why can't people in india accept commercial masala movies as they are?
even i like watching hollywood classics like prestige, terminator, goodfellas and the list is endless. but at the same time i also enjoy movies like welcome, ghajini, wanted, etc. i mean what's wrong with these movies. infact its good that you don't have to apply your mind in such cases. just go to the theater leaving your mind at home, have popcorn and a soda, enjoy the absurdities and leave carrying a smile on your face. why is it so difficult for our so called intellectual people to give space to our cinema when the rest of the world is starting to reckon us and giving our blend of cinema along with music some respect.
the biggest example i guess is "slumdog millionaire". that movie was as bollywood in nature as any. in fact it had quite a few errors in it also; like the middle generation kids talking in english. how is it possible in this country? also it was too melodramatic. but see that is not the question. in the end it went on to win an oscar. people there thought that unlike their movies, it brought them out of the halls with a feel-good factor. even for that matter take their movie "the hangover". now some of the situations in that movie are downright ridiculous; like the tiger in the bathroom. how is it possible that no one in the entire hotel saw it. its funny and stupid. but at this moment it is one of the most highly rated movies on imdb.
another thing which people object to is the star power in bollywood. they say some movies work here because of the big stars in the industry. i say so what. that happens in every industry. even in hollywood there is curiosity regarding a warner brothers flick or a brad pitt movie. the movie "hancock" did pretty well there only because of will smith and a strong banner and it was one of the worst movies with an insanely senseless script and direction.
the one thing where i guess i can agree with the enlightened ones is in the dissimilarity between the way the hollywood awards are given and the way our awards are given. this i am in unison with because they appreciate genuine work and give recognition to folks who have done something noteworthy and outstanding. in comparison here you see that the best movie generally goes to that which made the most bucks. but this too will change with the passage of time. already the critic'c choice awards given here recognize that talent. and gradually they will be moved from the critic's choice to the main ones.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
QUOTES........
Should one live in the past, present or future??? i believe one should learn from his/her past, strive relentlessly in the present and hope for the best in the future. :)
what is the similarity between a grumpy man and a pig??? both grunt... :)
loving yourself is one of the secrets to survive happily...
making a new friend everyday makes you lose all the old ones...
continuously making mistakes is a sure way of saying that you are a dork.
living life as a drunk is like having a dream. you never want to come out of it because you are always content.
challenging oneself on a daily basis results to a heart attack..
people who think that alcohol is a beverage are alcoholics..
caring about only yourself results in estrangement...
a bleak future is as good as a soul lost in wilderment...
our society is structured such that a person who has no friend is either at the zenith or at the nadir...
living life on the edge is analogous to an inebriated driver...
when you start thinking about your future too much that means your present is going nowhere.
what is the anomaly between a successful couple and a failed marriage??? the marriage itself..
DISCLAIMER--- I THINK I HAVE MADE UP THESE QUOTES BUT IF SOMEONE FINDS THAT IT IS LITERARY INFRINGEMENT KINDLY REPORT IT TO ME AND I WILL AMIABLY REMOVE THEM.
what is the similarity between a grumpy man and a pig??? both grunt... :)
loving yourself is one of the secrets to survive happily...
making a new friend everyday makes you lose all the old ones...
continuously making mistakes is a sure way of saying that you are a dork.
living life as a drunk is like having a dream. you never want to come out of it because you are always content.
challenging oneself on a daily basis results to a heart attack..
people who think that alcohol is a beverage are alcoholics..
caring about only yourself results in estrangement...
a bleak future is as good as a soul lost in wilderment...
our society is structured such that a person who has no friend is either at the zenith or at the nadir...
living life on the edge is analogous to an inebriated driver...
when you start thinking about your future too much that means your present is going nowhere.
what is the anomaly between a successful couple and a failed marriage??? the marriage itself..
