- The latest garba fashions, the latest garba dandiyas
- Tanushree Dutta's favorite foods
- Minissha's image makeover for Kidnap
- I started jumping and crying when I heard about my first hit - The Abhishek Bachchan interview
- Kiran Rao's directorial debut will star Pratiek Babbar
- Pakistan Pres Zardari to Sarah Palin: You're Gorgeous! (from Bee)
- TZP goes to the Oscars (from Bee)
- London Rock(s) On!!! (from Busy Bee)
- The Bachchans are back with Live Earth 2008 (from girlie girl)
- Big B - the talk show (from j)
- Drona - the sequel (from BusyBee)
- Himesh's lucky mascot - his boy Swayam
- How Juhi Chawla balances momhood and movies
- Lara Dutta squares off with a serpent (not the Bollywood kind)
- Rahul Gandhi loved Rock On!! - Arjun Rampal
- Aditya to Rani: Work first, pooja badme!
- Five top notch singers now out of work (from Pitu)
- Rakhi Sawant to Sallu: Marry me! (from meena)
- How KJo makes sure he's loved by all camps
- MTV gets into movie production big time with the three Khans
- SRK-Aditya together again, begin shooting for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (from j)
- Indian kids queue up for reality shows
- The top 10 directors of Tollywood
- Himesh and the Chipmunks (from Anon)
- Vogue sparks a class controversy in India (from girlie girl)
- Sallu's working hard on his writing debut
- Abhiwarya will remake Abhimaan
- Star hosts on TV and their salaries
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
September Linkology
For anyone new here, welcome the the Drift. Here is how Linkology works: if you find anything funny, touching, entertaining or just plain worth sharing, leave us a link in the comments section with your take on it. I'll put it up here and on the front page as soon as I can and we can take a look at it, amuse ourselves and discuss it here.
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That vogue cover is seriously disturbing. It almost seems like an anti-vogue comercial, kind of like the ones Peta does.
J: You mean the spread, right? Coz the cover has a Pinocchio-like photoshopped Ameesha Patel on it.
Actually, I didn't have a huge problem with it TILL I realized they haven't named the people who posed for the pics. Because clearly, unless you're a rich, snooty fashion model, you don't qualify as a 'person' and are merely 'that kisaan'/'woh gaonwali' as opposed to having a name we'd like to know :-/
Even doggies in Hollywood and Bollywood movies are named. Heck, the pigeons in Maine Pyar Kiya were named in the credits :-/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WjlW8suxhM
Himmi Bhaiya Chip Munk !
Ted.com Ideas worth sharing
Excellent site for Thought Provoking Video Presentations
Plus, it totally looks like they took a picture of these poor people and just photoshoped them Ameesha-style to show them wearing a Fugly Fendi Bib or that stupid umbrella!! It is just absolutely disgusting!
http://bollywoodactresswallpaper.blogspot.com/2008/06/hard-kaur-kismat-konnection-music.html
The Indian Vogue is pretentious and full of snobbery, but are other Vogue editions any different? Americans may have a much better standard of living, but how many can afford $2000 shoes on a regular basis?
okay off topic cuz i aint got no links but today i decided to look at my university page in orkut! HAHAHAHA omg! the fobs at my college are having a BALL.. they type in a rly random English... FOBTASTIC
some boy posted a topic "be my fren plzzzzzz i juzzz came 2 *insert city name* n have no frend n want som frendzz plzzzzzzz" aww LOL as tempting as that offer is i won't be reaching out, who am i mother teresa? nuh uh
i stalked their profile and this dude posted so many pictures of him and his friends with HOODIES on..and he has some issues with the "foreign born girls" apparently we ignore these nice boys and have forgotten our "culture".. DANG
and this dude has a picture of cute RABBITS in his profile and is a member of such great MANLY groups such as Romeo and Juliet, Heer Ranjha and "i love britney spears" LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Pitu, yeah I did mean the spread. Although that Ameesha cover is also quite disgusting :)
i agree j...she looks nothing like herself...not to mention all the photoshoping has given her a Pinocchio nose! hehe
You know, she looks very pretty in that b/w three-quarters profile of hers (even with the bizarre nose). Methinks they uthaoed Soha Ali Khan's nose and chipkaoed it on Ameesha lol.
The Ugly reality of Indian Reality Show
Watch the trash in the Video
* Viewers descrition advised
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8OHDbfmXV8
Haldi, thanks for sharing!
Pitu sent me the link yesterday as well. But after watching it, I wasn't sure how to handle it. Its way too ugly to make fun of - its just a really unhappy vid.
I also feel the same.Cheap & Vulgar
so Please delete the link.
BTW - Haldi Hassan was the name of KK in Movie called *Yeh Hai Bombai Meri Jan.
