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Lage Raho MunnaBhai 2006-08-31 23:49:00
The difference between the two parts:
I went for MunnaBhai M.B.B.S.:
Without reading any reviews
Having seen no great hype
Without any expectations.
I came out of the theatre adding one more movie to my all-time favourite list. A movie that made me smile and laugh over and over again. A rarity in today's movie era
I went for Lage Raho MunnaBhai
Without reading any reviews
Having seen a far larger hype
With loads of expectations
I came out of the theatre adding one more movie to my all-time favourite list.
A movie that made me smile and laugh over and over again. A rarity in today's movie era
I'm not going to reveal the story of the film; if I did, I would be doing grave injustice to Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra who have come up with another masterpiece. The trailers have not given away anything and please watch the movie to find out the connection between MunnaBhai and the great Mohandas Karamchand Gand
K-Jo will you ever say Good Bye? 2006-08-26 13:37:00
I finally saw KANK. I don't think Karan Johar is an exceptional director-producer. He is pretty much a little above average; for his films carry a classy look and he makes his actors look great even while they are sobbing most times.
I liked his first film Kuch Kuch Hota Hain for Kajol alone
K3G was nothing but 3 Kg. of sentimental crap
Kal Ho Na Ho was my favorite K-Jo film and you know why; because it was one movie where not only did SRK not snatch the girl from someone else but also died! Awesome script!
Kaal: For heaven's sake let me not waste my blog over it
But I will for KANK.
A lot has been written on this movie so here are my two wise cents as well. So before I dissect it, I will first put up what I liked about the movie, there were parts which were good but, they are not worth spending your money in the theatre for it.
Abhishek Bachchan: He was awesome in the movie, the only one whose character was Read more:Good Bye
Chaat Fever and a Farce called Dahi Wada … 2006-08-19 14:39:00 Being away from Mumbai the one thing you miss the most is the roadside food. The "Chaat' by which I mean Bhel Puri, Sev Puri, Pani Puri , Dahi Batata Puri , Ragda Pattice and Mumbai's lifeline the "Vada Pav'. Dubai serves excellent food in all cuisines but what I miss the most is my Mumbai roadside food. Yes I've suffered from over eating out too (jaundice struck in the second year of MBA) but you simply can't resist it! Ours is a neat group of 5 couples here who get together every weekend and most of the times we go out trying out new restaurants. However this time around we decided to be home and have a nice "Chaat' evening. The menu was: Pani puriDahi Batata PuriBhel PuriSev PuriDabeliVada pav. My mouth was already watering when we were discussing the menu. I took up to prepare Vada Pav cause I had my grandmom's recipe for it and which is as good as the ones you get in Mumbai. Each family picked up a dish or two. We all were done and Read more:Farce
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Featured in DNA India... 2006-08-10 17:37:00 A little bit of recognition is always welcome:-)And if they pick up my favourite topic and my favourite sportsman its like an icing on the cake for me;-)'
DNA featured my article on Sparing Sachin here.
You bet I'm happy:-) Read more:Featured
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How could I? 2006-08-10 15:07:00 I'm finding it real hard to forgive myself.
Earlier, when I was working and prior to that busy with my studies I always managed to find time to watch the game, if I couldn't, I managed to pacify myself by saying that I was doing something important.
However to miss these two matches when I'm on a break and at home, is simply unpardonable!!
How could I be so blind!
Are we not done humiliating him? 2006-08-09 16:04:00 Now what did Saurav Ganguly do so special that he got through the 30 probables this time? His selection was based on his performance throughout the last year! The reasons the selectors can come up with on dropping and picking Saurav. God give me a break from them!
I really wish the selectors would stop playing with him now. When he deserved one chance they snatched everything from him and now when he has not played well at all, he gets a place in the 30!
As for you Saurav they will never pick you in the final 15, so forget it , quit now with some dignity! Just forget the whole thing and move on!
This is madness....
Love... 2006-07-30 13:56:00 A thousand promises for you I hold,
Each as pure as the first drop of dew,
Love me once, and a deeper meaning of love,
I'll reveal to you,
I'll be the picture that you'll paint of love,
On the twilight skies I'll be your soul,I'll be the vision,
of hopes and dreams in your eyes,
And if there be a darkness to your life,I'll be the warmth of the morning ray,
I'll be the comfort that you'll return to,At the end of a long weary day,
And I promise you, that I'll love you,
The way you have never been loved before.
And with each day that you love me,You'll know, that I love you even more.
Sigh!! This one not only brightened my day today but will brighten every day henceforth. What a lovely surprise from my husband today;-)
Give a Thought-10? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Exam halls are like toilets; the longer you sit there, the more the crap that comes outThe best ideas always seem to come in the loo, Oh shit!Gravity is a myth: Earth sucks!Whoever said money can't buy everything didn't know where to shopYou can't have everything;where would you put it?
Day 4 and 5 @ Wankhede: 1970-01-01 00:59:59 India had probably done all the wrong it could on the first three days of the match and with the track assisting spinners somewhat here was a chance to redeem some pride in the match.With my husband scheduled to fly home in the evening, I could only watch the first two sessions of the day. The two sessions yielded 3 wickets in addition to previous night's two and somewhere there was an inkling that it would be very tough for us to come back.It seemed that England was looking more to save the match than win it. Yes the pitch was making stroke play difficult (A fact Dravid should have taken into account when he went out to the toss) and any target above 250 would mean that India would be shut out of the match (Their batting wasn't in the best form) A 121 run-lead proved handy and reaching close to 200 was just what England had hoped for seeing the nature of the track. So 312 to chase was a tough tough task.Nevertheless the fan in me did not want to believe otherwise. I thought maybe
Awesome: Another Series Win and a World Record! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Can't chase,Can't defend,Can't capitalize on good starts,Can't recover from collapses,Chase defeat from jaws of victorySimply not consistent enough!All the above was true about team India until this season! India started performing well under Ganguly but they lost almost 11 finals under his reign. The consistency was still lacking and chasing was not the best thing we could do.We must give credit to Chappell and Dravid for building the team upto this level. Wright & Ganguly showed them what grit and gumption was all about while Chappell & Dravid have taught them to not waver and take the bull by the horns! Dravid surely has transferred his key qualities: Patience, concentration and performing under pressure!Third time this season a clean sweep! First against SL, then Pak and now England. Agreed SL and England were not exactly top class opposition but then we have not managed such dominance even over weaker sides in the past so we must give credit where it's due!No hope in Read more:Record
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Dreams and Reality... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 How often do dreams come true?How often to they become real?Ask Gillespie!!!I spilled my tea all over today's newspapers when I read this! Yesterday's night victory over Pakistan gave me a peaceful sleep and was pleasantly surprised by Rahul Dravid's aggression. I simply loved his reaction after getting Inzy out!But Dizzy's achievement had me in a state of shock!!However cliche it may sound, such moments are the exact reason why they say 'Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties' Boy, I simply love this game! Read more:Dreams
Sabbatical… 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I did not intend to take such a long sabbatical without leaving a message on the blog; tremendous workload and a huge change in my life made it impossible for me to update my blog regularly. The unexpected happens to you when you least expect it and that's exactly what happened. My husband had to move to Dubai for a long term on work and after much contemplation I decided to shift too.I have moved away:From my mumma, and my family,From my country, from my dear Mumbai city,From the trains and BEST buses and the tiring travel,From the dirt, the pollution and the chaos,From the roadside snacks: vada pav and pani puri,From the late night film shows and the crazy malls,From hours spent long at Barista and the walks down Worli-sea face,From night-outs with friends spent gossiping and dreaming about the future,From family get-togethers and being hounded by hundreds of relatives,From the crowded and chaotic weddings,From daily chai-snacks at the office canteen with friends,From discussing bo Read more:Sabbatical
Day 1 @ Wankhede 1970-01-01 00:59:59 If you are watching a match at the stadium there are a few norms you must follow:- Get to the stadium early to see the players practice- On day one do not miss the toss- Never ever miss the first and last ball of each day in the test match!- On the last day don't miss the presentation ceremony!So there, as is the norm I reached the stadium well in time anticipating that there would be a felicitation ceremony held for the three biggies of Indian cricket:1. Rahul Dravid for his 100th test match2. Sachin Tendulkar for becoming the most test-capped Indian player3. Anil Kumble for claiming 500 wickets in test cricket, the first Indian bowler to do so!Little did the MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) know that having this ceremony before start of play and delaying it by half hour than the usual would hit India later in the day.Indian team went again with 5 bowlers. I don't get why. After the performance in Mohali India needed to play an extra batsmen and Bhajji could have well sat out.
On the Occasion of Women's Day 1970-01-01 00:59:59 A day to celebrate women worldwide! But how often do we give them their space in this world and let them be.Two must reads today, real eye-openers. I'm terribly sad about having missed blogging on the issues and will try to plug in a delayed response( no promise but will try to pull in my two cents). Terrible workload!But all you readers do read theseFrom one of my favourite bloggers Uma:Carnival of FeministsThe BlankNoise ProjectHappy Women
's Day to all the wonderful women I know!