DISCLAIMER--- I THINK I HAVE MADE UP THESE QUOTES BUT IF SOMEONE FINDS THAT IT IS LITERARY INFRINGEMENT KINDLY REPORT IT TO ME AND I WILL AMIABLY REMOVE THEM.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Media sensationalism
man am i sick and tired of all that the media covers. from being a petty issue it turns around and erupts like a volcano. and man most losers continue seeing it day after day until the media only stops. have a few cases in mind which transpired just recently.
shah rukh's detention at newark airport
swine flu
a not so recent case but a very important one which initiated this debate of sensationalism--- aarushi murder case
when the home minister of a country, honourable mr. chidambaram starts commenting about srk's detention and his detention gets a coverage comparable to the country's independence day celebrations then the media is actually suffering from a lack of issues. what did not happen--- debates, opinion polls, interviews with ministers and celebrities. i mean it carried on and on and on... the man in question himself said that he did not want an apology. he also agreed that they were following procedure although the incident could have been avoided. i mean when even their people like al gore who by the way is their ex-vice president and a nobel laureate is not exempt through security then is shah rukh khan more important than him. its good that america is careful and vigilant. no attacks have taken place there since 9/11 because of their precautions. the other day i read that even kennedy (do not know which one though) was not allowed to board an aircraft as someone had taken his identity. the security people got suspicious and did not let him through.
i am perturbed because this was noticed on account of one celebrity but people do not care about thousands more who go through these procedures on a daily basis.
the second issue is the swine flu one. i mean counting each and every death, reporting the cases. what is wrong. every second a person is dying due to some disease or road accident but the people dying due to swine flu get the latest coverage. yes its a pandemic and initial coverage was important to inform the people but i think they overdid it.
and i do not need to say much about the aarushi murder case. guess everyone heard about it and read about it and slept on it... the way a dead girl was butchered should be learnt from our lovely news feeders. they insulted her parents, made a mockery of the girl's life, cast aspersions on her morality and maligned the family's reputation until finally it turned out the father was innocent. i think this occurrence was one of the originating point of this huge debate about the media's role and influence. people were angry. how could they be shown such wrongful images? every day intimate details about the family came onto channels to feed the ever hungry and gossip-mongering people of this country. i think only a handful thought that what was happening had become obscene (and am proud to say that i was among those who felt the same).
just want to add that the media has to learn to respect the privacy of people, show news as it is and deliberate on topics relevant to our society in general. full stop. they need to deal with the devils of society rather than creating ones with ceaseless coverage.
shah rukh's detention at newark airport
swine flu
a not so recent case but a very important one which initiated this debate of sensationalism--- aarushi murder case
when the home minister of a country, honourable mr. chidambaram starts commenting about srk's detention and his detention gets a coverage comparable to the country's independence day celebrations then the media is actually suffering from a lack of issues. what did not happen--- debates, opinion polls, interviews with ministers and celebrities. i mean it carried on and on and on... the man in question himself said that he did not want an apology. he also agreed that they were following procedure although the incident could have been avoided. i mean when even their people like al gore who by the way is their ex-vice president and a nobel laureate is not exempt through security then is shah rukh khan more important than him. its good that america is careful and vigilant. no attacks have taken place there since 9/11 because of their precautions. the other day i read that even kennedy (do not know which one though) was not allowed to board an aircraft as someone had taken his identity. the security people got suspicious and did not let him through.
i am perturbed because this was noticed on account of one celebrity but people do not care about thousands more who go through these procedures on a daily basis.
the second issue is the swine flu one. i mean counting each and every death, reporting the cases. what is wrong. every second a person is dying due to some disease or road accident but the people dying due to swine flu get the latest coverage. yes its a pandemic and initial coverage was important to inform the people but i think they overdid it.
and i do not need to say much about the aarushi murder case. guess everyone heard about it and read about it and slept on it... the way a dead girl was butchered should be learnt from our lovely news feeders. they insulted her parents, made a mockery of the girl's life, cast aspersions on her morality and maligned the family's reputation until finally it turned out the father was innocent. i think this occurrence was one of the originating point of this huge debate about the media's role and influence. people were angry. how could they be shown such wrongful images? every day intimate details about the family came onto channels to feed the ever hungry and gossip-mongering people of this country. i think only a handful thought that what was happening had become obscene (and am proud to say that i was among those who felt the same).
