Taare Zameen par...

Written on 30th december, 23:10 hours

Taare Zameen Par...

Dont know where to start from. Right now there is a tussle going on ,in the mind, to find the best superlative to describe Taare Zameen Par. And looks like we have to invent some new superlatives which can do justice to Taare Zameen Par. In my quest till now(to find the best adjectives/superlatives)..the words which have come across my mind are: awesome, superb, beautiful....just amazing. The movie is more beautiful than what any of these adjectives can convey.

Though am a highly emotional person, but it doesnt happen very often that tears trickle down my cheek....and I dont make an attempt to stop that flow. This happend while seeing TZP. And I guess that should explain the kind of connect the movie establishes with its audience.

Was talking to Sumil a couple of days back; told him that I'll going for TZP this sunday...and he predicted that on sunday night there are 200% chances of my blog having a entry about TZP. Must say Sumil...Bulls eye!


Frame by frame, the movie is a masterpiece. A beautiful and touching story, told in a simplistic yet equally beautiful manner. There wasnt a single soul in the audience who left the theatre with dry eyes. I Believe the timing for this movie couldnt have been any better. With the world around us going more and more mechanised,and the emotions getting a back seat its time when we actually pause for a moment and think about those emotions. Its the time when we actually stop thinking "ki bada hoke kya karega/banega", and let the kids follow their heart...and chase their dream. Everyone is not destined to be a doctor or a enginner or a manager...then why do we force the kids to chase these 'imposed' dreams. They can be sportmans/womens, they can be faishon designers, they can be journalists, they can be writers, they can be painters...so why restrict their horizon...why limit the parameters on which we define success of someone. Its time when there's a need for an honest attempt to understand the dreams in those nacent eyes.

Coming back to the movie, Darsheel deserves a standing ovation for his performance here. I am sure even the greateset of great actors wont mind to stand up and applaud this kid. He has done a marvelous job. Nonetheless, not to take the credit away from Aamir Khan-The director. He has this knack of delivering knock out performances as an actor, but this time he does it as a director too(ofcos he 'did it again' when it comes to acting). He does full justice to the story and eventually ends up creating a masterpiece which has certainly raised the bar for other directors. Everyone in the cast does good justice to their respective roles, and everyone's effort indeed shows here. Good performances, complimented by good music + lovely lyrics makes the impact even more stronger.

It a must must must watch...for everyone, irrespective of their ages.

Saying Bye to 2007....

Just a couple of days more, before the "yy" part of dates will read-08. Anyways, thats not what prompted me to pen down something. Had some time to kill, as my office bus comes only after 8 p.m... hence thought to read the testimonials which people have written about me on orkut. You do feel good when people say something good about..and esp. those who are close to you, whom you call you friends. And thats why I think why dont we express that often, both in our professional & personal walk of life. On professional front, One pat on the back or a couple of good words can make a big impact. It motivates the person like anything. He/she gets this feeling that yes,the good work which I m doing is getting noticed and appreciated. The effort which I m putting in is not going waste. And that pat on the back actually helps him/her remain self motivated when in middle of something challenging or when things are not going his/her way. Similarly on personal front, when someone hears something good about him thats satiates his hunger for motivation on emotinal level. Not just praise, I believe, even small(and i guess apparently very common) phrase like: "Dont worry, I am wid you", or "i understand" make a lot of difference(though, in a subtle way)..
Many a times, I have said to a friend that the most poverful 3 words in this world are: "I love you". When you say it someone(or hear it from someone) with all your heart....it shows...and irrespective of how the other person responds to it, you feel so good saying those words. And I can bet that even if the person responds negatively, they do feel good listening to those words(ofcos its a different mattter, that they may not express the happiness)...

So if you have something to say to someone..go ahead... say it will all your heart...

Good bye 2007!

The bond that Unites India

One would often read/hear that "nothing unites India like cricket does." And this statement was on display today. Cricket which makes a Vice President and the peon ask with equal excitement "score kya hua hai ?"; cricket which makes you frnds with the Auto-Rickshaw driver...Cricket which makes you hug people, whom you have never seen before....Cricket which makes you dance...makes you laugh...probably makes you cry as well.

Today India has won the World Cup for Twenty-20 Cricket.

And the feeling was something beyond words...Its something special...you call up your frnds..you are excited like a kid...jst everyone you see has a smile on his face...there are people dancing on the roads...music being played in full volume...people distributing sweets. What a team of 11 people does in a oval shaped groud, for the period of close to 3 hours..can bring smile on the faces of 100 crore people! Thats incredible...beyond any comparison. Needless to say...Nothing unites India..like Cricket Does.

