Unless the artist tells that those round things in the poster are planets, nobody will know what they are. She could've very well have drawn some prominent planets.
Pak born Indians can only be those people born in Pakistan post-partition (obviously!) and are then granted Indian citizenship. For example, if Shoaib Malik applies for Indian Citizenship tomorrow and is granted one (all possible in current India!), then he can be called Pak-born Indian. By this token, freedom fighters like Lala Lajpat Rai, Shaheed Bhagat Singh, actors like Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand & Raj Kapoor, politicans like MMS and Advani become Pak-born Indians! In fact the freedom fighters born in say Lahore and attained martyrdom before Independence will be called Pakistani freedom fighters by rediff! Is this part of another stupid ploy by the Fourth Estate to create a sense of India-Pakistan unity and love thy neighbour philosophy?
I dont care whether the poster was made for french open or galli tournament. I dont care if the poster was made by and Indian or African. What I care is whether the poster is good enough or not. And the one shown here is horrible. Its not sensible, its not mature, its not innocent and its not beautiful and its not artistic. And it evokes no positive feeling whatsoever.
Re: Ugly Crap
by apurva singh on May 27, 2010 09:14 AM
indeed. just have a look at the figure on the bottom left. i wonder how the french goofed up by hiring this so called artist.
Re: Ugly Crap
by rajneesh sharma on May 27, 2010 09:13 AM
I FULLY ENDORSE YOUR VIEWS,SIR. WHAT MATTERS IS THE AESTHETIC BEAUTY & CERTAINLY NOT THE ORIGIN OF COUNTRY.THIS IS ALL BULLSHIT.
if birth country is important then people like Advani, MMS, Gujaral and all big Bollywood families (Kumars, Khannas, Kapoors Khans etc.) and are Pakistani because their patriarchs are from PAK.
So are all Sindhis and a lot of Punjabis in India.
Re: Wow
by Ravi Iyer on May 27, 2010 09:43 AM
I agree. Not only that even one of Indian origin Nobel Laureate, S Chandrasekhar, should be called Paki origin! He was born in Lahore.
Re: Wow
by john rambo on May 27, 2010 06:29 AM
I think Rediff needed to be Crowned at Cannes festival for the best masala HEADLINE provider for any article of the decade...