One more Statue - Jai Ho!

EBC Show
May 21, 2009

So, The man never stops!

Yes, Amitabh Bachchan now has a statue waxed for himself in NYC (in Madame Tussad's wax museum). I dont know if this is an achievement now, because this should have been done years back, but in any case, Jai Ho! (and then, do you really care about the wax museum or those putlas any more?)

But, it is definitely a sign that Bollywood is finally coming to its own in Uncle $$am's town ! (Thanks to Deewar-ish-Slumdog Millionaire)

Nowadays everyone from Bollywood is either collaborating or working in Hollywood, and why not, the strike has paralysed the desi industry, and bowler(IPL), travel-collar ke liye $ollar tou chhaiye. (Dont be surprised if you see Rahul Gandhi is one of those collaborations, he is becoming a good actor too :)

You already have Hrithik teaming up with Mexican female actors (Maria Mori), and honestly, I was looking at his red carpet walk at Cannes, and Hrithik really looked Italihunk-ish with Mayya-Mori:)

Hopefully Kites should be nice one and will not make us say that kites just bites! His last one Jodha-Akbar was definitely a good attempt.

Shahrukh is also planning a Hollywood venture called Raju ban gayaa New York man, kyonki apna SRK tou does not work in any movie nowadays that is not made abroad and e-specially in NYC. If you did not know it already, Yash Uncle has a studio specially for the King Khan and KJO has all those apartments in Gay-ish KeyWest (dont mention it to anyone - husssshhhh)

Shilpa Shetty tou already is everywhere chahe ho Johannesburg ya Jodhpur, Aish is just signing hollywood productions, Abhishek ka pataa nahin what is he upto after Ravana, Akshay is roping in Rocky-tallone for his movies, tou kaun bachega in Bollywood- Bechara Apna Big B, and he too is now waxed in NYC :)

Vaise, lets move from Bollywood to vacation-ood ! This is the long holiday weekend this side, Barbeque, Hamptons or beach, whatever you do and where-ever you go, I will be in reach, so do keep emailing me at pankajonebc@yahoo.com (just dont expect an email response, right away Meri Jaan)

Oops, before I forget, back home, Prakash Mehra, the director passed away. It probably does not matter to much folks, but he made some wonderful movies with Big B. He made the popular Zanzeer-Big B's claim to fame.

I personally think Zanzeer never created Big B, it just created a persona, a style. What really made Big B-Big was Mukaddar Ka Sikander. The shades of comedy, attitude, and the Zohra jaan angle was pretty intense - "Zohra darwaaza khol, aaj tere Sikander ka imtihaan hain" Pyare Lal ji, Na memsaab aati hain, na maut aati hain par Zohra beghum bahut accha gaati hain" "Sikander ne bahut kam logon se haath milaya hain dost"

The team of PMP productions and Big B went on to make classsics like Namak Halal, and Sharaabi, and that alongwith lots of other movies pretty much pedestalled Big B to the Cult-ic status as the Cinematic GOD of Bollywood (I would not put Hera-Pheri, or Lawaaris as classics, but they did add on to the Bachchan divers-ification - Mere Angne Main - Remember??)

Sharaabi immortalized the Arthur-ish inspired Bollywood, and Namak Halal still inspires King-Is-Singh-ish kind of movies. Daddu tum?

We will miss you Mr. Prakash Mehra!

Well folks while Praskash Mehra rests to peace, I just cant wait to be back on a vacation after my trip to Key West-Miami (Life goes on, does'nt it?)

..sitting on the white sands, near the azure clearwater beaches,
Don Q in the hand, and Margaritaville playing in the band..

Its pure bliss !!

Well folks that pretty much summed up our show this week.

Song List played in the show:

1. Apni Tou Jaise Taise - Laawaris
2. Dilbar Mere - Satte Pe Satta
3. Thodi See Jo Pee Li - Namak Halal
4. Samundar Me Nahake - Pukar
5. Pyar tumhe kis mod - Satte Pe Satta
6. Tum Saath ho jab apne - Kaliya

Meri Jaan, enjoy your weekend, and we will be back next week with more funtertainment bak-bak ! Keep emailing at pankajonebc@yahoo.com

Till then Stay safe and Stay in Loeve

- Pankaj