Isn't there an amazing similarity between the two posters ??? Well one thing we can be proud of, even though the poster idea is clearly inspired from Hulk, is that Ghajini has the "Real Aamir's" bulked up body while Hulk has CGI effects one...
Are they gonna sell Ghajini action figures too ??? Might not be a bad idea actually
RDB was one of the most brilliantly made movies ever. I've even lost count of how many times I watched it.
Now Rakeysh is back with the teaser for his next movie "Delhi - 6", and going by the first impression I think this movie is gonna be as sensible and sensitive as RDB. The whole story of this guy Roshan travelling to India with his ailing Granny, and his short trip becoming the longest journey of his life where he discovers India and himself reminds me of Swades. But from his interviews its clear that this film is going to have political overtones which would certainly make it interesting.
Very slick, stylish, different moods, frames and shades of the movie captured in a minute is what came to my mind when I first saw this teaser. Loved Mohit Chauhan's humming and the lilting music by ARR. The shot where a grand gate is opened and we see New York with Sonam standing in White dress was very imaginative. I guess that might be part of a song. The cinematography looked brilliant in these short clips, especially that of Jama Masjid and the pigeon ( symbol of peace ?? ). Looking forward to 2009 for this movie...But till then Gajini...
Came across this very valuable advice from Dr. Abdul Kalam which if followed can bring in lot of good to not only companies but also countries.
Now there's just one concern I have regarding this. I personally have issues with booting computer everytime in the morning. It might be because of a superslow computer I have or it might just be the computer boot up time. I wanna go to the office, switch on and boom I wanna see the screen. Hate to see the windows screen. Bogs me down. So it'd be great if either the brainchildren ( plural for brainchild ) behind comps come up with a faster boot up technique or they invent a way where the comp consumes much lower wattage in sleep mode.
May be in the near future....
Wowwwwwww....God has finally answered my prayers. ARR gets his first ever nomination in Golden Globe awards for the Best Score category.
http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/index.html
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Composed by Alexandre Desplat
Changeling
Composed by Clint Eastwood
Defiance
Composed by James Newton Howard
Slumdog Millionaire
Composed by A. R. Rahman
Frost/Nixon
Composed by Hans Zimmer
Just seeing his name alongwith Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard gives me goosebumps. This is truly a great feat by any Indian music composer till date, and who better deserves it than Rahman. I'm very happy that all his hardwork has got noticed and is getting its due respect. SdM is undoubtedly an amazing score, very entertaining, got an innovative mix of genres, and on top of all... very Indian at heart.
So I was browsing today to find out if any early reviews have popped up for the much awaited RNBDJ. Unfortunately none as of now, but I sure did come across an interesting article which speaks in length about two biggies of this christmas, RNBDJ and Ghajini. It was comparison in many angles. Although I didn't care much about most of the comparisons as they were talking about history, current situation of producers, their new looks, new actress and so on, I was pulled into one comparison which I thought was pretty influential and vital. No its not the director or the music. Its the biggest name in the universe Mr. Niraj Mancchanda, Milky way Galaxy's most renowned astro-numerologist. He, apparently from his calculations using latest technologies such as Abacus, has come up with this comparison -
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi comes up to number 42. Dil To Pagal Hai came to the same number 42. Everyone knows the box-office prospects of Dil To Pagal Hai and with a good title, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has good chances at the box-office”.
About Ghajini Mancchanda says, “ Ghajini sums up to number 17. The fate of number 17 can be summed up by the film Saawariya which came to the same number. Much like Saawariya lasted only till the craze of Ranbir Kapoor survived, even Ghajini will last only till the craze of Aamir’s new look survives”.
So there you go folks. The Man has said it. According to him RNBDJ should be a hit in the lines of DTPH, even though musically its nowhere near it, and Ghajini should be a flop like Saawariya. How is this man still in the business ? Even in bad times like these ? Does that make his profession the most stable one of all? Now what happens if his prediction goes down the drain ? Can we kick him hard in his butt ? Or should we just leave him to do his thing, as the reason for his survival is the aam junta who believe in him. They believe in him coz according to the poor souls, if they succeed with his recommendation, its becoz of him, and if they don't, then its their bad luck. You know what. I've heard of guys on crack make more sense than that.