just want to add that the media has to learn to respect the privacy of people, show news as it is and deliberate on topics relevant to our society in general. full stop. they need to deal with the devils of society rather than creating ones with ceaseless coverage.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Arghh....
at this point in my life am at a pretty crucial junction (a constant reminder from my father). for the last 3 months since my graduation i have done nothing except attending parties, holiday in bombay and a grand vacation in america. now am back in lucknow and its just been 10 days since my return and am again in the usual grind of the idiot-box, novels and sleep.
so what do you do when you want to do something yet not in a mood to do anything. wait-3. got confused. lots of do's and thing's. basically my point is how do i spend my vella time. and the right answer is that i don't have any answer to answer the question. arghh
P.S. or not so personal--- preparing for gmat. joined a test series and bought a book "the original guide". planning to give it in october. lets see how i fare. am not too fussed about it.
P.P.S.--- why do people write P.S.??? i mean its still a part of the letter. and why is it in the end???
so what do you do when you want to do something yet not in a mood to do anything. wait-3. got confused. lots of do's and thing's. basically my point is how do i spend my vella time. and the right answer is that i don't have any answer to answer the question. arghh
P.S. or not so personal--- preparing for gmat. joined a test series and bought a book "the original guide". planning to give it in october. lets see how i fare. am not too fussed about it.
P.P.S.--- why do people write P.S.??? i mean its still a part of the letter. and why is it in the end???
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
THE U THE S OF A
my trip to america has been so full of surprises right from the planning stage to the execution... kind of as if i was meant to come here..
after finally finishing my engg. i came back from manipal and was getting bored at home. i was expecting a trip around june end with mom and dad to macau-hongkong-bangkok but as usual at the last moment both of them backed out.
as i was getting bored at home i was talking to my sister here in denver quite often (more than usual) and one fine day she invited me. well i dint even have a visa. so i casually mentioned it to dad and next day i was off to the HDFC bank for my visa application. within a few days it was certain that i would be going to denver if i get the visa.. but it was not as easy as it sounds. had to get all sorts of papers arranged right from invitation letters from my sister to my father and brother-in-law's bank statements to my TCS joining letter including all my previous activities academically. all these were required just to prove that people would be able to support me financially during this trip and that i would be returning to India to join TCS...
guess what.. the lady at the american embassy dint go through 90% of the papers that i had brought and my interview went as smoothly as it could. people had forewarned me as if i am applying for a job or my life's most important test.. although i will agree that the americans were pretty strict and many people were not getting visas.
and finally the good news i got a 10 year multiple trip visa..
2 days later and off to new york.. reach der early morning and truth be told was not much impressed. have seen much better airports (changi in singapore and kuala lumpur). a few hours stay at newark airport and another flight to denver which people tell me is one of the biggest airports in the world in terms of area and i kind of agree. also it was much more beautiful..
the day i reached we celebrated the american independence day (don't remember the last time i celebrated india's :D).. unlike india where we take out a parade and show our culture and military might, here people just go to parks with friends and family creating a picnic sort of atmosphere and burst fire crackers...
next on my list of things to do was shopping. bought perfumes, shades, backpack, electric shaver, clothes etc etc etc... and it all came cheap bcoz of the july 4th sale.
then came my trip to las vegas which i was eagerly looking forward to. well to begin with it turned out to be every bit as exciting as i thought it would. saw all the good places, played in almost all casinos splurging money (my taxi driver there rightly said that vegas is a city built by losers), ate at all good places (including some really nice mexican restaurants) and discovered why this city is called the SIN CITY.. :P it was an awesome trip and i think one of my best holiday spots. plus everything seemed very arranged as my sister and brother in law had been there before and knew the way around the city. all in all an experience that i wont be forgetting in a hurry.
now am back in denver and will be exploring a few places in colorado and then finally will leave for new york. hopefully will be enjoying the rest of the trip also.
