Badmash.org
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Badmash.org | |
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Author(s) | Sandeep Sood, Nimesh Patel and Sanjay Shah |
Website | http://www.badmash.tv/ |
Current status/schedule | Defunct |
Launch date | June 30, 2003 |
End date | May 11, 2011 |
Badmash.org was a website which hosted animations, sketches and video clips, as well as a regular webcomic. A weekly email and print-media newsletters reached over a million people. The works on Badmash.org had a mix of political and social satire. The website was started by three friends, Sandeep Sood, Nimesh Patel and Sanjay Shah.
Badmash is a Hindi neologism, meaning "naughty".[1]
Badmash.org weekly South Asian-themed animations — such as an Indian spoof of The Simpsons' opening theme, nicknamed The Singhsons — drew millions of visitors to the website. The success of Sood, Patel, and Shah helped them earn consulting work for MTV, New Line Cinema and Sony.
Webcomic
The regular webcomic strip on Badmash.org features various regular characters, including Raju, one of the comic strip creators who is a
The comic strip deals with racial issues involving
Current status
The website moved to the domain name "badmash.tv" before becoming inactive in 2011.
References
- ^ Maxwell, Kerry. MED Magazine (July 2005). New Word of the Month. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
- Chris Parnell at Newsweek (2006-01-09). Right to the Top. Archived from the original on 2007-04-16.
- Ismat Mangla at Nirali Magazine (November 2004). Shamless: The Boys of Badmash.
- Anand Shah at India Currents (2004-07-13). Pursuing Their Passion.