Now check this out, stars such as Isha Gopikar and Sunil Shetty changed their names as per recommendation to Eesha Koppikhar and Suniel SHITty. So in other words, these stars went to such a low level that they even didnt mind to change their good names to ridiculous and dumb ones. Thanks to Niraj. Now will he do the same if his predictions keep failing? If so then I have a suggestion, how about Niraj Mancchandi ?? :)
Having said that I am eager to watch both films. I personally favor Ghajini as its gonna be different, has Aamir in it and has got rocking music by ARR. However I'd also watch RNBDJ for SRK and may be for Adi. I don't trust YRF any more as they are constantly coming up with Duds. Lets hope for the best !!!
Over the last few months I've been intrigued to learn a lot about all sorts of electronic stuffs. Things which I used to play with on a daily basis became my subjects of exploration. I guess mostly its because of my new job where I'm surrounded by geeks and nerds. And being in the RF Engineering dept I think its important to know about each and every electronic circuit, or atleast have an understanding about the circuitry. And thats how I stumbled across the Ferrite beads.
I'm surprised that even though I've been using power adapters, and various cables connecting to computers and other equipments, never once did I ask myself, "What the hell is this ugly cylinder doing in the cable ??". I guess I was self contended in assuring myself that Ignorance is bliss. Not anymore though.
So now for some technical mumbo jumbo. The small cylinders are nothing but ferrite beads, sometimes called Chokes. Their main function is to reduce RF or Electromagnetic interference. The purpose is to suppress Common Mode Noise. Let me paint a clearer picture. Computers have Oscillators in them which can potentially broadcast radio signals at their frequencies. This makes them noisy(interferers). Also because of the length of the cables which makes them long antennae, they can now carry these signals. The signals can very well interfere with TV and radio. The cables due to the same antenna property can also receive signals and trasmit them into the computers/laptops. Thus ferrite chokes/beads are placed at the end of the cables to eliminate the RF interference. They have the function of capturing or choking the signals and convert them to heat.
Heyy now we've learnt something new :).
I don't understand whats stopping the Congress to come up with an action plan to try and abolish any terrorist activity waiting to happen in India, or Mumbai for that matter, as unfortunately its the most affected city. It really hurts me coz whatever be the motto of the terrorists, be it against the govt. or for their freedom, or Kashmir, I don't really care...thousands of innocent people are getting killed or injured. Their family has to go to several hardships to get back to their routine life and who knows will they ever get back to that. Now that this is out in the global scene, its even humiliating to see the responses of our politicians to these attacks. While one douchebag feels these kinda small incidents happen in big cities, the other is busy with his son's shooting.
All I want is atleast in times like this, the govt. must do something for the people, from their heart within.
Peace and prayers.
I wonder what happened to Munnabhai Chale Amerika..oh thats right..Munnabhai could not go to Amerika...so picture shooting abhi bhi baaki hai mere dost. I guess in the meantime RajKumar Hirani started his other project named "3 Idiots". I didn't pay much attention to it until I stumbled upon the first look. With all math formulas on the board, the tagline "Chase Excellence - Success will follow.." hidden among them and a kid immersed into it, the first poster is pretty intriguing and has made me take notice of this film. I wonder who the kid is and also what the story is. It stars Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi and is based on a famous novel, Five Point Someone by Indian writer Chetan Bhagat. Lets hope for some awesome intellectual entertainment.
This has to be one of the saddest fuckin unbelievably amazing artistic film I've seen till date. I mean what more can you think of a film which is totally zero on hope and high on dope . Having said that I have to agree that this is a brilliant film with some intense soundtrack, crisp editing and arresting cinematography. Its montage style execution with split screen techniques and extremely short shots makes this a very special one.
Thanks to god I've never been in the shoes of the 4 characters of the film, and I don't know if there can be any other movie which can depict the slow self destruction of people due to Addiction so well and so close to reality than Requiem for a dream.
For those who think ah this is another drug movie, get this straight. Its so not a drug movie. What it shows is four people who have a fantasy or a dream, and then their addictions not only get in the way, but completely destroy them. So in short its a movie which hits you hard, freaks you out, moves you and leaves you thinking in the end. Highly Recommended !!
