If you must choose between watching Akshay Kumar,Ajay Devgn,Hrithik Roshan,Simi Garewal or Shatrughan Sinha in a TV show,which one would you pick? Simple: if its sheer muscle you want,go for Akshay K (Khatron Ke Khiladi); if its Emotional Atyachar with muscles,opt for Ajay Devgn (Emotional Atyachar); if its emotional atyachar,period,vote for Simi Garewal (Indias Most Desirable); if you want to Just Dance (Star Plus),you would never have chosen Shatrughan Sinha even at his most flexible and desirable. No,you would simply hold out your arms and ask Hrithik Roshan: shall we dance? But if you want a little old-fashioned charm waltzing with a little intelligence and plenty of ooh-la-la oomph,you would have paused the remote control at Mahuaa TV where Shotgun was shooting questions at his daughter,actress Sonakshi Sinha.
It was delightful to see the craggy face and crabby father with his lively,attractive daughter trying to answer questions like,Where is Tahrir Square? on the Bhojpuri version of Kaun Banega Crorepati apparently Ke Bani Crorepati. It was even better that you could enjoy their byplay while understanding only every fifth word and we mean no disrespect. Take it as a compliment to Sinha Sr and Sinha Jr and to the format of a programme that crosses all boundaries.
Unfortunately,missed Roshan dancing. Will report later on the TV debut of Indias most wanted two-stepper. But we did catch Simi Garewal driving up in her car with a huge emerald (notebook jottings forgot to mention where) and a number plate reading Simi Selects. Predictably dressed in white no saree the female talk mostess who certainly inspired Karan Johar to talk more than her on the air,had selected Deepika as Indias second Most Desirable,following Ranbir Kapoor. Perhaps the presumption is that since they had once found each other desirable,India would too.
Deepika looked fabulous. But Simi was looking elsewhere: she was asking searching questions about Ranbir K before and after: Are you in a happy phase now? Do you look at it negatively? And on and on about Deepikas Ranbir tattoo,which we couldnt see: what does it stand for? Is it a permanent reminder (of him)? Next,she wanted the lowdown on Indias third most desirable,Siddhartha Mallya,a forthcoming guest on the show and Deepikas reported friend with benefits. To every question,Deepika looked most puzzled or blank I dont know,she would reply firmly and that,ladies and gentlemen,was that. Or,hes an amazing person. When Simi probed her character What kind of person are you? she finally relented and admitted she was a gentle tigress who used Neutrogena to keep her skin glowing. How about that for a free promo? Since the interview had left us unsatisfied,hungry for more,Simi persuaded Deepika to make cookies for us.
By Simis old standards,the show was below par. She used to sweet-talk her guests into admissions about themselves and others. Now,shes trying the direct approach and its not working.
