Ye IPL hain Boss

[Aniruddha Joshi]

Hi,

I can live with the fact that I am labelled "Cynic" for most part of my life but the "Ganeshotsav" programs on TV being labelled as the opening ceremony of world's largest cricket tournament is something I am not willing to accept.

1. I can bet that Centerfresh chewing gum can do jack to Siddhu. Feviquick is one way and another way is to feed him vermillion so that he will keep quiet. Dude says "Baatein karne se bachche nahi paida hote".

2. What was that talented mimic Dr. Shinde doing on the show? His commentary was not even based on cricket. What a waste of talent?

3. Prasoon Joshi really thinks that half the India is illiterate and they have never read Makhanlal chaturvedi's poem "Pushp ki Abhilasha" so his work will be wildely accepted, esp. if it is read by Amitabh Bachchan.

4. Why would Amitabh agree to read a poem like that is beyond me. He could have picked up "Agneepath" for all I care. Would have been better than the piece that he read.

5. What were Colonial Cousins doing? Promotion of their forthcoming album? So how is it related to IPL? Such a lack-lusture performance and we have to endure Leslie's horrible Hindi pronunciation.

6. Prabhu Deva : Was it really him? He surely has taken the separation from Nayantara very badly and it showed on his performance (if you may please call it so). Or was it Sanjay Leela Bhansali's creative supervision in "Rowdy Rathore"....I wonder.

7. I totally dig Priyanka Chopra for she has come a long way from that goofy looking girl to the star that she is. She made a mess of the opportunity by ill timed dance moves. Lack of rehearsals was apparent.

8. I have always said that Kareena Kapoor is not a dancer. She is female Abhishek Bachchan when it comes to dancing. She proved it. Emulating Sunny Deol's moves and the vibrating moments of flab on her arms, post Agent Vinod food cravings....everything showed. What I couldnt see was her dancing. And apparently she was flown in from Bankok on a chartered plane, spending Rs. 20 lakhs.

9. Why the team Chennai Super Kings was brought back is again a subject of CBI research. What was Priyanka doing? Was she trying to get them to dance. She managed to get Dougie and Ashwin dance. Her pathetic attempt at "Sakshi" shayari for Dhoni was the last nail in the coffin.

10. Whatever was Rajeev Shukla was trying to read, he borrowed a line...Ladies and Gentleman...see you at the games. Saved him.

11. Amitabh Bachchan came back to show off his Sankrit, English and Hindi oratory skills. Dont want to say anything about him but I have no idea why he agreed to be a part of this nonsense.

There were many nonsensical things going like faulty sound sync, poor editing, pathetic camera work and lighting, running mics and the person sleeping on online editing console...but all of that just added to my woes. A poor Government college would have had better annual functions than this ceremony. Apalled at the waste of money...gross waste! Maaf karo bhai! --- By Viplove Gupte

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Thanks & Best Regards,
Aniruddha Joshi

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