Plagiarism in Bollywood

If you think that bollywood is getting original these days, I recommend you to think twice. In view of some lovely chart buster melodies or occasionally interesting movie plots, we may be led to believe that movie buffs are getting value for their money. If only we could think more, we'd be sure that we are lying to ourselves. Get real. Here are the chronicles of plagiarism in bollywood. The saga has continued since eons and I see no reason to believe that originality is our next destination.

If you don't care about originality, just chill and enjoy.

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Pirates of the Carribean III

Utterly butterly disappointing! An ensemble of characters (I am being too generous here...there were 'god-knows-who-and-why-is this-person-here' characters) throughout the movie kept yapping. Yakity yak yak. The movie is difficult to follow although the pace isn't bad. A professional reviewer quoted that "It feels like you are in a Disney theme restaurant with over enthusiastic waiters". Jack Sparrow has lost his charm (He is barely in half of the movie). The triquels have started a 'disappointment chain'. Lets see how Oceans 13, Rush Hour 3, and Bourne Ultimatum fare.

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Movie Titles and College Students

True....very true:

Exams - Socha na tha
Classes - Kabhi kabhi
Question papers - Na tum jano na hum
Copying - Yaarana
Maths2 - Asambhav (It really was 'asambhav' for me!!!!)
Maths1 - Mission impossible
1st semester - Kuch to hai
2nd semester - Yeh kya ho raha hai
Distinction - Kal ho na ho
1st class - Raju bangaya gentleman
2nd class - Dil mange more
Fail - Phir milenge

(All you gujju-based students..remember ATKT = Aavu Te Kevu Thayu (Tapasyu)? :D)

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Film-Un-Fair Awards

Yes, I saw the filmfare awards. I am the kind who would skip Oscars to watch apun ke desi stars! The compering by SRK and KJohar duo was strictly okay. I felt it was more about themselves, their failed film KANK and SRK's failed attempt to imitate Big B as Don. Hello, where are the compering dialogues?

There were some nice perfomances by Amrita Rao, Bipsha Basu, Rani Mukherji, and my favorite Hrithik Roshan. But guess who the scene stealer was? The one and only SRIDEVI. It was such a delight to see her recreate the 80s and dance to her hit numbers. Wow! She still rocks!

The lifetime achievement awards went to Javed Akhtar and Jaya Bachchan. Rightly deserved, I must say! Listening to Javed Akhtar's thank you speech made me spellbound. He is such a fine orater. Such a powerful orater, a true master of words. Filmfare then thought, we can only honor two people with achievement awards for lifetime; so why not give our own Yash Chopra a power award. Duh! Get over it people.

I expected entertainment and appreciation for good work. I think the cinegoers in India would have expected the same. To the contrary, the filmfare award function just turned out to be like a "family get together". The most coveted and prestigious awards were distributed only to the Chopras, Kapoors, Khans, and Bachchans. I was utterly disappointed to not see any nominations for some finest films this year. To name a few Dor, Being Cyrus, and Khosla ka Ghosla were the neglected ones. I truely believe that these films were different and deserved acclaim. If not the award itself, at least a nomination would have done some justice.

Kuch Khatta Kuch Meetha (Sweet and Sour)...That was this year's Filmfare Awards. Or rather Film-Un-Fair awards!

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Jeff Dunham and Walter on Letterman

Wow! 'Ventriloquism' is indeed fascinating but extremely tough to master. Ever seen a Ventriloquist who makes us laugh? If you have, you know what I am talking about. Jeff Dunham is one such terrific stand-up comedian Ventriloquist. But more than him, I love his character Walter, a frustrated adult, who knows nothing but cribbing! Enjoy this video if you have a flair for such comedy.

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