If you are a film journalist constantly hounded by your boss
for new dope on celebs and your salary depends on how much space you are able
to fill on the pages of the magazine or newspaper you work for, you already
know who I am referring to in the title of this post. It can be quite a
challenge spinning err… I mean reporting news on the lives and loves of
media-evading celebrities, day in and day out, especially when they choose to
be MIA unless promoting their latest film. So new age journos have discovered a
back up method of how to provide that daily dose of chutzpah to your breakfast
table without endangering their livelihood. When in dire need and all else
fails, switch to Plan B of entertainment journalism. For if the A-listers of
tinseltown are giving you attitude, there is a whole brigade of wagging tongues
waiting for you to hold that dictaphone or microphone in their faces.
These people love their voices and love to be heard and their mantra in life is to speak to get noticed. No wonder then that they can surpass an average film star to grab headlines on a day when journalists are in crunch situations aka in desperate need to put news on that Godforsaken page. Incidentally all of these good Samaritans whom the media has manufactured in to gaining celebrity status thus feeding to each others’ individual motives, happen to belong to the female sex. After all, women in our country take their right to freedom of speech very seriously as yours truly has proven through this blog! You may spot these women in the odd item number wearing a two piece bikini once in a while but what gets them the eyeballs is that controversial quote they cook up, to stay in the limelight. Some of them have even successfully maneuvered social media networking sites like facebook and twitter to keep us abreast of their pearls of wisdom on everything that matters! So here’s presenting the perpetual victims of verbal diarrhea in Bollywood.
Pooja Bedi: She may have only one
blockbuster film to her credit till date called Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander but that doesn’t stop MsBedi from spewing
vitriolic on everything and everyone that irks her. It helps to have the
illustrious lineage of Kabir and Protima Bedi to her name and status. Her
professional qualifications and credentials may be questionable but Bedi has
managed to hold her own among her herd, with her classy dressing, heavily
sophisticated although opinionated commentary and glossy Page 3 appearances.
May be that’s why she has a chat show, an agony aunt space, her own column in a
prestigious newspaper and26,984 followers on twitter (on last count). Reality
shows seem to love her and as long as she gets the attention and the desired
moolah, I guess she loves them back. One of the pioneers of the ‘go to girls’
trend, Pooja Bedi easily stands tall among the others in this space.
Quote Unquote: “It's clear Salman went in there (inside the Bigg Boss house) to demoralise, confuse, hurt and lie to Sky. Any guesses as to why he would misuse his position to do so?"
Rakhi Sawant: She had a nation glued
to her televised swayamvar which later failed to reach a happy ending, is known
to have publicly humiliated her ex-boyfriend and inspired Punjab da singer Mika
to dedicate a song to her, lamenting a much hyped smooch with the pouty damsel. Whether throwing a tantrum after losing a
dance show on the small screen or threatening to turn politician with a
surprise appearance at the Parliament, Rakhi Sawant never fails to get noticed.
A popular Hindi news channel was even rumoured to have signed a contract with
her to keep viewers engaged with her crazy antics at regular intervals on air!
She may be relegated to the more crass, downmarket and cheesy category of item
songs that Bollywood is known for but she must be doing something right to get
invited to Koffee with Karan which otherwise boasts of VVIP guests from the
Hindi film industry, where she openly confessed to using cosmetic surgery to
look good. You cannot argue that only Sawant has the guts to slam superstar
Salman Khan twice in TV history- once for not being held in the same esteem as
his sister in law Malaika Arora as an item girl and again when she criticized
Katrina’s portrayal of ‘chikni chameli’ claiming
she could have done a better job!
Quote Unquote: “Agent Vinod’s children are almost as old as his girlfriend.”
