2012: Highs and Lows for Indian celebrities
As we bid goodbye to what has been an intense 2012, a quick recap of the Highs and Lows of various eminent individuals is in order.
Manmohan Singh
High: Addressed the Nation twice.
Low: First time said 'Paise ped pe nahin ugte'. Second time said 'Theek hai?' And then a nation united to say STFU to a silent man
Robert Vadra
High: Added the 7th and 8th pack to his 6-pack
Low: Kejriwal exposed something else altogether
Mamata Banerjee
High: Had a rollicking time getting UPA to roll back every second policy
Low: Got rolled out of UPA herself
SM Krishna
High: Got photographed with Hina Rabbani Khar. Hina Rabbani Khar smiled at him
Low: Bilawal Bhutto. Broken heart
Rajya Sabha
High: Brought-in Bollywood masala through Jaya and Rekha.
Low: Its Silsila all over again. Jaya cries, Rekha smiles.
Arnab Goswami
High: Newshour
Low : Newshour
Times Now
High: Arnab Goswami
Low: Arnab Goswami
Barkha Dutt
High: Went to US for a few months
Low: Came back few months too soon
NDTV
High: 'Exposed' Narendra Modi's flawed narrative of Gujarat. Redefining secularism
Low: Beat by Doordarshan in ratings for un-biased news coverage
Rajdeep Sardesai
High: Old Monk. Maalish. Gnight!
Low: Investment by Big Daddy. Wifey
CNN-IBN
High: Citizen's journalist. Anubha Bhosle
Low: Face The Nation
Chetan Bhagat
High: Was compared to Charles Dickens. Youth Icon
Low: Rahul Gandhi is also a Youth Icon
Shah Rukh Khan
High: Salman Khan's retarded film 'Ek Tha Tiger'
Low: His own retarded film 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan'
Pranab Mukherjee
High: Got out of the screaming, yelling and sloganeering environment of Lok Sabha, and lands himself a chill job at Rashtrapathi Bhavan. No more troubleshooting
Low: Protesters brought home the screaming, yelling and sloganeering to Rashtrapathi Bhavan. Forced to troubleshoot his own son Abhijit Mukherjee
Sonia Gandhi
High: Swamy stopped calling her Vishkanya on Twitter
Lows: Swamy calls her TDK(Tadakka) now. Robert Vadra. Rahul Gandhi. Modi now in 3D
Sushil Shinde
High: Appointed the Home Minster, signalling a new era of crackdown on terrorists and Maoists
Low: Cracked down on protesting Delhi citizens instead
Salman Khurshid
High: Proud owner of a scam allegation. External Affairs Minister
Low: Dared Kejriwal to return from Farukkhabad, and lost
Louise Khurshid
High: Shot to fame through wheel-chair scam allegations. Husband promoted to External Affairs Minister
Low: Hina Rabbani Khar is Pakistan's foreign minister
Rahul Gandhi
High:
Lows: [Ed: Will get back to you on this once we figure out where to begin]
Digvijay Singh
High: on weed
Low: on IQ
MS Dhoni
High: Finally Sachin retired
Low: People are now calling for his retirement
Harbhajan Singh
High: Played his 99th test
Low: Will only play 99 tests
Manoj Tiwary
High: Made it to the team most of the year
Low: Carried drinks for Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja