Do you know what they were doing before entering into cricket.
1. He was a vegetable vendor (an hawker) before he took cricket as his profession.
Abdul Qadir
2. He was working as a Maths teacher. He was considered as one of the best slip fielders.
Brain McMillan
3. He was a plumber by profession. He is now working as a commentator.
Bill Lawry
4. He was police man. He is one of the leading bowler in world cricket now. He is a injury prone bowler.
Shane Bond
5. Selling soapnut (shikakai) in his family business. He then went on the become India's leading bowler.
Javagal Srinath
Who said this? Also tell who is the listener?
1) "Man, it don't matter where you come in to bat, the score is still zero"
Speaker : Viv Richards
Listener : Sunil Gavaskar
Incident : At Madras 1983. Gavaskar had decided to relinquish his opening position and come in at no 4 for that test. But, Malcolm Marshall fired out Anshuman Gaekwad and Dilip Vengsarkar for ducks, setting the stage for Gavaskar to walk in at 0/2. And he thought there would be less pressure!
2) "It's red, round and weighs about 5 ½ ounces"
Speaker : Greg Thomas
Listener : Viv Richards
Incident : Greg Thomas was bowling to Viv Richards in a county game. Viv missed a superb outswinger, and Thomas said "It's red, round and weighs about 5 ½ ounces" Next ball Viv hits Greg Thomas out of the ground for a 6 and replies, "Greg, you know what it looks like. Go ahead and find it!"
3) "He is batting like a revolving door. Whatever Zulu bowls it is reaching the midwicket fence". Who is the speaker. The speaker is commenting on which cricketer?
Speaker : Hansie Cronje to media persons
Speaker is commenting on which cricketer : Azhar
Incident : First Azhar hit Lance Klusener for 5 consecutive fours in Eden Garden. Then when India toured SA, again the treatment was repeated in the second test in Newlands , Cape Town
4) Now an easy one..
Speaker 1: If I were playing now, I would have averaged around 70.
Speaker 2 : Why so less?
Speaker 1 : 'cause I am .....
Speaker 1: Sir Donald Bradman
Speaker 2 : Sachin Tendulkar
Incident : When Sachin was invited for the 90th birthday of Sir Donald Bradman, Sachin put forward a question to Sir Don, "How much will you score if you were playing now?". For that Sir Don replied "If I were playing now, I would have averaged around 70". Sachin asked "Why so less? Whether modern cricket is tougher than the 1930s". Sir Don replied with a smile "man I am 90 now. For a 90 year old man, 70 average is a good one. isn't it?"
5) "For Great Batsman, there is no good ball"
Speaker : Sir Garfield Sobers
Listener : Sunil Gavaskar
Incident : In 1980s, Sunl Gavaskar was running a cricket magazine "Indian Cricketers". He was the editor of that magazine. When he was interviewing, Sir Gary was stressing that the word 'GREAT' was misused by many of the media person. For that Sunil asked "According to you who is a great batsman?" For that Sir Gary answered "For Great Batsman, there is no good ball"
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Cricketers being compared with Kollywood actors
Note : I got the following blog posting as a forward message where the current Indian cricketers are compared with our Kollywood actors. I thing the author (a 'Rajini & Sachin' fan, I think) has penned this blog after our successful tour of Australia where we leveled the test series 1-1. Have some fun on reading this and post your opinion.
My Fav : Vijayakanth and Ganguly.
Least Fav : Sarath and Kumble.
Now to the post....
While thinking about what to write next in my blog, came up with this novel (?!) idea. Now that the Indian cricket team is the toast of the nation following their unexpectedly good performance in the test series Down Under (forget the VB series disaster), I thought of comparing some members of the Indian cricket team with some of the current stars of Kollywood.
Rohan Gavaskar <--> Surya
Both these guys are the sons of great legends and that is the underlying reason behind this comparison. Though they both have a long way to go before catching up with their illustrious fathers, they have shown the prmise and the potential for the same. In both the cases, the burden of expectations is quite huge due to the achievements of their fathers. Just like the fact that Surya has given hits of late and has started fulfilling his potetntial, Rohan has done the same by making it to the Indian XI and subsequently doing well in the opportunities provided to him.
Rahul Dravid <--> Kamal Hassan
Kamal has always been considered as an actor who is technically perfect. We all know that Dravid is the most technically proficient batsman in the team. So stems this comparison. They both are sincere to the task and extremely talented.Another reason for this comparison is the fact that they were unfortunate to have been born in the same era as that of 2 other greats (you know who I am talking about). Had it not been for those 2 giants in their fields, these two would have attained far more success and popularity than what they have achieved now.
Sourav Ganguly <--> Vijayakanth
This comparison too is quite obvious. Similar to the fact that Vijayakanth is the head of the Actor's association, our Ganguly is the captain of Team India. Both men have worked really wonders with their respective teams. When Vijayakanth took over the reins, the Nadigar Sangam was in complete shambles with debts exceeding several crores. Similarly when Ganguly took over the captaincy of the Indian team, our team was down in the dumps after a shattering home series loss to the Proteas, preceeded by a 3-0 drubbing at Australia's hands. But just like the way our Captain cleared all the debts of the Nadigar sangam by the help of star night shows in Malaysia & Singapore, Ganguly scripted a complete turnaround in India's cricketing fortunes with the help of a great support staff of John Wright & Andrew Leipus. Another similarity among these 2 guys has been the fact that they have managed to bring in a sense of unity among the various members of their teams. Prior to Vijayakanth assuming office, the association was faction ridden with a clear gap between the junior and senior actors. But the way they mingled together during their Malaysia show was a heartwarming sight. Similarly, there was always this complaint of a certain aloofness associated with the senior players before Ganguly assumed power. Now you can see the camaraderie between all the players in the team, irrespective of their seniority.
I will be failing in my duty if I fail to mention the final comparing point between these 2 - Though these 2 did so much for their teams, their personal performance left a lot to be desired. Vijayakanth's best performances came before the time he assumed office and after that, he has more flops than hits. Same way with Ganguly, some of his best innings came before his stint as a captain and post captaincy of Team India, he has had more failures than successes.
Anil Kumble <--> Sarath Kumar
Kumble and SarathKumar are veterans of their respective fields. Just like the way Sarath Kumar has reeled off super hits in the past, Kumble has won so many matches for India. But sceptics kept doubting their potential and passed on judgements saying that they both were well past their prime. Just then, the twin hits (Paarai & Arasu) and the Australian tour happened respectively. It has really rejuvenated their sagging careers and has made us expect more such inspiring performances from the duo. One other reason where these 2 are similar is that both of them are married to divorcees.
VVS Laxman <--> 'Cheeyan' Vikram
You would have easily guessed the reason behind this comparison. Yes, they both are comeback kids. Few years ago, mention of these 2 guys' names would have hardly raised any eyebrows. But what a transformation these 2 guys have achieved. Just like Vikram is the current superstar of the tinsel world, Laxman is the superstar in the Indian team. The historic Kolkota innings did to Laxman what Sethu did to Vikram. Though we had all along known the talents of these guys (Look back at Laxman's 167 in the 2000 Sydney Test and Vikram's performance in 'Ullaasam' and you will see what I am saying), it was Eden Gardens and Sethu which made the world take notice of these two and their abundant potential. Once that happened, they both have never looked back. Vikram has been reeling off both mass-entertainers which have been big hits at the Box Office while at the same time he gives quality movies their due & seems like he never ceases to experiment. Laxman's wide array of strokes include the most gracious cover-drive which leaves the connosiers of the game gasping for breath to the most unorthodox of shots like flicking a delivery wide outside the off-stump to the mid-wicket boundary, which every fan in the stadium can relate to.
Virender Shewag <--> Ilaiya Thalapathi Vijay
The reason behind this comparison is the way they have modelled their respective careers. While Vijay has openly divulged in his movies his craze for the Superstar, Sehwag has done the same by saying that he has modelled his game entirely on Sachin.Vijay has been fondly called 'Chinna Rajini' while Sehwag has been rightly nicknamed poor-man's Tendulkar. While you can not relate Vijay's acting and emoting, you can also not relate class and Sehwag's batting. But both have been moderately successful in their respective careers in their own ways, inspite of their unorthodox methods of going about their tasks (batting & acting).
Sachin Tendulkar <--> Superstar Rajinikanth
Knowing me, you would have easily guessed this comparison by the time you started reading what this blog was all about. They both are my idols and heroes in the 2 different fields. I am a diehard and crazy fan of both these greats. Both have a strong fan base - if Sachin can claim to have biggest fan base for any cricketer (past ot presentand he is even supposed to be more popular than the Prime Minister of the country), Rajinikanth can boast of the same among Indian actors (with the only exception of the big B and that too can be discounted due to the fact that Thalaivar acts only in movies whose languages are confiened to a few southern states).Just like the fact that Thalaivar's every movie is eagerly expected & welcomed by the whole Tamil cine industry, every innings of Sachin is looked forward to with the utmost fervour & the nation holds its breath each time he walks out to bat. Just like the fact that the Superstar title belongs solely to thalaivar and there can never be another Superstar in the history of tamil film industry, there has been and can be only one Sachin in the annals of Indian cricket. Both will go down as one of the very best to have graced the cricketing field and the silverscreen respectively
My Fav : Vijayakanth and Ganguly.
Least Fav : Sarath and Kumble.
Now to the post....
While thinking about what to write next in my blog, came up with this novel (?!) idea. Now that the Indian cricket team is the toast of the nation following their unexpectedly good performance in the test series Down Under (forget the VB series disaster), I thought of comparing some members of the Indian cricket team with some of the current stars of Kollywood.
Rohan Gavaskar <--> Surya
Both these guys are the sons of great legends and that is the underlying reason behind this comparison. Though they both have a long way to go before catching up with their illustrious fathers, they have shown the prmise and the potential for the same. In both the cases, the burden of expectations is quite huge due to the achievements of their fathers. Just like the fact that Surya has given hits of late and has started fulfilling his potetntial, Rohan has done the same by making it to the Indian XI and subsequently doing well in the opportunities provided to him.
