Face of the Darpok Murderer (Poster Courtesy: Wiki) [Case Update: After a lengthy delay caused by Salman Khan to avoid punishment, the “actor” was convicted on May 6, 2015 and sentenced to 5-years imprisonment!] The murder weapon was a gleaming Toyota Land Cruiser SUV (Registration Plate No – MH-01-DA-32) belonging to Bollywood star Salman Khan. […]
Even by the bizarre theatrical standards of entertainers these days, American pop queen Lady Gaga is sui generis for her outrageous attire and antics (she came to the Grammys function in a huge egg carried by four men). Upon seeing Lady Gaga in her de rigueur skimpy attire, the late night TV host David Letterman […]
(For SI Blog Reader and ardent Kamal Haasan fan prasath.j) There was a time, really, when Ulaga Nayagan Kamal Haasan attracted crowds for his movies. Even in America, Tamil movie fans lined up to watch Kamal’s movies. We still remember going to Clearview Cinemas (now Anil Ambani’s Movie City) on Oak Tree Road, Edison (NJ) […]
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Is there any way I can bribe the judge?…because in my country [India], you know, we normally do that. – Mahaveer Kankariya, a New York City diamond trader, speaking to a bail bondsman during his trial. When he was out on bail, Kankariya also asked about removing his electronic monitoring ankle bracelet. Kankariya along with […]
Death is never the end of the story. It always leaves traces. – the French/Arabic film Incendies So much praise has been heaped on Incendies in so many quarters that any more from our side would be superfluous. Directed by French-Canadian film-maker Denis Villeneuve based on the play Scorched by Wajdi Mouawad, Incendies is a […]