Every Sunday I would read the “brunch” (supplement of Hindustan times). The last page of brunch always has a personal agenda column titled “I am what I am” in which a set of questions is asked to a celebrity…the same set of questions. Everytime I would read that column, I would think as to what my answer would have been. Since am sure that no one is ever gonna come to me to fill that column….I thought that I could anyways ask myself those questions…so here goes….
Firstly there is a claim to fame section where a small intro to the celebrity is given.
An overexcited girl in a small package. Total nautanki is what people close to her call her….and she loves it. Born in a defence family, her spirit for adventure and love for water seemed to be obvious and unwavering. She did her post graduation from Mumbai and then moved to a totally new city (Chandigarh) to work. Something that needs a lot of courage…away from friends…away from family. She did it with amazing ease…and has never regretted her decision.
Would you like to be 16 again?
Not really, weren’t my best days! And if I remove my nose ring….I can still pass off as a 16 year old!!
What attracts you in a man?
His sense of humour, his ability to take care of me.
What car do you drive and what would you like to drive?
I don’t own any car yet. I ride a kini…and even that is my dad’s! Some day I would like to own a Santro Xing (red colour). Talk about being ambitious!!
Your most recent purchase and where did you buy it from?
A pair of earrings from Sector 17 market. Priced at 35 bucks…I bargained and got them for 30 bucks...
The outdoor activity you love?
Love anything that’s done outdoors. From adventure stuff like para sailing, trekking to shopping to driving to eating out. Everything!
When you get angry you…?
It is not a one step process for me…I usually start off with showing a lot of sarcasm…then after one hour of probing me to find out the reason for my anger…I finally do the person a huge favour by coming out with the actual reason for my anger. Usually by the time I am out with the reason, it seems really silly and so the next one hour is spent in apologising!! Yeah….Whoever said that women were complex?
You get put off by people when they..?
Act snobbish or think that everyone around them is inferior to them.
A childhood memory that is special to you?
When we were in Vizag, every Sunday my dad used to take my bro and me to the pool where he would throw a stone and my bro and I would dive and retrieve it for him. This was always followed by breakfast in the poolside cafeteria. (yeah, any special memory cannot be complete without food…so u see…main bachpan se aisi thee)!!
If you woke up and found you had turned into a man you would..?
Weird question..I will pass it!
Your first crush?
I was a very shy girl, so for me my first crush was when I was in my 11th std. Lasted for good one month…have lost count after that!
If you could change one thing about yourself what would that be?
I cry verry easily, Would like to change that. Someone just needs to gimme a stern look and I may end up crying.
Your favourite outfit?
Any t-shirt with my cargoes.
What sets your pulse racing?
Smokin joes pizza, pani puri, pav bhaji
Do you pray? If yes, to whom?
I pray everynight before sleeping (length usually increases if there is something special that I want)
The last holiday you went on?
Just took nearly one week off when Suneer came here. Didn’t go anywhere special but we checked out Chandigarh thoroughly.
The best thing that has ever happened to you?
My Sweetheart followed by my job.
What perfume do you wear?
I usually use Adidas deo. Have a bottle of Cristian dior that my bro gifted me once. Only use it for special occasions! (got it about 3 years back, and still have 3/4th of the bottle left....just shows how many special occasions I go to!!!)
What if your partner cheated on you.
That’s one thing I am confident of! Never will that happen.
Two ways in which you have changed in the last 10 years?
Major change. I can’t believe I was actually like that 10 years ago. Have longer hair and a better dressing sense! (I still remember how much fun my bro used to make of my purple jacket dress. He had actually refused to let me tie rakhi to him if I would wear that dress!!)
The one film you can see again and again?
There are lotsa movies that I like…but I cant watch any movie more than thrice!
Three wishes u want a good genie to grant you?
Long life for my close ones.
An unlimited lifetime credit card without any bills.
Happy carefree life.
You don’t believe in?
Spirits, anything supernatural.
Sunday 16 March, 2008
Friday 26 October, 2007
Vacation...
6 days of my amazing vacation comes to an end today. A very different trip. Not along the planned lines…my mantra for this trip was to take each day as it comes and make plans accordingly.
Positives:
- The day dedicated to the match…refer to the next article.
- traveling by train both ways!! Finally feels that I had gone somewhere far!
- Finally succeeded in having a house party!
- The luxury of staying at Mahim. (really grateful to uncle and aunty for that)
- The absence of local train travel. (Though it did have a negative side as well…I did not get to buy those 5 bucks clips!)
- The feeling of watching late night movies.
- Eating at 5 spice! Have always had an amazing time there.
- Meeting my ex roommate.