Rahul Dravid <--> Kamal Hassan
Kamal has always been considered as an actor who is technically perfect. We all know that Dravid is the most technically proficient batsman in the team. So stems this comparison. They both are sincere to the task and extremely talented.Another reason for this comparison is the fact that they were unfortunate to have been born in the same era as that of 2 other greats (you know who I am talking about). Had it not been for those 2 giants in their fields, these two would have attained far more success and popularity than what they have achieved now.
Sourav Ganguly <--> Vijayakanth
This comparison too is quite obvious. Similar to the fact that Vijayakanth is the head of the Actor's association, our Ganguly is the captain of Team India. Both men have worked really wonders with their respective teams. When Vijayakanth took over the reins, the Nadigar Sangam was in complete shambles with debts exceeding several crores. Similarly when Ganguly took over the captaincy of the Indian team, our team was down in the dumps after a shattering home series loss to the Proteas, preceeded by a 3-0 drubbing at Australia's hands. But just like the way our Captain cleared all the debts of the Nadigar sangam by the help of star night shows in Malaysia & Singapore, Ganguly scripted a complete turnaround in India's cricketing fortunes with the help of a great support staff of John Wright & Andrew Leipus. Another similarity among these 2 guys has been the fact that they have managed to bring in a sense of unity among the various members of their teams. Prior to Vijayakanth assuming office, the association was faction ridden with a clear gap between the junior and senior actors. But the way they mingled together during their Malaysia show was a heartwarming sight. Similarly, there was always this complaint of a certain aloofness associated with the senior players before Ganguly assumed power. Now you can see the camaraderie between all the players in the team, irrespective of their seniority.
I will be failing in my duty if I fail to mention the final comparing point between these 2 - Though these 2 did so much for their teams, their personal performance left a lot to be desired. Vijayakanth's best performances came before the time he assumed office and after that, he has more flops than hits. Same way with Ganguly, some of his best innings came before his stint as a captain and post captaincy of Team India, he has had more failures than successes.
Anil Kumble <--> Sarath Kumar
Kumble and SarathKumar are veterans of their respective fields. Just like the way Sarath Kumar has reeled off super hits in the past, Kumble has won so many matches for India. But sceptics kept doubting their potential and passed on judgements saying that they both were well past their prime. Just then, the twin hits (Paarai & Arasu) and the Australian tour happened respectively. It has really rejuvenated their sagging careers and has made us expect more such inspiring performances from the duo. One other reason where these 2 are similar is that both of them are married to divorcees.
VVS Laxman <--> 'Cheeyan' Vikram
You would have easily guessed the reason behind this comparison. Yes, they both are comeback kids. Few years ago, mention of these 2 guys' names would have hardly raised any eyebrows. But what a transformation these 2 guys have achieved. Just like Vikram is the current superstar of the tinsel world, Laxman is the superstar in the Indian team. The historic Kolkota innings did to Laxman what Sethu did to Vikram. Though we had all along known the talents of these guys (Look back at Laxman's 167 in the 2000 Sydney Test and Vikram's performance in 'Ullaasam' and you will see what I am saying), it was Eden Gardens and Sethu which made the world take notice of these two and their abundant potential. Once that happened, they both have never looked back. Vikram has been reeling off both mass-entertainers which have been big hits at the Box Office while at the same time he gives quality movies their due & seems like he never ceases to experiment. Laxman's wide array of strokes include the most gracious cover-drive which leaves the connosiers of the game gasping for breath to the most unorthodox of shots like flicking a delivery wide outside the off-stump to the mid-wicket boundary, which every fan in the stadium can relate to.
Virender Shewag <--> Ilaiya Thalapathi Vijay
The reason behind this comparison is the way they have modelled their respective careers. While Vijay has openly divulged in his movies his craze for the Superstar, Sehwag has done the same by saying that he has modelled his game entirely on Sachin.Vijay has been fondly called 'Chinna Rajini' while Sehwag has been rightly nicknamed poor-man's Tendulkar. While you can not relate Vijay's acting and emoting, you can also not relate class and Sehwag's batting. But both have been moderately successful in their respective careers in their own ways, inspite of their unorthodox methods of going about their tasks (batting & acting).
Sachin Tendulkar <--> Superstar Rajinikanth
Knowing me, you would have easily guessed this comparison by the time you started reading what this blog was all about. They both are my idols and heroes in the 2 different fields. I am a diehard and crazy fan of both these greats. Both have a strong fan base - if Sachin can claim to have biggest fan base for any cricketer (past ot presentand he is even supposed to be more popular than the Prime Minister of the country), Rajinikanth can boast of the same among Indian actors (with the only exception of the big B and that too can be discounted due to the fact that Thalaivar acts only in movies whose languages are confiened to a few southern states).Just like the fact that Thalaivar's every movie is eagerly expected & welcomed by the whole Tamil cine industry, every innings of Sachin is looked forward to with the utmost fervour & the nation holds its breath each time he walks out to bat. Just like the fact that the Superstar title belongs solely to thalaivar and there can never be another Superstar in the history of tamil film industry, there has been and can be only one Sachin in the annals of Indian cricket. Both will go down as one of the very best to have graced the cricketing field and the silverscreen respectively
Cronje - Hero to Villain
Wessels 'Hansie' Cronje - a paradigm for any talented and intelligent cricketer (for that matter any professional) of how one should not spoil their career by involving in unnecessary and illegal activities. But still he is one of my favorite cricketer. An inspirational captain, decent batsmen, intelligent bowler and a natural fielder. He led his country in 53 test, winning 28 and he became the first captain, in modern era, to win a test series in all sub-continent countries. Atleast he confessed his mistake unlike our Indian cricketers.
Garth King has written a biography 'The Hansie Cronje Story: An Authorised Biography' on this cricketer who had won 99 ODI out of 138 matches he captained.
Read the complete article here. A nice touching article.
Garth King has written a biography 'The Hansie Cronje Story: An Authorised Biography' on this cricketer who had won 99 ODI out of 138 matches he captained.
Read the complete article here. A nice touching article.
When Kamraj serves Rahul
On October 17th 005, Rahul Gandhi made a surprise visit to the recently opened Saravana Bhavan in Ashok Pillar along with his friends. For a few minutes, Kamaraj - one of the supervisors in that hotel - didn't recognize him and everyone thought that some North Indians has come. Then he finally recognized him and as usual, he was treated with 'Red Carpet' welcome. Kamaraj specially put two suppliers to attend them and made sure that he was treated well. Rahul was in no dilemma as what to order. He ordered Thaiyir Vadai (Curd Vada) and he moved to Kaara Doosai (Spicy Dosa). He then tasted their most popular and favorite item Sambar. After that he specially requested a cup of Rasam and one Appalam (Pappad). Finally he completed his lunch by having some Desserts, Juices and Ice creams. Cheque came around Rs 780 and he gave a thousand rupee note and left the hotel happily thus making the two suppliers richer by 200 Rupees.
When he came to Chennai, he really wanted to visit HSB (Hotel Saravana Bhavan) and taste their food and he also joined the big list of Saravan Bhavan Fans which includes some popular names like AB Vajpayee, S M Krishna, our CM, Chandra Babu Naidu and many others (me too
). Its an another feather in HSB's cap which, in my opinion, is doing a great work for the past 25 years by providing quality food and hygienic ambiance.
When he came to Chennai, he really wanted to visit HSB (Hotel Saravana Bhavan) and taste their food and he also joined the big list of Saravan Bhavan Fans which includes some popular names like AB Vajpayee, S M Krishna, our CM, Chandra Babu Naidu and many others (me too
). Its an another feather in HSB's cap which, in my opinion, is doing a great work for the past 25 years by providing quality food and hygienic ambiance.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Never Loose Hope & Never Quit Trying
There is no replacement for hardwork.
Success = Hardwork + Opportunity.
Yesterday in a magazine, I came across three such personality who proved the above equation.I like to share with you all.
First Personality : Abraham Lincoln
Year -- Incident
1816 -- Family was forced out of home, and he had to work to support them
1818 -- His mother died
1831 -- Failed in business
1832 -- Lost election for legislature
1832 -- Lost his job
1832 -- Wanted to go to law school but couldn't get in
1833 -- Began a business and went bankrupt, spent next 17 years paying off the debt
1835 -- Sweetheart died
1836 -- Nervous breakdown
1838 -- Sought to become speaker of legislature and was defeated
1843 -- Defeated for Congress
1848 -- Defeated for re-election to Congress
1849 -- Rejected for job of land officer
1854 -- Defeated for US Senate
1856 -- Defeated for Vice President
1858 -- Defeated for US Senate
1860 -- Elected President of the United States
Second Personality : Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor
He made the biggest comeback of all times in Indian cine history. His first 18 movies are big flop. No one was ready to give him a chance. Not even his famous brother 'Raj Kappor'. Finally he himself directed and produced his 19th movie and it was a big hit. After that it was no looking back for him. He became a matinee icon.
Third Personality : A V Meiyappan
His first 3 movies were big flops. He lost nearly 6 lakhs (Mind you, 6 lakhs was huge money then). He didn't lose heart. He took another movie 'Alli Arjuna' , which became a huge hit. Now his production is considered as the biggest in Asia.
Something to think about..........
So many failures were the real pillars of success!!
Never Loose Hope & Never Quit Trying.
Impossible is the word found in the dictionary of fools.
YOU WILL SUCCEED
And I say that even the word Impossible itself indicates (I`M POSSIBLE )
Success = Hardwork + Opportunity.
Yesterday in a magazine, I came across three such personality who proved the above equation.I like to share with you all.
