THE KINGS OF BOLLYWOOD
...AND THE PIMPS OF CRICKET !!

By TUSHAR GONDALIA,

Internet is such a weird place you agree, Its not always the case. Remember Fake IPL Player? He has given an interview on his blog recently. He was asked question like 'What led him to start the FIP blog and all, of-course without revealing his identity. Last year he emerged on the net arena and certain players were suspected to be the sinister blogger, a newspaper even broke the so-called identity of FIP and then retracted, the said franchise came up with an official statement on their blog, and as the FIP's posts sounded realistically accurate, confusion became more confounded. Was he a disgruntled player? Was it a publicity gimmick, stage-managed from behind? More importantly was this the truth? Or like everything else we are told, the half truth?

Lalit modi is gone! and no one seems to interested in Chirayu Amin who arrived in place of him even though he is known for his 'clean image'. People have nothing to do with who will replace Modi or who will try to revive the system altogether. People are looking for entertainment. IPL3 delivered it, now If IPL4 will also be able to deliver people are going to watch it. The gimmick they say is however worn out this time around and reduced to comedy circus. Some even saw this an opportunity to wash dirty lining on public platform. It was always a good idea, nicely executed too. Star studded show it was indeed with presence of Preety Zinta, Shilpa Shetty, Shahrukh Khan but this was also the first time people met this stars on the ground of hard reality. or shall we say cricket ground? Fans sensed for the first time how vulnerable these stars were. They were simple businessmen when not on the film screen. It's not that they are plain lucky or born that way its only they are good at their job of art and not its but one particular area in this vast life? They are definitely neither God or Goddesses nor more loved children of god.They are human. Defeat can equally catch and affect like anyone else. When the inaugural season of the IPL started it was 18 April 2008. After two years it's brand value is estimated to be around $4.13 billion or Rs 18,000 crore which is not bad at all. Yesterday PCA chief I S Bindra threw his weight behind embattled Lalit Modi, saying the suspended IPL Commissioner should be given a fair trial and another news was his His father Krishan kumar Modi's announcement about lalit modi to inherit his Rs.40 billion business empire. It clearly declares that IPL is here to stay also their demons so wait and watch.

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