Comedy Bytes on TV- Ep 1

If you have no sense of humour, there is no point of watching TV these days. Because the real joy of watching anything out there is to find excuses to laugh over. With the dearth of real good comedy on Indian TV (ya, ya…I don’t dig Comedy Circus and the like), I make do with random stuff I come across. Read on and share a giggle/smirk if you agree:

Sonam Kapoor in the latest Loreal ad trying to convince me that I am worth it. The accent and the drawl of her speech. Glossy glossy.

Aishwarya Rai trying to get eyeballs with a kick ass role (literally not otherwise) in a Sanjay Gupta film of all things. Also, trying to look extremely sleek and slender with black overalls. Sheesh. I hope All Iz Well.

Imtiaz Ali and so many directors before and after him who are milking the Ranbir-Deepika ex-romance and still hot chemistry for their romcoms and love stories. And the ex-couple having no qualms of making a ‘tamasha’ out of that sparkling flame.

Abbas Mastan trying their hand at C-grade comedy after an A-grade thriller like Race 2. Kapil Sharma, the guys at Colours called. They want their hassee ka badshah back.

Imran Khan managing to always sneak away with the excuse that ‘the film didn’t quite turn out the way I thought it would’ to overshadow his non-performance as an actor.

Lara Dutta having debuted with Akshay Kumar at one point of time now reduced to her role in Singh is Bling starring him.

That we are still singing Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo in today’s day and age. And that Salman still kills it as Prem.

That Badshah and Yo Yo Honey Singh look and sound the same with every new song and YET set the music charts ablaze with every new single.

Rimi Sen on Bigg Boss 9 saying she is on the show to make friends because she has none in the world outside. Hahahahaha.

The Pihu Diary: A World of Discoveries Through The Eyes of a 1 Year Old

When Pihu turned one, we were joyous with the milestone. Like most parents. Pihu meanwhile couldn’t figure what the big deal was. She was being pampered, given more attention than she could handle, was randomly moved around among a splay of arms, embraces and laps. Was smothered with kisses and cajoled into listening to random babytalk by people all around. All she relished were the bits of cake she managed to lick off my fingers and her first night out doing disco with her Dad on a dancefloor.

She also mastered the art of perching her little buns on a baby seat, wearing a napkin around her neck and picking on her choice of finger food- slices of cucumber and tomatoes which she daintily ate with little care of what the world was upto. All was well till we realised that she was now going to need to stretch those legs very soon. And get her hands dirty on everything she could pick, rub, mash, smash, crush, break, press or touch. It all began with her crawling all over the floor and taking an odd fascination for slippers and shoes which she loves to slip her nimble hands into. Yeah, not something to be proud of.  To her defence, she has also developed a strange fascination for books, journals, magazines, any sort of reading material. It doesn’t even have to have pictures. Nothing beats the glee of having that crisp morning newspaper in hand, flipping through the pages and discovering the happenings of the day. Discovery being the catch word here.

My little button-sized daughter has begun to read already in her head. Before you start dismissing her as a nerd by the way, let me warn you. She loves grooving to lively music as well. I have also caught her smiling at some people on TV, almost as if she understands what they say and finds it mildly amusing.

Her speech may be monosyllabic and inarticulate to most but mind you, she has a mind of her own when it comes to taking instructions or placing an opinion. A handful of expressions and gestures are used time and again for more emphasis. Modulating her voice to show distaste or indicate sleep, boredom or happiness is also something she is mastering right now.

Do not mistake her curiosity to know everything as a bait to lure her with something though. She will not go to you just because you find her cute or call out to her. She likes to take her time over approving her company.  She may smile at you and watch you from a distance, but don’t get too close for comfort or cuddly, our little lady likes to keep a distance till she is sure she can trust you.

Pihu loves dogs. She loves lights. She loves the outdoors. And simply adores her Mom and Dad. She wants to run before she can walk steadily and sing before she can talk coherently. Slow down kid, we want to watch you grow without losing out on these precious days of freedom, mirth and love without a care!