- Finally getting to have tequila shots! (baby…thank u so much for forcing us to try it)
Negatives;
- The statement by one of my closest friends that I have changed and she can’t connect with me anymore.
- Did not get to spend too much time with Ipsi.
- The fact that my favourite pani puri vala guy was no longer there.
- My favourite shops at linking road had been removed.
Positives:
- The day dedicated to the match…refer to the next article.
- traveling by train both ways!! Finally feels that I had gone somewhere far!
- Finally succeeded in having a house party!
- The luxury of staying at Mahim. (really grateful to uncle and aunty for that)
- The absence of local train travel. (Though it did have a negative side as well…I did not get to buy those 5 bucks clips!)
- The feeling of watching late night movies.
- Eating at 5 spice! Have always had an amazing time there.
- Meeting my ex roommate.
- Finally getting to have tequila shots! (baby…thank u so much for forcing us to try it)
Negatives;
- The statement by one of my closest friends that I have changed and she can’t connect with me anymore.
- Did not get to spend too much time with Ipsi.
- The fact that my favourite pani puri vala guy was no longer there.
- My favourite shops at linking road had been removed.
Monday 22 October, 2007
Cricket...Passionate game??
The only thing that I was initially cribbing about during the planning of the trip was the fact that I was being “cajoled” to “dedicate” one entire day of my precious 6 day vacation watching the India-Australia match at Wankhede. Ironic as it may sound….it was the best day of my trip. Have never enjoyed cricket this much! I used to always think that it would be so boring to sit and watch an entire match in the stadium. No replays, no commentaries, no nice innovative hutch adds, no option to switch channels between the 20th and 35th overs. One match has changed my opinion. You need to be present there to feel the spirit. Extremely infectious crowd. So much so, that even I was actually jumping and cheering even when the Aussies bowled a wide!!
It actually took me some time to adjust. The first ball of the innings goes for a wicket. Everyone is cheering like crazy while I am clueless as to what happened. Initially I thought it must be just the excitement of the first ball. Later Suneer realized that I was a little lost and explained that it was an LBW! Delayed cheering from my side.
For first timers, it is a little difficult to comprehend exactly what is happening. I was glad to have an experienced cricket follower by my side. Even the technical aspect of cricket sounded so interesting. Once during Sachin’s batting, the ball went for a four. I instantly jumped up and started applauding. Soon realized that I was the only one doing so from my stand. The reason being that there had been an inside edge and the ball had first hit the stumps before proceeding towards the boundary line! (err actually, Suneer later tells me that Lee himself did not realize till the other Aussies started celebrating…so, you see!)
The crowd did have its negative side as well. I really did not like it when people started jeering Lee. I mean Symonds is still acceptable, but not Lee. He is too cute to deserve that!! There was a big gang of girls next to us, and they were the only ones cheering Lee. I joined them. I need to mention my favourite part….whenever there would be any kinna talks between the Indian batsmen and the Aussie player, the entire crowd would in unison go like “ey ey ey ey”, followed by the Aussie players slogan “- is a b******”. A little harsh, I agree,…..but as hosts there have to be a few advantages given! Everytime this happened, the next ball would invariably go for a four or a six! Amazing fun. Amazing time. Total paisa vasool!
Baby, thank you so much for convincing me with al that emotional blackmail. Loved every bit of it.
And the final topping of the day (or night) was that we actually went out to celebrate the Indian win! Just went home, changed, and went out. Loved the feeling of leaving home at 12 and coming back at 2. Amazing day. Too much excitement for a simple chandigarh girl.
Now, I am back to Chandigarh. Life will never be the same again!!
It actually took me some time to adjust. The first ball of the innings goes for a wicket. Everyone is cheering like crazy while I am clueless as to what happened. Initially I thought it must be just the excitement of the first ball. Later Suneer realized that I was a little lost and explained that it was an LBW! Delayed cheering from my side.
For first timers, it is a little difficult to comprehend exactly what is happening. I was glad to have an experienced cricket follower by my side. Even the technical aspect of cricket sounded so interesting. Once during Sachin’s batting, the ball went for a four. I instantly jumped up and started applauding. Soon realized that I was the only one doing so from my stand. The reason being that there had been an inside edge and the ball had first hit the stumps before proceeding towards the boundary line! (err actually, Suneer later tells me that Lee himself did not realize till the other Aussies started celebrating…so, you see!)
The crowd did have its negative side as well. I really did not like it when people started jeering Lee. I mean Symonds is still acceptable, but not Lee. He is too cute to deserve that!! There was a big gang of girls next to us, and they were the only ones cheering Lee. I joined them. I need to mention my favourite part….whenever there would be any kinna talks between the Indian batsmen and the Aussie player, the entire crowd would in unison go like “ey ey ey ey”, followed by the Aussie players slogan “- is a b******”. A little harsh, I agree,…..but as hosts there have to be a few advantages given! Everytime this happened, the next ball would invariably go for a four or a six! Amazing fun. Amazing time. Total paisa vasool!
