I went in to the paid preview of the movie with little hopes. Adaptations of novels to cinemas is always bad (OK...well most of the times), and Chetan Bhagat's last attempt at bollywood was a disaster. No I have not seen "Hello" which is based on his One Night at the Call Centre, but have heard enough comments about it to not even give it a try.
Indian Cinema does not appeals to me that easily, and the initial rating for 3 Idiots at one of the popular Internet Site (2 out of 5) had further lowered my hopes. But my buddies had already convinced me to shell out 200Rs for the Thursday night paid preview, which now I am happy to say did not go waste. The movie is a total "Paisa Wasool" with brilliant screenplay by Rajkumar Hirani and strong backing up of the storyline by Chetan Bhagat.
If you have not read the novel, you will enjoy it thoroughly. But if you already do consider 5 Point Someone as a competition to Shakespeare in your personal category, believe me, you will still not be disappointed.
R Madhavan can be a real gem, and what more, I was surprised to see that even Sharman Joshi can act. Amir Khan, as always, is a perfectionist. Kareena Kapoor fits in the slot nicely, and Mona Singh is beautiful as ever (Damn I admire her too much). The only one lagging behind was Boman Iran with stupid accent and sub-standard acting compared to the high grounds he has set for himself.
The story loosely follows the 5 Point Someone tracks, with college ragging to innovative yet unaccepted ideas, stealing question papers to suicide attempts. But you never get to rest your head at the back of the seats because you are having a fit of laughter on the dialogues or giving a high five to your friend seeing what you did in your college being enacted on screen. There are a few exaggerations here and there, but then you have to give it to them, after all, its a Bollywood Commercial Cinema folks.
Music is likeable, with the English couplets of the song "Give me some sunshine..." catching my ears and well, emotions. Shantanu Moitra does a very good job keeping it just about perfect. The film has messages as well, with a dab of drama and a pinch of philosophy. And some of the anecdotes do cling on to your memory, making you go back to your (well mine) engineering days.
I did not go in with much expectations, but came out laughing and thoroughly entertained. Go watch this movie, believe me you will not be disappointed (if you are a youth though, sorry Uncle and Aunties, can not comment on your tastes though). By far one of the best entertainers I have seen in recent times, and easily Movie of the Year 2009.
My rating : 9/10
Friday, December 25, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Am I an avid Gamer ?
This is what you get to hear if you consider your self a Gamer and have not played GTA before
[me]: hows GTA Vice City ??
[KS]: khela nahi hai kya?
me: (no I have) not played GTA before...
start kiya hai
[KS]: gta nahi khela hai kabhi?
me: GTA 2 khela tha bachpan me...2-D wala..not finished that too
[KS]: kaun se floor pe hai tumhara flat?
me: :-D 9th
[KS]: jaao balcony mein jaake kood jaao
me: hansao mat be...
[KS]: ***** ho tum bade waale
gta hee nahi khela
saale paidaa kahe hue ho be
[me]: abe nahi khela...us type ke game nahi pasand aate...matlab captivating nahi laga itna
[KS]: tumko gta captivating nahi laga
...rockstar north sunke band kar degi company
...aisa karo, tum gaming chor do, tumhare liye nahi hai
[me]: hows GTA Vice City ??
[KS]: khela nahi hai kya?
me: (no I have) not played GTA before...
start kiya hai
[KS]: gta nahi khela hai kabhi?
me: GTA 2 khela tha bachpan me...2-D wala..not finished that too
[KS]: kaun se floor pe hai tumhara flat?
me: :-D 9th
[KS]: jaao balcony mein jaake kood jaao
me: hansao mat be...
[KS]: ***** ho tum bade waale
gta hee nahi khela
saale paidaa kahe hue ho be
[me]: abe nahi khela...us type ke game nahi pasand aate...matlab captivating nahi laga itna
[KS]: tumko gta captivating nahi laga
...rockstar north sunke band kar degi company
...aisa karo, tum gaming chor do, tumhare liye nahi hai
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Advantages of Having an Architect as your Best Friend
1. You don't have to remember where the Men's Room are when visiting a Shopping Mall/Multiplex on its inauguration day.
- "I have gone through the Blue Prints of this structure while designing the interiors of most of its Major Shops. The Men's room on this floor are to the right of the sky lit dome, while on the floor below us, they are way over the far corner."
2. You don't have to hire a guide when visiting a historical Monuments in the city.
-"The reason why the roof of this building does not have any support structures is because it was built on a base of triangular arches placed one on top of the other, thus equally distributing the load."
