Bareilly ki Barfi...Beswaad

Cheeni nahin, swad nahin, mava nahin....Bareilly ki barfi ainwey thi....bakbaki. A badly reconstructed n remade Sanjay Salman Madhuri wali SAAJAN. Stupid songs and average acting... churaya maal. A sheer waste of time and money. TV pe dekh liyo bhaiyeye,  jaldi aajayegi.

Abey GOOD Kahani chahiye toh just shoot an email to

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Gan?s of Wasseypur...a re view!!!

Friends, I just watched Gan_s of Wasseypur....(so) much late. The reviews were already out and I believed the 4 star rating. Of course I loved Anurag Kashyap's earlier work so it was an easy trap. Trap...it was! "Kah kar loonga"....they meant it literally.

There was a liberal usage of a certain language and it added to my knowledge and vocabulary. One such word seemed the crux of the movie and was used so frequently that I actually wondered if it was mis-spelt in the poster. Manoj Bajpai looked Bihari Babua but not Muslim. The paradox was his auladen (Progeny), Jayaz and najayaz (legal and illegal).... none of his boys looked good despite his good looks or the looks of the sexy women he laid. Some mutations of the genes some where. So much so one of his sons looked haggard and older than him.

Women????? Were they even required?  Not really. While his eye sore sons had beautiful eye candies  to hang around with, he had a hot bong to show some flesh and some suggestive hot moves. It was sex and sleaze and loads of blood shed. Butchery shots were the highlights and may have appealed to a God knows what kind of people.

Men in the front rows loved it as they cheered every gaali and harkat. The men in the back rows loved it too perhaps but they watched it quietly. The women........??????????????????

Women would run away....whats with that nonsensical hunter gibberish passed as some classic from Trinidad. It seems from Trinibad!!

"Kah Kar Le Lee".....thats what the movie makers claim in print ads. Well I don't know about the audiences but CENSOR KI TOH LE LEE....  It's quite a leap from Delhi Belly and Dirty Picture and will set a DISGUSTING trend in the days to come. It should be classified as something else than an A Film.

Its like emperor's new clothes, everyone is raving about it.......but let me tell you Raja Nangdhadanga hai......!!!

PS: Guys, its tough being a film maker and tougher being an objective critic. Worse if you want to turn a filmmaker too. How could a filmmaker-to-be so damn critical of someone's work? I know I am taking a big risk........:))))))))))))))))

Cool Japan Festival....Mumbai Mein!! (Biggest)

Sometimes I just land at the right place, like today when I was at the Phoenix Mills I did not know that I actually would be attending the opening ceremony of Cool Japan Festival celebrating 60 years of Indo Japan relations. As the tag line read "Feel Japan like never before"...well, the opening set the tone right by bringing in some traditional things for the first time in India.

Ah, not another Sushi darlings, that is available everywhere now. They brought a Robot, made like a woman and something that could  move and shake hands. Robots is again a synonym with Japanese so no big deal if they brought a machine like that. The big deal was that they brought in a Maiko in flesh and blood...the Japanese doll like. Okay, you would know a Maiko if you had read 'Memoirs of Geisha.' Well she is a trainee to become a Geisha, the traditional entertainer and dancer. I had read the book twice over because the detailing is so vivid that you can actually visualize the whole life of a Geisha.  When Maiko later performed traditional Kimono dance it felt so beautiful living a page from the life of a Geisha to be.

How could I not tell you about Wadaiko Drum performance that was before the Maiko's. That was an electrifying performance by young drummers lead by a girl. Oooh.....it was certainly not to be missed as I was told by the back stage guy. Thanks to him I was hooked on to the event till the end.

Did I say end?? What an end! Oh, that was quite a surprise. Have you ever seen a Japanese Sardar? I did, today night. Check out the flicks to believe and to feel like Japan. Chadda came on the stage attired like traditional Japanese and a turban on the head crooning saki O..the sad, sombre song which he explained were similar to our Gazals. Then his own rendition in Hindi but sung like a pure Saki O floored the audience. The MC was half Indian half Japanese and Chadda was 100% Japanese, at heart for sure as he said "WE JAPANESE"....