Baby, thank you so much for convincing me with al that emotional blackmail. Loved every bit of it.
And the final topping of the day (or night) was that we actually went out to celebrate the Indian win! Just went home, changed, and went out. Loved the feeling of leaving home at 12 and coming back at 2. Amazing day. Too much excitement for a simple chandigarh girl.
Now, I am back to Chandigarh. Life will never be the same again!!
Monday 3 September, 2007
To do...now done!
Finally this week, I did two things that have been on my “to do list” since quite some time.
a) Watching “Madagascar”.
Actually, it’s only recently that I have started watching animations. Have personally never liked cartoons, so had always assumed that I would never like animated movies. ”Ice age” and “Finding Nemo” helped change my perception. And ever since I saw these movies, I have wanted to watch Madagascar. Everyone used to tell me that it was the best animation ever, a total must watch for everyone, etc. The movie has been aired on star movies so many times, but every time I managed to miss it. I would always circle the timing in the paper, and then something would come up during those hours itself. Finally, last Saturday, I advanced my walk timing (went for a walk at 5PM, when it was still sunny here) and managed to catch the movie. Loved the first half, got a little restless during the second half, but nonetheless it was a very well made and feel good kina movie. The song “I like to move it” was sooo cutely done, especially when they play it at the end of the movie with all the characters dancing…..Really cute!
b) Reading “Kane and Abel”
Everyone would tell me that it was the best Archer book. Surprisisngly, I would never find this book in the stores where I had asked. I must confess here, that I must have only asked in about 2 shops, but then those were the only 2 shops in Chandigarh that I was aware of! Finally, found the book in my library. Two of the pages in the middle were missing, but I still borrowed the book. I am halfway through the book. Started reading it yesterday, and the result was that I slept at 4AM (knowing that I had to get up at 8 the next day).That is the problem with me. Just can’t leave a book. I just keep thinking “one more chapter”…..
a) Watching “Madagascar”.
Actually, it’s only recently that I have started watching animations. Have personally never liked cartoons, so had always assumed that I would never like animated movies. ”Ice age” and “Finding Nemo” helped change my perception. And ever since I saw these movies, I have wanted to watch Madagascar. Everyone used to tell me that it was the best animation ever, a total must watch for everyone, etc. The movie has been aired on star movies so many times, but every time I managed to miss it. I would always circle the timing in the paper, and then something would come up during those hours itself. Finally, last Saturday, I advanced my walk timing (went for a walk at 5PM, when it was still sunny here) and managed to catch the movie. Loved the first half, got a little restless during the second half, but nonetheless it was a very well made and feel good kina movie. The song “I like to move it” was sooo cutely done, especially when they play it at the end of the movie with all the characters dancing…..Really cute!
b) Reading “Kane and Abel”
Everyone would tell me that it was the best Archer book. Surprisisngly, I would never find this book in the stores where I had asked. I must confess here, that I must have only asked in about 2 shops, but then those were the only 2 shops in Chandigarh that I was aware of! Finally, found the book in my library. Two of the pages in the middle were missing, but I still borrowed the book. I am halfway through the book. Started reading it yesterday, and the result was that I slept at 4AM (knowing that I had to get up at 8 the next day).That is the problem with me. Just can’t leave a book. I just keep thinking “one more chapter”…..
Monday 27 August, 2007
Silver Jubilee??
Yesterday I became 25! Have now crossed the silver line. Yippee. Don’t think that I am gonna be that excited when I reach the gold line. As of now lets only think of the present. The bright present.
The only reason why I look forward to bdays is coz that’s the day you get to talk to all of your friends. Makes you feel special. There were days when phone calls used to be the worst part of the bday for me….used to love the actual parties, the cutting of cakes, decorating rooms with balloons and streamers, opening gifts etc. Guess I have grown up. About time!
This b’day I decided to take my roommate to Taj for lunch. We decided to go for the buffet. Extremely lavish and exotic. Loads of variety. Although we took all the precautionary measures (includes, skipping breakfast, going gymnin/skippin, and avoiding heavy stuff in the buffet), we could not do justice to the meal. The buffet @ 800 per head was extremely overpriced. No one can eat anything worth that amount. Even after being totally prepared for it, we must have just eaten stuff just worth half the amount. Still, it was a nice experience. Don’t think I would want to do it again. Not unless someone treats me to that buffet!!
