Sorry for not updating the blog regularly! Today thought of sharing my first toastmasters speech with all of you. So, here it goes
Hello Everyone! Today I will be talking about myself. But I don’t want it to be boring by saying I was born in Kolkata, I am a KVite, I did my BA in English etc etc. You can get all this information on my resume or on my Linkedin profile. Today I will be talking about Me and how this real ME is at work.
I have been working as an editor for the last 4 years which is 1460 days. So, basically for the last 1460 days I have been sitting with a pair of scissors and cutting out the fluff and telling my writing team that punctuation saves lives. For example, let’s eat grandma and let’s eat, grandma! Courtesy to this job, I now think I am becoming a grammar Nazi. But Nazi isn’t something that I would like to associate myself with. So, I believe I am someone whom god has parceled from heaven- packed in a beautiful cardboard box, taped it well and labeled as ‘ Open Only If you Know the difference Between Who’s And Whose Or Else It Might Be Dangerous To Open’.
Jokes apart, today I am about to tell you a secret that’s related to all the writing I need to do at work. It’s a dark secret and no one knows about it. I trust you guys so I am sharing this secret with you hoping that you won’t update it on your facebook.
My job involves writing, editing, rewriting, re-editing but in between these I try my best to inspire my creativity. But inspiring creativity is not an easy job. It’s like someone is piling heavy weight on you…like big concrete blocks one on top of the other and you have to keep holding them no matter how tired or strained you are.
Some of the greatest poets, painters, novelists are known to rely on drugs and alcohol to get inspiration. So, why should I be left behind? I am also addicted to drugs…they are bright colored pills known as –
1) Zany Pills – sometimes when I am writing I get stuck in the middle due to lack of new ideas. The first thing I do is I stop writing. Then I try to touch my nose with my tongue, move one eye in clock-wise movement and the other one in an anti-clock wise movement, tap my fingers on table and make them move like a wave. I know these are all weird ideas but when the going gets tough the weird get pro.
2) Tom Cruise Pills – Day dreaming is the best source of inspiration. Unfortunately or fortunately my day dreams start and end at Tom Cruise. I often think about bumping into him in street. The thought itself is rejuvenating. Seriously, if you ask me I don’t know what I will do if I really meet Tom Cruise one day. Probably my eyes will turn googly, my heart will leap from my chest and may be I will have a mini heart attack! And Mr Cruise won’t even be bothered.
Ok enough of Tom Cruise now! On a serious note, you never know where a super idea will come from. Inspiration is everywhere you just need to sharpen your antennas to detect them.
A quote to sum up what according to me creativity is –
“Creativity is working tirelessly to conceive a great idea then courageously smashing it to bits later reassembling it using fewer pieces with each attempt until genius emerges.”
Once there was a bus conductor, who was very rude to his passengers.
One day a beautiful young girl, of around 18 years tried to board the bus, but he didn’t stop the bus. Unfortunately the beautiful young girl came under the bus and died on the spot. Angry passengers took the conductor to the police station, who in turn took him to the court.
The judge was not at all impressed with him and gave him capital punishment.
He was taken to the electrocution chamber. There was a single chair in the center of the room and a single banana peel at one corner of the room. The conductor was strapped to the chair and high voltage current was given to him. But to everyone’s amazement, he survived. The judge decided to set him free, and he returned to his profession.
After a few months, this time, a good looking middle aged woman tried to board the bus but the conductor didn’t stop the bus. Unfortunately, this time also, the good looking middle aged woman came under the bus and died on the spot.
Again angry passengers took him to the police station, who in turn took him to the court. The judge took one look at the conductor and gave him capital punishment. The Bus conductor was taken to the same electrocution chamber where there was a single chair in the center of the room and a single banana peel at one corner of the room. He was strapped to the chair and high voltage current was given to him. This time also, to everyone’s amazement, he survived. The judge decided to set him free, and he returned to his profession.
A couple of months later, an elderly gentleman tried to board the bus.
This time the Bus conductor, remembering his earlier experiences, stopped the bus. Unfortunately the elderly gentleman slipped and died due to his
injuries. The conductor was taken to the police station and then to the court, to the same judge. Though he hadn’t done anything wrong, but considering his past record the judge decided to set an example and gave him capital punishment.
The Bus conductor was again taken to the same electrocution chamber where there was a single chair in the center of the room and a single banana peel at one corner of the room. He was strapped to the chair and high voltage current was given to him.
This time he died instantly !!!!!!!!!!!
The question is why didn’t he die on the first two occasions, but died instantly the third time??
Try to solve it yourselves. This is rather interesting and answer is perfectly logical. If necessary read the puzzle once again.
Still couldn’t? Then see below………
Think hard
C’mon ………….
Tired….?
Wanna know the answer????
