Harlem Shake (The Meira Kumar ‘baith jaiye’ edition)
Adding a Lok Sabha flavour to the viral Harlem Shake meme. Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar’s ‘baith jaiye’ pleads to MPs seem to largely go unheard inside the house, but…Continue Reading →
The Supermen of Malegaon are here. Go watch! (Show timings included)
When I got my first digital camera, I made sure that it was a model that could record video with…
The Amul girl isn’t 50, yet: Trivia, an awesome image and a movie
Utterly, butterly, ignoramus! I am a sucker for anniversaries. They give an opportunity to celebrate something that you want to…
Voltas All Weather AC (Murthy) ad gives Cherrapunjee a bad name
In a city like Delhi, your air conditioners should be all weather but not if you happen to be transferred to Cherrapunjee in Meghalaya. In fact the Voltas All Weather…Continue Reading →
Raja Harishchandra (1913) on India Public Domain Movie Project (and in 3D)
In India, cinema isn’t just a passion. It is frenzical. We have perhaps inherited this acute addiction from the man…
The India Public Domain Movie Project premieres with Kismet (1943)
Ever since I first understood the concept of public domain, this project of getting Indian films which out of copyright…
Rajesh Khanna and the Red Rose in Fabina Suitings & Shirtings ad
I doubt whether the proprietors of Fabina Textiles Pvt. Ltd. watched Rajesh Khanna’s 1980 psycho-thriller Red Rose before agreeing the sign on the fading superstar for the advertisement? There are…Continue Reading →
Watch: Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls (and a Lux ad)
A 1973 31-minute documentary from Merchant Ivory Productions, directed and narrated by Anthony Korner on Bollywood greatest ‘item girl’ ever.…
Amrutanjan takes on Zandu’s badnaam Munni with Savita Bhabhi
The script of the new ad for Amrutanjan Roll-On balm reads like one straight out from a Savita Bhabhi comic…
Caught on Cam: Drunken Holi Brawl
Drunken fights are fun to watch (the kind where things don’t take a serious turn). More so when you have a powerful camera. Was enjoying a Holi drinking session on…Continue Reading →
An Ad for Ayodhya
A public service advertisement from Purple Focus.
Dissecting the Volkswagen Vento Talking Print Ad
The advertisement that got everyone talking: in the office, at home, on Twitter, on Facebook, on blogs and even on…
