Ok, The new 'Phir Mile Sur Mera Tumhara' is bad. But is it really so terrible that everybody has to make such scathing remarks?? Sorry but i beg to differ. Though the song is long, there were some wonderful moments. Infact I believe the good outweighs the bad and not the other way round.
Everybody is yelling at Salman for appearing shirtless. Well, that's how we all know him. Moreover I thought, his part was the best of the song with the deaf-mute kids doing the 'mile sur mera' part with signs..Guess nobody could see beyond the biceps of Salman. Thumbs up to that.
What is Priyanka doing? She doesnt deserve a place rite? Well, Priyanka is not important but what she was depicting definitely is. She takes a book from girl which obviously is a point to prove that 'Girl Education' which was considered a taboo (which unfortunately still is a taboo in many places) is getting it's due importance now. Thumbs up to that.
Just want to mention here that Priyanka Chopra and Aishwarya Rai were both 'Miss World' which allowed INDIA make a bold statement in the fashion world.
Shilpa Shetty is not needed. Agreed. But she sings in Rajasthan showing the harnessing of Solar Energy. Again i believe its just to show that, one of the most dry / arid lands of India is not accepting the defeat but accepting the challenge and is winning.Honest effort indeed.
Music...There was Sarod(Amjad Ali Khan), there was Sitar(Anoushka), there was Tabla(Zakir Hussein), Santoor(Shivkumar Sharma), Sankhar-Ehsaan-Loy, Louis Banks (Jazz ..), Sivamani, there was Fingerboard and what's missing? NATIONAL INTEGRATION..haan? It just proves India has not forgotten its classical instruments and is also accepting the new waves of ROCK and Jazz..........
Somebody was talking abt sportspersons missing. I thought it was very brave to get rid of cricketers and to show that INDIA is beginning to stamp its authority in other sports . Did you notice that there was Abhinav Bindra(shooter), Vijender Kumar(Boxer), Sushil Kumar(Wrestler), Baichang Bhutia(Football), Gopichand and Saina Nehwal(Badminton) and Mary Kom. Mary Kom is a four time consecutive World Amateur Boxing champ from Manipur, INDIA.
There was the Golden Temple, there was Onam, there was Kuchipudi, there were kids who were under the age of 10 and there were kids who were more than 60 years old , there were temples, there were rivers, there were Elephants, there was Qutb Minar, there was Jama Masjid, there was Red Fort, there were backwaters of Kerala..gosh ...its never ending....
I might even say Deepika Padukone is there to just say that the 'next generation' is taking over with her father being part of the previous 'Mile Sur'. Relax I would not say that. Honestly.... Shahid, Ranbir, Deepika, shah Rukh, Karan Johar, Shiamak Davar were never needed...
Ok guys...just as you struggled to find all the 'negatives' I just struggled to find all the positives and guess I found many..I liked it and will watch it again and again..
PEACE!!!!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Self - help anybody???
Next time, if you are in mood for reading a comedy book, *DO NOT* go to the humor section the store, but step up to the 'Self - Help' section. Trust me, you will not be disappointed. Right from
the titles to the content to the ridiculously over-priced multi-day programs.
This is more like a chain reaction. What happens is one person writes a book, and it can so very easily lead to a multitude of books.Here's an example.
" How to know what you want? " . So Author B reads this title and then releases a book "How to GET what you want". Then author C releases "How to discard things that you do not want" and then author D releases "Why do you want something?"....Get the drift??
Here are some more "real - good" self-help titles.
* "Who are you really? What do you want?"
* "Staying Sane"
* "How to select a self help book"
* "Shifting course to achieve success."
* "Why staying on course is important."
So some guy decides to hell with all the books and decides to write "The Last Self help book you will ever need".
Make no mistake, I am not making fun of any of these authors and I completely respect them. In fact some or most of them are wonderful orators.
But what is ridiculous is the ridiculously simple solutions they give in some of their books.
You need not be surprised if you come across a chapter which says "How to sleep less and achieve more" and the first line being , "The secret to this is waking up early". Ya right. Thank you.
Ridiculous isn't it?
And most definitely you can come across something like this with cross references.
"Ever wondered why it is so tough to be yourself? Wonder no more, because its not tough to be yourself. The truth of the matter is that you have always been yourself and its only that you never knew about it (For more, Read my book 'HOW TO THINK EFFECTIVELY') . Now you know. Go out and feel free. Say yes when you have to say YES. Say no when you have to say NO. Be straightforward (For more on this, read my book HOW TO BE STRAIGHTFORWARD). Its all easy."