Ok…….. here is the Answer…………
During the first two times, the conductor was a Bad Conductor, therefore electricity didn’t pass through him. But during the third time, he was a good conductor, so electricity passed through him freely and he died !!!! 😀 😛
Last Sunday at 11:30 am my life was divided into two parts – life with kindle and life without kindle. It all happened when my handbag fell down. The bag was unzipped and the kindle was in it. And then came the sound – the sound of broken glass. I picked it up and saw the screen. It was broken. Yes, I knew it but still tried to restart the kindle several times hoping that it would get OK. But every effort of mine was wasted as the screen did not return to normal.
With a gasp I kept staring at the kindle. I had no clue how to fix the screen! Several questions popped into my head – how do I replace the broken screen? How will I send the kindle to Amazon for the repair? Will Amazon repair it? And the last big question – Why did I leave the bag open?
With all these questions churning inside me I logged into my Amazon account and emailed them. When you are having a bad day, you are really having a bad day. With my mind completely absorbed into fixing the broken kindle screen I completely forgot about the egg curry I’d left on the gas. So, my Sunday was not so funday with a broken kindle plus a half burnt lunch.
Anyways, on Monday I got an email from the Kindle Support Team asking me to call them. I phoned them but the number was of Amazon’s UK team. The person from the support team listened to the problem and transferred the call to the US team. Well, it’s because their US team handles all the global problems/queries whereas the UK team is only for the UK Kindle owners. Well, there were a few times when the phone line at my end got disconnected but at the third attempt I could talk to the US Kindle Support Team.
I explained the problem to them – the top half of the screen showed portion of a screensaver and the bottom half displayed the text. The text was getting updated when I turned the pages but the top half was showing the screensaver. (As you can see in the pic)
Amazon’s entire process of handling the problem was very organized. My Kindle was covered by warranty and the support team said that they would send me a replacement in a week. Well, they sent me the replacement in 4 days…from USA to India! One word to describe Amazon’s service is – Amazing. Now all I have to do is to send my old Kindle back to them.
After this Kindle episode and the way Amazon’s Kindle team dealt with it I am now an out- and-out Amazon fan!
Why God Created Arnab Goswami? The Nation Debates On Twitter
God created Heaven and Earth. Now, the nation debates on Twitter why did He create Arnab Goswami. Take a dekko!
After creating this complex world, GOD was worried that who will decide what is right and what is wrong? So, HE created Arnab Goswami. – Shailesh Mahanta
I hope the next episode of Satyamev Jayate focuses on how Arnab Goswami has been terrorising the country for years. – Lindsay Pereira
‘Why? Why? The nation demands an answer!’ — Arnab Goswami to waiter at Shiv Sagar, after being told the idlis are over.-
Lindsay Pereira
Arnab Goswami was created to balance Manmohan Singh’s silence – Frootifer Vajpayee ?
If Arnab Goswami and Dolly Bindra get married.. Their kid would be d most advanced sound system ever built on d planet, noe? #Zoke – SS Sodhi
Arnab Goswami is trending.. ‘Why? Why? The nation demands an answer!’ – Ebin
Ecological Balance : One Manmohan Singh for every Arnab Goswami – Against_Pseudos
Arnab Goswami calls Vishwanathan Anand Czar of Cricket World, in chess you call that ‘Check-yourknowledge-Mate’ – SHAWNN ARRANHA
Arnab Goswami should change his twitter Bio from ‘Fearless’ Journalist to ‘Hearless’ Journalist. #EnoughSaid – Eccentricandhow
Arnab Goswami has decided to keep ‘maun vrat’ on 30th Feb. The day would be observed as World Peace day – Ramesh Menon
Annu Mallik and Arnab Goswami are long-lost bros. #Ramesh-Suresh #Ram-Shyam. – Jerry Tommy
If you ever see a picture of Arnab Goswami with a closed mouth, that camera has a good sutter speed and #YouKnowItsMadeInChina – Prakhar Gupta
Arnab Goswami ko CID mein dalo. “Times now investigates” – Blahhh
Wish there was an android app to keep arnab goswami quiet… wud be bigger than saving battery life or angry birds – Mind wellness mantra
Rajinikanth once completed his sentence in an Arnab Goswami interview. – Archana Dalmia
Breaking News: Arnab Goswami insures his throat and neck for 50 crore rupees – Faking News
To calculate the longest Arnab Goswami has ever paused, Mathematicians r working on a device that can record time in nanoseconds – Vikram Bhalla
Beauty is inside! That’s what we are supposed to believe. But how far this inside is? Till your private parts, is it? A 25 second TV commercial for Clean & Dry Intimate Wash – a hygiene product that keeps your private parts clean , dry and makes it brighter gives the adage ‘beauty is only skin deep’ a new perspective.
