Taare Zameen Par

Taare Zameen Par
I watched 'Taare Zaameen Par' this weekend, and loved it.
Once again Aamir demonstrates that good films can come out of bollywood. This movie is a shining example of subjects, storylines and talent potential waiting to be tapped in India. Bollywood CAN emerge as a leading producer of quality films. Instead of copying and recycling (5 mins of 'ramu ki aag' is still hurting my eyes), I hope that the filmmakers look deep into the indian potential.

Aamir has captured the contrast of the boy's world and harsh reality of bustling 'mumbai' city from sitting on top of the bus engine very well. There is every aspect of the film that is praise worthy. Darsheel Safary exhibit years beyond his age. His performance towers and carries the film. Infact, there are a few minutes in the film that are self indulgent on Aamir's part, if he edits that part out, he has got an oscar candidate. Nevertheless, its interesting that a leading bollywood star would not make an appearance for 30-40mins of the film. Aamir has learnt that you dont have to be in every frame to make a good movie.
Ofcourse at this rate, Aamir will be incapable of working with anyone human. His race for perfection is interesting. Will he resort to anime? he he he he

Hats off to Aamir for this gem.
-Nachi

It gets better....

"It turned out that she wasnt in love with me as I had thought....What I am trying to say.....I understand feeling small and as insignificant as humanly possible, and how it actually aches in places that you didnt know you had inside of you.....And it does not matter how many new haircuts you get, or gyms you join, or how many glasses of chardoney you have with your friends, you still go to bed every night, going over every detail....and wonder what you did wrong or how could you misunderstood, and how in the hell, in that brief moement that you could think be so happy?
And sometimes you even concince yourself that she would see the light and show up at your door.....
And after all that, for however long that may be, you go to some place new, meet new people who make you feel worthwhile again....And little peices of sould will finally come back...and all the fuzzy stuff....all those years of your life you wasted.... eventually starts to fade........"

Dodging glances on the train

"
Talking to myself in public,
Dodging glances on the train
and I know....
I know they've all been talking about me....
I can hear them whisper,
and it makes me think
there must be something wrong with me

Out of all the hours thinking
somehow,
I have lost my mind.

"

Matchbox 20 - Unwell.

Set your MP3 player on shuffle

Last couple of weeks I had to commute by train. 5 hours every day. Good thing, got a lot of catching up on my reading / listening (audio books silly). I ran out of books on the player today and switched to my music. It was raining and cold and nothing was connecting as 'rim jim gire saawan'....lame I know....

I setup the player on 'shuffle all'. This worked like a charm. It was like switching through stations and catching a tune you havent heard in a while and then takes you back when it used to be 'your song'.

The song 'King of wishful thinking' by Go West. This song was also on the sound track of Pretty Woman. With my women trouble over the years, this could be my personal theme song...he he he


I don't need to fall at your feet
Just 'cause you cut me to the bone
And I won't miss the way that you kiss me
We were never carved in stone
If I don't listen to the talk of the town
Then maybe I can fool myself..
I'll get over you..
I know I will

I'll pretend my ship's not sinking
And I'll tell myself I'm over you'cause
I'm the king of wishful thinking
I am the king of wishful thinking

I refuse to give in to my blues
That's not how it's going to be
And I deny the tears in my eyes
I don't want to let you see.. no
That you have made a hole in my heart
And now I've got to fool myself..

I'll get over you..
I know I will
I'll pretend my ship's not sinking
And I'll tell myself
I'm over you'cause
I'm the king of wishful thinking..
I'll get over you..
I know I will
I'll pretend my ship's not sinking
And I'll tell myself
I'm over you'cause
I'm the king of wishful thinking

I will never, never shed a tear for you
I'll get over you
If I don't listen to the talk of the town
Then maybe I can fool myself..
I'll get over you..
I know I will
I'll pretend my ship's not sinking
And I'll tell myself I'm over you'cause
I'm the king of wishful thinking
I'm the king of wishful thinking
I'll get over you..

I know I will
You made a hole in my heart
But I won't shed a tear for you
I'll be the king of wishful thinking
I'll get over you..

I'll pretend my heart's still beating'cause
I've got no more tears for you
I'm the king of wishful thinking..
I'll get over you..

I know I will
You made a hole in my heart
And I'll tell myself I'm over you'cause
I'm the king of wishful thinking

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYnZL0BOXDc

Funny Lines from Team America

There are 3 kinds of people. Dicks, Pussies and Assholes.
Pussies think everyone can get along and Dicks wanna fuck all the time without thinking it through
Pussies get mad at Dicks one in a while, because Pussies get fucked by Dicks.
But, Dicks fuck assholes too.
Pussies dont like Dicks, because Pussies get fucked by Dicks. But Dicks also fuck Assholes.
Assholes who just wanna wanna shit on everything.
Pussies may think that they can deal with Assholes their way, but the only thing that can fuck an Asshole is a Dick....with some Balls.
The problem with Dicks, is that sometimes they fuck too much and fuck when it isnt appropiate, It takes a Pussy to show them that.
But sometimes Pussies get so full of shit that they become Assholes themselves. Because Pussies are only an inch and a half away from Assholes.
I dont know much in this crazy crazy world, but if you dont let Dicks fuck Assholes, all Dicks and Pussies will be covered in Shit!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgUz1nFZUzs

What goes around comes around.....

Why do we only learn from our pain? Why are we all so in-different to other people's pain. Why do people make choices that destroy other people's lives? Do people lack compassion?

I heard, 'Its different when you are on the receiving side...' Duh! Sure it is. Hurts like hell. Ain't it?

This, so far, has been the most interesting dumb thing I have heard.

The context is as follows(names have been changed to protect the absolute absence of grey matter in the people involved)

Jane and John are together. Jane is stealing from John on a regular basis. Jane takes the loot and enjoys with Dick. John finds out and 'digs' into Dick's activity. Dick however, to Jane's ignorance, is stealing from her and enjoys with many others. John who inspite of being devastated, tries to tell Jane, Dick is stealing from her. Jane says "Why is he doing this to me? I did not steal from him?" This is the point where John wanted cry, laugh and bitch slap Jane into her senses. John out of sheer unbelief asks Jane "Aren't you doing the same to me?"

Its a year, later, Jane is not with with John, meets, Tommy. Tommy is much younger to Jane. John meets Jane often to see if Jane changed her ways. John finds out that Jane is in trouble. She has a 'huge burden of her mistakes growing' while Tommy is stealing from her. At this point, comes the line from Jane "Its different when you are on the receiving side". What Jane thinks of being insightful, is nothing but basic lesson in life. Yet, completely caught up between her mistakes growing and Tommys contribution to her growing pain, she continues hoping it will ease her pain.

In short, Jane goes from a life of being with John, from whom, she only stole and enjoyed, to being with Tommy who will continue to steal from her, but cannot leave tommy, for the burden which is growing.

Ofcourse, John is watching all this nonsense, to make his own mistakes. Jane got what was coming to her, what is in store for John? Will he ever trust any person not to steal from him?


Anyhow, the question is that if someone is devoid of compassion, and "when it comes around", would it hurt as much? I would imagine not so, cause compassion and hurt do come from the same place.....cheesy eh?

I am alive

I love Nickelback. Their songs always strike a cord.....

If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
We'd see the day when nobody died

Singing Amen, I'm alive
Singing Amen, I'm alive

My rantings

Starting this blog for my rantings