England - India: Review and Preview 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Offline activities are simply not giving me enough time to blog! But I'm a strong believer in better late than never and so we go to the current series being played. In the quest for World Cup 2007, I think we are forgetting the real essence of the game, the lifeline, the highest form of the game. The real test of a cricketer, players would kill for to play atleast once in their lifetime on the international scene. Test Cricket!In the last five years we were not a strong force in the ODIs but those losses never hurt( the final at WC 2003 did, but that's an exception!) as were building ourselves into a potent force in test cricket. Right from 2001 we played some super games in all parts of the world and earned victories across continents, though a series victory outside the subcontinent remains elusive (I do not consider the one against Zimbabwe recently anything to brag about!) So why this sudden loss of form in test arena? The loss at Karachi was heartbreaking because we did not e Read more:England
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An Exhilarating Day of Cricket! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 What a day it was for the world of cricket! Three men inspired their teams to commanding positions! Two matches yet to see the result while the one that finished yesterday left an unforgettable mark in history!First the sensational final match of SA-Aus ODI series at Wanderers. Well I got home at 9.00 p.m. and switched on the TV set for surfing channels; I just stood still in my seat as I read the score of 392-7 and South Africa still requiring 43 runs to win in 26 balls on ESPN! I did not know how to react! How much did Australia score in the first place when South Africa was so close to 400 and still a fair distance from winning it! Now that Aus had scored 400-odd the first time ever in the history of ODI, how the hell did SA get so close to the target and also looked good enough to win it!!! Was I dreaming? What kind of a match is this! From then on I did not move from my seat till the final ball was bowled!!!Excellent, excellent stuff! This is what ODI cricket is made of; nail-biti Read more:Cricket
Back to my Love Affair… 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I started viewing cricket in the 1991-92 season and took a keen interest in the game thereafter. I kept pestering my father as to why we could not see a match live at a stadium in Mumbai. He told me that for quite sometime now India was touring abroad and had not hosted any series at home. The day Mumbai was granted a match, he promised me he would take me to watch it "Live"Finally 13 years ago, India played host to a full fledged series with England and with the last test match scheduled in Mumbai from Feb 19-23 my father kept his promise. I went for my first live match at the Wankhede to watch the already shattered and cribbing English team under Graham Gooch; with no exciting players except Graeme Hick to watch. It was the series famous for Kumble's rise as India's strike bowler (He claimed 21 in that series and the Man-of-the-Series award) return to form by Azhar( his 182 in Eden Garnden was a delight!), young Tendulkar's consistency and Kambli's rocking debut!13 year Read more:Affair
, Love Affair
Remembering the Brave Martyrs 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Remembering the martyrsToday, India will observe a two minute silence to remember all those who lost their lives in the recent Mumbai blasts. I can't recollect the last time the nation came together to do so for victims of terror.It's been a week and it still hurts. I thought I could put down my feelings in a day or two but could not. There was anger at those who committed this ruthless crime, sadness for the families who lost their loved ones, admiration for the people who came forth to help people at the blasts sites and the ones stranded on the road, pride for the railways people who got back the services on track within 7 hours, and applause for the city to get back on its feet the next day.I kept thinking if there is any way to prevent these acts of terror? But even with the highest security force in place I don't think we can! We simply can't. The '93 blasts, then the Ghatkopar and Gateway of India in between and these serial blasts last week. Everytime we were hit we Read more:Brave
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Mirror Mistakes 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I did write about cricket played on Sunday 19th but not about this. My next pending post is about the series review which will be up soon but looks like Mumbai mirror decided to play psychic by guessing what I intend to write next!I do not know whose post is this and why has my post been credited to it? First shot glad to have my blog post featured in print media for the first time but on a second glance not so much to have someone else's content put up instead of mine!I wonder if proof reading is a concept that is fast disappearing in the print media!!
