Madonna is no stranger to slumming. Back in 1979 when she had left her home in Detroit, she was a dancing extra in Patrick Hernandez's troupe (Born to be Alive). At that time, she used to hunt in the garbage vats for a half eaten sandwhich and eat that over a day to sustain herself.
Only in 1983 when her debut single 'Holiday' was a hit could Madonna afford the small sustainences of life.
Now in her 51st year, she has come to Colaba and has eaten at a local Udipi restaurant where I also fortunately or unfortunately frequent for Dosa, Uttapam and Upma Sheera. This place is quite ordinary but now they will jack up the prices and put up a photograph of Madonna with her signature. I do not think I will be able to visit this place after this.
Madonna is unlikely to tour India in the future. Her music is on the wane. It is also a pointer to a fact that Bombay's poshest district, Colaba is also full of slums and therefore she has gone slumming. It is also near the Taj where she is staying. She obviously did not go to Dharavi which would have shocked her beyond belief.
RE:Slummer Madonna
by Kaushik Ganguli on Jan 09, 2008 04:50 PM Permalink
Dear Krishna Arjun - knowledge is power specially such irrelevant trivia like this which benefits no one. So do educate yourself. Are you Shraddha Nigam by any chance? All the best.
