Archive for August, 2011

La Tomatina Really Happens and It Happens Today!

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

I love trivia and this one was particularly delightful because it reminded me of my current favorite Bollywood movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara that featured this festival for the first time! Today really is La Tomatina, the world’s largest tomato fight just started in Bunol, Spain, near Valencia. Some 35,000 will hurl 120 tons of [...]

Models Can’t Dance Here is the Proof – Lanvin Fall/Winter 2011 Ad Campaign

Lanvin AutumnWinter 2011

I just saw this hilarious ad campaign film by Lanvin for their Fall/Winter 2011 collection. Although I love the clothing, I can’t help but laugh at these models trying to dance. Not just any models I might add but the hottest faces on the runway Karen Elson and Raquel Zimmermann. At the end of the [...]

Force India: The Raghu Dixit Project LIVE @ Hard Rock Cafe, Mumbai

MissMalini and Raghu Dixit

Well done Force India! I support anything that involves my favorite contemporary folk band – The Raghu Dixit Project (which I first discovered at Sula Fest back in 2007) performing in the flesh. And the fact that they drove all night to make it in time for a FREE concert for their fans at Hard [...]

Do The Boys Like “The Dirty Picture”?

Vidya Balan, Tusshar Kapoor, Emraan Hashmi and Naseeruddin Shah in The Dirty Picture

The first look poster of The Dirty Picture was unveiled last week. And now the film stills and theatrical trailer are out too. I must say Vidya Balan appears in a totally surprising and different avatar and seems to do a pretty good job of it. It’s also a little funny to watch

Miss Universe India Twagiarizes Tweets!

Vasuki Sunkavali

Miss Universe India, Vasuki Sunkavalli should probably edit her @vasukisunkavali bio which currently reads “lawyer, model, miss universe india 2011, nerd” because a nerd wouldn’t plagiarize tweets from a WSJ columnist and make them her own. Sadanand Dhume came to know that Sunkavalli, who besides tweeting about her photoshoots in Brazil, was also copying his [...]