Interesting Fact- Observed in life too

The following article appeared in one of the CAT papers, and i based on my own and my friends experience have observed and vouch for the observations made by the writer:

While I was in class at Columbia, struggling with the esoterica du jour, my father was on a bricklayer’s scaffold not far up the street, working on a campus building. Once we met up on the subway going home — he was with his tools, I with my books. My father wasn’t interested in Thucydides, and I wasn’t up on arches. My dad has built lots of places in New York City he can’t get into: colleges, condos, office towers. He made his living on the outside. Once the walls were up, a place took on a different feel for him, as though he wasn’t welcome anymore. Related by blood, we’re separated by class, my father and I. Being the white-collar child of a blue-collar parent means being the hinge on the door between two ways of life. With one foot in the working-class, the other in the middle class, people like me are Straddlers, at home in neither world, living a limbo life.

What drove me to leave what I knew? Born blue-collar, I still never felt completely at home among the tough guys and anti-intellectual crowd of my neighbourhood in deepest Brooklyn. I never did completely fit in among the preppies and suburban royalty of Columbia, either. It’s like that for Straddlers. It was not so smooth jumping from Italian old-world style to US professional in a single generation. Others who were the first in their families to go to college, will tell you the same thing: the academy can render you unrecognisable to the very people who launched you into the world. The ideas and values absorbed in college challenge the mom-and-pop orthodoxy that passed for truth for 18 years. Limbo folk may eschew polyester blends for sea-isle cotton, prefer Brie to Kraft slices. They marry outside the neighbourhood and raise their kids differently. They might not be in church on Sunday.

When they pick careers (not jobs), it’s often a kind of work their parents never heard of or can’t understand. But for the white-collar kids of blue-collar parents, the office is not necessarily a sanctuary. In Corporate America, where the rules are based on notions foreign to working-class people, a Straddler can get lost. Social class counts at the office, even though nobody likes to admit it. Ultimately, corporate norms are based on middle-class values, business types say. From an early age, middle-class people learn how to get along, using diplomacy, nuance, and politics to grab what they need. It is as though they are following a set of rules laid out in a manual that blue-collar families never have the chance to read.

People born into the middle class to parents with college degrees have lived lives filled with what French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu calls ‘cultural capital’. Growing up in an educated environment, they learn about Picasso and Mozart, stock portfolios and crème brulee. In a home with cultural capital, there are networks: someone always has an aunt or golfing buddy with the inside track for an internship or some entry-level job. Dinner-table talk could involve what happened that day to mom and dad at the law firm, the doctor’s office, or the executive suite. Middle-class kids can grow up with a sense of entitlement that will carry them through their lives. This ‘belongingness’ is not just related to having material means, it also has to do with learning and possessing confidence in your place in the world. Such early access and direct exposure to culture in the home is the more organic, ‘legitimate’ means of appropriating cultural capital, Bourdieu tells us. Those of us possessing ‘ill-gotten Culture’ can learn it, but never as well. Something is always a little off about us, like an engine with imprecise timing. There’s a greater match between middle-class lives and the institutions in which the middle class works and operates—universities or corporations. Children of the middle and upper classes have been speaking the language of the bosses and supervisors forever.

Blue-collar kids are taught by their parents and communities to work hard to achieve, and that merit is rewarded. But no blue-collar parent knows whether such things are true in the middle-class world. Many professionals born to the working-class report feeling out of place and outmanoeuvred in the office. Soon enough, Straddlers learn that straight talk won’t always cut. Resolving conflicts head-on and speaking your mind doesn’t always work, no matter how educated the Straddler is.

In the working-class, people perform jobs in which they are closely supervised and are required to follow orders and instructions. That, in turn, affects how they socialise their children. Children of the working-class are brought up in a home in which conformity, obedience and intolerance for back talk are the norm — the same characteristics that make a good factory worker.