These people love their voices and love to be heard and their mantra in life is to speak to get noticed. No wonder then that they can surpass an average film star to grab headlines on a day when journalists are in crunch situations aka in desperate need to put news on that Godforsaken page. Incidentally all of these good Samaritans whom the media has manufactured in to gaining celebrity status thus feeding to each others’ individual motives, happen to belong to the female sex. After all, women in our country take their right to freedom of speech very seriously as yours truly has proven through this blog! You may spot these women in the odd item number wearing a two piece bikini once in a while but what gets them the eyeballs is that controversial quote they cook up, to stay in the limelight. Some of them have even successfully maneuvered social media networking sites like facebook and twitter to keep us abreast of their pearls of wisdom on everything that matters! So here’s presenting the perpetual victims of verbal diarrhea in Bollywood.
Pooja Bedi: She may have only one
blockbuster film to her credit till date called Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander but that doesn’t stop MsBedi from spewing
vitriolic on everything and everyone that irks her. It helps to have the
illustrious lineage of Kabir and Protima Bedi to her name and status. Her
professional qualifications and credentials may be questionable but Bedi has
managed to hold her own among her herd, with her classy dressing, heavily
sophisticated although opinionated commentary and glossy Page 3 appearances.
May be that’s why she has a chat show, an agony aunt space, her own column in a
prestigious newspaper and26,984 followers on twitter (on last count). Reality
shows seem to love her and as long as she gets the attention and the desired
moolah, I guess she loves them back. One of the pioneers of the ‘go to girls’
trend, Pooja Bedi easily stands tall among the others in this space.Quote Unquote: “It's clear Salman went in there (inside the Bigg Boss house) to demoralise, confuse, hurt and lie to Sky. Any guesses as to why he would misuse his position to do so?"
Rakhi Sawant: She had a nation glued
to her televised swayamvar which later failed to reach a happy ending, is known
to have publicly humiliated her ex-boyfriend and inspired Punjab da singer Mika
to dedicate a song to her, lamenting a much hyped smooch with the pouty damsel. Whether throwing a tantrum after losing a
dance show on the small screen or threatening to turn politician with a
surprise appearance at the Parliament, Rakhi Sawant never fails to get noticed.
A popular Hindi news channel was even rumoured to have signed a contract with
her to keep viewers engaged with her crazy antics at regular intervals on air!
She may be relegated to the more crass, downmarket and cheesy category of item
songs that Bollywood is known for but she must be doing something right to get
invited to Koffee with Karan which otherwise boasts of VVIP guests from the
Hindi film industry, where she openly confessed to using cosmetic surgery to
look good. You cannot argue that only Sawant has the guts to slam superstar
Salman Khan twice in TV history- once for not being held in the same esteem as
his sister in law Malaika Arora as an item girl and again when she criticized
Katrina’s portrayal of ‘chikni chameli’ claiming
she could have done a better job! Quote Unquote: “Agent Vinod’s children are almost as old as his girlfriend.”
Poonam Pandey:
She shot to fame for promising to strip for the Men in Blue i.e the Indian
cricket team after they won the World Cup in 2011 but since then has stuck to
her skimpy promises of undressing for a cause- the cause ranging from welcoming
PM Manmohan Singh on twitter or celebrating holi with her 1,44,136 twitter
fans. Her ambitious promises also won her a spot in Akshay Kumar’s Khatron Ke Khiladi in its last season. What
next? Don’t be surprised to see her in forthcoming editions of Bigg Boss and
no, don’t get your hopes high if she promises to shed more clothes on reality
TV, like our politicians- she’ll make you keep voting on that offer but never
deliver in the end.Quote Unquote: (on twitter) “OMG!!! Cant believe it that AKON also follows me on twitter... that showz Poonam Pandey is making india proud WHATSAY!!!”
Sherlyn Chopra:
She managed a teensy weensy role in a Yashraj film which unfortunately tanked
at the box office inspite of Shahid Kapoor and Rani Mukherji playing lead.
However, you won’t have missed Chopra’s rave reviews of herself and how her
sexy image seems to be a hit all over. What else would justify a periodical
appearance in daily newspapers with busty pictures of her, passing inane
comments on celebrities and the film industry.
Quote Unquote: (on twitter) “You can talk all u want. (sic) But my skin is very thick. I'm the leader of the crowd and my game is really sleek. I'm unstoppable!”
