Wednesday 21 August 2013

'Play It Hot' Played It Cold

To call Play It Hot a very amateur and poorly produced play sounds so heartless, but in all honesty, that is what this crude rehash of desi Rafoo Chakkar and videshi Some Like It Hot turned out to be.

The play, staged at the Akshara Theatre in Delhi has been touted as a musical comedy inspired by Marilyn Munroe’s irresistible ‘Some Like It Hot’, but unfortunately, this Hollywood-Bollywood inspired effort fell flat and came across more as a comedy of errors instead.




The story - for those who have neither seen Some Like It Hot, nor our own Rishi Kapoor starrer Rafoo Chakkar – revolves around an out-of-work boy band that cross dresses as girls to win a Valentine’s Day gig in a Goa hotel. What follows is a series of very obvious goof ups laced with slapstick humour, for the band of boys have now become an all girls band very enthusiastically named ‘The Rapchik Rockers’. Once in Goa, these garishly dressed up ‘girls’ are joined by a lead singer, a hyper band manager and hordes of leching admirers.

This trailer sourced from youtube will give you an idea about how Play It Hot looks and feels like on stage.



It’s not the now-funny-now-drab acting that puts the mood off, but the poor production value and the dismal aesthetic sense that are the biggest turn offs. Changes in scenes took as long as 5 to 10 minutes and at times the production people did not even bother putting the lights off, so right in front of the audience in this really small auditorium there’s furniture being dragged, lights being adjusted and the celebratory festoons being altered as per the demand of the next scene.

To give ‘Play It Hot’ some credit, some of the actors are good especially Nisa Schette who plays the lead singer with aspirations to marry a handsome millionaire. Another actor that really makes the audience laugh is Vikalp Mudgal, playing a Ranjeet inspired butt-pinching, skirt-chasing Rai Sahab.

And last but not least, worth a mention here is the delicious tomato soup and generous servings of sandwiches that came complimentary with the ticket. :)

P.S. This is not a sponsored review, the views expressed are personal.

Friday 9 August 2013

Cute & Colourful Car Stole from Rooja

My last post was about this awesome online store Rooja, that has an exhaustive collection of apparel and accessories for both men and women. And here in this post I list two of my favourite items that I got from Rooja.

As I shared in my last post, I wore these on the show Nano Drive with MTV Season 2, and it gave me a nice colourful break from the boring t-shirts and  jeans routine.  So here's my favouritest accessory from my Rooja collection - my car stole! 



Cute, colourful car stole!
I wore this one to my heart's content, for it looks stylish and the fabric feels super soft on the skin. And it's colour - peachy pink - is vibrant, without being too bright for the eyes!

Here are some more pics with me sporting my car stole! Hope you like them! 






Coming up next is another favourite from the Rooja store! Stay tuned! :)

Monday 5 August 2013

Falling for Fashion, Courtesy Rooja

I am not a fashionista. Far from it. In fact on a very honest note, I am not even fashion forward. Most of my shopping trips end up with my bag full of T-shirts and pairs of jeans. Or some girly tops once-in-a-while.
But not any more. For I am discovering fashion, (yes, yes, discovering) thanks to the fun, colourful and exhaustive collection at Rooja - an online store for luxury designer apparel and accessories.



One stop shop for fun shopping!

Like I said, I am a novice when it comes to fashion,  but then I am gradually getting inspired to look beyond the boring  T-shirts with philosophical quotes . And it was while browsing the many online shopping stores that I came across Rooja. What makes it it different is the exhaustive collection of national and international brands - Italy, France, USA, Belgium, UK - they have stuff from almost everywhere!


The MANY Brands

Plus the collection on this website is exhaustive - from clothes to shoes, bags, watches and other accessories, quirky stuff for home decor and hundreds of other fancy knick-knacks, you will find it all here, and that too in fun, bright colours. (I love colours!) And if the men reading this are a tad disappointed with all the girly-girly stuff being talked about, then you can take heart for this store has some uber cool stuff for you too - right from witty t-shirts to wallets and funky accessories to gear you up in style.


Fun stuff for the men too
And now for those who are wondering why I am waxing eloquent about the worth coveting stuff from Rooja, it is because I have bought some good stuff from this store, and want to show appreciation for their excellent service! And also because I wore some of their stuff on the show Drive with MTV Season 2 and it was fun sporting some fashionable stuff for a change! The next post lists what I bought! 

P.S. - This is NOT a sponsored post.