Dhoom2 - "Bollywood OR Bodywood"

Shekhar Kapur, eminent Film Director in his blog says this about Dhoom2..
"It's the only film in London other than Casino Royal that is consistently 'house full'. The film is a lot of fun in a charmingly silly way. But I think it is time to change the name 'Bollywood' to 'Bodywood'".

NY Times too recently had a review in its Arts section on Dhoom2. The movie was also in the US Top 20 list for that week having been shown in 63 theaters. Goes to show how much Bollywood has gone global, catering to the desi audiences abroad as well as the local audiences there. In the past years, Amitabh Bachchan was a big hit world over, especially in Egypt and before him Raj Kapoor in Russia. The trend definitely now is that of Bollywood corporates crafting movies that cater to a decidedly global audience.

We paid Rs 300 flat for two tickets for Dhoom2 without a second thought at Pune's e-Square multiplex. Compared to that Sangeet Theatre at Hyderabad still sells for Rs 35 (black trading would go upto max Rs 100), no dynamic-pricing there.

Shaan Rocks

During the last few weeks, I had an opportunity to see Shaan (Shantanu Mukherjee), the Hindi Film Playback Singer perform at two concerts, one in Hyderabad and the other in Pune. Shaan is a great singer and always makes it a point to engage with the audience, speak some nice words about his hosts between his songs and in between the lyrics too. The entry was always made out to be dramatic and long delayed, perhaps in an attempt to bottle up the enthu of the crowd and then uncork it like a champagne bottle.