Is Desperate Vinod Kambli Trying To Use Sachin Tendulkar To Further His Political Ambitions?
Filed under : Sweetest, Vinod Kambli
Remember Vinod Kambli? Yes, he of the unbeaten test cricket record-fame, which included two double centuries and two centuries in merely 7 tests. Unfortunately, the erstwhile blue-eyed boy of Indian cricket’s hard partying habits soon caught up with him, which combined with several other not-so-savory factors led to his ouster and subsequent fall from cricket’s ivory Hall of Fame.
After a dismal Bollywood run, Kambli’s once illustrious career soon disintegrated into shambles, prompting him to look for other, more lucrative avenues. Then came Sacch Ka Saamna – the desi spin-off of the immensely popular Moment of Truth. Perched on the hot-seat, Kambli made several bold and very startling claims about being discriminated against on the basis of his caste and color. What’s more, he even went on to blame Sachin Tendulkar for ‘not lending him a helping hand’ when his fledgling cricket career took a steep nosedive.
After all this tamasha, Kambli cleverly retracted his comments, stating that he had never said anything against Tendulkar or The Indian Cricket Board.
Surprised? Don’t be. It so turns out that Kambli’s apparent love-hate relationship with Tendulkar may merely be a ploy to get the Master-Blaster to canvass for him for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections.
Our man Kambli, who had no qualms whatsoever about pointing fingers at everyone except himself for his downfall, is all to eager to eat his words… just so that he can cash in on Tendulkar’s mega-popularity and success.
Kambli, we know that you haven’t had it easy, but given the kind of reputation you’ve earned yourself with all the hard partying and poor performance, the least you can do is choose your side of the fence and plant your backside firmly to it. Hopping to and fro with bizarre allegations of ‘racial discrimination’ and playing the stereotyped ‘blame game’ doesn’t win you any popularity points, at least not with the millions of Tendulkar fans who have been watching cricket long enough to sort fact from bogus hot air.
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Air Head Asin Could Face The Wrath Of Khans If She Doesn’t Shut Up Soon!
Filed under : Aamir Khan, Asin, Bitchiest, Rakhee Sawant, Saif Ali Khan, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan
Asin amuses me. No really, she does. In fact, I am sure that a lot of others are equally amused with her. I, of course, am not talking about her uber hamming skills or her plastic ‘oh-I’m-so-adorable-and-nice’ persona. I am talking about her mouth at which she apparently has no control.
After being pounded by the media so hard for her suddenly-acquired attitude, I am surprised that the lady is still going great guns. Frankly, these were characteristics that I would previously only have attributed to Rakhi Sawant. But not anymore. Asin’s coming very close to Rakhi when it comes to drama and I am really not even kidding!
After she managed to get Salman upset with her, she’s now denying self-concocted rumors of her affair with Salman. Uh… Asin, did you just try to imply there that Salman would prefer you over Katrina...? You didn’t? Because it seemed like you just did. If you haven’t got the point yet, here it is again. You’ve irked Salman off and even if you believe that he’s having an affair with you (enough to have to deny to the media!), there’s no reason you should say it out loud.
Of course knowing Asin, she wouldn’t stop just there. She’s elated with her start off in Bollywood.
“I started my innings with Aamir Khan and I continued my good spell with Salman. That is two Khans down, two to go (Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan).”
Watch Out Khans! The arrogance of the statement is enough to raise anybody’s eyebrows. But not mine. I have learnt to expect this from Asin. After all, if no one’s talking about you in Bollywood, you have to take on the task yourself. You start by having an imaginary affair with a screen icon, then leak it to the press and proceed from there to posture yourself arrogantly and pretend that you are a legendary screen goddess in the making and every popular actor will soon be lining up to star with you.
Here’s some advice for you lonely girl Asin, play with your dolls and enjoy yourself but know when to shut up and stop babbling about your fantasies — remember, you’re only pretending in that little make believe world you call your mind!
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Kapoor Family Dotes On Diva Sonam And Sweet Abhay Deol Turns Sour
Filed under : Abhay Deol, Sweetest
If there was one word I could use to sum up Abhay Deol, it would have to be ‘unassuming’. Yes, I know that the Deol cousins are known for their no-fuss, no-airs attitude and their relentless camaraderie, but Abhay Deol seems to lead the pack… especially as far as mild-manners and politeness are concerned.