First Personality : Abraham Lincoln
Year -- Incident
1816 -- Family was forced out of home, and he had to work to support them
1818 -- His mother died
1831 -- Failed in business
1832 -- Lost election for legislature
1832 -- Lost his job
1832 -- Wanted to go to law school but couldn't get in
1833 -- Began a business and went bankrupt, spent next 17 years paying off the debt
1835 -- Sweetheart died
1836 -- Nervous breakdown
1838 -- Sought to become speaker of legislature and was defeated
1843 -- Defeated for Congress
1848 -- Defeated for re-election to Congress
1849 -- Rejected for job of land officer
1854 -- Defeated for US Senate
1856 -- Defeated for Vice President
1858 -- Defeated for US Senate
1860 -- Elected President of the United States
Second Personality : Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor
He made the biggest comeback of all times in Indian cine history. His first 18 movies are big flop. No one was ready to give him a chance. Not even his famous brother 'Raj Kappor'. Finally he himself directed and produced his 19th movie and it was a big hit. After that it was no looking back for him. He became a matinee icon.
Third Personality : A V Meiyappan
His first 3 movies were big flops. He lost nearly 6 lakhs (Mind you, 6 lakhs was huge money then). He didn't lose heart. He took another movie 'Alli Arjuna' , which became a huge hit. Now his production is considered as the biggest in Asia.
Something to think about..........
So many failures were the real pillars of success!!
Never Loose Hope & Never Quit Trying.
Impossible is the word found in the dictionary of fools.
YOU WILL SUCCEED
And I say that even the word Impossible itself indicates (I`M POSSIBLE )
Politics QUIZ
1. Who challenged ABJ Abdul Kalam in the president election?
Laxmi Sehgal (Captain of Women wing of INA)
2. Who was the speaker in Lok sabha during Congress 1991 government.
Shivraj Patel
3. Find the analogy ? Rajeev Gandhi : Jawaharlal Nehru :: EVKS Elangovan : ?
EV Periyar. Here analogy is Grand Son : Grand Father
4 What is common between Abraham Lincoln, John Kennedy, Indra Gandhi, Rajeev Gandhi and Mahatma Gandhi.
All were assassigned
5. Which president dismissed 1989 Karunanidhi government?
R Venkatraman
6. Who was our Second PM after Jawaharlal Nehru?
Lal Bahadur Shastri. He was the second person after J Nehru to be elected by people.
7. Who is the odd man out here . Abraham Lincoln, John Kennedy, Indra Gandhi, Rajeev Gandhi , Ronald Reagon and Mahatma Gandhi. Why?
Ronald Reagon. He was the only one to survive after he was tried to assassign in 1980
8. Who is known as father of Green Revolution?
C Subramaniam
9. Here I am giving the first two name of our former PM? Pamulaparthi Venkata Trace him?
P V Narasimha Rao
10. Find the analogy USA : White House :: ? : Blue House
South Korea. Here the analogy is Country : Chief Executive department of their country.
Laxmi Sehgal (Captain of Women wing of INA)
2. Who was the speaker in Lok sabha during Congress 1991 government.
Shivraj Patel
3. Find the analogy ? Rajeev Gandhi : Jawaharlal Nehru :: EVKS Elangovan : ?
EV Periyar. Here analogy is Grand Son : Grand Father
4 What is common between Abraham Lincoln, John Kennedy, Indra Gandhi, Rajeev Gandhi and Mahatma Gandhi.
All were assassigned
5. Which president dismissed 1989 Karunanidhi government?
R Venkatraman
6. Who was our Second PM after Jawaharlal Nehru?
Lal Bahadur Shastri. He was the second person after J Nehru to be elected by people.
7. Who is the odd man out here . Abraham Lincoln, John Kennedy, Indra Gandhi, Rajeev Gandhi , Ronald Reagon and Mahatma Gandhi. Why?
Ronald Reagon. He was the only one to survive after he was tried to assassign in 1980
8. Who is known as father of Green Revolution?
C Subramaniam
9. Here I am giving the first two name of our former PM? Pamulaparthi Venkata Trace him?
P V Narasimha Rao
10. Find the analogy USA : White House :: ? : Blue House
South Korea. Here the analogy is Country : Chief Executive department of their country.
Friday, January 12, 2007
Bose - Forgotten Hero Movie Review
Cast: Sachin Kedekar as Netaji, Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Uttamchand Malhotra, who gave Netaji shelter in Kabul, Rajit Kapoor as Netaji’s trusted lieutenant Abid, Illa Arun as Kulbhushan Kharbanda’s wife,Udo Schenk as Adolph Hitler, Anna Pruste as Emillie, Divya Dutta as Nethaji's Nephew's wife.
Duration: 3hrs 35 min
Cost of Production: US$5.03 million
Music: A R Rahman
Lyrics: Javed Akthar
Direction: Shyam Benegal
Production: Sahara International
Dialogue: Atul Tiwari
Cinematography: Rahen Kothari
Art: Samir Chanda
Story: Shama Zaidi and Atul Tiwari
Movie on India’s - Mahatma Gandhi described him, as patriot of patriots - most enigmatic character from the bank of river hoogly by India’s best director Shyam Benegal, will surely create some expectation. Shyam Benegal started his career in 1974 by directing the movie ‘Ankur’. After that there was no looking back for him, almost collecting a dozens of national awards and other awards. He is well supported by music director A R Rahman, lyricist Javed Akthar and cameraman Rajan Kothari.
Story starts from the first scene itself with Tripura congress meeting in 1939. Clash of ideologies between Netaji and Gandhiji. Netaji had to give up his Congress president post, after being elected democratically, as he believed in war against British while Mahatma believed in non-violence. Then he was arrested and he took a decision to fast till death. This forced the British to exonerate him. Instead they house-arrested him.
This movie is divided into three sections - Aitemad, Ittefaq, and Quarbani three motto of INA -, divulge and delve the life of Netaji and many INA soldiers.
Part 1 Aitemad (Urdu) - Vishwas (Hindi) - Faith (English)
This part shows the faith of Netaji that he could liberate India from British. It also explains us the various step that he took to achieve his goal. His plan was to reach Moscow, through Peshawar and Kabul and to free India with Russians help. He requested his friend from Peshawar to help him to reach Moscow. For that he had to reach Peshawar, which he achieved by diverting the attention of British through a letter, which conveyed that Netaji had taken sanyas and he had left to Pondicherry, Arabindo ashram. All this he did through a small drama played by him and his nephew’s family. He changed his look, his attire and also his name, to look like a Peshawar Muslim, so as to deceive British.
There he was introduced to Bharatram Talwar (played by Rajpal Yadav) who knew the route to Moscow and promised Netaji that we would help him to get the help from Russians. Then they both landed in Kabul in Afghan attire and again they changed their name to resemble an Afghan Pathan. There, Netaji was highly moved by the patriotism of a mad monk (He is the one who chanted the ‘zikr’ song) and other Afghans and their dislike to be a slave under British. But Russians didn’t respond to Bharatram’s proposal and Netaji started to look for some help from Germans, though he was against the German’s Nazi attitude. At one point Netaji even stated that he was ready to have an alliance with ghost, if that ghost could free India. His only aim was to free India. Germans was not willing and they asked for some time.
Next he went to Italian embassy and requested their help, which they said they would help him only if Independent India supports them in all issues, which Netaji rejected. They said they would consult with their Axis power friend Germans and would tell their decision. In the mean time, Netaji got help from Uttamchand Malhotra, an Indian gold smith who settled in Afghanistan, and from his wife (Played by Illa Arun). Finally Germans, through Italians, came forward to help him and asked him to spend some day in Germany so as to plan and defeat the British. He then dressed like a German and changed his name and reached Germany through Rome. There he started to work for German government.
Part 2 Ittefaq (Urdu) - Ektha (Hindi) - Unity (English)
Here director tries to explain how Netaji created unity among the Indians who were living in Germany and Japan as POW (Prisoners of War, WW1) to form INA. While working for Germans, he created awareness among Indians lived in Germany to free India and he formed a small group Azad Hind Fauj. At that time WW2 was started and German unnecessarily attacked Russian, which spoiled the plan of Netaji who thought that he could free India with the help Germans through Russia.
When he was working, he wanted a personnel secretary who could aid him in completing a book, which would create patriotism among the Indians. At this juncture, he was introduced to Emilie Schenkl with whom he studied during his college days. Slowly romance started to burgeon between them and they got married unofficially, typically in Indian way with a Brahmin reciting the Vedas. Their marriage was not registered and was done as secret, as Hitler was against a German marrying a foreigner, ‘cause Emilie would lose her citizenship and might be deported from the country. Hitler was highly skeptic, director depicts that in a situation when one of Bose’s friends said that only place to criticize Hitler and his governance was while driving in your private car as Germany had more Spy than police. So they married secretly.
Then he met Adolph Hitler, requested him to support directly to free India. But Hitler responded negatively and even he abused all Indians by saying Indians were coward and they didn’t have any pride. Netaji, with a smiling face, responded that it only one among those Indian was speaking boldly before the world’s most feared personality. Also he stated that it was wrong on Hitler’s part that he attacked Russia and he would pay the price for that wrong decision. Hitler, became restless, and said that he would not help him. Then Netaji, working for Germans, asked to help him to reach India as he could not reach India through Russia. So Hitler arranged a submarine using which Bose could escape to Thailand from there he could reach India.
So he left Germany, his wife Emillie (who gave birth to a child, which they named as Anita Bose) to Thailand. He gave a letter to Emille and asker her to send it to his brother. In that letter, he asked his brother to take care of his wife, if he didn’t return to his motherland. When he sailed under water he had to fight with few enemy’s ship, which was picturized very well by the cinematographer by keeping the camera inside a periscope. There he met Japanese, who not only were ready to help him but also freed all the Indians who were arrested as POW. He went to Japan through Singapore and there he formed INA using these POW. For the first time, our national anthem was sung in the parade that was headed by Bose in Japan.
Part 3 Quarbani (Urdu) - Balidan (Hindi) - Sacrifice (English)
Here sacrifice of every soldier was shown very well. Netaji, after forming INA, put Laksmi - who contested against ABJ Abdul Kalam in presidential election - as the head for female warriors and Abid Hasan, his trusted lieutenant, and Seghal, husband of Laksmi, as the head for the other group. It is considered that it was Abid who coined ‘Jai Hind’ which became the saying of every patriot. With Japan providing food and weapon, he was able to capture 4 places near Manipur and successfully hoisted our national flag.