ciao
after finally finishing my engg. i came back from manipal and was getting bored at home. i was expecting a trip around june end with mom and dad to macau-hongkong-bangkok but as usual at the last moment both of them backed out.
as i was getting bored at home i was talking to my sister here in denver quite often (more than usual) and one fine day she invited me. well i dint even have a visa. so i casually mentioned it to dad and next day i was off to the HDFC bank for my visa application. within a few days it was certain that i would be going to denver if i get the visa.. but it was not as easy as it sounds. had to get all sorts of papers arranged right from invitation letters from my sister to my father and brother-in-law's bank statements to my TCS joining letter including all my previous activities academically. all these were required just to prove that people would be able to support me financially during this trip and that i would be returning to India to join TCS...
guess what.. the lady at the american embassy dint go through 90% of the papers that i had brought and my interview went as smoothly as it could. people had forewarned me as if i am applying for a job or my life's most important test.. although i will agree that the americans were pretty strict and many people were not getting visas.
and finally the good news i got a 10 year multiple trip visa..
2 days later and off to new york.. reach der early morning and truth be told was not much impressed. have seen much better airports (changi in singapore and kuala lumpur). a few hours stay at newark airport and another flight to denver which people tell me is one of the biggest airports in the world in terms of area and i kind of agree. also it was much more beautiful..
the day i reached we celebrated the american independence day (don't remember the last time i celebrated india's :D).. unlike india where we take out a parade and show our culture and military might, here people just go to parks with friends and family creating a picnic sort of atmosphere and burst fire crackers...
next on my list of things to do was shopping. bought perfumes, shades, backpack, electric shaver, clothes etc etc etc... and it all came cheap bcoz of the july 4th sale.
then came my trip to las vegas which i was eagerly looking forward to. well to begin with it turned out to be every bit as exciting as i thought it would. saw all the good places, played in almost all casinos splurging money (my taxi driver there rightly said that vegas is a city built by losers), ate at all good places (including some really nice mexican restaurants) and discovered why this city is called the SIN CITY.. :P it was an awesome trip and i think one of my best holiday spots. plus everything seemed very arranged as my sister and brother in law had been there before and knew the way around the city. all in all an experience that i wont be forgetting in a hurry.
now am back in denver and will be exploring a few places in colorado and then finally will leave for new york. hopefully will be enjoying the rest of the trip also.
ciao
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Stay in MUMBAI
my stay in mumbai is turning out to be quite eventful... meet new people daily and making new friends...
here its a different life all together... my friend here Anshuman works in the film industry. so most of my stay here was in the studio.. initially i thought it would be very boring but it was quite the opposite. everyone who works here suffers from insomnia. work is in abundance and there is literally no time to sleep. if you are lucky and somehow you do get the time then its only for a precious hour or so... work tensions are high but people somehow learn to maintain their cool.
time passes by too quickly... one moment its 2 in the afternoon and next its 8 or 9 in the evening and yes people here refer 8 or 9 as evening and not night.
my usual masti is going on too but it was great to spend time here and know about the work culture... its different and the experience was mind blowing..
will be visiting here again for 10 days and hope i have the same experience. next stop manipal which is going to be a riot..
here its a different life all together... my friend here Anshuman works in the film industry. so most of my stay here was in the studio.. initially i thought it would be very boring but it was quite the opposite. everyone who works here suffers from insomnia. work is in abundance and there is literally no time to sleep. if you are lucky and somehow you do get the time then its only for a precious hour or so... work tensions are high but people somehow learn to maintain their cool.
time passes by too quickly... one moment its 2 in the afternoon and next its 8 or 9 in the evening and yes people here refer 8 or 9 as evening and not night.
my usual masti is going on too but it was great to spend time here and know about the work culture... its different and the experience was mind blowing..
will be visiting here again for 10 days and hope i have the same experience. next stop manipal which is going to be a riot..
