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Making a song and dance about summer
With all that's going wrong with the world, from global warning to the American TV series Smash facing cancellation, our columnist figures the world needs many more musicals to keep us cool and happy #Bollywood #Glee #IdiotBox #musicals #Smash
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The girly girls guide to good American tv
Our new columnist lists the shows that keep the idiot box fun and smart for the ladies. Because cerebral fluff is important. Contains spoilers and opinions. #TV channels #IdiotBox #girls #Cougar Town #New Girl #Hart of Dixie #Watching TV
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Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki, is not a patch on the original
The original formula of Come Dine with Me, should work for an India audience, because it's more about drama than the food. But... #IdiotBox #BBC Entertainment #Come Dine with me #Life OK! #Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki
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Bigg Boss finale: Thank god for Salman Khan
C-grade item girls, B-grade actors, bottom-of-the-barrel celebs and one bona fide superstar host. The Bigg Boss 6 season finale was worth watching for one reason only - Salman Khan. #Salman Khan #BuzzPatrol #IdiotBox #Bigg Boss 6
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Need your self-esteem shredded? Come on a makeover show in India
Makeover shows in India don't just make you over, they run you over. At least What Not to Wear India isn't quite as cruel as Band Baaja Bride where a guest will probably kill the host with her stiletto someday. #IdiotBox #Soha Ali Khan #Aki Narula #What Not to Wear-India #Be Blunt with Adhuna #Band Baaja Bride
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Six reasons why Arvind Kejriwal makes a bad politician
Arvind Kejriwal on television these days is everything a politician should not be. He actually comes across as reasonable, sincere and open to admitting mistakes. But will that spell success in a political career? #Arvind Kejriwal #Team Anna #IdiotBox
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Aamir Khan: The only problem with Satyamev Jayate
Satyamev Jayate has its heart in the right place. And Aamir Khan's star power gives it its punch. But Rajyasree Sen wonders if the superstar could just leave his acting at home. That would serve the show, and the issue, well. #Aamir Khan #IdiotBox #Satyameva Jayate
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Satyamev Jayate: If Aamir fails, it will be our fault
The show assumes that the average Indian is a decent human being who genuinely cares about his country and his fellow citizens. Its fate will not be a judgement on Khan's star power but our much-vaunted national virtue. #Aamir Khan #ToWhatEffect #IdiotBox #Satyameva Jayate #Cinema of India #Rang De Basanti #Satyamev Jayate
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The Bollywood award show: This ain't no Oscars
Once upon a time, Indian awards ceremonies were about recognising talent. Then television happened, and the rest is mindless entertainment history. #Amitabh Bachchan #IdiotBox #Filmfare Awards #The Oscars #Amole Gupte #Stanley Ka Dabba
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Death in Mumbai: How Ekta Kapoor makes television that sizzles
The Maria Susairaj love triangle had all the ingredients of a lurid made-for-TV movie. And Ekta Kapoor wanted to make it. But it's really a story about the fatal attraction of television for young people like Susairaj. #Ekta Kapoor #BooksWeLike #Maria Susairaj #IdiotBox #Meenal Baghel