Friday, June 21, 2013

Prologue



Lipstick stained cigarette butts lying on the floor, clad only in a light blue stripped cotton shirt, her feet crossed across the stool in front of the chair she sat, newspapers stacked on the table, a dark room with a table lamp lit at her desk….she bore herself into every article that even remotely related to the accident.

7 months 9 days have passed since that dreadful day and yet she would not yield to the post-mortem results to call it a reckless driving road accident. It killed her inside with guilt and she considered herself responsible for the death of her parents. She wished every possible way that could have prevented it including fearing from the threat calls if not for herself but for them.

The court doors had closed for her. They buried all clues of murder and bought the jury members. She couldn’t do much except to go into seclusion. For the first time in 18 years she shed a tear of guilt, remorse and anger. The most reputed professional and considered the best of her times, her 11 years of career as a freelance reporter proved her worst curse. She never feared for her life and they knew that well. Her hiring agents teamed up against her and identified her weakness.

She rose with grit in her eyes. It never ended here and now it was her turn to avenge their death. After scribbling 9 names on a piece of paper she picked up the phone. It was time to play her set of cards…

Monday, June 3, 2013

Jawani agar na hui deewani toh wo Jawani kis kaam ki?



I never expected to get amazed by this movie. So on a Saturday evening I went for “Ye Jawani hai Deewani” with my least expectations for a good movie, but to my surprise I had a nice time watching it. 



Ayan Mukherjee..you..you...did it again didn’t you? You bloody genius!

My age old habit to dig for the hints for predicting any writer, here is the list of things I found common in both his flicks (YJHD & Wake up Sid):

1. SLRs, spectacular cinematography and a passionate photographer

2. A rebellious young son who is undoubtedly adored & supported by his parents and embarrassingly I gave in this time too. I shed tears when Ranbir watches his mom attempting to read English and yet again when he has the last conversation with Farooq Sheikh before leaving to US. Ayan Mukherjee highlights the parent-son relation so wonderfully that I couldn’t help myself missing my parents.
                                          
3. Last but definitely not the least...Ranbir Kapoor! He lives my dream in YJHD and I would do absolutely anything to live his life someday.

Go and watch the movie if you like travel and travel shows.
Or else just go and watch it for a beautiful Deepika with a trimmed waistline !

Even if you don’t then take the message out of the movie to live your life to the fullest.
Do not become the cranky uncle/aunty of the neighbourhood whose place is out of limits when the kids come to fetch the cricket ball. The next generation will never appear spoilt and `manner-less’ unless you had your share of fun in your days.    

Seize the moment and enjoy...laugh,learn,love and live because you get to be young only once.