:| My first post from Bangalore..

I don't quite seem to understand why they make South Indian Movies. I mean, sure a few of them are really good - good enough to be copied shamelessly by Bollywood directors.

Having said that however, one doesn't quite understand the pure madness that is created by a lot of Tamil / Telegu actors. I wont talk about Rajnikanth, I have to confess - I am quite his fan myself. Because of two things - one, He's a good actor (he's proved that in quite a few Bollywood movies) and secondly - I love the guy's guts (he pulls of the most wierdest of scenes and make them look 'cool' :P)

But again, back to my ranting - alot of the Tamil / Telegu actors that I've come accross in my 4 years at BITS and month and a half in Bangalore look like what 'uncles' look like when they have pumped out 5 kids, two wives and survive after 50 odd years of eating butter chicken :|

You add to that, the outrageous scenes that you get to see in their movies (my source has been purely YouTube - Search for Funny South Indian Scenes / Vijaykanthand and you'll get my point!). One often wonders, maybe these guys are made stars because no other self respecting young chap would even dare put his image through that kind of turmoil. :|

However, an interesting incident in this city. When I was out flat hunting, me and my flat mate came accross a Real Estate Agency. It claimed to have over 20 offices in Bangalore (we ended up visiting 3 - one in Indira Nagar and two near Airport Road). What was amazing was, every damn office we entered had huge posters of Rajnikanth, a huge potrait hung in the middle with aarti's and agarbatti's in a pooja plate right in front. :) Man, I freaked! It had to be one of the most amusing things I've seen in Bangalore till date. And I hope they are more to come..

Oh yes... Another thing - Dance floors are banned in Bangalore. I've been told its because of some confusion on the part of the Government that Dance floors mean Dance Bars.. :|

Ah, it feels nice.. I shall use this blog now to vent out my frustation at a lot of things that happen here.. The Buses / Autos are my next target! Stay tuned!


- Varun Anand
19th August, 2008
Office
Bangalore