Last year glamorous Bollywood witnessed the release of the so called biggest Box office turkey, the dark, gloomy and totally absurd "No Smoking". Many hated it, few loved it, but everyone discussed about it. Many critics thrashed it and I just felt pity for them for their miniscule peanut sized brains that couldn't decipher the hidden metaphors of this enigmatic movie. Anyways in the future we'll surely remember it as one of those cult movies, a movie which dared to be different from the rest. After watching No Smoking again and again and again, I became a huge fan of this "David Lynch" of Bollywood. And I came to know from one of his interviews that he was making Dev D with Abhay Deol. I just don't know how time passed by but the next news about the movie I read was that the trailer is out.
So what is this movie all about. Dev D is Anurag K's take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's classic Devdas, and thankfully its poles apart from the boring and sleep-inducing SRK's Devdas. Anurag has used Devdas as an adjective and not as a work of literature or cinema; it’s a look at relationships through the phenomenon that is Devdas. While the original Devdas was an alchoholic, our Dev is a full on drug addict. Sounds quite interesting right ?? You don't have to pull your brains to figure out how it'd be as he presents us the first trailer of Dev D.
I thought that was ek dum solid Funtastic trailer. Dev seems like a man in his own imaginary world, not giving a fcuk to what others say or think, similar to K in No Smoking !! The shots with camera attached to the body was awesome. The color scheme used is neat, kinda European movies style. But above all the most fascinating part of the whole trailer was the music. It was spot on, high energy, very addictive. No wonder its by Amit Trivedi, the man behind the amazing soundtrack Aamir. It seems Dev D has a kickass soundtrack of 15 songs comprised on a variety of genres... wooohoo...musical feast!!! Now all this certainly makes it a movie to watch out for next year.
P.S - Did u notice the start of the song...ek do teen char chey !! No paanch, which happens to be AK's first movie which never got to see the light...man the more we pay attention, the more we discover. Way 2 go AK !!
Anurag Kashyap: When people hate No Smoking, they hate it with passion. They write pages on why it doesn’t work. They compare with Kafka’s K, they talk about how it deviates from Lynch or they’d critically dissect k’s character in the movie. Do you get the compliment? You can only hate something so fervently only when it moves you as much.
Got to watch this incredibly brilliant film, Slumdog Millionaire, on thursday. I have to admit that I haven't watched Danny Boyle's Trainspotting or 28 weeks later, both of which are critically acclaimed and claimed to be classics. The only reason I got interested in this movie was AR Rahman. I was totally unaware of this project at the beginning, and then started this buzz that a film based on India got rave reviews in London film festival. Further digging into the subject revealed the fact that the music was composed by our own Rahman. What more can I say, this movie got added to my list of "everyday updates". 
SdM is a movie based on a novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup, an Indian Diplomat. Set in India, it tells the story of Jamal, a "Chai wala" working in a call center, who becomes the biggest quiz-show winner in history, only to be sent to jail on accusations that he cheated. The movie goes on to tell us how by drawing from the experiences of his own short, yet turbulent and sometimes cruel life he, essentially a slumdog, managed to answer all the twelve questions that led him to the jackpot, and more importantly get his girl.
As this was a free screening, the line was pretty long and most of the audience were non-Indians. I think I just spotted one or two desis, which made me feel special, one of the very few Indians for a movie based entirely on India. There are many reviews giving pretty high ratings for this movie and believe me it truly deserves it. Every scene and detail has been handled very carefully. Even things like subtitles (as there are initial scenes of children completely in hindi) was done so playfully and colorfully. You won't find them at their usual place with white colored fonts, instead they go around the big screen in a way that you concentrate on the scene as well as the words. Master stroke !! Also I loved the way the music blended with the movie. It was a big opportunity for Rahman to showcase his talent and he has pulled it off brilliantly. The background score was amazing. There were times when I didn't know if it was Danny Boyle's direction or Rahman's music which made the scene either so romantic or so intense. I think it was a perfect marriage. There are two songs featured in the movie which give a breath of fresh air amidst moments of heartbreak, tragedy and drama, MIA Paper planes song which comes at an important juncture of the film and the grand Bollywood song-and-dance number which comes right at the end. Danny Boyle makes sure that everyone leaving the theater leave in their best spirits and with a wide smile of their faces.
