I dont know why but somehow it rains for me on each and every Independence day. Somehow i manage to get some drops on my face on every 15th august. Last year it rained. And this time, after full week of sunlight, all of a sudden clouds came upon the sky. I felt it would rain again. Naa. But while going for flag hoisting ceremony to college, i some how got 3-4 drops on my face. And i was not under illusion. I bet i was not. It was real. Rain Drops. :-) It has become a kind of habit for me to have this experience every 15th aug. Otherwise i dont feel normal. BTW HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY. :-)
Watching a FUPERB MOVIE. DHAN TE NAN
2 months back, i had seen two of Guy ritchie's most acclaimed films:- 1.Snatch and 2.Lock,stock and two smoking barrels. They were awesome movies representing a unique genre of their own. Yesterday when i watched Kaminey, i had never expected i would
get to see something on the lines of movies mentioned above. Kaminey is so different from the normal hindi movies u get to see. Now let me clarify first that the story is ordinary, so dont think in that sense. But wat works is the execution, the way movie plays out. Its alltogether new in each and every sense.
The movie sets a new precedent in dark movies. Vishal bharadwaj, for me, deserves all the praises. He directed, wrote, sang and was also the music director( wonderful music. very rarely do i say this for any non rahman album). But the best thing were his dialogues. Those punchy dialogues were so soothing to ears. Ahh he did so many things and was master in all of them.
Talking abt music, i never get Guljar's lyrics. I mean i dont get them. Thats wat i used to feel earlier. And i still feel the same. ;-) I cant get the hidden meaning of those lyrics but i loved them this time. And my favourite line from song "pehle baar mohabbat ki hai" is
" yaad hain peepal ke jiske ghane saaye the
hamne gilhari ke jhoothe matar khae the"
Ha ha ha. wat was that. but i love these lines the most. Hats off to him. I havent yet reached his level of intelligence. One thing that i loved the most was acting. Its best ensemble of actors i have seen in recent times. My nature is that i have always rooted for side actors. Somehow i m always biased for them. So due credit to shahid, priyanka for their awesome acting, but for me the side actors took the cake. I loved all of them (Lele, lobo, tashi, mikhail) . And particularly my hero was Amole Gupte who played Bhope bhau in the movie. Wat an acting by him. Completely AWESOME. My favourite scenes in the movie were:-
1. When Bhope Bhau shouts to his sidekicks(after slapping one of them)- "Bhau nahi toh sab carrom khelte hon. BHAU, BHAU, BHAU".
2. Tashi to Bhope(though tashi is meeting bhope for first time, he speaks as if they know each other for long)- "Bhope, topein (showing them) toh hamare pass bhi hain. Aaram se baith".
Its scenes like these that make the movie memorable. I wish these scenes had longer duration but that was not. If i go by movie, i would have given 3/5 but just bcos of marvellous acting i give it 4/5.(I m not trying to be a critic, i just gave stars to emphasize the acting part ;-) ) So go for it. ITF A FANTAFTIC MOVIE.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Things to miss when I leave Ahmedabad
Many of my friends have left ahmedabad for future education to other cities in India or to the US. Seeing them leave, i get reminded of the fact that sooner or later, i also will have to follow the suit. I grow nostalgic just by the mere thought of leaving Ahmedabad. Following is the list of things that i will miss the most when i leave Ahmedabad.
1. Navratri and Uttarayan
The two festivals that are so eagerly awaited everytimeare the life of festivals of Ahmedabad. Particularly navratri, where we friends,knowing that we dont have dancing skills, dance like anything bcos many along with us suffer from the same problem. The whole aspiration of dancing takes a fruitful result during those 9 days. Songs like sanedo and many more, when heard, look so great compared to today's hindi songs. I still remember i played in dandia with my mineral water bottle instead of dandia. :-D And after that at 3 am we rush off to a restaurant to eat something. wat a life.
