Most publicists, specially the ones in Bollywood, always work with journalists who ‘listen’ to them and will go great lengths to avoid those who don’t. Here’s a personal experience.
How some PRs bypass journalists they don’t like
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I want to tell you the stories of my journey, the people around and the road as I try to navigate into a merciless and mysterious kingdom
Why the regime of the Khans needs to end. Like now.
The chinks in their armour are showing. It is just a matter of time before Bollywood changes for the better.
Filmmaker Raja Menon before #Airlift changed his life forever
Very few people have their failures so well documented as Raja Krishna Menon. He is the same man who gave you the superhit ‘Airlift’ starring Akshay Kumar.
Calling out Shekhar Gupta
Shekhar Gupta was lucky to have Bhupendra Chaubey. Otherwise things could have been radically different today after his Sunny Leone interview.
Dear editors, how about some homework on Sunny Leone?
Two high-profile editors make a royal mess of a Sunny Leone interview on television. We wonder why.
The trials of Reshma
The untold and tragic story of an Indian soft porn actress from the south
Bajirao Mastani’s outrageous win over Dilwale
Dilwale getting battered at the box office by an ‘underdog’ Bajirao Mastani might have far reaching consequences in Bollywood
Shah Rukh Khan: Leadership implies being prepared for disaster. And it will come
Shah Rukh Khan on how he shook hands with success while standing face-to-face with failure. Yes this is deep. This is SRK.
Have you become friends with Salman Khan, bro?
Here’s my perspective on a man who will be lost in the pages of history. Very soon.
A website killed this interview. We don’t know why…
I spoke to a well-known website but for reasons unknown this interview never saw the light of the day. Can you tell us the reason for this?
Shiney Ahuja and an unforgiving world called Bollywood
Shiney Ahuja is unlikely to get a second chance at his career and here’s the reason why…
Where fear is not a factor
For the first time, Bollywood has shown the grit and courage to rebuff extortion calls from the Mumbai underworld. Here is that story…
Mamta Kulkarni: what’s in store for her?
Everything that you wanted to know about what’s happening to yesteryear Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni who’s husband has been arrested on charges of drug trafficking in Kenya
Mamta Kulkarni detained, husband arrested in Kenya
The fate of the former Bollywood actress hangs in a balance as her husband Vicky Goswami faces extradition to the USA for drug trafficking
In support of a Bollywood publicist
If you are working in any newspaper or magazine, there’s always a pressure to get the star to talk. This is exactly where the PRs come in.
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