Pepsi used a very simple and effective way of calculating Goodwill. After the Satyam issue Goodwill Valuation by using the financial statements seems to be less reliable.
Pepsi did a survey where it went to people and asked will they buy a Rs 10 Pepsi cold drink bottle. When the reply was 'Yes'. They asked the same person by showing another bottle will he buy it for Rs 10 (This bottle was the same cold drink bottle as one shown before with a difference that it didn't have a Pepsi tag on the bottle).He said NO. Then they reduced the price and asked if he will buy at Rs 9. Again the answer was NO. They reduced the price and finally the person said he will buy the cola bottle at Rs 5. So Pepsi said Goodwill of the company is Rs 5 per bottle. By putting a tag of Pepsi people are ready to pay an extra ampunt of Rs 5 every bottle.
What an innovative way to value Goodwill!!!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Prayers
A boy was admitted in a hospital for high temperature. The next day in the hospital he asked his mother for a cup of ice cream. Since he was suffering from high temperature mother refused as it would have made matters worse. Boy was pretty adamant on having an ice cream at that instance. Boy was upset with his mother. Mother did the right thing and yet had to see her child upset with her.
Many times we pray to god for certain things but get upset when we don't get what we had demanded for. God always does the right thing for us in that particular situation. We need to have faith in God and continue with our prayers and let him give us in a way which may trouble us in the short run but will always be beneficial in the long run.
What we think is the correct solution for the problem very often is not the right solution. Many of us get upset if we don't get the desired results. What we desire may not be the correct solution for the problem.
Many times we pray to god for certain things but get upset when we don't get what we had demanded for. God always does the right thing for us in that particular situation. We need to have faith in God and continue with our prayers and let him give us in a way which may trouble us in the short run but will always be beneficial in the long run.
What we think is the correct solution for the problem very often is not the right solution. Many of us get upset if we don't get the desired results. What we desire may not be the correct solution for the problem.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Answers to the Bollywood quiz
1.Abodh - a movie by Rajashri productions
2. Sridevi
3. Ram Laxman in maine pyar kiya. The song is Aate Jaate Hanste Gaate sung by Lata Mangeshkar ji and SP Balasubramanian sir.
4. Bobby
5. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
6. Amitabh Bachchan
7. Baadshah
8. Shahrukh and Juhi Chawla
9. Ramgopal Varma
10. Kamal hasan
11. Yaadon Ki Baaraat
12. Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum
13. Tera Mujhse hain pehle ka naata koi from the film "Aa Gale Lag jaa" one version sung by Kishore Kumar and the other version sung by Kishore kumar and Sushma Sreshta(popularly known as poornima). The somposer is R D Burman.
14. False. Director of kasoor is Vikram Bhatt with wonderful music by Nadeem Shravan.
15. Salman Khan
16. Amitabh Bachchan
17. Lagaan
18. Seeta Aur Geeta
19. Kumar sanu. He won 5 in a row from 1991 to 1995. Aashiqui(1990) -Ab tere bin, Saajan(1991)- Mera Dil bhi kitna pagal, Deewana(1992)- Sochenge tumhe pyar, Baazigar(1993)- Yeh kali kali aankhen, 1942 a love story(1994)- Ek ladki ko dekha toh aisa laga.
Earlier Kishore Kumar had won 4 consecutive Filmfare awards from 1983 to 1986. Namakhalal(1982)Pag ghungroo, Agar tum na hote(1983) Humein aur jeene ki, Sharabi(1984) Manzelien apni jagah hain, Saagar(1985) saagar kinare.Infact Kishore da also won the Best singer award in 1981 for Thodisi Bewafai- Hazaar raahein mudke dekheen. 1982 best singer went to Amit kumar(Kishore kumar's son) for Love story- Dekho maine dekha hain.20. Amitabh Bachchan & Shah Rukh khan
Bollywood quiz
This are the questions which I had prepared for a bollywood quiz so just thought of posting it here. Hope you will enjoy it. Happy quizzing.
1. What was Madhuri Dixit's debut movie?
2. In "Chaalbaaz" which actress played the double role of separated twin sisters?
3. I just called to say I love you a song by Stevie Wonder is copied in a Hindi movie? Name the music director of the movie in which the Hindi song is played? Name of the Hindi movie?
4. In the Priyadarshan directed movie "Hulchul" about two warring families, which movie are Anjali (Kareena Kapoor) and her family watching when Jai (Akshaye Khanna) enters the house from the window?
5. Which Bollywood star was selected as jury member for the Cannes Film Festival in 2003?
6. Which great Bollywood star received the award of "The Star of the Millennium" from BBC?
7. In the film 'Baadshah' what was Shahrukh's name in the film?
8. Who produced the film 'Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani'?
9. Name the director of the film 'Satya'
10. Which South Indian actor starred in a double role in "Appu Raja"?
11. In the movie "Swades", which Salim-Javed written movie are the people of Charanpur watching before the power cut happens and Mohan Bhargav (Shah Rukh Khan) breaks into the song 'Yeh Tara Woh Tara"?
