BollyWeekly (Week of October 14th)

Here's the excitement for this week:

We apologize for being a few days late on this post. Hope you'll forgive us! :)

Sometimes, when conducting research, you come across something even better than the original thing you were searching for. The website "Faking News" is a prime example of this. Basically, Faking News is the Indian version of the American satire website, The Onion. And yes, it's as awesome as it sounds. The site is full of really funny articles (even to a Western audience, although I'm sure some of the jokes went over my head), ranging in topic from politics and history, to romance and celebrity gossip. The best part about Faking News is their unabashed, Perez Hilton-esque hatred of Sharukh Khan. With articles like this one, what's not to love? (Unless you love SRK, I suppose). My absolute favorite article that I found was this one. Here's a quote, if you are wondering if you want to waste time reading the whole thing:

“We would also ship a complimentary packet of dozen King Candles each to Aamir and Salman,” Momtaz informed, “Now they can see the six-pack abs of Shahrukh melt away in minutes. In fact, they can enjoy the whole Shahrukh being put on fire and disappearing even as they enjoy a candle light dinner!”

Spoiler alert: the answer is yes. You definitely want to read this article. Check out Faking News for a real taste of Indian-style satire. You won't regret it. In fact, you might waste a whole hour looking around and giggling. Ask me how I know.

Here are some photos of the ever-gorgeous Rani Mukerji, celebrating Durga Puja. Durga Puja is an annual Hindu festival celebrating the Hindu goddess Durga. Check out the Wikipedia article here if you want to learn more about it.

Is Salman Khan the new 'Godfather of Bollywood?' He certainly has played a big part in launching some very high-profile careers in the past decade, including Katrina Kaif. Weigh in here.

Here is the latest in Krrish 3 news.

This year marks the 15th anniversary of Karan Johar's Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, arguably one of the most famous Bollywood films of the 1990's. Check out India Times' countdown of reasons it is still loved here. There is video! :P

Check out this great list of Bollywood's Top 10 "Good Bad Boys"... Bollywood stars who made it big playing villainous roles.

Until next week!