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Film Review | Teen Thhey Bhai

This movie of three brothers is a hotchpotch of rural Punjabi balderdash and contrived dopey humour

Thank you, stop please

Insufferable slapstick, incompetent performances and offensive jokes -- the Bollywood no-brainer gets worse

The game’s over

A seriously flawed whodunnit—big budget, good production values fail to rescue a script riddled with holes

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Comic effect

The new campaign for Tata DoCoMo features actor Ranbir Kapoor as a stand-up comic who draws attention to the various annoying facets of telecom service providers

Spot light | Patriotic blue

And with India winning,Bleed Blue has moved beyond just being an advertising tag line. It is now a statement of cricket patriotism

Spotlight | Brrr! Irritating

The new campaign for Coca-Cola by the creative team at McCann Erickson India showcases brand ambassador Imran Khan sharing his spontaneous “Brrr” reaction after an ice-cold bottle of Coca-Cola

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Play | Myth-busting

The long-awaited PlayStation Phone gets the phone part right, but forgets the play bit

Lounge Review | Dell Venue

The Venue has a huge, stunningly bright 4.1-inch AMOLED screen protected by a layer of Gorilla Glass, and a nicely textured back

Lounge Review | Motorola Defy

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Lounge Preview | The Leela Palace, New Delhi

The Leela Palace hotel sits on land that was sold four years ago at a government auction for Rs 700 crore

Auto parts firms on course to robust Q3 profits

India is one of the world’s fastest growing markets for cars as a rapidly expanding economy boosts incomes and consumer spending

The sting of digital insurgency

Julian Assange is not a crazy media vigilante. Whether his wishes are horses or not, he will force the democratic world to rethink secrecy and privacy

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Electric sounds

S+F’s third bends their experimental edge into the indie album of the year

The philosophical sounds

A new album experiments with Baul music and mixes it with light jazz, African and South-East Asian folk motifs

Robbie Williams | Singing when he’s losing

Robbie Williams’ ‘comeback’ album has too many strange rip-offs, and too little of the singer we used to love

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Vir Sanghvi Reviews | Food Talk and Ploof Deli

Mall dining has become the rage in our cities. Such brands as Asia 7, Punjab Grill and Spaghetti Kitchen will soon have an all-India presence because they are ubiquitous in the new shopping malls

Lounge Review | Beer Cafe, Ambience Mall, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi

What makes Beer Cafe fun is not just the variety of beers, but also that your card can track the amount of beer you have consumed and rank it against that of other customers

Vir Sanghvi Reviews | Nahm and Kiin Kiin, Bangkok

David Thompson, an Australian who is probably the world’s best known Thai chef, has opened successful Thai restaurants in his native Australia and in London

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Lounge Reviews | Katha Storyshop

The Storyshop has a story literally everywhere: in the books, on the walls, stitched on to the handicrafts

The new vineyard

Winez and More, a new wine store by Four Seasons opens in UB City, Bangalore

Toy story

Early Learning Centre (ELC) promises to be a toy store with a difference--here, your child is likely to get toys that are supposed to help him or her learn and have fun at the same time

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