Water is cheap

And Deepa Mehta is acting ultra cheap. She figured out that this year India has some really good movies lined up this year as potential entries - Lage Raho Munnabhai, Rang De Basanti, Omkara etc and her movie Water would stand no chance as India's official entry to the oscars. Thus, she got her movie Water to be nominated from Canada!

I do not care how good this movie is. I would probably not even go watch it even if it was released in India without any cuts. India's entry to Oscars should be a movie that really represents the spirit of this country and showcases the performances of some of the leading actors of Indian film industry. At the time of "Monsoon Wedding" and "Lagaan", there was absolutely no competition. Lagaan was superlative.

Just heard on television that Rang De Basanti is the official entry from India. It is a good movie and I really home it goes all the way.

Reduce the Petrol/Diesel Prices

Dear Petroleum Minister,

Can we see some reduction in the petrol prices please? The crude prices in NYMEX have been around 60$ for the past few weeks and I am sure with the quality of crude that we purchase, the prices for all the oil companies are much below that.

Now don't tell us that since crude companies were selling us petrol at a loss over the last few months, they have a right to sell it at the increased prices till the end of the year. Also, do not let state governments increase sales tax since by reducing the base price of petrol, their revenue comes down. State governments like Karnataka and Maharashtra have been sucking consumers dry since the last time you increased the prices.