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Weekend, spent quality time wid Parents

After more than a couple of months in Delhi, i decided to go to Jaipur last weekend. Despite it being a busy weekend for Mom and Bhabi, i decided to go ahead with the plan,
A)Because i was feeling a lil homesick
B) My Naniji is here from Indonesia, and she visits very occasionally so had to catch up with her
C) Wanted to spend some time with Bhabi too.

Missed my Bus to Jaipur - I was scheduled to leave office by 6 and catch the Delux Bus at 6.15, but to my surprise all buses 9 were booked and my booking bore a waiting of 20 which unlike Railways is impossible to achieve in Buses. I decided that i wd nt waste anytime waitin for the Bus and headed straight to the Highway to try my luck. I had actualy gone there to catch a Bus which had a single occupancy but standing there i took lift from in the fst 5 minutes from a Scorpio, which had 6 men going to my destination.

I was squeezed in the middle in the middle seat which i hate teh most, and 5 minutes down the road the guys took out whisky and beer bottles. At fst i had thought that these guys might b strangers to one another and the driver mite have picked them up from some place, but i later found out that they were al togerther and the only stranger among them was ME. I started to feel uncomfortable coz of more than 1 reason, but kept my mouth shut coz i was having a different kind of fun, the fun of unknown. The car was running at the highway at not less than 110-120 kmph, and the adrenalline of al those nearing old age guys was quite impecable. They talked less, drank more and were not so bad as i was thinking they cd have been. Later i learned that these guys were businessmen who visited Delhi for collections every week. I was offered some drink too which per the first rule of travelling in said no. They had a bet amongst them that if the driver cd take us to Jaipr in less than 3 and a half hrs, then one of them wd treat all of them nd vice versa so it was a good bargain for me since i get to be home early and fast. And as was decided and gamble on we made it to Jaipur at 11.15 pm, and i was home after 10 mins.

Mom's and Bhabi's Exhibition- It was a small hall which had less than 20 stalls, each one of them offering something unique or the other. Mom and Bhabi as naive businessmen had marked up everything that they were offering by at least 40-50%, so when i went i changed things a bit and there was an overwhelming response specially on the designer mat front. My mom was flattered by my marketing skills and it boosted her confidence too. Sat and Sun both went in the exhibition and we did spare some time for each other during the night by playing cards and talking abt anything and everuything in family news.

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Have a great Trip bro

Bro,

Finally you are doing wat you have wished to do for so long. The best and the worst thing too, is that Bhabis are at their respective "Phiars". Good since you get two be with the brothers (both of them together) for 24hrs, and worst coz you dont get pampered, and are not treated like Kings....

Make sure you visit Ktm and also someplace near that, its heaven, and make sure, you visit the holy and religious places too, coz believe u me, its out of the world experience.
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Mission Istanbul

Hopeless movie, if u think Rajeev Masand gives good reviews....
No good action sequence, no songs and not a single actor knows how to act
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Going International

Finally, things have been decided. I m going to Nepal for a week this thursday, going to Kathmandu (Casinos) after that...and then in delhi for a day, and then finally home ......Looking forward for the trip when I start my most awaited trip.....Will surely put in the pics as I get them
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Speech by Chetan Bhagat-Dont be serious, be sincere

Keep the Spark Alive
Inaugural Speech for the new batch at the Symbiosis BBA program,
By Chetan Bhagat

