After a long long time, Bollywood has produced a timeless classic & it is Rockstar.
I remember the emotions & feelings I had after watching 3 color white! One doesn't forget the feelings after watching Pretty Woman or Arth! Rockstar is all about that precious memories. It deserves a 5 star thumps up & critics may disagree with me but then we are in the business of introspection rite? Give a da#$ to them!
Imitiaz Ali has all reasons to be called the next generation Yash Chopra. After Jab We Met, Love Aaj Kaal, here comes his best creation Rockstar. Not so long ago, I met this man in a flight to Mumbai and can't imagine that the same guy can be so creative!
Ranbir Kapoor...you have arrived. I don't have any doubts that Amir Khan will be jealous of you! So be it man...u simply rock. The complete movie is about you n you only. I can see how desperate you have been till this day. Complements! You have a gr8 future!
Rehman...thanks for that tight slap...yes to the critics who downplayed you for CWG. I think after Taal, you have created an album which one can treasure for life.
Bravo! The Shehnai number....i had tears..not sure why! Each track is beautiful....!
Mohit...I had told you...every dog has a day...you have got yours dude! What a treat...what a voice...you gave back the old feelings of hearing Kumar Sanu classics!
And I can go on...why I have 5 stars...but the movie stands tall for its theme about a troubled soul painfully confined between his passion for strings & love of a friend. Both grow within him and both make him special!
Rockstar, Ranbir, Rehman & Imtiaz...thanks for this classic!


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Sorry blog...was quite busy till someone defined you as the 'graffiti with punctuations'! Hilarious to know some people have such feelings for both blogs & graffiti. Well, Contagion is full of actors & is a spine chilling movie. 3.5 is all I have. It could have been a blockbuster by twicking the end! Not sure why Matt Damon has such a small role!

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Heart broken, common man cries in agony to see idiot box roaring with bloody breaking news-3 serial blasts in Mumbai has killed more than 20 people, injuring more than 100!
My God, where is the end to such heinous terrorism activities!
Its a shame that Kasab is celebrating his birthday in Mumbai, mocking a billion Indians!

How safe are our trains? How safe are the rail tracks on which our train runs? How safe are we who travel in these locomotives?
No one knows the answer. Indian Railway is slowly turning out to be a man eater these days as one is shocked to see almost 70 people dead and 100s injured.
Its a pity that we don't have a minister who can head the Railway. That said, why would care about a politician? Who has time to think of railroad modernization & safety measures. In this country, few things really run by God's will. Perhaps, you are lucky if you just escaped death and reached safely!

Sometimes wise men end up doing stupid mistakes and that's how they are remembered for wrong reasons. Remember Amitji's misadventures in past...well he is one special legend who can bounce back and prove all wrong! But the way Amir Khan has orchestrated his beliefs through Delhi Belly, sadly he has lost faith from many; well, I can speak for myself after watching this movie last week...i had a nasty feeling.
Forget about review, the whole movie is a bakwas kahani  of 3 stupid stooges with background scores of farts, toilet flushing, chudails, shits and 3rd grade gali galoch!
Not to mention the relevance of DKBose and we all understand the meaning!
Unnecessary is the only word that comes to my mind! Certainly Amir, this is not the way you can just produce shit movies, come to promote and advise children not to watch. Why so much rebuking and what we are portraying on Delhi by the way? What messages one get out of this...how to be vulgar in Hindi and English?
Pathetic! Ratings ...1 out of 10!
Warning: Don't watch it with family...

First things first, I didn't know that NOTW was 168 years old and it is UK's biggest selling Sunday tabloid. In which case, UK will miss it. During my stay at London, I had real chance of reading it. Didn't like the journalism involved as it was full of sensational celebrity stings, photos, adds, classifieds and what not!
This tabloid has been creating sensation like we have India TV showing breaking news. NOTW always believed in sting operations, intruding personal spaces and bringing celebrities to limelight. That works till you work in public interest. Then we hear stories of hacking phones of innocents like the martyrs of Iraq war n their families! Shame! This is blackmailing in black n white!
I watched British Parliament session on this and felt for the nation as how it is getting victimized by media. Then came the shocking news or rather NOTW style   sensational news that Mr. Murdoch has decided to stop the tabloid!
It may not be entirely a tactical move from the media mughal, but it surely a damage control action. I kind of liked it. One man's strong response to a whole nation...after all just few hours before, UK was demanding action, and he took it in his style!
Coming back to NOTW's closer, it is strong reminder to all those headline grabbers, journalists and media houses who do sting for TRPs and Ad revenue! That is why may be our own The Hindu differs from TOI. Don't forget the Indian journalist's god-like behavior these days as it chooses to create sensation in the name of news! You may think the reader decides finally but hold on reader can stop buying a paper or choose not to watch a channel, but reader can't teach ethical journalism practices to media. That is why, NOTW had been so popular but for few criminals, it is really sad to see an 168 year old institution closing down! No one knows what will happen to those 200 odd employee!

