Random Doodlings of a Confused Mind-1

These days my life is absolutely beleaguered with meetings. My whole day is being usurped by the meetings as there are some pre-meeting meetings, normal meetings, post meeting meetings, meeting to discuss the schema for meeting, unceremonious discussion after and before a meeting, brainstorming gathering along with various other unexpected time wasters. Most of the times it leaves me totally drained and irritated and I felt like I am slowly slowly being pushed towards mental volatility and brain death.

BUT the final word is that, these meetings can’t be avoided.

So I decided to come up with something that could help me in surviving some of the most boring one where I usually sits absent mindedly. I tried using Twitter but alas no one replied me back (except Arshad Warsi and Celina Jaitly, even she replied on Shaurya’s Tweet pic Check it here) or retweeted me, tried listening music using under collar hidden earphones (Alas got busted by my boss and got a stern look) and also tried playing games on mobile phone, but no respite.

So decide to go back to doodling (to scribble or draw aimlessly) which was my favorite past time during my college days and this is the thing where you will never got caught and others will think that you are deeply indulged in the discussion. This is the first doodle, doodled at today morning meeting (Gosh!!!!!! It is so horrible to start your day with a boring meting).

Do tell me how is it and how you cope up with such situation.

Watch this area for more!!!

P.S: I feel that it is golden opportunity to write/draw my experience with Shaurya, my little devil who is teaching me a new lesson every day.

~*Kites: Crash Landed*~

The larger the budget, the finer the star cast… the better the propaganda, advertise and controversies… the bigger the expectations from a film. This all falls in a p lace for a movie like KITES. Kites has all the big names attached with it, Hritik Roshan, Barbara Moi (Bigger because of her photo shoots and the Hritik-Suzzane hullabaloo), Anurag Basu (I loved his direction in Life in a metro and Gangster), Rakesh Roashan and Rajesh Roshan.
Well, have you ever heard of a hindi phrase “दूर के ढोल सुहावने होते हैं” or in English "The drums sound better at a distance" (Oops in the lingo of Kites (in Spanish) it would be tambor sonido mirarse bueno de distancia or something like that).

Well somehow I managed to watch this movie and I found it painfully slow and totally confused one.

Plot: J (it was Jay or Jai???), is a paltry nobody in Las Vegas who wants to rake in the big $$$ as soon as possible by marrying green card seeking illicit immigrants for a large fee. Beside our J (does it stands for Jack-of-all-trades???) also gives Salsa classes to Gina (Kangana Ranaut) and tru to lure her to woos his way into her family, which comprises of ruthless casino owner Bob ( Kabir Bedi) and his son Tony (Nick Brown). At a family event, J meets Natasha (Barbara Mori), the fiancée of Tony and one of the illegal girls whom Jay got married. Their collaboration leaves Tony’s suspicions sufficiently aroused and there after follows a hackneyed progression of riotous uproar which leads to some weird heist, fighting and the love birds runs to same them from wrath.

What happened next?

To know more!!

Read some reviews or go to Wikipedia (but do not go to watch the movie)!!
The Good: Before thrashing the movie, I would like to tell some good things about आईटी।

1. Music: When I heard it for the first time, the first word came to my mind was “WHAT THE CRAP!!! This is not anticipated from Rajesh Roshan” but after 4-5 hearing I kindaa started loving them and within a week time it was on my playlist. In Tum bhi ho wahi Suraj Jagan's screams his trademark full throat rendition to croon this track along with Vishal Dadlani. This song has a punch in it which will force you to listen to it. Dil kyun ye mera and Zindagai are good but what stole my heart was the Tum bhi ho wahi (Remix version), Fire (marked by a long overture, electronic resonance and brawny arrangement of orchestra. It sounds like a track to be used as a background score.) and 'Kites in the sky'(simply beautiful lyrics by Asif Ali Beg. This one is crooned by Suzanne Dmello (steals the limelight because of her heartfelt rendition), Javed Dayma and Hrithik (joins the stage for around a minute but still holds his stage well enough to leave an Impact. The true gem of the album). Overall the music of the film is fresh and well experimented and provided a welcome change from the monotony of the present day music.

2. Dance: Though there were very few dance sequences in Kites (may be they want to match the requirement of international cinema) but the sequence of the 'Fire' featuring Kangana Ranaut and Hrithik was simply awesome.

3. Cinematography: Ayananka Bose’s cinematography is splendid. He beautifully captured not only the serene beauty of Mexican desert or the luxurious casinos in Las Vegas but also captured the emotions perfectly.

The Bad: Visually, KITES is thespian and never fails to make an ample impact, but it stagger drastically in various departments.

1. Story: The story was way-beyond-the-world kindda of story. It was a perfect bhelpuri of K. Balachander’s Ek Duuje Ke Liye, Tony Scott’s Revenge (watched this one yesterday and was totally shocked) and Roshan’s very own Koyla (* SRK and Madhuri). The story is totally predictable and unrealistic.

