Saturday, July 27, 2013

Life A word Yet to understand...


I laughed, you laughed.
I loved, you didnt.
I smiled, you smiled.
I cared, you didnt.
I knew it'll hurt,
May be that is what I wanted.
I knew I'll cry,
May be that is what I wanted.
And when my heart aches,
I feel good.
It makes me believe it is still there,
still my connoisseur.
I feel it.
Selfish to be an artist,
Hurt to gain.
Selfish to be a human,
Reason to fail.
Love is a word,
Yet to define.
Artist is the one,
Yet to be loved.
I laughed , you laughed.
I loved, you loved.
I smiled, you smiled.
I cared, you cared.
Then, life is a word,
Yet to understand.


Monday, July 15, 2013

Rajhna: It's not perfect but still a must watch...


A good way to measure the success of a love story is to ask yourself how much you want
its protagonists to end up together.
'Raanjhanaa' is about a young Hindu boy in Banaras and his unwavering love for a Muslim
girl who doesn't see him as anything more than a friend. From the moment we're first
introduced to them as children - him dressed as Shiva, her performing namaaz - it becomes
clear there can be no love story here. Yet, Kundan (Dhanush) has been crazy about Zoya
(Sonam Kapoor) ever since they were little. Convinced she'll change her mind, he pursues
her relentlessly...throughout their school years, and well after she returns from Delhi
on completing college, unaware that she's already in love with a boy she met on campus
(Abhay Deol in a cameo). Btw even in a short cameo role he steal the show for sure. He gave a performance that deserves an ovation!

Anand Rai exploits the vibrancy of the holy city, and yet gives us a lived-in feel of Banaras, rather than taking the typical travel-brochure approach. He banks as much on the unmistakable charm of his leading man to deliver a terrific first hour that breezes by with plenty comic moments and some genuinely heartfelt scenes.
Kundan's obsessive pursuit of Zoya is nothing short of stalking. Equally disconcerting is the idea that the filmmakers would endorse slashing one's wrists as a way to profess love.
Yet, truth is, these scenes don't necessarily ring untrue in the film's spot-on depiction of small-town India and its Bollywood-bred youth.
The script unfortunately goes off the rails in the film's second half, when the story shifts to the JNU campus in Delhi, where our protagonists put romance on the backburner and busy themselves with active politics. Some interesting ideas, inspired by real-life current affairs, are explored here - the formation of a citizen's party, the clash between corruption and idealism, and the oppression of the rural class - but despite the filmmakers' best intentions, this track doesn't fit seamlessly into the larger narrative.
If there's one reason 'Raanjhanaa' doesn't entirely disappoint in spite of its problems, it's Abhay Deol, who offers an uninhibited performance that's hard to take your eyes off.

Well even our National Award winner actor of Tamil cinema, Dhanush slips into the skin of Kundan and owns the part. He's complemented ably by Sonam Kapoor, who does some of her best work here, going smoothly from innocent to manipulative to cynical, without ever losing Zoya's inherent vulnerability. The film also benefits from two solid supporting players:
Swara Bhaskar, superb as Kundan's childhood friend Bindiya, who pines for him unashamedly. And No One Killed Jessica's
Mohammad Zeeshan Ayub as Kundan's best friend Murari, whose rat-a-tat lines provide some of the best laughs.



Dhanush, who makes his Hindi film debut with RAANJHANAA, is simply outstanding. To state that he's the mainstay of the film would be most appropriate. You take back his innocence, his dedication for his beloved, his emotions as you exit the auditorium.The actor in Sonam was waiting for a role that would make the spectator sit up and notice it and the one in RAANJHANAA gives her that opportunity.
The headstrong and emotional persona comes across so well in this film. In addition, like DELHI 6, she's devoid of makeup and that makes the character so appealing. This film is a huge leap frontward for Sonam as an actor. Abhay Deol is understated, but effectual in a special appearance. It's a superior act, something you've come to expect from the talented actor.
The supporting cast is unblemished and each of them pitches in a superior performance. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub is a talent to watch out for. He's remarkable as Dhanush's friend. Swara Bhaskar is equally fab in a role that offers her plenty of scope to display histrionics. Kumud Mishra is first-rate. Vipin Sharma is adequate. Sujata Kumar is first-rate as the scheming politician.
On the whole, RAANJHANAA encompasses romance and myriad emotions most wonderfully, besides bravura performances and a popular musical score from the maestro. A film that touches the core of your heart. A film that's definitely worthy of a watch. Not to be missed.