At this point, Japan did the biggest mistake by attacking Pearl Harbor, which forced the US to enter WW2. Unexpectedly the support given by Japan was stopped, as they knew that they were in danger after attacking US, and Japanese asked Netaji to stop. But he refused. So he continued to fight against the British and tried to prevent them from entering the place, which they captured, through the river with small group of army. British were surprised to see the INA soldier’s skills and even wondered how very few INA soldiers could effectively prevent them from crossing that river? So they planned and arranged some boats with effigies placed in those boats. There aim was to empty the arsenal of INA. After emptying the INA’s weapon, British did them through air attack. At this time US bombed Japan’s Hiroshima and Nagasaki. WW2 was over. Axis power succumbed to defeat. Finally Bose tried to escape through plane, which was crashed.
Everyone thought that Netaji’s was died in that air crash (still to be proved) and it was announced all over the world. Emilie got this through radio. British, then, hanged Abid, Seghal to death in Delhi before declaring freedom to India. Initially free Indian did not accept INA commanders. Thanks to that incident, Indians realized their value, started to respect INA soldier but still Netaji has to get his quota.
Sachin Kedekar as Netaji is at his very best. Don’t know whether he imitated Netaji’s body language and mannerism correctly. But he is successful in presenting Netaji in his own way. His dialogue deliver is fine and he excels in most of scenes, whether the scene between him and Hitler or when he addresses INA where he stresses the importance to capture Delhi (Punch line is ‘Give me your blood, I will give you freedom’). Lot of good performance from Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Uttamchand Malhotra, Rajit Kapoor as Netaji’s trusted lieutenant Abid, Illa Arun as Kulbhushan Kharbanda’s wife. Rajpal Yadav as Bharatram Talwar was disappointing. He overacted in many places.
A R Rahman’s theme music (mainly Afghanistan theme and War theme) is good. The song ‘Ekla chalo’ (Meaning of the song is that ‘I will fight alone even if all the Indian doesn’t support me. Whatever happens let it happens and it will happen. I am not afraid of anything. Only aim is to free India. Even if everyone heeds me, I will walk alone and do the job for my country’) is played in the BGM whenever Netaji leaves a place or country. ‘Desh ki mitti’ (appears when he thinks about freedom of India), Goomparani (when they elaborates the Mother-son sentiment) is used well. Two-march fast songs enhance the situation. When the movie ends, ‘Azaadi’ song appears when cast and crew are scrolled. (Similar to ‘Vellai pookal’ in Mani Ratnam’s peck on the cheek)
Directed very well by Shyam Benegal. Main plus point is that director doesn’t dilute any scenes particularly the marital scene between Emille and Bose. Art direction played a very important role in this movie. Screenplay is not bad. Cons are duration and lack of publicity. Film runs for 220 min.
A nice movie to watch. Schools and convents can support this movie by taking their kids (from 2nd standard to 7th standard) to watch this movie. It will be interesting for those kids and at the same time it is highly educational one. You can’t expect the youngsters of today’s India to support this movie.
Pros : Direction, Set, Camera, Music,Lyrics, Cast
Cons : Duration (3:45 min), Lack of publicity
Plot : Very Good - One of the best
Cast Performance : Very Good - Natural acting by all
Soundtrack : Superb - The best I've listened todate
Camera Effects : Wow - Best effects I've ever seen
Watch this movie with : Alone
Duration: 3hrs 35 min
Cost of Production: US$5.03 million
Music: A R Rahman
Lyrics: Javed Akthar
Direction: Shyam Benegal
Production: Sahara International
Dialogue: Atul Tiwari
Cinematography: Rahen Kothari
Art: Samir Chanda
Story: Shama Zaidi and Atul Tiwari
Movie on India’s - Mahatma Gandhi described him, as patriot of patriots - most enigmatic character from the bank of river hoogly by India’s best director Shyam Benegal, will surely create some expectation. Shyam Benegal started his career in 1974 by directing the movie ‘Ankur’. After that there was no looking back for him, almost collecting a dozens of national awards and other awards. He is well supported by music director A R Rahman, lyricist Javed Akthar and cameraman Rajan Kothari.
Story starts from the first scene itself with Tripura congress meeting in 1939. Clash of ideologies between Netaji and Gandhiji. Netaji had to give up his Congress president post, after being elected democratically, as he believed in war against British while Mahatma believed in non-violence. Then he was arrested and he took a decision to fast till death. This forced the British to exonerate him. Instead they house-arrested him.
This movie is divided into three sections - Aitemad, Ittefaq, and Quarbani three motto of INA -, divulge and delve the life of Netaji and many INA soldiers.
Part 1 Aitemad (Urdu) - Vishwas (Hindi) - Faith (English)
This part shows the faith of Netaji that he could liberate India from British. It also explains us the various step that he took to achieve his goal. His plan was to reach Moscow, through Peshawar and Kabul and to free India with Russians help. He requested his friend from Peshawar to help him to reach Moscow. For that he had to reach Peshawar, which he achieved by diverting the attention of British through a letter, which conveyed that Netaji had taken sanyas and he had left to Pondicherry, Arabindo ashram. All this he did through a small drama played by him and his nephew’s family. He changed his look, his attire and also his name, to look like a Peshawar Muslim, so as to deceive British.
There he was introduced to Bharatram Talwar (played by Rajpal Yadav) who knew the route to Moscow and promised Netaji that we would help him to get the help from Russians. Then they both landed in Kabul in Afghan attire and again they changed their name to resemble an Afghan Pathan. There, Netaji was highly moved by the patriotism of a mad monk (He is the one who chanted the ‘zikr’ song) and other Afghans and their dislike to be a slave under British. But Russians didn’t respond to Bharatram’s proposal and Netaji started to look for some help from Germans, though he was against the German’s Nazi attitude. At one point Netaji even stated that he was ready to have an alliance with ghost, if that ghost could free India. His only aim was to free India. Germans was not willing and they asked for some time.
Next he went to Italian embassy and requested their help, which they said they would help him only if Independent India supports them in all issues, which Netaji rejected. They said they would consult with their Axis power friend Germans and would tell their decision. In the mean time, Netaji got help from Uttamchand Malhotra, an Indian gold smith who settled in Afghanistan, and from his wife (Played by Illa Arun). Finally Germans, through Italians, came forward to help him and asked him to spend some day in Germany so as to plan and defeat the British. He then dressed like a German and changed his name and reached Germany through Rome. There he started to work for German government.
Part 2 Ittefaq (Urdu) - Ektha (Hindi) - Unity (English)
Here director tries to explain how Netaji created unity among the Indians who were living in Germany and Japan as POW (Prisoners of War, WW1) to form INA. While working for Germans, he created awareness among Indians lived in Germany to free India and he formed a small group Azad Hind Fauj. At that time WW2 was started and German unnecessarily attacked Russian, which spoiled the plan of Netaji who thought that he could free India with the help Germans through Russia.
When he was working, he wanted a personnel secretary who could aid him in completing a book, which would create patriotism among the Indians. At this juncture, he was introduced to Emilie Schenkl with whom he studied during his college days. Slowly romance started to burgeon between them and they got married unofficially, typically in Indian way with a Brahmin reciting the Vedas. Their marriage was not registered and was done as secret, as Hitler was against a German marrying a foreigner, ‘cause Emilie would lose her citizenship and might be deported from the country. Hitler was highly skeptic, director depicts that in a situation when one of Bose’s friends said that only place to criticize Hitler and his governance was while driving in your private car as Germany had more Spy than police. So they married secretly.
Then he met Adolph Hitler, requested him to support directly to free India. But Hitler responded negatively and even he abused all Indians by saying Indians were coward and they didn’t have any pride. Netaji, with a smiling face, responded that it only one among those Indian was speaking boldly before the world’s most feared personality. Also he stated that it was wrong on Hitler’s part that he attacked Russia and he would pay the price for that wrong decision. Hitler, became restless, and said that he would not help him. Then Netaji, working for Germans, asked to help him to reach India as he could not reach India through Russia. So Hitler arranged a submarine using which Bose could escape to Thailand from there he could reach India.
So he left Germany, his wife Emillie (who gave birth to a child, which they named as Anita Bose) to Thailand. He gave a letter to Emille and asker her to send it to his brother. In that letter, he asked his brother to take care of his wife, if he didn’t return to his motherland. When he sailed under water he had to fight with few enemy’s ship, which was picturized very well by the cinematographer by keeping the camera inside a periscope. There he met Japanese, who not only were ready to help him but also freed all the Indians who were arrested as POW. He went to Japan through Singapore and there he formed INA using these POW. For the first time, our national anthem was sung in the parade that was headed by Bose in Japan.
Part 3 Quarbani (Urdu) - Balidan (Hindi) - Sacrifice (English)
Here sacrifice of every soldier was shown very well. Netaji, after forming INA, put Laksmi - who contested against ABJ Abdul Kalam in presidential election - as the head for female warriors and Abid Hasan, his trusted lieutenant, and Seghal, husband of Laksmi, as the head for the other group. It is considered that it was Abid who coined ‘Jai Hind’ which became the saying of every patriot. With Japan providing food and weapon, he was able to capture 4 places near Manipur and successfully hoisted our national flag.
At this point, Japan did the biggest mistake by attacking Pearl Harbor, which forced the US to enter WW2. Unexpectedly the support given by Japan was stopped, as they knew that they were in danger after attacking US, and Japanese asked Netaji to stop. But he refused. So he continued to fight against the British and tried to prevent them from entering the place, which they captured, through the river with small group of army. British were surprised to see the INA soldier’s skills and even wondered how very few INA soldiers could effectively prevent them from crossing that river? So they planned and arranged some boats with effigies placed in those boats. There aim was to empty the arsenal of INA. After emptying the INA’s weapon, British did them through air attack. At this time US bombed Japan’s Hiroshima and Nagasaki. WW2 was over. Axis power succumbed to defeat. Finally Bose tried to escape through plane, which was crashed.
