Next week will be the big release of Bollywood Super Star Akshay Kumar’s big movie Singh is Kinng. Besides Akshay the stars in this movie are Katrina Kaif, Neha Dhupia, Javed Jaffery and Ranvir Shorie.

Singh is Kinng is a pucca bollywood story about Akshay who is called Happy Singh (could they not have called him something else!!!). Most of the movie has been shot in Australia and the story is about Happy Singh going to look for his cousin Lucky Singh in Australia. Now one thing leads to another and Happy becomes a don in Australia (and this is not Don Brandman J….) In all this chaos Happy get time to romance and dance around with the awesome looking Katrina. Given that the movie is still not released only small details of the movie are out in all the bollywood masala columns.

So whats your vote on this? Will the movie do well on the box office or not? Lets hear it from you.

I am definitely not a dog lover but while I walk on Carter road every evening I  pass by the Dog Park. Since I am on the safe side of the fence I look and enjoy the dogs playing there. Not to forget, most of them are celebrity dogs. They come to Carter road in big cars and a few attendants. They are in all shapes, sizes & colours. It is an enjoyable sight to see such well groomed pets but after witnessing an owner firing the driver for feeding his dog with chocolate made me curious. I didn’t understand why? Don’t you love Chocolates? Don’t you love your dog? then what’s wrong if the dog gets to eat the chocolates ? I went home and looked for information on google on dogs and chocolates…

Here is what I got.

Under NO circumstance should you feed your dog chocolate.  Chocolate is toxic, and often fatal for dogs.

Why is Chocolate toxic to dogs and not humans?  Chocolate contains both Theobromine and Caffeine, which are known as Methylxanthines, in levels that are toxic to dogs because of their relatively smaller body size.

What does Theobromine do to the body?  Much like caffeine, it is a Central Nervous System and Cardiovascular stimulant; it can increase blood pressure and bring on nausea and vomiting. Some symptoms that a dog may display are:  excitement (including nervousness or trembling), restlessness, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity to touch, rapid heartbeat and breathing rate, loss of control of leg muscles, muscle tremor seizures, weakness, Vomiting / diarrhea, Excessive thirst, excessive urination, coma and death.

LOVE CHOCOLATES !! LOVE DOGS !!

BUT NEVER LET YOUR DOG LOVE CHOCOLATES !!

Leena

1. You say “town ” and expect everyone to know that this means south of Churchgate.
2. You spend Rs 2 - 3 crores for buying a small 2-3 bedroom house and you think it’s a “steal”.
3. Your door has more than three locks.
4. You refuse to call the lanes of Bandra by their Indian names. You are more familiar with Carter Road, Turner Road, Peri Cross Road .
5. You have the following sets of friend: school friends, college friends, neighborhood friends, office friends and yes, walking / waving friends, a species unique only in Bandra.(You find them on Carter road / Band Stand and Joggers Park)
6. All you read in the Times of India is the “Bombay Times” supplement.
7. You take fashion too seriously and do not believe in missing out any SALE in the designers showrooms.
8. Wear 3-10 carat solitaires as your daily wear – even for walk or to the gym.
9. You own more than 2 cars or even 5 cars for your small family of 3 or 4.
10. You enjoy your weekly outing to a fancy restaurant and even enjoy the Chinese Dosa and pav bhaji dosa at Mani Dosawala  or Bhel, panipuri on the roadside anytime.
11. You never believe that Delhi and Bangalore can be as good places to live, if not better in some ways.
12. You love bragging about the filmstars and cricketers you keep seeing.
13. Every time you meet socially with your Bandra friends you discuss the roads conditions, the Bandra Worli Sea Link or auto rickshaws of Bandra.
14. You believe spending Rs.50+ for a Donut or IceCream is pretty reasonable.
15. You only wear Brands and do most of your daily-wear shopping from Hues, Mesh, H₂0 ….  
16. You love to watch and play football (not cricket).
17. You stay either close to Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Ranvir Kapoor, Aamir Khan, Preeti Zinta, Sanjay Dutt, Malaika Arora Khan , Aishwarya Rai or Sachin Tendulkar. These are the landmarks to find your house!!
18. You always go abroad for your summer vacations.
19. Some of you leave your swanky cars at home and travel by local train.
20. Your children can afford Mocha/ Barista/ CCD /Baskin Robbins everyday.
21. In case of 5 /10 min. power failure you seriously think getting inverter put which can run your AC.
22. Your watchman doesn’t have a name - you just call him ‘watchman’.
23. You think everyone who lives to the south of you is a snob and to the north of you need to ‘get a life’.
24. You shop at Alfa every once a week for your imported stuff.
25. You are a member of some Gym in Bandra or go for Bharat Thakur Yoga Class.
    

Leena

Here are some of the places you will find the most amazing food at very reasonable prices in and around Bandra. So when you feel “inflation hit” and would like to save that extra rupee and still have a memorable meal here is our recommendation list:

1. Aaram Restaurant, Mahim: This old time restaurant opposite St Michaels Church is known for its huge and almost endless servings of Gujarati food. For Rs 150 - 200 per head you can eat to your hearts content and maybe more. I hear the place has been the same for years and the décor is the same too. The vegetables served are fresh and the daal and kadhi are special. Try the bajra rotis, undhyo, khichdi, methi thepla, puran poli and the gulab jamuns. If you go in the mango season you can be treated to some amazing aam ras with puri.

2. Jai Hind Lunch Home, Pali Naka, Bandra: This is my personal favorite for a reasonable and yet amazing coastal food. It is located at the Pali Naka and does not allow much space to stop and park but if you can walk up to this place or call food home from here you are in for a treat the does not pinch the pocket. While the menu would have all sorts of mughlai and veggie items its best avoided and you should stay focused on the coastal food. At almost Rs 200 - 220 per head it’s a bargain. Try the bombil, clams, surmai, sagoti and even the fish in goan rechiado masala. The sukha prawns and prawn curry with rice can be an amazing combination. Phone: 26483381

3. Highway Gomantak, Bandra East: This value for money thali restaurant is another old timer, just off the highway on Bandra East, which has been popular with the coastal sea food lovers of Bandra. With 20 odd versions of the thali which are almost all less than Rs 100 per head makes this place a value topper. Here you will get all the fishy items like prawns, clams, oysters, shark, rawas, surmai, etc. The obviously have the ‘normal’ fish curries and the stuffed pomfrets.

4. Mani Dosa, RamaKrishna Mission Road, Bandra West: Now this place is the really special place in Bandra. He used to be a street side place at the corner of 14^th / 15^th road in Bandra till cooking was prohibited on roads by BMC some months back. He is now is a small shop at the corner of 16^th road and Ramakrishna mission road and remains a popular place for street side dosa lovers. Its best to sit in your car and order the mysore masala dosa, cheese dosa, pav bhaji dosa (yes!!) and some Chinese versions of dosas too. They wont get nominated for any cleanliness awards but when it comes to taste they will be toppers. At Rs 20 - 30 per dosa it’s a great place to eat endlessly without worrying about your wallet.

Leena

Also Read: 5 Super Chinese Restaurants in Bandra and 5 Night Spots for the night birds in and around Bandra