Good Morning everyone and thank you for giving me this chance to speak to you. This day is about you. You, who have come to this college, leaving the comfort of your homes (or in some cases discomfort), to become something in your life. I am sure you are excited. There are few days in human life when one is truly elated. The first day in college is one of them. When you were getting ready today, you felt a tingling in your stomach. What would the auditorium be like, what would the teachers be like, who are my new classmates - there is so much to be curious about. I call this excitement, the spark within you that makes you feel truly alive today. Today I am going to talk about keeping the spark shining. Or to put it another way, how to be happy most, if not all the time.
Where do these sparks start? I think we are born with them. My 3-year old twin boys have a million sparks. A little Spiderman toy can make them jump on the bed. They get thrills from creaky swings in the park. A story from daddy gets them excited. They do a daily countdown for birthday party – several months in advance – just for the day they will cut their own birthday cake.
I see students like you, and I still see some sparks. But when I see older people, the spark is difficult to find. That means as we age, the spark fades. People whose spark has faded too much are dull, dejected, aimless and bitter. Remember Kareena in the first half of Jab We Met vs the second half? That is what happens when the spark is lost. So how to save the spark?
Imagine the spark to be a lamp's flame. The first aspect is nurturing - to give your spark the fuel, continuously. The second is to guard against storms.
To nurture, always have goals. It is human nature to strive, improve and achieve full potential. In fact, that is success. It is what is possible for you. It isn't any external measure - a certain cost to company pay package, a particular car or house.
Most of us are from middle class families. To us, having material landmarks is success and rightly so. When you have grown up where money constraints force everyday choices, financial freedom is a big achievement. But it isn't the purpose of life. If that was the case, Mr. Ambani would not show up for work. Shah Rukh Khan would stay at home and not dance anymore. Steve Jobs won't be working hard to make a better iPhone, as he sold Pixar for billions of dollars already. Why do they do it? What makes them come to work everyday? They do it because it makes them happy. They do it because it makes them feel alive. Just getting better from current levels feels good. If you study hard, you can improve your rank. If you make an effort to interact with people, you will do better in interviews. If you practice, your cricket will get better. You may also know that you cannot become Tendulkar, yet. But you can get to the next level. Striving for that next level is important.
Nature designed with a random set of genes and circumstances in which we were born. To be happy, we have to accept it and make the most of nature's design. Are you? Goals will help you do that.
I must add, don't just have career or academic goals. Set goals to give you a balanced, successful life. I use the word balanced before successful. Balanced means ensuring your health, relationships, mental peace are all in good order.
There is no point of getting a promotion on the day of your breakup. There is no fun in driving a car if your back hurts. Shopping is not enjoyable if your mind is full of tensions.
You must have read some quotes - Life is a tough race, it is a marathon or whatever. No, from what I have seen so far, life is one of those races in nursery school, where you have to run with a marble in a spoon kept in your mouth. If the marble falls, there is no point coming first. Same with life, where health and relationships are the marble. Your striving is only worth it if there is harmony in your life. Else, you may achieve the success, but this spark, this feeling of being excited and alive, will start to die.

