This billboard of TMBWITW sits at the corner of Dundas and Yonge St. in downtown Toronto. Ironically, I was in that city attending the wedding of a man who’s infamous because of the same kind of billboard.
My buddy ‘Milind Das’ (not his real name, for reasons which will become clear) is a Canadian-born desi living in London. He used to work in India as a toney management consultant with an expat package. He often flew between Delhi and Bombay for business meetings at dawn. Early one morning, before sunrise, Milind witnessed an ethereal phantom in a white sari emerging from the fog at Indira Gandhi International. She was a young woman with large eyes, pleasant-looking but not overpoweringly so. She’d covered her hair and much of her face with the end of her sari and was accompanied by an elderly, glowering Cerberus.
Milind settled into his first class seat, pulled out his laptop and began working on a spreadsheet. The watchdog positioned herself grimly between him and her ward. Over the next two hours, her expression changed. At first it was, ‘Don’t even think about talking to my daughter.’ As the minutes ticked by and Milind remained oblivious to her beauty, it became, ‘Why the hell aren’t you talking to my daughter?’
Milind noticed the flight attendants were especially attentive that morning. When the flight ended, he shared a ride into town with one of the attendants whom he’d befriended. (Modesty forbids us from asking about that tale.) She asked him excitedly whether he’d seen the actress.
‘What actress?’
At that very instant, the cab was passing below a supersized Bollywood billboard. The aeronymph stared at him incredulously and pointed up in the air. And that’s how our young swain met The (Second) Most Beautiful Woman in the World.
I trust it’s clear why we must mask Milind’s identity. Otherwise, half a billion desi men would hunt him down for his Bolly ignorance. Of course, he found his own TMBWITW and, 96 hours ago, married her. I’m happy to report that ‘Mrs. Das’ lives up to the name.
Is that really aishwarya??? what a horrible shot.
All this talk abot Ash and her personality is crap….beautiful women almost always suck, they’re born into the world with everyone liking them, thus no need to develop a personality. The only normal ones i met are ones who were awkward growing up and went through some sort of metamorphasis to become hot… those are the keepers
*Personally I thought it meandered a bit towards the end
The film, not your review of it 😉
Thanks, Mathematiker. Aww, you’re a sucker for neologisms.
Sadly, I take it you’ve tried my software 😉
Hurray for late bloomers.
If I had the choice
Ash – wife Sushmita – mistress , clubbing Bipasha – everything else!
OK! OK! now back to earth…
I agree to a degree. Don’t forget the men and women who are externally beautiful, but grew up in a country where they are a visible minority. That definitely makes such people more grounded, b/c they have a better understanding of appearance and society, and experiences where maybe someone didn’t automatically “love them” based on their skin colour (outward appearance).
Regardless, it’s generally STILL a little easier to be beautiful, but I think beautiful visible minorities (should) have a better understanding than other beautiful people because of their not so great experiences.
More importantly, someone named their kid Irulan?
Dune geeks, unite.
It always freaks me out to walk in the L’Oreal aisle at Walgreen’s or CVS and suddenly see an Indian model looking back at me. Guess I’m still not used to Ash invading Americana.
Nah, Maitri, just not used to competition 😉
Yo! Bongbreaker, I know u plan to date Bipasha Basu, Listen to this true story- and tell me how you swing. My friend (ABCD) was studyin in Blore and used to date models (He really is paavam kinds), in the yonder years Bips was a model ( a decede ago) and he said, man I was dating this model, she’s a leo but I could not handle her? Me: Why? He: She wanted a threesome..
Maybe Bips can make both ur’s and Punjabi Boy’s dream come true.:D
Look at this Punjabi Boy – still continuing to be a legend even after he left.
Hold yo’ unday, I’m working on the post…
BipsDatedYourFriend, I almost had a threesome once.
Almost.
I was this close (holding my fingers up very close together right now).
But not quite. I had everything. So close. I had the candles, the bed, the room….
All I needed…was 2 girls. And BAM I’d’ve been in there. Bad luck eh?
Anyhoo. I think I can speak for Punjabi Boy in his absence – as his response would be the same as mine. “Not if he’s involved”.
PS – I’m a Leo too. See? SEX APPEAL!
Do Brits use “eh”, too?!
Eh?
How very surprising….
Reminds me of a friend of mine who paid $250/- to have lunch with SriDevi(and seventy others) in a New York restaurant in the early 90’s. He went and tried to make small talk with her and she would not even acknowledge his presence.
M. Nam
she would not even acknowledge his presence
Thats a common problem with all those girls, who think they are the most beautiful.
the mere thought of BB and PB crossing swords is enough to send my lunch into reverse.
Yikes, people! I agree that some fly a bit too high, but have you ever considered how annoying it would be to said ladies if men only flocked to said ladies because of their beauty? That would make them a bit weary, dontchya think? Maybe we should more critical of the men who are pestering them and/or superficially worshipping their appearance….
hahaha!!!