2. Traffic
Amdavadi traffic is best to nourish an upcoming learner. We amdavadis tend to have allegience towards delhi traffic rather than the mumbai one. I just cant believe how the hell in mumbai, they always have their vehicles maintaining a certain distance among themselves(atleast 2 feets and i do respect that). Nah, it doesnt work here. We love each other so much that we dont even leave an inch and stick our vehicles to each other. And do see the moment when the traffic light is about to turn green. All the wannabe schumachers(including yours truly) gear up for the race. And then we swing our vehicles like anything as if a wind is moving all of us.
3. Gujarati language
Mujhe yeh nahi faata(comfortable) hain.
jalse pad gae(we had fun).
Daav ho gaya yaar.(this one is my favourite which means we have a problem)
There are so many gujarati words which add a new dimension,a new feel to these sentences. When u live in ahmedabad, u cant get rid of using these words. And also the habit of adding "-iya" as suffix to everyone's name to show our love. E.g. Shaivaliya ( already there is so much torture on my name ;-) )
4. Sitting idle at college parking
In college, u dont attend lectures. So we used to have our discussion sessions at parking area where we have discussed anything and everything of each and every topic. There used to be no pressure of attending lectures and so our topics were discussed with even more interest. We have condemned and praised each and every policy of politicians, discussed future trouble of Indian cricket, the treachery of chappel,buchanan and so many things. After completing each session, i used to feel so great as if we r some big intellectuals and our such discussion lead to some benefit.
5. Cheap movies
Any day(including the holidays) Morning show. Price- Rs 40 Feeling- Jalsa padi gaya ;-)
Even if its a bad movie, except the fact its himesh's or aag, it doesnt make us feel betrayed. COmpared to other cities where charges are around 150 bucks, ahmedabad is heaven of movie buffs.
6. Great food places
U name it and there are each and every variety of restaurant here. And even those restaurants are so many that u may get something new to discover. And how can i forget gujarati food. I m in love with gathiya, fafda and shreekhand. Dont know how i will live with out them.
7. Soul
Last and the most IMPORTANT thing. Its the SOUL of ahmedabad i will miss the most. The place where u can roam freely at night at even 3(although u shud not do it just for fun), where people are so friendly, where there is something in air that despite facing earthquake, riots, we all r still the same and infact we r developing faster. I just cant express but i feel a belonging to this place.
Ultimately, M PROUD TO BE AN AMDAVADI. Its my hometown and no matter wat happens, it will be the closest city to my heart ever.
1. Navratri and Uttarayan
The two festivals that are so eagerly awaited everytimeare the life of festivals of Ahmedabad. Particularly navratri, where we friends,knowing that we dont have dancing skills, dance like anything bcos many along with us suffer from the same problem. The whole aspiration of dancing takes a fruitful result during those 9 days. Songs like sanedo and many more, when heard, look so great compared to today's hindi songs. I still remember i played in dandia with my mineral water bottle instead of dandia. :-D And after that at 3 am we rush off to a restaurant to eat something. wat a life.
2. Traffic
Amdavadi traffic is best to nourish an upcoming learner. We amdavadis tend to have allegience towards delhi traffic rather than the mumbai one. I just cant believe how the hell in mumbai, they always have their vehicles maintaining a certain distance among themselves(atleast 2 feets and i do respect that). Nah, it doesnt work here. We love each other so much that we dont even leave an inch and stick our vehicles to each other. And do see the moment when the traffic light is about to turn green. All the wannabe schumachers(including yours truly) gear up for the race. And then we swing our vehicles like anything as if a wind is moving all of us.
3. Gujarati language
Mujhe yeh nahi faata(comfortable) hain.
jalse pad gae(we had fun).