Another highlight of this movie is its memory narrated structure. It keeps going back and forth from the game show to the jail to Jamal's past experiences, all of them culminating at a pulsating finale. Acting also needs a special mention, as everyone right from the young children did a fantastic job. For about an hour or so the two young kids carry the entire movie in their shoulders which was incredible. Their scenes actually were the most impressive for me and touching. And then there were veterans Irfan Khan and Anil Kapoor who did their part with great panache. Latika(Freida Pinto) was simply beautiful and Jamal(Dev Patel) was extremely believable and so relatable. I'm sure we'll see more of this young lad in the coming years.
Now for the most unforgettable scenes from the movie :~
1) One of the most unforgettable and unimaginable scene fro SdM was the gross-out comedy sequence of youngest Jamal caught in a predicament when the big bollywood star Amitabh lands in a helicopter at the slums and he's stuck in the toilet ( restroom ), the only way to get an autograph being to jump in the shitttttt...You've gotta see the expression on everybody's faces...extremely hilarious.
2) Hindu's attacking Muslims in the slums. This showcased the brilliant directorial abilities of Danny Boyle.
3) The nail-biting sequence where Jamal's brother gets Jamal to the orphanage goonda to showcase his singing abilities, and how he rescues him.
4) The MIA-paper planes song sequence.
5) The magnificent Tajmahal and younger Jamal's story of how and why Tajmahal was built.
6) The railway station chase sequence with superb music.
7) The tension filled climax.
8) Finally the end credits fun filled Bollywood dance number "Jai Ho".
SdM is a journey through that part of India which is seldom seen or heard these days. It boldly showcases that section of people who are at the most neglected both by the huge Indian media and the government. I'm sure no Indian film maker would have dared to touch such a subject thinking about money prospects and for that I thank Danny Boyle for presenting this movie in such a delightful fashion. I hope he gets the gold, if u know what I mean. The underlining motto of this movie is Destiny. Whatever happens, happens for a reason and it is written to happen that way. Something which I personally believe in. Do you believe in that ???
SdM opens in select theaters on November 12th. Let the journey begin.
Actually this being an out and out action thriller, I was kinda disappointed by the first trailer. I was excited at first coz we got first few glimpses of the movie for which I was waiting over an year. Anyways now we get to hear a sample of the first song promo. It sounds pretty good in first hearing itself. So that means instant hit for sure. Also it takes me to Saathiya / Alaipayuthe days..like Hasti rahe tu hasti rahe tune. Instantly likable. Also the visuals are stunning. Looks like Aamir and Asin have a great chemistry together. Have to wait a lil bit more to make the judgement.
It reminds me of the video like O rey chori or Tu hi tu satrangi re...Isolated, deserted, just the 2 of them, romantically getting sunburnt :) ...I'm glad we are getting past the side dancers era. I seriously hate that. I mean if the main leads want to romance, sing duets, why the hell do they want some side dancers to see that ?????
Now finally after 7 yrs of my life in US, I feel a sense of pride to be part of this country.
History has been made !!!
Today America and its people have truly shown everyone why its the greatest country in the world.
God Bless America.
Peru is one of my dream locations, which one day I'd surely visit. I came across this site which posted some beautiful pics from this heavenly place. I was very happy that Machu Picchu was included in one of the 7 wonders of the world. It truly deserves that special place.
Peru Rocks - The Big Picture - Boston.com
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Right when everyone are swept by the Tsunami called Yuvvraaj, Aamir releases the first look of Gajini. To me this has doubled, tripled my expectations from the movie. We see a HULKed up Aamir sporting many tatoos with pictures of his past in the background. Pretty much tells us the story. I'm sure girls are gonna go bonkers over this new look of Aamir.
And this also means another good news...the music release is round the corner..
Music Director: A R Rahman
Lyricist: Gulzar
Label: T-series
-= TrackList =-
01. Yuvvraaj - Main Hoon Yuvvraaj
02. Yuvvraaj - Tu Meri Dost Hain
03. Yuvvraaj - Shano Shano
04. Yuvvraaj - Tu Muskura
05. Yuvvraaj - Mastam Mastam
06. Yuvvraaj - Zindagi
07. Yuvvraaj - Dil Ka Rishta
08. Yuvvraaj - Manmohini Morey
09. Yuvvraaj - Shano Remix
Initial fans reaction is mixed. Some love it, some like it while other's hate it. Many feel its the most different album in a long time because of the western classical ingredients in all songs. All this only reminds me of the time when Taal was released and how many just dumped the album saying things like boring, soulless an stuff like that. What happened after few weeks is history though. So thats great news for us.