12. Name Karan Johar's 2nd directorial film comprising of a cast of- Amitabh Bachhan, Jaya, Shahrukh, Hritik, Kareena, Kajol and Rani
13. 'The Yellow Rose of Texas' is a song sung by Elvis Presley from the movie Viva Las Vegas (1963). Which Hindi song is inspired from this song?
14. True or False: Ramgopal Verma is the director of 'Kasoor'.
15. This superstar was imprisoned after a man was killed by his rash and careless driving in Mumbai. Who is he?
16. Which actor is popularly known as 'the angry young man'?
17. Which Bollywood movie got a nomination in the Oscars for the Best Foreign Language Film in 2002?
18. In the film "Akayla", which movie is the police officer Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) watching when he realizes that Braganza (Keith Stevenson) has a twin brother?
19. Name the only Bollywood male singer who has won five consecutive Filmfare awards for the Best singer.
20. "Don" had one of the leading stars of Hindi cinema in a double role. What was his name?
Jeetu - Super star global runner up
This is a song sung by Jeetu in super star global- a reality show on a malayalam channel Amrita TV. Its a song from the film Kalyug sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan saab and composed by Anu Malik. Hope You all will enjoy this version of the song. Please comment about the singer. The singer is a very close friend of mine so your comments will help him to improve his singing.
Monday, December 15, 2008
The Midas touch
India chasing 387 in the fourth innings and winning is a rare sight. Especially with the way the team batted in the first innings with the top order batsmen lacking application. I think India won this match because they believed in themselves to go for a win. Dhoni though seems a laid back captain is very aggressive in his approach and that's where you need the aggression. You dont need to show your aggression in the press conferences and in the interviews. With due respect to Kumble I doubt whether we would have gone for the win straight away under his captaincy. I am a huge fan of Anil Kumble but I think there has been paradigm shift in the way India approaches the game of cricket under MS Dhoni. Earlier we would have thought of reaching a position from where you cant lose and then press the onus for winning. The way Sachin Tendulkar batted was a treat to watch. He has proved over and over again that he is a great cricketer. With Sachin at the crease the confidence of the team is very high and with Laxman the fifth day pitch seems a belter and batting looks so simple. Yuvraj Singh reminds me of David Gower not that they resemble in the way they bat. Both are classy players but you cant have more players like them in the team as they are not always reliable as they will give bowlers a chance but on their day they will be ruthless. The stage was perfectly set for Yuvraj to play his natural attacking cricket and he took a lot of pressure off sachin. Sachin scored yet another century in test cricket. One of his few century in the fourth innings. He scored 1000 runs in the calender year during this innings. This is the fifth time he has done so (the first Indian) along with Lara and Hayden. Sachin has played so many match winning knocks in the first innings but this one rates really high as it came in the second innings and the first ton in the second innings which India managed to win. Centuries at Chennai against Pakistan in 1999 and at perth against Austalia in 1992 came in losing cause. Few other centuries resulted in a draw. This is also the highest run chase in India making the win even more special. However it also needs to be said we put ourselves into trouble by batting poorly in the first innings. Dhoni should be the captain even after he retires.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
SALIL CHOWDHARY- A GENIUS
A legend remembered. Tomorrow is Salil da's birthday.
Salil Chowdhury was unique, in a class by himself. Had he been alive,
tomorrow Salilda, would have turned 85. What made his music distinct? How did he go about projects?
HE WAS DIFFERENT...
Veteran musician Manohari Singh says, “harmonization, use of ‘jumping’
notes were important elements in his music. He knew well the trick of
combining notes! And he had a sound understanding of Western classical
music, a mastery in scoring background music. When the likes of Raj
Kapoor and BR Chopra needed unusual background music, they approached
Salilda.”
Let’s now meet Sabita Chowdhury. “I didn’t know what a choir meant
before meeting him at Suman’s Hall in Dadar, Bombay, during a
rehearsal of the Bombay Youth Choir in 1952. I was surprised to hear
one or two members sing the basic melody and some were singing the
same thing at a higher note... He was different from contemporary
composers in many ways ~ he was a musician, poet, lyricist, story
writer, arranger, singer, producer, director... He formed an
association for musicians in Bombay...”
Well-known guitarist Ramesh Iyer says, “Creating music was a fun
activity for him. When Dada started working for Hindi films, composers
liked his work! Dada gave birth to a new style, one that puts stress
on creative harmony. He explained techniques to blend different types
of music ~ like Bangla folk with Western classical. That was his style.”
WORKING WITH HIM...
