I see married men

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Like Cole Sear in Sixth Sense - M Night Shyamalan's (only) scary movie - sees dead people all the time and is understandably spooked, I am spooked too. Each time I look at our Hindi film industry, from the leading men (or men) we have to the movies we are making, I am constantly on an, 'I see married people' spook-trip. Then of course there is the case of the Bee-dom... Like earlier, when deciding what movie to go for, the question used to be, "Are we going for a Hollywood or a Bollywood movie?" Then it became, "Is it small budget, big budget, or an independent film?" Or developed into a , "Khan or non-Khan movie?" Till the debate was over, "Ram Gopal Verma or Karan Johar?" And now finally, Fridays have become about, "Bachchan or no Bachchan?" Even international films come with voice-overs in the....

Hollywood bound: Ability, Stability, Sale-ability

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That's it. I am going to Hollywood. I have had it with working in the Indian industries and not being recognised for all that I can do. Just like poor, pretty Celina Jaitley's acting abilities had so far been ignored in Bollywood. So Hollywood, Celina and me are on our way. After all it's the only place where "talent is recognised", "people are professional" and you get a chance to "prove your mettle" as an actress or a script-writer. Strangely, Hollywood does not seem to inspire as much adulation in our actors as it does in our actresses and directors. If the directors want recognition in the shape of an Oscar, the actresses want their acting abilities recognised. Umm, isn't it funny, that despite being in (one of) the biggest movie making/producing industries and given the sheer number of movies made, Bollywood (and the regional film industry) is....

One Wedding And A...

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One Wedding and Some Significant Break-Ups is what the last month or so was for Bollywood, what with the roses and wreaths that were doing the rounds, romantically speaking. There was Saif A Khan and his not-so-Rosa love story. And the Aamir Khan-Kiran Rao news. Apparently, the duos marriage is on the rocks. Funny, how if you replace the 'marriage' with 'whiskey', it becomes a pleasant experience. Then there was the bit about Jia Khan not being part of the Revered Ramu camp anymore. With the current generation being born with a set of smart pants on them, catching them young and watching them grow has become ever so difficult. Anyway, am sure a way will soon be figured and then RAmu will remake Nishabd and it will be a hit. Coming back the National Wedding Tamasha of the Year - the Abhi-Ash Leela - what MORE....

One Wedding And A...

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One Wedding and Some Significant Break-Ups is what the last month or so was for Bollywood, what with the roses and wreaths that were doing the rounds, romantically speaking. There was Saif A Khan and his not-so-Rosa love story. And the Aamir Khan-Kiran Rao news. Apparently, the duo's marriage is on the rocks. Funny, how if you replace the 'marriage' with 'whiskey', it almost becomes a pleasant experience. Then there was the bit about Jia Khan not being part of the Revered Ramu camp anymore. With the current generation being born with a set of smart pants on them, catching them young and watching them grow has become ever so difficult. Anyway, am sure a way will soon be figured and then Ramu will remake Nishabd and it will be a hit. Coming back to the National Wedding Tamasha of the Year - the Abhi-Ash Leela -....