Just as 3-fight, 6-song formula works for Telugu movies, there is a formula for self-help books as well. Maybe I should write the book titled "How to author a fabulous self-help book or series".
Here you go.
Write your first self-help book with a fantastic central character. Say for Ex: "Change your life with Giant Gonzalez"
Now, split your first book into a weird number of chapters or pages. Ex: " 69 pages of wisdom from Giant Gonzalez". And just take some chapters from the above book and fill exactly 65 pages. Yes not 69 but 65 pages.
Now write a book saying "The hidden 4 pages of wisdom from Giant Gonzalez".
By now, Giant Gonzalez will be a popular character. (All this assuming your first book is a success.)
So, now just keep adding the most haunting problems and solve them with Giant Gonzalez. And you just have to re-use everything from your first book.
For Ex: "How to get a girlfriend with help from Giant Gonzalez", "changing careers with help from Giant Gonzalez", "When would Giant Gonzalez retire?"..so on..You can just re-use everything from your successful book.
I have to admit that I have read quite a few self-help books. But when I look back, I just do not even understand the concept of self-help.
Its a pity that somebody has to tell you what you want, what you don't want, how to work on getting what you want etc.
One of the books advocates the thought of just saying to yourself and sticking to it. Ex: Next time when you procrastinate waking up at 6:00am, just say loudly to yourself "NO I WILL WAKE UP AT 6:00am" and wake up. If this worked for you, next time try this when you go to the "Self-Help" section of the store. Just say to yourself. "FUCK YOU ALL..I DO NOT NEED SELF-HELP"...
the titles to the content to the ridiculously over-priced multi-day programs.
This is more like a chain reaction. What happens is one person writes a book, and it can so very easily lead to a multitude of books.Here's an example.
" How to know what you want? " . So Author B reads this title and then releases a book "How to GET what you want". Then author C releases "How to discard things that you do not want" and then author D releases "Why do you want something?"....Get the drift??
Here are some more "real - good" self-help titles.
* "Who are you really? What do you want?"
* "Staying Sane"
* "How to select a self help book"
* "Shifting course to achieve success."
* "Why staying on course is important."
So some guy decides to hell with all the books and decides to write "The Last Self help book you will ever need".
Make no mistake, I am not making fun of any of these authors and I completely respect them. In fact some or most of them are wonderful orators.
But what is ridiculous is the ridiculously simple solutions they give in some of their books.
You need not be surprised if you come across a chapter which says "How to sleep less and achieve more" and the first line being , "The secret to this is waking up early". Ya right. Thank you.
Ridiculous isn't it?
And most definitely you can come across something like this with cross references.
"Ever wondered why it is so tough to be yourself? Wonder no more, because its not tough to be yourself. The truth of the matter is that you have always been yourself and its only that you never knew about it (For more, Read my book 'HOW TO THINK EFFECTIVELY') . Now you know. Go out and feel free. Say yes when you have to say YES. Say no when you have to say NO. Be straightforward (For more on this, read my book HOW TO BE STRAIGHTFORWARD). Its all easy."
Just as 3-fight, 6-song formula works for Telugu movies, there is a formula for self-help books as well. Maybe I should write the book titled "How to author a fabulous self-help book or series".
Here you go.
Write your first self-help book with a fantastic central character. Say for Ex: "Change your life with Giant Gonzalez"
Now, split your first book into a weird number of chapters or pages. Ex: " 69 pages of wisdom from Giant Gonzalez". And just take some chapters from the above book and fill exactly 65 pages. Yes not 69 but 65 pages.
Now write a book saying "The hidden 4 pages of wisdom from Giant Gonzalez".
By now, Giant Gonzalez will be a popular character. (All this assuming your first book is a success.)
So, now just keep adding the most haunting problems and solve them with Giant Gonzalez. And you just have to re-use everything from your first book.
For Ex: "How to get a girlfriend with help from Giant Gonzalez", "changing careers with help from Giant Gonzalez", "When would Giant Gonzalez retire?"..so on..You can just re-use everything from your successful book.
I have to admit that I have read quite a few self-help books. But when I look back, I just do not even understand the concept of self-help.
Its a pity that somebody has to tell you what you want, what you don't want, how to work on getting what you want etc.
One of the books advocates the thought of just saying to yourself and sticking to it. Ex: Next time when you procrastinate waking up at 6:00am, just say loudly to yourself "NO I WILL WAKE UP AT 6:00am" and wake up. If this worked for you, next time try this when you go to the "Self-Help" section of the store. Just say to yourself. "FUCK YOU ALL..I DO NOT NEED SELF-HELP"...
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