indian cinema has arrived.

repeated proof in the third most brilliant movie of all times.

closely following 3 idiots and natrang..this movie is another one "DYING" to be heard and recognised...

is this a conspiracy??

are the industry-wallah's finally tired of making those dry , boring movies...the likes of "Luck"..."Blue"..."billoo (Barber)"....????

oh how i miss those times when we used to see a movie only once, n get bored enough to make sure all our worst enemies see the movie....

and at times also get out in the interval....during the first half even.... :P

nowadays these detail-crazy directors...i tell you...such eye for nuances....that every character has a meaning in the movie...???!!!!

i mean...who does that? huh? :P

jokes apart....


brilliant movie....comes with a review in "bullet form" from me....


1. Vidya Balan...hidden performance power-house...and PLEASE play more such roles...d sultry seductress...if eyes and expressions could kill......no more words needed... :D


2. Naseeruddin Shah...salute to the most talented actor of the Indian film industry....he's like the Chateau La Mission Haut Brion (1955)...a wine hidden for unknown reasons...but when it came out, there were connoisseurs who told fables of it's enticing taste....


3. Arshad Warsi...dude....u have finally come of age....playing the perfect majnu...and as usual, not to miss...perfect comic timing!!


4. The chemistry between the trio is spell-bounding...the "mama-bhatija-friends~ love-hate" relationship between Arshad and Naseeruddin.... एकदम सही !!!


5.Brilliant direction...kudos to Abhishek Chaubey..i can't believe it's his first film!! gotta get my facts right...totally gripping...and awesomely directed...strained really hard to find a fault in the direction...and i am sorry to declare...FOUND NONE. :D


6.liked the location of Verma's house...sweet cottage by the river...albeit totally disappointed you had to blow that beautiful place up...TWICE!! :P


7. i didn't even realise the function of "tai"...the granny wrapping a linel to a stick for making a wood-torch...be it day or night! eventually found out, that she was also there for a reason!! (readers, pls see the movie...i can't create any more suspense on my part to ignite your curiosity :P )


8.दिल तो बच्चा है जी .......वाह वाह ....क्या timing...क्या placement of the song.....loved it!


9. totally dissapointed that u had to remove the full length version of ibn-e-batuta... (or the theatre i saw the movie in, decided to shorten the film length by cutting it out :P )




* whew *


a totally awesome movie going experience...




only one regret.... YOU ARE SPOILING US!!!


you bloody better make equally good movies henceforth...i DO NOT want to go back to seeing movies only once....!!!




yes, i am planning on multiple viewings... :P


any interested parties are welcome to gimme a call :D




oh and a parting thought i want to share...


please do not go to the non-multiplexes with girls for this movie...or natrang...someone i know witnessed liquor consumption in the balcony seats...and the crowd is not so good...too many lewd gestures and harrassment happening....so beware!!!




and i shall continue humming......




दिल तो बच्चा है जी...............ssssssssssss 




NjoY LyF bloggers!! :D

12 Days of Christmas Parody

this one takes d cake :D

On the first day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
A totally insufficient dowry

On the second day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry

On the third day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry

On the fourth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Four Hari Krishnas….. (Is that Indian)
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry

On the fifth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Five Indian games….. (I want to be the cowboy)
Four Hari Krishnas
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry

On the sixth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Six IT graduates
Five Indian games
Four Hari Krishnas
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry

On the seventh day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Seven-11 workers
Six IT graduates
Five Indian games
Four Hari Krishnas
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry

On the eighth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Eight Bollywood films
Seven-11 workers
Six IT graduates
Five Indian games
Four Hari Krishnas
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry

On the ninth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Nine telemarketers….. (Good Evenin.. This is Kaalin jones. Are you waanting greater kaalrits)
Eight Bollywood films
Seven-11 workers
Six IT graduates
Five Indian games
Four Hari Krishnas
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry

On the tenth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Ten-minute yoga….. (Think the lotus, feel the lotus, drive the lotus)
Nine telemarketers
Eight Bollywood films
Seven-11 workers
Six IT graduates
Five Indian games
Four Hari Krishnas
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry

On the eleventh day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Eleven syllable name….. (PEESARAVANMUTHUDBLEEKVAAS)
Ten-minute yoga
Nine telemarketers
Eight Bollywood films
Seven-11 workers
Six IT graduates
Five Indian games
Four Hari Krishnas
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me…
Twelve cricket ball tamperers….. (I was simply correcting the stitching)
Eleven syllable name
Ten-minute yoga
Nine telemarketers
Eight Bollywood films
Seven-11 workers
Six IT graduates
Five minutes of fame
Four Hari Krishnas
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry

LoLoLoLoLoLoLoLoLoL

wtf!!

