Slumdog Millionaire wins 8 oscar.

Slumdog millionaire swept the Oscar Academy awards in Los Angeles .I had rightly predicted even before this film was nominated for Oscar.see here____
Indians were too happy and enthusiastic and all and sundry including the Dharawi slum inhabitants were logged on to this spectacle.However its very premature to conclude that an Indian film won an Oscar.It was an outright British film with Indian artists and some technicians.A R Rahman is a genius and it shows in his behaviour.he prefers keeping a low profile focusing his entire energy on music.His music is his own compositions and not copies of western melodies an art in which Indian composers like Anu malik and others are expert.
However this film is a slap on the face of Bollywood film makers who keep shouting about shortage of content for making good films.Story telling and screen play is an art which Indian directors have to learn.Off course there are exceptions like Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Shyam benegal.Irfan Khan as always has done justice to his role in the film.It is to the credit of Danny Boyle that he could make Dev Patel and Freida pinto act considering their non acting backgrounds.This is where the art lies in which you extract the best out of everyone.Though I don’t understand the publicity Anil Kapoor is getting for a role which amounts to nothing.Anil Kapoor is everywhere,on the posters and on the red carpet etc.Jai Ho was a good song but not the best though but beautifully blends with the theme of the film.Salute to Danny Boyle that he could use Rahman and Gulzar in a constructive way.However what beats me is why Sukhwinder singh the singer of Jai Ho was not invited to Oscar stage.He was denied a US visa?Who played the spoil sport?
There is a opposition to this film in India too.Famous self appointed Bollywood censors like Amitabh Bacchan (ghost promoted by alter ego Amar singh ji) did lambaste the film for showing Indian poverty.Whats wrong?Is it not truth about India shining?Dharawi indeed is just a mirror of our society and such places exist all over India where crime is rampant and politicians don’t give heed.It took a British filmmaker to take India to Oscars twice during the film Gandhi and later now in Slumdog.I think slumdog really means an underdog in this film which Indians sitting in high places are not able to understand.I know Vijay mallya will have his next calendar shoot in Dharawi!!It takes a gora man to awaken us to our problems in India.Why cant we and our bollywood brethren be a little more compassionate about these countrymen.Slums indeed are a blot on the face of any country.It shows that we are not able to eradicate poverty even after 60 years of Independence.Did Dharawi exist in the times of British?no!It took another British man Danny Boyle to prove that”look you are worse off after independence”!Its time Mahesh Bhatts and others make some original stuff rather than copying from western film DVD’s.After all how much can you dance in the films and make mockery of art.!!

Pinto slumdog forgets her husband.

Freida pinto was sure born with starlight engraved in her fate.Almost unknown and and unseen in Mumbai she has become a Hollywood sensation overnight that even the likes of big Hollywood studios are betting on her.This very thin girl from a Mumbai suburb and daughter of a college principal has left the big time bollywood actresses fuming with envy.Slumdog millionaire by Dan Boyle has catapulted her to the heights that even Aishwarya rai has not seen.The main result however was that this ambitious girl has dumped her boyfriend/fiancee and gone to New York looking for greener pastures.
This is what I call the ultimate fate.One film and a Mumbai girl has become an international star hobnobbing with the likes of Clint Eastwood,Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.I can hear lots of envious grunts in Mumbai particularly the big boobed Mallika sherawat who has not made any inroads despite a Hong Kong film “The Myth”.Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Kapoor must be cursing their fate.Aishwarya Rai was unlucky and has not made any acting impact on international arena.Fate of Ms Pinto only shows that you need solid backing from the stars to make it big time.Slumdog Millionaire has catapulted Dev patel and Irfan Khan too where many Indian stars can only dream to go!

Bollywood songs Billu Barber lifts king khan.