And now that my bday is over, there is nothing to look forward to! (apart from my 2 gifts, which I heard are still on their way and my musical card…on high priority demand!!) My next Mumbai trip should be in mid October. That is 50 days away!! Can’t even start my countdown so soon!:(
Actually we do have a company anniversary celebration in mid September, probably I should be looking forward to that, as a short term incentive! But cant help it…nothing is sounding good in comparison to a Mumbai trip!!
The only reason why I look forward to bdays is coz that’s the day you get to talk to all of your friends. Makes you feel special. There were days when phone calls used to be the worst part of the bday for me….used to love the actual parties, the cutting of cakes, decorating rooms with balloons and streamers, opening gifts etc. Guess I have grown up. About time!
This b’day I decided to take my roommate to Taj for lunch. We decided to go for the buffet. Extremely lavish and exotic. Loads of variety. Although we took all the precautionary measures (includes, skipping breakfast, going gymnin/skippin, and avoiding heavy stuff in the buffet), we could not do justice to the meal. The buffet @ 800 per head was extremely overpriced. No one can eat anything worth that amount. Even after being totally prepared for it, we must have just eaten stuff just worth half the amount. Still, it was a nice experience. Don’t think I would want to do it again. Not unless someone treats me to that buffet!!
And now that my bday is over, there is nothing to look forward to! (apart from my 2 gifts, which I heard are still on their way and my musical card…on high priority demand!!) My next Mumbai trip should be in mid October. That is 50 days away!! Can’t even start my countdown so soon!:(
Actually we do have a company anniversary celebration in mid September, probably I should be looking forward to that, as a short term incentive! But cant help it…nothing is sounding good in comparison to a Mumbai trip!!
Tuesday 17 July, 2007
Weekend mazaa......
A different weekend for me…not quite though, but it's a start!
Saturday: Went to the State library in the morning. That's one of the new hobbies I have inculcated after shifting to Chandigarh. Not going to the library, but reading books . One of my colleague recently recommended this library. So wanted to check it out. It's really huge with loads of books. The entire ground floor was the children's section. It was 10 times the size of my college library!! I was extremely impressed. And the best part is that it was totally free. They take a security deposit which is fully refundable. I was extremely surprised and innocently asked the librarian as to how would they earn a profit.
And I actually meant it. Don’t YOU think it was a "jaayaz" question? My innocent question was received by some non stop laughter.
Somewhere behind there was a board that said, "Silence Please." The irony was not lost on me.
After the laughter subsided, her reply was very "to the point"-sarkari hai! What a non-sarkaari answer.
I just smiled and moved on.
The only drawback of the library is the timing. It’s open on weekdays (10-5) which totally clashes with my office timings and on Saturdays its open till 13:30(Last Saturday-off). This effectively means that if I go home for a weekend, I will need to wait for one full week before I can borrow another book.
The evening was regular. Kajal showed us her culinary skills. Originally set out to make some authentic gujrati stuff. Ultimately, it was only the "thepla" that was gujrati! But yummy food nevertheless!
Sunday started off really well as I could sleep till 10:30. Usually doesn't happen on weekends. Followed by cleaning the room, eating, washing clothes, reading, again eating. Basically lazing around. In the afternoon, went with Kajal to do some shopping. Wanted to buy a nice white kurti. Have got this new craze for ethnic stuff. Actually staying in the north, u cannot escape liking kurtis. I must admit, I am totally pathetic at shopping, and accompanying me on one of my shopping trips can be extremely trying for my companion. After window shopping for nearly 2 hours, and trying nearly a dozen kurtis, we finally entered a small shop. There were no customers at that time. And the sales girl was busy eating chowmein. Seems like she had just started as her plate seemed full. Am sure she must be cursing us and our timings. (That's what I usually do if I get a call just when I am sitting to eat!) Again tried loads of kurtis. Really wanted to buy something from that shop as I was feeling extremely bad for the sales girl. I know it not a very good reason, but somehow anything related to food makes me extremely sympathetic! So finally bought a kurti (black). Now some very alert people might notice the fact that I had originally set out to buy a white kurti.
After that, I emotionally blackmailed my housemates into playing badminton. Something I have been trying to do since quite some time. This time I succeeded. Had a good half an hour session of badminton. Felt extremely good!
Let’s just hope that this was not a one-off badminton session!!!
Saturday: Went to the State library in the morning. That's one of the new hobbies I have inculcated after shifting to Chandigarh. Not going to the library, but reading books . One of my colleague recently recommended this library. So wanted to check it out. It's really huge with loads of books. The entire ground floor was the children's section. It was 10 times the size of my college library!! I was extremely impressed. And the best part is that it was totally free. They take a security deposit which is fully refundable. I was extremely surprised and innocently asked the librarian as to how would they earn a profit.
