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In June, after I read a post titled The Highest Paid Indian Actor, I volunteered to do a post on DesiTrain about the actor, who despite occupying the same pedestal as Mithun Chakraborty in the collective consciousness of millions of people on the other side of the Vindhyas, still makes more money than any other actor in India. A couple of weeks later, I sent the post to Oz. But since the PassionForCinema group blog was in the cards, Oz told me to hold on to it and post it as my first post on there.

So here is the post, perhaps the first of a series…..A Brief History of Rajini..

So it is in the news now. Laxman will not go to South Africa. And here is what the chairman of the selectors had to say -

VVS Laxman is a class player but he has a fitness problem,” said Vengsarkar when asked about his case, “and we thought his fitness wasn’t good enough for one-day cricket. Raina has the potential but he needs to perform now. I think we need to groom him.

Let me say it again. WTF!! I think we shall hear from Laxman within the next 24 hours and I have a faint idea that it might not be what Vengsarkar would want to hear!

For you are, officially, no longer the one-eyed king of the blind…

Check this video out. The track (featuring Lockup) is from Vallavan, an album by Yogi B & Natchatra, a Malaysian hip hop group. Read more about the album here.
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* Aaron Sorkin

* I am still hung over after the final season of The West Wing

* I digg Saturday Night Live

* Matthew Perry / Bradley Whitford, among others who are West Wing alums.

* Lines like the ones below that seem so relevant, much like the West Wing plots.

Danny Trip: They want to see you take fewer whacks at Bush and looks like they are getting their wish. So you throw it out.

Matt Albie: … ….

Danny Trip: … …

Matt Albie: Four years later and by the way, I’d be happy to take potshots at the Democrats, if one of them would say or do something..

and monologues like this.

Update: In case you are wondering what Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is all about, NBC has made available the complete third episode (from last night) here.