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I went to a workshop today and was reminded by a colleague; it's Women's History Month!

We have come a long way! I read an article which said that women now rule (not sure about the reliability of that study though!). Anyhow, female to male ratio in universities/colleges in America is 60/40 - which is saying something considering they were denied higher education a few generations ago.

Since this is an Entertainment website, I would like to mention some of my favorite female artists in India,Pakistan,Bangladesh,Sri Lanka (I would also include some Pakistani and Bangladeshi artists too, but I don't think most of you would know; and I only know a couple):-

SINGERS:
Kavita Subramaniam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Lata Mangeshkar, and Asha Bhosle

DIRECTORS:
Zoya Akhtar, Kalpana Lajmi, Kiran Rao (even though she did one film, I was impressed by her work), and Deepa Mehta

DESIGNERS:
Ritu Kumar and Anamika Khanna (there are more, but these two are my favorites)

ACTORS:
Madhuri Dixit, Tabu, Rani Mukerji, Smita Patil, etc. (my list is too long in this category)

Please write about women you admire in the film industry.
I know we all love to bash the actresses we don't like, so try and be nice. If I can be nice, I know you can too :)

BEST ACTRESS – DRAMA
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (Guzaarish)

BEST ACTOR – DRAMA
Hrithik Roshan (Guzaarish)

BEST FILM – DRAMA
My Name Is Khan

BEST DIRECTOR – DRAMA
Karan Johar – My Name Is Khan

SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW – MALE
Ranveer Singh (Band Baaja Baaraat)

SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW – FEMALE
Sonakshi Sinha (Dabangg)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE – MALE
Meiyang Chang (Badmaash Company)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE – FEMALE
Amrita Puri (Aisha)

HOTTEST NEW DIRECTOR
Abhinav Kashyap (Dabangg)

HOTTEST NEW FILM
Dabangg (Arbaaz Khan)

STANDOUT PERFORMANCE BY A MUSIC DIRECTOR
Meet Bros Anjjan (Isi Life Mein & Do Dooni Char)

NEW MUSICAL SENSATION – MALE
Shail Hada (Tera Zikr Hai - Guzaarish)

NEW MUSICAL SENSATION – FEMALE
Vibhavari Joshi (Saiba - Guzaarish)

BEST FILM – COMEDY/ROMANCE
Housefull

BEST DIRECTOR – COMEDY/ROMANCE
Rohit Shetty (Golmaal 3)

BEST ACTOR – COMEDY/ROMANCE
Akshay Kumar (Housefull & Tees Maar Khan)

BEST ACTRESS – COMEDY/ROMANCE
Katrina Kaif (Tees Maar Khan)

BEST FILM – THRILLER/ACTION
Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai

BEST DIRECTOR – THRILLER/ACTION
Abhinav Kashyap (Dabangg)

BEST ACTOR – THRILLER/ACTION
Ajay Devgn (Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai)

BEST ACTRESS – THRILLER/ACTION
Vidya Balan (Ishqiya)

DREAM DIRECTOR
Karan Johar (My Name Is Khan)

STAR OF THE YEAR – FEMALE
Kajol (My Name Is Khan)

STAR OF THE YEAR – MALE
Salman Khan (Dabangg) & Akshay Kumar (Housefull & Tees Maar Khan)

BEST ACTOR IN AN ENSEMBLE CAST
Arjun Rampal (Raajneeti & Housefull)

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ENSEMBLE CAST
Prachi Desai (Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai)

Aamira Khan and Shah Rukh Khan's old picture
I know lots of you don't like to see the old pics but I love them...Look at this one...can you imagine that these twenty-something old boys will have a 6 pack at the age of forty-something...strange na??
But does anyone know which event was this??
And isn't it funny that one is shirtless (with also man boobs) and the other's pants are unzipped!!

Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor as Ethan and Sofia (Guzaarish)
OMG That's too funny!!! Can't wait to see the show!!
Ahahahahahah Ranbir's expressions are priceless!!

It’s ok to switch off your brain when you go for a movie, but you expect at least some amount of respect [from the director] as an audience! Tees Maar Khan adds to list of Akshay Kumar’s baseless comedies [after Housefull, Khatta Meetha and recently release Diwali dud Action Replayy] and unfortunately, even Sheila Ki Jawaani and Farah’s magic cannot save this one!

The movie runs of a very thin storyline – Akshay is the greatest conman ever and is roped in by two gangsters Johri Brothers [played by famous twin couple Raghu and Rajiv] to rob the Indian treasure, their ‘Bharat ka Khazana’ which is worth 500 crore and weighs 10000 kg. Tees Maar Khan revolves around Bharat ka Khazanawhere Akshay and his men are trying to get the treasure by doing things that are over the top. All in all, it’s a very lose plot and coupled with loose dialogues and lack of clever one liners makes for one of the biggest disappointments of the year.

The music by Vishal-Shekhar is great and is boasts of chart busting numbers like the title track by Sonu Nigam [music by Shirish Kunder] and Shiela ki Jawani.

Farah needs to control here focus towards making masala entertainers. Main Hoon Naa and Om Shanti Om were perfect but TMK goes completely over the top and to an extent that it becomes unbearable!

Coming to the performances – Akshay Kumar continues his comic act and the non-sensical comedy rubs off on Katrina as well. She has nothing to do except showing her jawaani! Akshay’s side-kicks try hard to entertain but their efforts go in vain. Raghu and Rajiv should go back to doing Roadies as they do a much better job on the show. Arya Babbar is wasted in his act as a village inspector. Akshaye Khanna, surprisingly stands out amongst the weak performances, he is easily the best thing in the movie and manages to make the audience laugh a couple of times.

Final word, Tees Maar Khan ends up as one of the biggest disappointments of the year 2010!

Rating – 1.5/5