For a TV channel that’s supposed to have a major presence in India, NDTV’s application for the iPhone 4 has turned out to be a mighty big disappointment. We downloaded the application sometime back and have been playing with it on and off for the last few days. The version we’re running on our iPhone […]
(For SI Blog reader Pippa) We can’t stand the Big Business-friendly Republicans but in this instance we’re with them. No Mosque in the Ground Zero area or even downtown Manhattan. As best as we know, you can’t build a Church/Synagogue/Mandir/Gurdwara in any of the Muslim nations and to even think of building a mosque in […]
A short while ago, we received an e-mail that we’ve reproduced verbatim below: Hello, My name is Matt Porter, and I am a filmmaker and recent New York University graduate. I am searching for an Indian couple, ideally a husband and wife, over the age of 50 who would both be interested in acting in […]
SI: What about our Masala Chai? Desi Waitress: Very Sorry Sir, I told the cook Masala Chai but he made Masala French Fry! SI: What! (Sotto Voce: Goddamn Jesus ‘Mother F*cking’ Christ. Is your kitchen staffed with baboons who can’t even understand another desi?) White Waitress (in a pleading voice): Sir, would you like to […]
Ajay Devgn is a nonentity in Bollywood unless he has the presence of other strong players alongside him (like for instance Ranbhir Kapoor et al). Say, look at the below table and tell us if Ajay Devgn matters at all: