Saw an entirely different kind of play- a musical, called a sangeet-natak. Instead of dialogues, the characters converse through songs. Specially written for the situation, of course. This was a great traditional art form that's almost dead now. I got to see one such play, Sangeet Sanshaykallol, with a plot like a Hrishikesh Mukherjee film. Spouses who suspect each other of ifidelity, without justification. Superb performances from everyone in the cast!
Yet another free music show- Pune's hidden treasure! This time I heard a good rendition of Aaj kal tere mere pyar ke charche.. (Mrunalini Chavan and Nitin Pendse) and also Yeh mera dil yaar ka Deewana from the performers.. some pics.
Bendre, the Emcee, was pretty good.
Two Kishore fans sang their heart out at this show on August 4, his 97th birth anniversary.
Makarand Patankar and Jitendra Bhuruk, along with Bhagyashree who accompanied them on duets. Surprisingly, Wada tera wada was a very popular number, sung by Makarand. I like Piya piya piya with Jitendra and Bhagyashree, especially the yodeling..
Organiser was Sanmira who also sang a couple of good songs- Hari Om Hari by Usha Uthup was one. But the pick of the singers were Atul Pathak, Uday Bakshi, Malavika and Pallavi. Pallavi also had a surname- Harapanapalli-that reminded me of Harpanahalli, a town near Harihar where we lived for many years. Pallavi sang Boom Boom by Nazia Hasan very well. Best of the day, according to me.
Anything Mickey or Donald can do, I can do better. Just superior IQ.
The benefits are immense, as long as I am not fighting personally.
Publicity- the media is dying for a war to start, so their dull lives interviewing local politicians can brighten up.
The ammunitions producers are happy that their Christmas Sale has started.
The army, navy and air force guys are happy they have something to do.
The public instantly forgets all the economic and social problems.
Epstein Files, anyone?
Why would I want to do that?
Firstly, I can fly First class/Business Class whenever I want to.
I can hire the crew.. if Mallya could, so can I.
I can increase the space between rows of seats by 2 inches, for competitive advantage.
I can serve Irani chai, onion samosas and biryani- I would decide the menu. And Haleem in season.
I can give some free tickets to my friends, and we can all go to Goa.
Problem is, I may have to rob a bank first. Can I use AI to do it? No idea.
Could be inching towards the 30th in the last few weeks. But they are addictive. This one- on 29th July 2026- was dedicated to Mohammad Rafi, one of the great singers to have given us some immortal melodies. I liked his upbeat numbers with Shammi Kapoor the best. They had a rumbunctious quality unlike his other songs, which were good too.
Prasad Kulkarni, Monali Dubey, Sagar Atre and Mamata Borgaonkar did a good job. Others were Ok.
Ek pardesi mera dil le gaya by Prasad Kulkarni and Mamata.
Saw an entirely different kind of play- a musical, called a sangeet-natak. Instead of dialogues, the characters converse through songs. Spe...