Shahrukh khan has become a Bollywood symbol now days.Popularly known as King Khan also ,this king of star signs Scorpio is a self motivated individual who has learnt to win.We don’t know how this star does it but he has shown tremendous agility and drive to be where he is today.We remember him from our time in Hans Raj College-Delhi university where this young man would roam around with Gauri and a hockey stick at his back. Once my sports director at that time Mr.Mangal Singh would tell me about this hockey player as mangal singh was a hockey player himself.Shah Rukh khan use to be shy person and I never had an opportunity to talk to him.It was in 1987 that Shah rukh Khan got a colour for hockey as he was the captain of Hansraj hockey team.In the same year I got a colour for table tennis.
After that we saw him in a DD serial as Abhimanyu and the next thing I knew that he has become a star in Bollywood.Though living abroad for almost 18 years I realized the heights to which Shahrukh Khan has risen as far as stardom is concerned.The full credit goes to the actor for maintaining strict discipline and many hours of weight training and reisting eating anything and everything.I know,I could not have done it.
Star sign favoured him in Bollywood in addition to his own hard work and he is slowly turning towards meaning ful cinema.When I watched Chak de India,everything about hansraj college came rushing back to me.though I never quite enjoyed my time in Hans raj,these memories keep coming back to me.Today I live in northern Europe where not many Indian films reach ,however I keep in touch with Shahrukh khan via youtube videos and keep telling my European wife about him so much that she has become a fan too!

Katrina Kaif suits Rahul Gandhi

Katrina Kaif and Aishwarya Rai Bacchan have both brought beauty and glamour to bollywood which was absent from the time after Madhu Bala.Aishwarya Rai came to Bollywood through a beauty pageant.she was a good presence on the screen,however her lack of acting skills and dialogue delivery wa a major drawback for her carrier.Its not that good actors are appreciated in Bollywood though.Her affair with the actor Salman Khan also stopped her in her learning curve though she was and still is a beautiful women who has bagged some lackluster roles in Hollywood films.
On the other hand Katrina Kaif scorched the Bollywood screen with her screen presence.A UK national and totally out of place in bollywood,she has ultimately made a name for herself by her humble sweet presence.This blog rates her as the most beautiful women in Bollywood after Madhu Bala.She was poor in Hindi,a language which Bollywood uses but inspite of having so many handicap she learned and learned.Today no one can beat her at the box office.Her popularity is rising at an alarming rate so much so that every grandmother in India wants that their grandparents bring home bride as beautiful as Katrina Kaif.Whats common between them is Salman Khan.They both romanced Salman Khan or vice verse.Katrina Kaif is a mixed race child from a Kashmiri father and a white British mother.However what surprises me is the most eligible bachelor in India Rahul Gandhi is a mixed race personality who to has Kashmiri and European heritage.Do Rahul Gandhi and Katrina Kaif make a cute couple together.Will salman Khan allow this?Rahul Gandhi and Katrina Kaif have many things in common as both are mild mannered and humble.In their hearts both shun lime light but due to obligations have no way out.Can we expect Katrina Kaif to be Katrina Gandhi?

Bollywood Babes & starlets.

Bollywood is also famous for big bosom ladies.Asian males like their women with big busts or boobs.Bollywood starlets satisfy the desires of not only the producers but sex hungry Indian and Pakistani public.Films can go bust if they don’t have any boob shows.Mallika sherawat is a bold bollywood Babette who is also making her mark in Hollywood.
Bollywood starlets play a very important role in the Bollywood films.They are either the hero sister or friend or estranged lover who never gets married and either lands up with bad goons or in brothels.However in real life to these sexy bimbettes who are not able to make it to the top become sex toys in the hands of producers or aging directors.Even the Bollywood underworld based in Dubai enjoy with them.Recently a bollywood starlet landed in Portugal with a wanted terrorists.Often these ladies end up in Mumbai at the mercy of goons and underworld mafia or at the most end up as mistress to assistant directors or casting managers.
In the older times it was often rumoured that famous stars and even villains often had room booked up in hotels for these bimbettes.Often 60+ stars would enjoy these starlets who would not be more than 16 or 22.It is said that actors like Raj kapoor and Pran indulged in wild orgies in older times.One old time starlet who had to sleep with ten male stars before getting a role in the film says its very common.
With changing times these girls already know they are going to be used anyway so they start a call girl service in bollywood just in case.