Daav ho gaya yaar.(this one is my favourite which means we have a problem)
There are so many gujarati words which add a new dimension,a new feel to these sentences. When u live in ahmedabad, u cant get rid of using these words. And also the habit of adding "-iya" as suffix to everyone's name to show our love. E.g. Shaivaliya ( already there is so much torture on my name ;-) )
4. Sitting idle at college parking
In college, u dont attend lectures. So we used to have our discussion sessions at parking area where we have discussed anything and everything of each and every topic. There used to be no pressure of attending lectures and so our topics were discussed with even more interest. We have condemned and praised each and every policy of politicians, discussed future trouble of Indian cricket, the treachery of chappel,buchanan and so many things. After completing each session, i used to feel so great as if we r some big intellectuals and our such discussion lead to some benefit.
5. Cheap movies
Any day(including the holidays) Morning show. Price- Rs 40 Feeling- Jalsa padi gaya ;-)
Even if its a bad movie, except the fact its himesh's or aag, it doesnt make us feel betrayed. COmpared to other cities where charges are around 150 bucks, ahmedabad is heaven of movie buffs.
6. Great food places
U name it and there are each and every variety of restaurant here. And even those restaurants are so many that u may get something new to discover. And how can i forget gujarati food. I m in love with gathiya, fafda and shreekhand. Dont know how i will live with out them.
7. Soul
Last and the most IMPORTANT thing. Its the SOUL of ahmedabad i will miss the most. The place where u can roam freely at night at even 3(although u shud not do it just for fun), where people are so friendly, where there is something in air that despite facing earthquake, riots, we all r still the same and infact we r developing faster. I just cant express but i feel a belonging to this place.
Ultimately, M PROUD TO BE AN AMDAVADI. Its my hometown and no matter wat happens, it will be the closest city to my heart ever.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Whats in a NAME?
"So wats your name?".
Me-"Shaival"
Person(confused)-"what?"
Me(this time speaking slowly)-"Its shaival"
Person(still confused but trying)-"okay shaiiival".
Me-"no not shaiiival. the letter 'i' is kind of silent."
Person(now more confused)-"yeah yeah got it. shaiival now i m right na".
Me(teeth clenched)-"yes dude u r right".
This is a normal flow of conversation that happens with me whenever i meet a new person. I m so proud of my name that has been bestowed upon me but the sad fact is that most people dont respects that. :-( My name has been ripped off so many times that it doesnt sound anywhere near to the original one. The big problem lies with the pronounciation. BUT WHY ME. WHY AM I BEING MADE THE CHOSEN ONE. ALL THE PRIDE THAT I HAD REGARDING THIS NAME IS NOW SLOWLY SHATTERING.
Recently i met some kids, they asked my name and the usual thing happened. But they were more cruel. They were rude enough to say that we cant remember or understand(???) ur name so we would be calling u bhaiya only. ur name is nowhere near to the simpler ones like jay, amit etc. Kids being kids told the truth and i had to gulp down the insult with no reaction.
In school too i faced the same jokes of error. My english mam(who is a bengali) used to call me SHAIWOL with a big emphasis on "vol" as if its WALL.
When i shifted to a new school, in my class a boy came and asked "hey wats ur name?"
I with caution and as slowly as possible said "shaival"
He-"hmmm. nice to meet u".
I was relieved to see that at last someone got it correctly in the first time itself.
then after some talking and all stuff he said "U know its pretty weird. But why did
ur parents named u SEVEN".
I was shocked like anything. cmon yaar. no body insulted my name like this way. How come u? Ahh, and again the whole process of teaching him to pronounce my name correctly started.
U know there r days when some people in the first time itself pronounce my name correctly. When i hear them doing so, my joys have no bounds, i feel like a baby and tell my friends "look he prounounced it correctly. i cant believe this." I get so
happy at those times that i feel like giving jaadu ki jhappi to such honourable souls.
Apart from pronounciation, the other problem lies in wat is meaning of ur name. I tell them its related to lord Shiva. But there r great souls who have other thoughts. Once i met an uncle who said " U know ur name means AMOEBA. In gujarati, shevad means amoeba. So u r an amoeba. HA HA HA". Now i tried explaining him its not shevad but of no use.
So this is the story of my name. And please all those who r reading this start pronouncing my name correctly. I will leave u
with a phone conversation that had rattled me as usual when someone distorts my name.