आई शपथ !! too good!! :D

NjoY LyF!! :D

yeah...

so apparently m tryin to make my blog look better....

and no, that does NOT mean i am smart..!

as usual, m jus trying to prove a point here....

that there is NO POINT to this blog!! :P

NjoY LyF Bloggers!! :D

Goosebumps...

What gives you goosebumps?

For me music is a universal-shiver-making-machine... ;)

if you want to categorise the music as per it's shiver-making-characteristics, there are basically two types of music...

there's the first-time-shocker music..stuff dat makes u go woo-hoo on listening to it d first time itself...

mostly dis is of d guitar genre for me...an excellent heavy metal number might do it too.. ( here I am - bryan adams ; day-n-nite - kid cudi, etc)

And in the Second class..At times,it requires listening to d track two-three times to get d *drool* effect...and then you're hooked on...and these are d real this-song-will-be-remembered-by-generations material...

So, the latest album that I am listening to, turns out to be of this second genre..

Ishqiya...ibn-e-batuta is lyk wtf-i-cant-get-dis-song-outta-me-head...and d second song I heard....oh my gaaawwwwdddddd!!!!

Dil toh baccha hai....oh man...it is so awesome..and fan-fuk-tastic! :D seems like u r listening to a song of d original ghazal-by-ghulam era in d music...

m sure it will b filmed on Naseeruddin Shah, from d lyrics...and yaar...what lyrics!

Muah! :D

love it...love it.. LURV EET!! :D

a must listen!

NjoY LyF bloggers!! :D

well, this isn't a post about any design trends etc...but trends, in general...

we notice around us, a rapid influx and outflux of fashions, trends, "in" things...and the like..

i just saw a small kid wearing a chain on his pant (d type that goes from the front pocket to the ass pocket of a jean?)...and was taken back about 12 years...when i was also a school going kid..and used to wear such a contraption, attached to my wallet...(which contained a maximum of Rs.15 at a high point, and a reserve Rs.50 tucked away neatly beneath a pic of "Dagdushet" in one of the photo pockets..)

and was left wondering...how do trends form...or for that matter, how do we "move on" from what was the fashion / trend / hep thing to do, two days back....?

for me, it is always functionality above anything else..(apart from my piercings..which my mom thinks are a waste of body space.. :P)

anything i wear / carry, has some or the other utility...like my ever-present knap-sack / backpack..it contains mouth freshners (for you-know-what-moments) , a bottle of hand sanitizer, and myriad other contents, which cannot be revealed on a family * snicker snicker * blog... ;)

and then, i have all d jewelery on me, for the fashion part of it...d quintessential thumb ring..nice, fat bracelet / manacle / armlet in d right hand...and my ancient timex triathlon watch...(been using it since 1999..and refuse to use / accept a new one...have changed d belt, part of d dial, and batteries...and i WON'T change it!)

and then there is my jabra...fashionable pendant + high utility bluetooth headset..

pic below.. (yes, i am a HUGE show-off)

but i guess what really sets me apart, is my ear-studs / rings / crazy, wannabe ear-pieces...!!

so i think, i make my own fashion...and start my own trends... ;)

what do you do? :P

so, as is the trend of changing trends[ ;) ], it is really hard to imagine, that this piece of furniture will be obsolete in a few years>>>>

wonder what's next....? :D

NjoY LyF bloggers!! :D

FINALLY found a gr8 marathi translation software!!!

Baraha rocks!!! :D

hence, here is my first post in marathi!! :D

sorry for d negative tone though... :)

ह्या वेळी मला नाही द्यायची कारणे...