But lately, it seems, the youngest Deol lad hasn’t been taking too well to the expensive designer nakhras of his co-star Sonam Kapoor, who plays his romantic love interest (and also the lead role) in the up-and-coming Kapoor family production named Aisha. The plot, which is a spin-off on Jane Austen’s unfinished masterpiece, revolves around a giddy-headed Sonam Kapoor, who has been more in the spotlight for her fancy, insanely exorbitant designer threads than her acting talent (or the lack of it).
Rumor has it that Deol Jr. couldn’t quite come to terms with the fact that the doting Kapoors were willing to spend more than his entire remuneration for the film, on darling beti’s hair and costume.
So, he decided to come up with some nakhras of his own, which were carefully planned to give the film’s financiers some serious heartache and a considerably lighter bank balance. Abhay insisted on eating custom-made food prepared by his handpicked (and very pricey) chef throughout the duration of the shoot.
Now, if Abhay’s newfound gourmet palette is just an attention-seeking ruse, it sure has had the effect he intended. Badi behen Rhea Kapoor, who besides being the producer of the film is also Sonam’s elder sister, can’t quite fathom how to budget Abhay’s star-studded tastes, or even worse… why a usually reticent Abhay decided to suddenly act up on her.
Rhea dah-ling, sorry to break your pretty little heart, but here in Bollywood, the magnitude of a star is directly proportional to the number of frazzled assistants fussing around him. So, if you choose to treat Abhay like a second-hand citizen, you can rest assured that this chota lion of Punjab won’t take your snub all too well.
In fact, so would I, if I were in Abhay’s shoes. For all the hype and hoopla surrounding Sonam, you still have to remember that the girl is only 2 films old, and hasn’t quite gained the acting accolades to throw her weight around. What’s more, her credibility as an actor has scant to do with her histrionics… rather, all we ever hear about Sonam is her expansive wardrobe of Lanvin and Herve Leger smocks, and expensive bauble.
Contrast this to a not-so-dashing Deol who has worked hard to climb up the popularity polls with commendable performances in Dev D.Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. and , and it’s obvious why the jat refuses to take your ‘Sonam-mania’ lying down.
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Sherlyn Chopra is now proudly walking in Rakhi Sawant’s sleazy showbiz shoes. If you compare the similarities in their careers, you would be surprised. Both have no brains and little control over their loose tongues. Both women shed off their clothes on the drop of a hat. Both have a boob jobs that they are quite proud of and of course both are cheap publicity seekers. However, Rakhi has Bigg Boss and a much hyped Swayamvar under her wing whereas Sherlyn has yet not forayed into the reality show circus.
But the gap between the two bimbos which was not much to begin with, is getting narrower even as you read this. Sherlyn Chopra is packing her bags for Bigg Boss and it seems as if some people are really interested in seeing how she does. Why I can’t understand…but we can’t all have lives and responsibilities I guess.
Of course the makers of Bigg Boss would like nothing more than to have a Menekasque Sherlyn Chopra try to seduce the Vishwamitra-like Baba Ramdev. While that circus may not happen anytime soon ( thank God!), I am sure Sherlyn is preparing herself well to arouse interest in any other Vishwamitra that she can find. The girl didn’t invest all that moolah in How-To-Be-Dumber-Than I-Already-Am classes and silicone boob implants for nuthin’.
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Amrita Rao is Maxim’s cover girl of the month.
Whoa boys, calm down and let’s back up a little bit. Yes, we all know that Maxim is risqué and can get a little steamy… and that’s only putting it mildly. Remember Mandira Body (oops… I mean Bedi) in her barely-there bikini and scandal-icious tattoos?
So, when Amrita Rao decides to throw all caution and other ghareloo sensibilities to the wind and bare-dare all for a Maxim photo shoot, the imagination does tend to run wild. After all, Ms. Rao’s strategic move blends in perfectly with her decision to shed the painful girl-next-door avatar and don the sex-kitten hat.
But ghar-ki-Ammu still has a lesson or two to learn from seasoned dhamaka pros like Sherlyn and Mallika… at least as far as sound bytes are concerned.
With Mallika and gang, their constant blabbering tries to border on double entendres and tongue-in-cheek puns, if not all-out sexual propaganda.