The TV advert that shows a depressed couple – the wife with a worried face passes the chai to her husband who doesn’t even look at her as he’s busy reading/ pretending to read a newspaper. She’s lost in her thoughts and then just like the fairy godmother who transformed Cinderella into the belle of the ball, Clean & Dry Intimate Wash transforms the drab and unhappy couple to a happy and loving one. You see the wife jumping on a couch, grabbing the car keys from the table and very seductively putting the keys inside her shorts! And what next? The husband takes her in his arms and they live happily ever after!
Yes, that’s what fairness creams are supposed to do! They are supposed to make your face, hands & neck fair, lovely and beautiful, but now they can lighten the skin tone around your private parts as well.
I have no problems with a TV advert that markets a hygienic product designed to keep your private parts clean and infection free. What I oppose is the additional benefit of brightening the darkened skin around your private parts.
A poll conducted by online matrimonial site shaadi.com in 2009 showed that skin color is one of the most important factors when it comes to choosing a partner. So, it’s not just men looking for fair brides but women also want their husbands to be fair and handsome!
My Question – with the introduction of Clean & Dry Intimate Wash would men now look for brides who have fair private parts? And will that be a criteria mentioned in the matrimonial ads! Something like – Wanted Fair Bride With Fair Private Parts! And in near future are we going to see something of this kind that would cater to the male consumers as well?
Well jokes apart, a major chunk of India’s population is super obsessed with fair skin! The high value of fair skin has resulted in the market for fairness creams and bleaches touching Rs 2,000 crore. Of this, fairness creams account for approximately Rs 1,800 crore, while bleaches make up about Rs 200 crore of the market pie.
There’s a market hence there’s a demand for the product! It’s not as if these companies are forcing us to buy fairness creams. The demand or prejudices for fair skin was already there…it’s just meeting with the demands. So, why blame the companies or the fairness ads that show beauty and confidence aren’t beyond colors.
Or is it that these adverts are deliberately playing with the insecurities that we already have and are constantly throwing messages that ‘fair is beautiful’ at us; or may be deep down inside we believe that fairness =handsome/ beautiful; fairness = a way to become successful in life etc etc?
Fairness Cream TV Ads That Say Dark = Ugly & Lack Of Confidence
Do you remember a Fair & Lovely ad with the tagline ‘Fair & Lovely – Ab Manzil Saaf Dikhen’, featuring Aditi Sharma? After she starts using the fairness cream she wins the cycle competition and becomes the brand ambassador of a sports company or whatever. What does fairness has to do with winning a cycle competition? Seriously how much shit can a viewer take?
And who can forget the derogatory Air Hostess Ad. It shows a father regretting having only a daughter single handedly providing for the family and still not earning enough. Then we see the daughter – a dark skinned girl wearing shabby clothes! The idea was to portray the fact that the girl was dark and hence could not get a decent job. The girl then uses Fair & Lovely and gets an air hostess job and makes her father happy! After a lot of row the ad was taken off the air.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a1iXt1yPsk
Fairness Creams For Men
Why should girls have all the fun? Right! So, comes the fairness creams for men. Yes, gone are the days when women used to dream about tall, dark and handsome men. Nowadays women don’t even look twice at men who are dark skinned!! That’s what Shah Rukh Khan wants us to believe! It all started since the metrosexual trend kicked in. Men started taking care of their appearance – going for manicure, pedicure, eyebrows, facials, spa and yes the desire of having a light skin tone. Which is why one can see a huge list of fairness creams particularly for men – Emami’s Fair And Handsome, Hindustan Unilever’s Fair and Lovely Menz Active, Nivea for Men Whitening Moisturiser and Nivea for Men Multi-White Whitening Facial Foam, Elder HealthCare’s Fair One Man Cream and Garnier India’s Men’s Powerlight range that also includes a face wash and moisturiser.
I am quoting from a 2010 newspaper report – According to a report, the men’s fairness products market is estimated at nearly $40 million and is growing at a rate of 25 per cent, while the women’s fairness market is growing at 7 to 8 per cent.
Why do men want to be fair skinned?
They think women like fair men? Or do they think fairness equates to good looks which enhances one’s confidence? Academics like socio-psychologist, Prof Shallini Bharat, from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, speaking to the BBC recently, revealed that this complex among men of some Asian countries could be a legacy inherited from the colonial rulers or dating even further back in time, to the Aryans. “Our rulers have always been fair, be it the Aryans in the early centuries or Europeans in later years. Fairness is equated with superiority, power and influence, therefore the preference for lighter skin.”
So, are these fairness creams an ideal solution to end the misery of the people who are dark skinned? Is fairness equal to beauty? Is fairness = superiority? If you ask me, I would say NO! I refuse to endorse and embrace ignorance! But sadly there aren’t many who can see beauty in all skin tones.