And I actually meant it. Don’t YOU think it was a "jaayaz" question? My innocent question was received by some non stop laughter.
Somewhere behind there was a board that said, "Silence Please." The irony was not lost on me.
After the laughter subsided, her reply was very "to the point"-sarkari hai! What a non-sarkaari answer.
I just smiled and moved on.
The only drawback of the library is the timing. It’s open on weekdays (10-5) which totally clashes with my office timings and on Saturdays its open till 13:30(Last Saturday-off). This effectively means that if I go home for a weekend, I will need to wait for one full week before I can borrow another book.
The evening was regular. Kajal showed us her culinary skills. Originally set out to make some authentic gujrati stuff. Ultimately, it was only the "thepla" that was gujrati! But yummy food nevertheless!
Sunday started off really well as I could sleep till 10:30. Usually doesn't happen on weekends. Followed by cleaning the room, eating, washing clothes, reading, again eating. Basically lazing around. In the afternoon, went with Kajal to do some shopping. Wanted to buy a nice white kurti. Have got this new craze for ethnic stuff. Actually staying in the north, u cannot escape liking kurtis. I must admit, I am totally pathetic at shopping, and accompanying me on one of my shopping trips can be extremely trying for my companion. After window shopping for nearly 2 hours, and trying nearly a dozen kurtis, we finally entered a small shop. There were no customers at that time. And the sales girl was busy eating chowmein. Seems like she had just started as her plate seemed full. Am sure she must be cursing us and our timings. (That's what I usually do if I get a call just when I am sitting to eat!) Again tried loads of kurtis. Really wanted to buy something from that shop as I was feeling extremely bad for the sales girl. I know it not a very good reason, but somehow anything related to food makes me extremely sympathetic! So finally bought a kurti (black). Now some very alert people might notice the fact that I had originally set out to buy a white kurti.
After that, I emotionally blackmailed my housemates into playing badminton. Something I have been trying to do since quite some time. This time I succeeded. Had a good half an hour session of badminton. Felt extremely good!
Let’s just hope that this was not a one-off badminton session!!!
Thursday 12 July, 2007
Attitude or what??!!!
I need to mention this. Something about the attitude really amazed me. This time when I had gone to Srinagar for a vacation, the thing that really stood out was the attitude!! The guys were drop dead gorgeous. Every second guy was a potential hunk. Amazing features. I still remember the guy I saw in a small shop, where my mum was doing some typical suit shopping. For a change, I didn't mind shopping. He had such cute dimples. Could beat anyone in the "looks" department.
Didn't get a look at the girls, so can't say much. (and why should I look at girls?!)
Coming back to the attitude, most of the guys spoke amazing English. I assumed that would be due to the tourism in the city. The first three people we came across were the driver, our travel agent and the house boat owner. Driver was fine. But the attitude of the agent amazed me. Right from the time I first saw him, he had an air about himself. He was this confident guy who had no problems being rude.
Even if he meant well, his tone didn't. We were typical tourists who had come to a new city. So obviously we had loads of questions.
Picture this- We are in the shikara…going towards our houseboat. The houseboat that was given to us was pretty far from the main jetty. After being in the shikara for more that 20 mins, my dad asked him whether ours would be the last house boat. (in a sarcastic way obvio). His reply (with loads of attitude) – No, yours would be the second last one!
By the end, I actually started feeling that he had done a favour on us by letting us choose his agency! !
And before we could get over this guy, we were introduced to our house boat owner. His first line was "hope u had a pleasant journey". That's the last time we heard anything sweet from him.
An example: My mom was asking him questions about the houseboat facilities. Very basic questions like "would there be hot water" etc. His reply (after hearing 2-3 of such questions…with the same amount of attitude)- "Excuse me!!, Let me remind u, you have not come in a "gaanv" (village)! Can you beat that??? My dad was really angry and later gave him some advise on "hospitality"! Almost felt like we were invading his privacy by staying on his houseboat! But apart from those two "dudes", the other people we met were extremely sweet (and good looking).
PS- I know I have mentioned the good looking part too many times, but cant help it, have still not got over it :)
Didn't get a look at the girls, so can't say much. (and why should I look at girls?!)
Coming back to the attitude, most of the guys spoke amazing English. I assumed that would be due to the tourism in the city. The first three people we came across were the driver, our travel agent and the house boat owner. Driver was fine. But the attitude of the agent amazed me. Right from the time I first saw him, he had an air about himself. He was this confident guy who had no problems being rude.
Even if he meant well, his tone didn't. We were typical tourists who had come to a new city. So obviously we had loads of questions.