नाही द्यायची कोणतीही सफ़ाई ...

का बांधली स्वप्नातल्या घराच्या दाराला तोरणे..

का केली पुन्हा एकदा मदहोश व्हायची घाई...

नको वाटताहेत त्या अपेक्षा अता..

अपूर्ण असल्याची ज़ाणीव ज्या करुन देतात..

नकोच तो निकाल..आणि हताश व्हायची कल्पना आता..

का मला ते डोळे रोखुन पुन्हा पाह्तात..?

नको स्वप्नं..नको अपेक्षा..

नकोच झालए ज़गणही अता..

हा विचार येतोए ज़ाता ज़ाता..

मला उधवस्त करतोय...ज़ाता...ज़ाता..........

NjoY LyF bloggers :)

you don't call back, after you hung up 'cause you were busy...

you don't reply to messages 'cause you were pre-occupied...

and then one day, you send someone an sms wishing them Happy Birthday...and you get a reply... "thanks, but who's this?"

and then it all comes crashing down on you...this guy, whom i'd spent all of my college days with, doesn't have my number???!!!

does he @ least remember me?


if you don't wanna be the sender of that first sms, take an initiative, and keep in touch...

find time for the little things in life like friends...cuz they really aren't little...they give you what you need when you feel you have nothing...


that idiotic banter, meaningless babble, and fun-filled nights...

long walks on the highway...watching the rain fall on your cars' windshields...splashing water on each other's bikes...

that night after your "really-bad-break-up"..when you forgot about the girl you just broke up with, seeing nudes on your buddy's phone...all night long....yes, i know you've done it... :P

that "really-sucky-office-day" when d work just didn't seem to get over...when you laughed on your own misery with your friend on gtalk...she said she'll come to your floor as soon as she finishes her work to give you company...
in reality she'd already left, and came back from home...just to make you feel good...

that stupid ex-girl friend, who came to meet you, just because she didn't want to stop being friends with you...


no matter how many new friends you make...never forget old ones...'cause any friend and every friend matters...


hopefully we all will be there on sunday for the reunion guys...

i will surely apologise in person for not keeping in touch...


*sigh*

yes, a boring post....but couldn't help but write this one...

to all my friends from BMCC...

you guys ROCK! :D

extract from book-in-progress...uploaded on special request..

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"and he found himself at the by-now familiar brink of dexterous avoidance of reality...

by now he had even stopped wondering "why me"...

and given in to the blur of what was reality, and what seemed like reality to him.

and the most idiotic thing was that, no matter how much he thought, he couldn't find a way out...an answer on how to make her happy...on how to not get into a fight....not today at least...

and yet, he knew...they would fight...he would end up cleaning all the shit...

"if only i had listened to Mithila...if only i had a bit more self-restraint...life would have been a totally different story...a completely polar reality...and an equally predicate myth of reality"

and he went on again...drinking the golden peg of JD...at 6 a.m.

wondering where life had come to...and drifting off into the haze of the vodka hukka lying next to him...unknowingly puffing it in his sleep...as if the filter had been glued to his mouth...

trying to clear the plague of emotional uncertainty... "

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comments welcome... ;)

Njoy LyF!! :D

avatar....

ok. first things first.

jokes thought of during d movie... :D

1.d movie should've been named "I SEE YOU"....and the usual myriad jokes on the said dialogue followed...

2. for my marathi readers - te na'vi lok marathi hote....ugachach maramari kartana dar veli "aai--aai-aai--aiiii" nahi karat te!

3.for my hindi readers - unka bhagwan bihari tha.....jaise hum kehte hai na, "bilwa"..."sajanwa"...waise uska naam hai "ehwa" !!

:D :D

and now starts the real review!!

god damnit!!

wat a movie!!!

James Cameron boulders! ("rocks" is too small an expression)

hats off to the concept of the "connection"....one common interface for all vehicles!!

who'd thought 'bout that?

and yes, i am, as usual, just half hour into the time after the movie, so will abstain from comments...

but one thing's for sure...

you people HAVE to see the 3d version...

and a word of advice - take seats as close to the screen as possible....makes the VFX seem MUCH better :D

NjoY LyF! :D