I have a favorite song for every situation! When I am driving particularly in heavy traffic or on hot days when waiting for the traffic light to change seems eternal I love to listen to “Kasto Mazaa hai railei ma”. The song has a breezy and a real retro feel to it and it makes me want to get out of my car and hop into the toy train Saif was travelling in, chugging through the gorgeous mountainside, taking in the scenic wonders of Darjeeling and feeling the cool breeze in my face.
For those who love the 70s will argue that Saif’s mom who sat by the window of a toy train and was wooed by Rajesh Khanna who was in a jeep and was chasing her singing “Mere Sapno Ki Rani Kab Aayegi Tu” was more romantic, melodic and catchy. BTW if you didn’t know- Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna were not even in the same frame or same city while they were shooting this super romantic number. Sharmila Tagore couldn’t make it to Darjeeling, thus, only Rajesh Khanna’s portions in the song were shot in Darjeeling showing him driving the jeep across the hills. (img source – tehelka)
And for the 60s fans the ultimate toy train romance song would be the peppy number “Main Chali Main Chali” picturized on Bollywood’s ultimate romantic hero Shammi Kapoor and Kalpana in the movie “Professor”. The majority of the rom-com flick was shot in the picturesque town of Darjeeling.
The Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila’s toy train romance reminds many of the evergreen romantic hero Dev Anand, singing “Jiya o Jiya o Kuch Bol Do” from the roof of a car moving alongside the toy train to Darjeeling, to woo Asha Parkeh, who is on the train.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59Tq5hxemik
It’s kind of difficult to zero in on any particular song and term it as the most romantic toy train song shot in Darjeeling! But there’s one thing that every fan would agree – and that is Bollywood loves Darjeeling!
The latest hype around Mahesh Bhatt’s interview where he said that he might shoot parts of the sequels to blockbusters Jism and Jannat amidst the breathtaking natural beauty of Drajeeling bears the testimony to what I said – Bollywood loves Darjeeling and it just can’t get enough of it.
Recently Anurag Basu shot for his upcoming flick Barfee starring Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra in Darjeeling. The locales include Tindharia, Bhotey Bustee, Hotel Windamere, Chowrasta and the Planters Club in Darjeeling. A big budget film of this sort starring mega stars like Kapoor and Chopra will undoubtedly play an important role in boosting Darjeeling tourism.
For Kapoor, it appears that he fell in love with the place. “Darjeeling is an excellent place. I am loving it here” said Ranbir Kapoor in one of his interviews to a leading newspaper in India. The shooting in Darjeeling also gave the young heartthrob to gorge on Tibetan delicacies including Pork Momos, at a local restaurant “Kungas” in Darjeeling. (img source- reviews)
Well, Ranbir Kapoor isn’t the first one from the Kapoor khandaan to fall in love with ‘Queen of Hills’. Dadaji Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor and dad Rishi Kapoor had shot in Darjeeling as well. Raj Kapoor’s Barsaat which portrayed the love stories of two couples – Raj- Nargis and Prem Nath- Nimmi was shot in the hills.
Shammi Kapoor’s China Town in 1962 also used the beautiful misty locales of Darjeeling. Barsaat ki Ek Raat starring none other than Big B and Rakhee extensively shows Darjeeling and its magical ambience as the story was based on tea gardens. It was shot in Darjeeling Tea Gardens, Tiger Hills and Kalimpong.
The romantic flick Aaye Din Bahar ke (1966) with Dharmendra and Asha Parekh did wonders at the box office and Darjeeling as the backdrop added to the charm of the film. Baharon ki Manzil (1968) amnesia thriller starring Dharmendra, Meena Kumari, Rahman utilized the exquisite scenery of Darjeeling to the most. Mausam (1975), the poignant love story starring Sanjeev Kumar and Sharmila was also shot in Darjeeling.
Bengali Movies Shot in Darjeeling
It’s not only Bollywood but Tollywood is also enamored by the romantic and idyllic locales of Darjeeling. Satyajit Ray’s Kanchenjunga had this magical place as the backdrop. BTW when Ray was shooting for Kanchenjunga Mr Lekh Tandon was there to shoot for Professor starring Shammi Kapoor.
(img source- omarsfilmblog)
The Professor’s unit shared the location with that of Satyajit Ray’s Kanchenjunga. Lekh Tandon reminisces – “I wanted to shoot the song Aawaz de ke hume when it was cloudy, but it didn’t happen. Ray was at the same mountain but jab woh shoot karte thay, badal apne aap aa jaate thay aur hume sooraj milta tha.”
Other Bengali movies been shot in the astonishingly beautiful locales of Darjeeling include – Titli, Darjeeling Darjeeling, Sei Gorkha Chelata, Rono and Vicky, Nine Miles et al.