Person-"hello sir"
Me-"hello who is this"
Person-"Sir i m from tvs motors. the call is regarding ur bike"
Me-"okay"
Person-"Sir ur name is SHIVLAL NA"
Me-%&$#&#& (in my mind ;-) )
P.S I STILL LOVE MY NAME. :-)
Me-"Shaival"
Person(confused)-"what?"
Me(this time speaking slowly)-"Its shaival"
Person(still confused but trying)-"okay shaiiival".
Me-"no not shaiiival. the letter 'i' is kind of silent."
Person(now more confused)-"yeah yeah got it. shaiival now i m right na".
Me(teeth clenched)-"yes dude u r right".
This is a normal flow of conversation that happens with me whenever i meet a new person. I m so proud of my name that has been bestowed upon me but the sad fact is that most people dont respects that. :-( My name has been ripped off so many times that it doesnt sound anywhere near to the original one. The big problem lies with the pronounciation. BUT WHY ME. WHY AM I BEING MADE THE CHOSEN ONE. ALL THE PRIDE THAT I HAD REGARDING THIS NAME IS NOW SLOWLY SHATTERING.
Recently i met some kids, they asked my name and the usual thing happened. But they were more cruel. They were rude enough to say that we cant remember or understand(???) ur name so we would be calling u bhaiya only. ur name is nowhere near to the simpler ones like jay, amit etc. Kids being kids told the truth and i had to gulp down the insult with no reaction.
In school too i faced the same jokes of error. My english mam(who is a bengali) used to call me SHAIWOL with a big emphasis on "vol" as if its WALL.
When i shifted to a new school, in my class a boy came and asked "hey wats ur name?"
I with caution and as slowly as possible said "shaival"
He-"hmmm. nice to meet u".
I was relieved to see that at last someone got it correctly in the first time itself.
then after some talking and all stuff he said "U know its pretty weird. But why did
ur parents named u SEVEN".
I was shocked like anything. cmon yaar. no body insulted my name like this way. How come u? Ahh, and again the whole process of teaching him to pronounce my name correctly started.
U know there r days when some people in the first time itself pronounce my name correctly. When i hear them doing so, my joys have no bounds, i feel like a baby and tell my friends "look he prounounced it correctly. i cant believe this." I get so
happy at those times that i feel like giving jaadu ki jhappi to such honourable souls.
Apart from pronounciation, the other problem lies in wat is meaning of ur name. I tell them its related to lord Shiva. But there r great souls who have other thoughts. Once i met an uncle who said " U know ur name means AMOEBA. In gujarati, shevad means amoeba. So u r an amoeba. HA HA HA". Now i tried explaining him its not shevad but of no use.
So this is the story of my name. And please all those who r reading this start pronouncing my name correctly. I will leave u
with a phone conversation that had rattled me as usual when someone distorts my name.
Person-"hello sir"
Me-"hello who is this"
Person-"Sir i m from tvs motors. the call is regarding ur bike"
Me-"okay"
Person-"Sir ur name is SHIVLAL NA"
Me-%&$#&#& (in my mind ;-) )
P.S I STILL LOVE MY NAME. :-)
Monday, June 15, 2009
Movie Recommendations Part II and IPL Awards.........
Okay so m back with some movie recommendations. Now for a change i felt there r certain hindi movies that can be recommended which u might have not seen. so Here we go:
1. Johnny Gaddar
Its a suspense thriller and as usual the plot revolves around money,murder etc. But the cool thing here is that u r told from the beginning WHO IS THE KILLER. Ha ha ha. Isnt that funny??? Then wats the thrill. For that watch the movie. U will be thoroughly enjoyed. Neil Nitin Mukesh(same person not three different ones ;-) ) is good in his debut movie.
