Amruta's Writing Block!

Trying to find a balance between my need to communicate, to be in control, and to get over my writer's block – all to fulfill my dream of being the new kid (or old lady) on the "writing block"… Yeah, yeah, I do sarcastic comedy on the side! :D

About Me

2008

  • Movie Review(No Spoilers): Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

    Well, I am not really a sucker for love stories…in fact senti n melodramatic love stories really bore me…. so I went to watch Rab ne Bana Di Jodi only because of SRK…. But but but…surprisingly, I liked the movie…. the songs, the dialogue, the acting, n ofcourse….SRK!!! In 2 contrasting roles: a sincere, intelligent Read more

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  • Movie Review: Hello!

    Line 1: Trring Trring…….. Trring Trring…….. Trring Trring…….. Line 2: Hello? Who’s this?? Line 1: This is…………. GOD………….. Line 2: And we are 6 ammmmazed typical call centre employees.: TeamLeader-wannabe Shyam (Sharman Joshi – very comfortable in the role), Senior member Military Uncle (Sharat Saxena – endearing, but purposeless), Mr. biker Vrroom aka Varun( Sohail Khan Read more

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  • What the hell!!!!

    After a tiring and yet ful-fillling saturday (Wednesday- good movie!!, teaching at Eklavya Nyasa, a visit to the Ganpatis of Pune, and a 90 minutes walk from PMC to KP!!!!), I was just beginning to chill at the CCD(Devil’s Own..wowww). Suddenly I happened to glance at the Plasma TV screen, and whhaaattt… SERIAL BLASTS ROCK Read more

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  • Updates!!

    Came across this idea while blog-hopping… My replies to your comments will now be just an addendum to your comments, in bold font. That way, it lets us keep a better track of what reply is for which comment! 😛 Read more

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  • Irony??

    Read an article in The Times of India yesterday ( You can read it here ) . It said that Iran leads the list of countries which still allow capital punishment to children and minors. Well, horrifying, yes….. but all the more so, given the fact that Iranian children’s movies are well-known all over the world Read more

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  • Movie Review: Mumbai Meri Jaan

    CAST: Paresh Rawal, Kay Kay Menon, Irrfan Khan, Vijay Maurya, R Madhavan, Soha Ali Khan SYNOPSIS: This movie is actually an album or a collection of snapshots from the lives of people who live in Mumbai, and happen to live (and die and relive) through the deadly blasts of 7/11. Right from rich (R Madhavan, Read more

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  • Mumbai Meri Jaan!!

    ATTENTION: This post is not a movie review…its just an attempt to describe the movie hand in hand with its lovely title song!! Lemme know how you find it. The movie review’s coming up soon! ——————————————————————————————– AE DIL HAI MUSHKIL, JEEENA YAHAN, JARA HATKE JARA BACHKE YE HAI BOMBAY MERI JAAN……. O my heart, it’s Read more

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  • Movie Review: Hancock

    Ever heard about a drunk super-hero, who however powerful and well-meaning, makes some mistake everytime and ends up receiving the wrath of public? And then tries to take vengeance from these ungrateful souls by creating troubles in their lives by his reckless behavior?? 😛 Enter John Hancock(Will Smith, who else) from Los Angeles!! The movie is about Read more

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  • Movie Review: Jaane tu..Ya jaane na….

    The quientessential question: So, when do you know it’s love?? Yup, that’s the main theme of the latest “fresh” movie on the block. Produced by Mr. Perfectionist Aammir Khan and starring Imran Khan and Genelia D’Souza(Remember the peppy girl from “Tujhe Meri Kasam”, and the crybaby from Masti??), this movie tries to explore the avenue of Read more

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  • Movie review : Love Story 2050

    Is the time machine a new concept? Is having red-hair a style of the future? Even in 2050, will we have to hear pop songstresses in scanty clothes crooning to stupid songs? In today’s age where Asimov sci-fiction is known by all, will the  idea of a colourful and shining globular time machine wherein we enter Read more

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  • Should I venture into fiction??

    For a long time, I have been at a loss of ideas for new blog posts… and more than ideas, it’s the expression that I am not able form. So i thought, why not try my hand at fiction? Stories and topics that have interested me, but never happened to me…. I guess I should Read more

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  • Read “Kane and Abel”!!!!

    Yup guys… this is such an AMMMAZZZING novel, that you shouldn’t miss reading it, not even in lieu of a live book reading of a new Jeffrey Archer novel!!! Read more

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  • My first meme!

    My cousin Aditya just tagged me to this meme.. So trying my hand at it! 1) One job I’ve had: Well, if you mean a job that pays you money, that is! Yep, I’ve had just one job for the last 2 and half years of my life(!!!). Its a typical IT industry job..do I need to say Read more

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  • Thought for the day!

    Do not devote too much of time thinking about how unfairly you are dealt with at work! There are many things to be done in life, and work, is just a means of getting the money to be able to do them! 🙂 😛 Read more

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  • Movie Review – BhoothNath!

    Once upon a time there was an old man(Amitabh Bachhan) whose NRI son(Priyanshu Chatterjee) refused to stay with him even after his mom(Neena Kulkarni) died. The man, in attempt to stop his son from leaving, ran down the steps of his palacial villa, tripped, and fell to death. And since his son wanted to sell the Read more

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