Friday, July 5, 2013

A MAN IS A HUMAN BEING. A WOMAN JUST A FEMALE!

                       
“Man’s world”- the most debated topic all across the world. However much the civilizations have evolved, cultures enriched and the mankind advanced, the unfortunate fact remains that the feminine form remains a part of this world- “man’s world”. People who are disagreeing can flip through news channels, latest news channel.
Although I am not trying to say that women are tortured, subdued and tormented in every culture(Though sadly even today it is true in many culture), women are leading organisation even nation, guiding men living up to their expectations’; but still, have men accepted this place of women in society? Have they started respecting women for all they do? Is her face or figure is not on his mind even when a men is speaking to his lady boss? Didn’t every man out there judge a lady driver or a lady colleague?
The point is not just rape, sexual harassment or abuse is a scar on feminism, but the basic mentality of a man is.
Every day I wake up with horrific news; most of them are of “rape”. Some people say, it’s the fault of “improper dress” worn by the victim. If the improper dress is to be blamed then why do kids get raped? And why even males get raped? Should I blame them of wearing the improper dress too?
Come on! It’s time to put this mentality aside and accept the reality that there are few satyr maniacs out there who just want to taste a body, no matter if it’s of adult male or female or if there is a small kid. Rape happen every gender of every age. No damn person is safe, not even in one’s own family.
And in spite of blaming the victim; we should know that it’s like a mental condition of the culprit which is definitely not stable. They feel like doing it… but my question is didn’t they repent at all? Or do men like this kind repent at all? Why some men get so carried away by their urge that they become as good as animals? And after doing such kind of hideous act, do they get sleep in the night?
But the truth is these kinds of men are perverts. Because they place their urges over their virtues someone else’s virtues! Because of lack of respect for woman, because some men consider this a brazen display of power! Because some men are addicted to it; because it is possible! However sick, but this is one of the things that can be done, and hence men do it.
What should be done to men like this? They should be shown the reality. They should be exposed to their dirty minds. May be a therapy or a treatment but something for sure! Because there are men who rape, who molest, eve-teased, who abuse and see nothing wrong in it.
Why are women still suppressed? Why women are treated so inhumanly? The only reason women are still suppressed, treated like robots, beaten, raped by men is because these kind men are weak man. Yes, a weak man who takes a beating in the outside world, one who is unsure on his identity outside, tries to establish one at home. He marks his territory, inside of which he is the king. The unconquered king! And the fact will remain the same that his ego is injured and he seeks to heal it the wrong way.
Conclusion: it is a colossal word with intense implication. Conclusion means the final part, the result, a reasoned inference. I am not sure if I have a conclusion on hand especially over such sensitive issues, but I know the road we are on. And I know from here where we go will lead us to victory, depending upon what we choose.
The good news is we can still choose to be human. We can choose to create a better world for us and our future generations. We can choose to save humanity.

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

pages of my un Named Novel :)


The worst and best part about having broken up with you is that I still love you. I still absolutely adore you. It is wonderful because there is nothing as beautiful as being in love. Even though you are literally on the opposite coast, even though we only speak every few weeks, even though our Face book statuses have read “single” for the past five months, nothing has waned my love. You, you will always be beautiful to me. Maybe someday I will fall out of love with you. Maybe this love will turn to a one that hungers only for friendship. Maybe someday I will meet your spirit again, this time without the whole college-moving-away deal. Maybe this time we can be near each other. Maybe this time, so many things that didn't will fall into place .It is terrible because everything I know you are tired, hurting, or just plain grumpy, I want to be the one who soothes your pain. And when you’re happy, I want to share in your happiness. And I know that we are supposed to move on, but I can’t. Because I Love You!
I hope that one day; we will be able to be as close as we were before you left. I hope that, at the very least, we can be best friends again.


excerpt from my manuscripts :)



My love letter stopped being a love letter the night when I fell in love with another man, wholoves me more and better than you ever could. But you still deserve to know that when Isaid I loved you, I meant it. I loved your dark eyes and your long fingers and your snowyhair. I loved the way the roads were silent all around us when we walked together in themiddle of the night when it snowed. I loved the way your eyes sparked beneath thestreetlamps in the wintertime know you are confused, and lonely, and you don’t know quitewhat you want in life, and it’s why you ran away from me, and probably why you left thewoman you left me for. I hope that someday you can find the kind of happiness I have found with my new love – the warm, sun-filled joy of holding hands and butterfly kisses. I loved you, and even though I don’t anymore, I hope that someday you find someone else who wants you to be as happy as I did. I hope that next time; you let them give you everything.