The movie that changed my LIFE

Year 2002

In march: once we in our class were having discussion about the fact that there are 2 movies on Bhagat Singh coming up this year. I almost scoffed at the idea. I commented that now they are remembering bhagat singh. Where were they in the last 72 years. Did not they care then? Now to cash on the publicity, they are doing this.

In May:

10th Std was about to begin.. While watching TV, i came across a trailer of "The Legend of Bhagat Singh". Within the very first moment, i started liking the visuals, the music(rahman). Then came the second trailer. It featured the song "Desh mere desh mere, meri jaan hai tu". Watching that, i was speechless. At that very instant, i knew i had to see this movie. I was waiting for 20th June to come so that i can watch the movie. My expectations were rising day by day as the release date was nearing. The music kept on playing in my mind. Never ever before i had shown this amount of interest in a movie.

June 20:

The movie got released. At that time, i had never thought of watching a movie in a theatre. I knew that the pirated version will soon come out and i was eagerly waiting for that. Generally, the latest movie was put up on cable on saturday. But NO. Not on that day. I was disappointed. Why did not they screen it. The next day i was feeling as if i have failed in the exam. Came afternoon, ATLAST THEY PUT IT UP. My joy knew no bounds.

After the movie ended, i could not fathom what was going within me. Through out the movie, i went through a sea of emotions. I was not watching the movie. I was seeing history being played out in front of me. I cant remember how many times i wanted to cry, but could not. I rarely cry. If there is a guilt i have, its that still after watching it for more than 10 times, i am not able to pour my heart out. All i get near to is just feel vibrations within.

One thing that i need to mention here is that it was the only time i realized that there was a thing for which i had boundless expectations and after watching it it even exceeded those expectations. It even surpassed high standards set upon by me. That explains how much impact did it make on me.

Now this was the sowing of seed. After the initial impact, all i used to wonder was how these people must have fought this battle during those times. Like a restless kid, i always wanted to go in that era when all these things happened. All of sudden, i felt i was not made for these modern times :P. Ofcourse, all these were short sighted conclusions. But still imagine the impact it had made on me.

About the movie, what shall i say. I remember each time i have watched it, a feeling engulfes me each time making me aware of the responsibility we have for this nation. A nation, for which, all these heroes gave away their lives without thinking for a moment. If i talk about the scenes, the article wont be sufficient place to say this. Each and every scene had a magic to it. Every actor played his/her part as if he is really living it. Ajay devgn, Sushant and all played their part to the tee.

And the music!!!! The background music was the biggest contributor in making the impact on me. I think it was with this movie i knew RAHMAN is to be worshipped not praised only.Whenever i hear the song repeatedldy, i get to know some new aspect of it. Sameer has never been my favourite lyricist. But the lines in this movie made me bow to his contribution. A simple line like "Desh mere desh mere" meant world to me all of a sudden. However, a side effect was also there. After the impact, i was like that zingoistic Indian, not ready to hear even a single word against it. Moreover, i had become a person who was proud of the fact that he was doing something for his country by just saying I LOVE INDIA. :P

At later stages, i felt that all this was sham from my side. If in anyway we can do something from our side to make sure that their cause remains relevant, we need to do something for society. And that itself will lead to welfare of nation. So, today if i have done anything, which is very little, i owe a major part to this MOVIE.

ALL I HAVE IS MY DEEP REGARDS AND GRATITUDE FOR RAJ KUMAR SANTOSHI WHO MADE THIS GEM.Need to say that i eat back my words stated in first para. AND THE SADDEST PART IS THAT THIS MOVIE WAS A FLOP BCOS OF A MOVIE OF SAME SUBJECT (BOBBY DEOL ONE- COMPLETE CRAP). Otherwise it may have changed others too. :) On this INDEPENDENCE DAY, all i wish is we get to see a country which all these visionaries imagined to be by working for it not just waiting, not the one that we see now... Hoping that the day comes soon..

P.S- NOLAN BLOG on the way. Man, its very tough to write on him than thought. :P

Bidding Adieu

Since coming into the IT industry, i have found this ritual interesting that one follows while leaving a company. It is of writing a farewell mail to the colleagues/team that a person worked in, on leaving the company. While reading these mails, all i can think of is what exactly this person was trying to say in this mail. What was his hidden message in this. So thought of sharing with you my views on this. Obviously this would not be correct in all cases. But will be true in other cases. So below is the letter:-

Note:- Whatever is written in brackets is the implied meaning by the writer of mail.

Hi friends,
(Hey dumbos, you all still in this company)

Today is my last day at this company.
(Atlast i am free. yes yes yes!!! main is jail se chut raha hoon. thank you upar waale :-))

I cant believe how fast these last 2 and half years passed by. Still looks as if it was yesterday when i joined this company.
(Only i know how i spent these 2 and half years. Went at snail's speed. Har lamha tadpa hoon main yahan. I really wish it had been yesterday. Next day i wud not have come)

Must say it was an amazing experience here. Got to learn a lot from everybody.
(khak amazing. It was only an experience that once states while talking about bad things that happens to one's life. socha tha Developer banunga. saala support me daal ke call centre executive bana diya. :-(

And wat learning did i got. The only thing i learned was to bitch about everyone right from the boss to the colleague, even bitch about those with whom we bitch about others. An endless cycle of bitching. Aur malum hai maine kya learn kiya. How to eat the worst food ever made. The food that even defeats the food made in jails. Yes the food of our esteemed canteen. The food in which i got to meet all those little organisms whom i had only seen before in Discovery channel. Thanks to canteen i met them in person.)

