The Satyam fiasco

Surprising how everyone is after Ramalinga Raju alone is being held at gun-point... Is it ever possible that just one man could evade everyone including his BoD for full 10 years. All the members of the BoD with special mention of the COO and CFO are also equally responsible. Just because RR says that everyone is clean and he alone is to blame, let the regulators not take it at face value since we now know what that is... a simple pack of lies in all hues. Worse than the Satyam BoD people are those in PWC who have simply let this reputation take a beating. I am interested in understanding what the Firm has taken action against those individuals involved in the audits. Immaterial of what the investigations bring forth, those who have lost have already lost and they are fully entitled to atleast some peace of mind in getting full details of the scam and proper punishment to each and everyone involved - not just the scapegoat called Ramalinga Raju. My heart goes out to the 53000 odd employees of Satyam who, in this present Market scenario have to hunt for jobs which do not exist in large numbers.

The lousiness of a movie review

"Ghajini" in one word is 'GREAT'. It is most probably one of the best movie of 2008, if not “the best”.

When I first read the review by Khalid Mohammed, who until last Thursday was someone whose reviews I used to look forward to since he was a director of class, I honestly thought that Aamir Khan burnt his fingers this time.

Before I went for the Friday show of "Ghajini", I read the review by Times of India where it was called a "blockbuster". Now I was in a dilemma - how can the same movie have so very different reviews, especially since Khalid Mohammed's review literally tore apart the movie. Imagine the pun intended when he names Aamir Khan, Asin, Pipes, Rods and Ketchup as the cast of "Ghajini". And it got worse in the actual review.

Coming to the point, I went to the movie with no expectations, but the entire 3 hours was very gripping. The acting, cinematography, music, screenplay, dialogues - everything that Mr. Mohammed mentioned was crass, I found it good. And surprisingly everyone in the theatre was moving with the movie and I could not hear even one complaining.

I had just one answer to this difference in views of Mr. Mohammed versus that of the film-goers - et tu Brutus, Khalid Mohammed - even you are sold!!! The economic recession is certainly showing...