My life has taken a revolutionary turn in the last one year. I never thought I would be so fortunate as to get to know Amitabh Bachans family personally. . Now, I know them so closely, I can tell you where they are, at any point of the day. I can tell you the the name of the next endorsement Amitabh is going to take up. Sauna Slim belt or some variant of it. Back support or something you can call it. I think I also know the personal priest of Amitabh personally.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Sarcasm apart, what has gone wrong with our news channels? Why is it that I hate to watch news channels now? And I am sure I am not the only one. I was a normal kid. I never watched news. Then came adolescence and came star plus. So, it was from 9 to 10 that me and my father used to juggle between Star news and regional news. Then came Star News and 24 hour news channels. They were ok in the starting. But now, I guess they are far more unethical than our politicians. With time, I am sure, news channels will make it to the top 5 list of 'We Hate'.
I guess we are willingly being fed bullshit in the name of news. Who cares if Amitabh and his family went to < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />
Almost everyone has a special program on crime reportage now. From local news channels to the national ones. Please watch these programs, you will find the most colorful anchors for these programs. 'Crime Watch' anyone?
There is only a subtle difference between the original and the Pastiche. Say, Rang De Basanti was a good movie. Girls in some city staging a dharna against cell phones being banned in college is pathetic. National channels, making thirty minutes news about it, apart from being appalling, has also sadly become the norm of the day.
I honestly don't know why I don't like it when these news channels air
news based on the Mannu sharma case. I guess Ram Jetmalani put my thoughts aptly in words when he spoke to IBN 7, with the chip of a girl, as he so rightly puts it, But I don
Current Mood: Dismissive
Current Music: fuzon
12 Jan 2007, 7:33pm
Felt like i have re-read a post that i wrote... man, this is the worst thing to have happened in India as far as i remember. I hate them.
15 Jan 2007, 11:15pm
we are united in our angst!! :-)
16 Jan 2007, 5:33am
did u know this was a hot blog??? :) whoaaa
16 Jan 2007, 11:41am
what was the implication miss june? whoaaa is an american lingo? me trying to figure out what that could possibly mean. Amen to whoaaa.
17 Jan 2007, 3:31pm
30 minutes was more of see and learn how to be a psycho..when they were featuring on the serial killer's case...It was pathetic. I stopped watching that disgusting channel since then. Hope some day they realize what their job actually is
17 Jan 2007, 7:56pm
Wow........A very appropriate post....so much anger,so much frustration,so much disillusionment,and hatred too.......And every bit of it is completely justified.....Well,this is what is called as NEWS......
18 Jan 2007, 12:24pm
ha ha ha.... Amen!!! :)
no implication...jus a compliment!
23 Jan 2007, 3:05am
The news channels in india have to come up with something to catch up with the audience. We have idolized the actors so much that if Sai baba dies his news will be in the last notes. But if Amitabh Bachan even has the smallest scratch it will be shown as Breaking News.
26 Jan 2007, 7:10am
i am in agreement with you here....I mean who cares wht us happng to actrs and come..on I think we 've got more things to deal with...
26 Jan 2007, 8:04pm
@: Krishna: NEWS: North,East,West,South. Not anymore, its all bakwaas and celebrity gossip that they show these days.
@June: wow!! Me feeling great.
@Mithu: Rightly put, i believe they are opening a 24*7 news channel dedicated to Amitabh one of these days.
@Deepthi: Absolutely agree.