2. Cinematography: I praised it a few lines above but only because of the serene landscapes, otherwise you will be tired of Hrithik’s close up shots (almost every 20-30 sec there will be a close up shot of him, where he will be shaking and trembling his lips or crying or howling…….. (Dude!!! Give me a break!! We know he looks nice but I don’t want to see him as a screenshot for half the movie).
3. Slow motion shot: Kites have a way too many slow motion shots (even more than YRF films) and it is totally unbearable and it forced me too yawn and finally to sleep after some time. Why so many slow-mo shots Mr. Basu??

4. Overacting: this was true for all the lead characters!! You remember a promo where Hrithik says “Bolo Pakaun kya??” and he did that wonderfully by his whining, howling and cryi

The ugly and the most importantly: Direction: After LIAM and Gangster, I was a big fan of Mr. Basu but this movie left me dumbstruck. I am still confused what exactly he wanted Hrithik to portray, a passionate aficionado or a bare-chested eye-candy? Barbara looks nice at places but was so inconsistent.

So in other words, besides, personage brilliance, Kites flew erratically and finally crash lands on the pocket of the movie goers!!! In three words, I will define the movie as “Exteriorizar chingando mierda" or something of that sort (I tried to change words directly to spanish :P)

~*What the F#$&???*~

Since last night my mood was a bit upset, partially because of Viral fever and partially because of workload. But somehow I managed to get some rest but morning was same again.

I opened my eyes to see that it is 7.30 (Dammmmmmnnnnnnnnn I am late again and it is a team meeting day) and I still have a running nose. Somehow managed to get ready by 8.20 (courtesy Medha, who took care of all other things) and reached office by 8.55 after dropping Shaurya at company creche. Reached canteen and bang!!!!! there was deadly Upma in breakfast and the taste was yucky ( I still wonder how my canteen guys can be so consistent in making yucky dishes??). Well it reminded me of Deepa's post and her upma (you can check that here) and I some how manage to take it down.

Reached my cubicle, logged to my Lotus notes (pathetic one) and Yippee!!!!! Team meeting canceled. Decided that now its time to check news! and landed to IBN Live through google news.
Gone through mundane news of Rabri and Lalu, Woman Bill, IPl and Sallu and many other but suddenly this tile caught my attention (Check it here) which was titled as Marry an Indian: Sena tells Sania.

The first word came to my mind was What the F#$&?

I was shocked to see Mr. Thackeray saying :"had Sania's heart been Indian, it wouldn't have beaten for a Pakistani. Henceforth, Sania will not remain an Indian. Had her heart been Indian, it wouldn't have beaten for a Pakistani. If she wished to play for India, she should have chosen an Indian life partner," an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana'.

Who are you to dictate what to do and what not to??

But then he came down to some utterly stupid things "More than victories on tennis court, Sania became famous for her tight clothes, fashion and love affairs" (read full article here).

Well, Mr. Thackeray, let me clarify you one thing, We the people of India, praise Sania for her superb game and her powerful forehand ground strokes.

And who the hell are you to say that??

And Legal head Shiv Sena Rahul Narvekar adds icing on the cake "Morally she (Sania) has no right to get into this wed lock in the cost or expense of another individual. On one hand, Sania mirza stands for 'Save the Girl' child campaign and on the another hand she is showing absolutely no respect, no care , no attitude for another girl, women or lady of this country"

Oh!!! Mr Narvekar!! Is it??

What are you doing to save girls who are brutally raped and molested in your Maharashtra??

Where were your Shiv Sena and MNS, when a pune girl was raped yesterday??

Further he adds "Is Sania Mirza achievement is in isolation of the nation? If nation has supported her out , it is her duty to have sentiments, values and emotions for the people of this country"
Mr. Thackeray and Narvekar, Are you jealous ?

Have you ever thought why Nation supported her and not you?

Have you ever done your duty towards sentiments, values and emotions for the people of this country and your state??

The answer is NO!! NEVER!!

And Please stop this crap!!!

Its her life let her decide what she wants to do!! You are no one to say anything!!!




P.S: picture taken from http://www.outlookindia.com/ and is really awesome.

~*What to write?*~

A few days back I got a call from one of my friend asking me "Why are you not writing these days?". Somehow I managed to give some reply and diverted the conversation to some other discussion. Finally when I was done with the call (after 40 min), I was happy.

I played with Shaurya for sometimes who now a days wants Daddy's full attention and want to be with me all the time (I always use to hear that Boys falls for Moma and girls for Daddy, but this is a totally different case) and was able to watch few balls of some match in IPL (now I days i am busy with SPL, in other words it is Shaurya Premier League).

After dinner when I retired to bed, the question "Why are you not writing these days?" came to me again. I tried a lot to justify the reason to myself but somehow I was not able to find any convincing answer.


It is not like that I didn't tried to write something, I tried but nothing came to my mind. Whether it is work or it is my mental state that is topping me from writing, I am not sure. I use to login, open a new post thing but never use to write. Reason I am still searching, but the most important one is what to write?
Should I write a book review or a music review (movie review is out of the scope as I haven't watched anything after Kaminey :( ) or to write something on my daily experiences as a father?
Or What???


I want to write but I am confused!!!!

I am short of ideas!!!!!