3. You don't have to worry about getting lost in the most gruesome labyrinthine corridors of the monument which is famous for its mazes.
-"These corridors follow a definite pattern of randomness, and you can easily get to the most safe spot, i.e the roof by only taking the left turns and ascending every stair, while avoiding the right turns.
4. You can always find your way along the congested and packed streets of India's Holy city of temples.
-"I remember this street ends near the temple famous for its special 'prasad' because the satellite image on Google maps depicted this as prominent one. Besides, I did my summer project on the temple architecture of this city, and have already been here 100 times. I can take you around this place with my eyes closed."
5. You are always bound to find a computer with high end graphics card and latest processor, only to realise it was/is/will be never used to play the the latest release of the NFS franchise or major FPS titles.
-"I need it to render the elevation designs of my Autocad Project. But I do play Free Cell on this, or NFS II for that matter."
6. You always get to hear the most interesting stories about the place he visited last month while preparing his report on some unheard yet intriguing topic.
-"The haveli was so big that the sunlight didn't reach some the of corners...and the stairs were all mushy and gooey with bat droppings, and I was walking around bare foot...and then the old stone staircase fell off as soon as I stepped off the last step, and..."
7. You don't have to remember the metric conversion rates for measurement
-"one meter equals 3.28 feet, or 39.37 inches"
8. You can always rely on the exact dimension measurements of the floor area of a shop/parking lot, or even a silent generator at the back of the building.
-"this parking lot is no bigger than 10000 sq feet, and this silent generator is 3x10 feet...there also comes one from a different company which is 1/3 smaller than this but produces equal power."
9. You are always bound to come across a scrap piece of metal which you tend to bend as per your will, later to realise that it was the most important part of one of his projects
-"That was the support beam of my abstract design, and now you have ruined it...I will have to modify my clay finishing to hide your expert burst of creativity. But on second thought, I think I can use this as it is..."
... and the best one is
10. You can expect the most unexpected item from the footpath stalls as your birthday gift, with a note attached
-"I wanted to add in a few of my ideas to this, but didn't get the time...but anyways, its still your birthday gift"
- "I have gone through the Blue Prints of this structure while designing the interiors of most of its Major Shops. The Men's room on this floor are to the right of the sky lit dome, while on the floor below us, they are way over the far corner."
2. You don't have to hire a guide when visiting a historical Monuments in the city.
-"The reason why the roof of this building does not have any support structures is because it was built on a base of triangular arches placed one on top of the other, thus equally distributing the load."
3. You don't have to worry about getting lost in the most gruesome labyrinthine corridors of the monument which is famous for its mazes.
-"These corridors follow a definite pattern of randomness, and you can easily get to the most safe spot, i.e the roof by only taking the left turns and ascending every stair, while avoiding the right turns.
4. You can always find your way along the congested and packed streets of India's Holy city of temples.
-"I remember this street ends near the temple famous for its special 'prasad' because the satellite image on Google maps depicted this as prominent one. Besides, I did my summer project on the temple architecture of this city, and have already been here 100 times. I can take you around this place with my eyes closed."
5. You are always bound to find a computer with high end graphics card and latest processor, only to realise it was/is/will be never used to play the the latest release of the NFS franchise or major FPS titles.
-"I need it to render the elevation designs of my Autocad Project. But I do play Free Cell on this, or NFS II for that matter."
6. You always get to hear the most interesting stories about the place he visited last month while preparing his report on some unheard yet intriguing topic.
-"The haveli was so big that the sunlight didn't reach some the of corners...and the stairs were all mushy and gooey with bat droppings, and I was walking around bare foot...and then the old stone staircase fell off as soon as I stepped off the last step, and..."
7. You don't have to remember the metric conversion rates for measurement
-"one meter equals 3.28 feet, or 39.37 inches"
8. You can always rely on the exact dimension measurements of the floor area of a shop/parking lot, or even a silent generator at the back of the building.
-"this parking lot is no bigger than 10000 sq feet, and this silent generator is 3x10 feet...there also comes one from a different company which is 1/3 smaller than this but produces equal power."
9. You are always bound to come across a scrap piece of metal which you tend to bend as per your will, later to realise that it was the most important part of one of his projects
-"That was the support beam of my abstract design, and now you have ruined it...I will have to modify my clay finishing to hide your expert burst of creativity. But on second thought, I think I can use this as it is..."
