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

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

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    Amruta

    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

  • Movie review : Love Story 2050

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    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

  • Should I venture into fiction??

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    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

  • Read “Kane and Abel”!!!!

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    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

  • My first meme!

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    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

  • Thought for the day!

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    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

  • Movie Review – BhoothNath!

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    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

  • A sadly funny situation?

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    A friend narrated to me an incident he happened to witness. He was approaching a red-light on his bike, and the signal had just turned yellow. When it did, a small boy, with crutches in his hands(mind it, he carried the crutches, and not the other way round…), ran as fast as he could towards Read more

  • Ye din bhi beetenge…………….

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    You know what, just realized that today’s the 20th of May….Just a few days left for the notorious Indian summers to lapse!!!   How fast days go by! Read more

  • Shahrukh!! Plz don’t do it!!!

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    IPL, Om Shanti Om, Zee Cine Awards, Kya aap paanchvi pass se tez hain, TV ads, movie ads, awards, ShahRukh Khan is all over it!!! All dailies and tabloids keep flashing his photographs all over their pages!! I mean, agreed that he is the most charming ambassador any brand can ever get; I too am a Read more

  • Drawing a blank!!!

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    ——————————————————————————- I used to wonder how it feels when someone has been waiting for something since days, and desperately; and does not get it… Now I know. It feels like nothing… The effect is too enormous to feel! At least this soon! ————————————————————————— Drew a blank! Read more

  • Law??

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    I read this piece from here, which was in turn published here. Loved it, hated it, both at the same time. Do go through… The police carried out a raid and closed a factory. The children, who were working there, were all set free. Some said: “We are orphans. To eat we need a livelihood.” Read more

  • Movie Review – Tashan!

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    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! Rating: HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHA!!!!!!! Watch the movie to understand why I am doubling and tripling up with laughter! On a second thought, don’t! Your reactions might not be as friendly as mine! 🙂 Read more

  • A tribute to the most used product of the decade!!

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    Guys, wondering what that is?? Yes, it indeed is: Maggi Noodles!!!!!  Surprised?? Well, enter s/w pros, staying away from home in rented apartments/PG accos. What comes into your mind first when you think of getting a quick bite?? Ofcourse, maggi noodles!!! What do you think of cooking after a tiring day at office, and your Read more

  • Losing my views………

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    Was reading Sudha Murty’s ‘Wise and Otherwise’ yesterday(yeah, ok…i know its complete review is long overdue….patience guys…..). In one of those stories, Ms. Murty asks her son what he thinks are the 3 most revolutionary things of the 20th century, and he gives a really beautiful answer….. It was then when i realized, that I Read more