Boys....this is no gals business...
When it comes to hanging out in summer with beer & u happen to be a beer lover that too German, u must visit Rockman's! The best wheat beer you would ever get in India..

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Confined to a corner,
I succumed to a world of Vapour!
Planet of apes and planet of jokers..
All surrounded to eat me in eager!
I ran ran and searched for sun shine
Yet sun was hiding behind cloud nine
I didn't loose hope..i haven't yet
I retired for the day..
Took shelter under
Vapour!

Its been a long & tiring day at Planet of Apes...don't laugh! For me, the world is slowly becoming a planet of apes..where   idiot box will be waiting to narrate sensational breaking news...another fast by some other Baba or govt denying PM to be in Lokpal, rising rape cases on UP or even who fed wine to the elephant stories!
The bottom line is my best recreation TV has become a nonesesnse object these days. The new seasons of song and dance competitions do not bring an erection to my senses neither I like the family dramsas or tarak mehta's stereotype commedy!
NGC and Discovery don't have any attraction either neither do HBO or WB.
Life after office rather after clients seems to be with family. I have a wonderful one!

I was thinking about lokpal...wait a sec, I am no Anna Hazare! But can we ignore what's happening around us? Yes, I now got it...got to watch Gandhi!

Time to fill my DVD library!

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Great Moments to remember for a lifetime. Congrats to my readers!
Watched Sachin in tears....one thing is for sure, legends are human and icons do dream!
Dhoni...you have killed a critic in me. You have shown what a leader you are with all deserving credits to your calmness!
What I liked was your statement" didn't want prove anyone but to me!"
The entire Nation is proud of you!
I am sure, one day you will lead the entire Nation with your leadership charisma!

My heart goes out to those who have been affected! Soal breaks to see those bone chilling footage's of earthquake, tsunami and now radiation fear! We have seen apocalyptic movies to imagine such scales of fury. Believe me I had never seen a boat standing on the roof top of a 2 storey building, houses on fire but floating on water, an airport being converted to an island or ships, fighter jets, flying planes scattered in debris!

Anyone ever watched 2012? Some folks laughed at the Mayan theory of Armaggedon that's heading to us on 21-12-2012! I had not given any thinking to it neither I justify it apart from just liking the special effects and applauded the imagination of the director. But it was slowly over ridden with Avatar...memory fades and here we are with real horror in Japan!

If you recall real events from recent past, first it was in Heiti...next the revolution in Arab world...now the Japan episode is running round the clock in panic-box (TV ofcourse!). From the poorest of countries, to the middle east crisis and the richest like Japan, everyone has received a taste of nature's fury! Evidence is clear that Earth's core has shifted by inches after the recent 8.9 scaled quake! Unthinkable...but true! Naive...yet logical...question remains same...is it going to be real in 2012?

May be scientists can bring facts such as the earth, moon & sun are not going to be in the same axis..or predict about future solar eruptions...or even correlate effects of solar eruption on earth's core. The truth is solar eruptions happen frequently...don't believe it? Just visit NASA's site and you can watch it live/recorded!

The other thing that comes to my mind is, Is Japan safe anymore for human habitation? The kind of earthquakes, aftershocks, tsunamis, nuclear radiations that is happening, aren't there other alternatives to be explored such as mass migration?

My Good Lord, ever imagine about such an full sclae earthquake or tsunami effect on India...? The effects on our economy....and everything else!!! Whats wrong in thinking...whats the harm otherwise?

Ok. Here is the 3rd Narnia flick that I watched recently. This time though with 3D glasses. When you have Harry Potter series finale part-1 already running across theaters, you gotta have high hopes from any fantasy movies. Though Narnia doesn't fail entirely, but it also doesn't succeed as one should have expected. Definitely it is not going to be a blockbuster but it will do some business, much better than the 2ND sequel (Prince Caspian).

