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Bollywood's Blogging craze - How Indian film stars are grabbing eyeballs and keeping fans hooked..( Special Report- KT Weekend Magazine)
Why Bollywood blogs - By Neeta Lal-a freelance journalist based in New Delhi. (KT Weekend Magazine -SPECIAL REPORT)
Why is there a sudden sense of urgency amongst the Bollywood community to connect with the masses and make a success of their ventures?
".....Amitabh Bachchan who blogs in both Hindi and English, has even played a strong advocate of his mother tongue. Writes Bachchan “….I have never put any pressure ever on anyone to visit my blog. All of you came on voluntarily. I have enjoyed your presence, your accolades, your abuse and your criticism in a fair democratic manner. If your desire is to leave this facility, I really am no one to stop you." "....Blogs are occasionally used as a tool for self-promotion or image change as well. Sample a recent Salman Khan blog:
“…I don’t care much about money and ratings I have far less fear and insecurities… I have many hobbies and I prefer to indulge in them rather than mud slinging. I have never manipulated the media or relationships. I am not afraid of loneliness. I can handle it more efficiently than crowds. Stardom gives me lot of fringe benefits but it also brings a lot of pressures. My self-belief helps me handle pressures and sail through it despite it all.
Such is the popularity of blogging, that one of the first things that starlet Payal Rohatgi, who had participated in the popular reality show Big Boss, did when she got evicted from the show, was – you guessed it – blog! So what if her English is a tad shaky? And syntax all askew. At least she made a brave attempt to connect with her viewers."
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Khaleej Times Weekend - Readers' column.
Excerpts..
" .....No, we don’t bond in the true sense of the word. We don’t hang out on weekends or make a concerted effort to spend quality time together, but are always there for each other. I still stay awake till they return from a party and make a dozen calls to find out if all is well at the party. I do try to add in a comment about their clothes they wear to the party.
I advise them to take their vitamins, ask them to drink water, cut down on the colas, say their prayers, study hard/further, choose wisely, save money for a rainy day, brush their teeth as the dentist advised, watch less TV, cut down Internet time and be careful about Face Book. But I’m not too sure as to how much of the old man’s advice they actually take because I am a trifle casual where the “follow up” is concerned. However, I love them dearly. After all, I am their father!
- Michael Guzder, Dubai
When we scoured for fathers from different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds who were willing to give their inputs, we coincidentally managed to get fathers who had sons. No gender prejudice was intended. In fact, I’m a father of two daughters and the writer of the story has one — Editor
I advise them to take their vitamins, ask them to drink water, cut down on the colas, say their prayers, study hard/further, choose wisely, save money for a rainy day, brush their teeth as the dentist advised, watch less TV, cut down Internet time and be careful about Face Book. But I’m not too sure as to how much of the old man’s advice they actually take because I am a trifle casual where the “follow up” is concerned. However, I love them dearly. After all, I am their father!
- Michael Guzder, Dubai
When we scoured for fathers from different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds who were willing to give their inputs, we coincidentally managed to get fathers who had sons. No gender prejudice was intended. In fact, I’m a father of two daughters and the writer of the story has one — Editor
Also please check the link for complete letter.
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/weekend/inside.asp?xfile=/data/weekend/2008/November/weekend_November56.xml§ion=weekend
YES WE CAN? An Article by Sasi Tharoor (A former United Nations diplomat, writes a fortnightly column for the magazine) (Khaleej times Weekend)
YES WE CAN? An Article by Sasi Tharoor (A former United Nations diplomat, writes a fortnightly column for the magazine) (Khaleej times Weekend)
"......In fact, many of the people who are most considered anti-American would love to partake of the American dream: the unspoken slogan of many protestors outside US embassies abroad is really: “Yankee go home, but take me with you”.
Accepting this, Washington, in keeping with the Obama approach, should overtly and visibly demonstrate its openness to the needs and priorities of the rest of the world. The new Administration must show that, despite its understandable internal preoccupations, America — still the world’s richest country by far — will never forget its responsibilities to the well-being of the planet...."
Check this for the complete story... http://www.khaleejtimes.com/weekend/inside.asp?xfile=/data/weekend/2008/November/weekend_November51.xml§ion=weekend
Accepting this, Washington, in keeping with the Obama approach, should overtly and visibly demonstrate its openness to the needs and priorities of the rest of the world. The new Administration must show that, despite its understandable internal preoccupations, America — still the world’s richest country by far — will never forget its responsibilities to the well-being of the planet...."
Check this for the complete story... http://www.khaleejtimes.com/weekend/inside.asp?xfile=/data/weekend/2008/November/weekend_November51.xml§ion=weekend
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