About a dog

I was trying to watch this movie called Dus

My mind went numb & my heart said बस!

Desperately trying to be slick, smooth & grand

just like the real stuff from Hollywoodland.

Oh, Anubhav Anubhav Anubhav, why were you so rash

to follow up this stinker with yet another one called "Cash"?

In all honesty, it's not the only hindi movie

to make believe it's oh-so funky n groovy.

Think of काँटे, धूम, धूम २ & दोस्ताना

Swagger, pouts, Shades, & cleavage दिखाना

Mahesh, Karan & Co., here's some heartfelt advice

We want a good story, not rehashed Miami Vice!

Where's the challenge in ripping off Bad Boys 2?

If Johnny Gaddar could do it, so can you!

It could be somewhat funny if it wasn't so grating

Frankly My Dear, it's just nauseating.

All these cool auteurs remind me of a little girl

trying on, for the first time, her mama's pearls.

Her face all powdery, & red with rouge

stumbling & fumbling in grownup shoes.

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And the Oscar for Best Dad goes to...

So who make the best screen dads? Who are our role models for how to be kind, stern, responsible, loving, strict, wise, playful...the qualifications list for daddy'ism goes on.

My own nominations would be:

In Hindi movies:

- Balraj Sahni: An example of this great man's portrayal of a father is "Paraya Dhan". But how does one forget "Garam Hawa" or "Waqt"? Or "Kabuliwala"?

- Nazir Hussain: "बेटी, आज अगर तेरी माँ ज़िंदा होती.." The quintessential maudlin & tormented father. :-)

In Hollywood:

- Danny Aiello: Apart from being a fine movie actor, he played Madonna's dad in the "Papa Don't Preach" video.

-John Goodman : Check out "Coyote Ugly".

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