Picture this- We are in the shikara…going towards our houseboat. The houseboat that was given to us was pretty far from the main jetty. After being in the shikara for more that 20 mins, my dad asked him whether ours would be the last house boat. (in a sarcastic way obvio). His reply (with loads of attitude) – No, yours would be the second last one!
By the end, I actually started feeling that he had done a favour on us by letting us choose his agency! !
And before we could get over this guy, we were introduced to our house boat owner. His first line was "hope u had a pleasant journey". That's the last time we heard anything sweet from him.
An example: My mom was asking him questions about the houseboat facilities. Very basic questions like "would there be hot water" etc. His reply (after hearing 2-3 of such questions…with the same amount of attitude)- "Excuse me!!, Let me remind u, you have not come in a "gaanv" (village)! Can you beat that??? My dad was really angry and later gave him some advise on "hospitality"! Almost felt like we were invading his privacy by staying on his houseboat! But apart from those two "dudes", the other people we met were extremely sweet (and good looking).
PS- I know I have mentioned the good looking part too many times, but cant help it, have still not got over it :)
Ek Chaalis....
Finally, I managed to catch this flick. The movie that never released in Chandigarh!! Have no idea why though, considering we even had 2 shows of Sivaji running here…amidst the extremely north Indian crowd! I had been looking forward to this movie as I usually like Abhay’s movies and the promo song really sold the movie well.
The setting:
This Saturday, I got a message from Kajal saying that she had got a gift for me. Understandably, I eagerly waited for her to come home. In the evening, I get to know that the gift was a VCD of ek chaalis which Kajal had “bought”. Her logic was simple and practical. The MRP of the original vcd was 34/- while the rent guy was still renting it out for 30/-. As she didn’t wanna be “fleeced” she bought it. Here I must mention the fact that Kajal is a big fan of the “laari chuuti” song, and had also bought the audio cd for the song!
The revelation:
And now she is the proud owner of the ACD as well as the VCD of “1:40….”- The movie that people would have totally missed, had it not been for the song!
The action:
So on Sunday, we finally saw the movie.
The comments:
I liked it. Some scenes really made me smile. Loved the dialogues given to Abhay. Loved the way he delivered them. They were the kinds that you would come across in normal conversations. Abhay was really good as the call centre employee. What I like about him is the fact that he knows what his flaws are. And he chooses his roles accordingly. All the characters played by him till date have been very real. Very down to earth. I usually don’t like movies that have a dark setting. This was an exception. The concept was nothing extraordinary. What works in its favour are the scripting, casting and the handling of the concept.
The downfall:
But the biggest disappointment for us was the fact that the song wasn’t there at all! Kajal was extreeemely disappointed! After all, she had bought the cd only for this song!!
The disclaimer:
A nice movie to be watched without having high expectations
The setting:
This Saturday, I got a message from Kajal saying that she had got a gift for me. Understandably, I eagerly waited for her to come home. In the evening, I get to know that the gift was a VCD of ek chaalis which Kajal had “bought”. Her logic was simple and practical. The MRP of the original vcd was 34/- while the rent guy was still renting it out for 30/-. As she didn’t wanna be “fleeced” she bought it. Here I must mention the fact that Kajal is a big fan of the “laari chuuti” song, and had also bought the audio cd for the song!
The revelation:
And now she is the proud owner of the ACD as well as the VCD of “1:40….”- The movie that people would have totally missed, had it not been for the song!
The action:
So on Sunday, we finally saw the movie.
The comments:
I liked it. Some scenes really made me smile. Loved the dialogues given to Abhay. Loved the way he delivered them. They were the kinds that you would come across in normal conversations. Abhay was really good as the call centre employee. What I like about him is the fact that he knows what his flaws are. And he chooses his roles accordingly. All the characters played by him till date have been very real. Very down to earth. I usually don’t like movies that have a dark setting. This was an exception. The concept was nothing extraordinary. What works in its favour are the scripting, casting and the handling of the concept.
The downfall:
But the biggest disappointment for us was the fact that the song wasn’t there at all! Kajal was extreeemely disappointed! After all, she had bought the cd only for this song!!
The disclaimer:
A nice movie to be watched without having high expectations
Thursday 5 July, 2007
The Amazing Monsoons!!
Monsoon…the season I used to always look forward to. Those amazing dark clouds, the feeling of waking up in the morning and feeling that its already evening, the experience of sitting in the balcony with a huge mug of coffee and hot pakodas/samosas. Unfortunately, all my memories of monsoon have been in Mumbai. The very place where the monsoons are dreaded.