Nice picture
Rab Ne Banadi Jodi
http://ia.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/05srk1.htm
GOD, SRK looks ridiculous!! When is he going to realize that he is no longer in his 20/30s...he is NOT suitable for these types of roles anymore. SOmeone needs to break the news to him ASAP!!
lol at the shahrukh photo..if bangs and tight fitting t shirts would make someone look younger, then sekhar suman would look like teenager too..
-Bee
lol, on shekhar suman. He is the most hedious looking guy these days and he was'nt that bad when he first came on the scene.
I am surprised with SRK's look. Isn't the movie kind of a lolita story - older guy falling for a much younger girl?
hehe himesh can give sekhar suman good competition on being hideous..hair transplant – sekhar – check, himesh – check, possible face lift – sekhar – check, himesh – check..
-bee
Suman has a transplant. Himesh - now that we know wears a wig - has probably a bad hair transplant.
Suman 1 Himesh 0
also, who's more in denial about their REAL age...Himesh, Suman?! I think Himesh takes this round looking at the 12 year olds he gets to act opposite of him!
hehe sekhar - 1, himesh -1
Bee
Tremendous! We should do a Shekhar vs Himesh post soon :)
ooh...great idea Aspi! There are a ton of things to talk about when it comes to the two of them. We already have hair covered, age, we can talk about visible inappropriate cleavage, dressing like a teenager...we've opened up a lot of possibilities here!
...she strikes again!
http://publication.samachar.com/pub_article.php?id=2628647&navname=Movies&moreurl=http://publication.samachar.com/ibnlive/movies/ibnlive.php&homeurl=http://www.samachar.com/mostread.php
http://www.buzz18.com/features/music/flop-five-hotshot-singers-out-of-job/81871/0
5 unemployed singers..
Pitu, terrific link! Although I wouldn't call Wadkar out of work and that mention of his last song in 2007 is just plain wrong. Why he just sang a bunch of songs on Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi. But I'll say this: boy, he's stereotyped.
When Priyanka Chopra was surrounded by gays!
http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20080911-3.html
the lara dutta link points to the arjun rampal article..:)
-bee
Bee, thanks for pointing that out!
Brave Behl planning Dron part II even before the the first one's release.
http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14760316
He can say what he wants - but that sequel ain't getting made unless Drona rakes in the cash.
Even if Drona has been presold at a profit to distributors, if it flops no one will buy any sequel from Eros - thus killing chances of any extended financing.
Hahahahah Aspi used the word "ain't"!Hahahaha omg hahaha.How cute:)
Aspi,you areee theee besttt.Keep rockin this blog homie.
Since you mention the word rocking, you should definitely check out the next post - one of my favorite um, rockers. Hope you like it!
Aspi: I agree. Wouldn't call Wadkar unemployed and anyway he is a far superior singer compared to these chaps. Stereotyped, true. But beautiful classical adaakari. Um, Shabbir Kumar??? Not so much :-p
I don't have high hopes from Drona, Bwood just doesn't do sci-fi/fantasy well. Besides, Goldie Behl (Bas Itna Sa Khwab Hai) ain't no great shakes as a director. Besides, aren't superheroes supposed to be fit? Bachchan Jr needs to lose some flab pronto! No way am wasting $10.
Announcing sequels (that may never get made) before the movie is released is a new marketing ploy for bollywood.
I am getting a little overdosed on Priyanka, Katrina and Deepika. Is there no other bolly heroines left?
I was watching Oop Cha last night and I realized of all the Bollywood heroines since Aish, Priyanka has the best sense of what looks good on her - be it a dress, an expression or a move.
Her Drona-Redux is a rare misstep but otherwise she always looks good in the movies.
If this movie thing doesn't work out she would make a killing running a finishing school for model-types.
Priyanka is looking amazing in the dostana promos. That is a tough one since she is sharing screen space with eye candy John.
Haven't people had enough on the Unforgettables tour
http://www.india-forums.com/tellybuzz/article.asp?id=3217
Wow, he already has an Adda, now he gets his own Den. Coming soon: Big B's nukkad.
I think with the tour and the crappy movies and the ridiculous blogs and public comments, i'm just tired of seeing the Bachchans. They need to go away for a while...and take Mr. Singh with them...
Amen GG!
sorry Pitu, looks like they're not going anywhere!
http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/19look.htm
I like how the story mentions all the Bachchans and the picture only shows the two most important people of the family! hehe
London Rocks On
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/bollywood/article4775743.ece
Aspi, you should do an interview for this. I always wonder how much these guys get paid for their appearances including Mr. Gore and what the carbon footprint of the show is.
Come on, I am a cynic. If you really cared about global warming you would be living like Ted Kazinksy.
busy bee, thanks for the link. Rock On!! is such a polarizing movie. A number of people, whose opinions I respect a lot, have trashed it. And of course a lot of people have loved it.
I think they are both right. I can even reconcile the picture in my head - but if I can ever articulate it, I'll do a post about it.
Anon, great idea. I will see if I can dig up someone.
Whether you like the movie or not I have to give Farhan kudos for making movies that are very well scripted and are not copies of some hollywood movie.