As I always say if we like AR Rahman's album instantly, then its a Hit and if we don't like it in first listen then its a Superhit. There can only be two results.
I'm yet to listen to the songs. I've already ordered the album online. Till then unable to resist my eagerness to listen to the songs in high quality I am shamelessly downloading high quality version of the album. I think that's fair enough.
The logic behind this pic below is you have to...and hear me correct - " You have to Diversify your portfolio with beer - it'll never lose its value " :):):)
I came across this extremely funny comparisons of the current Presidential and VP candidates with various things we come across in our daily life. Its a forum where people can come up with their own creative comparisons. I'm gonna do one tonight, but till then enjoy the best ones of the lot. I'm sure the conservatives are gonna be mighty pissed seeing this...After seeing the first one you'll have an idea where these comparisons are going. This aint for all the republican admirers coz the laughing stock here are McCain and Palin :). So here we go the PVP candidates as -
Cars :
Dinner :
Horses : LMAO @ McCain as dead horse..hahahaha
Fighter Jets : 
Bicycle : Palin's baby chair..hehehhe..
Ovens :
The next one totally cracked me up soooooo much that you guys have no idea
Telecoms :
And finally the best of the best,
Trains :
hahaha...I couldn't control my laughter seeing Palin's choochoo train..and it derailed also..hahaha...poor Palin
For the rest of the comparisons go to the Fark Forums site
I don't understand why people feel this way only during this financial crisis. I felt the same way when Bush first came to power, when Twin towers fell, when Gas prices started to go up, when Americans voted yet again for Bush , when Bush administration spent billions of dollars in Iraq war which went nowhere, and finally this financial crisis..Keeping all this in mind if still McCain comes to power, Oh F*** would lose its "power" of expression...we soon need to come up with something more puissant than that.
But yeah this crisis is killing me big time. And now Cramer comes on TV and tells us to take away all our money out of stocks. I pray for a miracle, but does that kind of thing exist in real world....hmmmm...I hope it does...
Finally there's a Yash Raj movie that I'm really looking forward to. And why ???
Well atleast from the first look it has Shahrukh in and as...not Shahrukh !!!! Instead we find a character which makes me wanna know more about this movie. And this one is also gonna be Aditya Chopra's third movie. So lets wait and watch
For those who were awe-struck by the first promo of Yuvvraaj, here's another one which is gonna take u for a ride in the clouds. The tune we heard in the first promo is the song "Tu hi meri dost hai" which features in the second promo.
My short review would be - its beautiful, lovely, poetic and romantic. Brings a smile every time I listen to it. Rocking Salman, Stunning Visuals, and beautiful Katrina all add magic to this grand second promo of Yuvvraaj.
Kisna was pathetic. Yaadein was not even in my yaadein the minute i finished watching it. I haven't yet watched Mr. Ghai's Black and White. I don't think I'll ever watch it. But yet I am excited for his latest offering Yuvvraaj. And why ????
One thing for sure is AR Rahman. He's been having a great year so far both in hindi and tamil and still the best is yet to come. We also have Gulzar penning beautiful poetry to the tunes set by Rahman. And then yet again Subhash Ghai is coming up with a musical. His previous one being Taal which was brilliant in terms of music. So, AR Rahman, Gulzar and Subhash Ghai - isn't it already a music lovers dream??? Also this one has Salman and Katrina, I guess the current hot pair. I'm not so good at keeping up with hottest pairs in bollywood. They just keep changing everytime a new movie releases. And finally there's the one actor who looks more and more younger as he grows old, Anil Kapoor. Check out the latest outstanding trailer.
I think Subhash Ghai has a winner here. Atleast the promo looks very promising, with stunning cinematography mixed with great locations and an amazing tune in the background. Also the names appearing on violin was a brilliant stroke. Full marks for a great first promo Mr.Ghai.
One of the best ever songs from Enigma. The song starts off with a young girl asking some questions to us…Who is willing to answer him? Who’s willing to explain the never-ending nonsense wars to this innocence?
We all had the same parents,
Many million years ago,
Why can’t we live in FREEDOM?
Without hunger with no war…
The adult male spoken voice in this song sounds like when you're half asleep and someone's talking to you, but you're not sure whether it's in your dream or someone is trying to wake you up. Great Composition Michael !!!