2. Mithya
Mithya is a dark comedy. Starring Ranvir shourey, it has a very unusual story. Now i wud love to tell it but i feel the joy of watching it then is lost. Okay a bit of info. Its a movie about a struggling actor(shorey) and he comes to know there is a notorious gangster who looks exactly like him. Having naserruding shah, saurabh shukla(kallu mama of satya) as supporting cast, u dont need anything else.
3. The Pianist
I had watched the movie two weeks back. Had not much of expectations. Soon after it started, i started liking it. It was so simple in its storytelling. Yet it was so effective. No spectacular scene, no such dialogue that can make u stand up and clap for it. But still it looked so real in its portrayal and i realized the virtues of Simplicity. The movie is a real life story about a Polish Jew person(who happens to be a pianist by profession) and his struggle in Nazi era. Andrian Brody(the lead) plays the role really well bt dont think he deserved an oscar for this. Perhaps the other nominees were even worse. ;-) But real credit goes to Roman Polanski, the director for such a great movie.
IPL AWARDS
Okay now something humorous. Following are the IPL AWARDS 2009 that i had seen on net. These r not my creations. But Credit goes to those who created it. ENJOY.
Pair pe kulhaadi Award:
Sreesanth for his marathon run after claiming wicket of Dhoni and ruining own prospects in Indian team.
Most insightful commentator Award: (Jointly held)
Ramiz Raja for the comment on Amit Mishra:"Amit Mishra can spin the ball"
Mbwanga for the comment during the semifinals: "Chennai would like to win the match"
Alistair Campbell for "2 overs remaining. That's 12 balls folks"
L Sivaramakrishnan:"These are crucial times. Last 10 overs"
Aaj Tak Sabse Tez Award:
Dada, the Agile Tiger (only after getting a wicket)
Order of the British Empire (OBE):
Buchanan for the 21st century version of divide and rule
Astrologer of the Year:
Chatterjee Kaku (the old man in Nokia ad of KKR saying "sunna is baar tum hi jeetoge ha ha ha." perhaps he knew the real fate. thats y laughing after saying that.)
Cyrus Memorial Bakra Award:
McCullum
1. Johnny Gaddar
Its a suspense thriller and as usual the plot revolves around money,murder etc. But the cool thing here is that u r told from the beginning WHO IS THE KILLER. Ha ha ha. Isnt that funny??? Then wats the thrill. For that watch the movie. U will be thoroughly enjoyed. Neil Nitin Mukesh(same person not three different ones ;-) ) is good in his debut movie.
2. Mithya
Mithya is a dark comedy. Starring Ranvir shourey, it has a very unusual story. Now i wud love to tell it but i feel the joy of watching it then is lost. Okay a bit of info. Its a movie about a struggling actor(shorey) and he comes to know there is a notorious gangster who looks exactly like him. Having naserruding shah, saurabh shukla(kallu mama of satya) as supporting cast, u dont need anything else.
3. The Pianist
I had watched the movie two weeks back. Had not much of expectations. Soon after it started, i started liking it. It was so simple in its storytelling. Yet it was so effective. No spectacular scene, no such dialogue that can make u stand up and clap for it. But still it looked so real in its portrayal and i realized the virtues of Simplicity. The movie is a real life story about a Polish Jew person(who happens to be a pianist by profession) and his struggle in Nazi era. Andrian Brody(the lead) plays the role really well bt dont think he deserved an oscar for this. Perhaps the other nominees were even worse. ;-) But real credit goes to Roman Polanski, the director for such a great movie.
IPL AWARDS
Okay now something humorous. Following are the IPL AWARDS 2009 that i had seen on net. These r not my creations. But Credit goes to those who created it. ENJOY.
Pair pe kulhaadi Award:
Sreesanth for his marathon run after claiming wicket of Dhoni and ruining own prospects in Indian team.