Everyone thought that Netaji’s was died in that air crash (still to be proved) and it was announced all over the world. Emilie got this through radio. British, then, hanged Abid, Seghal to death in Delhi before declaring freedom to India. Initially free Indian did not accept INA commanders. Thanks to that incident, Indians realized their value, started to respect INA soldier but still Netaji has to get his quota.
Sachin Kedekar as Netaji is at his very best. Don’t know whether he imitated Netaji’s body language and mannerism correctly. But he is successful in presenting Netaji in his own way. His dialogue deliver is fine and he excels in most of scenes, whether the scene between him and Hitler or when he addresses INA where he stresses the importance to capture Delhi (Punch line is ‘Give me your blood, I will give you freedom’). Lot of good performance from Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Uttamchand Malhotra, Rajit Kapoor as Netaji’s trusted lieutenant Abid, Illa Arun as Kulbhushan Kharbanda’s wife. Rajpal Yadav as Bharatram Talwar was disappointing. He overacted in many places.
A R Rahman’s theme music (mainly Afghanistan theme and War theme) is good. The song ‘Ekla chalo’ (Meaning of the song is that ‘I will fight alone even if all the Indian doesn’t support me. Whatever happens let it happens and it will happen. I am not afraid of anything. Only aim is to free India. Even if everyone heeds me, I will walk alone and do the job for my country’) is played in the BGM whenever Netaji leaves a place or country. ‘Desh ki mitti’ (appears when he thinks about freedom of India), Goomparani (when they elaborates the Mother-son sentiment) is used well. Two-march fast songs enhance the situation. When the movie ends, ‘Azaadi’ song appears when cast and crew are scrolled. (Similar to ‘Vellai pookal’ in Mani Ratnam’s peck on the cheek)
Directed very well by Shyam Benegal. Main plus point is that director doesn’t dilute any scenes particularly the marital scene between Emille and Bose. Art direction played a very important role in this movie. Screenplay is not bad. Cons are duration and lack of publicity. Film runs for 220 min.
A nice movie to watch. Schools and convents can support this movie by taking their kids (from 2nd standard to 7th standard) to watch this movie. It will be interesting for those kids and at the same time it is highly educational one. You can’t expect the youngsters of today’s India to support this movie.
Pros : Direction, Set, Camera, Music,Lyrics, Cast
Cons : Duration (3:45 min), Lack of publicity
Plot : Very Good - One of the best
Cast Performance : Very Good - Natural acting by all
Soundtrack : Superb - The best I've listened todate
Camera Effects : Wow - Best effects I've ever seen
Watch this movie with : Alone
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Schumi almost did it
On July 13th 2004, Portugal's Louis Figo organised a charity foot ball match.
A Host of top international players and a selection of the best Portuguese players took part in the Luis Figo All stars match.
Luis Figo was given a standing ovation at the Algarve stadium on Monday night, in recognition not only of his foot balling talents but also the charity work carried out through the Luis Figo Foundation.
In keeping up with the reasons for its creation, the Lums Figo Foundation supports and develops a number of actions - stimulating sports in schools, allowing new talents to emerge, and promoting projects integrating young athletes.
The projects also help children and teenagers in need or suffering from physical or mental disabilities.
Six time Formula One World champion Michael Schumacher is as passionate about football as he is about motor racing. He almost made it two-nil but his well timed header hit the post.
I saw those attempts of Schumi in NDTV news. It is really a world class stuff.
Read more about that match here.
A Host of top international players and a selection of the best Portuguese players took part in the Luis Figo All stars match.
Luis Figo was given a standing ovation at the Algarve stadium on Monday night, in recognition not only of his foot balling talents but also the charity work carried out through the Luis Figo Foundation.
In keeping up with the reasons for its creation, the Lums Figo Foundation supports and develops a number of actions - stimulating sports in schools, allowing new talents to emerge, and promoting projects integrating young athletes.
The projects also help children and teenagers in need or suffering from physical or mental disabilities.
Six time Formula One World champion Michael Schumacher is as passionate about football as he is about motor racing. He almost made it two-nil but his well timed header hit the post.
I saw those attempts of Schumi in NDTV news. It is really a world class stuff.
Read more about that match here.
Kandupidi (Find it out)
Find some film trivia here...
1. The famous song in the movie Nayakan 'Naan sirithaal deepavali' was sung by whom.
Jamuna Rani (One of the oldest and successful Female playback singer of Tamil cinema)
2. Name the first song for which Karthik Raja composed completely.
Pandiyanin Rajyathil Uyyalala - Pandian
3. Who has sung the song 'venmathi venmathi' in the movie Minnale along with
Tippu.
Roopkumar Rathode
4. Our CM J Jayalalitha has sung a song. Name the song and the movie?
Amma endrl anbu in Adimai Penn
5. Now a Pakistani singer is making a foray into tamil film music who is he?
Adnan Sami
6. Who wrote the song 'Signore Signore' in the movie Kannathil Muthamitall
B H Abdul Hammed
7. Who was the music director for the Sarath kumar starrer movie 'Ragasiya Police'
Lakshmikant Pyarelal
8. The song 'Sandai bazaaru mama konjam usharu' in the movie Amaran was sung by which female singer.
Srividhya
9. Name the couple who had sung more than 8000 song between them. Even they have composed many songs.
Jikki - A M Raja
10. Who has sung the song 'Pon Maane Kobam Eno' in the movie Oru Kaithiyin Diary.
Unni Menon. Now he rechristined his name as Vijay then on the advice of Illayaraja.
1. The famous song in the movie Nayakan 'Naan sirithaal deepavali' was sung by whom.
Jamuna Rani (One of the oldest and successful Female playback singer of Tamil cinema)
2. Name the first song for which Karthik Raja composed completely.
Pandiyanin Rajyathil Uyyalala - Pandian
3. Who has sung the song 'venmathi venmathi' in the movie Minnale along with
Tippu.
Roopkumar Rathode
4. Our CM J Jayalalitha has sung a song. Name the song and the movie?
Amma endrl anbu in Adimai Penn
5. Now a Pakistani singer is making a foray into tamil film music who is he?
Adnan Sami
6. Who wrote the song 'Signore Signore' in the movie Kannathil Muthamitall
B H Abdul Hammed
7. Who was the music director for the Sarath kumar starrer movie 'Ragasiya Police'
Lakshmikant Pyarelal
8. The song 'Sandai bazaaru mama konjam usharu' in the movie Amaran was sung by which female singer.
Srividhya
9. Name the couple who had sung more than 8000 song between them. Even they have composed many songs.
Jikki - A M Raja
10. Who has sung the song 'Pon Maane Kobam Eno' in the movie Oru Kaithiyin Diary.
Unni Menon. Now he rechristined his name as Vijay then on the advice of Illayaraja.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Sorry Ganguly fans
Doing a ‘ganguly’?
In the last couple of days, SMS and email messages doing the rounds are claiming the official acceptance of two new words by Oxford Dictionary with reference to India - ‘bangalored’ and ‘ganguly’!
While ‘bangalored’ is a term coined in the US for jobs outsourced to Bangalore as a result of which people are being laid-off in the US, ‘ganguly’ apparently means “something that comes and goes immediately”. For eg, his attendance in office is ‘ganguly’.
According to Vani Mahesh, proprietrix, EasyLib.com, “Such words add to a livelier conversation but should not be made official. They could be used as emoticoms like smileys. But they certainly should not become part of a dictionary. SMS culture is promoting such words.”
Sunil Kumar, founder of Samskrutha Surabhi, who has worked in the IT sector before says, “In a global village, it’s natural for words to find common acceptance. New words tend to have both positive and negative effects. Words like ‘Bangalored’ are hostile. But they are accepted once they become common. ‘Pink slips’ too happened post-9/11.”
He too feels SMS helps spread such words rapidly. “Most words are coined by people who are bored in life! I wouldn’t use such words even if Oxford officially accepts them.” A net search threw up some of these words as potential entries for the next Oxford update:
DicChicks (pl. n): Delhi-ites who travel at breakneck speed in their cars with loud blaring "dic-chick" music; Manjured (v): Slicing your fingers while flying kites; Howrah (v): The sneeze you feel but doesn’t come through (derived from Kolkata station where the rail always rattles but the train never comes through).
Source : www. deccanherald.com
In the last couple of days, SMS and email messages doing the rounds are claiming the official acceptance of two new words by Oxford Dictionary with reference to India - ‘bangalored’ and ‘ganguly’!
While ‘bangalored’ is a term coined in the US for jobs outsourced to Bangalore as a result of which people are being laid-off in the US, ‘ganguly’ apparently means “something that comes and goes immediately”. For eg, his attendance in office is ‘ganguly’.
According to Vani Mahesh, proprietrix, EasyLib.com, “Such words add to a livelier conversation but should not be made official. They could be used as emoticoms like smileys. But they certainly should not become part of a dictionary. SMS culture is promoting such words.”
Sunil Kumar, founder of Samskrutha Surabhi, who has worked in the IT sector before says, “In a global village, it’s natural for words to find common acceptance. New words tend to have both positive and negative effects. Words like ‘Bangalored’ are hostile. But they are accepted once they become common. ‘Pink slips’ too happened post-9/11.”
He too feels SMS helps spread such words rapidly. “Most words are coined by people who are bored in life! I wouldn’t use such words even if Oxford officially accepts them.” A net search threw up some of these words as potential entries for the next Oxford update:
DicChicks (pl. n): Delhi-ites who travel at breakneck speed in their cars with loud blaring "dic-chick" music; Manjured (v): Slicing your fingers while flying kites; Howrah (v): The sneeze you feel but doesn’t come through (derived from Kolkata station where the rail always rattles but the train never comes through).
Source : www. deccanherald.com
Murali - A Wicket Machine
We have heard the term 'Run Machine'. But this word 'Wicket Machine' is new and it can be applied only to the 'Big Eye' Murali, a Srilankan Tamil. For the past year or so, he has been picking wickets at will without much effort. He is not even celebrating when he saw a batsmen taking a long walk back to the pavilion. Even if he celebrates, it looks very artificial. He is not a conventional off spinner like Prasanna (Not me 
) or John Emburey. Being an off spinner, he doesn't have the same variety as a leg spinner, say Shane Warne. Sometimes he is negative. He doesn't give any loop once the batsmen start to attack him. In all aspects he is very unconventional. Still he has 54 fifers and 17 tenfers in test cricket. Not to forget about the 350+ victims he has in ODI. Initially his effort was going in vain. But now he is definitely a match winner.
But the what makes him so perilous???
Every batsmen know that they are going to get a big off spinner or a Doosra (which any good batsmen can pick from his length. He always pitches the ball in off stump or middle if he wants to deliver a doosra. He never possesses a acute angled offies. So if he pitches it in the middle or off, its going to be a doosra) Still they aren't able to play him. Even Indians, though he has less number of test matches against us, are not that much comfortable against this spin wizard as they are against the 'Hollywood'.
To me Shane looks to be a better bowler and better entertainer than Murali. But what is it that Murali has that Shane doesn't? 'cause of which Murali is able to imitate or even better Shane's achievement with less effort, less thinking, less sledging (infact no sledging) and less pangs.
Any comments on this....
) or John Emburey. Being an off spinner, he doesn't have the same variety as a leg spinner, say Shane Warne. Sometimes he is negative. He doesn't give any loop once the batsmen start to attack him. In all aspects he is very unconventional. Still he has 54 fifers and 17 tenfers in test cricket. Not to forget about the 350+ victims he has in ODI. Initially his effort was going in vain. But now he is definitely a match winner.But the what makes him so perilous???
Every batsmen know that they are going to get a big off spinner or a Doosra (which any good batsmen can pick from his length. He always pitches the ball in off stump or middle if he wants to deliver a doosra. He never possesses a acute angled offies. So if he pitches it in the middle or off, its going to be a doosra) Still they aren't able to play him. Even Indians, though he has less number of test matches against us, are not that much comfortable against this spin wizard as they are against the 'Hollywood'.
To me Shane looks to be a better bowler and better entertainer than Murali. But what is it that Murali has that Shane doesn't? 'cause of which Murali is able to imitate or even better Shane's achievement with less effort, less thinking, less sledging (infact no sledging) and less pangs.
Any comments on this....
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
KBC-1 Nostalgia
Note : These are the questions which were answered by Harshvardhan Vinayak Nawathe to win 1 crore in KBC-1. Now try to answer them.
Qualification Question :
Arrange the following presidents who suceeded fakhruddin Ali Ahmed in chronological order.
1. Giani Zail Singh
2. R Venkataraman
3. Sanjeeva Reddy
4. Shankar Dayal Sharma
Answer :
3. Sanjeeva Reddy
1. Giani Zail Singh
2. R Venkataraman
4. Shankar Dayal Sharma
1. Which is the largest key on a computer keyboard?
a) Enter b) Back space c) Number lock d) Space bar
Answer : d
2. If you visit the Tirupati temple which state would you be in?
a) Karnataka b) Andhra Pradesh c) Tamil Nadu d) Kerala
Answer : b
3. Who composed the bhajan "Pag ghungroo bandh Meera naachi re"?
a) Tukaram b) Surdas c) Meerabai d) Chaitanya
Answer : c
4. Which angle is formed by the hour and minute hands of a clock when it's exactly 3 o'clock?
a) 45° b) 90° c) 360° d) 180°
Answer : b
5. What name is given to the zodiac sign usually represented by a lion?
a) Cancer b) Taurus c) Leo d) Pisces
Answer : c
6. Which Asian Games gold medallist played Bheema in the TV serial 'Mahabharatha'?
a) Bhim Singh b) Praveen Kumar c) Dara Singh d) Pangal Singh
Answer : b
7. What was the first name of the wife of the last Viceroy of India?
a) Diana b) Sara c) Elizabeth d) Edwina
Answer : d
8. Which of these do not reproduce by laying eggs?
a) Whales b) Hens c) Crocodiles d) Snakes
Answer : a
9. The rivers Brahmaputra and Sutlej originate near which source in the upper Himalayas?
a) Gangothri b) Siachen c) Manasasarovar d) Yamunanatri
Answer : c
10. Who is the President of Pakistan?
a) Musharraf b) Ghulam Ishaq Khan c) Rafiq Tarar d) Farooq Ahmed Leghari
Answer : c
11. In one-day cricket how many fielders can stay outside the 15 yard circle for the first 15 overs?
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 2
Answer : d
12. Who was the world's first woman Prime Minister?
a) Indira Gandhi b) Golda Meir c) Srimavo Bandarnaike d) Margaret Thatcher
Answer : c
13. In the Mahabharatha, who was Draupadi's twin brother?
a) Parikshit b) Drupada c) Dhristadyumna d) Ikshvaku
Answer : c
14. Which Indian state has the highest percentage of Hindus?
a) Uttar Pradesh b) Madhya Pradesh c) Himachal Pradesh d) Orissa.
Answer : c
15. Who among these does the Indian Constitution permit to take part in the proceedings of Parliament?
a) Solicitor General b) Attorney General c) Cabinet Secretary d) Chief Justice
Answer : b
Qualification Question :
Arrange the following presidents who suceeded fakhruddin Ali Ahmed in chronological order.
1. Giani Zail Singh
2. R Venkataraman
3. Sanjeeva Reddy
4. Shankar Dayal Sharma
Answer :
3. Sanjeeva Reddy
1. Giani Zail Singh
2. R Venkataraman
4. Shankar Dayal Sharma
1. Which is the largest key on a computer keyboard?
a) Enter b) Back space c) Number lock d) Space bar
Answer : d
2. If you visit the Tirupati temple which state would you be in?
a) Karnataka b) Andhra Pradesh c) Tamil Nadu d) Kerala
Answer : b
3. Who composed the bhajan "Pag ghungroo bandh Meera naachi re"?
a) Tukaram b) Surdas c) Meerabai d) Chaitanya
Answer : c
4. Which angle is formed by the hour and minute hands of a clock when it's exactly 3 o'clock?
a) 45° b) 90° c) 360° d) 180°
Answer : b
5. What name is given to the zodiac sign usually represented by a lion?
a) Cancer b) Taurus c) Leo d) Pisces
Answer : c
6. Which Asian Games gold medallist played Bheema in the TV serial 'Mahabharatha'?
a) Bhim Singh b) Praveen Kumar c) Dara Singh d) Pangal Singh
Answer : b
7. What was the first name of the wife of the last Viceroy of India?
a) Diana b) Sara c) Elizabeth d) Edwina
Answer : d
8. Which of these do not reproduce by laying eggs?
a) Whales b) Hens c) Crocodiles d) Snakes
Answer : a
9. The rivers Brahmaputra and Sutlej originate near which source in the upper Himalayas?
a) Gangothri b) Siachen c) Manasasarovar d) Yamunanatri
Answer : c
10. Who is the President of Pakistan?
a) Musharraf b) Ghulam Ishaq Khan c) Rafiq Tarar d) Farooq Ahmed Leghari
Answer : c
11. In one-day cricket how many fielders can stay outside the 15 yard circle for the first 15 overs?
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 2
Answer : d
12. Who was the world's first woman Prime Minister?
a) Indira Gandhi b) Golda Meir c) Srimavo Bandarnaike d) Margaret Thatcher
Answer : c
13. In the Mahabharatha, who was Draupadi's twin brother?
a) Parikshit b) Drupada c) Dhristadyumna d) Ikshvaku
Answer : c
14. Which Indian state has the highest percentage of Hindus?
a) Uttar Pradesh b) Madhya Pradesh c) Himachal Pradesh d) Orissa.
Answer : c
15. Who among these does the Indian Constitution permit to take part in the proceedings of Parliament?
a) Solicitor General b) Attorney General c) Cabinet Secretary d) Chief Justice
Answer : b
Mesmirising Music
Just listening to 'Newyork Nagaram' (around 1000th time) from 'Sillunnu Oru Kaadhal'. A Mellifluous song which gives a 'Savage Garden' feel. Good use of guitar (Nowadays ARR is obsessed with guitar. 'Roo ba Roo', Lukha Chuppi and now Newyork Nagaram). Cute lyrics by veteran Vaali and very well sung by ARR (getting better, with every movie, as a singer). 3 more songs are good. Overall a decent album.
Monday, January 08, 2007
Pop - Rock - R&B Time
1) Identify the legendary Indian playback singer who sung for a British Boy Band in 1999?
Asha Bhonsle with Code Red, a British Boy band, in 1999
2) Who is unofficially known as 'Baby Madonna'?
Britney Spears
3) These two are the most popular and successful 'Father-in-law'-'Son-in-law' combination in music industry.They are considered as kings in their decades.Who are they?
Elvis and MJ
4) Who scored the music for the movie 'Titanic'?
James Horner
5) Which member from Beatle learnt to play sitar from the sitar maestro Pandit Ravishankar?
George Harrisson
6) Jennifer Lopez got married to a pop icon just few days ago. Who is he?
Marc Antony
7) 'Saturday Night Fever' is one of the hits of John Travolta. Who scored the original sound track for that movie?
Bee Gees
8 ) Who sung the famous song 'Hotel California'? (Name the person not the band)
Don Henley.
9) Which is the maximum sold out album in pop history? (guinness book of world record) Who is the singer of that album?
MJ's Thriller
10) Grammy award questions
a) How many awards did Norah Jones got in 45th grammy awards.
Five
b) Who holds the record for getting maximum number of grammy awards in a single year.
8 grammies by MJ for Thriller and Carlos Santana for Supernatural
Asha Bhonsle with Code Red, a British Boy band, in 1999
2) Who is unofficially known as 'Baby Madonna'?
Britney Spears
3) These two are the most popular and successful 'Father-in-law'-'Son-in-law' combination in music industry.They are considered as kings in their decades.Who are they?
Elvis and MJ
4) Who scored the music for the movie 'Titanic'?
