Billboard...

My favourite billboard has transformed itself again. (must write a book on it some day) This time into a slick 'Matrix'- green poster of Shahrukh 'Rahul' Khan trying to look uber-cool in Farhan Akhtar's Don. Trailers look slick. Priyanka Chopra looks hot (when doesn't she?). Kareena looks like Princess Leia for some reason. And Shahrukh is Shahrukh. In fact, there's no difference in the outstretched arms as well. 'Mitwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa' becomes 'Main Hoon Donnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn'. Only difference being the black suit. And the glass of champagne. And no violins (thank God for that!!). He doesn't seem to make a good 'Don'. Unfortunately, i'm so prejudiced while watching movies that every time i see Shahrukh, i see 'Rahul' or 'Raj' or 'Dev' or whatever KJo wants him to be tonight. Maybe after 'Baazigar' and 'Darr' he might have been grey enough to be Don, but not now after years of playing the diabetically saccharine characters he's played.

And on a completely different note, 2006 seems to be the year of the broken dream. Old fogeys France gallantly and steadily progress till the finals and lose to (corrupt and evil and moneyminded) Italy in the World Cup. While Schumacher, on the verge of retirement, comes this close to a seventh World Championship and loses to cranky baby Alonso. We need some angels with loads of miracle dust next year.