News sense

Actor Feroze Khan’s son Fardeen Khan has been quite upset with the way television journalists have been after him ever since he was reported to have been caught purchasing cocaine in Mumbai. So, like Shah Rukh Khan who took a dig at the TV media with his film, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Fardeen Khan is also making a film on TV news and newspersons. And guess who will direct it? In all likelihood, the film will be directed by journalist-turned-filmmaker and screenplay writer Suparn Varma. The young Khan is probably venturing into the film production business with Varma as the latter had earlier directed him in Ek Khiladi Ek Hasina that made a good table profit. Obviously, Khan doesn’t really want the tables turned.

Mental blog

It’s war among the news channels and someone is making merry. Warfornews.blogspot.com not only contains inside information on news channels, especially the three English channels ? NDTV, CNN-IBN and Times NOW ? it also puts up their official mails for all to see. Of course, there is ample of gossip, and detailed fly-on-the-wall accounts of the goings-on in these channels. To be sure, some stuff in the garb of gossip is absolutely slanderous and it could land the three bloggers in trouble. For the moment, employees at these news channels are looking at one another with suspicion ? with each one thinking that he or she maybe sitting next to one of the bloggers!