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Now this post is slightly off the usual topics we rant about on TEIO. But then again don’t they say “Variety is the Spice of Life”, so take a moment and go thru this and let me tell you that your VOTE could help me get a flashy meal off someone else’s expense.

Superman - My Hero No.1

Yesterday at a close friend’s party I landed up having a massive argument with some of the guys. The reason of disagreement was Superman is not the ultimate Superhero.

The thing is I am a total Superman freak and for me he is ranked higher than even Salman Khan - so now you can guess how serious I am about the man in red undies. But to my shocking horror not many think or feel the same for the Krypton super dude.

Some gave valid points on why Spiderman and Batman were more impressive while there were others who stuck on to nobodies like Blade, Thunderbird, Daredevil and The Hulk. Sadly, no one even mentioned He-Man considering the fact that there was a time when we fought with our friends just to be the first to mutter words like, “By the power of Grayskull…I have the power!”. (On a side note, this is currently me cell’s ringtone with the original background score).

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The recent BMC elections in Mumbai I guess in some ways have been a blessing in disguise for me. So kindly excuse if you think some of the mentioned statements, promises, etc sound re-hashed and/or recycled.

Let me start by saying the utmost ghasa-pita line in Indian politics - “Aap mujhe vote doh or mein aapko aur dumdar posts dene ka vaada karti hoon”. (Sorry! But this is the best offer I could think off).

Indibloggies 2006

It’s great to know Indibloggies jury members and many other blog readers found TEIO a worthwhile read and therefore have nominated in two categories namely; Best Design Indiblog (guess choosing a gaudy color theme isn’t that bad at all) and Best Entertainment Indiblog (I am 100% sure Rakhi Sawant has something to do with this).

Now when it comes to making promises desi-ishtyle….

1. For the men-folk, I shall carry out Interviews of leading Bollywood ladies who cant act but still have loads to offer otherwise.

2. For Shah Rukh Khan Fans, I promise only to sing praises of his inflated ego.

3. For patriotic Indians, Shilpa Shetty is now my role-model and I shall do my best to promote her satya-vati Indian values onto my blog readers.

4. For my fellow Bollywood Keedas, I promise to circulate and spread more true and even more not-true Industry gossips.

5. For Rakhi followers, I promise to further instigate The Sawant Phenomena on the desi-blogosphere. And yes, an interview with the queen is on the cards.

6. Last but not the least, inorder to prove myself a worthy political candidate I shall and I will mould, manipulate, forget all of the above as per my convenience.

So Vote for Me and only me because “mein hi hoon right choice baby - Aha!”.

She is fine with the concept of freedom of speech as long as it gives her and people like her, who share her views the right to freedom of speech. The moment someone with an opposing viewpoint comes forward, somehow that same freedom of speech is not so sacrosanct for her anymore.

Apollo, a good blogger friend has written an apposite post about the likes of Barkha Dutt - who today are recognized as the face of Main Stream Media.

On the other end, Shadows informs us about a SMS survey carried out by Star News on “Who is the biggest zero of 2006?”. No, this poll had nothing to do with Bollywood but had everything to do with individuals like Rahul Mahajan, Manu Sharma and Shibu Soren.

Couple of month’s back I had written a post on India TV’s claim that Astrology can reveal if an individual is Homosexual. I would rank this news report by the ever famous, dumb-headed Rajat Sharma’s news channel to be the worst to ever come out of the idiot box since the intervention of cable network.

Be it Rajdeep Sardesai, Vir Sanghvi or Prannoy Roy; they all have been accused of representing biased news, time and time again. Today most Indian news channels come across as some sort of a business hub with most of their content based on sponsor’s advertisements, money making SMS polls, non-conclusive discussions, invented news at its best and priority towards political affiliations.

With so much corruption and personal intentions involved, tell me will we ever get information from the ones responsible just the way it is? I guess not, atleast not till the time money and TRPs are their main goals.

Keeping with the topic, pick your pick.

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Year 2007 promises to be one heck of a year for Bollywood. With many big-budget and heavy duty star releases, the desi-audience in most certainty will be spending their time and money at the cinema.

From Amitabh Bachchan to his son and his popular girl-friend, from Nikhil Advani to pro-ace Ashutosh Gowariker, from Super-stud Hrithik Roshan to wanna be stud John Abraham, from re-knowned Mira Nair to the man always in the news for the very wrong reasons Mr. Ram Gopal Verma – the New Year has all the masala ingredients of Hindi cinema.

But which peps up your movie buds, let us know.

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Result:

Wow 46.6% votes for Abhishek Bachchan’s Guru. Now we would have to wait and watch if this film is able to create the same reaction at the Box Office this coming Friday.

It’s that time of the year when most of us don’t need to look further for a reason to party. And if you are a typical Mumbaikar like yours truly then it’s like “Sone par suhaga” season.

Couple of day’s back I met up with a DJ friend, who works his magic at one of the popular lounge bars in Mumbai city. It’s no Einstein’s theory that December and January are the busiest months for club DJs, be it Wedding functions, Christmas parties, New Year Eve bashes - these guys are the most wanted people.

But my dear friend also informs me that with bucket loads of moolah comes in great responsibility. A music jockey needs to be on his feet at all times and by this I do not mean physically. They are expected to plug in all the latest chart busters, plus rail in audience requests and if things are not gelling well, be smart and quick enough to realize it and work accordingly.

And then there is always the risk of being “booed” by the (at times rowdy) dancing crowd.

When it comes to playing foot-tapping music, apna Bollywood rules the roost. According to the DJ friend, no matter how many Himeshes, Shankars and Pritams come and go…nothing can beat the old golden Bollywood days. Songs like, “1, 2 Cha Cha Cha” from the film Shalimar, “Jahan Teri Yeh Nazar” from the film Kaalia, then you have “Laila O Laila” from Qurbani and the eternal green “Mehbooba Mehbooba” from the block-buster film Sholay.

Undoubtly even in this category too Big B aka. Mr. Amitabh Bachchan is the King when it comes to having the maximum number of high-pumping dance songs under his belly.

Anyways cutting the long story short, this week’s poll is based on picking the “Rapaat” as in popular song of the year 2006 - when it comes to going mad with your feet, arms and buttocks on the dance floor. And yes, this poll is limited to Bollywood only.

Please note that the poll options are based on the input given by the DJ friend. As per him, all of these fall under the “often requested” category.

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Firstly I would like to congratulate all Rakhi Sawant Fans and Bigg Boss followers; hadn’t it been our non-stop cribbing and the consequent TRP backslash of the reality show, the Indian television audience would have continued to miss the ever-so entertaining antics of our nation’s most-talked-about Drama Queen.

I was in Delhi, out for dinner with family when I received a text message from a blogger friend (also a Rakhi Sawant admirer) which read, “I hope you are watching Sony”. My first thought was that she is talking about John Abraham, who was asked to visit the contestants on the show basically a promotional trick for his just released film, Kabul Express.

Within couple of minutes of the first received text message, I was greeted with another, “SHE is back” - needless to say, I was shocked. The shock factor I guess was due to the earlier report published in Mid-Day stating that flop singer Baba Sehgal had been roped in for Bigg Boss as the wild-card entry.

Anyways, once back in my senses with a wide-opened-mouth and a flashy smile I passed on the great news to my cousins and my aunt, who basically couldn’t get over the fact as to how delighted one could get over such minor stupidity. Their question was simple - Do people really take television that seriously?

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