For a few hundred dollars you can be an Instagram celeb with tens of thousands of followers and some fat Influencer deals! But are you a match for a heavyweight hack?
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Amitabh Bachchan Retrospective: Sanjog 1972
Did he sign too many films too early?
I watched this movie and wondered: how the hell did Amitabh Bachchan ever become a megastar?
Continue reading “Amitabh Bachchan Retrospective: Sanjog 1972”My latest video car reviews
Can car attacks be prevented?
Is there a way to stop vehicles being used to attack innocents in terrorist attacks?
Yes, there is. We won’t like it though.
Racism is Ignorance
What did Captain Kirk, William Shakespeare and Nelson Mandela all have to say?
Amitabh Bachchan Retrospective: Parwana, 1971
Amitabh is the bad guy in this love triangle gone deadly bad
It may seem strange for someone aiming to be hero of Bollywood movies to play a baddie so early in his career – this was only the fourth film starring Amitabh Bachchan to be released (June 1971).
Continue reading “Amitabh Bachchan Retrospective: Parwana, 1971”The Price of Partition
Congratulations to my desi brethren celebrating Independence over the next couple of days. And so they should, it’s a fine thing: Freedom!
Freedom to practice our own corruption, oppression, subjugation, warmongering and to allow dangerous radical extremism to exist, develop and flourish, with a healthy dose of destructive propaganda.
Amitabh Bachchan Retrospective: Pyar Ki Kahani, 1971
Continuing my retrospective on Amitabh Bachchan’s classic movies
Three out of three? Nah. After two great first outings on screen (see my review of Saat Hindustani and Anand here), Amitabh stepped into the wrong shoes with this one.
Continue reading “Amitabh Bachchan Retrospective: Pyar Ki Kahani, 1971”Automotive PR in the GCC – You Need Help
‘That bloody Shahzad, just cause he’s run some PR training and workshops in the past, he thinks he knows it all.
‘We have certifications and qualifications, we have cool hipster offices with desk toys and thinking rooms, we have schmoozing accounts, German cars (not our client’s makes) and Very Nice Hair. He doesn’t even have a clue!’
Okay nah, Sal?
An immigrant struggles with mental health as reality falls short of the dream.
‘Okay Sal, see you tomorrow. Make sure to lock up before you leave!’
‘Yes sir, will do of course,’ replied Sal. As the door slammed shut, he continued: ‘just as I do every fucking day innit? When do I ever not bloody lock up?’
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