Stealing Obama’s thunder, with 3 Golden Globe awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score and 10 Oscar nominations, the movie is definitely history in the making. But the only one I appreciate is the nomination for Achievement in Music by the one and only, Allah Rakha Rehman.
He has done India proud by hoisting a flag on much eluded plains, not only by arresting every ‘gora’ household but kids selling flags at signals too are singing ‘Jai Ho’ instead of ‘Jai Hind’
However, in my logs, Danny Boy’s success falls into grey areas. The movie, I thought, had large tones of clichéd ness. I’m not against the exposure of poverty; we all know the dirt beneath the bed. We lay clean sheets above and turn a blind eye, but we know. What we don’t know is, why is a standing ovation being given to some foreign director whose fitted cameras into the slums of Bombay?
In the past, many Indian movies have mirrored the same but disappeared like the morning dew. Unnoticed. Is it cause the lead protagonist was not a slum dweller with a British accent?
Danny very correctly pointed out “everyone loves the underdog” but isn’t it time India was recognized besides solely for being one. Please explain why you’d want to make a movie on Indian slums but import the lead from abroad. We not good enough for ya?
I’m happy for talent but not for hype. The choreography of the last song sums up Danny’s understanding of India and its cinema. Let’s throw in a song on the platform, get 50 synchronized feet and voila!
The only other gentlemen who deserve to share my blog space with the meastro are Anthony Dod Mantle and Chris Dickens for their Oscar nominations- Achievement in Cinematography & Achievement in Film Editing respectively.
So here’s keeping everyone in a knot and hoping it’s homecoming for the Oscars.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Chandani Chowk to China
Yeh movie kyun bani samajh aaina!
Now, I could dedicate a whole post to the flaws of this movie but I’d consider that a bigger waste of time then watching the movie itself.
Akhsay Kumar reminds of the recession, a bubble waiting to burst. Deepika Padukone..no comments.
I think the movie should be re-titled ‘Akhir kyun’ and made tax free. Why should I feel cheated alone?
Now, I could dedicate a whole post to the flaws of this movie but I’d consider that a bigger waste of time then watching the movie itself.
Akhsay Kumar reminds of the recession, a bubble waiting to burst. Deepika Padukone..no comments.
I think the movie should be re-titled ‘Akhir kyun’ and made tax free. Why should I feel cheated alone?
Strangers In The Night
The thought of spending an evening with a bunch of strangers, does not make me jump three feet high. My evenings, usually, revolve around the same set of faces (new expressions always!). Call it boring, I call it choice.
But like most choices out of one’s control, I found myself in a rather unfamiliar situation.
The strong winds turned north, I wrapped my jacket tighter. Tonight was a big night. I had agreed to go out with friend A, who had a visitor in town, friend B. After running out of excuses, for not turning up, I found myself sipping coffee on the third seat. Just two people? I can handle that. But as the night stepped forward, alphabets began to multiply. We were now on friend H, and the only thread that linked us all was 'A' who I must admit, was not doing too bad a job.
The evening picked up speed like the unexpected force of a rapid. The laughter grew so loud that it took my rule book by it's horn and flung it in the direction of an oncoming train.
That night I learnt:
1. When traveling by car, if there’s a choice between nurturing a crick in the neck or missing out on punch lines, choose the back seat! It’s comfortable [I was just plain lucky Mr.B:)]
2.If you haven’t finished your glass of wine, it’s ok to ask for a take away
3.Retro is just soooooo much fun
4.Having random men walk up to you in a club, as the aftermath of a prank, is actually quite funny. Neither of you know what you’re both doing in that situation
5.A 5 star hotel’s restaurant is packed even at 5 on a working morning! With powdered noses still in place.
6.It’s ok to sing along to the music. And really loud. Even if you can hear it only faintly from behind the club doors
7.Two girls need absolutely no reason to bond or not
8.You can exchange numbers at the end of only one evening with an honest intention of calling back
9.It’s ok to laugh when someone chokes up on chillies :)
10.A little flirtation never hurt (but I already knew that)
11.A table behind you, helps break the fall, especially when your partner looses grip while trying to jive
12. What definitely doesn’t help is walking too close to a fountain (I’m still not sorry, c’mmon, be a sport!)
13.Even if you’ve been drinking till 5 in the morning you wont feel it, cause your heels are killing you softly
14.Planned evenings don’t always hurt [yeah you! you know who I’m talkin’ to:)]
15.Reminiscence of such an evening can make you smile, even days later……
Strangers in the night….We were strangers in the night, Up to the moment, When we said our first hello…sometimes, that’s all it takes.
But like most choices out of one’s control, I found myself in a rather unfamiliar situation.