One last thing about nurturing the spark - don't take life seriously. One of my yoga teachers used to make students laugh during classes. One student asked him if these jokes would take away something from the yoga practice. The teacher said - don't be serious, be sincere. This quote has defined my work ever since. Whether its my writing, my job, my relationships or any of my goals. I get thousands of opinions on my writing everyday. There is heaps of praise, there is intense criticism. If I take it all seriously, how will I write? Or rather, how will I live? Life is not to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary here. We are like a pre-paid card with limited validity. If we are lucky, we may last another 50 years. And 50 years is just 2,500 weekends. Do we really need to get so worked up? It's ok, bunk a few classes, goof up a few interviews, fall in love. We are people, not programmed devices.
I've told you three things - reasonable goals, balance and not taking it too seriously that will nurture the spark. However, there are four storms in life that will threaten to completely put out the flame. These must be guarded against. These are disappointment, frustration, unfairness and loneliness of purpose.
Disappointment will come when your effort does not give you the expected return. If things don't go as planned or if you face failure. Failure is extremely difficult to handle, but those that do come out stronger. What did this failure teach me? is the question you will need to ask. You will feel miserable. You will want to quit, like I wanted to when nine publishers rejected my first book. Some IITians kill themselves over low grades – how silly is that? But that is how much failure can hurt you. But it's life. If challenges could always be overcome, they would cease to be a challenge. And remember - if you are failing at something, that means you are at your limit or potential. And that's where you want to be.
Disappointment's cousin is frustration, the second storm. Have you ever been frustrated? It happens when things are stuck. This is especially relevant in India. From traffic jams to getting that job you deserve, sometimes things take so long that you don't know if you chose the right goal. After books, I set the goal of writing for Bollywood, as I thought they needed writers. I am called extremely lucky, but it took me five years to get close to a release. Frustration saps excitement, and turns your initial energy into something negative, making you a bitter person. How did I deal with it? A realistic assessment of the time involved – movies take a long time to make even though they are watched quickly, seeking a certain enjoyment in the process rather than the end result – at least I was learning how to write scripts, having a side plan – I had my third book to write and even something as simple as pleasurable distractions in your life - friends, food, travel can help you overcome it. Remember, nothing is to be taken seriously. Frustration is a sign somewhere, you took it too seriously.
Unfairness - this is hardest to deal with, but unfortunately that is how our country works. People with connections, rich dads, beautiful faces, pedigree find it easier to make it – not just in Bollywood, but everywhere. And sometimes it is just plain luck. There are so few opportunities in India, so many stars need to be aligned for you to make it happen. Merit and hard work is not always linked to achievement in the short term, but the long term correlation is high, and ultimately things do work out. But realize, there will be some people luckier than you. In fact, to have an opportunity to go to college and understand this speech in English means you are pretty damm lucky by Indian standards. Let's be grateful for what we have and get the strength to accept what we don't. I have so much love from my readers that other writers cannot even imagine it. However, I don't get literary praise. It's ok. I don't look like Aishwarya Rai, but I have two boys who I think are more beautiful than her. It's ok. Don't let unfairness kill your spark.
Finally, the last point that can kill your spark is isolation. As you grow older you will realize you are unique. When you are little, all kids want Ice cream and Spiderman. As you grow older to college, you still are a lot like your friends. But ten years later and you realize you are unique. What you want, what you believe in, what makes you feel, may be different from even the people closest to you. This can create conflict as your goals may not match with others. . And you may drop some of them. Basketball captains in college invariably stop playing basketball by the time they have their second child. They give up something that meant so much to them. They do it for their family. But in doing that, the spark dies. Never, ever make that compromise. Love yourself first, and then others.
There you go. I've told you the four thunderstorms - disappointment, frustration, unfairness and isolation. You cannot avoid them, as like the monsoon they will come into your life at regular intervals. You just need to keep the raincoat handy to not let the spark die.
I welcome you again to the most wonderful years of your life. If someone gave me the choice to go back in time, I will surely choose college. But I also hope that ten years later as well, your eyes will shine the same way as they do today. That you will Keep the Spark alive, not only through college, but through the next 2,500 weekends. And I hope not just you, but my whole country will keep that spark alive, as we really need it now more than any moment in history. And there is something cool about saying - I come from the land of a billion sparks.
Thank You!
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Rocked the weekend with Sunny

Friday - At Blues, Canaught Place

Sunny came, and by God's grace he dint nt arrive at the scheduled arrival time of 4.30 a.m, and i cd enjoy the luxury of sleeping til 8 that day. By the time i woke up i saw thr were 3 missed calls from his cell, and it instantly took away al my drowsiness and i was wondering if he is lost in Delhi. A similar thing happend wid me when i had visited Rishav. Anyway, that was nt the case and he was on his way home in the correct route. By the time he came in i was al set to leave for the office. In the eveneing we went over to CP to do a bit of shopping, and the bit just gt bigger and bigger and we ended up buying T Shrits for every1 we knew. The best part was buying it for my sister, coz personally i have never bought any clothes for gals, nd it was too difficult, fst to choose and the to anticipate if it wil fit her well. Sunny being expedrienced in these fields helped me choose the right size and it actually fitted well, coz anything that wd fir Sunny wd fit any gal.
It was already 9 in the evening and we thght that we shd better hit some club. With al the excitedment we headed towards home and gt in our best clothes and left for South Ex since the place boasts of having a few good places to chk out. Being a Stag for nightclubs in a crime and we were nt allowed in anywhr.
Disappointed we headed towards CP since me and prakash had entered Blues stag sometime back, and that was my last resort. To my surprise and disappointment we were nt let in thr too. I thght i case Priti was free i cd ask her to come over to get us in, and i tried her phone and she happened to be arnd. We went and liked the place and the music was good but the place shut by 1 so we were left wid no choice but to go home.

