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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    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 a guy and a girl’s ability to be best friends without falling in love. Sounds passe? It is, but the presentation is not. Some super cool comedy, fresh new young faces, fast-paced direction, and ofcourse sweetness at its best, this movie does manage to win… 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 the year and place of the time travel destination click?? Rating : Red! P.S. 1or 2 ideas about the life in future are good, so is the chemistry between Harman and Priyanka. 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 give it a try!!   And ofcourse, may be I shall be able to express myself in a better way, ‘coz what is fiction but a reflection of the reality?? 😉 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 more?? 😐 2). Seven movies I could sit through repeated screenings of Taare Zameen Par: Watched it thrice in the theatres, and a number of times ar other places Chak De India :  Make that twice in the theatres, and rest same as above 😛… 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 villa, the ghost of this man haunted the villa and disallowed anybody from inhabiting the place. Then entered a family(SRK and Juhi…oohhh so adorable!!!!) with a naughty and sweet son(Aman Siddiqui), who outwitted the ghost, and slowly but surely made friends with him. All of… 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 the signal, and as he neared it, he slouched and leaned on the crutches, and limped away into the stopped traffic, begging and gathering sympathy!! What would you call this situation? Funny or sad? How would you feel for this boy? Sympathetic or disgusted?  … 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 bigggg fan of this guy, but……………….   Over-exposure can do you in, Mr. Khan!! Just like it did Amitabh Bachchan in! Yes, SRK is the most sought-after name for any event/show; but that’s the beauty of it! If you keep making yourself available, you’ll be… 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.” The reply was swift and crude: “It is against the law”. “Then we will have to beg”, they said, “or else we will have no food.” “That, too, is against the law,” the policeman in charge said rudely. “If we cannot work and cannot beg,… 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 return to home at 10 pm? Ofcourse, maggi noodles!!! And yeah, esp. for the guys, what is the cuisine you are best at preparing? 😉 Ofcourse, it is maggi noodles!!! Mannnn!! What would we do without maggi noodles!!!! 😀 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 would have been left speechless if I were to be asked the same question. I tried to think hardddd, but couldn’t really frame a nice answer…. 😦 The same thing happened to me at the cycle rally (about which i wrote here), when I was… Read more