Indian TV ads reviewed - #003 - Tanishq Diamond Jewellery

These ads from Tanishq featuring Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan are really cool.

Since there is only so much you can do when it comes to jewellery ads, most of the ads cater only to the emotional aspect - either mushy with young couples or sentimental with family angle.
So, it was quite refreshing to see this first ad and then this follow-up.
It catered to the romantic angle without getting mushy, was funny overall thanks to both AB and JB, talked about the technicalities of the product, indicated that their sales personnel are aware of what they sell and of course, it still stuck to the stereotypes (women always like diamonds and want more of it).

A really good series of ads.

Random Jotting # 006

Was watching the old Hindi movie "Coolie" starring Big B.

The first scene was a fight between Big B and Suresh Oberoi.

You know what struck me immediately? It was potentially a fight between a guy who could have been Aishu's Father-in-law and a guy was is soon going to become her Father-in-law!!!

Needless to add, Big B won the onscreen fight too. :-)

Its official. Abhishek and Aishwarya are going to get married soon.

During lunch, I was telling my friends that I was worried about the Customs department filing some mysterious case on Aishwarya, saying that she got a package ( from Holland ) and that this package had some 25K Euros in cash.

When I said this, my friend made a comment that its all because of Amitabh. That's when the tube light upstairs flickered and lit up.

The thing is, that Italian import ruling this country by proxy and our dear gem of Allahabad have both said 'un paechu kaa' to each other. Bachchan senior has been targeted by all wings of the Government ranging from the IT department questioning him when he was in ICU, to the Food and Civil Supplies ministry questioning him for not personally procuring vegetables from the local mandi.

This service was extended to Jaya Bachchan as well and we all know where/why/how the Office of Profit controversy started.

So basically, Bachchan and family are under a major pazhi vaangum padalam. Definitely, all the agents of RAW are now given full time assignments of monitoring this family. I am guessing that at some point in time, they chanced to observe a growing romance between AB Jr and AR.

Since the Govt. has taken this extreme step of pulling Ash up (for no fault of hers), it can only mean that they are convinced about the wedding plans of these two stars.

So its no longer a rumour. AB and AR will be wedded soon.

I pray to God to give AR the strength to come through this trial and tribulation, unscathed.

Also my best wishes to the pair. (With the 'engirundhaalum vaazhga' song in the background).