Do discover new friends… and countries. Stay tuned.

Babasko originally wrote:

Hah. I´ve just re-read my posts about the 1st PEIBBM last March and it all came back. How super-duper fun it was. Even back then we were talking about a repeat-performance. And that’s why today I´m bahut khuchi to announce the 2nd Pan-European/International Bollywood Blogger Meeting.

Get ready to join the fun from March 7th to March 9th 2008 and this time in Munich!

The preliminary rough schedule, conceived by Michael, Kaddele, Beth, Marco, Maini, Maria, me and a whole lot of other helping spirits shows that the program will be pretty similar to last year:

We meet on Friday March 7th, this time already during the afternoon, hang out, blog, chat, do silly stuff, eat, drink. One idea is to catch a Bollywood flick in a Munich cinema (which might be a problem since Munich isn´t as lucky as Vienna and we still have to convince one of the local distributors of playing an Indian film. But no fear, we still have some aces up our kurta sleeves..) in the evening.

The “Big Day” like last year will be Saturday March 8th. Matlab typical Bavarian “Weisswurst” breakfast, the Liveblogging during the afternoon and in the evening we will start with the award ceremony of the 5th Central European Bollywood Awards (voting will start early February) and lead right into an open end paaaaarty.

Sunday will see another joint breakfast and then its already time to leave for home.

We also have a lot (and I mean a whole lot) of surprises in store. So this year is going to be even bigger and better than the last. Just keep watching this space for updates.

We would love to have you all there. And if you make it to Munich we will, like last year, make sure to find you a cheap place to stay. And you will have a filmitastic time! Kasam se!

Would be fun to see any international guests there. You’re all welcome.

MiniKhan joined me on a family visit in Salzburg and after an initial hickup, we spent a great time there getting into an early Christmas spirit.

Here the links to what happend….

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Driving to Salzburg

A visit to the Christkindl Market in Salzburg

We had a blast!

It has already been snowing last week and MiniKhan went totally bananas..

Apart from building a snowman, we also went to visit my Grandma in the mountains south of Vienna..

fun in the snow
more fun in the snow and a new friend
And tonight we´ll meet parts of the Vienna Bollywood-gang

There was a lot going on in Vienna on November 9th. Not only did Om Shanti Om premiere here, national TV covered the event and everybody was dressing up for the occation. November 9th also marked the date our celebrity traveller MiniKhan arrived from Germany and instantly used the opportunity to meet with fans from Switzerland, Germany and Austria and watched the premiere with a bunch of overexcited girls and gals.

So yes, he´s back from hiding. For all those fearing the worst.. He´s alive and very well and I got a little story coming up that might explain if not excuse his absence.

Authorities in Munich called a press conference today to announce an official missing person report for international celebrity Mini Khan. After a successful autumn tour of the midwestern, southern, and southwestern United States, Mini Khan departed from Los Angeles to Germany, where he was scheduled to visit more friends before heading to Vienna for work on his latest film project. However, Mini Khan has attended only one of his scheduled appearances in Germany, and it is not known whether he has been in communication with his European contacts. The last confirmed sighting of Mini Khan was October 5 in Donauwörth, Germany. Still, rumors of his whereabouts persist, and he is thought to have arrived in Vienna, where a black coat thorught to belong to his wardrobe was found, earlier in the month.

Unfortunately officials have not been able to verify this information. Though most recently in Central Europe, Mini Khan is beloved by his friends in the United States. His initial American host, Beth, has contacted American film reviewer Roger Ebert, himself a fan of Bollywood and a hometown boy of Champaign-Urbana, Mini Khan’s first stop in the US, with the hopes that his vast network of friends in the film industry would have heard from Mini Khan since his last public appearance. Hollywood stars Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins rushed to the plight of their Indian colleague, but while their efforts raised several million dollars for Transparent Shirts Anonymous, they were not able to locate Mini Khan. Other American friends are reported to be considering contacting government officials for assistance in what has tragically become an international investigation. “At the very least I could use my state connections to call in the Texas Rangers,” said long-time friend Ashley. “Mini Khan was beloved by the people of the Republic of Texas. Europe needs to learn that you don’t mess with Texas.”

As of this writing, the search for Mini Khan continues. Anyone with information as to his whereabouts should contact Bollywoodbloggers.com. Photographic evidence preferred.

Where and when he arrives - you’ll read it here.
What he has done last weeks - you’ll read it here.

The MiniKhan Experience.

(Sooorry, Beth, for all this delay)

Owsome Buffet for Breakfast - and i nice vine house nearby (yes, he hasn’t drunk anything)

MiniKhan has finally arrived in Europe.

After a sugar free red bull against his jag lag we talked a lot last night and this day. Mini will stay for some time with me, as i need time to organize europe trip and as i am traveling through austria next week (holidays!)

First we both discovered that we both like World of Warcraft a lot.

Mini likes my Char Gultan on US Realm “Velen”.

Mini told me he plays two chars there, also on US Realms.

One undead, but perfect and impressing looking rogue called “Rajnikanth”.

And a pink little baby gnome woman called “Abhishek”.

Don’t know where he gets the ideas for this names from. But looks like it will be fun with him.

P.S.: Every European who wants to host him: Write me.