As we were idly rummaging through our DVD collection, what should we find? An old Vikram film, Gemini. Featuring Vikram and Kiran Rathod, Gemini has been hailed in some circles as a good movie for its time. Folks, that’s a Goebbelsian lie. Gemini is not a movie that can be labelled ‘good’ in any era. […]
Today, tomorrow, next week, the week after, privileged Wall Street insiders who are considering breaking the law will have to ask themselves one important question: Is law enforcement listening? – Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York on October 16, 2009 after filing insider trading complaints against several individuals including three […]
This is kinda amazing. Sure, scandals and desis are never far from each other. Close acquaintances, really. Desis in the U.S. are forever involved in some nasty case or the other. But the Galleon Group hedge fund scandal currently rocking Wall Street is a new high water mark – Five desis count among the dramatis […]
Sad. The Ajay Devgn-Sanjay-Dutt-Fardeen Khan comedy All the Best had to suffer the ignominy of not even hitting the six figure mark in the opening weekend at the U.S. box office. For the October16-18, 2009 weekend, All the Best could manage to gross a mere $96,054. That’s a shame because this movie is a billion […]
Salman Khan Sinking, Sinking, Sinking Salman Khan may not guarantee good movies. But Salman ‘Flop‘ Khan certainly guarantees that his movies will perform pitifully at the U.S. box office. If you thought Salman Khan’s last movie Wanted did badly at the U.S. box office, that ain’t nothing compared to the Main Aurr Mrs.Khanna debacle. A […]
(Reviewed by SI reader you know who with editing by you know who while retaining the spirit of the original.) Pazhassi Raja or Keralavarma Pazhassiraja turned out to be a let down, albeit one with redeeming elements. And the letdown is not because the much hyped Malayalam historical film isn’t good in its own right […]