Finally the film federation of India jury made the right choice by sending TZP as India's official entry to Oscars. I'm glad Chak De, even though was a good movie, wasn't selected as its a blatant rip off of A League of Their Own.
Congrats Aamir and Amole Gupte !!!
Remember the old SEGA games Mario and Luigi ???
Remember the last level where he has to go below the dungeon and rescue the princess ?
The game always used to end with Mario jumping over the dragon and meeting princess. I never thought what would happen after that, I mean like how would they go out of the dungeon or will they ever go out. I thought the princess might marry Mario.
Well good news is that the answer is finally here...check out the video to know what happens after Mario finishes all the levels and meets the Princess.
LOLLLZZZZ !!!
The mind behind this video, Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy and American Dad, is really really smart...although for me he's a notch below Southpark creators Matt and Trey.
These lines were really funny...I'm laughing whilst typing
Mario : Your the one who got captured by mushrooms
Princess : Ooooh, you leaped a bunch of mushrooms, I'm so impressed!!!
haha i love that
and then ....
Mario : You got kidnapped by something that goes on a salad!!
Lmfao
And yeah not to forget the awesome ending...hehehe...OK.. Dragon you can have her :):)
Came across this very original,impressive, and funny short animation video which the students of Paris' Gobelins School of Image produced. Its about two lovelorn octopi torn apart, and the lengths they'll go to to be reunited. I love the way they capture the village and octopi jumping over swimming pools.
Pixar, are you watching ???? These students ought to be in your extremely talented team !!!
Ok ....I'm back...finally after a long vacation...Obviously there aint gonna be any fireworks or media coverage...I'm not that special...yet! But it just feels good to be back on the blogosphere. I missed blogging...really.
Anyways 3 months seems short,but if I start counting what all passed by, its mindboggling. Our First anniversary, Parents visit, In laws visit, US tour, job hunt and then eventually change, apartment hunt and finally change, new car wreckage, Dark knight, Jaane tu ya jaane na, birthday, bomb blasts, Losing money on stocks. I've never been through such a time before and I wonder how me and my wife pulled it off.
Now I just wanna relax, settle down, take a nap in a private beach with less crowd, sippin on Corona w/lime. Ok what else am I missing.....MUSIC !!!!
And it happens at the right time. Michael Cretu presents us his seventh Enigma Project "Seven Lives Many Faces" today. I've already heard all the songs about hundred times when it got prescreening on myspace couple of days ago. Now I can't wait to grab the 2 Disc collection including the bonus tracks. Also today is the start of a new journey called EnigmaSpace.
You have to check out the site. Its fantastic! Never expected something as elaborate. I've been following enigma since 1995 and Michael never disappointed me. Infact he continues to surprise me more and more with his innovative style. Enigma 7 is an amazing album and its also touted to be the best of Enigma. I would however put it as one of the best, as my all time favorite is Cross of Changes. But we'll see. I havn't yet heard this one in the best of the best Bose Quality. So far I'm completely hooked on to "Same Parents", "Seven Lives", "La Puerta Del Cielo", "Je T'aime Till my dying day", and "Deja Vu". I'm sure in the next few days, the entire album will be playing in repeat mode. Also the artwork for this album is high quality, I guess their best Artwork till date.
As we all know, the best way to listen to Enigma is light some candles and find the trusty bass-boosting headphones for the "real" experience. Even if you're at work on my laptop, just close your eyes and pretend that you're not stuck in hell !! Thats the spirit of surrounding yourself with a enigmatic backdrop to hear the album.
So there you go...Now you can keep checking my blog every now and then to catch on some latest and interesting happenings ....Adios and happy listening
Two AR Rahman albums at the same time. Hasn't happened in a long time. The last I remember was in Tamil, Alaipayuthe and Kandukondein Kandukondein. I'm very very happy just for that one fact alone, leave aside the fact how the songs are. 18 songs are just way too much to digest. Every track I'm listening I can't forward or skip. I don't know when I'll finish listening and when I'll write about them.
My short review based on just one time listen is that Jaane tu ya jaane na carries a very contemporary fresh feel with simple and nice lyrics. For those who miss RDB's music, this one's a real treat. And ADA has some great instrumentation and ARR's song is top notch in this. However I felt 2 song were a bit outdated, but again I havn't heard them enough.
So for now happy listening and watch out for this space for a more elaborate review.
