Movie wid Mommy

Movie with mommy.. sounds pretty much like the show, Kofee with Karan!! U bet! It was just a couple of days back when I fought with my prolonged illness to go for a movie with Mommy, Dad, and my lil bro. He is not as little as you think he might be after reading this. The movie was the latest bollywood flick, Jab We Met. One of the primary reasons for my wanting to watch this flick was that it was directed by a director whose name has just slipped out of my mind. I guess its the holiday mood thats hitting me and I am unable to recollect silly things. Argghhh... before I digress from the topic, let me come back to the movie. I can put it as one of the finest ones that I have seen. Looks very close to the heart with some fantabulous acting prowess displayed by the leading actors. To be honest, I have never liked the two... Shahid and Kareena. But there was something too good in this moview. Shahid, with all his recently gained maturity, impressed me with his charm which is still there, much after the movie. Not to forget, his dancing skills which were tapped to the maximum. Then there was Kareena. I liked her bubbly , chirpy madness which I feel, was the highlight of the movie. Overall, it was a typical flick..old wine in a new bottle sort of a thing. But then the freshness of the movie is what charmed me the maximum. A must watch, I must say!

Back Home

Great being back home amidst fun and frolic after what seemed like an eternity to me, 10 months to be precise! Things have changed in my hometown to an extent which baffled me a lot, I must say. Miss the old laid-back place. Nevertheless, its simply fantabulous being back!! Yippee!!

Che Guevera - the icon of socialist revolutionary movements

Motorcycle Diaries - an autobiographical book by the great revolutionary, Ernesto "Che" Guevera. This is the story of the journey of Guevera alongwith his friend, Alberto Granado through South America and how these two youngsters realise about the vagaries of the life of the poor. Its about the development of Guevera's political outlook and can very well be said to be the foundation of what is referred to as one of the biggest revolutions in the world.

Inspiration or Plagiarism

With all apologies to the music director Pritam..

Check out two of his tracks from the movies Darling and Bhool Bhulaiyaa. They are called hasaye bhi .. and labon ko.. very alike. I know every music composer has a style of his own but then this is outrageous. The same tune, the same melody, only different lyrics. Can we call this piracy or is it just redundancy? Can someone plagiarise his own creation? Rather , would that qualify as plagiarism in the first place? A question that needs to be answered.. I guess a better option would be to make sure that each composer gets to work only for fixed number of movies.. At least that would prevent repetition..whaddasay?

Something that really touched me..

The other day, one of my colleagues mailed me this poem when he got to know about my strong liking for words that rhyme..Needless to say, its an amazing one! I loved it and so here it is..

Strength and Courage

It takes strength to fit in.
It takes courage to stand out.

It takes strength to feel a friend's pain.
It takes courage to feel your own pain.

It takes strength to hide your own pains.
It takes courage to show them.

It takes strength to endure abuse.
It takes courage to stop it.

It takes strength to stand alone.
It takes courage to lean on another.

It takes strength to love.
It takes courage to be loved.

It takes strength to survive.
It takes courage to live.

The Soul Of My Life

Music is the soul of my life. Melodies and heart-touching lyrics stir up the most genuine of emotions in me, enough to sustain for a long time, if not for a lifetime. What I am speaking would probably make no sense to any sane person but that’s what the case is.. the intangible feeling that music generates in me is something too inexplicable. These lyrics, the melody, the tune has permeated into my senses to a great degree. It is the reason for my seeing the silver lining to every cloud. These have become so very much a part of me that its because of this music that I feel complete..that my life seems beautiful. Some melodies are like the people we meet.. they come into our life and make it complete. But they are as elusive as the rainbow after the rains, as the sand on the seashore that I try to hold in my hands. I try to hold on to every single pleasure that I derive from this but I realise its ephemeral. Such is the irony of life and the melody that evades within..

A forwarded mail

The other day, I got another of the forwarded mails on my office id. And I was terrified reading this mail. More than terrified, I felt pathetic about the entire episode of a Bangalore based call centre employee being raped and murdered by a fake cab driver. One thing that I fail to understand is why cant these girls use their brains before a taking a step towards unknown danger and lifelong tragedy? Its not that they are to be blamed wholesomely..its of course the wicked f*****g guys who treat women as nothing more than an object for satisfying their physical urges (bloody sex maniacs that they are) but then at the same time, its also true that girls forget about the issues that they can face trusting unknown people. That’s one side of the coin. There are another set of victims who fall prey to the people they trust, mostly their boyfriends. Not to forget abuse at the household which is all the more tormenting. Its time the fairer sex raises their voices against the rising crimes and of course, the society has to be with them in this.

Arise and Awake!!

A lot of things that I wanna do..

There is a whole gamut of things or activities that I have been wanting to do. Sadly enough or giving credit to my inherent laziness, I havent been able to do any of those. In fact, I have lost a lot of the energy and the ever-spurting enthusiasm that I used to have..shucks, man! I need to regain my self and become the real me.

1. First and foremost, I want to get back to my original self and start writing the way I always used to. Not that I dont write anymore but my thoughts on my writing isnt that great anymore.
2. Also one thing that I would want to do is revive my painting skills(amateurish, but still..who cares)!
3. Make some name and fame(guess the moolah comes alongwith) and certainly in an unconventional way.
4. Give way to all the tensions in the(my) world.
5. Find out time the way I used to for Rotary (didja ever tell ya that I am a member of Rotary Club??)
6. Umm..what else?? Do some extensive reading on Marketing - my first love.
7. And last but certainly not the least, join a gym.. get rid of those flabs(reduce somewhat if I cant get back to what I was a year back). Have made enough excuses now :(

Phew!! That was some scary list..hope to start on with it soon. Cheerz!