Most insightful commentator Award: (Jointly held)
Ramiz Raja for the comment on Amit Mishra:"Amit Mishra can spin the ball"
Mbwanga for the comment during the semifinals: "Chennai would like to win the match"
Alistair Campbell for "2 overs remaining. That's 12 balls folks"
L Sivaramakrishnan:"These are crucial times. Last 10 overs"
Aaj Tak Sabse Tez Award:
Dada, the Agile Tiger (only after getting a wicket)
Order of the British Empire (OBE):
Buchanan for the 21st century version of divide and rule
Astrologer of the Year:
Chatterjee Kaku (the old man in Nokia ad of KKR saying "sunna is baar tum hi jeetoge ha ha ha." perhaps he knew the real fate. thats y laughing after saying that.)
Cyrus Memorial Bakra Award:
McCullum
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Good One
Well was away from blog due to some reasons. But m back. Sharing with u all a humorous story that i had read some days back on net. ENJOY IT :-
The marketing director of Nescafe manages to arrange a meeting with the Pope at the Vatican.
After receiving the papal blessing, the Nescafe official whispers,' Your Eminence, I have some business to discuss. We at Nescafe have an offer for you. Nescafe is prepared to donate $100 million to the church if you change the Lord's Prayer from 'Give us this day our daily bread' to 'Give us this day our daily coffee'.
The Pope looks outraged and thunders, "That is impossible. The Prayer is the word of the Lord, It must not be changed." Well," says the Nescafe man somewhat chastened, "We anticipated your reluctance. For this reason, and the importance of the Lord's Prayer to all Catholics, we will increase our offer to $300 million. All we require is that you change the Lord's Prayer from 'Give us this day our daily bread' to 'Give us this day our daily coffee'."
Again, even more sternly, the Pope replies, "That, my son is impossible. For the prayer is the word of the Lord and it must not be changed."
Finally, the Nescafe director says, "Your Holiness, we at Nescafe respect your adherence to your faith, we realise that tradition is essential to your beliefs, we fully understand the importance of the word of the Lord ................but we do have one final offer. Please discuss it with your cardinals. We will donate $500 million to the great Catholic church if you would only change the Lord's Prayer from 'Give us this day our daily bread' to 'Give us this day our daily coffee'. Please, please consider it." And he leaves.
The next day the Pope convenes the College of Cardinals. "There is some Good news," he announces, "and some bad news ..... The good news is, he continues to a hushed assembly, ' that the Church will get $ 500
million."
"And what is the bad news, your Holiness?" asks a Cardinal.
"Sadly" says the Pope ,
.
.
..
"We would have to lose the Brittania account!!"
The marketing director of Nescafe manages to arrange a meeting with the Pope at the Vatican.
After receiving the papal blessing, the Nescafe official whispers,' Your Eminence, I have some business to discuss. We at Nescafe have an offer for you. Nescafe is prepared to donate $100 million to the church if you change the Lord's Prayer from 'Give us this day our daily bread' to 'Give us this day our daily coffee'.
The Pope looks outraged and thunders, "That is impossible. The Prayer is the word of the Lord, It must not be changed." Well," says the Nescafe man somewhat chastened, "We anticipated your reluctance. For this reason, and the importance of the Lord's Prayer to all Catholics, we will increase our offer to $300 million. All we require is that you change the Lord's Prayer from 'Give us this day our daily bread' to 'Give us this day our daily coffee'."
Again, even more sternly, the Pope replies, "That, my son is impossible. For the prayer is the word of the Lord and it must not be changed."
Finally, the Nescafe director says, "Your Holiness, we at Nescafe respect your adherence to your faith, we realise that tradition is essential to your beliefs, we fully understand the importance of the word of the Lord ................but we do have one final offer. Please discuss it with your cardinals. We will donate $500 million to the great Catholic church if you would only change the Lord's Prayer from 'Give us this day our daily bread' to 'Give us this day our daily coffee'. Please, please consider it." And he leaves.
The next day the Pope convenes the College of Cardinals. "There is some Good news," he announces, "and some bad news ..... The good news is, he continues to a hushed assembly, ' that the Church will get $ 500
million."
"And what is the bad news, your Holiness?" asks a Cardinal.
"Sadly" says the Pope ,
.
.
..
