At a time when the issue should be larger than the subject questioning it, TV9 does the most ignoble of things. By projecting reporters larger than life. Just the other day, I saw a live voice broadcast of a reporter, giving his take on the dismal state of Karnataka politics, as if he’s an expert …
I mimic, therefore I am. This seems to be the credo of TV anchors and news readers today. If some are bad at what they do, others are good at imitating their channel founders. If it’s not Prannoy Roy’s accent on NDTV, it’s Vinod Dua’s Hindi inflection on Aaj Tak. Will people ever find an …
The song ‘Dard-e-disco’ in the just-released Hindi film ‘Om Shanti Om’ has become India’s new anthem. No problem with that. It’s got a mellifluous Sufi influence. Has the timbre and tenor needed of a song that waxes eloquent on matters of the heart. But what gets my goat is the way the TV news channels …