Sunday, Elevates, Noida:

Sunday started on a very sad note, fst of al, we woke up late, and we were nt able to decide on what we wanted to do. Sunny ended up watching 2 movies (Fist of Fury and Kindergarten Kid) before we cd leave for anyplace it was already 4. We thght of watching a movie and headed 4 the cinema hall widout even taking a bath.
Unfortunately we were late and were nt able to catch up the movie on time, and were back to square 1. Then i tght why nt give him the time of his life by taking him to the best disc in the city. I borrowed the car from Chinu and navigating the confusing roads we reached Noida by 11 p.m. Entry was nt much of a problem wid priti arnd, and the club happened to be the best disc i had ever seen. The place was just awesome and huge and had a capacity of more than 600 people. The decor was great and crowd was awesome too. I hit the dance floor almost instantly and had a great time dancing till 3 a.m. in the morning.





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Kismat Konnection- Movie Review

I have been waiting for a movie review from my GURU since i first strated this thread and we are about to have one probably tonight.
He taught me sing, learn dialogues, love movies, concept and everything. Make this blog special Paras Bhaiya, waiting for one from you.
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Paras Bhaiya- U have made us proud today

Guys thats my bhatija, after so much delibration and efforts we finally have thr Srk from the right side and Hrithik from the left on my Blog....I was just wondering what kind of son he wil grow to be and was amused by the thought of him speaking to Nyasa with a bent shoulder "Mere paas Ma hai tere paas kya hai...." Films is in his blood, and given the kind of pose he is giving in al the photos i am sure, we have the Superstar in the making.

The pic below is very special to me for many reasons. When the news abt his arrival came, i packed my bags to visit Nepal. I had just 10 mins to shop for a gift for my bhatija, and was wondering on what i can take. I had two options, 1 to buy a naked baby boy doll which i thght we stupid in the wake of such changing enviroment when the world is talking abt accepting Gays etc, so with complete sanity i bought the baby girl doll. The kid was too small (which i was unaware of since i thght babies cd play wid a doll from day 1) and i thght may b i gifted something useless.

But finally the doll is getting what it deserves, after almost a year of wait. Good going kid, with Uncles like me and rishav, u wil learn things at the fastest pace.

Love u beta and this post wil be shown to u when u turn 18.

Thanks dai, for everything and welcome to my VIRTUAL world....Love u Bhabi and extra love for my Bhatija

Doing what his Soru Chachu hasnt Done.

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Bachelors Party @ Tabula Rasa, New Delhi

I am late, but its okay coz did nt want to write the blog without pics. To update u guys, Tabula rasa is the best restrobar in delhi ambience wise, and here r few pics of the place.

It was Chinus' Bachelors party and perfect mix of people happen to be at the place for the occassion. To my surprise most of the people were non-alcoholic (given the reputation of delhi) and to avoid attention i ordered cocktails which in no way cd be identified with any liquor. Started with Mojito (a coktail made of Mint leaves, Rum and sweet lime), then had a Long Island Iced tea (Mix of Vodka, Teqila and Rum with Coke) and then a drink on fire. The drink on fire messed up my whole idea of avoiding attention coz my elder brothers dont drink and it was embarassing to be drinking in frnt of them. They however were cool and i ran away wid a few comments the next day where every1 was saying that this guys has grown up.....Mojito

Long Island Iced Tea

The good thing abt the entire party was that i had Shanky (Himanshu's and Peeyush's friend) to spoil. He had this urge of drinking for the fst time in his life and i made sure his throat gets wet with the best ones...So he was with me for the fst two drinks after which he gave up. Good show mate, and thanks for al the pics too.... See Shanky's pic below, in front of al those vintage wine section....