Yikes, people! I agree that some fly a bit too high, but have you ever considered how annoying it would be to said ladies if men only flocked to said ladies because of their beauty? That would make them a bit weary, dontchya think? Maybe we should more critical of the men who are pestering them and/or superficially worshipping their appearance….
I agree, that I don’t have any grey matter (whatever it is), so obviously I dont think…. so that criticism is not for me Ang!.
I’m just a normal guy, likes some attention from beautiful girls 🙂
Be gentle Ang 😉 – there’s a yawning cultural gap here with them ‘cross the border.
This may be a mission for SuitableGirl, but I’m curious if L’Oreal even makes lipsticks that look decent on brown faces. In the past I’ve found it’s mostly too orange or too pinky for me…
[DD jacks yet another thread to talk about makeup. WHEE!!! Somebody call Turbanhead]
I’m on it!
(actually, what are the odds of this? i’m wearing L’Oreal lipcolour…right…now. intrigued?)
😉
(actually, what are the odds of this? i’m wearing L’Oreal lipcolour…right…now. intrigued?)
Requirement: Your Pic or live Webcam feed is needed to confirm this. I take this as a great reponsibility on my shoulders on behalf of all SM male mutineers and would like to make sure, that you are really wearing L’Oreal lipcolour. I promise that only the colour of the lips would be verified and nothing else. If the color of the lips doesn’t belong to Loreal, then the Sepia’s will give the final judgement.
Im sorry but Ash is not that hot. She has a nice face with a 8 year old boys body with a gut. She is not at all sexy. You are telling me that you people would rather bang Ash over Carmen electra or Salma Hayek? I can go down to any Spanish neighborhood and find a women with more sex appeal then Ash. She needs to work out! When she dances her body goes one way and her stomach goes the other way
Simply Ash is more like the prom queen then like your typical sexy hollywood actress.
And anohter thing. Ash is the most annoying interview I have ever heard in my life. That laugh of hers is from the depths of hell and just kills every ounce of personality in her body. She bursts out laughing after every single question.
Oprah: So Ash how are you
Ash:HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, Im okay I guess
It makes her sound like a indian Paris Hilton.
Well, far be it from me to prevent you from doing your due diligence. My good men, the proof is in the pucker.
A few years ago, I was working in a hospital in Mumbai which was frequented by the filmi kind. I have faced a whole bunch of the actors/actresses/producers/directors and I can say that Ms Rai was the best behaved and polite patient I have treated from the filmi world.
I guess most people will behave well with their physicians…
Well, far be it from me to prevent you from doing your due diligence. My good men, the proof is in the pucker.
To be honest…it would be very much biased…….if the jury consists of only of males (who would be the last to know, which company makes which lip color………Guys, I am sorry that I am generalizing………..there could be exceptions)……….so I would appreciate SM ladies…..to be the part of the jury in the on going trial….and help us reach the final verdict.
and finally I will take all the credit for organizing this trial…………after all I should have some selfish motivations behind it.
I’ve never really understood all the Aish worship. Granted I’m a straight female so my opinion doesn’t count, but her looks don’t even strike me as that exceptional: she’s got a sort of bland, toothpaste-commercial beauty to me. A cousin of mine met Preity Zinta a couple of years ago, and he said she was sweet and approachable.
Aish has large eyes and full lips – resembling a baby – which is apparently what men are attracted to – in some sick way. I do think Aishwarya is beautiful – but I would certainly want to meet a more approachable person like Sushmita or Priety rather than her.
it’s not sick, it’s biology (right razib?). i think wide eyes and pillow lips scream “youth”, which is good for fertility…
Sorry to disappoint you guys, but this is what “tmbwitw” started out with pre-plastic.
http://www.djmcc.com/rai.jpg
trying not to laugh I’d never thought of it that way, although I guess it does sum things up.
The giggling issue is either due to nervousness/inner insecurity or she really does lack awareness of how it makes her come across (due to ego/immaturity). In any case, I think she just needs to take everything on board as constructive criticism and remember that she is actually a grown woman in her thirties now. When there are professional rivals like Priyanka Chopra who is a decade younger than Ash yet still comes across as more mature than her, that should set off some alarm bells. She also needs to cut out the tendency to act aloof from the other Bollywood actresses; I remember the “Dreamgirls” live concert on one of the Indian satellite/cable channels a few years ago where all the other actresses who’d performed came out on stage at the end, except for Aishwarya. She needs to lost the Queen Bee mentality, I think.
You never know; as long as she takes all this seriously and sorts out the childish persona, it could well work out positively for her. After all, people jumped all over Sushmita Sen during the time of her first movie, and although it affected her badly at the time (including crying during interviews), look at what a woman she subsequently turned out to be. So maybe there is still hope for Aishwarya too.
I feel and think aishwarya rai is nothing but a big time pretence… she pretends that she is all goody and a nice innocent girl but she isnt.. she is just greedy for money and fame… and she uses everyone around her… sushmita seems to be a better person than her…