Judas Rajini, What About Us? For the sake of a few silver coins, our modern-day avatar of Judas – Rajinikanth – having decided to sell his soul, gathered up all his spittle and in one swift motion spat on the faces of millions of his Tamil fans worldwide. For a highly-paid star like Rajinikanth to […]
Multiple bomb blasts rocked the South Indian city of Bangalore today. Early reports suggest that at least two people were killed and several others injured. Seven low intensity bombs exploded in crowded areas across the city. The blasts occurred in the areas of Madiwala, Nayanadhalli, Adugudi, Rajaram Circle, Anepallya and Ashok Nagar. Capital of the South Indian state of […]
More than 28 million people in India (age 15 and older) accessed the Internet from home and work in May marking a 27% increase over the same period a year ago, according to comScore. Since Internet users in India represent only 3% of the population there is significant potential for continued strong growth. According to […]
Kismat Konnection – Dud at Box Office Making crappy movies like Kismat Konnection is a sin. Reviewing such crappy movies – and giving them undeserved publicity – is a greater sin. Watching Kismat Konnection less than 24 hours after watching The Dark Knight featuring the peerless Heath Ledger as the Joker is nothing but Karmic […]
Today’s New York Times has an interesting piece on Amma a.k.a. MÄtÄ AmritanandamayÄ« Devi and originally as Sudhamani. Amma, who hails from the South Indian state of Kerala, is also known as the Hugging Saint, a reference to this oddball’s penchant for hugging people. According to the NYT story, the 54-year-old Amma hugged over 8,000 people […]
Tell No One Language: French Actors: François Cluzet, Kristin Scott Thomas, Nathalie Baye, Marie-Josée Croze, Marina Hands Director: Guillaume Canet Playing at: Landmark Sunshine Theatre on E. Houston St, New York City (as of July 6, 2008) Tell No One is easily one of the finest movies we’ve seen in 2008. It’s safe to say that […]