Somebody ought to get their head examined! And I mean right now, kiddo! There’s a new $49 device out there called Qplay TV adapter for playing Internet video on your TV. But here’s the catch – Before you can get the $49 Qplay adapter to play Ram Leela songs or any other Internet video on […]
Since it’s Mobile World Congress (Barcelona) time of the year, we must endure a flurry of announcements of new smartphones this week. I took a dekko at the features and specs of several of the new smartphones. None of the new devices provoke the least envy or induce the remotest temptation to abandon my iPhone […]
Bollywood film Highway, director Imtiaz Ali’s lift of the two-decade old Hollywood movie The Chase, has fared poorly at the U.S. box office. For the opening February 21-23, 2014 weekend, Highway could manage a gross of only $286,495. Highway’s opening weekend performance is pathetic for a Bollywood director of Imtiaz Ali’s stature. Highway is Imtiaz […]
I knew there had to be a reason why Pizza Hut pizzas taste so godawful. 😉 Pizza Hut is not the only offender. A few years back, two Domino’s employees were in the news for their pizza shenanigans. Disgusting! I guess the only safe food is what comes out of your kitchen.
(Thanks to SI Blog reader rvasam who first alerted me to the lift) Let’s get to the big question right away. Is Bollywood film Highway a lift of the 1994 Hollywood movie The Chase? The short answer – Yes, to a significant, unignorable, inexcusable, unpardonable degree. There are far too many similarities between Highway and […]
Highway – Highway Robbery of The Chase I steered on to the Highway (Alia Bhatt, Randeep Hooda) with much trepidation this evening. This Alia Bhatt creature (heroine of Highway) was completely alien to me. And given my utter contempt for supremely untalented Indian ‘star children’ (Abhishek Bachchan, Zayed Khan, Fardeen Khan, Tusshar Kapoor, Salman Khan, […]