Ms. Rao on the other hand, can’t seem to make up her mind about whether saucy and sexy is her ball game, or whether she’s better off playing safe with her giddy, girly avatar.
So, the muddle-headed bimbo decides to swing both ways by thrusting her bosom in a teensy-tiny ganji-cum-smock, and then spout ghar-ki-bahu wisdom when asked for her opinion on bikinis and sexuality.
She claims: “My dad used to tell me that a woman should wear a bikini the day she has a body to flaunt it.” Geez woman, really? So, Papa Rao decides to come home from work one fine evening and have a heart-to-heart with his starlet daughter about how bikini-worthy her body is? Wow… seems like Bigg Boss 3 needs to bunk Big B and hire Papa Rao right this very instant, because we’ve got a number of women out there who have no business flaunting their flab in peek-a-boo negligees and they could sure use some of Papa Rao’s astute wisdom.
But, trust Ms. Rao to take an inch and stretch it to a mile. She goes on to state: “A bikini is just a two-piece suit that one wears to the beach. It’s not a bait to get more publicity and fans.”
Holy moly Einstein! You’ve just discovered the Bikini Theory of Relativity! So, let’s get out there, you and I, and smack those dim-witted trade gurus and fat-cat producers over their heads, until they finally learn that a bikini-hot bod won’t attract any publicity and/or fans, shall we?
For your words of wisdom are anything to go by, all those red-blooded males who would willingly pledge their lives to see Bipasha Basu rising from the sea, Bo Derek-style and shake the water from her damp hair, really don’t know what they’re getting into. In fact, they barely qualify as ‘fans’ at all!
But all seriousness aside, methinks Ms. Rao should stick to her Vivah and soppy bridal reality television for keeps. This systematic shedding of clothes seems to be directly proportional to the loss of gray matter from her pretty little inflated head. That, or get Maxim to tape her lips sealed tight until she finally realizes that her 2 seconds of fame were over more than 200 days ago.
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Smita Patil’s son Prateik Babbar is not as adventurous as his mom….
Filed under : Bitchiest, Genelia D'Souza, Imraan Khan, Prateik Babbar, Raj Babbar, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Smita Patil
When he took on the cameo in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, I was pleasantly surprised. Usually star bachchas want to arrive on the big screen with full fanfare, band baaja, etc., and here was Prateik Babbar, the son of India’s finest actors Raj Babbar and the late Smita Patil, who debuted in a minor, yet distinct role.
Pratiek did his part pretty well as Genelia’s quirky brother. And, I thought, this guy cares more for the acting part of it, than the ’star’ part of it, especially because another youngster Imraan Khan was also debuting and he was the focus of the movie.
But now I hear that Prateik ditched Chandraprakash Dwivedi after talking to him about a role in a period flick. Instead, his next movie will now be with big banner Sanjay Leela Bhansali in My Friend Pinto. I’m forced to do a rethink on Prateik. Maybe he’s not really like his mom after all, who had her share of big banners, too, of course, but never shied away from a small-budget or hatke movie, if the role was meaty enough.
Well, there can only be on Smita Patil, so I guess it’s too much to expect her son to be like her. But given that Mr Dwivedi knows his history well, Jr Babbar might have passed up a chance to do something different and establish himself as a genuine actor rather than a common place tinsel star with mass appeal and no substance. I’m disappointed because with such an impressive film family pedigree, one would have expected better from him.
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Bigg Boss 3: Bringing down the house with creaky old men
Filed under : Amitabh Bachchan, Baba Ramdev, Bitchiest, Mika Singh, Payal Rohtagi, Rahul Mahajan, Rajesh Khanna, Shammi Kapoor, Sherlyn Chopra
Is Bigg Boss Season 3 going to be all about stuffy, creaking old men? First, we have Mr Bachchan as the pop psychologist (don’t ask him what that means, because he has no clue either), who will turn 68 in a few days. Then, we hear that, horror of horrors, Pramod Mutahlik, the leader of Ram Sena, may be in, too.
Baba Ramdev, bless his soul, opted out of the show. Else, he’d have added to the count of hairy scary men.
And, now, it seems that Rajesh Khanna is tipped to be in Bigg Boss house. For God’s sake, is he even alive? From where are the Colors people digging out these relics from? Whom will you stuff in next? Shammi Kapoor?
