Image source: Sushant Singh Rajput/Facebook When I first read about Sushant’s untimely demise last year, my first instinct was to read the news again. It seemed impossible for a man of his stature to commit suicide. But again, What do I know? The only movies of him I had seen were PK and Raabta. Attributing to the general disinterest in Hindi movies and people related, I had known very few, not so good, details about his life outside of his movies. Over the past year, I have learned so much about not just Sushant, but also Bollywood in general. The actor who was passionate and choosy was portrayed as arrogant, not to mention the blinds about a skirt chasing creep. Yes, I whole heartedly agree that I am ashamed about the impression I had on him until he died. But, in my defense, film industry, especially Hindi, behind all those glitz and glam, hasn’t had an healthy environment for a long time. Some 25 years ago, the day my mom turned off the TV and try to educate us ...
Last year, when superstar legendary NTR hosted Big Boss Telugu season 1, it felt more like everybody was participating in Seethamma Vaakitlo, not Bigg Boss at any stretch.... Bandhalu, bandhavyalu, thyagalu, gauravalu etc. My husband, a first time Bigg Boss viewer, had to stop me from constantly nagging that this is not the Bigg Boss I had signed up for. What can I say.... after watching all the seasons of the Hindi version and a few seasons of Kannada version, BBT1 didn’t feel like Bigg Boss at all. Nevertheless, I warmed up pretty soon and enjoyed the clean version of that season. My oh my! This season looks like it has surpassed everyone’s expectations and more. Anyone who has seen Bigg Boss, albeit any language, already know the classic rule 101 of what not to do in Bigg Boss in the first two weeks. Don’t alienate anyone. Don’t ignore anyone. Don’t corner anyone. Ask Gauhar Khan and Gautam Gulati how they won Bigg Boss in their res...