Set after a year from the 2ND sequel, the two younger Pevensies Edmund & Lucy are transported back to Narnia along with their cousin Eustace. With the new King Caspian, they set the journey to rescue seven Lords from evil on he Dark Island. Anyone of you who wondered like me (if you didn't read the not so popular book of C.S. Lwice) then this is the first ship that Narnia has ever seen. The journey is full of mysteries and yes, you can see special effects minus bone chilling experience!!

I wonder, when a director along with producers do a movie of this budget, why cant they focus on the longevity & connectivity an audience wish to see. The movie is short. It starts with a weak script and ends suddenly when you really wish to see some more action! And there's no proper dark evil that you see in action against which such hype has been created in first place. Next comes, Azlan! Poor lion, you must be complaining for some more scenes! Michel Apted, please show some genuine art of direction. All you have ended up showing us is bits and pieces from Lord of the Rings or Potter flicks. Above all the script is boring and you never get a grip on the story.

Georgie Henley is no Emma Watson. Though both have grown over screens, Lucy displays her teenager influences. Her innocence has vanished and somehow I am not convinced why she has the temptation to be as beautiful as her sis!

Liam Neeson's voice for Azlan doesnt impress much. What makes the movie running is the tog of war & lite comedy shared between Reepicheep (Simon Pegg's voice) & Eustace Scrub (Will Poulter).

Well well well, guess what, I have 3 Stars out of 5 for this. Its worth to spend Rs. 250 for watching it in 3d. But hey, forgot to mention, there isn't much 3D impact that would through an arrow at you and you move side by side to avoid it! Go and watch it if you are a die-hard Narnia fan!

Amazing tacks for you trance lovers...this episode is simply rocking!

Get your version download from the official club life site!

One thing is straight...I had bigger expectations and the rating is 3 out of 5! When you expect a movie for one long year with high hopes to see lot of actions as this is the Part-1 of the finale, the movie doesn't fulfill it!

The movie almost revolves around Horcruxes that Harry, Ron & Harmione are searching to destroy. There is not many scenes where you see Voldemert also. This one minus Dombeldoer & Hagrieed (he has a lil presence though) makes the lead protagonists do their lonely battle. I kind of liked it but you know, much more could have done!

A request to David Yates...dont let us down in the finale! Get inspired from Peter Jackson & James Cameroon.

I heard it from a friend few minutes ago and got amazed to see the whole idea of bringing Radio Cab funda to Auto Rickshaw segment. Two IIT graduates from IIT Kanpur (Janardan and Mukesh) have this daring initiative which has started in Pune from February 2010.

What's important to note, the surveys they have conducted in this regard & published the statistics on customer satisfaction. Now who commutes daily by an Auto Rickshaw can understand and agree to the statistics. You can get to know more about this venture by visiting http://www.indiacommutes.com/India_Commutes/What_it_offers.html

An average and lower middle class person often don't afford a radio taxi or dial-a-cab because of the huge cost that comes with. For average Indians this is a very good idea. This can create a revolution in the auto rickshaw commuters with painless experience to travel from one point to other.

Good job guys and wish you all the best to expand across the whole country.

 

My Dear Rahel,
In every man's life, this day is most special. So it happened with me when when you arrived in our lives! One and half hours of anxious waiting outside the OT were the toughest moments so far I had ever surpassed; then came the happiest moment when I first saw you...& embraced you in arms! You made my day...made me the proudest father!
God Bless You!

This morning, eyes were glued to BBC's live broadcast of the rescue efforts. A President and the entire cabinet of ministers standing by, hundreds of family members surrounded by media personnel, the glimpse of hope had finally became a reality! The first miner walked through earth's crust to its surface! It is a world record to survive at almost 700m down under earth for 69 days. What is most stunning is the spirit these 33 brave men have shown to the world! It reflects great team work, coordination, perseverance, patience & fight for survival.

3 Cheers to the spirit of these Brave Men!

I laughed and laughed…in fact giggled. A good friend made this remark in a slightly vulgar way for criticizing someone. Little later, during my search for that hidden problem, I correlated and laughed again. The problem I am searching for was the very reason to laugh at. Somewhere I remembered a colleague saying, an idea that can fetch billions! I redefined the riddle & thought "Don't dream bigger than your idea to fetch Billions"! Ideate and think big. The moment you thought that money angle…boy you are gone-back to square one!

What is that I am searching? It's the most general/regular problem that I am searching to give it a shape of an idea. Then what is it that I am searching? I make round and round but fail to find its origin. It looks like a grayish shadow with a mask around; since long time…still I am unable to go near it! What is it after all I stumble most often and everyone else do face it with equal horror?