Comments on Aspi's Drift: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs: Wadkar hi Wadkar

Suresh Wadkar is one of the leading classical sing...

2008-02-28T01:57:06.178-06:00

Suresh Wadkar is one of the leading classical singers of the present times who had made significant contribution in bollywood films. When he was young he learnt music from Pandit Jialal Vasant.

LOL Mrs. Petite Wife!! you're on deck, Mind Rush

2008-02-08T14:27:32.861-06:00

LOL Mrs. Petite Wife!!

you're on deck, Mind Rush

petite wife, here I was trying to figure out how t...

2008-02-07T14:29:59.774-06:00

petite wife, here I was trying to figure out how to put the problem to Mind Rush and you come and do it perfectly. I will be telling Mind Rush to hurry up and help you with Yuvawannabe Wadkar.

Dear MindrushjiI heard that you are a very famous ...

2008-02-07T11:22:36.970-06:00

Dear Mindrushji
I heard that you are a very famous counsellor on this site, and I would like your advice.
I just read that you want to give advice to my Sweet Woh. I am very upset. It is me who needs help, not him.But I am blushing and dont know how to say it.
I used to learn music from my husband and as my musical notes struck a chord with his, so did my heart.I know he was much older, but you see, I liked his simplicity and his pakke-sur.(The director of Cheeni-Kum was so inspired by us that he decided to make the movie,but he changed the settings so that my sister-in-law would not know how we met jab we met.)We have been leading a very quiet simple life running our music-school.
But I dont know why he is changing now. When he was asked to become judge on a new show, he decided to get his hair weaved. I dont understand, why should he have more hair just to hear songs?It was a failure, but as an ideal patni, I did not want to disappoint him, so I said that I could not recognise him.He was very happy.
Now even on the show, he tries to be funny, and keeps on copying whatever Sonuji does. I feel very embarrassed. Whenever a pretty heroine comes to the show , he keeps talking sweetly, and they all think he is a very sweet uncleji and flirt with him. He has started to wear such jazzy dresses also. He is so concerned about looking young on this show, that he is neglecting me and home, and I have to take care of the whole school.
Please tell me how to bring back my sweet,old,bald,boring husband whom I fell in love with.Even your Asbiji here thinks I am ati-romantic, but my husband simbly does not care about me.(Sorry, when I am very emotional, I get back my Malayali accent).Mindrushji, please help me.

Sidekick, I just heard that the heroine of HKA, Ch...

2008-02-07T11:02:12.502-06:00

Sidekick, I just heard that the heroine of HKA, Chitrangada who vanished when her golfer-husband disapproved of her long absences, has decided to return to act in a movie.

minnie, i saw KKC --- i liked it but in a lukewarm...

2008-02-07T08:36:26.081-06:00

minnie, i saw KKC --- i liked it but in a lukewarm sort of way. i too thought soha was over matched for the role, all shiney did was brood and vinay pathak was wasted. sonya jehan was very good - it was the first time i've seen her. i loved the music, so that was a huge plus for me. the film was a reverent tribute to the 50s/60s, but the plot seemed to have too many holes, the screenplay was not crisp and romance didn't exactly crackle between the leads. i guess i expected another hazaaron khwaishein aisi (which i loved!) and felt let down.

Dear Anu G and others, Thanks to you all I am now ...

2008-02-06T15:01:19.374-06:00

Dear Anu G and others, Thanks to you all I am now very enlightened about this maya-nagri called Bollywood.

I am now awaiting desperate letters to Love Chakker from Suresh re: his last-ditch weave and love's lost opportunities!

Aspi, so u think I am one of those Madam M types w...

2008-02-06T11:00:57.053-06:00

Aspi, so u think I am one of those Madam M types who sneaks around, snooping on people,befriends them, takes them into confidence, and then announces the news to the whole world!I can say things like I had to go to great trouble, and tap all my elusive sources.....but the plain truth is,when Mindrush asked about it, I just went to Google Search, typed 'Mrs.Wadkar' and voila, there was all the info:).

minnie, I have a ton of movies to catch up on. I a...

2008-02-06T09:12:39.519-06:00

minnie, I have a ton of movies to catch up on. I am now seeking a good Rajnikanth movie to watch (I've seen him a lot but not in a feature length film). But if I come across KKC, I won't turn it down after your recommendation.

And hopefully someone will tell me about an actress worth watching as well (its all about men when we have a regional film discussion).

Agree about Vishal's short. I liked the time spliced sequences a lot - reminded me of Steven Soderbergh before he went Clooney on us.

Suresh and Madhuri - that would have been one naac...

2008-02-06T09:10:12.118-06:00

Suresh and Madhuri - that would have been one naachgaana couple. But I think Ms. Wadkar is cute and very unpretentious. And so is their little kid.

anu g, kya, are you sure you don't write some gossip column for Stardust or something. How do you dig all this up?!?

Okay,You've all made me so curious that I am going...