"We would have to lose the Brittania account!!"
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Some movie recomendations..............PART 1
As i had talkd in my previous post abt it, today the day has arrived for giving u(yes u people, u cant believe that. I know now a days charity has become obsolete :-) ) to enjoy these memorable movies. And there r lots of movies that i wud be recommending. Hence the topic has words PART 1. So here we go:
1. The Dark Knight:
Whenever i have watched super hero movies, the one thing that i have hated the most is that they try to hav comic element in them. I cant understand y is that being done. I m enjoying a terrific action sequence and the very next scene has some stupid joke being told upon. Now that spoils everything. The animosity between hero and villain doesnt look real. Thank GOD. we had BATMAN. Watch this movie for its sheer DARKNESS. U love the way things take place. Marvellous dialogues. Man, those dialogues deserve a place in philosophical books specially those by joker.
Became a nolan(the director) fan after watching this movie. But How can i not talk about the show stopper. YES HEATH LEDGER. A memorable performance for his last movie. He was 30 but made joker look like 40 something. Awesome acting by him. AT LEAST WATCH THIS MOVIE FOR HIS SAKE.
My Favourite Scene: Batman and joker talking in cellar.
2.The Prestige
Now i told u that i became nolan fan after watching the dark knight. But after watching this, he is in my list of favourite directors. What a MOVIE!!!!!!! No words to describe it. Its one of the most INTELLIGENT movies i have ever seen. The movie plays with the audience like anything. Like dark knight too, the movie has a philosophical background but told so commercially that no one can get bored.
The cast is superb. Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman play their part to perfection. But others also make this movie fantabulous by awesome performances. Do watch it. I mean just watch it. U will come to know only then.
Favourite Scene: There are many. This movie has loads of them.
3. A Beautiful Mind
I believe that russel crowe's best performance till date has been in this movie. The movie on the whole could hav bored u out but due to this man's performance u just r glued to the screen to see what happens next. Crowe plays the part so convincingly that u feel the pain he goes through in the movie. Ur heart goes out for him. An oscar deserving performance but dont know how these guys always find someone else to fill the place. WATCH IT.
Thats enough for this week. I wont be recommending as it may affect ur studies. Padhai bhi karo yaar. its exam time.
One more thing. I didnt mention any hindi movie bcos i feel u all must have seen the good ones. Thats y talking about english ones. Enjoy them.
1. The Dark Knight:
Whenever i have watched super hero movies, the one thing that i have hated the most is that they try to hav comic element in them. I cant understand y is that being done. I m enjoying a terrific action sequence and the very next scene has some stupid joke being told upon. Now that spoils everything. The animosity between hero and villain doesnt look real. Thank GOD. we had BATMAN. Watch this movie for its sheer DARKNESS. U love the way things take place. Marvellous dialogues. Man, those dialogues deserve a place in philosophical books specially those by joker.
Became a nolan(the director) fan after watching this movie. But How can i not talk about the show stopper. YES HEATH LEDGER. A memorable performance for his last movie. He was 30 but made joker look like 40 something. Awesome acting by him. AT LEAST WATCH THIS MOVIE FOR HIS SAKE.
My Favourite Scene: Batman and joker talking in cellar.
2.The Prestige
Now i told u that i became nolan fan after watching the dark knight. But after watching this, he is in my list of favourite directors. What a MOVIE!!!!!!! No words to describe it. Its one of the most INTELLIGENT movies i have ever seen. The movie plays with the audience like anything. Like dark knight too, the movie has a philosophical background but told so commercially that no one can get bored.
The cast is superb. Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman play their part to perfection. But others also make this movie fantabulous by awesome performances. Do watch it. I mean just watch it. U will come to know only then.
Favourite Scene: There are many. This movie has loads of them.
3. A Beautiful Mind
I believe that russel crowe's best performance till date has been in this movie. The movie on the whole could hav bored u out but due to this man's performance u just r glued to the screen to see what happens next. Crowe plays the part so convincingly that u feel the pain he goes through in the movie. Ur heart goes out for him. An oscar deserving performance but dont know how these guys always find someone else to fill the place. WATCH IT.
