A legend walked into a bar
June 03, 2016  13:18
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Is comedian Tanmay Bhat's video spoof depicting a trash-talking Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar cause for offence? Before addressing this question, we may have to ask another: Is it funny? The video shows Bhat playing Tendulkar and Mangeshkar. "Tendulkar' is upset about Vinod Kambli's statement that Virat Kohli is ten times better than him, and he's asking the public if it feels the same. "Mangeshkar' endorses Kambli's opinion. A peeved "Tendulkar' tells her: "You are 5,000 years old, so please stay the **** out of this.' Unfazed, she sings her hit songs '" only, the lyrics are modified into insults. He retorts that her face looks like it's been kept in water for eight days. She gives him the middle finger.

I did not find any of this amusing, and it's not because I revere Tendulkar and Mangeshkar.

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