The best part of the whole place was the section which had water flowing throwing almost through your plate and was filled with rose petals...A very inexpensive intereior idea and can be replicated at home too check it out....
Well for Rishav and Sunny, guys there shd be enough reasons for u guys to come up....:)
Love u all
SA

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Update on Aj's change in Life

Aj (Abhishek Jinda) is dearest of dearest friend of mine and has witnessed immense success very recently (3 days back) when his CA final results came. He has made us al so proud by getting ALL INDIA 13th rank and that prompted him to put in his 1st blog.

Thgh he wrote the blog he missed to brief what caused the change in his life.
Life is al abt changes and we wish all the changes that happen to u bring u immense happiness and joy.
Love u man, we r al waiting for that pic of urs with the EASTERN REGION TOPPER medal.

Love

SA
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Change in Life

Hey all u guys..Sorry i am posting my first blog so late.But better late then never.I just experienced 3 days back how can a single moment change your life.it can change everything around you and everyone around you..I felt the happiest moment of my life.I know i am writting very boreing things but i am also sure ki every member of this blogspot have already expirienced that moment..So aur kuch nai to this will be just a reminder of that moment when life changes......
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Chinu's Bday

I am having a good t ime here in Delhi may be coz i dont get to be alone or may be coz there is someone always to keep me involved. Got a call from Chinu yesterdy and he invited me to his Bday party today....I reached the venue half n hr early coz as ususal i cd nt pick a gift and thght may b last minute look at something may fetch me something gud enuff....The place Defence Colony to my surprise rocked, it has a series of great restaurants and pub's and i spotted 2 places in particular RPM (Pub) and Shack's restaurant which i wil chk out this weekend when Soniyo is here wid me....There were good florists arnd, and i thght of giving both the bhabis a nice customized bouquets... I found a bengali florist who ordered his guys to make 2 special ones for me since i managed to speak some screwed up bengali....The company was good, Shanky, Peeyush and her frnds are al amazing thgh they r way younger i somehow dont c myself as growing.....Come this weekend, i am having a blast TOUCH WOOD.....
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My Bhatiji

Rishav Brother,
It was really great that you uploaded some pics after months of request. Nyasa is sooooo sweet. Btw, i had suggested this name to bhabhi in one message, not sure if she got the idea from there.
She looks more like bhabhi and hope that she doesn't get any of your aadats. She goes purely on bhabhi. I am missing you guys so much yaar.
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Rock On- Music Review

Well i came online just to honour my committment of writing a music review of Rock On, but found Rishav's post and was filled wid a different kind of joy, joy of growing up. Anyway, thats personal and now i present to u guys, my IInd professional review and this time a music review.

Rock On!!! has 8 songs, a varied mix of genres and blends. To rate the music i wd give 6/10 coz thr r couple of songs which i did nt like at all. While some are just so different that u may be hearing this kind of hindi music for the fst time in ur life. I wd start by writing abt each one of them. But for those of u nt willing to read it all "tum ho toh" is the best song of the album Read On guys..............

The album starts with the song "Socha Hai" demonstrating good lyrics and music. The song is imaginary and its lyrics are beautiful and a soft rock kind of song is soothing to ear.

"Peechle Saat Dino Mai" - This song is amazing and one of its kind in Hindi Music Industry. A rock song in Hindi which blows ur mind away instantly. The lines Kabhi khud pe hasa mai aur kabhi khud pe roya are just amazing. For those nt acquainted wid rock, u wil take two three hearing of this song to love it.

"Rock On" - Already showing in trailers in al the music channels is a good song, with Farhan Akhtar behind the mike. I am sure its gonna be his movie, and wil mark a birth of next Raj Kapoor (since he can sing, dance, direct adn act too)

"Yeh tumhari meri baatein"- a decent romantic song which i liked may be more coz it came after two rock songs. The song is soothing and is well written and sung.

"Zehreelay"- crap

"Tum ho toh"- The best song in the album in lines of tum se hi of Jab we met. Amazing lyrics and has been sung brilliantly too. This song is going to be the next big hit.

"Pichle Saat Dino Live"- Good, since the original has been rated the same.

"Phir Dekhiye" - A romantic no., which is average.

Hope this review helps.

