Bits & Pieces Vol.13

The first thought that came to my head when I turned on the TV to hear Mr.Musharraff leave office was - what goes around come around.
And of course the Justin Timberlake song started humming in the head somewhere after that . . . and yes JT himself followed too. ;)

And the other significant thought popping up was something my very good friend Shikha had once said (in a totally different context) - it doesn't matter how rich or successful you may become; you will be not be happy if you are lonely there.

Am sure Mr.Musharaff isn't all that lonely, the military gave him quite a farewell, and he may have his family too, but he is certainly being labeled as "friendless" in the news channels.

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No offences to anybody, but men with long hair give me creeps.

I like quite a few baldies, but i am trying very hard to place even one guy with long hair who did not give me that not so pleasant feeling.

Its only John Abraham's prerogative, or u gotta be a real rock star with certain panache to carry it off . . . . most regular Joes one runs into are so no it.

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The koel is happily alive and kicking in the crows family till it opens its mouth. Looks like I am in a brickbat mood today, but I though Javed Akhtar was a respectable man till I saw him in some of those music and acting shows, being a judge. And I just mention one name here . . . . the whole clan of those judged is what I am referring to.

Now you may say that I am posting this too late - kindly refer to the post below.

I believe when a judge is given a position and power over decision, a certain decorum and responsibility is expected of them. But most of the judges in most of the recent shows seem to run a parallel drama company of their own which I find totally disgusting.

Btw, I had read Amir Khan's famously controversial post too, and like they say a grain of rice is all you need to check when checking a pot of rice being cooked, he lost all my respect too.

The only show that I believe keeps the spirit and dignity of competition alive is Boogy Woogy. Years and years of being on air, and watching, I haven't once seen or heard Javed Jaffery, Naved and Ravi be rude or un-encouraging to any participant, even the ones going out.

That maybe is one of the reasons why they have been running successfully for so long.

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Since we are at Indian Television today - let me say a few words to the folks masterminding MTV India programmes. Oh, and rest assured its not praises I am gonna load them with.

Be it the Roadies series, or the Splitsvilla, (or whtever else I am forgetting to mention here) its not entertainment. Its sick, sad, sleazy and oh so tasteless.

I wonder does being a TV show anchor (since that's the reward winner gets) requires you to be great at playing mind games, bitching around and being plain slutty.

Oh I forgot its the modern urban sensibility. . . . . or is it really.

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And if anybody is wondering why am I so anti TV today - it's coz due to rains and a few other circumstances, I spent a considerable amount of time flickering through the idiot box this looong weekend, and it evidently left a very bad taste in the mouth