After the Wedding – Lovely Danish Movie

Say what you will but India is undoubtedly the CMC of the world, the Crap Movie Capital of the world. Yes, we can already hear the tipsy, patriotic yokels coming out of the woodwork yelling out – Oh, you are not aware of the cornucopia of alternate movies that never make it to the U.S., […]

Salaam Bombay – An Indian Tragedy

If Danny Boyle had made Salaam Bombay, would the movie have been subjected to the same venomous attacks that some members of the Bollywood ignorati have heaped upon his new award-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire. Most likely, yes. A lot of calumnies would have been heaped upon Danny. After all, Danny is a gora, a westerner from the […]

Chandni Chowk to China is Garbage, Say Critics

Confirmed – Chandni Chowk a Mega Box Office Disaster Chandni Chowk Review – Slit Your Wrists, Akshay  A bevy of critics has hammered Akshay Kumar’s new movie Chandni Chowk to China, which released in theatres around the world today. Here’s a look at excerpts from some of the reviews: Hollywood Reporter: “Chandni Chowk to China’s” […]

Acme of Rasams – Swagath in Edison, NJ

Never have our lips touched such Rasam. It’s snowing outside…here we are drinking the acme of Tomato Rasams at Swagath (Oak Tree Rd), Edison, NJ 08820. Hot & Tangy & Spicy – ah, sheer Nirvana. Just right for this cold weather too. We must have done a lot of good deeds to deserve this. All […]

What the Hell is Really Happening at Satyam?

We are Big Time Crooks, Confesses Satyam If Shakespeare were writing Hamlet today, the bard would probably write Something is rotten in the state of Satyam.  A few hours ago (17:40 EST), Indian IT services provider Satyam Computer Services announced that promoters’ stake in the company may have been reduced. Some hours before that, Satyam put […]

Incredible India? Shining India? – Ha Ha Ha

Incredible India Ad on NYC Bus * A PWD Engineer M.K.Gupta in Uttar Pradesh is brutally beaten up by local politicians for not giving funds for the birthday bash of the state’s Maharani and tortured with electric shocks (according to the autopsy report). Yes, his wife is now a widow. * Bal Thackeray, the leader of […]

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