James Horner
5) Which member from Beatle learnt to play sitar from the sitar maestro Pandit Ravishankar?
George Harrisson
6) Jennifer Lopez got married to a pop icon just few days ago. Who is he?
Marc Antony
7) 'Saturday Night Fever' is one of the hits of John Travolta. Who scored the original sound track for that movie?
Bee Gees
8 ) Who sung the famous song 'Hotel California'? (Name the person not the band)
Don Henley.
9) Which is the maximum sold out album in pop history? (guinness book of world record) Who is the singer of that album?
MJ's Thriller
10) Grammy award questions
a) How many awards did Norah Jones got in 45th grammy awards.
Five
b) Who holds the record for getting maximum number of grammy awards in a single year.
8 grammies by MJ for Thriller and Carlos Santana for Supernatural
Cinema Quiz
Identify this female dancers who did an item number with popular heroes
a) With Superstar in the movie 'Dhalapathy' for the song 'Rakamma Kaiya thattu'.
Answer : Sonu Wallia
b) With Nagendra prasad in the movie 'Bombay' for the song 'Anda Arabic kadaloram'.
Answer : Sonali Bendre
Similarities between
a) Rajnikanth and old hindi famous comedian Johnny Walker.
Answer : Both were Bus conductors
b) Film 'Mella Thiranthadhu Kadhavu' and Film 'Senthamizh Pattu'.
Answer : music by MSV and Illayaraja
Identify these famous cine personality whose profession before their entry into the cine world was mentioned. (Clue : One is a famous comedian and another is a famous director.)
a) Postman
Answer : Nagesh
b) Clerk in AG's (Account General's ) office
Answer : K Balachander
4) Tough Questions
a) Name the movie in which Sivaji and MGR acted together.
Answer : Koondu Killi
b) Who acted as the judge in the famous cour t cine in the movie 'Parasakthi' also mention Sivaji's character name.
Answer : Kannadasan, Gunasekharan
c) In the movie 'Avargal' Kamal was doing an art with a doll. What is that art? What was the doll's name in that movie.
Answer : Ventraloquisom, Junior
d) What is the speciality about the song 'Ninaivo oru paravai' in the movie Sigappu Rojakkal?
Answer : First song sung by Kamalhassan
e) He saved the most famous actress of India Nargis from a fire accident while shooting for the movie 'Mother India'. He then went on to marry Nargis. Now he is acting as Minister for sports. Who is he ?
Answer : Sunil Dutt
a) With Superstar in the movie 'Dhalapathy' for the song 'Rakamma Kaiya thattu'.
Answer : Sonu Wallia
b) With Nagendra prasad in the movie 'Bombay' for the song 'Anda Arabic kadaloram'.
Answer : Sonali Bendre
Similarities between
a) Rajnikanth and old hindi famous comedian Johnny Walker.
Answer : Both were Bus conductors
b) Film 'Mella Thiranthadhu Kadhavu' and Film 'Senthamizh Pattu'.
Answer : music by MSV and Illayaraja
Identify these famous cine personality whose profession before their entry into the cine world was mentioned. (Clue : One is a famous comedian and another is a famous director.)
a) Postman
Answer : Nagesh
b) Clerk in AG's (Account General's ) office
Answer : K Balachander
4) Tough Questions
a) Name the movie in which Sivaji and MGR acted together.
Answer : Koondu Killi
b) Who acted as the judge in the famous cour t cine in the movie 'Parasakthi' also mention Sivaji's character name.
Answer : Kannadasan, Gunasekharan
c) In the movie 'Avargal' Kamal was doing an art with a doll. What is that art? What was the doll's name in that movie.
Answer : Ventraloquisom, Junior
d) What is the speciality about the song 'Ninaivo oru paravai' in the movie Sigappu Rojakkal?
Answer : First song sung by Kamalhassan
e) He saved the most famous actress of India Nargis from a fire accident while shooting for the movie 'Mother India'. He then went on to marry Nargis. Now he is acting as Minister for sports. Who is he ?
Answer : Sunil Dutt
Friday, January 05, 2007
Bose - The Forgotten Hero Music Review
Bose-the forgotten hero, as the name suggests this movie is about Netaji’s life, involves three great film personalities Shyam Benegal, A R Rahman and Javed Akthar. In my opinion two freedom fighters who were very electrifying in there approach towards struggle for freedom were Bhagat Singh and Netaji. Movies on these two personalities have a great chance on creating an impact on the current generation (I feel the approach used by other ‘ahimsa’ greats are little bit impractical now and I don’t think we have that kind of mentality). Two-year back, Music of Legend of Bhagat Singh (LOBS), scored by ARR, directed by Rajkumar Santhoshi and lyric by Sameer, was acclaimed critically and ARR got a very good name from the people of Punjab. For his excellent performance as Bhagat Singh, Ajay Devagan received national award for that year. ARR got filmfare award for his music.
After Roja, Bombay, Vandemataram, 1947 Earth, Lagaan, Swades, LOBS (wait for Aamir Khan’s ‘The Rising’), ARR is the unanimous choice of all great directors when it comes to score for patriotic movies and period movies. A great musician will score for all situations and for all people. They don’t split the people as classes and masses. They give high quality music in a lucid and very understandable form so that even a layman can understand his score. This has been proved by our own KVM, MSV, Raja, R D Burman, Shankar Jaikishan and now by ARR. Now let us what is in store for us from ARR in this album?
This album has 7 songs and 13-theme music.
Aazadi sung by ARR, Western Choir Chennai. Genre: Patriotic Song.
Well sung by ARR. ‘Jaya he’ sung by the choir in the BG adds richness to the song. Brings a good patriotic feel. Depicts the feeling of the people who struggled for the freedom. Has the potential to be the next ‘vandemataram’.
Kadam Kadam sung by Vijay Prakash, Mumbai Film Choir. Genre: March Fast song.
This was the theme song of INA, which portrays their desire to free India from British. The original version of this song itself will be very energetic. ARR as infused some brilliant percussion that elevates this song to next level. One of the best songs in the album.
Ekla Chalo sung by Sonu Nigam, Nachiketa Chakraborty. Genre: Soft Patriotic song.
Song starts with Bengali lyrics by Chakraborty (Ekla Chalo means walk alone. Got this from my Bengali friend) and then Sonu Nigam took charge in Hindi. Very very soothing. A song that grows on you.
Hum Dilli Dilli Jayenge sung by Mumbai Film Choir. Genre: March Fast song.
Another good song. This song shows the INA army men’s belief in Subhash and the importance to protect Delhi.
Desk Ki Mitti sung by Sonu Nigam, Anuradha Sriram Genre: Soft Patriotic song.
I feel this song will be featuring on Netaji. He explains his love towards his motherland. Well sung by Sonu Nigam and is one of the best melody in the last 2 to 3 yrs.
Zikr sung by ARR, Rafi, Rakeeb, Shaukar Ali. Genre: Muslim Prayer.
Just vintage Rahman not just as a composer but also as singer. This is the best song in the album. First it was 'Piya haji ali' in Fiza, next it was 'Noor-Un-Ala-Noor' in Meenaxi and now it is 'Zikr'. Full of energy. Sung with lot of spirituality and vibrant. Hats off to ARR.
Ghoomparani sung by Sapna, Satyanarayan. Genre: Lullaby.
A soft melody sung well by the new singers. Has been composed for the situation and it will grow on you after the release of the film.
Then we have as much as 13 theme music. All have been scored to suit the screenplay.
· Durga Pooja (which is inevitable if the film as Bengal as back drop),
· Theme music on Netaji appears in two different versions,
· Afghanistan Theme music (Best in the theme music category),
· Theme music on Hitler appears twice (Netaji tried to get help from Hitler. But Hitler refuses to help him. Got this from a Shyam Benegal’s interview),
· Two different Emilie (his lady love) themes,
· 2nd song and 5th song appears as an instrumental,
· Two war theme music,
· Finally, the album ends with our national anthem as an instrumental. We can’t and should not review our national anthem.
A R Rahman has tried to bring the Hollywood culture of scoring lot of theme music for a movie and we have to wait whether that culture will work in Indian cinema. He has justified his selection for this prestigious project with some scintillating songs and innovative theme music. In my opinion it is one of the best album from ARR and people who can understand Hindi will enjoy it more. I am yet to see a negative review from any renowned sites.
Pros: ARR Music, Javed Saab’s Hindi lyrics and Sonu Nigam.
Cons: I am yet to find one.
Time to listen: Not with your friends. Listen when you are alone in your house. Better to play in a good stereo system or listen through good headphones.
Final Say: A must buy for ARR fans and Hindi music lovers.
After Roja, Bombay, Vandemataram, 1947 Earth, Lagaan, Swades, LOBS (wait for Aamir Khan’s ‘The Rising’), ARR is the unanimous choice of all great directors when it comes to score for patriotic movies and period movies. A great musician will score for all situations and for all people. They don’t split the people as classes and masses. They give high quality music in a lucid and very understandable form so that even a layman can understand his score. This has been proved by our own KVM, MSV, Raja, R D Burman, Shankar Jaikishan and now by ARR. Now let us what is in store for us from ARR in this album?
This album has 7 songs and 13-theme music.
Aazadi sung by ARR, Western Choir Chennai. Genre: Patriotic Song.
Well sung by ARR. ‘Jaya he’ sung by the choir in the BG adds richness to the song. Brings a good patriotic feel. Depicts the feeling of the people who struggled for the freedom. Has the potential to be the next ‘vandemataram’.
Kadam Kadam sung by Vijay Prakash, Mumbai Film Choir. Genre: March Fast song.
This was the theme song of INA, which portrays their desire to free India from British. The original version of this song itself will be very energetic. ARR as infused some brilliant percussion that elevates this song to next level. One of the best songs in the album.
Ekla Chalo sung by Sonu Nigam, Nachiketa Chakraborty. Genre: Soft Patriotic song.
Song starts with Bengali lyrics by Chakraborty (Ekla Chalo means walk alone. Got this from my Bengali friend) and then Sonu Nigam took charge in Hindi. Very very soothing. A song that grows on you.