2008-02-06T08:41:46.647-06:00

Okay,You've all made me so curious that I am going to watch lil champs,not for the kids but for this,now famous 'Ms.wadkar'

Sidekick,I am glad you shared that Jaago series wi...

2008-02-06T08:37:58.554-06:00

Sidekick,I am glad you shared that Jaago series with us.All the stories were outstanding,Vishal's being the best of the series.I liked the Sivan's story too.It was positively cute,nahi?

aspi, I saw khoya khoya chand the other day and wh...

2008-02-06T08:22:10.521-06:00

aspi, I saw khoya khoya chand the other day and while i do agree with the critics that soha is a lightweight for such a difficult role...i loved the movie..it took me to a totally different era. there could have been explanations for the loose ends like why do shyamol and zafar dislike each other in the end tho' he takes care of nikhat , what happens to ratanbala, etc..on the whole a different movie from the usual crap .please do give your input, people who have watched this movie...

anu ,i guess thats one way of looking at it ...:)

2008-02-06T08:11:13.004-06:00

anu ,i guess thats one way of looking at it ...:)

anu g, figured we could rely on u for that nice pi...

2008-02-06T04:49:43.110-06:00

anu g, figured we could rely on u for that nice piece of research on Mrs. W :) . i agree that she looks younger than 36. interesting point on wadkar dodging the madhuri bullet!

mind rush, suresh's kitchi-kitchi may be as far as he goes in terms of being a demonstrative parent. i doubt that indian parents do a lot of "i love yous" and frequent bear hugs. his kid was adorable.

saritha, anu g: u're welcome. i'd seen this on rediff: http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/mar/27slide1.htm
and was on red alert for the film. i loved pan's labyrinth, so i defi wanted to watch navarro's collaboration with vishal. turns out that the entire AIDS Jaago series was pretty good.

Sidekick,thanks so much for the link to blood brot...

2008-02-06T00:16:06.301-06:00

Sidekick,thanks so much for the link to blood brothers.Very well taken.

Sidekick,thanks so much for the link to blood brot...

2008-02-06T00:16:04.592-06:00

Sidekick,thanks so much for the link to blood brothers.Very well taken.

Minnie I read something like that myself. But I am...

2008-02-05T23:48:18.006-06:00

Minnie I read something like that myself. But I am not sure he will be kicking himself.Can u see Madhuri Dixit taking care of his music school(which is doing roaring business), calling him Sureshji, touching his feet and praying that they have a saat-janmon ka rishta:).

this HAS to be a kinda scoop...someone had told me...

2008-02-05T23:39:39.437-06:00

this HAS to be a kinda scoop...someone had told me a long time ago ...i just remembered....suresh wadkar had actually got a rishta from madhuri dixit (from her parents ,of course)when she was still a struggler and he was an established name....how he must be kicking himself now...of course could also be just a rumour

Sania,the indian-idol guys who quietly walked onto...

2008-02-05T23:25:38.564-06:00

Sania,the indian-idol guys who quietly walked onto the stage behind Suresh were Rahul Vaidya, Amey Date and Ravi Tripathi(all his students).

And Mindrush,Suresh was born in 1954.That makes hi...

2008-02-05T23:23:15.104-06:00

And Mindrush,Suresh was born in 1954.That makes him 54 years old? So his wife is then 36. She looks much younger than that.

Mindrush,I just found this info on Mrs. Suresh Wad...

2008-02-05T23:07:25.183-06:00

Mindrush,I just found this info on Mrs. Suresh Wadkar. Padma is 18 years his junior, and is a Keralite.She is the niece of a Malayali playback singer.She was on the first episode of srgmp, and later appeared as the music teacher on a prog called Fame Gurukul.
Their daughter is 8 years old (not 5).
Suresh went thru some hair-weaving before he came on as a judge of lilchamps.(so what little we see on his head is after he got his hair weaved and he claims that his daughter didnt recognise him after he got it done!!!!).Thanks to your psycho-analysis, we now know what that means:).

my mom gets the same vibe from him.. but he is a d...

2008-02-05T22:42:55.206-06:00

my mom gets the same vibe from him.. but he is a decent judge

the way he says "marks doooo"is so wack
and the way he ends his sentences when talking to kids with

"haaaa" "okaayyyyyyyy"

mr wadkar gives me the CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE...

2008-02-05T22:41:04.999-06:00

mr wadkar gives me the CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPS

everytime i see him i get grossed out.. i dont wanna say further because chances are i could be wrong

Anyone know how old Mrs. Wadekar is? If she was a ...

2008-02-05T20:01:42.825-06:00

Anyone know how old Mrs. Wadekar is? If she was a contestant on the show when Sonu was a judge, she would be younger than Sonu???That's a huge power AND age differential.

Maybe Mrs. Wadekar will be writng to the Love Chakker for advice???

My discomfort is also with the cute kid, i.e. their daughter. She is 5 and sang cutely. For all of that Suresh said "kichi-kichi" (translating as kiss-kiss) and then gave her a kind of a distant peck on her forehead. She deserved more praise and affection!