on Sach Ka Saamna...

Posted by Priya Ramani at 
What would happen if you combined television's hottest new shows Rakhi Ka Swayamvar and Sach Ka Saamna ? The reason I'm asking is because often, when I watch Rakhi Sawant on television, I wonder: who exactly is she trying to fool? Don't get me wrong, I'm as addicted to the show as all of you are, but at times the show seems more fiction...

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My (two minute) Harry Potter review

Posted by Priya Ramani at 
So I don't know Harry as intimately as my niece Tara does. I don't eat, drink, inhale all the minutae of life at Hogwartz and I don't know all the rules of playing Quidditch. I'm not into the Rowling books (though I wish I had even a tenth of her imagination) but I've seen most of the movies and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince...

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TV review: Sach Ka Saamna will put Star on the comeback trail

Posted by Priya Ramani at 
Trust an Indian television channel to market a risque, daring show as an agnipariksha . Star Plus' Sach Ka Saamna , which begins tonight, is a fascinating look at the way we really live, behind all our put on hypocrisy and bland exterior selves. Was chatting with a couple of colleagues over coffee and we all agreed that the first half hour in Dev...

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TV review: Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Definitely Bachao

Posted by Priya Ramani at 
Sony Television's new show comes to you "Live from the Jungle". Make that "whining B-grade celebrities live from the jungle". They're predictable city slickers who look like they want to escape the jungle even before they've reached base camp in a Malaysian rainforest. They struggle through ankle deep water and slip often...

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Burger King's oh-so-brief relationship with Indian Goddess Lakshmi

Posted by Priya Ramani at 
Burger King's logic for this ad, which it had to promptly withdraw after zillions of self-righteous Hindus protested, was a punchline about a sacred snack. I guess someone at the company googled "Cool Gods" or some such. And Lakshmi's lotus fit beautifully over the beef chilli con carne Texican Whopper. Contrast Burger King's complete...

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Sting claims Rakhi Sawant's swayamvar is fixed

Posted by Priya Ramani at 
Maybe I shouldn't be surprised. This is India. These things happen. And Rakhi Sawant is certainly not the saccharine Yash Raj heroine she is modelling herself on in the new NDTV Imagine show Rakhi Ka Swayamvar . On this show, which promises it will end with Rakhi's marriage, the actress talks super politely to the men who've been handpicked...

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The quest for calcium

Posted by Priya Ramani at 
Now that my back problem is public , friends and family are rallying around with helpful suggestions. Leading the charge is my aunt Poonam, a wizard of all things nutritious. She's declared that I need to seriously revise my diet and here are her helpful hints. I'm not sure my fridge has ever stocked so many fruits at one go! Anyway, here's...

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