Hum Dilli Dilli Jayenge sung by Mumbai Film Choir. Genre: March Fast song.
Another good song. This song shows the INA army men’s belief in Subhash and the importance to protect Delhi.
Desk Ki Mitti sung by Sonu Nigam, Anuradha Sriram Genre: Soft Patriotic song.
I feel this song will be featuring on Netaji. He explains his love towards his motherland. Well sung by Sonu Nigam and is one of the best melody in the last 2 to 3 yrs.
Zikr sung by ARR, Rafi, Rakeeb, Shaukar Ali. Genre: Muslim Prayer.
Just vintage Rahman not just as a composer but also as singer. This is the best song in the album. First it was 'Piya haji ali' in Fiza, next it was 'Noor-Un-Ala-Noor' in Meenaxi and now it is 'Zikr'. Full of energy. Sung with lot of spirituality and vibrant. Hats off to ARR.
Ghoomparani sung by Sapna, Satyanarayan. Genre: Lullaby.
A soft melody sung well by the new singers. Has been composed for the situation and it will grow on you after the release of the film.
Then we have as much as 13 theme music. All have been scored to suit the screenplay.
· Durga Pooja (which is inevitable if the film as Bengal as back drop),
· Theme music on Netaji appears in two different versions,
· Afghanistan Theme music (Best in the theme music category),
· Theme music on Hitler appears twice (Netaji tried to get help from Hitler. But Hitler refuses to help him. Got this from a Shyam Benegal’s interview),
· Two different Emilie (his lady love) themes,
· 2nd song and 5th song appears as an instrumental,
· Two war theme music,
· Finally, the album ends with our national anthem as an instrumental. We can’t and should not review our national anthem.
A R Rahman has tried to bring the Hollywood culture of scoring lot of theme music for a movie and we have to wait whether that culture will work in Indian cinema. He has justified his selection for this prestigious project with some scintillating songs and innovative theme music. In my opinion it is one of the best album from ARR and people who can understand Hindi will enjoy it more. I am yet to see a negative review from any renowned sites.
Pros: ARR Music, Javed Saab’s Hindi lyrics and Sonu Nigam.
Cons: I am yet to find one.
Time to listen: Not with your friends. Listen when you are alone in your house. Better to play in a good stereo system or listen through good headphones.
Final Say: A must buy for ARR fans and Hindi music lovers.
Participation is more important than Winning
'Participation is more important than Winning' is the main objective of olympics.
Here I like to provide few achievements about some of the most prolific olympics gold medalists.
Alexander Popov of CIS(1992) and Russia(1996) was hurt by a coconut seller. This incident happened between 1992 barcelona olympics and 1996 altanta olympics and he has won gold medal in 50m and 100m in both 1992 and 1996 olympics.
Steve Redgrave of Great Britan is the only one to win 5 gold medals in rowing in 5 consecutive olympics ie.. from 1984 to 2000 (Los Angeles, Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney).
Lance Armstrong is a gold medalist in cycling in Sydney olympics and a six time 'Tour de France' winner.
Ian Thorpe of Australia won gold medal in 400m swimming in Sydney olympics. But for Athens olympics he was not qualified because of bad performance in the qualification round held in his country conducted by their swimming association.
In Barcelona olympics Vitaly Scherbo of Russia has won 6 gold medals in gymnastics.
In mid 1990s, Sergi Bubka of Ukraine was creating world record almost every fortnight in pole vault. He won the gold medal in Seoul in 1988.
In Seoul Olympics, Steffi Graf of Germany won the gold medal in ladies tennis. In the same year she finally finished as golden grand slam winner.
Mats Beondi of United States won the 50m swimming in 1988 while Alexander Popov of Russia won the 50m swimming in 1992 and 1996 and 2000 saw Gary Hall Jr and Anthony Ervin of United States as joint winners.
Jan Zelezny, a Czech athlete, has won three gold medal consecutively in 1992, 1996 and 2000 olympics in javelin.
Shannon Lee Miller of US is the most decorated gymnastics professional ever. She has won 2 gold medals in 96 olympics.
CIS , Commonwealth of Independent State (Russia + 13 Countries that got split from former Soviet Union) won the highest number of gold medal in Barcelona olympics.
Leander Paes of India won the bronze medal in Atlanta olympics by defeating Fernando Meligeni if Brazil while Andre Agassi of US won the gold medal and Sergi Bruguera of Spain walked away with the silver.
Kerri Strug, with torn ligaments and a bad sprain, was barely able to walk. But she came up wih a heroic performance that won the US Gymnastics team its first ever Olympic gold in Atlanta 96.
Greg Louganis, a US diver, smacked his head on the springboard in the prelimiary round in the Seoul Olympics. Days later, with stitches on his head he made a dramatic comeback to defend his gold medal.
Courtesy : Sharada N, my office colleague, for last two informations.
Here I like to provide few achievements about some of the most prolific olympics gold medalists.
Alexander Popov of CIS(1992) and Russia(1996) was hurt by a coconut seller. This incident happened between 1992 barcelona olympics and 1996 altanta olympics and he has won gold medal in 50m and 100m in both 1992 and 1996 olympics.
Steve Redgrave of Great Britan is the only one to win 5 gold medals in rowing in 5 consecutive olympics ie.. from 1984 to 2000 (Los Angeles, Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney).
Lance Armstrong is a gold medalist in cycling in Sydney olympics and a six time 'Tour de France' winner.
Ian Thorpe of Australia won gold medal in 400m swimming in Sydney olympics. But for Athens olympics he was not qualified because of bad performance in the qualification round held in his country conducted by their swimming association.
In Barcelona olympics Vitaly Scherbo of Russia has won 6 gold medals in gymnastics.
In mid 1990s, Sergi Bubka of Ukraine was creating world record almost every fortnight in pole vault. He won the gold medal in Seoul in 1988.
In Seoul Olympics, Steffi Graf of Germany won the gold medal in ladies tennis. In the same year she finally finished as golden grand slam winner.
Mats Beondi of United States won the 50m swimming in 1988 while Alexander Popov of Russia won the 50m swimming in 1992 and 1996 and 2000 saw Gary Hall Jr and Anthony Ervin of United States as joint winners.
Jan Zelezny, a Czech athlete, has won three gold medal consecutively in 1992, 1996 and 2000 olympics in javelin.
Shannon Lee Miller of US is the most decorated gymnastics professional ever. She has won 2 gold medals in 96 olympics.
CIS , Commonwealth of Independent State (Russia + 13 Countries that got split from former Soviet Union) won the highest number of gold medal in Barcelona olympics.
Leander Paes of India won the bronze medal in Atlanta olympics by defeating Fernando Meligeni if Brazil while Andre Agassi of US won the gold medal and Sergi Bruguera of Spain walked away with the silver.
Kerri Strug, with torn ligaments and a bad sprain, was barely able to walk. But she came up wih a heroic performance that won the US Gymnastics team its first ever Olympic gold in Atlanta 96.
Greg Louganis, a US diver, smacked his head on the springboard in the prelimiary round in the Seoul Olympics. Days later, with stitches on his head he made a dramatic comeback to defend his gold medal.
Courtesy : Sharada N, my office colleague, for last two informations.
Thursday, January 04, 2007
'Two in One' cricketers
Do you know...
Jonty Rhodes was selected to represent his country for olympics as an hockey player.
Steve Buckner has represented his country in international football matches as well as in international cricket matches.
Similarly Dennis Compton represented Arsenal in Football and Middlesex in cricket
Jack Russel, known for his work behind the stumps, is also a great artist cum painter. One of his famous painting is depicting Lords grounds
Justin Langer hold a black belt in karate.
Aussie players Brett Lee, Shane Lee, Gavin Robertson along with other New South Wales players Richard Chee Quee and Brad McNamara has formed a renowned rock band Six&Out in Down under.
Mike Whitney is well known compere appears in HBO for Who Dares Wins program.
Herschelle Gibbs was selected as the best athlete in his country. He is one of the best fielders in the game.
Curtly Ambrose had the opportunity to play either cricket for his motherland or to play basket ball for USA. A good decision for cricket fans.
Boeta Dippenaar is a classical shooter and was selected for the same sport to represent his country.
Lord Ted Dextor was a successful English caption. He contested in the British election in conservative party ticket. If he had won the election he would have become the PM of England.
Bill Lawry is a trained and qualified plumber.
Kiwi speed merchant Shane Bond has completed police training in Chirstchurch.
Springbok Charlie Langeveldt was working as a jailor before he represented South African team.
Future ambition of Chamida Vaas is to become a Father in a Srilankan church.
Eddo Brandes is a famous chicken farmer.
Jonty Rhodes was selected to represent his country for olympics as an hockey player.
Steve Buckner has represented his country in international football matches as well as in international cricket matches.
Similarly Dennis Compton represented Arsenal in Football and Middlesex in cricket
Jack Russel, known for his work behind the stumps, is also a great artist cum painter. One of his famous painting is depicting Lords grounds
Justin Langer hold a black belt in karate.
Aussie players Brett Lee, Shane Lee, Gavin Robertson along with other New South Wales players Richard Chee Quee and Brad McNamara has formed a renowned rock band Six&Out in Down under.
Mike Whitney is well known compere appears in HBO for Who Dares Wins program.
Herschelle Gibbs was selected as the best athlete in his country. He is one of the best fielders in the game.
Curtly Ambrose had the opportunity to play either cricket for his motherland or to play basket ball for USA. A good decision for cricket fans.
Boeta Dippenaar is a classical shooter and was selected for the same sport to represent his country.
Lord Ted Dextor was a successful English caption. He contested in the British election in conservative party ticket. If he had won the election he would have become the PM of England.
Bill Lawry is a trained and qualified plumber.
Kiwi speed merchant Shane Bond has completed police training in Chirstchurch.
Springbok Charlie Langeveldt was working as a jailor before he represented South African team.
Future ambition of Chamida Vaas is to become a Father in a Srilankan church.
Eddo Brandes is a famous chicken farmer.
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