... and the best one is
10. You can expect the most unexpected item from the footpath stalls as your birthday gift, with a note attached
-"I wanted to add in a few of my ideas to this, but didn't get the time...but anyways, its still your birthday gift"
Inglourious Basterds
First Day Last Show...this has sort of become a regular for many of the movies that are eagerly awaited. Two reasons, Friday is working, and second, the mood for a late night show is more into it.
Inglourious Basterds
Now the one thing that I like the most about this city is that the movie lovers here not only just come to theaters to enjoy, but to actually analyze and get involved with their favourite director or actor. The reason can be better explained by the fact that a large fraction of the crowd belong the the IT industry and have spent their Engineering years watching some of the very best flicks over the college LAN. And also, the basic fact remains that general public here is educated, and the rickshaw-wallah crowd demanding a Mithun movie (no offence Mr Chakroborty) is never seen.
Never ever have I heard or seen an applause being offered over the beginning credits, just because the screen says "A Quentin Tarantino Film". And never ever have I actually seen the male counterpart withdrawing the hand from around the female shoulder and sit upright to pay more attention to the screen.
The film is about a group of French outlaws in the Nazi era who take up on themselves to hunt down the Hitler's SS army personals and well, kill them brutally. Brad Pitt has a completely different yet perfect accent for his role, although his being a more known name does not get him more screen time, and rightly so. Well supported by Christoph Waltz and others through out, the over all "Inglourious Basterds " thing comes down to a Nazi war movie where the British, French and in a way every one is plotting to bring down the Third Reich.
The film is mostly in German and you constantly have to shift your eyes from the actors faces to the bottom of the screen to read the subtitles, which are in trademark classic yellow colour. The French, German and occasional Latin make you want to re-graduate from the Oxford or Cambridge to differentiate the language and have a better ear for the accent. But for a Hollywood fan (like me), Mr Tarantino does a more than a better job. Nice background score which attracts your attention but never overpowers, some pretty gruesome violence scenes which makes the entire theater utter the "eeeh" and "ooohh", and perfectly balanced flavour of "humour" which makes you bang your fist and throw back you head in a roar of laughter, this film stands apart. Don't go expecting this to be an Action movie, you will be disappointed. But if you appreciate Tarantino's work, this one will be a 'paisa wasool'. The movie is broken down into parts like the chapters of a book, where each one can be enjoyed separately but must be taken in together and in sequence to get the entire flavour. Although the only weakness in the overall compilation is the story, and somewhat the climax, but you won't mind it at the end, because the entire presentation well overpowers the loose links.
Like I mentioned, the movie got an applause, also at the end. And the female love bird, disappointment, even after 8 attempts to squeeze some cupid juice by cuddling in different postures and pulling the arm around every now and then. Sorry Girl, the things at screen were more interesting than you at the side.
Warning : Do not take your girl with you if she is a ShahRukh Khan fan and does not understands the entire project called cinema.
A must watch for Quentin Tarantino fan - Inglourious Basterds : My rating 8/10.
Inglourious Basterds
Now the one thing that I like the most about this city is that the movie lovers here not only just come to theaters to enjoy, but to actually analyze and get involved with their favourite director or actor. The reason can be better explained by the fact that a large fraction of the crowd belong the the IT industry and have spent their Engineering years watching some of the very best flicks over the college LAN. And also, the basic fact remains that general public here is educated, and the rickshaw-wallah crowd demanding a Mithun movie (no offence Mr Chakroborty) is never seen.
Never ever have I heard or seen an applause being offered over the beginning credits, just because the screen says "A Quentin Tarantino Film". And never ever have I actually seen the male counterpart withdrawing the hand from around the female shoulder and sit upright to pay more attention to the screen.
The film is about a group of French outlaws in the Nazi era who take up on themselves to hunt down the Hitler's SS army personals and well, kill them brutally. Brad Pitt has a completely different yet perfect accent for his role, although his being a more known name does not get him more screen time, and rightly so. Well supported by Christoph Waltz and others through out, the over all "Inglourious Basterds " thing comes down to a Nazi war movie where the British, French and in a way every one is plotting to bring down the Third Reich.
The film is mostly in German and you constantly have to shift your eyes from the actors faces to the bottom of the screen to read the subtitles, which are in trademark classic yellow colour. The French, German and occasional Latin make you want to re-graduate from the Oxford or Cambridge to differentiate the language and have a better ear for the accent. But for a Hollywood fan (like me), Mr Tarantino does a more than a better job. Nice background score which attracts your attention but never overpowers, some pretty gruesome violence scenes which makes the entire theater utter the "eeeh" and "ooohh", and perfectly balanced flavour of "humour" which makes you bang your fist and throw back you head in a roar of laughter, this film stands apart. Don't go expecting this to be an Action movie, you will be disappointed. But if you appreciate Tarantino's work, this one will be a 'paisa wasool'. The movie is broken down into parts like the chapters of a book, where each one can be enjoyed separately but must be taken in together and in sequence to get the entire flavour. Although the only weakness in the overall compilation is the story, and somewhat the climax, but you won't mind it at the end, because the entire presentation well overpowers the loose links.
