6:30 came and I plonked myself in front of the TV to catch Extraaa(Yes with three a's) innings on Sony Max hoping that there would be a cute presenter( Seriously where did Shiv Pandit go??). Instead was greeted with the normally nice looking Samir Kocchar sporting what looked like a cross between a bad haircut and a Kodambakkam hair piece.
This was followed by the entry of cricketing greats such as Navjot Sidhu and Harsha Boghle(His hair better than Kocchar's) ..Sidhu not wasting a single opportunity to do the Balle Balle most unsuccessfully to the uncomfortable smiles of Kocchar and the Firang Cheerleaders specially flown for the occasion - All accompanied by an absolutely dismal band- really I could play the drums better. All through the one hour- the presenter and the panelists' eyes screamed out the same thing - "Oooh I've been paid a hell of a lot of money to do this Yaay me!"
The performances- The full paged newspaper ads that announced Priyanka Chopra , Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Katy Perry almost made me want to see it live. This very moment i'm soaking a handkerchief with tears of joy that I didn't.
Firstly ,By wearing skin tight clothes, you might think you look sexy..the truth is you make people squirm in their clothes..however lose. Kareena Kapoor- My pillow case kurtas fit much better and Salman Khan- Pink Pants...really???
Secondly the definition of dance does NOT involve exercise routines , aerobics or gyrating a certain part/parts of your body to a music beat.
Prabhu Deva- No regrets there. I just wish the ceremony had dances only by him.
TEAM CHENNAI IS ON STAGE!Ooooh Look at them! All smart and confident..and Dhoni looks so cute! Everything is going fin......Priyanka Chopra materializes. All cute and giggly and equally blonde and (un)adorably flirty.
Murli Vijay's mindvoice to Badri/Anirudda/Ashwin : Dai machan enna da pannara this Priyanka Chopra onnume puriyala!
Priyanka Chopra then goes : Ok now we shall have a dance by Captain Dhoni!
(Muisc)
*Dhoni disappears behind Bollinger*
EPIC FACEPALM
In the middle of these awesome super kewl acts. Gaurav Kapoor picks on the already tired, annoyed and clueless celebrities to interview..each time going ""We shall wait for the cheers to die down and then resume talking" to a celebrity when there was pin drop silence around them.
Oooh Awesome moment coming up!!The captains are coming on to the stage!
But why are each one of them accompanied by 2 models leading the way wearing the skimpiest outfits possible? Amma's counter - They should have worn Pavadai Dhavani since it is happening in Chennai. Uncomfortable Silence follows.
Hats off to the choreographers for choreographing an almost ten minute sequence involving Salman Khan that had absolutely NO DANCE. Seriously man .. how did they do it?? He just had to mime a bowler , batsman and playing a guitar. Now if that's not innovation..what is??
And finally..KATY PERRY enters.
Horrified silence.
Me: Wow she sure doesn't sound anything like her songs on CD.
Mami to Mama in the stadium watching it live : Kanna moodikongo. Katy Perry Pant potukka marandhutta.
TV switched off.
