Farrukh Dhondy

Mar 31, 2010
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Farrukh Dhondy

The genie called UKIP

“Adam and Eve
were made for each other,
In sex there is no fall.
It was Cain who sinned
by killing his brother
O heed the Muezzin’s call!”
From The Waist Band by Bachchoo

Sri Lanka beats England by 7 wkts in CT

London: Kumar Sangakkara smashed a brilliant unbeaten 134 as Sri Lanka registered a thumping seven-wicket win over England to keep themselves in the hunt for a semifinal berth in the Champions Trophy

Engulfed in the smoke of revenge

“The writing is on the wall
Don’t look for meanings
Between the words
the words are all”
From Peachhey Se Peachy by Bachchoo

They rise from the ashes of isolation

“Don’t waste your life
Looking for your Self.
Selves are so easy to make up.”
From Namak Haram by Bachchoo

The cradle of civilisation rocks

It’s Turkey’s largest city — Istanbul — and goes back to 660 B.C. when it was founded as Byzantium, then on to being re-established as Constantinople and then on to its place at the head of the Ottoman empire. It boasts Byzantine churches, great mosques, museums and Roman aqueducts.

Art for money’s sake

“‘Let copulation thrive’, said King Lear
And he lived before Viagra was thought of
Such were the fruits of his wisdom
Though he was an old fool — well, sort of.”
From Arrows of Desire by Bachchoo

Playing on prejudice

“You say you were quite ugly as a child
And turn my eyes down to the photograph
To see the sparkling eyes the hair blown wild
And I can almost hear your wide-mouthed laugh...”
From Memories of Desire by Bachchoo

Vidyut-Mona call it quits

Vidyut Jamwal seems to have distanced himself from girlfriend Mona Singh, if sources close to the couple can be believed. The actress’ MMS scandal didn’t perturb Vidyut, but it played havoc with Mona’s frame of mind.

Riteish has no plans to join politics

It seems Riteish Deshmukh has returned to his roots with a vengeance. The Bollywood actor recently tasted success with his first Marathi film — Balak Palak — which he produced, and that seems to have given him the impetus to launch his next film, Lal Bhari. While Balak Palak was high on entertainment with a message, Riteish warns that not all his regional language films will follow the same formula.

‘Indecisive CM, govt affecting infra projects’

Former BJP president Nitin Gadkari has blamed the “indecisive” state government for the slow pace of infrastructure development in the state.

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.

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