Month: February 2007

Of Virtues, Vices and Valentine’s Day!

Is celebrating Valentine's day a virtue or a vice?? The red brigade(Read: Valentine's enthusiasts) thinks its a virtue, and the saffron one (Read: Shiv Sena and other such "moral" organizations) could not have imagined a worse vice!! Some people think that love cannot be celebrated just on one day, so you do not need some … Continue reading Of Virtues, Vices and Valentine’s Day!

Blood Diamond—-Bloody, worthy,…all but glittering!!

"Have you seen the color of this soil?? It comes from all the blood that's spilt by fighting over this land!!" This is what a character in this very well made movie says to another one... And so true it is!!! Seriously, director Edward Zwick very boldly portrays the exploitation,the uproar, the struggle, the agony, the fury, … Continue reading Blood Diamond—-Bloody, worthy,…all but glittering!!

Dream #2

And once I was walking on the road, and casually turned to look back. A monkey, one of the small kinds, with a dangerous red face was following me!! I panicked!!! Seriously!! As I kept walking I realized that the monkey was still persistently following me... I didn't even realize when I began running... The … Continue reading Dream #2

Dream #1

And there! The world was coming to an end! Well, if not the world, at least my city. My city was totally flooded! People were running (nah, swimming) helter-skelter to save their lives. The water levels were rising fast and furiously. And the water - it was not the usual colorless liquid, it was dirty, … Continue reading Dream #1

Dreams I didn’t even dream I would dream!! :-))

"Dreams are the stepping stones to success, so what should you do to be successful??", asked a senior at college... As we all looked at him, unsure whether to attempt this one or not, he exclaimed, "Go to Sleep!!!", and went on laughing like he thoroughly enjoyed his own piece of humour!! I grinned and … Continue reading Dreams I didn’t even dream I would dream!! :-))

(Not Just)Another activity on saturday

Have you ever experienced that when you go to do something good to someone, in reality it does more good to you!! I went Last friday and saturday, the kids at Eklavya Nyasa, the NGO where i go every saturday as a part of my CSR,  attended a workshop conducted by marathi Teen magazine "Kishor". I went there … Continue reading (Not Just)Another activity on saturday

Another color to Rang de Basanti….

With all due respect to the movie (Mind you, I simply loved it!!) ,would the brave fivesome of Aamir, Siddharth, Kunal, Sharman, and Soha react in the same way if a pilot they did not personally know got killed and blamed for his own death due to a MIG accident, as they did when their … Continue reading Another color to Rang de Basanti….

Traffic Signal—Yellow this time!!

One of the most awaited movies of the year was the 3rd and last part of Madhur Bhandarkar's trilogy on life....."After Page 3 and Corporate"(Thats what the promos said).. TRAFFIC SIGNAL!! A very different movie! It has no very specific story, it basically just tries to give you the glimpses of the industry that makes … Continue reading Traffic Signal—Yellow this time!!

My driving!! (not other people mad…am talking about the real stuff here!!hehe)

I love driving!! Though not from the start, I must admit.... I first of all started driving a little later than allowed, at the age of 21, and it was quite a shaky start. My younger sister had already learned driving, and she was indeed a verry good driver. So adding to it my own … Continue reading My driving!! (not other people mad…am talking about the real stuff here!!hehe)

SRK is most definitely THE King Khan!!

Well, his acting talents, his ssssssssstttaaaaammmmerrrring dialogue delivery, his over-acting, his style, his charisma, his clean image, his quizzing skills,  and his personal life apart, just on the scale of sheer wits, SRK scores a triple A+! Take for instance the latest episode of KBC!! Most of you must have watched in shock as this last contestant … Continue reading SRK is most definitely THE King Khan!!