Probably bcoz of the fact that I have never really experienced the proper monsoons in the north. Proper- as in at least 1 hour of consistent heavy downpour. A very rare site. The only time that I have seen heavy rains here is during the month of February. And the worst part about rains during that time is that it is already freezing cold. You can’t even think of getting wet in that water.
Back to Mumbai rains-
“Mumbai- in deep waters”
“City flounders in downpour”
“Mumbai sinks again”
“Mumbai-the next Shanghai??”
“Weekend washout”
Come july, and the alarms start ringing. Headlines are all over the news channels. Masala like this is what the news channels have always thrived on. So if it rains for one hour in Mumbai, we get a live coverage. And where do the channel people rush to- the obvious milan subway! The first place to get flooded. So never mind if the rest of Mumbai is totally normal.
Having said that, I love watching these coverages. Watching the journalist talk about the inconvenience caused to every mumbaiite. About how the life has been disrupted. And what we see is kids jumping in the water, totally enjoying the monsoons. Probably that is the “famous” spirit of Mumbai.
The one thing I really hate is when people start comparing the infrastructure of Mumbai and Delhi. It is not fair at all. Mumbai gets 100 cm rainfall couple that with the high tides during the monsoon season- and you have a difficult task to handle. The reason there are amazing roads in delhi, is because there are no rains to spoil the construction. So, not much maintenance. Flyovers work because you don’t have water accumulated on both sides. I remember times when there used to be 18 cm of rain which would lead to water logging and extremely pathetic traffic jams.
Speaking of construction, this February we shifted to our new office-a DLF construction (top floor). One entire night of consistent rain, and we are greeted with ankle deep water in our office. The false ceiling had given way due to the water accumulated on the terrace. There were buckets full of water that were thrown out. Our working life was totally “disrupted” for that day. I mean, it was just one night of consistent rain. What Mumbai received during July 2005 was 3 full days of consistent rains. Where is the comparison??? I don’t know what would happen to the amazing roads and “infrastructure” if the north gets 3 days of consistent rains!
Probably bcoz of the fact that I have never really experienced the proper monsoons in the north. Proper- as in at least 1 hour of consistent heavy downpour. A very rare site. The only time that I have seen heavy rains here is during the month of February. And the worst part about rains during that time is that it is already freezing cold. You can’t even think of getting wet in that water.
Back to Mumbai rains-
“Mumbai- in deep waters”
“City flounders in downpour”
“Mumbai sinks again”
“Mumbai-the next Shanghai??”
“Weekend washout”
Come july, and the alarms start ringing. Headlines are all over the news channels. Masala like this is what the news channels have always thrived on. So if it rains for one hour in Mumbai, we get a live coverage. And where do the channel people rush to- the obvious milan subway! The first place to get flooded. So never mind if the rest of Mumbai is totally normal.
Having said that, I love watching these coverages. Watching the journalist talk about the inconvenience caused to every mumbaiite. About how the life has been disrupted. And what we see is kids jumping in the water, totally enjoying the monsoons. Probably that is the “famous” spirit of Mumbai.
The one thing I really hate is when people start comparing the infrastructure of Mumbai and Delhi. It is not fair at all. Mumbai gets 100 cm rainfall couple that with the high tides during the monsoon season- and you have a difficult task to handle. The reason there are amazing roads in delhi, is because there are no rains to spoil the construction. So, not much maintenance. Flyovers work because you don’t have water accumulated on both sides. I remember times when there used to be 18 cm of rain which would lead to water logging and extremely pathetic traffic jams.
Speaking of construction, this February we shifted to our new office-a DLF construction (top floor). One entire night of consistent rain, and we are greeted with ankle deep water in our office. The false ceiling had given way due to the water accumulated on the terrace. There were buckets full of water that were thrown out. Our working life was totally “disrupted” for that day. I mean, it was just one night of consistent rain. What Mumbai received during July 2005 was 3 full days of consistent rains. Where is the comparison??? I don’t know what would happen to the amazing roads and “infrastructure” if the north gets 3 days of consistent rains!
Monday 25 June, 2007
Thinking of Piercing.....Read on.
Some days back, a girl in my office was in a real big dilemma. Seemed like she was gonna make the biggest decision of her life..
Should she get her nose pierced??!!!???
As in most families, her mom was against it. I was reminded of the time when I got my nose pierced. Been almost 2 years now. My case was a lil different though. Here my mom wanted me to pierce my nose. According to her (and half the world around me), I never looked my age. People always considered me as a Xth std kid. It was like a well known fact. And my mom had accepted it.
The one day, we went to our village. I was with my VIIth std cousin (10 years younger than me). The old aunties there were genuinely confused as to which of us was the younger one.
