By God, we’ve never been this nervous. Not even when we tried our first smooch unsure of the consequences. Will Slumdog Millionaire and A.R.Rahman win the Ultimate Honor in the movie business – the Oscars. We are not great believers in God. But tonight we’ll make an exception. God, please let it happen. (By the […]
Who would have thought things would come to such a pass? Back in the late 1990s, selling a single Citigroup share was enough to take your family out for dinner at a nice Indian restaurant in New York City. But times have changed. And boy, how they have changed. Forget dinner for your family. Today, […]
Delhi 6 Falling, Falling, Falling – Down 75% Abhishek’s Delhi 6 Fails to Sizzle at Box Office Folks, for the first time in so many years there were 17 people (12 initially + 5 more trooped in just as the movie started) for the 12:30PM show of a Bollywood movie in the U.S. on a […]
Some members on the SearchIndia.com blog (Aditya, Asha Tampa) have so raved about the American TV sitcom Friends that we felt compelled to add it to our Netflix queue. Our first DVD (Season One – Disc 1) from Netflix is actually scheduled to arrive tomorrow. Since we’re living in the age of instant gratification, we […]
Delhi 6 Review – A Meaningless Kaleidoscope Folks, Delhi 6 has opened to bad reviews. Is anyone out there surprised that an Abhishek Bachchan movie has opened to poor reviews? We’re sure you all remember the Drona disaster. Delhi 6 has yet to release in the U.S. but here’s a sample of reviews from Indian newspapers: Live […]
Time for the next instalment of Incredible India, those Only-in-India stories. Here we go: * Holy cow, unholy representation in the Holy City. What does it take to be the BSP’s Lok Sabha candidate for the holy city of Varanasi? Over two dozens cases including murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, extortion, loot and land grabbing. […]