Dedicated to MBA-04

Why they call me senti...

First things first, They very rightly call me "senti"!. For I dont see any other reason why I am writing another post regarding "Chak De India". Yeah, watched it for 2nd time today. Thats automatically proves..I have really liked the movie.

Nonetheless, here I am not going to talk about the movie all over again. There's just one particular scene...which I would like to mention/talk about.

Its the scene, where the reaction of SRK is shown...after the Indian womens team have won the world cup final match against Australia. In real life,almost all of us would have faced this..when we were part of a winning team. The moment, immediately after winning...that is something to cherish for your whole life...that moment when you actually dont know how to react...that moment..when you suddenly realize..yes! we have done it. One's emotion @ that particular are amalgamation of so many emotions. In the movie too...this particular part has been picturised simply superbly....There's tht little disbelief(That yes! we have finally won it!) in the eyes...tears automatically trickling down...getting a little week in the knee. I must say, for me that has to one of the best scenes I have ever seen !

Thats it! Bas yehi kehna tha. And yeah...They rightly call me senti!

Gulzarish-II

Some more...

1. Unka hum-safar ban saku..
aisi kismat kaha..

Mere hum-safar bane...
itne wo bad-kismat nahi!

2. Rishto ko Panapne ka mauka to do..
Jazbaaton ko apne...
kabhi aawaj deke to dekho...

Mohabbat Itni bhi buri cheez nahi
Iske aagosh mein aake to dekho.

3. Baatein us se na jaane kitni hoti hai
aur na jaane kab se hoti aa rahi hai..

Par fer bhi kabhi...
Jee bhar ke baatein nahi ho paati us se

4. Use umeed bhi thi...
aur intzaar bhi..
Ke guftgu karunga main jaroor...

Aur shayad...aisi hi koi umeed is taraf bhi thi.

5. Sab kuch waise hi hai..
jaisa roz hota hai...
par shayad sab kuch waisa nahi..

darasal...kuch khafa si hai aaj wo.

6. Kaise dikhaye mohabbat ki inteha hoi...
jazbaat hai ye...koi numaish ka samaan to nahi

7. Kuch khaalipan sa tha din mein...
ek adhoorepan ka ehsaas liye...

tujhse guftgu na ho to...din mukkamal nahi lagta

8. Kabhi Socha na tha ke itni mohabbat hogi kisi se...
kasoor mera...ya khoobi teri kahu ise..

9. Aati to hai unhe bhi humari yaad...
Humse guftgu ka mann to unka bhi karta hai...

farq sirf ye hai ki..
unhe kuch chupana bhi bakhoobi aata hai.

10. Zindagi se koi khaas mohabbat nahi mujhe...
...armaa bas itna hai ke tere aagosh mein dum nikale

kamas-kam wo maut to sukoon ki hogi..


To b contd...

Chak De India...

Vinay very rightly said that by Sunday morning, there will be a post on my blog regarding Chak de India. He was my roomie for more than 12 months or so, n hence he knows very much about certain aspects of me...and how I digest a movie is one of such aspects.

Today afternoon..saw Chak De India. Good n clean movie. I am not a SRK fan, but he deserves a applause for his role here. I rarely like SRK movies...Swades was the first one, and Chak De is the second entry in that list.

Around 30-40 minutes back, I visited the official site of Chak De, and therein the Synopsis page contained following lines

"...it is not that we cant win. Its just that we have never believed we can."

and I believe, nothing best can describe the essence of this movie, better than this sentence. It's all about believing in yourself...and when one believes in something, then it becomes his/hers passion. Passion, which is hardly to be seen anywhere around us...at least I havent seen such a thing in past year or so. People seem to be doing something, more or less for the sake of it...Its like playing hockey...to get a government flat under sports quota! But, in reality...it has to be about holding that stick...and experiencing the rush of blood inside you. The passion..which comes from the fact..that you are playing for India...you are representing India.

I have been a decent sportsman in last 22 years of my life...of cos, havent played any game @ the big stage. But I do know, what it feels to win...and win against all odds. I indeed had that passion about my game...passion which made me believe...that yes..we can do it! And seeing this movie..I was reminded of our cricket tournament victory in MBA. That was something special. That bunch of 14 players was special...indeed everything associated with that team was special.

Will recommend this to everyone..who has been passionate about something in their lives. May be it'll motivate you to chase that dream...chase that passion.

Vinay...you know me so very well!