Indian Ads - A walk down the memory lane

Indian Cine Stars have always starred in ads.. very creatively done.. which have enthralled audiences and set the cash register ringing for these products.

Here are some, which i have enjoyed over the years.

1. Aishwarya in a Coke Ad



2. Hrithik Roshan in a Coke Ad



3. An Indian



4. Yehi hai Right choice baby!!. Well, this was the mantra in the 90's



5. Aamir Khan in a Coke Commercial



6. Yeh Dil Maange More!!

Incredible India

Understanding IQ

Took an IQ test after a long time - and scored 140 :) - Pretty happy about it!!

Here's my scorecard.


Here's a lowdown on how IQ is assessed for people!!

A Mother Of All Comeback's

Comeback - A return to formerly enjoyed status or prosperity!!

Well, Michael Schumacher - one of the best known F1 driver and 7 time F1 champion is scheduled to make a grand comeback in 3 weeks time - to F1 racing!! This is a dream come true for all racing fans !!

He will be replacing the injured Felipa Massa (who hurt his skull in qualifying at Hungary) and will be driving for his former team - Ferrari.

This will certainly be a joyous moment for all racing fans - with many exciting persona's in the contest. Schumi will be racing together with his former competitor Kimi Raikkonen. Lewis Hamilton, the current F1 champ will be competing with Schumi for the honors - for the first time. And Alonso and his team Renault might try to come back to form again against their fierce competitor - Schumi again. And needless to say, the current championship leaders - Button, Barrichello and Brawn Racing will have to improve their performance up several notches.

The race in Valencia will be a spectator's delight - and who knows - we might see Michael on the podium on 23rd August, 2009 !!

Check Schumi's driving skills below... he was the best driver in rains!!

Formula 1 - 2008 - Last Lap

Lewis Hamilton lost the F1 2007 championship by a single point to Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari.

Well, the same would have happened in 2008!!

But in one of the most thrilling end to a F1 championship - Lewis Hamilton beat Felipe Massa by a single point - on the last lap of the Brazilian GP.

The finish was so close that the family of Massa started celebrating his victory after he won the Brazilian GP while Hamilton was in a race position wherein he would have finished second in the championship!!

But as luck would have it - Lewis overtook the guy ahead of him on the last turn - and became the champion!!

Check the most exciting moments and the last lap of the 2008 championship below.



It was a heart break moment for Felipe Massa and Ferrari, while for Lewis's family and girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger - it was an escatic moment!!

Formula 1 2009 - Mid Season Update

The 2009 Formula 1 racing season is mid-way.

The Hungarian GP completed today, and last year's champion - Lewis Hamilton - won his first race of the season today. No one would have anticipated this at the end of the last season!!

Well, here's a summary of the updates for the 2009 season till date.

Rule Changes - F1 racing saw a whole lot of rule changes this season. Some key changes were
- Testing was banned during the season. This has had a tremendous impact on the improvements which the teams used to manage mid-season.
- Slick tires made a comeback. This managed to boost the speed of the machines.
- Teams could deploy KERS on their cars - to boost their speed.
- Aerodynamics.

Check all Rule Changes here.

Here's a low down the F1 2009 car ( Courtesy - The Telegraph, UK )

Check the F1 2009 car

One thing that raked up major controversy at the start of the season was the diffuser - a small piece of equipment used at the back of the car used to improve speed.

Brawn Racing (ex Honda) used this diffuser to the best of their advantage. Their cars proved to be much superiors than the traditional power houses - Mercedes and Ferrari.

Needless to say, a Brawn driver - Jenson Button - is leading the driver's table.




And his team is leading the constructor's championship!!



It has been a disappointing season for all the Ferrari fans - me being one. However, i hope that these guys make a stylish comeback in the later half of the season and give Brawn Racing a run for their money.

Check out the Race Videos here

But one things sure - we will have a new F1 champion this year. Whether it will be Button, Webber, Vettel or Barrichello - only time will tell!!

Hope Ferrari makes a comeback next season!!

Visual Deceipt

A picture is worth a thousand words!!

What it essentially means is that a picture can convey some information which would otherwise have taken a lot of words to do so!!

But here's one case - where pictures can deceive!!

Newspapers across the world splashed a photo of Barack Obama - recently on a summit in Europe - appreciating a lady!! ( Putting it in the most decent way )

One picture - And people were already comparing him to Bill Clinton!!

Then came an video - to save Barack Obama's image!!



This was one funny moment of confusion and Obama's wife surely would have had some tense moment before she saw video!!

While Obama was cleared, Sarkozy must have got some bashing from his wife Carla Bruni!!