That’s the time my mom decided that she had to do something about this. As soon as we came back, she took me to the jeweller. She wanted me to wear a nose pin. I refused. Okayed the ring. Finally got my nose pierced. Not a very painful experience though.
The painful part came later.
Initially, the guy made me wear a pin. Said it was better. He told me to wear the pin for atleast a month, before I shifted to the ring. Impatient as I have always been, I tried to change to a ring as soon as I came back to my hostel (1 week later). Took out the pin. So far so good.
Tried to put the ring. Couldn’t. Tried for about half an hour. Finally when my nose became totally red, I gave up.
This was at night. Slept without the pin/ring. Just lot of ghee and turmeric.
Next morning, went to some small shop. He said that the hole had closed and that he will need to re-pierce it. I said ok. Didn’t have too much choice. This time it was painful.
I was just happy that he made me wear a ring. Went about flaunting it. Loved the comments. Loved being flattered. Relatives thought that I looked like a grad student (Wonders that a small piece of jewellery can do). Friends thought I looked better. Bro thought I looked hepper. Suneer thought I looked hotter. Loved all this.
It was short lived. Two weeks later, the ring broke. Didn’t wanna go to the same guy again. As I was due to go home in another weeks time, thought will get it done under my mom’s guidance.
One week later, went to the Delhi guy. He said that the hole was not pierced properly. Supposedly the second guy had totally messed it up. Needed to re-re-pierce it. This time the pain was the most. Almost like a cumulative effect! The guy told me not to touch the ring for a month. Since I had learnt my lesson, I didn’t touch it for 3 months. But then there was no need to do it. Afterall a ring is what I had always wanted!
Coming back, this girl first got a clip on. Wore it to office to get the reaction. The verdict was a 50-50. I gave it thumbs up, since I have always been a big fan of the nose ring. She was a li’l skeptical about the pain. I told her my adventurous story. Scared her a li’l more. But then, if I had listened to the first guy and not touched the pin, it wouldn’t have been this bad. Finally she took "the" step.
Moral: the next time u wanna tell a girl that her nose ring is not suiting her, think about the trouble that she would have gone through!!!
Should she get her nose pierced??!!!???
As in most families, her mom was against it. I was reminded of the time when I got my nose pierced. Been almost 2 years now. My case was a lil different though. Here my mom wanted me to pierce my nose. According to her (and half the world around me), I never looked my age. People always considered me as a Xth std kid. It was like a well known fact. And my mom had accepted it.
The one day, we went to our village. I was with my VIIth std cousin (10 years younger than me). The old aunties there were genuinely confused as to which of us was the younger one.
That’s the time my mom decided that she had to do something about this. As soon as we came back, she took me to the jeweller. She wanted me to wear a nose pin. I refused. Okayed the ring. Finally got my nose pierced. Not a very painful experience though.
The painful part came later.
Initially, the guy made me wear a pin. Said it was better. He told me to wear the pin for atleast a month, before I shifted to the ring. Impatient as I have always been, I tried to change to a ring as soon as I came back to my hostel (1 week later). Took out the pin. So far so good.
Tried to put the ring. Couldn’t. Tried for about half an hour. Finally when my nose became totally red, I gave up.
This was at night. Slept without the pin/ring. Just lot of ghee and turmeric.
Next morning, went to some small shop. He said that the hole had closed and that he will need to re-pierce it. I said ok. Didn’t have too much choice. This time it was painful.
I was just happy that he made me wear a ring. Went about flaunting it. Loved the comments. Loved being flattered. Relatives thought that I looked like a grad student (Wonders that a small piece of jewellery can do). Friends thought I looked better. Bro thought I looked hepper. Suneer thought I looked hotter. Loved all this.
It was short lived. Two weeks later, the ring broke. Didn’t wanna go to the same guy again. As I was due to go home in another weeks time, thought will get it done under my mom’s guidance.
One week later, went to the Delhi guy. He said that the hole was not pierced properly. Supposedly the second guy had totally messed it up. Needed to re-re-pierce it. This time the pain was the most. Almost like a cumulative effect! The guy told me not to touch the ring for a month. Since I had learnt my lesson, I didn’t touch it for 3 months. But then there was no need to do it. Afterall a ring is what I had always wanted!
Coming back, this girl first got a clip on. Wore it to office to get the reaction. The verdict was a 50-50. I gave it thumbs up, since I have always been a big fan of the nose ring. She was a li’l skeptical about the pain. I told her my adventurous story. Scared her a li’l more. But then, if I had listened to the first guy and not touched the pin, it wouldn’t have been this bad. Finally she took "the" step.
Moral: the next time u wanna tell a girl that her nose ring is not suiting her, think about the trouble that she would have gone through!!!
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