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Miss Universe hai Bhai

Rishav, man when i heard her name Nyasa, i was wondreing we will al be such a protective dad / uncles. One coz of her sexy name, Two coz she is preity bhabi's daughter thats why she ought to be beautiful. I swear wil f*** any one who comes near her :) Bro the photos r just amazing, man i had seen some in Paras Bhaiya's mobile but these r just amazing....She is just the cutest kid (gal, coz cutest guy kid is Paras Bhaiya's) in the whole world...Bro thanks for the pics, and thanks for making this space wonderful with such beautiful entry. Dude u can also upload videos so next shd be that. Sameer wil be just very very happy to see her here, man we wil never have to wait outside discs once she grows up :)
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Daughter bhailog

helllo bhailog,

this is my sweet little daughter NYASA. sameer dear kaisi lgi bhai mumbai bhejdu kya hahaha......aur saurav bhai thanks yaar for this blog...makes it easy for us to communicate.....miss you guys so much yaar......pics kaise lage sabko ek blog likhna padega...the one who doesnt will get a kick on his a... samjha....

love you all

rishav.....

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Music Review- Rock On

Will be done tommorrow
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Rishav, Love u too man

Bhai,
Of all the people in this world, i never expected a blog that too a ful fledged movie review from you....But u made it and i am so damn happy....I intend to keep this blog updated, and may b show out children / grand children, things we have been passionate about.
Bhai, miss u so much, but i guess Sam is makin a programme of coming to Nepal, i promise i wil come down with him too unless there r serious committements...Mamaji has already promised that this time he wd arrange a over night stay at Phulwari Resort, so we can play and win at the casino whole night....I just miss all the fun, almost daily in some way or the othr i am reminded abt u guys, but i belong to the same specie as u, and never bother to call or write :)
Bro, you dereved a gal and as god has been doing to u, u have been blessed with 2 gals now :) I know u make a great Dad, coz you have the potential of loving endlessly and i have felt that throughout....Can u do me a favour, can u upload baby's and bhabi's pic, once in a week so that we (me,Sam, Vishal etc) can update myself on their growth too...:)

Love,

SA
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love story 2050 - movie review (nightmare)

hello everbody!!!

just wanna share my goody goody nighmare with all of you!!! :(

well love story 2050 hmmm....well if the year 2050 is going to be like this then i hope it better be good or else god help us :) !!!!

well lets now go on with my ultimate nightmare!!!!1

Harry Baweja has undoubtedly put in a lot of effort and hard work into Love Story 2050, whether its the costumes, settings, special effects and to a certain extent even robots. But unfortunately, the script is way below average. The story is nonsensical, the love story lacks soul, you dont feel for any single character in the movie. Harry Baweja as a story teller fails big time.

The first half is never ending, but towards the end it gets slightly interesting, you hope for a better second half. Imagining life 42 years from now is exciting, but what unfolds on the screen in the second half is probably equilvalent to a third degree torture. It painfully drags, the special effects although great, outshines the love story, you no more care for any of the characters. The robots and the special effects too starts to get monotonous towards the end. 30 mins into the second half, you desperately await the end for the credits to roll.. Yes, its that bad!

The runtime is 3 hours plus, most of the portions can be chopped off easily. For example the character of the masked villian, who appears in the latter parts of the second half, was absolutely unnecessary. He also seems to be a last minute inspiration of Naseeruddin Shah’s character in Krrish.

Seriously, its very hard to sit through this movie. The packed house for the preview show, was almost half empty, well before the credits rolled!

Dialogues are irritating.. Harman’s favorite dialogue in the movie is ‘I dont need luck, because i have love’ He repeats it so many times that, you feel an urgent need to pull every hair out of your head! Music is average, except for the ‘Milo Na Milo’ track, nothing is even worth a mention.

Performances are no better! Harman Baweja has been compared to Hrithik Roshan, no less! Well, he is good looking, a excellent dancer, has got a good screen presence.. But in the acting department, he has a long long way to go. His dialogue delivery outright sucks! Priyanka Chopra disappoints in a meaty role, with great scope for histrionics. Boman Irani is funny at times. Archana Puran Singh is good.