“Salilda took me to Mumbai and helped me join Bollywood. My first
project with him was Paasher Baari and then on Madhumati’s background
score. He had in-depth knowledge of Indian folk music as well as
Western classical,” says Manohari Singh. As for Ramesh Iyer, he says,
“I worked in Plot No 5 and Chemmeen as a musician before I joined
Panchamda’s team. Since 1976 I had worked for Salilda all the time he
was active in creating music. Playing his tunes is a challenge.”
FOR THE MASSES?
“I don’t agree that he was not a mass composer. On one hand people
remember Zindagi Kaisi Hain Paheli, Kahin Door Jab and some remember the
peppy Jan-e-Man, Jan-e-Man. Dada had his style and enjoyed several
commercial hits ~ Madhumati, Anand, Chhoti Si Baat, Half Ticket and
Maya,” says one of Salilda’s close associates, lyricist Yogesh.
Sabita Chowdhury also has kinds words to share. “I consider him a
composer with class. How many people can sing his songs correctly?
Without a sense of music, it’s difficult to perform his songs. He
always dealt with quality tunes..”
As for Manohari Singh, he feels Salil Chowdhury had class but didn’t
turn his eye away from the actual viewers of Hindi cinema ~ the masses.
Salil Chowdhury had received awards from Filmfare, Sangeet Natak
Academy, Allauddin Smriti Puraskar, Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar and so on.
Nobody can forget his contribution to the music world. To most
musicians he would be remembered as a genius.
When the song of Half ticket was getting recorded- Aake seedhi lagi., Salil da told Kishore Kumar that it is not possible to record the song as Lata ji is not able to turn up for the recording and hence they have cancelled the recording. Kishore da said so what he will also sing the female parts. Salil da recorded the song with kishore da singing the male as well as the female parts of the song. Salil Chowdhary's music had a very bengali touch to it.
The above post is with inputs from www.statesman.com
Salil Chowdhury was unique, in a class by himself. Had he been alive,
tomorrow Salilda, would have turned 85. What made his music distinct? How did he go about projects?
HE WAS DIFFERENT...
Veteran musician Manohari Singh says, “harmonization, use of ‘jumping’
notes were important elements in his music. He knew well the trick of
combining notes! And he had a sound understanding of Western classical
music, a mastery in scoring background music. When the likes of Raj
Kapoor and BR Chopra needed unusual background music, they approached
Salilda.”
Let’s now meet Sabita Chowdhury. “I didn’t know what a choir meant
before meeting him at Suman’s Hall in Dadar, Bombay, during a
rehearsal of the Bombay Youth Choir in 1952. I was surprised to hear
one or two members sing the basic melody and some were singing the
same thing at a higher note... He was different from contemporary
composers in many ways ~ he was a musician, poet, lyricist, story
writer, arranger, singer, producer, director... He formed an
association for musicians in Bombay...”
Well-known guitarist Ramesh Iyer says, “Creating music was a fun
activity for him. When Dada started working for Hindi films, composers
liked his work! Dada gave birth to a new style, one that puts stress
on creative harmony. He explained techniques to blend different types
of music ~ like Bangla folk with Western classical. That was his style.”
WORKING WITH HIM...
“Salilda took me to Mumbai and helped me join Bollywood. My first
project with him was Paasher Baari and then on Madhumati’s background
score. He had in-depth knowledge of Indian folk music as well as
Western classical,” says Manohari Singh. As for Ramesh Iyer, he says,
“I worked in Plot No 5 and Chemmeen as a musician before I joined
Panchamda’s team. Since 1976 I had worked for Salilda all the time he
was active in creating music. Playing his tunes is a challenge.”
FOR THE MASSES?
“I don’t agree that he was not a mass composer. On one hand people
remember Zindagi Kaisi Hain Paheli, Kahin Door Jab and some remember the
peppy Jan-e-Man, Jan-e-Man. Dada had his style and enjoyed several
commercial hits ~ Madhumati, Anand, Chhoti Si Baat, Half Ticket and
Maya,” says one of Salilda’s close associates, lyricist Yogesh.
Sabita Chowdhury also has kinds words to share. “I consider him a
composer with class. How many people can sing his songs correctly?
Without a sense of music, it’s difficult to perform his songs. He
always dealt with quality tunes..”
As for Manohari Singh, he feels Salil Chowdhury had class but didn’t
turn his eye away from the actual viewers of Hindi cinema ~ the masses.
Salil Chowdhury had received awards from Filmfare, Sangeet Natak
Academy, Allauddin Smriti Puraskar, Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar and so on.
Nobody can forget his contribution to the music world. To most
musicians he would be remembered as a genius.
When the song of Half ticket was getting recorded- Aake seedhi lagi., Salil da told Kishore Kumar that it is not possible to record the song as Lata ji is not able to turn up for the recording and hence they have cancelled the recording. Kishore da said so what he will also sing the female parts. Salil da recorded the song with kishore da singing the male as well as the female parts of the song. Salil Chowdhary's music had a very bengali touch to it.
The above post is with inputs from www.statesman.com
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