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I thought you were going for some kind of humour t...

2011-12-26T08:05:08.917+05:30

I thought you were going for some kind of humour there based on maybe he was doing ads for F&L or F&H, but my mistake- I had him mixed up with Shahid Kapur. Googled and found that RK in fact has taken a principled stand that he wont do such ads.

I dont know & havent cared enough abt color gradation to keep this going on shades of wheat but I do think we southies are a

Jai, I have not met RK in real life but based on w...

2011-12-25T23:53:45.181+05:30

Jai, I have not met RK in real life but based on what I see, I'd describe him as wheatish. Have you seen the colour of wheat or unrefined flour? It is a kind of very pale brown. Most of us Indians, even the fair ones, are that colour. When you say 'really wheatish', you are referring to a shade that Indians like to describe themselves when they are in fact, darker. Matrimonial ads

I'm probably missing some ironic humour here.....

2011-12-25T15:59:54.045+05:30

I'm probably missing some ironic humour here...

Years ago you created a bit of a stir on the comment threads when you repeatedly referred to JLo as thin.

...and here you have Ranbir Kapoor pegged as wheatish!

I used to think I dont care abt this, but when ppl as fair as RK are described thus it surprisingly manages to disturb the equanimity of this deeply