A chat with my friend brought about the question of ‘what if Dabangg failed after all the hype around it?’ This got me thinking after recalling Bollywood’s stinker list of over-hyped movies – Chandni Chowk to China, Tashan, The Rising – Mangal Pandey, Sawariya… My final verdict – that’s impossible. Reasons? Here goes, Abhinav Kashyap [...]
Archive for August, 2010
29 Aug
Tata Crucible Bangalore 2010
I am back from the Tata Crucible, Bangalore edition 2010. Held at St. John’s auditorium in Koramangala, this times edition saw fewer teams. The last time I attended the quiz, I remember there was a virtual stampede out there. The quiz was pretty good. Giri ‘Pickbrain’ Balasubramaniam was the quizmaster as usual and he does [...]
29 Aug
Lola Kutty’s Boney M Mix
I came across this Lola Kutty Boney M mix that was referred to me. Lola Kutty for me has defined Channel V‘s TRP rating’s and I don’t think this is too far from the truth. For the uninformed, Lola plays a faux Malayali lady with the attitude that stereotypically defines the Kerala region. In real [...]
29 Aug
Follow-up to svchost.exe problem
After fixing my Windows XP OS using the patches mentioned in Technibble and chronicled in my last blog, things were working out fine until yesterday morning, i.e. hardly 24 hours had passed than the problem reappeared. I continued trying to reinstall the patches but the situation still prevailed. Desperate to the point of just throwing [...]
27 Aug
Fixing virtual memory problems
My laptop and me are recovering from the virtual memory syndrome that very nearly drew me mad and nearly had my laptop end up in the bin. Ever since I got my new net connection (Tata Photon Plus – 950 unlimited) version) I had my head in my hands trying to understand what the hell [...]
24 Aug
Going on 24
I have begun watching the final season of 24. Reason – Anil Kapoor. There is no doubt that Slumdog Millionaire has opened quite a few global avenues for this popular Bollywood actor. And to be fair to him, he did do a good job in the film. I have just caught bits and pieces of [...]
23 Aug
Deep Frost and Nixon
Today’s unexpected holiday gave me a chance to catch up with more TV. And halfway through the morning I caught Frost/Nixon on HBO. I may have missed around 20% of the movie when I first hit the screen, but I caught the best that it could offer. My respect for Ron Howard as a director [...]
