Vintage Indian Advertisements featuring Bollywood stars

as mentioned yesterday when i blogged about SRK and other modern bollywood stars endorsing random products, this is nothing new.. Bollywood stars have been appearing in advertisements for ages... i found an awesome blog site that some great VINTAGE ads from India... and lots more.. check it out!!!!

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Shahrukh Khan's many commercial endorsements...

I love seeing bollywood stars in advertisements ... it's a tradition that goes back as far as the "bollywood" film industry itself.... i'll probably upload some classic 70s endorsements later on (Zeenat, Rekha, Amitabh, etc) and there are lots from the 60s that i'm still collecting in a folder... it's just an interesting sideline from the films themselves... the stars faces pop up everywhere - (much as our stars do here, busses, billboards, soft drinks, etc) its just sort of curious to see how many different companies want Shahrukh Khan to be the face of their product... He's doing endorsements for watches, cell phones, soap, pens, printer cartridges, pepsi (campaign called Pepsi Youngistaan) , pomade, hair tonic, you name it...

I could probably do another whole posting for Aishwarya... And then there's Priyanka (also endorsing Tag Heuer watches above) , Bipasha, John Abraham, and Actress Deepika Padukone (also part of the Pepsi Youngistaan campaign)

here's a lovely wallpaper of the stunningly gorgeous Deepika Padukone (who co-starred with SRK in O.S.O.):

If Music Could Talk - Sep 20, 2009

If Music Could Talk - Sep 20 2009 - groovy sounds from Indonesia, and a cool dance mix with some chilled out intervals

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oh, and check out this Buraka Som Sistema video i you havent already...

If Music Could Talk - Sep 13, 2009

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Back from an inspiring, culturally charged trip to New York with lots of vibes and positive energy to channel through your speakers... boogie down y'all...

Bollywood Night - SEPTEMBER 12 2009!!!

this month's flyer courtesy of Chris Flynn

If Music Could Talk - Special Guest host: Mr. Felty

A Musical Trip with Mr. Felty on If Music Could Talk
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thanks again to Mr felty for an excellent show while I was in NY.

Dance Party with DJ Carlito at Baliceaux

If you havent checked out Balliceaux yet, this is a good reason to! Im Djing there on the 17th, and my aim is to get people dancing after they sample the delightful menu at this gorgeous new restaurant.

{{ flyer courtesy of C. Bopst }}

If Music Could Talk - Podcast Link- August 30 2009

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last night's musical journey was an irresistible mix of funky, swingin', soulful sounds from all around the world - let your ears be seduced... download, listen, enjoy!

If Music Could Talk - Podcast Link- August 23rd 2009- rockin on a Sunday at WRIR

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podcast from last night's show : some rockin funk, punk, dub, and other musical miscellania --

perfect to get you energized on a monday and rockin all week long!

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi - Ganapati Bappa Moriya!

Ganesha is the Deity of “Light”- ~*~*~*~ - He is Himself “Light”.

Sep 23rd 2009 marked the beginning of a ten day festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha

the festival is called Ganapati - or Ganesh Chaturthi




click the animated photo below!! Ganapati Bappa Moriya!



here is a cool website dedicated to Lord Ganesha

If Music Could Talk - Podcast Link- August 16th 2009 -music for Indian Independence Day, and more..

Indian Independence Day was celebrated this past weekend (Aug 15th.. since 1947)

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Shahrukh Khan gets detained at NY airport

this weekend SRK flew into New York to promote his new film, and take part in various Indian Independence Day celebrations...

apparently, they must have singled him out for his Muslim name.. they held him for questioning, searched his bags, wouldnt let him use his cell phone.. among several other "internationals" being held that day in security , one Pakistani individual even said something like "he's Shahrukh Khan!! I can vouch for him!" - the authorities (idiots!!!) wouldnt budge until the Indian Consulate finally intervened...

while some sources claimed "he's angry.. outraged!!".. another source (IBNlive) quoted him in a surprisingly down to earth and humble manner, dignantly downplaying the debacle :

When later asked during an interview whether he was angry, Khan responded that, "I did feel bad for a lot of people in that room, I know because I had an escort and someone would recognise me, I will get out. Others may face more trouble [...] I have extra security because of my name. I can handle this but when you have someone as respectable as an ex-president getting frisked, I am nobody" (in reference to the frisking of President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam earlier in the summer). Khan later stated that, "I think it is a procedure that needs to be followed. But it is an unfortunate procedure." When asked if he would demand an apology, Khan replied that he would not.

It just so happens, that Sharukh Khan, SRK, is also working on a new film dealing with this very issue. ( Its such a coincidence, that if somehow this whole thing is just a publicity stunt.. well that would be just wrong.)



"My Name Is Khan"

additional info on wikipedia


oh, here's a silly little video by a US based artist named FLASH called "Shahrukh Khan"


is it just my imagination or are they feeding him Nachos and Lays to make a play on the Hindi word for "dance" Nachle? (3:03)

Podcast - 8/9/09 - If Music Could Talk

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Bollywood Night - Aug 15th 2009 -- Indian Independence Day!!

Celebrating Indian Music and Film... and this month, 62 years of Indian Independence!!

note: this month Bollywood Night falls on the 3rd Saturday.. as opposed to the usual 2nd Saturday. Please pass it on to your friends!!

PODCAST LINK - If Music Could Talk - Sun Aug 2 , 2009 - "Hot rhythms and sticky sounds for your Summer Evenin' enjoyment "

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it's August-- so we're well into summer now.. and Sunday, Aug. 2, 09, was a classic Richmond summer afternoon -- scattered sunshowers, sticky car seats, and lots of moving vans

enjoy the summer sounds on "If Music Could Talk"

Music speaks.... on WRIR