Saali Khushi

This post of mine is inspired by the music score of the upcoming movie Dev D.

Well it finely depicts the truth within..

Kaha chali gayi hai saali khushi…

Once it was the time where I was so happy and everything in the lyf was so fine, but now as if life is on a rollercoaster with much of the ups and down and I duuno kaha chali gayi hai saali khushi.

Its placement season in our campus and the due to the financial turmoil there are less number of companies comin to campus these season and that too at a lower package. Even the companies has got a reason to cut down the packages. Have I mentioned that I have opted for Finance as a specialization and wanna go in core finance as career.

Well being a fresher its though to go in core finance in the beginning despite of all the economy slowdown- where the companies are laying off instead of recruiting .I have been trying in hard to be fit somewhere but currently there are no openings in the finance sector other then the financial products. But still I am tryin on and on…and the hope maintains within.

Often life oscillates between what could have been and what will be…in the midst of which I forget what is! I think that happens to most of us – always ruefully or fondly remembering the past and weaving nascent dreams for future! What easily goes for a toss then is the PRESENT – the time that is…the time we are living in…NOW!
And funnily, every time we read it, or hear someone saying it or even think of it ourselves, it makes perfect sense that we should get back to making the most of what we have now, rather than cribbing about any other phase of life. But it rarely ever happens. Even if it does happen, it is just momentary.
Over time, through fleeting incidents that life offers and chance meeting with interesting people, I have grown to realize that unlike what I thought earlier – happiness and sadness are nothing but a state of mind over which we have full control and command. It is how we choose and how we live, that determines our reactions to different situations in our life and the decisions that we make and/or are forced to make!

These were just few very personal insights. But there are many more, which each of us encounter in our day to day life but conveniently ignore. 

‘Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.’ I am not saying it is easy to forget and move on. But atleast I have to make an effort of being thankful for so many things that God has given me – some even without asking, rather than blaming him for what he did not give me. Yes I need to change and understand God’s connotation behind this message. This is a challenging journey but it should not be too hard. The least I can begin with is appreciating the miracle called life and the gift called nature. It is never too late. 

 

Traffic of pune

I live at the place called sinhgad road since I have been in pune the road have been always under construction and so thanks the road for all the dust and pollution we have been inhaling so long.

The people here have to encounter the traffic jams and not to mention that these traffic jam have become the material part of ppls life, and if any day when there is no jam here (oofcourse which does not happen) the people does not feelto drive over… 

Well what to mention abt the particular road the whole pune traffic is a chaos..

These are general rules for all the vehicles

(This is a very imp rule...anyone found violating this rule may be heavily fined..!) – I am never wrong..even if I change my lane, cross another's lane...I am not wrong...rather I am proving my driving skills...

If someone honks and I give way...I am not fit to drive in Pune.

I need not give an indication that I'm turning, in advance. It is only sufficient that I turn the wheels of my vehicle in the direction I wish to turn. Vehicles that maybe inconvenienced are none of my concern.

I am driving on a race track, so even if I hit someone who cares...

If I'm stuck in a traffic jam...even 1cm of distance I cover will help me reach my destination in time...

If someone is hit, falls down, is hurt...I am not supposed to stop and help. I am supposed to watch and have a hearty laugh at how people are arguing...

At a crossing, it is your right to go first...always...

If a vehicles is struggling to take a u-turn on a busy road, and he's half wat through, you are not supposed to give him way. He is destined to wait, even if that means causing a traffic jam for the other traffic...

Try your best to break signals, signals are made to be broken...

If a female overtakes you, your ego is hurt. Overtake her, cut her lane in the next three seconds, else your not fit to be a man...

If you have to turn right...you should not be in the right lane...

These are rules buses/trucks follow

I need to keep changing my lane from extreme right to extreme left...

If another vehicle wheeler is trying to overtake me from the right, block him in such a way that he's just saved from getting cramped...

These are rules two wheelers follow

Drive as if the road is curved...take sharp turns at every turn...(coz the youth is very imaginative na..)

Keep to your left is an old rule...the new one is keep ur vehicle in the middle lane...

In case of a traffic jam, use footpaths as roads...every inch forward helps you in reaching your destination...in time...

These are rules cars follow

Who said only two wheelers can zig-zag and keep changing lanes...I can do that too...

These are rules rickshaws follow

I can stop anywhere in between..(afterall I need passengers na...)

These are rules cyclists follow

I will not drive on the left...that hurts my image...

These are rules pedestrians follow..to ease vehicular (com)motion

Don't use footpaths...they have been made by mistake..

Don't cross when the signal is red...the best time is when its green...and vehicles are approaching at their top speed...(its adventurous na...)

Ghajini - Review

well its too late for the review of the movie but still i have to do it since i went to my home town and was unable to post the review. well the movie is fantastic as was predicted and is doing good business and is also breaking records for business.

The movie is not ditto copied but the concept is taken from memento- err atleast bollywood people have done something this time.

It’s been years since I saw a Hindi film that had so few dialogues for the leading man. Quite unlikely for a masala movie about romance and revenge! Stoically, Aamir Khan walks and rips through the film with the charm of a Casanova and the beastliness of a vengeful man, and delivers a performance that will be remembered even though the movie itself may be forgotten after a few months. 

Director A.R. Murugadoss tells a long story at a brisk pace and shows no frugality in depicting violence in all its goriness. It is blood curdling stuff gruesomely glorified. Stuff that gives you the heebie-jeebies! It’s mostly hand-to-hand combat with frequent use of iron rods that serve the sole purpose as skull-crushers. Repulsive!

But if you have stomach for such revolting violence, you would enjoy sitting through ‘Ghajini’ for many reasons. First, it’s unique plot. Second, Aamir’s mind-blowing acting. Third, Asin’s confident debut in a heart-winning performance. Jiah Khan is appropriately cast in a role that doesn’t demand much from her. Pradeep Rawat, as the antagonist, is menacing. 

There is a gaping hole that yawns right at the very base of Ghajini’s story. If a man can’t remember that his lover was killed or who killed her, why does he need to remind himself again and again to take revenge. Wouldn’t his vengeance wane away with his memory? Murugadoss should have established some internal link that keeps pushing the protagonist back to his mission – something like sporadic dreams or memory flashes.

Anyway, realism is something you shouldn’t expect from ‘Ghajini’. It’s a full-on masala film that is stylishly shot and has above average music by A R Rahman . It’s a film that needs to be enjoyed with mouthful of cola and fistful of popcorns even though the no-holds-barred violence keeps getting on your nerves. Despite its long duration of three-plus hours, the movie, with its quick pace, doesn’t weigh heavy, and leaves you with a mind out of time. Anterograde Amnesia, anyone?