Retrieved via the Wayback Machine. Originally posted by Harini Calamur

One of the first organised exhibits that you come across at the Kala Ghoda festival is the Art Quest exhibit. A series of poster, graphic, art - with the theme Bollywood bole toh Jhakaas - that takes a tounge in cheek look at, not just Bollywood but the whole mass media. Its penchant for extravaganze and over the topedness (if such a word exists) and a basic level of crassness (aapko kaise lagta hai - from a earthquake to a rape victim and everything in between) - is reflected very well in the exhibition.

As the blurb says:

using Bollywood as a launching pad, the artists from Artquest will be recreating scenes from popular entertainment in mixed media.

The one on Rajat Sharma’s over the top interrogation style - shoot first and worry about answers later - was quite apt. The term a sledgehammer to crack a walnut springs to mind.

There was great one on sting operations. Ultimately everything in the media is a commodity used gainfully to attract eyeballs. The truth be damned:). The use of ratty methods to catch the rat!

Now, no media satire can be complete without a tribute to kekta kapoor - of the kserial ksoap fame. Check out “kaun karega kachra serial ki safai“.

There was a lovely little “koffee with karan” tribute. Cute Hindi film poster art feeling that they managed on a fairly traditional coffeee set.

And of course the rickshaw from filmdom - a modified basanti ka tanga. I wonder if RGV’s sholay will have basanti as a rickshawali - if so then this is the rickshaw :)