I haven't seen this movie yet. Will wait for the official DVD. (I refuse to go to the movie theatre and hang out in a desi circus like environment and hubby refuses to watch copies that are not officially released by the producers). So will have a more informed comment when I watch it.
TZP is India's Oscar entry over Mumbai Meri Jaan, A Wednesday, Jodhaa Akbar and Rock On..
http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/20tzp.htm
Bee
To whatever committee is responsible for picking the Oscar Entry,
Why even bother sending an entry? It's one thing to talk about how the Oscars aren't needed to validate Indian films. (And to an extent, I agree, I myself like the other SAG and film festival awards myself.)
Nevertheless,
Just don't bother sending an entry, if you're just going to limit yourself to some Mainstream Bollywood film. Only in a few cases does that work out well (Lagaan at least made it into the final cut).
P.S.
By the way, I don't know if this was mentioned here.
But there is a U.K. Fox Searchlight movie that is getting strong Oscar buzz already--Slumdog Millionare, which is set in India.
P.P.S
I haven't seen the film, but I don't think it will get an oscar. Just saying it had a light oscar buzz.
I haven't seen Slumdog yet but I'm glad Anil or any capable Bollywood actor got a chance to act in something other than drivel. In any case, his agent has been working overtime to get him publicity for it. And given how obsessed the Indian media is about impressing The Phoren, its an easy story to sell.
Aspi, I'm just going to ask it here.
In JJWS,did Abhijeet sing Khwaja mera Khwaja at one time? I'm curious cause I want to make sure he did before I go off trying to find the clip.
Here you go Lin,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B9BdjGUrTg
Also the Rahul Vaidya Piya Haaji Ali is quite good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYKrXuBpX4g&feature=related
But my favourite is Raja Hassan's Piya Haaji Ali (it also comes with an extra dose of Himesh)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZcYpsB08uM&feature=related
J, thank you for the link.
I did a general search a couple of days ago and I didn't find it. So I appreciate the link. :)
Piya Haji Ali.
I really like Irfan's version the best. Even though technically the others may have been better than Irfan. There's something soothing when he sings it...more so than the other versions, which are also good.
Just a quick update because I didn't necessarily want to do a post about it. But if you were into Indian Idol 3, there is a spin off band (Parleen, Abhijit, Bleater urf Suhit and Chang) called F4.
They played Vadodara on Sunday and afsos I found out about it too late to go catch it. Otherwise much fun would have ensued. In any case, I sent Chang a note afterwards and he said he loved playing the show.
There are some YouTube clips of them playing live I think.
Also caught Indian Idol 4 audition round on Sony recently. Parleen, Deepali and Chang were omnipresent through out the show. They were interviewing cadidates outside and doing their hosla-afjayi.
not film related, but filmy certainly ..;-)
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/24/palin.pakistan/index.html
-Bee
Funny, he sure is a charmer :)
Bee that link is hilarious. ToI had a much more acerbic take on it. But the core of the story is pretty consistent.
Hope Mr. 10% can charm something out of the Pakistani economy in the same way. If you have some spare cycles, more about Zardari's challenges here.
I got skeeved out by that.
Would he ever dare to say that to a really good looking man in such a setting?
Would he ever dare to say that to a female Pakistani politician or someone with high publicity?
Jack-ass.
And the Hug part. Ugh.
Lin, good point. I read somewhere that he turned it on in his meeting with Manmohan as well, referring to him as the Father of Modern India.
Why doenst he just tell people to drop their trousers and kiss their a$$ while he's at it.
That article was hysterical bee! The hug part totally grossed me out...and i like how Sarah Palin didnt say anything to him but just "Smiled"...SHOT DOWN!! hehe
and he seems to have come out of the mourning for his deceased wife too soon..
Wah, wah. Girlie Girl - what a charming name. I can't believe what a gorgeous name this is. How do you do it? Sarah Palin is nothing compared to how lovely you must be.
Asif, laholbillakhoobat! Didn't I tell you about improper use of computer resources that belong to the US, I mean Pakistan, government?
Nawaz jaan, put a cork in it!
Uske charm ke bina Asif kuchh bhi nahin. I use my charm to get my country what it wants. So this is proper use of resources.
Now, back to my inspirational video download: Bill Clinton, White House Playa.
hehe is this bollywood junkie in new avtar?
Bee, its me!
Asif Z
I even know poetry
Can you not see
I love the honeybee?
What did I tell you. There is no woman the A-man cannot get to in 2 minutes. You can stop blushing now. Call me!
Asifbhai, national security ko to lihaaz karo!
Nawaz, why are you stalking me? Leave me alone!
Wait are you looking for leftovers? Because there will be plenty wherever the A-man walks!
*turns in her grave*
Mahendra kapoor passes away..
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Singer_Mahendra_Kapoor_passes_away/rssarticleshow/3535573.cms
-Bee
Abhishek Bachchan wants Drona and Krrish to meet
http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20081001-2.html
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