Well, thats a great way to celebrate a great bond....!!!      Great evening for me and AB....            Sayonara!!

Check all the flicks on fb too , I will upload Chadda's Video link too.

I ran and danced with Mumbai

I have been there on ground for four Mumbai Marathons. Ran once...ishhh...a Dream Run :) This time I was very late, thanks to my daughters. I had to drag them out to get the feel of it. So, when we reached the half Marathoners were already coming back to the finish line. It was great to see Mumbaikars sweating it out for fun. The women were beetroot red and looked so lively.

Just then the oldies, senior veterans, came running in their colorful teeshirts. Their josh wasn't any lesser. They waved to the crowds and ran like happy kids. We decided to move towards the music...Jazz by the way. That's where we had a real blast. A senior lady enthralled with her dancing moves and a funny guy sought attention with his signature 'snake dance and ghostly' dance. Right next to it was the Star Plus's Lavani....oops looked like Bar dancers. Isshhhhh...who says bar dancers can't do Lavani and vice versa :)...Of course it was Star..........and Plus.

Celebs Tara Sharma and Rahul Bose came running in Dream run. By now we decided to move to Marine drive to capture better pictures. The BMW lead the Dream-runners and one swanky BMW sat on the Marine Drive found a lover in my kids who went on to admire the beauty and posed with it. We danced some more and cheered the runners. There were many running without a bib number so when I could not control, we finally decided to run (without the bibs) and we did, all the way to the finish line.

My daughters said,"Next year we are running for sure!"

We will!

Mumbai Marathon!!! Got to run....

MUMBAI on the run for fun and for fitness. What a delightful dawn that will be. Tomorrow, that is. I will there to capture some moments. I love everyone who can wake up to welcome the morning sun and can take a stride to a healthy living. Wow!

I wish I could run a half marathon some day. Ran dream run year before last. Not very challenging and serious run yet it fills you with pride, especially if you ran after ages (and after aging).

Tremendous adrenalin rush! Oh, just watching the runners is what all I have to do this year. But I enjoy cheering them. Its smiles all the way. Hey lemme catch some sleep for I have to catch the event tomorrow.

Good night!!! Sleep tight, wake up bright, in the morning light!

Sign this petition please!

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Friends, 

I just created a petition entitled Indian Government: Rapists of Minors should be hanged., because I care deeply about this very important issue. 

I'm trying to collect 100 signatures, and I could really use your help. 

To read more about what I'm trying to do and to sign my petition, click here:
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It'll just take a minute! 

Once you're done, please ask your friends to sign the petition as well. Grassroots movements succeed because people like you are willing to spread the word! 

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Getting the BEST out of it!!

To all you Krantikaari Friends, 

If you are going to the MMRDA grounds to support the JAN LOK PAL BILL and Annaji please know that the BEST buses are plying every 15 minutes from both Bandra and Kurla station. Participants are advised to take these buses to reach the MMRDA ground. It is a very convenient way to reach the venue.

Please share this with as many people as possible. 

Are you free on 11 December?? Lets meet up.

FINAL ASSAULT - THE CALL FOR THE LARGEST PEACEFUL AGITATION IN INDIA

IAC Mumbai has begun its Satyagraha again, to demand a strong, comprehensive and effective Lokpal bill.

On 11th December 2011 all Mumbai volunteers will observe a one day fast to support Anna Hazare’s anshan. 

Mumbaikars have decided to have their support to the Jan Lokpal Bill being promoted by their leader Anna Hazare heard in a resounding way. Volunteers and various citizen’s groups are planning India’s largest Car-Bike rally from Shivaji Park at 10.30 am on 11/12/2011.

Cyclists, bikers, private cars owners, taxis, buses, and transport vehicles will join this rally in large numbers to show their solidarity for a corruption free India. The rally will progress from Shivaji park via Worli, Opera House to Azad Maidan. This never before event will showcase the ordinary citizen’s resolve to change the nation.

At Azad Maidan, volunteers and citizens will present speeches, street plays and other novel ways to register their support throughout the day.