Everybody here was so encouraging and supporting that work was a fun process.
(Fun process aisa hai ki log fun karne me itna busy hote hai ki koi kabhi apne cubicle me mila hi nahi. Wat wud i learn. The only encouragement and support that i got was to play TT in my recreation room as my leads were always found in that room. Got to say have become a better TT player now than i was before.:-))

Now that its over, all i want to say is thank you to you all for your support to me.
(Here i really mean thank you as you people r still staying here due to which i grabbed the chance of moving to other company and also getting higher package...ha ha ha)

I cant believe that i am leaving the first company i joined.
(Really cant believe how i got out of this cell. The place which is on par with a government office. i stll pinch myself whether i m really leaving. After watching inception, for once i had a doubt, whether this is not a ploy by my lead, planting an inception on me.)

Leaving this company doesnt mean that we wont stay in touch. You can contact me at xyz@gmail.com
(Khabardar jo kisi ne mainu contact karne ki koshish ki. main aur torture bardaasht nahi kar sakta. Even if u try to mail, doesnt affect me as this is a fake mail id of mine. ha ha ha. boss m a genius... :D)

Also you can call me at 9219324323.(pls read the above lines if u still believe i m giving u a real number.)

Finally thank you again. Will miss you all.
(In short, the only motive of this letter was ki tum sab jalo. :D ha ha ha. Meri nayian toh par lag gai ab tum par laga sako toh laga lo. Miss you??? Y the hell should i miss you. Though must say i will miss the circus that you all have created here)

Yours Truly,(Tumhara dushman ab jo tumse jyaada package lene wala hai. ha ha ha)
xyz.

P.S.- Next blog is on Christopher Nolan. The genius to whom we fans owe a lot.

Life in a METRO i.e. kolkata

Your last post published on 12th Nov 2009.

Reading this, i cant believe that i have not posted anything since last 7 months. Need a big kick on my *** and i truly deserve this. :P

But but but but, yours truly did try his hand at writing once in between. Cant remember, was somewhere in feb but abruptly ended thinking "Jaa yaar nahi likhna, mood nahi ho raha". Dont know wat kind of relationship i share with writing. When i try to start, it seems the most boring thing that i m doing. But when i m into it, it is the thing i love the most....

So a bit of flashback in short. Did fanastic ILP training in TCS Gandhinagar. Among my big group of around 20, they chose me only and said "Boss tera time aa gaya. We are sending u on a fun filled trip to kolkata for 2 years with perks included. Just enjoy there." U can imagine the joy that i had "ENDURED" hearing this. The "pleasurable shock" of going to kolkata also led to delay in blogging. But now, that my honeymoon period is done with kolkata, i m back (hopefully) with a vengeance and ready to reprise my writing career. :P

So wat to tell about Kolkata. Now first things first. Many people down north,west think that Kolkata sucks big time. I think probably that feeling arises out of the fact that its located in the FAR EAST. That we wud be thousands of km away from loved ones leads to an anger towards the city.

But surprise, surprise, surprise. ITS NOT LIKE THAT. Honestly speaking, Kolkata is an okay city. Its not bad. Definitely not. The reason its not good is that food and infra are really bad. The roads r pretty narrow. Considering the fact that you house 5 of the biggest IT companies and still u dont provide good roads atleast in that area does not go down well. Food... huh!!! The less said, the better. Come, be part of here and you will understand.. :P

But Now why Kolkata is a good city. the reasons are:

1. Helping people:- I thinks thats wat matters the most. People are very helping. I remember i once burnt my hand by spilling tea and immediately the tea vendor brought water for me. Now these are small things but matter a lot..

2. No crime, safe city- This too counts a lot. No crime, nothing. Same like aapnu amdavad.. So jalsa in that aspect.

Wat else to say. Yeah one thing is that kolkata loves politics and i love talking about it. so hoping for some real good stuff too. More than posters of movies, the star of kolkata's poster market is MAMATA DI(for those who dont know: Mamata banerjee is hon railway min of India. :P) She shines on each and every poster. God bless her. :P

So all n all, life in kolkata is okay perhaps good too. Would have been better if had a friend with me here. Many of them cried when i was leaving Abad. I calmly said:-"Its okay mate. Lets do one thing. You come with me and take a transfer to there. Moreover kolkata is such a place transfer would be very easy. Then there wont be a need to crying".
Oh i wish i cud tell their replies. :P nobody came and sent me here straightaway.
So till the time m here, AMAR SONAR BANGLA.

With hope that you all wont have to wait this longer for the next post... :-)