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Links: Agent Vinod Film Reviews

I have not seen the film, it is releasing today. I will probably not watch it in the theatre. Initial reviews suggest that this film is not going to be a very good commercial success as the film does not have what it takes to make a good thriller/spy film. The film is a remake [...]

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Film Review: Do Not Miss Paan Singh Tomar

Some films are to be chewed and digested: Paan Singh Tomar is one of them. I was at Priya Cinema Hall last night and was enthralled. Paan Singh Tomar is oscar material, well almost. Irrfan deserves a national award (he deserves awards on most occasions). We must watch it, more than once, preferably. It has [...]

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Telenor full page ad in today’s newspapers

This is a major campaign by Telenor since the cancellation of the 2g spectrum by the Supreme court. It is a good ad and dispels doubts about whether the Norwegian company will continue to operate in India: “4 Crore people would love us to stay”.

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HT Mini: The new HT paper is small and cute

Hindustan Times has recently launched HT Mini aimed at Delhi Metro travellers and city goers. I got a few free copies at the metro station. The look and feel is good. There is hardly any substance in it but then that is not its aim. You can read more about it on this link. Some [...]

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Farhan Akhtar in Delhi Police ad

Farhan Akhtar has given his voice (and image) to Delhi Police exhorting people to ‘be man enough’ to join him to make Delhi safer for women. The ad is good but again the emphasis on manhood is misplaced. Delhi Police has another ad in which it declares males as ‘not mard’ when they don’t help [...]

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Funny political cartoon in Hindu

With the election season gripping India, the Hindu Cartoonscape has a good cartoon on the election tamasha in Uttar Pradesh (UP). It employs the Kolaveri theme and shows various contenders (Rahul, Mayawait, BJP, Mulayam ) chanting their mantra for votes. See the image, the Hindu dated 1 Feb 2012:

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