Thats enough for this week. I wont be recommending as it may affect ur studies. Padhai bhi karo yaar. its exam time.
One more thing. I didnt mention any hindi movie bcos i feel u all must have seen the good ones. Thats y talking about english ones. Enjoy them.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
WHERE ARE THE ISSUES????
This is something that i strongly feel about. Elections are going on and nobody is discussing the issues that concern the common man. Cmon yaar. What about poverty, recession, corruption, reservations, global warming, terrorism, criminalisation of politics. But no one is discussing this. Instead our beloved politicians are busy discussing the following things of grave importance:
1. WHETHER THE CURRENT PM IS THE WEAKEST OR NOT?(NOW CMON WE R GOING TO ELECT A NEW ONE AND PEOPLE STILL DISCUSSING ABOUT PAST)
2. WHETHER BJP IS GOVERNED BY RSS? ( Y R U BOTHERED. LET THEM DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. VOTERS WILL ANS THEM IN ELECTIONS)
3. THE OTHER GANDHI(MR.VARUN) SPREADING COMMUNALISM JUST FOR THE SAKE OF SOME VOTES. (PLS TAKE SOME CUE FROM UR COUSINS MR.GANDHI)
4. LALU YADAV AND HER WIFE CALLING PEOPLE WITH ABUSIVE WORDS.
Havent we seen enough of this. Its a shame that these people dont even have the guts to discuss the important issues atleast when elections are going on. The whole voting awareness campaign takes a downfall due to these things. Y would people vote if all r indulged in such mudslinging. Its a shame to see the two major national parties also being part of such shameful act.
Then also, we should never lose hope. Its my APPEAL to u ALL to come out and PLEASE VOTE SO THAT U CAN BE HEARD. Vote for what u believe in. In case u dont believe in any, choose the bad one among worst. :-)
Just now one letter from collectorate came to my society(which is being distributed to other societies too). The whole letter appeals to us(the voters) to vote without any feeling of fear,greed etc. The way the letter is written made me feel as if the person is begging us to vote. THAT ALSO FOR OUR RIGHT. The ELECTION COMMISSION is doing so much for free and fair elections. Lets VOTE to make sure DEMOCRACY stays alive.
1. WHETHER THE CURRENT PM IS THE WEAKEST OR NOT?(NOW CMON WE R GOING TO ELECT A NEW ONE AND PEOPLE STILL DISCUSSING ABOUT PAST)
2. WHETHER BJP IS GOVERNED BY RSS? ( Y R U BOTHERED. LET THEM DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. VOTERS WILL ANS THEM IN ELECTIONS)
3. THE OTHER GANDHI(MR.VARUN) SPREADING COMMUNALISM JUST FOR THE SAKE OF SOME VOTES. (PLS TAKE SOME CUE FROM UR COUSINS MR.GANDHI)
4. LALU YADAV AND HER WIFE CALLING PEOPLE WITH ABUSIVE WORDS.
Havent we seen enough of this. Its a shame that these people dont even have the guts to discuss the important issues atleast when elections are going on. The whole voting awareness campaign takes a downfall due to these things. Y would people vote if all r indulged in such mudslinging. Its a shame to see the two major national parties also being part of such shameful act.
Then also, we should never lose hope. Its my APPEAL to u ALL to come out and PLEASE VOTE SO THAT U CAN BE HEARD. Vote for what u believe in. In case u dont believe in any, choose the bad one among worst. :-)
Just now one letter from collectorate came to my society(which is being distributed to other societies too). The whole letter appeals to us(the voters) to vote without any feeling of fear,greed etc. The way the letter is written made me feel as if the person is begging us to vote. THAT ALSO FOR OUR RIGHT. The ELECTION COMMISSION is doing so much for free and fair elections. Lets VOTE to make sure DEMOCRACY stays alive.
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