The strong winds turned north, I wrapped my jacket tighter. Tonight was a big night. I had agreed to go out with friend A, who had a visitor in town, friend B. After running out of excuses, for not turning up, I found myself sipping coffee on the third seat. Just two people? I can handle that. But as the night stepped forward, alphabets began to multiply. We were now on friend H, and the only thread that linked us all was 'A' who I must admit, was not doing too bad a job.
The evening picked up speed like the unexpected force of a rapid. The laughter grew so loud that it took my rule book by it's horn and flung it in the direction of an oncoming train.
That night I learnt:
1. When traveling by car, if there’s a choice between nurturing a crick in the neck or missing out on punch lines, choose the back seat! It’s comfortable [I was just plain lucky Mr.B:)]
2.If you haven’t finished your glass of wine, it’s ok to ask for a take away
3.Retro is just soooooo much fun
4.Having random men walk up to you in a club, as the aftermath of a prank, is actually quite funny. Neither of you know what you’re both doing in that situation
5.A 5 star hotel’s restaurant is packed even at 5 on a working morning! With powdered noses still in place.
6.It’s ok to sing along to the music. And really loud. Even if you can hear it only faintly from behind the club doors
7.Two girls need absolutely no reason to bond or not
8.You can exchange numbers at the end of only one evening with an honest intention of calling back
9.It’s ok to laugh when someone chokes up on chillies :)
10.A little flirtation never hurt (but I already knew that)
11.A table behind you, helps break the fall, especially when your partner looses grip while trying to jive
12. What definitely doesn’t help is walking too close to a fountain (I’m still not sorry, c’mmon, be a sport!)
13.Even if you’ve been drinking till 5 in the morning you wont feel it, cause your heels are killing you softly
14.Planned evenings don’t always hurt [yeah you! you know who I’m talkin’ to:)]
15.Reminiscence of such an evening can make you smile, even days later……
Strangers in the night….We were strangers in the night, Up to the moment, When we said our first hello…sometimes, that’s all it takes.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Accessing a hotmail account on a PC
Off late I’ve got a lot of sniggers for
a) the fact that I'm still using a hotmail account when the world has moved onto Gmail.
The other day, when I rebelled to being the only one who didn’t receive a friends roka pics, all I got was 'arre yaar you have a stupid hotmail account. It bounced' A kind of ‘third world country’ treatment in account land!
I can’t seem to forget the days when internet was a novelty. I spent hours in an internet cafe, paid through my nose, constantly refreshing the page in failed attempts to open an account. A HOTMAIL ACCOUNT. Can’t just let it get terminated.
And b) my curls straightening out within half hour of using a Mac.
I HATE IT! Why can’t it be as simple as a PC or at least, get me a mouse along with a dictionary of shortcuts. 20 yrs on a PC cannot be unlearnt by fingers in a min or hours or days. It takes time Ok?!
Please explain why can’t you still have the right click option? Cut/paste reduces font size automatically. Now, I could right click and reformat but nooo! I have to spend the next 20 mins playing treasure hunt to find the bloody command. Where’s backspace?
One slip of the finger and the Mac pukes up a foray of icons at the unsuspecting user. I can almost hear it snigger too. Where's the thesaurus btw? And you can't choose ‘the correct spelling’ by a right click!
I know Mac users swear by it. But then you may also be the kind who have moved on from hotmail.
Someday.
a) the fact that I'm still using a hotmail account when the world has moved onto Gmail.
The other day, when I rebelled to being the only one who didn’t receive a friends roka pics, all I got was 'arre yaar you have a stupid hotmail account. It bounced' A kind of ‘third world country’ treatment in account land!
I can’t seem to forget the days when internet was a novelty. I spent hours in an internet cafe, paid through my nose, constantly refreshing the page in failed attempts to open an account. A HOTMAIL ACCOUNT. Can’t just let it get terminated.
And b) my curls straightening out within half hour of using a Mac.
I HATE IT! Why can’t it be as simple as a PC or at least, get me a mouse along with a dictionary of shortcuts. 20 yrs on a PC cannot be unlearnt by fingers in a min or hours or days. It takes time Ok?!
Please explain why can’t you still have the right click option? Cut/paste reduces font size automatically. Now, I could right click and reformat but nooo! I have to spend the next 20 mins playing treasure hunt to find the bloody command. Where’s backspace?
One slip of the finger and the Mac pukes up a foray of icons at the unsuspecting user. I can almost hear it snigger too. Where's the thesaurus btw? And you can't choose ‘the correct spelling’ by a right click!
I know Mac users swear by it. But then you may also be the kind who have moved on from hotmail.
Someday.
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