New promos, new excitement, new discussions, all add up to more expectations, and why not ?? we just have 2 more days for the soundtrack to release. This is the song based on the first promo's catchy music. The song's structure however is convoluted, or we can safely put it as Rahman's style. I'm sure its gonna be catchy after few listens and after hearing it completely.
Whats he smokin ???? No seriously..I've seen guys on crack make more sense than him. This is the excerpt from Indiafm -
Says a character in Jannat, "Dekhiye Sir. Cricketers aur prostitutes ke beech zyada farq nahin hota. Donon ki jawani khatm to kahani khatm."
In fact producer Mahesh Bhatt is supremely gung-ho about this latest eyebrow-raising tryst with controversy. "Yes, those are the exact words in Jannat. And what's wrong with that? If you think about it, we're all prostitutes. And at least they deliver what they promise. I'm no different from a prostitute. I too am a pleasure peddler. And please, I'd rather be a prostitute than a saint," says the eternal celluloid renegade who has earlier whipped up a frenzy of controversies in movies like Arth, Zakhm and Woh Lamhe.
Ok Sir...I can agree on the fact that YOU are a prostitute, but that doesn't make all of us prostitutes. And what do you mean by saying that you would rather be a pros than a saint..well you aren't a saint for one, so that surely makes ur a pros according to your words...And how does the sentence "Donon ki jawani khatam to kahani khatam" which is for prostitute business relate to CRICKET !!!! In this world that applies to everything, living and non living things...every THING loses its charm once its old...why just cricket !!! So according to Mr. Butt the whole world is filled with prostitutes...or better than that...the whole WORLD is a prostitute...
Seems like Edward Norton has bundled together a lot of amazing action sequences in this movie. I am really looking forward to this movie alongwith The Dark Knight, even though many of whom I know aren't really interested. And all the credit to make even hardcore Hulk fans run away from Hulk must go to Ang Lee's version. That movie didnt even have a solid Villain. And it had more of a documentary feel than action. Here we have a cool villain ( read creepy and scary ) Abomination. And on top of that its Marvel's second production venture after their first hugely popular and successful Iron Man. I believe even Tony Stark does a cameo in this movie.
I'm tellin ya this movie's gonna kick some serious ass... Btw did anyone notice this from the new trailers ? The previous hulk looked a bit sad, had short hair, and looked like he wanna cry all the time, while the new hulk is much more pumped up, like a ruthless,angry and fiery monster, and yes with longer hair. Atleast in that area they've made a faithful adaptation of the comic book.
Jaage hain der tak hamein
kuch der sone do
thodi si raat aur hai
subah to hone do
aadhe adhure khwaab jo
pure na ho sake
ek baar phir se neend mein
woh khwaab bone do
More here - ARR's Chennai Concert
Thanks to Harish, my bro, for taking these amazing close up pics of AR Rahman and Co. Needless to mention, the show, according to him, was spectacular, out of the world, dream come true. The whole crowd it seems were singing along throughout the show...
Kaash....
Today I came across a news in Businessofcinema website that AR Rahman, Big Music and Nokia team have joined hands to give young Indians a chance to remix two leading tracks from Rahman's latest offering "ADA...a way of life". This is the first time ever that the beacon of Indian music is allowing listeners to remix his compositions.Rahmaniacs have a reason to celebrate now. Two albums are gonna release soon, may be in the month of May for which trailers are already out. Sakkarakatti is another awaited ARR album in Tamil. I guess Ada might be the first one to be out followed by Jaane Tu ya jaane Na. From the trailer it looks like JTYJN is gonna be a fun, rocking, peppy and youth album, may be in the lines of Rang De Basanti, which would be fantastic from Rahman. Ada seems to be more innocent, deep and delicate love story, so we can expect some mindblowing tunes from Rahman saab :). Here are the just released trailers -
Jaane Tu... ya Jaane Na
ADA - A Musical Journey By A. R. Rahman
Thanks to my buddy Shankar, I came across this new poster from the movie Dark Knight... Two words...Just Brilliant ...Five more words..Can't wait for this movie
http://www.whysoserious.com/itsallpartoftheplan/
Inside the NBA has got to be the best post game show there ever is. These three folks, Charles, Kenny and Ernie are absolutely hilarious. They always put on an awesome show and yesterday after the Lakers and Nuggets match, their show even got better when Kenny Smith challenged Kobe that he would also jump over Aston Martin like how Kobe did.
