Says everyone is aware how the box office numbers are fudged. Explains how movies like Aamir or Table No 21 were never allowed on lots of screens, so there was no way of making a huge box office.
Also spoke about the business side of Indian daily soaps and why they started becoming irrelevant
Also talks about how when she was creating TVF, they were constantly told there's only an audience for the Indian daily soaps and not for series like Permanent Roommates, Pitchers etc.
Jeffrey Sachs breaks down why the US-led “unipolar world” might already be over (rising debt, inflation, and shifting global power are doing what wars and treaties used to do)
Thoughts?
Says in India, Art Deco is architecture of the common man (as compared to displays of power in America) vs. neo-Gothic/neo-Classical structures
Also says that the rise of gated communities, the lack of integration with Navi Mumbai is hurting Mumbai's growth. Explains why it's impossible for India to create it's own national architectural style
Thoughts?