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UPA Wins the Match

 Politics  3 Responses »
May 152009
 
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Update:
The Congress-dominated ruling United Progresive Alliance has won a convincing victory in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections dealing a severe blow to the BJP’s National Democratic Alliance.

The Congress-led UPA has romped home in 262 constituencies compared to the 160 seats the BJP-led NDA took home.

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Counting of votes for the recently concluded Lok Sabha (Lower House of India’s Parliament) elections in India will start in a short while.

Indian media reports suggest that the ruling United Progressive Alliance will emerge on top.

But the Indian electorate has a way of confounding the media pundits and pollsters.

Elections have also been held to the state Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Sikkim.

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 Posted by at 10:23 pm

India’s Shame – Zero, Zero, Zero at Cannes Festival

 Bollywood  14 Responses »
May 152009
 
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We’ve said this a gazillion times.

The Indian film industry comprises of a bunch of jokers who, when they are not stealing (Ghajini), churn out utter garbage like Chandni Chowk to China or Villu.

Look at any serious film festival or award ceremony. Our Bollywood buffoons are nowhere in the picture.

If at all India is in the limelight at any of these film festivals or awards, you can rest assured a foreigner is involved – like Danny Boyle with Slumdog Millionaire or Richard Attenborough with Gandhi.

No Can Do at Cannes
Take the ongoing Cannes Film Festival, for instance.

India has ZERO, as in Z E R O films in the Official Selection.

Forget countries like U.S., France, UK or Spain that invariably have a presence in the Official Selection.

Even lesser movie-nations like Argentina, Denmark, South Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Palestinian Territory have films in the prestigious Official Selection – Competition category.

India has none.

Why?
The reasons for the sorry plight of the Indian film industry on the world stage are not hard to find. Continue reading »

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Angels & Demons Review – Lost in Translation

 Hollywood  9 Responses »
May 152009
 
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After a while, seeing Tom Hanks’ character Robert Langdon and the policemen constantly running around in a frenzy or jumping into a car and rushing from one corner of Rome to another gets tiresome.

Angels & Demons is yet another decent book that fails to make the leap to the big screen without stumbling big time.

Ain’t No Drama Here
Based on the book of the same name by the popular novelist Dan Brown (of Da Vinci Code fame), Angels & Demons from director Ron Howard lacks the drama that makes the book a compelling read.

David Koepp and Akiva Goldsman, who are credited for the screenplay, have utterly failed to carry over the excitement of the book to the screen. And the shoddy screenplay is a big shame given the adequate material in their possession and the high hopes the previews had raised. Continue reading »

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