Love,Sex and Dhoka-a good hindi movie at last....

A good hindi movie at last!! I watched LSD the other day with a friend and thought it was a  really good film.I dont say  i enjoyed it cause its not the kind of movie ones enjoys.Definitely not a feel good movie. Quite contrary to that actually. Some of the scenes are inflammatory and stay with you even after the movie.Its  the kind of movie that gets you thinking but what makes it unique and sets it apart from the other movies in this category is the realism in its three stories. Some of the scenes are so intense that  they slam you hard in the face before you even have time to register them. I for one couldnt get over some scenes for a while after it was over. The actors have done a great job and are convincing to the extent that you feel the dread,fear and  happiness of the characters almost first hand. Its well translated and the director hits the nail on the head.So in my opinion its a great watch and for people who arent a bundle of nerves and dont have a weak heart, a must watch.

Its Kalyug then....

       I cant really pinpoint what singular thing, occurrence, dialogue or conversation spurred this thought on but over  a day or two i have been subconsciously pondering over how modernization, which evidently is a by product of evolution, has an inversely proportionate relationship with the sanctity of life and its various branches and sub branches.And the more i consider and delve into it the more right it seems.
   We have advanced so much that small things in life dont matter any more.Nothing is like it used to be.Progression is de rigueur for the growth and development of any social strata but we ve reached a level where along with advancement our constants in life like virtues, principles and values have transformed. Marriage is an archetype of this kind of transformation.Relationships is another. Marriage is an institution and considered the final deciding ritual to unite two people. But the frivolous practices and patterns seen these day of marriage followed immediately by divorce seems sacrilegious.And this decay goes  beyond traditions and rituals and penetrates the little things like values and principles that constitute the foundation of a way of life. There were times, although its hard to believe, when a persons given word was substantial enough to manifest an iron bond of trust between two people. Contrary to this, nowadays oaths are taken and the very next moment mercilessly broken and all for either money or some other unconscionable reason. Swears, vows and promises seem like antiquated ideas and will soon be reduced to fading memories. Happiness has become dependent on achieving and attaining physical , material things and making more money.Yet, it doesnt end there as moneys never enough.So the chase just goes in circles- man makes money to quash his craving for happiness and then he makes more money cause he hasnt found what hes looking for and so on and so forth. Even then hes unhappy and happiness seems like a chimera.
         So this must really be kalyug.The dark times.But going by that theory it also means life comes full circle and as a circle doesnt exactly end anywhere theres a chance that at some point we will start over from the beginning.  Innocence will be returned and love and happiness will come to life again from being hollow shells of words. I just hope all this wishful yearning for a better world bears fruit sooner then later.                            

Why is it that the basic tendency of human beings as a race is always more inclined towards the negative? Whether it is an assumption, presumption or reaction, in a neutral and unbiased plane the first thought that comes to our minds is always negative. A friend who has done us a lot of good and very little bad will always be remembered by the one bad and the good is conveniently overshadowed. Its like negativity stems from within us and to quash it we need to think positive.

This theory of mine rooted from this simple question asked by one of my professors the answer to which superimposes this very theory. He asked us  "if A was standing facing east and B facing west what would their position to each other be?". And just about everybody in the room said back to back while the answer quite simply was face to face.

My Bottles- Uncorked(morepix)

 

  

  

 

My Bottles- Uncorked

                                         

                                                                        

                                                                         

If there ever was a person named most appropriately it has to be my friend Lavina. Ever since school Lavina has been an embodiment of love. I remember expressing that to her in some puerile manner or mawkish gesture back in school. She has a colossal heart and a bottomless well of love. But all this is an established fact known to all of us from that particular batch and hardly the reason for writing this post. These words came cascading to my mind immediately after i was visually inspired by this mail she sent me. What was in this mail? The pictures below....








 


Lavina  goes to an orphanage every sunday to spend time with the kids there and hone their creative skills.She teaches them to paint. The paintings above are done by those kids. When i saw these i was inspired and i knew i had to do something so other people could acknowledge and appreciate these vibrant hues and steady strokes. And also, in a tad selfish way, for my own introspection.Many a sundays i have told Lavi that i would join her at the orphanage and spend time with the kids and not once have i kept my word. I make assorted excuses to Lavi and myself but then some hoarse intimidating voice inside my head keeps nagging me. This just goes to show that if i or anyone else for that matter did just a small percentage of what people like Lavi do we could be content and happy from inside and not just superficially....

"A house divided against itself cannnot stand". This quote i once read somewhere is best suited to describe the present state of affairs of our India considering the circumstances. This time the shiv sena has targetted Sharukh Khan for making a sentence expressing his opinion in pakistan saying pakistan should be allowed to participate in the IPL and threatened to stop the release of his forthcoming film, "My name is Khan", if he doesnt apologize for his statement. This clash of ideologies which is evidently a non issue has been turned into an issue of treachery by the shivsena. The infamous party with its puritanical views has been known to disrupt the peace of the state of Maharashtra over similar negligible subjects on many occasions in the past. As a result of this, potential issues of eminence that need immediate action to be taken, like the delhi rape case where a girl was raped in broad daylight in a building opposite some of Indias major news paper buildings, are being sidetracked.

S0 is this tacit divide on the basis of religion, SRK being a muslim, intentional or is the shiv sena earnestly affronted by the statement itself irrespective of who made it? SRK however has stuck to his steadfast resolve and refused to oblige. After watching his interview with Barkha Dutt on NDTV where he dismissed the shiv senas allegations with aplomb and dignity as old fashioned and trivial and stated that he is a good india, my respect for him has multiplied if anything. According to the shiv sena after the 26/11 travesty pakisthan should not be allowed to play in the IPL indirectly implying all ties with the country should be severed. But the party overlooks the obvious fact that the pakisthani players werent the perpetrators involved in the attack nor does every denizen of pakisthan hold a personal grudge against india.
An allusion meant as an effort to bridge the ever widening gap between the countries has been turned into a squalid brawl over religion by the shivsena. So the question still remains whether SRK was targeted cause of his religion? Does being a muslim make him any less indian than the hindus? And is it relevant to fuss over the eons old divide when issues of real importance are staring us in the face? With parties like the shiv sena playing the villian with their outdated stereotypical outlooks and puerile mentality, aspirations of growth and development of our country is an unattainable dream. Every progressive step foward india takes will be negated if these continue to act upon anything and everything that contradicts their constricted vision.