Like I mentioned, the movie got an applause, also at the end. And the female love bird, disappointment, even after 8 attempts to squeeze some cupid juice by cuddling in different postures and pulling the arm around every now and then. Sorry Girl, the things at screen were more interesting than you at the side.
Warning : Do not take your girl with you if she is a ShahRukh Khan fan and does not understands the entire project called cinema.
A must watch for Quentin Tarantino fan - Inglourious Basterds : My rating 8/10.
Thought Provoking
There are a few things that pop into your mind for no reason at all. You are sitting in office, staring at the mail for two hours, the subject line of which you do not remember, acting as if you are in deep thought and working on some complicated logic, and suddenly it pops in your head, what was the name of that movie starring your favourite actress in blue sari. And you spend the next half an hour searching IMDB in the background tab, for that one name that keeps doing rounds in your head.
There's no limit to the thoughts that enter you useless mind, especially if you are sitting in a perfectly maintained climatic conditions, on an ergonomically designed revolving chair, in front of machine which has seen too much upgradation in recent years.And to top it all, you actually get paid to do it, or rather not do any thing. IT industry can be a real killer at times, but it also has its share of luxury when it comes to "vegging" out the whole day and return home exhausted.
Here's a few that popped into mine...
1. I definitely, absolutely, really need to wash my clothes this weekend.
2. I desperately need a hair cut. If only I can skip the evening tea at the chai-wala today, and get a ride to the saloon, and before that I get the time to change to casuals because formals stand out in a barber's shop.
3. If I save 70% of my salary every month, I will just have enough in next six months to buy that new mobile phone from Sony.
4. Damn that girl in the next cubicle is hot. If only I could exchange my seat with that stupid nerd, I would get a better view.
5. My boss doesn't know how to handle the team. If only he could follow my 3 golden rules, every one will be happy.
6. Why doesn't this guy use his own head. I am not here for social service. Now I would have to postpone my Tea break just to explain him this logic.
7. I am way too underpaid for the kind of work I am doing here.
8. Gosh, if only I would have read the design document carefully, I would have avoided so much rework.
9. I desperately need a girlfriend. Hello....Mr Almighty, are you listening?
10. I think I should start going to Gym, from today..no wait, I haven't brought my Gym gear today. OK, definitely from next week.
There's no limit to the thoughts that enter you useless mind, especially if you are sitting in a perfectly maintained climatic conditions, on an ergonomically designed revolving chair, in front of machine which has seen too much upgradation in recent years.And to top it all, you actually get paid to do it, or rather not do any thing. IT industry can be a real killer at times, but it also has its share of luxury when it comes to "vegging" out the whole day and return home exhausted.
Here's a few that popped into mine...
1. I definitely, absolutely, really need to wash my clothes this weekend.
2. I desperately need a hair cut. If only I can skip the evening tea at the chai-wala today, and get a ride to the saloon, and before that I get the time to change to casuals because formals stand out in a barber's shop.
3. If I save 70% of my salary every month, I will just have enough in next six months to buy that new mobile phone from Sony.
4. Damn that girl in the next cubicle is hot. If only I could exchange my seat with that stupid nerd, I would get a better view.
5. My boss doesn't know how to handle the team. If only he could follow my 3 golden rules, every one will be happy.
6. Why doesn't this guy use his own head. I am not here for social service. Now I would have to postpone my Tea break just to explain him this logic.
7. I am way too underpaid for the kind of work I am doing here.
8. Gosh, if only I would have read the design document carefully, I would have avoided so much rework.
9. I desperately need a girlfriend. Hello....Mr Almighty, are you listening?
10. I think I should start going to Gym, from today..no wait, I haven't brought my Gym gear today. OK, definitely from next week.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Quick Sand
From The Movie "The Replacements"
Jimmy McGinty(Gene Hackman): A real man admits his fears. That's what I'm asking you to do here tonight. Fears... lets talk about them.
Clifford Franklin(Orlando Jones): [Clears throat] I'm scared of spiders, Coach.
...