In short, Love Story 2050 is yet another major disappointment of 2008. A utter waste of Rs 50 crores plus spent on this never ending tale. The opening at the box-office is expected to be good, but the negative word-of-mouth would affect Harman’s debut. The collections should start dropping heavily from Monday. This futuristic tale has absolutely no future!

Avoid!

Rating: 1 star

RISHAV. :) (for you SAURAV....) love you brother!!!!!

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Jaane tu ya jaane na- Movie review

I am a day late, basically coz dint get time yesterday to go online and publish something about the movie.....
Well to start with, the movie is one of the most fresh movie released recently... Capturing the best relationships on earth, it depics the complexities of friendship and love wherein Imran Khan (Jai) and Genilla (Aditi) are both confused wether there relationatship is just frnds or more than that....Happens with everyone isnt it, well has happended to me on more than one occassion :) They are convinced that they r just friends and go out to convince their parents and their friends....Aditi and Jai then vow to get each other a suitable match, a simple and elegant gal for Jai and a Macho and protective guy for a bubbly gal like aditi who doesnt even mind to slang when she is figting....Both of them get their initial fun during their new relationsship but soon realize that they r nt meant to be wid each other forever and that Aditi and Jai is the perfect match....The twist is that Jai is a Rathod from Rajasthan and is the most non violent Rathod coz of his mothers upbringing, but he has a violent streak in him coz of his inheritance of Naseeruddin Shahs' genes....Being a rathod, he would be declared a man only if he fulfilled three conditions, 1- ride a horse, 2 - engage in fight and 3- go to jail...
Great Music, great humour, fresh way of storytelling where the group members of the jai and aditi are waiting for someone at the airport and tells the story of Rats and Meow to a recent girlfrnd of Jignesh.....
The movie is too simple yet too elegant.....At no point of the movie the audience lose connect wid the characters, and the movie marks the begining of career of Imran as a superhero...His acting is as natural as Aamir and at quite a few occasion he ends up acting like him....Awesome performance from Naseeruddin Shah, and Aditis brother.....Music is the great USP of the movie....All and all a great movie with a few twists and tale....Arbaaz khan and Sohail come up more than a couple of occassion to give the movie its share of humour....I pronounce the movie as a SUPERHIT and wish the director who has done a fantastic work al the best for future endevours....Need your comments coz this is my fst review online
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Finally a good movie comes up....Here are things which make it so much watchable

As usual and inherent to my nature i was not sure if i wanted to go and check out this movie on the first day, but suddenly i realized today that i need to start opening up coz Srk would eventually stop making movies soon....:)
I have been bitten by Rehman's songs in the movie and want to go and give my reviews to Paras Bhaiya and Sameer this time....
This movie marks debut of Imran Khan and Genila D Souza, i am not very sue abt how she looks coz i havent seen her much, but certainly she is fresh and has that girl next door look (and for u guys who have seen gal next door, i dint actually mean that movie)....USP of the movie is the youth, music and the director...As usual since Aamir is promoting the movie he is in the limelight and every1 else has taken a back seat....This director has a great reputation and has been associated with the following movies:

1. Welcome (dialogue)
2. Shikhar (screenplay)
3. Salaam Namaste (dialogue)
4. Main Hoon Na ((dialogue) (screenplay)
5. Munnabhai M.B.B.S. ((dialogue)
6. Chupke Se(writer)
7. Maqbool ((screenplay)
8. Darna Mana Hai(writer)
9. Asoka (2001)

So there are plenty of reasons to go out there and check the movie out....
I have booked my tickets for a 10.20 pm show and Priti, Prakash and his elder brother are accompanying me....RRitu has promiosed me to give his car so we can also have some chuski at Indiagate on our way back....

Will write the review tomm....
Cheers
SA
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Rock On guys

Guys in case u havent seen the promos of Rock on, see them on you tube brothers....Its amazing and refreshing....Farhan Akhtar is all set to rock again and this time he wil do it in front of the camera....
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