Sparing Sachin... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Sachin Tendulkar is a unique person in every sense. Everything he has done on and off the field exemplifies his uniqueness. He has been India's wonderboy, heartthrob, kamikaze kid, saviour, knight in shining armour etc. As much as his batting is unique so have been his dismissals and also the criticism he has faced.Don't you ever wonder that Sachin Tendulkar must be thinking what it is that I must do now after 17 years of international cricket , more than 100 tests and 350 ODIS, so that the critics simply shut their traps!Take the recent article by Sanjay Manjrekar on him. Read it and try to figure out what message Manjrekar is trying to send to all of us.Is he trying to doubt Sachin's commitment to the game?Is he trying to accuse him of faking injures?Is he trying to say that Sachin puts self before team and country?Is he trying to tell us that Sachin is in his own world thinking that he is still the 16 yr old kid who recently made his debut?Is he trying to cast doubts on Sachi Read more:Sachin
Selection Process 1970-01-01 00:59:59 If you have a bunch of kids around; not aged more than 6-7 you get to hear some priceless pieces.Here is one:My little nephew T, all of 4 years, was waiting for an invitation to his neigbour's daughter's birthday party. The little girl walked up to him and said,'T tomorrow is my birthday party and you are selected for it!'Her parents , T's parents and we two were stunned and burst into laughter.Yes kids surely say the darnest things! Read more:Process
The End of My Era.... 2007-03-11 19:34:00 Long hiatus, no explanations just that setting in to work and this city did take my time off from my writing! No promises to keep this going regularly but yes the world cup will get me writing more frequently than before!The world cup begins today. Sadly the opening ceremony will be missed due to the unearthly timings of the telecast. My interest in the ODIs is going down day by day, thanks to the growing predictable and uneventful nature of the matches involved and the WC long format is not going to help my case either. However seeing the performance of the some of the teams in the last month I sure am not placing my bets on the winner right away. That could make up for another article!So before I go onto preview matches and predict winners, here is the real reason for writing the article. In ’91 when I started watching cricket, taking serious interest in it, catching the old matches missed on all possible channels, I saw a whole lot of players emerge and become reckoning forces in
A Shocking Beginning… 2007-03-19 19:20:00 On seeing the WC schedule I had thought to myself that I can relax the till the super eight stage cause the first round seemed a waste of time to me with unknown teams like Ireland Bermuda, Netherlands( sure they played the last cup but who remembers!),Canada, Scotland being involved in the WC.Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties a saying so well-known it’s almost cliché to use it now! But time and again this saying is proved right and this time the little minnows were the ones who proved it right. I can bet my life not one cricket fan would’ve predicted Pakistan’s ouster in the first round, not one die-hard Indian fan would’ve expected defeat in the first match against Bangladesh and not even the Bangladeshi supporters would’ve expected their team to beat two big guns back to back. NZ in the warm up and India in the first match of the opening round!!! No one and if someone tells me he or she did they are lying through the roof!!!Pakistan’s ouster was a shocker and
Déjà vu… 2007-03-24 14:43:00 Am I at a loss for words on yesterday’s performance? No I’m not!! I’ve so much to say that I think I’ll take up Terabytes raised to n space on the web!I normally do not react badly to India’s losses. If you’ve been watching them play for the last 16 years and have had a lovely set of rational fans around you, it ensures that you do not react to losses as any other normal fan would. I mean it’s simply a game why make a fuss about it.I remember the WC losses against Aus in ’92, SL in semi-final in Kolkatta ’96 and the huge plundering against Aus in ’03 in the league match.I still remember the ’92 match as a victory because we put up an awesome fight. Neither will I forget Azhar’s 93 and Manjrekar’s 47 nor will I forget Srinath’s blunder. It was a strong reminder for me that this guy will never ever think when he plays, he always proved me right!But it was a wonderful match, yes the loss by one run broke my heart but the respect for the team grew ten folds.In
Déjà vu…Part II 2007-04-28 09:21:00 The world cup 2007 is finally coming to an end, and for me, since ’91 this has been probably the most boring one I’ve seen. Reason one but obviously India’s ouster in the first stage. Reason two: It is too long a world cup, 6 weeks is just too long. Having not watched each and every match as I have in the previous cups this one will remain least etched in my memory.Like 2003 Aussies look unbeatable and have not been challenged so far. I thought that SA and NZ would drive them to the wall but the two most likely teams to have upset the Aussies were decimated by them in style. It speaks a word or two in the zone the Aussies are and the way they are playing cricket. The losses to England and NZ prior to the world cup was just a lapse on their part.I love the Aussies, always have since I started watching this game. They play this game to win. They play it in their own style and are not ruffled by what others are doing. They might lose but they do not care; they stick to their nature
Because He Loves Me.... 2007-05-22 15:16:00 I've been waiting to get my first vacation since landing in Dubai. The first destination was but obviously my good old Mumbai. I do not know how I've survived a good whole year without seeing that place. Anyways, mumma planned her London trip and UK trip along with my niece to my sister's place. That put me pretty much in a dilemma about my vacation , and after much contemplation I decided to plan a trip to UK.Now at this point, a month back, I could not force my husband to join on my vacation as he wanted to save all his holidays for his younger sister's wedding scheduled in Dec this year. Though I would miss him, I still did not pester him to join. I can be a very stubborn and adamant girl but this time I wasn't. But, he did come around with me for my shopping despite his hectic schedules and prime office events.Work was getting quite hectic (as always) before I was leaving for my vacation. I was spending long hours at the office to wrap up most of my work. In the meanwhile, my
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