St Paul’s School in Darjeeling – Popular Shooting Location
Speaking of shooting locales Darjeeling has much to offer – the beautiful hills, dooars and the terai region, the toy train exuding a vintage sort of vibe and much more. The list, however, would not be complete if I don’t mention the revered St Paul’s school.
(img source – exploredarjeeling)
What’s common between the school scenes where Raju (played by Rishi Kapoor) of Mera Naam Joker gets his first taste of adolescent love and the college scenes showing all the camaraderie, fun, romance and the songs Chale Jaise Hawaein and Kiska Hay Ye Intezaar in Main Hoon Na? They were shot in St Paul’s school.
The King Khan of Bollywood who starred in Main Hoon Na while shooting in Darjeeling got all nostalgic as it was the same place where he shot for his first Bollywood break – Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman! Remember the song “Dil Hai Mera Deewaana” bidding adieu to Darjeeling riding on a Toy train.
For those who have a special fondness for offbeat movies will remember Bada Din starring Shabana Azmi, Tara Deshpande and droolworthy Marc Robinson. Well, some parts of the movie were shot in St Paul’s school. The school scenes in the movie Do Anjaane starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha were also shot here.
Well, St Paul’s School Darjeeling’s connection to films is not just limited to Bollywood! The beautiful and famed Hollywood actor Vivien Leigh, who played Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind, was born in the school campus, in a place which is now known as Dawkins.
Update: Among the latest films Yaariyan starring Himansh Kohli and Rakul Preet Singh was shot in St Joseph’s School, North Point. In an interview the director Divya Khosla Kumar says “The film is set in a boarding school. While researching boarding schools across India, I found the best boarding school in Darjeeling (St Joseph’s School, North Point). I couldn’t take my eyes off that building.”
If you know of any other film shot in Darjeeling then do let me know! I will include it in the post.
I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in fact I am grateful for that. Born into a simple middle class family with middle class moral values I was able to withstand the caustic mix of celebrity adulation, hero worship and harsh criticism. One day I was the wall that stood strong and tall and the next day I was a symbol of a lone brick wall falling apart.
I remember someone somewhere wrote that I am the calmest fish in a mad pond. Trash talk and theatrics have never been my forte. I didn’t roll up my sleeves or tear apart newspapers when people who have expert opinions on everything (right from Russia’s foreign policy to how to lift toilet seat) discussed about my run rate, fielding, captaincy, retirement and of course my “gutless” attitude when it came to Greg Chappell.
On my debut test at Lords I was 5 runs away from scoring my maiden century. I was dismissed by Lewis – but it was not noticed by the umpire. However I walked…walked back to the pavilion because I knew that was the right thing to do. I raised my bat to the audience who gave me a standing ovation. That was the simple thing to do and I have always believed in simplicity.
In life I try my best to avoid 2 Rs – Resentment and Retaliation. It was a match against SA in Johannesburg February 1997 when I hit Alan Donald for 6 over long on and he came up to me all deranged and annoyed saying “I will kill you. Don’t f*** with me….” My reaction, no I didn’t show my middle finger to him.
Instead I calmly said “Take me on Donald. Let’s see what you got.”
Some say that I did not get the attention that I really deserved…some feel that I was overshadowed by Tendulkar’s genius, Ganguly’s charisma, Sehwag’s braveness and Laxman’s elegance. If you ask me I would say none of these talks really mattered. Be it my first test match where I scored 95 and 84 ( in both the matches) and Ganguly who incidentally was also playing his first test scored centuries in both the matches or the match in Kolkata 2001, where Laxman made 281 and I scored 180 – people say that I was seen as the second fiddle!! But it didn’t matter to me because we’d won the matches.
As I told earlier I am not a big fan of theatrics which is probably why many see me as boring. Yes, I never took off my shirt and waved at the crowds after winning a match…when I scored century I just raised my bat…I have never used the F word in the field …I didn’t ogle at girls who came to me for autographs… in a nutshell I was and am not someone from whom the media would get selling headlines or snaps.
I read somewhere that I was very popular with girls -from wallflowers to wildflowers. I remember a young girl came to me once asking for an interview then later proposing marriage. I was baffled and asked her dad (who was accompanying her and mistook me for Sachin) to make her concentrate on studies and not on marrying cricketers. Later I realized that I was an MTV Bakra.
Besides that incident I don’t remember meeting any crazy female fan…you know those who slash their wrists, or write blood letters. Thank God for that! Also, there was this story that I was dating Raveena Tandon did rounds in late 90s. I saw my name on the cover of Stardust…I wonder they must be still wondering what happened between us!!
For the ignorant ones, Ram Kapoor is a TV actor who stars in a Sony TV serial called Bade Acche Lagte Hay. Now the important part – why was he trending on Twitter? Well, after sneaking into some of the tweets I gathered that Ram Kapoor along with his co-star Sakshi Tanwar did a dhamaal love scene on TV.
