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Food War II

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Disclaimer: This article doesn't mean to trivialize any real-life event and does not intend to offend victims of the Holocaust, atomic bombs and the men who died in the war. Read only if you wouldn’t get easily offended. 1939-1945 was a truly remarkable period in the history of mankind. Chefs and Gourmets were making all the news as the world continued to get hungrier. Mealtime wasn't a routine dining room affair anymore. It was a full-scale war. The world was bursting with gluttony and a few men chose to take advantage. In 1933, Adolf Hitler of Germany became a celebrity chef and threw a grand party only for Germans. It came to be known as the Nazi Party. He loved all food and drink, except the juice. He despised the juice because every time he would drink some, the glass would slip, leaving the liquid dripping from his iconic moustache. And he didn't like that. That's when he gave the order to his countrymen - kill all the juice! In a cruel an...

Nasty Battles #12 - 'Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai' Vs 'Comedy Nights with Kapil'

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India’s tryst with comedy: Comedy on the Indian television has not been a favourite of the viewers. But two shows, maybe for different reasons, have risen to the top in this genre, The high society  Sarabhai ’s & a comedic rage now, Comedy nights with Kapil. Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai : A crisp, sophisticated comedy, with intricate writing, a sitcom still watched my many on YouTube. A comedy for the masses and the classes, it still has a soft corner in everyone’s heart. But, sometimes, the cause behind the troubles in each episode was very similar...almost repeated. Also, there was an over exaggeration at times of the comedic traits associated with each character. Also, the cameos done by the producer himself, were too short as his character, dushyant was adored! The saas-bahu conflicts were very well written. Hypocrisy was   a realistic comedy that was, is and will always be loved. A trendsetter in a true sense! Comedy nights with Kapil: This show was more l...