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Tougue-in-cheek awards for 2008 |
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By: Hemal Ashar and Satish Acharya |
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Date:
2008-12-31 |
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Place: Mumbai |
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Hemal Ashar and Satish Acharya give a tongue-in-cheek look at events that made news in 2008 for all the right reasons and wrong
 The joota kahin kaa award: George Bush
The American president ducked a pair of shoes hurled at him by an Iraqi journalist and claimed that the act did not reflect the feelings of all of Iraq. With a black president Barack Obama all set to take over in January 2009, a little 'white' lie may not hurt.
The giri, giri, giri, giri, bijli giri award: The falling economy
Before you think this is about M Azharuddin's wife, Sangeeta Bijlani falling; let us make this clear, it is about the falling economy. The recession has hit us like a bolt of lightning, post the clap of thunder that was the consumer boom. Rumours are that this Christmas, even Santa had to let go some of his reindeer to pull his sleigh as he just could not afford them. Ho. Ho. Ho.
The RGV bring me a tube of Fevicol award: Vilasrao Deshmukh
The former chief minister went into the Taj with filmmaker Ram Gopal Verma (RGV) post the terror attacks. Finally, Vilasrao became Vilasjao with the RGV act seen as the last straw. No wonder, he now wants RGV to bring him Fevicol as that is the only way the CM's kursi could stick to him.
The liar, liar, pants on fire award: Pakistan
The country made numerous flip flops about Mohammad Ajmal Qasab and the other terrorists being from Pakistan in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks. No wonder the new slogan from the country's tourism office is: 'Please visit us. If you do not, we will visit you.'
The chal bhaiya bhaiya bhaiya bhaiya award: Raj Thackeray
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief usurped the Marathi manoos plank from the Shiv Sena with his anti-North Indian drive. Finally, the MNS chief was savagely lampooned during the Mumbai terror attacks with Mumbaikars asking where is the saviour of Mumbai?
The hey we are chaddi bodies award: John Abraham
The hunk emerged out of the sea in Dostana wearing itsy-bitsy teenie-weenie yellow bikini⦠err swim trunks. Bipasha Basu's boyfriend did little more than smile through the flick butt (pun and spelling mistake intended) the women forgave him.
The ek bandar stadium ke andar award: Harbhajan Singh
The off-spinner created a furore with 'Monkeygate' involving Andrew Symonds when India toured Australia earlier this year. Talking about monkeys, the year proved the cricket pendulum is swinging away from Oz supremacy and moving towards India.
The deal aisa kisi ne mera ha-thoda award: Indian Premier League
The IPL put players up for auction who went under the hathoda (hammer). The movers 'n' shakers of the corporate and entertainment world were the takers, as the Indian cricket board proved: All that glitters may not be bold; but here are the players to be bought and sold.
The gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay re sahiba award: Dostana
To the flick which was touted to be Bollywood's answer to Brokeback Mountain, but proved to be quite homophobic in the end. Guess Bollywood has still some way to go before the truth can pop out of the closet. |
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