HIGH LIFE- Bakwas bandh!
If it wasn’t for a few lazy journalists, star blogs wouldn’t be making as much news. That’s my view. People, especially the stars could beg and differ. But I see it happening all the time. Each time their editors challenge them to come up with a story they go reading star blogs and then make stories out of them. One Khan calling another a dog. Bad taste. Ram Gopal Verma calling himself Gabbar Singh. Karan Johar commenting on others’ films. Well, the kamchor journalists’ day is made. They have a story that can either make it to page one or be played repeatedly on their tele channel. If it wasn’t for these scribes who lack thinking power, would as many people be reading and popularising star blogs? If only the media hadn’t been so star struck, would anyone really care? Celebs abroad have blogs but they don’t get the same media attention perhaps because the press there is neither lazy nor awe struck. And of course the master of all bloggers is Amitabh Bachchan. Wonder how he finds the time. In his pichla janam he must have been a journalist. He writes on his blog with such fervour. I am a great fan of the Big B and I think when it comes to writing, his genes are a class apart. He should write poetry instead of hitting out at journos and fellow filmis. I have defended him writing whatever he did on his blog in the past saying people were battering him. But ab paaan chabao aur bas kar do bhai. Khaike paan banaras wala shayad band ho jaye blog ka taala..
Talking of being battered, look at Shah Rukh Khan today. I read in one of Nari Hira’s magazine about how SRK is the most hated man in the industry. My question is, who isn’t? They all hate each other when envy turns to jealousy. Watch this story in the repeat episode on Weekend Planet Bollywood on Zoom. One star has cheekily called him a DOG. Another star has hinted at him spreading false rumours about his movie collections. Well guys take all the potshots you want at him. Whatever I know of SRK he is biding his time. And when he is ready with Rab Ne Banadi Jodi and decides to rake up a media blitzkrieg he will beat all these media savvy stars hollow. If he is lying low and quiet, he perhaps has his reasons. When he strikes he will make sure it will be everybody’s bolti and bakwas bandh.
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Naturally the people of the week this time are Ganpati Bhakts who my son Zeek fondly calls Ganni Papa. Shonali and Roop Kumar Rathod had a unique way to celebrate the festival. All those who came for darshan were treated with a mind blowing classical concert and some great south Indian prasadam.
BJP honcho Piyush Goel’s house too saw some some impressive bhakts. The shoes outside the house were all Guccis and Jimmy Choos.
Shonali and Shravan Shroff who hosted a very classy and exclusive party for Shonali’s birthday. Even the invite was tasteful, just like the dress code for the evening.
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Simi Chandoke is the Editor-in-Chief, Lifestyle and Society, Zoom