Raja Sen is one of the few remaining Indian journalists who can write good English. The man is well-read, cultured and is an excellent critic.
Mr Sen, you are wasting your time, writing for those who
-can barely follow what you write, much less understand -are comfortable only with the high-faluting trash dished out by RGV-Bachchan kind of (made-for-each-other) lowbrows, and -pounce upon you in their terrible English before even reading your piece completely.
RE:Casting Pearls....
by Guest on Jun 10, 2008 02:52 PM Permalink
If Raja Sen were really good at English, he would have given the title to this article as "If Ash WERE a man,...."
A good review need not necessarily require usage of bombastic words. Raja Sen tries to project himself as very erudite by his choice of words. Unfortunately, a more discerning reader will easily see through this facade and realize the hollowness of his articles. The criticism is usually backed by prejudice and contempt towards the makers of the movie. He never really attempts to provide a balanced criticism that helps the viewers to make an educated opinion about the film he reviews. His review of Om Shanthi Om clearly exposes this bias. Off late he is making no attempt to hide his affiliation to one specific group of film makers in Bombay.
And this article was a cheap potshot to hit back at RGV who stripped his review naked on his blog. RGV hit him hard and all that Raja Sen can do now is to cry like the cry baby he has always been.
