Monthly Archives: February 2009

The most popular posts on Cutting the Chai posted in February 2009: 1. The Best of AR Rahman Isspecial 2. Emosanal Attyachar ‘X-Rated’ Version 3. The Best Men’s Magazines in India Isspecial 4. MTNL 3G Jadoo: Rs 75 for a … Continue reading →

This post is dedicated to all the Bullet wallahs out there (not necessarily members of the club) and one biker-blogger in particular. Download video [00:00:57 FLV 1.33 MB]Download hi-res video [00:00:57 AVI 2.29 MB]Download for mobile [00:00:57 3GP 1.21 MB] … Continue reading →

India’s desi blog awards – The Indibloggies – are back after a year’s hiatus. This blog – Cutting the Chai – had somehow made it to the final nominations for Best Topical Indiblog category, the last time around. The last … Continue reading →

This Slice Aamsutra TVC appears to be an U-rated version of the Kaamsutra/Kamasutra, with some mango nectar involved in a sensuous play with one of Bollywood’s most dazzling beauties – Katrina Kaif. I found it to be quite… erotic. The … Continue reading →

The Economic TimesThe Power of Knowledge Knowledge is man’s (in this case a cat’s) most valuable asset. And this is what this cat=and-a-leashed-dog ad for The Economic Times attempts to stress upon. This is from the early 2000s and I … Continue reading →

Mesmerising. That’s the music of AR Rahman. His Oscar nominations wins have brought his music to a bigger world stage. But is Slumdog Millionaire Rahman’s best? You don’t even need to think for the answer. As a salute to the … Continue reading →

Slim legs of a girl clad in jens tower over the traffic. And she’s trying to tuck in into her rear pocket a netbook – the Sony Vaio P. Though Sony slots it as a “Lifestyle PC” and is promoting … Continue reading →

Anurag Kahsyap is unlike most directors (eleboration not necessary) and it seems that movie pirates have a liking for the maverick moviemaker. And they have good reason to. About a year ago on Zoom channel’s show Director’s Cut Anurag revealed … Continue reading →

Messages employees at an Indian workplace get to see on their browsers when they try to access websites on the internet from the office:

Details here.