Mallika Sherawat: Unike this pack,
Sherawat has achieved international status so she can talk about Obama and Hollywood
in the same breath, without batting an eyelid. Keeping her busy and visible in
India are a spate of item numbers in Bollywood. This is one lass who has
managed to keep walking the red carpet to Cannes, visit the White House and rub
shoulders with the who’s who of Hollywood sheerly based on her bold and sexy
image and getting to the headlines of our Indian dailies seems to be a piece of
cake, considering she is India’s unappointed but seemingly newsworthy goodwill ambassador
to foreign shores. Kindly move over Mr. S M Krishna, we have a new candidate
for your post!
Quote Unquote: (To Bill Clinton) “Now that you are seen standing with me, 2 billion people will get to know you!” (I really wonder what BC had to say to that!!)
Veena Malik: Her tragic romantic
trysts have now started sounding like yesterday’s jaded news and her mysterious
friendship with Ashmit Patel may not interest everyone, but Veena Malik is
Pakistan’s version of a gift to India in recent times and she seems to be here
to stay. Her overtly ‘sexy bitch’ image on Bigg Boss was followed by a
lackluster Channo number in the recent
but already forgotten film, Gali Gali
Chor Hai but Malik ensures she stays in gossip gallery whether with her
spontaneous lip lock with Bobby Darling or her frequent disappearing acts from
the sets of films she shoots for. Watch out for her in the next edition of NDTV
Imagine’s Swayamvar series, decked up to choose a bridgegroom for herself.
After all, only a country like ours would not only bother to host foreign
actors with questionable talent but also take up the financial responsibility
of marrying them off to a suitable match and getting them settled. I love my
India!
Quote Unquote: “I knew that guys serious about getting married would send in their profiles, but over 71,000 is a number beyond my expectations. And though I was expecting entries from the UK, US, India and Pakistan, I found it surprising to see a large number of entries from Poland. I think Pakistani and Indian girls are famous for their beauty, family values and tradition, which is why even guys from Poland are interested.”
Quote Unquote: (on twitter) “You can talk all u want. (sic) But my skin is very thick. I'm the leader of the crowd and my game is really sleek. I'm unstoppable!”
Mallika Sherawat: Unike this pack,
Sherawat has achieved international status so she can talk about Obama and Hollywood
in the same breath, without batting an eyelid. Keeping her busy and visible in
India are a spate of item numbers in Bollywood. This is one lass who has
managed to keep walking the red carpet to Cannes, visit the White House and rub
shoulders with the who’s who of Hollywood sheerly based on her bold and sexy
image and getting to the headlines of our Indian dailies seems to be a piece of
cake, considering she is India’s unappointed but seemingly newsworthy goodwill ambassador
to foreign shores. Kindly move over Mr. S M Krishna, we have a new candidate
for your post!Quote Unquote: (To Bill Clinton) “Now that you are seen standing with me, 2 billion people will get to know you!” (I really wonder what BC had to say to that!!)
Veena Malik: Her tragic romantic
trysts have now started sounding like yesterday’s jaded news and her mysterious
friendship with Ashmit Patel may not interest everyone, but Veena Malik is
Pakistan’s version of a gift to India in recent times and she seems to be here
to stay. Her overtly ‘sexy bitch’ image on Bigg Boss was followed by a
lackluster Channo number in the recent
but already forgotten film, Gali Gali
Chor Hai but Malik ensures she stays in gossip gallery whether with her
spontaneous lip lock with Bobby Darling or her frequent disappearing acts from
the sets of films she shoots for. Watch out for her in the next edition of NDTV
Imagine’s Swayamvar series, decked up to choose a bridgegroom for herself.
After all, only a country like ours would not only bother to host foreign
actors with questionable talent but also take up the financial responsibility
of marrying them off to a suitable match and getting them settled. I love my
India!Quote Unquote: “I knew that guys serious about getting married would send in their profiles, but over 71,000 is a number beyond my expectations. And though I was expecting entries from the UK, US, India and Pakistan, I found it surprising to see a large number of entries from Poland. I think Pakistani and Indian girls are famous for their beauty, family values and tradition, which is why even guys from Poland are interested.”
keep it up
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