Charles asks him "Are you gonna jump over hot wheels" ..hahahaha..
But no !! Kenny Smith actually goes for the challenge and the end result is one of the most Friggin Hilarious videos I've ever watched...
Oh man..I was literally crying laughing..didnt see that coming at all. They showed it so many times the even Kobe couldn't control himself...check it out
Charles in the end "I'm guessing u r not gonna sell any of those shoes"
LOLOLOLOL....Classic !!
Last year the trailers of Tashan showed up in theaters and it seemed to be in the lines of Western gangster movies genre. The starcast and their getups were interesting. The roaring chorus chant in the background was full of energy and attitude. Naturally expectations were sky high for this album, adding to the fact that this was also from Yash Raj Films banner. Also VS have been giving decent hits in recent years. They also keep getting offers from big banners, which is good for them as they get to showcase their talent to a broader audience. Now having said all that, do they deliver in this album ? Does it have the expected ishtyle ? Lets see...
Well not last really, as his so called "Factory" dishes out 10 - 20 flop movies every year. But if he doesn't give one hit, he sure is in a big trouble.
After a series of bad movies and super duper flops, Ram Gopal Varma is back with the sequel to his 2005 career saving movie, Sarkar Raj. Personally I lost interest in his movies after his 2 brilliant movies Satya and Company. I never even cared to watch his Darna Mana hai or Zaroori hai movies...He should have named it Dekhna Mana hai. But Sarkar was kinda his style of movies. There was also good acting and great background music.
Lets see if he strikes gold with Sarkar Raj. Also we have aishu in this :)
The promo of "The Love Guru" releasing this June 20th...seems like a load of fun. Must be having all the elements of Austin Powers.
Watch out for the ending where he holds minime and says..."I'd like to thank the academy..wow these things r heavy" hahaha
Welcome to Bollywood Autin Powers :)
Today I remembered the delicious Chettinad Chicken, which I used to have quite often at Karaikudi restaurant in Chennai. Just the thought of it was mouthwatering. So I decided to make it no matter what. I tried searching on the web to get recipes and tips as to how to make it. Then for some reason I was bored. I wanted someone to show me so that I can make exact replica of that. Also that way I know my progress and can achieve the end result as shown. Thats when I thought of the greatest site Youtube.
Planet Bollywood's news article reads "Rakesh Roshan Exposes The Opportunistic One Film Wonder, Ram Sampat".
g money. Having all the proof in my hand to defend, I was helpless for want of time."Thanks to my buddy Sridhar, I got to see this mindblowing English dialogues/lecture/course/godknowswat by our very own Vijayakanth a.k.a. Captain....
Check it out and have fun...I've also posted the literal translation of the dialogues to help you better understand the proceedings (thanx to youtube member raghav29) ..
Good Morning Sir, I got complete information about accessory[some crap]
***Our captain doesn't even care to listen to wat she's saying and snubs her abruptly by saying ***
eny ather informasons pazz it to me
yes sir
all southzone dsp to contact...sendhil chandigar dc panchakola dc
sir
rendu perathiyum udanne vara sollunga asok
ok sir...
[rustles all the papers he has in his hands]
sir... [takes the sheet from her]
mr asok,
sir...
evrythinnnnn shud b in our control...
aaam sir
block all the entry points,spesaly from delhi route which is very important...avan namba kitendhu thappikave koodadhu
sir...andha kulumanaali hills route irrukula sir andha route nammmaaa
***and our Captain again abruptly snubs mr. asok :)***
eyyyyyyyyy do wat i say...ashok..inga vaaaa...ivannoda ella photographs um ellarkittiyum irrukonam...nischiyam inniku sandigar varruvan...
sir...
namma chandigar la moonu edathulla gavanamma irrukanum...
yes sir...
mohali kirikket stadium..chandigar railway station..chetareha thangapora Sevalibi Otel,
Be-alut....
Hahahahahahaha...ROFLMAO !!!!!
Btw, I know this scene wasn't supposed to be funny in the movie, but it seriously cracked me up big time...I think our Captain should have just stuck to Pure Tamil instead of Peter English. Those guyz behind look clueless of what's going on and seem to be just following our captain...hehehe...I still don't understand why he says Sandigar sometimes and Chandigarh other times...hmmmm
