“patently ridiculous conceit : Rushdie dubs Slumdog’s plot “patently ridiculous conceit”
Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire’s plot is “patently ridiculous conceit”, says British-Indian author Salman Rushdie.
According to Rushdie’s article in Britain’s Guardian newspaper, the central feature of the film – that a boy from the Mumbai slums manages to win the Indian TV version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire – “beggars belief”, reports The Sydney [...]
Guy Ritchie : Newly single Guy Ritchie ‘not’ interested in women
Guy Ritchie, who officially ended his marriage with Madonna this month, is not interested in women – at least for the moment.
The ‘RocknRolla’ director was spotted at a “table full of young model types” at Lafayette Street eatery but “didn’t pay attention to any of the girls sitting with them.”
“He was very low-key and [...]
Padma Lakshmi joins the party scene again
Indian/American cookbook author Padma Lakshmi, who’s been missing from the party scene for quite sometime, was spotted attending one do this week.
Lakshmi, who had found fame with US cookery show Top Chef, was seen at the posh Quintessentially Summer Arts party in London.
“We don’t get to see much of Padma in London these days,” Daily [...]
