Like I mentioned in my last post, I was delighted at the antics of M/s Khan and Khan at the recent Filmfare Awards. I must say though that audience reactions were nowhere near as spirited and good-humoured as the MCs’ witty presentation. Every time the duo cut too close to the bone with their incisive […]
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I remember the not-so-good old days when comic relief in the Bollywood movie came in the shape of the village drunk, the weirdo villain, a horribly racist depiction of a ‘Madrasi’ or a Goan, the effeminate side-kick or, at worst, a soft-target disabled person. The tired old ‘jokes’ such alleged comedians traded in rarely went […]
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