The Past Is Never Dead. It’s Not Even Past. – Midnight in Paris (2011) In a million years, the Indian mongrels can’t make a movie a millionth as pleasing as Midnight in Paris. And neither will the millions of EverReady-for-Ready rabid curs patronize this classy a movie. As the more discerning of SI readers will […]
Poor countries are poor not because they lack resources, but because they lack effective political institutions. – Francis Fukuyama in The Origins of Political Order p.14 It’s hard to dispute the above point, at least in the case of India. Despite the burgeoning population, India has plenty of resources. Certainly, enough to feed its 1.2 […]
Ready Review – Pageant of Trash The first reviews of Salman Khan’s new film Ready are out. And they are not positive. Here’s a sample of critical reviews for Ready: Times of India The first half involves running around the trees (read beating around the bush) while the actual story starts only in the second […]
It is safe to say that the Samsung Galaxy tablet hasn’t exactly been flying off the shelves a la the Apple iPad. One major drawback of the first generation Samsung Galaxy Tab (based on Google’s Android software) that was launched in September last year was its 7-inch screen size. Well, 7-inches seems might not too […]
For the sake of my well-being, my sanity, my dignity and self-respect of my family, I will not work with Salman Khan….The Salman Khan chapter was a nightmare in my life and I am thankful to god that it is over. – Salman Khan’s former girlfriend Aishwarya Rai (Source: Express India, April 6, 2003) On […]
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. […]