Waiting for the end

A body wakes up,
Day after day
Follows the rhythm of life and goes about,
Chores after chores,
Minutes pass by into hours
Days goes by into weeks
Nothing seems to wake up the soul
Silently dying each day, within the body
The soul goes by
Awaiting the final awakening
Or probably the time
When it all stops by

Midnight Musings...

So after a loooong hiatus I am back with few scribbles which hit me in the middle of night... Finally some benefit of being the nocturnal animal that i have turned into..

1.ICE MAIDEN

Sitting alone in her stone castle, she led a solitary life, staring away the star lit nite, watching the dark turn light.. Silence her sole companion..

Crashing came thunder, disrupting all the peace.
Shaking the very foundations of her belief

Empty words,fake promises..

She looked at him with awe at first and blinked her eyes away..

Before he thinks he the ice melted,
The maiden turned into ice

2. NOTHING.... 

Nothing gave her joy,
Nothing gave her happiness.

The blind race to reach the top,
Had clearly no destination..

Chasing away her goals,
She shelved her very soul.
Seeking the true meaning of joy and pain
Went on and on...

Life goes on with each breath..
However the moment of breathtaking brilliance was the reason to live by.

Looking back was not an option,
Looking forward the only aim..

She went on to live by,
She went on to die alone..

3. ROOTS.... 

Why put the roots,
Why settle down,
Why follow a path...

Do this, this is right.. That is not correct..

Who made all this rules, why do I have to justify..

they say follow your heart
They say Be practical..

I hear, I nod... I do not get what they want..

They want me to try new things, they want me to be intelligent and make independent decisions..

When I decide.. All I hear is tsk tsk...

I loose my cool.. I walk past them.. I leave and I start living...
Its my path, my choice and the only sound I hear is a happy huba dub of my heart..

Jab Tak Hai Jaan... A fitting finale!!!

Disclaimer: Coming from a die hard SRK fan, all the cynics are requested to stay away from the review...

It seemed Yash Chopra had a premonition of his death... Starting from the title to the script the movie is an ode to his work in the industry... I could see a lot of his own work in various scenes and sequences..The grandois, the romance, the beautiful landscapes, intricate relationships it had it all... However musically this film didnt match up to his other albums.. A R Rahman - Gulzar magic was somehow missing.. Apart from Challa and Heer Heer, no other song worked...

Without giving away the plot, I would just talk about the things i loved about the typical film...


SRK with that stubble on a royalo enfield against the scenic Ladakh and London backdrop is at one of his best performance... No ONE and i mean NO ONE can romance like him... In this age of Anurag Kashyap genre of movies an out an out cliched romance will work only with Shahrukh... ( Yes thats the Fan talking)

Anushka Sharma is in yet entertaining role as the super girl.. This one surely can act and loook good at the same time... Unlike other leading lady - Katrina... Even Yash Chopra cant get her to act.. She is just a preety face who looks good in the backdrop... Probably should be used as one of the props.. The dance sequence where there were street crews locking and popping she started with her typical belly dance!!! The sequence however reminded me of Lamhe( Shridevi dancing away in anger) and Dil to Pagal hai(Dance of Envy sequence between Karishma and Madhuri).. where Dance was used as a language and it worked well in communicating the conversation between SRK and Katrina..

It may look like an old wine in new bottle as You will have a fleeting deja vu of his previous works in this film, but it has a twist from the other typical love triangles that we watch..

A MUST WATCH for all who love ROMANCE as a genre... Coz with the death of the maestro this grandness will never be repeated... And for all who dont have enough of COMEDY CIRCUS on TV can go and watch the repeat telecast of old jokes in SOS...

A special mention for all those who have still not been to Ladakh.. Each place shown in the movie was familiar and tugged a corner of the heart.. Lot of memories and nostalgia for that place... 

So my weekend started with a Cocktail...Aptly named.. Coz the movie was a mix of lot of things... It was beautifully packaged with good looking people.. Decent performances but yet very loose...it was like loose pearls.. The string was missing... Loved the music yet in film the first 2 songs were extremely random.

Coming to the plot, its a typical mish mash of recent bollywood dramas.. The newness was the bond of friendship... It is rare in hindi films when 2 preety ladies are frnds to an extent where she says - "gautam to aate jate rahenge.. I wnt u in my life", there were moments which made u jump of ur seats and laugh.. And some were damn predictable...

I would really love when the directors will go out and try n not use cliches like Maa ke Kangan in a young pepppy movie where the lead refuses to wear pants in the house... its pooh bani parvati moment.. The second half is where all the innovative ideas and brash attitude started going downwards..

If anyone asks how was the movie I would say it was good, but not good enuf... I was hoping for little extra from this drink.. Guess the fizz went off too soon...

Change is Constant!!!

It is so true - Day by Day we feel nothing is changing, Life has become mundane, stagnant and when we look back after a couple of months/years later we feel nothing is same. Things are different and so are people. When you fall in love for the first time, you feel that you cannot live without that person and you are unable to imaging your life without that special someone. You grow up, time passes, relations end and you end up looking back and laugh at your own choices. Such is life... Never say never coz when you negate somebody in the Universe hears you and plays it against you....


 Time is the Luxury that we do not have yet we take it for granted.
We neglect happy times in search of happier times.
We crib, We complain but do not make attempts to change the same
Its all about taking decisions and implementing it.
Life is all about taking chances.

Film Review - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Today has been a day of realisations and it ended on a positive note with a masterpiece called - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara... I guess I loved it more coz I am at the crossroads in my life trying to figure what I need to do... 

Kudos to Zoya Akhtar for weaving a beautiful story with amazing photography and poetry by Javed Saab. The cherry of the cake is the son- Farhan Akhtar as the madcapper, funloving copywriter cum poet who steals the show against Hrithik and Abhay. 

A simple story of 3 friends who goes on a roadtrip to fullfill their pact made in college days reminds of the promises we all make. Each character is beautifully essayed not forgeting 'Bagwati' ;) 

The movie proved yet another point which a lot of filmmakers have forgotten and that is comedies can be clean and abuses need not be made into script but script can have abuses. It is so subtle that one does not realises and the moment passes. 

Music is different and very hummable. Senorita and Ik junoon rocked but Der lagi lekin maine jeena sikh liya stays on ur lips after the movie... 

Katrina pulls off as a mixed indian well but it seems she can't do anything else but that. Kalki as overbearing, possesive fiance is alright. The Ja Chudail song would suit her better, but just wouldn't go with the vintage hue of the movie. 

Spain and adventure sports are to die for.. So before I die one more thing added in my bucket list and which is Spain Roadtrip.. Kya pata Zindagi Na Mile Dobara... 

Shades of Sky and Sea...

Sun, Sea,Sand and Sky.... Some of the natures most beautiful creation... Captured through the eyes of an amatuear's lenses...