I googled this name Queenie Dhody(sorry, I dint know who she was).She happens to be a big celebrity socialite from Mumbai and an ex beauty queen apparently. But again, who is she? What does she do? What field does she specialize in?
I guess nobody knows. But one thing we do know is that she writes columns in Mumbai Mirror. Ah! The effervescent ,the ever so inviolable Mumbai Mirror. So that’s how she got so famous, is it? Take for example an article of hers that Mirror ran in today’s paper. Like a true socialite, she starts off her ‘classy’ literary masterpiece with a reference to some wedding she attended at Taj Hotel(wow!).She then goes on to describe, in her own unassuming way what the delectable menu contained (hmm..yummm!).I tell you, this is what people want to read when they open their papers in the morning, at the breakfast table.
As if that wasn’t enough, she then talks about some concert that she attended, that of a famous pianist who had come down to Mumbai for a performance. She was one of the special invitees to that one too. As she puts it, only excellence was permitted. Man, now I feel like a dumb, ignorant fool for not knowing who she was. She must really be a queen in some way. But after a solitary 3-4 line mention of the concert, she goes on to talk about how bad breath turns her off, especially while blowing air kisses to people. Well, what can I say. I’m just so glad we have people in this country that can actually stand up and talk about real social issues like bad breath!!(Page 3 anyone?)
And that’s not all folks. In her already wholesome article, she also manages to talk about the IPL, Shilpa Shetty’s father, Abhishek Bachan’s recent weight loss, and if I remember right, I think I also read the words ‘economic meltdown’ somewhere.
Phew!Is this woman versatile or what. I wonder what real newspapers like Mumbai Mirror would do without socialites and articulate writers like Mrs.Dhody? Its so heartening to see and read such highly stimulating stuff. Thank you so much!
P.S:-No part of this blog post means sarcasm!
Seriously..
:O i hayte these socialite types!! when theyre soo 'social', how come they don't see beyond their page 3 oodly doodles & bollywood poodles??and what of their(read: glam wives) blissfully useless lives have they earned themselves?i don't mind seeing Vijay Mallya party around and throw his money away over whatever,he's earned it.*respect*. but these page3 wimmen!argh!
ReplyDeleteAs for Queenie i donno what her credentials(read: education n education alone) are.So can't really comment.Though looking at the amount of 'social' wandering she gets to do,i guess she doesn't have a job (surpassing her meaningful Mumbai Mirror career/passtime that is,and prolly some boutique somewhere,or a gallery?)
Remember the huuuuuuge cruise liner party Bombay Times threw for the bollywood n page3 public on it's 2nd Anniversary??It lasted about 2 days,out on the arabian sea.why?BOMBAY TIMES.a NEWSPAPER.Too blind to see what Danny Boyle saw?
True.But Danny Boyle I'd say probably saw a bit too much:-))
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