Much as I hate to say it, for once my heart was gladdened to know that Sherlyn Chopra will be there in all her booby grandeur. After all, one does need some eye candy when boxed in with such botoxed and starched men. Apart from handling all the male attention, she will be expected to take on some bitchy responsibilities previously handled by Payal Rohtagi. I’m sure Sherlyn won’t let us down.
But who will take Rahul Mahajan’s place? I don’t see any of the elderlies coming anywhere close to the craziness quotient of Jr Mahajan. I have a suggestion for the channel people: why not rope in Mika? You can count on him any day to be crazy, with or without a camera watching. And it can do wonders for your TRP.
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There was a time when Bollywood was looked upon as a sanctuary for the multi talented. Women, who were beautiful, graceful and could dance like apsaras and men who were suave and could sing. Then came the time when Bollywood became all about the unconventional – in terms of scripts, actor and actresses. Bollywood ever since has seen many different phases. The one with the Sunil Shettys and the Ajay Devgans taking on hordes of men with a single punch and then another phase which saw the induction of models into the industry. In yet another, more recent phase, only sons and daughters of people established in Bollywood were allowed.
Today, a new era has dawned in Bollywood. An era where you do not have to be talented to be in the movies. Today, all you need to do is to be famous.
Don’t believe me? You will, when you see an action packed thriller starring Olympic boxing champion Vijender Singh. Yup, you heard it right. Vijender Singh, who just yesterday topped rankings and became the best middle weight boxer of the world is now pushing his forte and his dreams of tasting Olympic gold away to join the Bollywood bandwagon.
A few years from now Vijender, when no one will know your name because you would neither be a successful boxer, nor a good actor, I hope you still have your sense of purpose and if not that, a sense of humor. Bollywood has been known to deliver some brutal TKO’s — total knock outs — to young idealists who made bad choices chasing money and fame instead of their natural calling in life.
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Any movie starring Akshay Kumar has to be a hunk-babe fest. When he’s in a movie, the glam quotient rises by default. However, something’s gone amiss in Blue. Nope not the Kylie Minogue – Akshay Kumar ‘Chiggy-Wiggy‘. It is the hulking Sanjay Dutt whose look has gone all wrong in the movie.
Lara is looking hot, Akshay as usual smoking and even Zayed is looking quite steamy. Sanjay of course is another story and this, he has realized himself. He is looking rather… old and fat.
Ordinarily, that wouldn’t be a problem. However, when you’re sharing on screen space with hunks like Akshay and Zayed, it’s enough to send even the most good looking of men into jitters. So we don’t blame Sanjay for feeling a little insecure and shall I say a little threatened?
You might see a little change in Sanjay’s waistline and hairline after the film is finished though. Technology and careful editing can work wonders you know and not many will be willing to offend a volatile, heavyweight like Sanjay Dutt. Oops…I think I just did!
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India is perhaps the only country in the world where the name of a city can incite riots and misgivings. Don’t be surprised. This has happened in amchi Mumbai and the person who’s on the receiving end is none other than poor Karan Johar. Apparently, Mumbaikars are not very happy with his use of the name ‘Bombay‘ instead of the more marathi ‘Mumbai’ in Wake Up Sid.
The movie that has just released and has been very well received is now centred in controversies as the members of the Raj Thackeray-led political party MNS disrupted its screening.
Poor Karan Johar just can’t catch a break. His first movie of the year, one that he’s been really banking on, may now face trouble in Maharashtra. Especially now since other political parties have seen this as a chance to jump in and gain political mileage. Even after KJo has actually gone to Raj Thackeray, apologizing for the genuine mistake, more politicians are coming out and asking Karan to apologize to the entire state and not just one person.
Poor Karan. I simply cannot sympathize with him more. What started off as an honest artistic liberty has now become a major controversy and even as people debate about whether it was alright for Karan to apologise to a few organized hoodlums, the fact of the situation is that Wake Up Sid will never remain the same.
In fact, it will now begin with a humble apology from the makers of the film, stating that it was wrong to use the term Bombay, when the city is clearly called Mumbai. What surprises me most is that KJo kneeled in front of political tyranny just to save face and to maintain the box office collections from Maharashtra.
KJo may be able to make money from the movie after posting his apology, but I don’t think people will be able to forgive him for making a common hoodlum bigger than art. I know at least I won’t.
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