Bollywood vs. Cricket

The recent Bollywood flick, Namastey London, gained a lot from India's ouster from the cricket World Cup. With no other reasonable movie around, Namastey London cashed in on The Blue Billion's sudden hatred for cricket. However, I think it is fairly presumptuous of YashRaj Films, the biggest production house in Bollywood at the moment, to release Ta Ra Rum Pum, their next production, on the same weekend as the World Cup final. Even though India surely won't figure in that match, I would think a large fraction of the Indian population would be drawn towards a good game of cricket (though I have to admit that the last two World Cup finals were major letdowns). For the sake of a good game of cricket, I'll hope that Ta Ra Rum Pum suffers :-)

What's up with the sports media btw? Federer loses to Guillermo Canas in two consecutive tournaments, and the news hardly makes a dent in Google News. All the tennis reporters seem to be in slumber, just like this blog!