Apparently this Ram Kapoor isn’t your usual M&B kinda hero – tall, chiseled body, dark, green eyes n all that. Rather he is the male version of 9o’s actress Shilpa Shirodkar!! Well, no offense meant to Ms Shirodkar.
Ram Kapoor Sakshi Tanwar
Anyways the love scene was tweeted by many (seriously!!) and also discussed was Ram Kapoor’s weight and how Sakshi Tanwar managed to bear it 😛
So, here’s a rundown on some of the funny Ram Kapoor tweets that I came across –
RamKapoor is the top trend .. Spare a thought for the 9 below … Crushed !!! Madhuchhanda Bose ?
Breaking: Due to popularity of RamKapoor and Sakshi, Sony to cancel the CID saga n show this particular episode of #BALH for 2 months…Swapnil
RamKapoorshedded a few drops nd it pours in Delhi. Wah !!RJ Dipp
What Hollywood couldn’t do, Indian TV did. The Incredible Hulk: Bruce can’t do it with Betty. Bade Acche Lagte Hain: RamKapoor does it!Parthajeet Sarmah
Tonight, Ladies and Gentleman, the nation wants to know, RamKapoor ko Bade Kyun Acche Lagte Hain. ~ Arnab Biswajeet Rana
People asking me what did RamKapoor do? Well, he did Sakshi.Rofl Indian
I assume when RamKapoor got laid, all the ugly, fat guys in my class started cheering, hugging, holding each other and crying.Naaz D
RamKapoor is trending. What did he eat now!! Last heard he thought the taj mahal was milky barRahul Nanda
That awkward moment when #BALH production people call a crane to separate RamKapoor from Sakshi Tanwar after that love making scene.We_Wake
Q: What is the opposite of Ramkapoor? A: Kareena kapoor. #size0” Trendulkar
My mother refused to call me at 10 coz apparently fat RamKapoor is goin to fornicate with his even fatter wife in some teevee show.Namelass
That awkward moment when RamKapoor looks under the sheets and asks “Have I made it large?” #BALHManali Purohit
Along with @TheBroknScooter the list of things RamKapoor broke include Sakshi Tanvar ‘s bones, a few beds and a couple of couches. Shashank Shekhar
BREAKING : RamKapoor‘s images to be used by scientists to improve fertility in female elephants. Lord Nonchalante`
RamKapoor is trending. That is simply not a problem for him. Trending, after all, is not like bending. Madhavan Narayanan ?
‘Umeedon waali Dhoop ; sunshine waali aasha’ is being picturised on Mr RamKapoor to motivate Indian middle aged men to ‘Rise & Shine’ Akash Gautam
If v have a crush on someone v wud like to hug them but 4 RamKapoor its d opposite.If he hugs someone he wud have had a Crush on them. Comedian Praveen ?
RamKapoor also stars in Agent Vinod. Saifu added him as a balancing Agent to compensate Kareena’s size zero. Sumit ?
Updated on 13 March 2012
BTW it’s not the first time in the history of Indian TV that the protagonists are shown doing intimate scenes. Remember Kusum and Abhay from Kusum, the lead pairs from Kahin diya jale kahin jiya (most probably Payal and Rohit played by Prachi Shah and Mukul Dev), the Bhagyavidhata lead pair et al!! BTW the most adorable confused couple on Star Plus Gopi and Ahem are still waiting for the creatives to give a nod to their suhag raat!! I think Gopi and Ahem have been married for 2 years now and the audience is still waiting for them to manaofy their suhag raat. What’s the word, pathetic, is it?
So, what’s special about Ram Kapoor and Saakshi Tanwar love scene that it was tweeted by many! Well, the answer is – none of the above mentioned pairs did a lip lock scene. And Ram Kapoor and Sakshi Tanwar did it! The love scene which ran for 17 mins was nothing more than a hippo making whoopee!! No, not with a female hippo but with a goat. Besides the lip lock, the scene had candles + a romantic song being played in the background (I still can’t believe they played In lamhon ke which had Hrithiik and Aish) + a bed. Also, it featured Ram Kapoor in the act of removing Saakshi’s clothes + jewelery and drooling at the same time!! But despite so much effort, the scene didn’t ooze romance. Instead it had ENTERTAINMENT + CHEAP THRILL written all over it.
You can check out the much tweeted Ram Kapoor and Saakshi Talwar’s love scene here-
Now speaking of romance on TV, I remember a very cute scene between Kanwaljeet and Deepika Deshpande in a DD serial called Farmaan. Super romantic it was. The girl was an employee and he was a nawab I guess. And she didn’t know he was her employer and he didn’t know that she worked for him. They met at a family gathering and she was decked up in a very traditional outfit. They entered into a verbal spat and the hero kissed her …I know sounds stupid and very Mill and boon kinds. But the way it was shown was reallyyyyy cute.