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
NEW BEGINNINGS
for the first time in my life i realized that i had missed a great deal in my life.
recently i met my paternal cousins and came to know that i had missed a lot by not getting to know them better.
lets start from the beginning. in relations i am closer to my maternal cousins (kshitiz and sugandha) who are like my true brother and sister. from early childhood i have been hanging out with them and we visit each other often as much as possible considering our busy schedules.
but in the past few days i met my cousins from my dad's side and had a feeling that they were pretty cool too.
shubhangi (boisterous, loud, bold, idiot and wild), ishika or aditi or henna (god she is falling short of names lol) (cool and too funny), isha (serious, mature and good natured), ayush (simple, childish and innocent), rakhee ( a small teddy bear, funny with an amazing laugh) and last of all sanchita (wat can i say except ready to get married). all of them have different personalities.
till now all of them used to hang out together. i guess i never made an effort to get in touch with them because in my early years we did not meet each other that much and even if we did then it was just a case of exchanging pleasantries. also they being small girls then and talking about all the girly stuff did not attract my attention much.
but these past few weeks have been a revelation to me and knowing them has been a great pleasure. one simple game of "truth and dare" without the "dare" opened everything between us and we started behaving as pals. feels good to know that i have such fun loving people that i know of and can talk to them. i value them as friends much more then as family because family is by coincidence and friends are by choice and friendships are invaluable.
i wish i could have made it happen earlier but like they say its never late to say yes to a new beginning.
recently i met my paternal cousins and came to know that i had missed a lot by not getting to know them better.
lets start from the beginning. in relations i am closer to my maternal cousins (kshitiz and sugandha) who are like my true brother and sister. from early childhood i have been hanging out with them and we visit each other often as much as possible considering our busy schedules.
but in the past few days i met my cousins from my dad's side and had a feeling that they were pretty cool too.
shubhangi (boisterous, loud, bold, idiot and wild), ishika or aditi or henna (god she is falling short of names lol) (cool and too funny), isha (serious, mature and good natured), ayush (simple, childish and innocent), rakhee ( a small teddy bear, funny with an amazing laugh) and last of all sanchita (wat can i say except ready to get married). all of them have different personalities.
till now all of them used to hang out together. i guess i never made an effort to get in touch with them because in my early years we did not meet each other that much and even if we did then it was just a case of exchanging pleasantries. also they being small girls then and talking about all the girly stuff did not attract my attention much.
but these past few weeks have been a revelation to me and knowing them has been a great pleasure. one simple game of "truth and dare" without the "dare" opened everything between us and we started behaving as pals. feels good to know that i have such fun loving people that i know of and can talk to them. i value them as friends much more then as family because family is by coincidence and friends are by choice and friendships are invaluable.
i wish i could have made it happen earlier but like they say its never late to say yes to a new beginning.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Missing manipal!!!
my time in honda siel sucks :(... wish i had not come here. missing manipal a great deal. but somehow manage it having made good friends out der. keep hanging out with them and somehow the time passes by.
keep meeting my family, cousins and old school friends. i guess the only +ve aspect of this internship.
gr. noida as a township is still developing and it will take a few years to realize its full scope. the place where i live has a small market and provides all the basic necessities. the only good news is that today a new multiplex started out ere so i wont have to travel around 25 kms to catch a movie.
the only popular landmark in this industrial city is known as pari chowk (a crossroad) with 5 mermaids. thats it.. nothing more to see and i can bet that once you see this pari chowk you will start abusing me for bringing you there... :)
nothing else to say except it sucks out ere and want to go back to manipal.
keep meeting my family, cousins and old school friends. i guess the only +ve aspect of this internship.
gr. noida as a township is still developing and it will take a few years to realize its full scope. the place where i live has a small market and provides all the basic necessities. the only good news is that today a new multiplex started out ere so i wont have to travel around 25 kms to catch a movie.
the only popular landmark in this industrial city is known as pari chowk (a crossroad) with 5 mermaids. thats it.. nothing more to see and i can bet that once you see this pari chowk you will start abusing me for bringing you there... :)
nothing else to say except it sucks out ere and want to go back to manipal.
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