Shane Falco(Keanu Reeves): Quicksand
Clifford Franklin(Orlando Jones): Aw, shit yeah. Quicksand's a scary motha, man. I mean, first of all, it suck you right in, and even if you scream, you get all that muck in your mouth...
...
Shane Falco(Keanu Reeves): You're playing and you think everything is going fine. Then one thing goes wrong. And then another. And another. You try to fight back, but the harder you fight, the deeper you sink. Until you can't move... you can't breathe... because you're in over your head. Like quicksand.
Jimmy McGinty(Gene Hackman): A real man admits his fears. That's what I'm asking you to do here tonight. Fears... lets talk about them.
Clifford Franklin(Orlando Jones): [Clears throat] I'm scared of spiders, Coach.
...
Shane Falco(Keanu Reeves): Quicksand
Clifford Franklin(Orlando Jones): Aw, shit yeah. Quicksand's a scary motha, man. I mean, first of all, it suck you right in, and even if you scream, you get all that muck in your mouth...
...
Shane Falco(Keanu Reeves): You're playing and you think everything is going fine. Then one thing goes wrong. And then another. And another. You try to fight back, but the harder you fight, the deeper you sink. Until you can't move... you can't breathe... because you're in over your head. Like quicksand.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Life is Short
Remember life is short so Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that made you smile.
[ From the signature of a member at an Internet Tech Forum]
[ From the signature of a member at an Internet Tech Forum]
Single Life
vese ek baat kahu.........sala single life hai to mazedaar
jab chaho jo chaho karo
lekin kabhi kabhi lagta hai bahut khush reh rahe hein koi satane wali bhi honi chahiye
Sunday, September 06, 2009
Consequences of Swine Flu
Of all the things that have taken up the most airtime on the news channels recently, swine flu is among the top contenders. The situation is improving now, but was worse in the initial days. I am working in Pune, the supposedly GROUND ZERO of this unwanted traction that we have imported from the west, along with many others. Being in IT industry has its pros and cons, and you sort of learn to live with it. It does not matter if the government is planning a city wide shutdown (like a Hollywood movie, gosh I so much wanted Pune to go into containment), the release dates for project go-live will not shift and neither will the client expectations. Thanks to the Indian cheap labour, we are still un-independent.
Anyways, since swine flu initiated another fashion trend, facial masks, I was worried it would soon takeover the Cap trend of the nasal singer. I never fancied spending my 300 hard earned money on a piece of cloth that had some characters written on it that were supposed to repel the H1N1 virus (still wondering if the H1N1 virus were literate enough and fair enough not to attack an individual wearing N95 mask). But people around me did not share my views and I saw my colleagues with a new type every other day (like I mentioned, it was fast becoming a fashion statement). Now I was enjoying a typical evening after the office hours at my flat when a couple along with their 8 year girl arrived. My landlord is planning to sell the flat I am living in and so I have to entertain the occasional buying party who may be interested. While the parents were exploring the house, their daughter seemed occupied with something. Needless to say, all three were wearing surgical masks.
I was not sure at that time as to why the little girl did not accompany her parents, but she was trying to make a direct eye contact with me. I sensed an unsaid message was trying to get through, and wondered why would she want to say anything to me. Now I am very good at dumb charades, probably a pro-level candidate, but it becomes 10 times tough to guess the answer if the person in front of you is not moving their hands, and the chances further go down exponentially if they happen to wear a mask, hiding a major part of their face. The body language is crippled, and so are your chances of guessing the answer under one minute. The un-official dumb charade round continued for at least 2 to 3 minutes, with me being none the wiser. I sort of got the hints that it had something to do with the nature’s call, but seemed a far fetched idea that a little girl would ask me to go and relieve myself. Finally, when she saw no hope, she said the golden words. “Zip…”, and I was still wondering, where did this word fit into the current context of viewing the flat. It was not until she actually pointed her finger between my legs that I realized that my flyer was open. Damn, it was so embarrassing…
I hate this disease, and I hate the swines who propagated this in the higher mammal…pun intended.
Thursday, September 03, 2009
...and we are back
Entangled Innocence is LIVE again.
With a lot of changes and internal discussions as to what to do with this forum, the craving hunger of expressing myself finally got the better of me.
It would encourage me more if you would hit a few more keystrokes to write a comment...and even more if you would keep coming back.
Thank you for visiting...!
With a lot of changes and internal discussions as to what to do with this forum, the craving hunger of expressing myself finally got the better of me.
It would encourage me more if you would hit a few more keystrokes to write a comment...and even more if you would keep coming back.
Thank you for visiting...!
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