Nano Nano yes papa...

Read some updates about the Nano today, including when bookings start, the various configurations the car is available in etc etc. You can find most information here.

What was more interesting were reactions from competitors. Small car makers trying to defend their brand / products denying the launch of Nano would affect their vehicle sales albeit they knew the dent in sales will eventually be visible.

Then there was the 2-wheeler brigade trying to tie up both ends on the premise that lower end bikers wont be able to afford it, while the higher end bikers would always have money for a better car.

I also heard from a news channel that our rural folks are pareshaan as the erstwhile dowry demands for bikes will now be replaced by ones for Nanos. Am sure the Tatas would not have thought this deep!

All in all, its quite evident that the industry, which was in an easy mode when the West Bengal episode happened, has now woken up to the sudden jolt [read nano] that is shaking up ground beneath their feet. And its only revolutions like these that truly redefine the direction in which the industry is moving.

To top it up, manufacturers have already announced their small car launches - including Honda [Jazz], Ford, Toyota, Fiat [Grande Punto/Bravo], Suzuki [Spalsh], Skoda [Polo]. Even Bajaj is planning an ultra-low cost car which it claims will run 30km per litre. Well, its surely gonna be shopping time for all those auto enthusiasts featuring the largest array of models India has ever witnessed!

Bollywood Bite - Shelf Life

just done seeing "Socha Na Tha" - once more!. Quite liked the movie simply cause it relates well to my age group who are out there looking for their "someone" and the screenplay is very well portrays the confusion around all this stuff...

Besides the script, which is simple and well executed, I quite like Mr Abhay D. Have watched him in this one, Oye Lucky and Dev D - and liked his presence in all of them. The guy has something different in him which is very much a reason people go to the movies these days. Probably his frank free style act or his attitude that pave the way to engross the audience.

Often such stuff can enhance the so called "shelf life" of the actor. But as they say, change is permanent. And so will he be needed to evolve like his contemporaries have. Surprisingly, the shelf life of actresses has been reducing drastically - the Ranis and Preitys are being replaced very quickly with the Katrinas and the Sonams. But the opposite holds for the others half - Aamir gets to romance everyone from Juhi to Karishma to Asin - and people expect more! Now, at least I cant explain this :)

revival finally??

Probably had a lot of things at the back of my mind which I wanted to pen down and share with everyone out there - not necessarily to evoke reactions or invite opinions, but often just to stir human minds with my thoughts

Guess I always kept procrastinating it all the time and finally I ve got done to get this done for once. Ofcourse this doesnt guarantee future posts, but I have to promise myself that I will be more regular than not-write-at-all