This one is just for fun! Hope it doesn’t happen to you on your wedding night 😛
Saif Ali Khan is suddenly everywhere! Well, with his next flick Agent Vinod release just around the corner the man should be grinning because of the coverage he is getting …that too free ka news coverage ! But looking at his facial expressions on my screen I can’t say the man is in any mood to grin! He’s all frowns …after all what do you expect from a man who’s escaped 7 years imprisonment.
Just for a tick, think what would have happened if Saif Ali Khan did not get the bail! The first thing that pops up in my head is – Kareena Kapoor had to wait for 7 years to get married !!
FYI if you are one of a kind – you don’t watch TV, you aren’t on FB and Twitter, you don’t read newspapers – basically if you stay in a secluded wonderland with internet connection and by sheer luck you have bumped into my post then let me tell you what the jhamela is.
Saif punched a man on his face on Tuesday night. And a case under section 325 of the IPC was registered against him.
The brawl took place between him and an NRI businessman last night at Wasabi restaurant at Taj Hotel where he, Kareena and a few friends were having dinner.
Iqbal Sharma, the man whom Saif punched was having dinner with his family at an adjoining table in the restaurant. Apparently, Iqbal complained about the noise that was coming from Saif’s table and Saif, reportedly, told him to go to a library to find peace. Well if that was not enough Saif punched the man in his face and broke his nose.
After the brawl Iqbal lodged the complaint that Saif and two of his friends assaulted him with fist blows, causing fracture to his nose bone.
Anyways after much drama Saif gets the bail!BTW he could have faced 7 years imprisonment if arrested and convicted for physical assault.
Saif Ali Khan’s statement on the entire incident:
There was an ugly incident last night where my friends and the ladies with us were abused and I was assaulted.
I was hit and I defended myself. I have been to the police station to answer the requirements of law as I am a law-abiding citizen. I have also filed a complaint about what happened last night and I am confident justice will be done.
I have seen the interviews given on TV and they look like decent people and I cannot believe that the same people were so aggressive the night before and the lies that they are saying about me with such straight faces.
I think they have the CCTV footage in the restaurant that will prove everything.I hope the media is able to remain impartial while the matter is being decided. I don’t think any gentleman would have behaved differently.
Saif Ali Khan, Dhishum Dhishum, Broken Nose and Chirpy Tweeples –
Saifalikhan beats up a guy named iqbal sharma in Wasabi restaurant in taj yesterday night who asked ‘Is kareena your Daughter’. #bollywood By Fake News
So SaifAliKhan punched some guy last night. Maybe he was trying to Pataodi his girlfriend. By MTVIndia
Vijay Mallya will thank SaifAliKhan for diverting media towards him. By MithunGNair
SaifAliKhan took the Royal Stag endorsement way too seriously. He must hve asked..Hve I made it large? Ans: No. Saif: Punch in your face. By GeetikaRustagi
Congratulation to SaifAliKhan for his first solo hit. Now it is only Abhishek Bachchan left on the ‘Solo Hit’ waiting list. By Irteja Ali
SaifAliKhan” – It takes more than a page to write the first two letters of his name. By Thinkerhat
P.S. BTW today Syrian Government Forces Killed 100 Civilians, did the news reach your ears?
They can beat, slap, kick hard, rape, throw acid and even murder and can come clean by saying – “She deserved it”! What exactly does “She deserved it” mean?
I have tried to jot down a few extremely annoying remarks that we often see associated with the victims of sexual attack, rape or physical assault –
She was wearing tube tops and tight jeans. In other words she dressed provocatively and was giving SIGNALS to the men.
She used to hang around with guys…she had many sexual partners.
She went to nightclubs, danced till the wee hours of the morning and got drunk…high risk behavior. In plain terms women if try to be adventurous can court big problems. Gender equality talks are all bull shit basically!
She had the audacity to say “no” to HIM…cases like that of Priyadarshini Mattoo who was raped, strangled by Santosh Kumar Singh, her senior in college. After murdering Priyadarshini, he battered her face beyond recognition with a motorcycle helmet.
And many other such victim-blaming remarks.
