SRK, Akon, a "leaked" song, and a dissection of Hollywood and Bollywood collaborations

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So some of you might have heard the "unofficial", early version of Akon's Chamak Challo song in SRK's upcoming Ra.One movie (I was not impressed) - this article gives opinions on previous collaborations and how successful they were (remember Snoop Dogg/RDB/Singh is King? )...

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Bipasha Basu rubbishes vulgar talks with Amar Singh

Bipasha Basu rubbishes vulgar talks with Amar Singh

If it is true, from John Abraham to him?? wow...

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Art in Perspective - India's Online Auction Pioneers

Special Report - Art in Perspective - India's Online Auction Pioneers - NYTimes.com


Amazing numbers - and shows how the value of Indian art has shot up over the last decade...and another example of where the business ideas come from...


"Driven by what they call a “personal passion” for art, the Vaziranis started Saffronart to combat problems they faced as young art collectors. “When we went out to buy art, we found two things difficult,” said Ms. Vazirani, 39, the president of the company and a former management consultant. “One was trying to figure out the price of a work, because you could walk into two different galleries and have a work by the same artist, in similar size and from a similar period, priced quite differently, sometimes as much as 30 to 35 percent. The other part we found hard was getting access. You might go into a gallery but you weren’t necessarily shown the best work.”

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WITN?: Can India Succeed in Exporting Mobile Services Like It Did with Bollywood? (TCTV)

WITN?: Can India Succeed in Exporting Mobile Services Like It Did with Bollywood? (TCTV)

Ok - the video is terrible, barely legible, but you get a person's insight on what else India can provide....

Quote: "India has never produced/created anything which made money except for Bollywood movies"

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Sumner Redstone Hires Another “Friend,” Rohini Singh

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OK so what is the desi connection here? Obviously the name gives it away...according to another article, "It’s unclear where Naylor and Singh know each other. Actor Gregg Bello, pictured here with Singh, says he hasn’t seen Singh in about a year and that she’s not an actress. Singh’s Twitter account is shut down, although she’s following a bunch of celebrities and Hollywood types including Jennifer Meyer Maguire, jewelry designer wife of Toby Maguire..."

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Modern Indian Art: The Birth of a Market — HBS

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Interesting concept - "Before 1995, fine art was produced in India but there was little demand largely because Indian art was considered provincial or decorative. To create a market, this art was redefined as a new product category—modern Indian art—by a variety of participants including artists, academics, commercial auction houses, and critics..."

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Desi supper clubs?

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What a concept! We all have heard of the underground, impromptu dinners in closed down restaurants, but not really with a desi twist. Wonder what the liability could be, for someone who had extra spicy Bhartha? (remember the woman suing McDonald's for hot coffee burning her legs?)

But oh well...as long as it raises the awareness, its all good..