Rajni-The Badshah and Indian Entertainer of the year

Who would have thought that a South Indian Actor and that too a man in his mid 50's half bald with no hype or fuzz, an unkempt beard half shaven to go with and least bothered about his looks and media glitter would go onto win the coveted NDTV Indian Entertainer of the year award. That’s' what exactly happened yesterday and our great 'thalaivar' with this usual calm and serenity and that typical smile which conveys everything got the award from the PM who himself was another category winner and spoke about Destiny and God's will as an answer to most of the questions fired at him. He beat stiff competition from bollywood including that of Shraukh who was given the opportunity to ask Rajni 'how to become a Shahenshah ' which was the one and only Amitabh as pointed out by Rajni himself

A great day for ardent Rajni fans like me as well as even for the South Indian Cinema since such National awards on popular votings is rare for a kollywood star and goes to show that 'thalivar's style and mannerisms' have caught up with Indian Audience across the country irrespective of language and geography

Hats of to 'Shivaji' the Emperor! whether he accepts the title or not

RK

Back Again after a long self imposed break

It's a long time since my last blog and just that I was lazy and decided to take an active break from blogging and anyway as not many people read my blogs doesn't matter. May be from 2008 I will get back to regular blogs though like any other New Year promise this one also might go into the oblivion

Looks like India is about to make history at WACA tomorrow if Ponting and Hussey don't spoil the script with yet another Aussie heroics and since only three times teams have won scoring 400+ in the last innings odds are pretty much in favor of India. It will be a truly a memorable moment if that happens given India's track records in fast pitches especially at WACA and might be a defining moment in India's cricket history as a real match winner abroad on fast pitches and just not on the spinner friendly turners. Kumble has been excellent as a captain, stood up at Sydney eye for eye with the Aussies then gracefully withdrew the complaint against Hogg and is now on the verge of a historic win. It’s a pity that he has only one -two years left in him as a Captain and player since he is already 37+ though if you look into his eyes the determination and never say die spirit would suggest that he has another 10 years of cricket left in him. 600 wickets is no mean achievement over 15 years playing day in and day out for 124 tests and that too for somebody who always never got the praise and glory he deserved like a Warne or Murali and was always frowned and ridiculed upon by the spin community and experts as a medium fast spinner who never turned the cricket ball. But the guy has marched on relentlessly silencing his critics with deadly performances one after another and at the end of the day what matters is your performance on the field and how many you won for your country and Kumble stands tall with any other player in the world in this category

RK