Kolkata Rape Victim
Recently the city of Kolkata witnessed a heart-wrenching story of a woman who was raped in a car at gunpoint and was left bloodied and battered in the deserted streets. When she went to lodge her complaint at Park Street police station on February 9, the victim says she was asked uncomfortable questions and was jeered at for going to a night club. “Is it a sin to go to a night club? The policemen made me feel like a criminal. I was already traumatised and they made me all the more sick,” she said. The victim is a mother of two and was born and brought up in Kolkata and always considered it a safe city. You can read the complete report – http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-16/kolkata/31066093_1_night-club-gunpoint-young-woman
The investigation is ON and police hasn’t yet come out with the reports but the CM was quoted as saying “It was a fabricated story created to malign the government,” and if that was not all as the Transport minister of the state’s remark “Why did a woman with kids at home, who is separated from her husband, go to a nightclub? For all you know, she may still be drinking at a club.” on a TV panel discussion left many fuming. Check the report – http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/Rape-complaint-fabricated-Mamata/articleshow/11919755.cms
Such dismaying remarks from the leaders of the state makes my faith in the political system dwindle. Yes, they can have their own reasons for not believing the woman concerned but isn’t it too early on their part to come out with such comments when the investigation is still ON.
BTW today Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Damayanti Sen told the reporters that 2 arrests have been made.
Sumit Bajaj and Rehman Khan alias Tusi, who masqueraded as Lavi Gidwani and some others whom the 37-year-old woman named, had befriended her at a night club, Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Damayanti Sen told PTI. The police were on the lookout for two others, whose identities had been established.
Ms. Sen said the police collected CCTV footage from the night club and spotted some persons around a car that night. “However, those named in the FIR by the woman did not match with the CCTV footage and it was found that the offenders were masquerading under other names to mislead the victim,” she said.
Update on 19 Feb – Two people have been arrested identified as Sumit Bajaj, Naseer Ali and Nishat Alam alias Ruman Khan alias Tussi. The Honda City has been seized and is being sent for forensic tests The accused impersonated Lavi Gidwani, Sharafat Ali and Azhar Ali. The accused were habitual offenders and regulars at different nightspots. They always took aliases of real persons of their age and appearance before committing an offence. They knew Lavi Gidwani, Sharafat Ali and Azhar Ali as they went to the same gym. They also had a brawl with Lavi, Sharafat and Azhar at a nightclub a year ago.
Update on 20 Feb- The main accused Kader Khan(brother of another accused Naseer Khan) andJohny have left the city and are hiding in a neighbouring state. Cops have tracked their hideout and a detective department team is headed there, sources said. Among the duo, Kader was the one who impersonated Sharafat Ali and raped the victim. He is supposed to get married within a week.
Police has slapped gang rape charge on all the suspects.
The incident reminds me of the rape and murder of Scarlet Keeling in Goa. And this is what one of the Goa ministers had to say “How can a mother, let her minor daughter go out so late in the night?…. Tourists should take care of themselves.” I also saw some comments on various blogs like “Scarlett was wasted, she was just 15, yet she was having sex…..”
The mother of the victim was accused of bad parenting but what about the parenting the rapists and the murderers of Scarlet Keeling received…no one questions that!!
Aarushi Talwar Murder
Another case where the victim has been bashed several times on blogs, websites, and newspapers is Arushi Talwar of Noida. Well, people say that she was murdered by her father because he caught her in a compromising situation with their servant Hemraj. BTW Hemraj was also found murdered.
Soumya Vishwanathan Murder
When journalist Soumya Vishwanathan was killed in the year 2008 while returning from work in the wee hours in her car Chief Minister was quoted as saying “All by herself till 3 am at night in a city where people believe…you know…you should not be so adventurous.”
Thus, in a way blaming the murdered victim for leaving the work place late and unescorted rather than nabbing the culprits and ensuring law and order of the state. BTW Dixit later apologized for her insensitive remarks.
It’s appalling that in country such as ours which boasts of women empowerment- you know, women in power kinda stuffs with a woman President, 4 powerful women chief ministers, Mrs Gandhi as one of the powerful politicians in the country, Smt Sushma Swaraj as leader of Opposition Lok Sabha, Chanda Kocchar , Indira Nooyi, Kiran Bedi et al, we get to hear such remarks about women victims who in addition to going through the physical+emotional trauma of rape or assault also have to face the probing of her life –like how many men she was going around with, what she was wearing, how she behaved in public, what was her family background etc etc so that the reason why the man was PROVOKED or ENTICED to commit the crime could be determined.
The idea that women provoke men to assault them or entice rape sounds plain preposterous to me. Let’s face the fact and it is –
There’s no woman who wants to get raped or assaulted. Or even deserves it.
Men who want to attack or assault women will find someone to attack– irrespective of what one wears or how one behaves.
A woman’s rape is not her fault.
Last but not the least – Rape is a horrendous crime and the criminal should be punished severely. And we must understand one thing – if a woman is saying that she was assaulted please don’t cast aspersions on her at the first go. Let the facts emerge and then decide. If you don’t know the facts then do not convict, sentence or bash her.
The Kolkata Rape Victim, Aarushi Talwar and Scarlet Keeling – all have received similar kind of bashing from moral police. In case of Aarushi and Scarlet they were tried, judged and bashed relentlessly after their death, whereas the Kolkata rape victim is living a nightmare.
