Weekly update of June 19th
Facts
2,500 tonnes of fish worth over 23 Million dollars are sold daily at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, which is the world's largest fish market
60,000 to 70,000 Inr was the amount that Rahul Mahajan used to spend per day, according to the Delhi police
2.72 Lakhs INR is the cost of the sun glasses worn by actor Amitabh Bacchan in the film Zamanat says the Income Tax department
Quotes
One way to achieve institutional credit was to marry the banking system with the post office system-- Shri P Chidambaram Union Finance Minister
If the rain god was a West Indian today, I hope it is an Indian tomorrow -- Greg Chappel after play on the fourth day of the second test between India and West indies was called off due to rains when the Indians were at a advantage.
Fear is like a disease.. Bush is scared of Laden , he will fear a man looking like him-- Hanif Mohammed Sadhwani-- A Gujarti who resembles Osama Bin Laden
Heart… If you have got heart, your are going to be allright-- Tiger Woods Golfer answering the question what would taketo win the US Golf Open.
Funnies
These are not the regular gappa but some spicy ones that we always look to !
On Amitabh Bachan and Rekha--
During the making of the film Coolie, AB and Rekha's romance was at its peak. The stars whos birthdays are just a day apart shared sizzling chemistry. So Jaya Bachchan must have thanked the Gods for their timely intervention when AB was struck fatally on the sets of Colloe. Although Rekha went to Tiupati, Jya's prayers at Siddhivinyak ( Mumbai ) got her a better deal !
Dharmendra and Hema Malini
Marriage could not stop Dharam from losing his heart to the dream girl. She almost slipped through his fingers to tie the knot with Jeetendra and then Sanjeev Kumar but after 20 films together, Dharam married his leading lady. Wife no 1 Prakash Kaur preferred to maintain a dignified silence ( still does )
Kamal and Sarika
Theirs was a bohemian affair. Kamal lived in with Sarika even while he was married to Vani Ganapathy and lovers said that they would give each other space. Kamal finally got the divorce to legitimise his children with Sarika. The second marriage seemed perfect: the coupke worked in tandem. But when he expanded his space to include tamil actress Simran, Sarika walked out.
Venkat , Myself and couple of others including the humourous AE Ramesh of FIL systems had a great trip to Sabrimalai-- Forgetting the divinity of the trip, the thing that impressed all of us was the growth in the rural areas in terms of roads etc., -- Theni ( where we halted on our onward journey ) seems to be booming-- We also refuelled our cars at a all Ladies Petrol Bunk in Theni ( yes, all Women employees at this bunk )-- things are changing for the better--
2,500 tonnes of fish worth over 23 Million dollars are sold daily at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, which is the world's largest fish market
60,000 to 70,000 Inr was the amount that Rahul Mahajan used to spend per day, according to the Delhi police
2.72 Lakhs INR is the cost of the sun glasses worn by actor Amitabh Bacchan in the film Zamanat says the Income Tax department
Quotes
One way to achieve institutional credit was to marry the banking system with the post office system-- Shri P Chidambaram Union Finance Minister
If the rain god was a West Indian today, I hope it is an Indian tomorrow -- Greg Chappel after play on the fourth day of the second test between India and West indies was called off due to rains when the Indians were at a advantage.
Fear is like a disease.. Bush is scared of Laden , he will fear a man looking like him-- Hanif Mohammed Sadhwani-- A Gujarti who resembles Osama Bin Laden
Heart… If you have got heart, your are going to be allright-- Tiger Woods Golfer answering the question what would taketo win the US Golf Open.
Funnies
These are not the regular gappa but some spicy ones that we always look to !
On Amitabh Bachan and Rekha--
During the making of the film Coolie, AB and Rekha's romance was at its peak. The stars whos birthdays are just a day apart shared sizzling chemistry. So Jaya Bachchan must have thanked the Gods for their timely intervention when AB was struck fatally on the sets of Colloe. Although Rekha went to Tiupati, Jya's prayers at Siddhivinyak ( Mumbai ) got her a better deal !
Dharmendra and Hema Malini
Marriage could not stop Dharam from losing his heart to the dream girl. She almost slipped through his fingers to tie the knot with Jeetendra and then Sanjeev Kumar but after 20 films together, Dharam married his leading lady. Wife no 1 Prakash Kaur preferred to maintain a dignified silence ( still does )
Kamal and Sarika
Theirs was a bohemian affair. Kamal lived in with Sarika even while he was married to Vani Ganapathy and lovers said that they would give each other space. Kamal finally got the divorce to legitimise his children with Sarika. The second marriage seemed perfect: the coupke worked in tandem. But when he expanded his space to include tamil actress Simran, Sarika walked out.
Venkat , Myself and couple of others including the humourous AE Ramesh of FIL systems had a great trip to Sabrimalai-- Forgetting the divinity of the trip, the thing that impressed all of us was the growth in the rural areas in terms of roads etc., -- Theni ( where we halted on our onward journey ) seems to be booming-- We also refuelled our cars at a all Ladies Petrol Bunk in Theni ( yes, all Women employees at this bunk )-- things are changing for the better--
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