I have not been much of a cricket fan, ever since India’s dramatic loss in the 1996 world cup against Sri Lanka. That was the last straw. But when I saw this billboard, I was pissed !! They didn’t shy away to rub it in.. I liked the Foster’s “Australian for Beer” ads before.. But [...]

[Image above: Printo's flagship store in Koramangala, Bangalore] The nice-looking (good logo) store in Koramangala with an aptly named printo (simple and well communicating name) aroused my curiosity to check-out what the store was all about. On entering the store, I was quite impressed by the BPO kindoff ambiance (with youngsters) behind the counter on [...]

Is almost typical in the kind of BULL CRAP movies one used to get in the late 80s/ early 90s. Reality is an illusion caused by lack of alcohol – or so some wise soul said. The movie lives it up, aptly. And apparently everyone was totally floating in alcohol there. Well, we werent on [...]

I’m sure you have seen at least one of the below ad campaigns by Big Bazaar.     [Image Above: "The Keep West-aSide. Make a smart choice !" Billboard on Hosur Road (Just Before Forum Mall), Bangalore] Apparently its part of Big Bazaar‘s (owned by Biyani’s Future Group) new Guerrilla Marketing Strategy according to agencyfaqs.com [...]

It all started when I received an unexpected mail from my friend about “Bangalore Photography Festival”. I rushed like a cyclone to the ADLABS printed out 10 photographs, headed to Crossover Sports and handed over the same to Prem. A mail from Yolande Berlie made me glad and surprised, all 10 of them had been [...]

A Different World called Iron Maiden. “Tell me what you can hear, And then tell me what you see, Everybody has a different way to view the world. I would like you to know, When you see the simple things, To appreciate this life, it’s not too late to learn.” These are the exact words [...]

A war – 300 men versus a million. No hoper, right? But then, that would be under normal circumstances, in a normal movie. And in this movie isn’t by any stretch of imagination, normal. Cliched at times, maybe. Biased, yes. Political, yes. But in the end, good entertainment. This is a movie where the Victor [...]

Ladies and Gentlemen, we welcome you on board Air Dhakkan, er, Air Deccan. Air Dhakkan Deccan is India’s 2nd largest carrier – and we follow a thousand ways in which to cut corners costs so that you get to fly cheap. We mean really really cheap. We’ve cut costs so much that our fare for [...]

Movies these days don’t want to let you get settled into the Cinema hall before they start on you, apparently. Casino royale starts with a brilliant action sequence – a snake fighting orgy that quickly goes onto be a cat n mouse chase, with Bond ending up more than ruffling diplomatic feathers(no, not of birds). [...]

There’s a Raghu Rai photo expo on at Tasveer gallery(Bangalore) that got extended till the 26th. Tasveer’s off British Library on Kasturba Cross Road. Raghu Rai is, according to grapevine, India’s ace photographer, who is part of Magnum photos – apparently* the most prestigious snapper clique. He is a PadmaShree awardee. Magnum photos bio on [...]