My take on 3 Idiots

Like many who go to watch an Aamir Khan movie (that too author backed!) I too went to watch 3 Idiots. As ever pinned all positive hopes while I watched this movie but I was surprised to see how it did not impress me. Tried hard to like a movie that was being directed by legendary Munnabhai Makers and enacted by Aamir, again someone who flaunts a 'perfectionist tag' but what do I praise? A whole lot of predictable scenes where they praise a character 'Rancho' to raise his popularity over other superior actors like Sharman Joshi? Did the makers of the movie think that naked ragging, uncalled scenes in rest rooms and same old Bomman Irani acting like a Director (not a Dean this time you see!) can set the expectations right for Audience who can think better about an Engineering Collage?

The only highlight of the movie is perhaps the philosophy that says 'do not run behind success, instead do well success will follow you', and I suppose even this philosophy is picked up from Chetan Bhagat's best seller. Aamir Khan playing '20 something' was so much like Indians once proclaiming 'India Shining'. Making few funny faces isn't comedy, comedy should not appear like an attempt of an actor .. instead comedy is an expression of a true actor. Loud comedy scenes, drinking and loosing control, pissing in front of professor's house and always typcasting a studious person as an object to laugh about isn't really a collage about right?

What I expected from this movie is good humour, intellectual representation of a brilliant student, how he can influence thinking of few around him rather than such a 'larger than life hero' delivering a baby at the end of it.

Well, did Kareena sign this movie just to be part of a Aamir Khan clan? She is quite under utilized and is certainly not the only medico who can save life of a paralytic patient. Using poverty and disease to create humour appeared so disgraceful.

By just enjoying a few good scenes that I can extract from this movie, I still find it so hard to say it's a good movie. A few scenes can't make a movie good, a good movie is a good movie ... has to be a combination of sensibilities of a Director, a believable script, portrayal of characters and above all Music.

Sorry, just Zoobi-Doobi can't be an excuse to appreciate the Music of 3 Idiots.

Next time someone launches a movie based on a novel, with self proclaimed intelligent actors in it, even if it is going to be product of a historic block-buster movie ... I shall definitely watch out before I buy tickets!

My First Original Painting

I did this painting just 5 min ago, I can say this is My First Painting that I did based on my own Imagination of Sunset (Dusk). I wanted to represent how Sky represents different shades of color as the Sun sets, I chose to show Sea Tide rather than plain land ... I am proud of it because its very much my own, took only 20 minutes, 3 colors and only 1 brush. There is gloss since oil hasn't dried.

Cleo, Our New Cat

Orangee, remembering our beloved cat ...

Are you now a twinkling star on the Sky?

Or have you reached heaven on the fly?

Or are you still living in our hearts making them heavy?

Orangee, what a wonderful cat you were! Everything you did made us happy, made us amused, made us love you more and more. Be it those playful acts with stuffed toys or artificial vegetables or your watching of television, I always thanked god we have you with us as a part of our life. When Tomco left you and us on June 2nd with the horrifying accident, no one thought even you would reach your brother in the same way, same time ... giving us the same pain of loosing you. You were so loved by us that every moment without you became lifeless. There was not a single discussion between us in the family that did not mention your name, how hard it is now to sip coffee together as a family without you. Who ever hit you ruthlessly by his car would have never known the result would be so disastrous for you and us. You should have had a great long life with us Orangee, 26th October was a black day of our life. 26th date, again unlucky as even Mom passed away on 26th (of August but). I hate this date :-(, we lost you Orange ... the most painful moment of our lives.

To see Srinath weeping and breaking down so many times was a helpless situation. Srinath loved you so much for your naughty nature, for your carefree attitude and many other great qualities you possessed. We could never raise you to adulthood, so sorry dear. To move on in life and to give life to many other cats who are abandoned or caged, we had to adopt Cleo from CUPA and she has helped us to smile again.

It was so hard to bury you in front of our house, and suddenly I remembered your favourite toy, the baingain ... I asked Srinath to keep it with you as you loved it the most ... Orangee, you will live in our hearts forever.

Pots and Cats

This is a rare picture in my view, both mother and son, Kitty and Panda are cooling themselves in two adjacent pots. Today Kitty is not with us, but Panda spends time in backyard of our house.

Damsel of Honey

Madhubala meaning Damsel of Honey, was beauty personified. She was made so beautiful that thousands of actresses who came on silver screen after her could never wipe off Madhubala's beauty in our minds. A hole in her heart was a tragedy and yet she was known as the lady with a golden heart, very enduring and very loving. While she lead a loveless life she has portrayed her painful era of failed romance so perfectly in the movie Moghul-e-Azam, a classic cinema ever made in Hindi Cinemas. Wish this Afghani-Desi beauty lived a happy life, a little longer than what was in her destiny. I am posting this picture in my blog because both me and my Mother loved Madhubala so much that we discussed her very often. My Mom vouched at one point that no one can ever match to Madhubala's beauty and I truely agree with this. I miss my Mom so much today that I am digging into all that she loved, thus Madhubala

Heavy Rain Washes all our Tree Leaves

As we slept last night, we could hear the thunder and heavy rains through out ... morning when we wake up, our surroundings appeared like quite hill station. And it was such a pleasure to see our garden that appeared more greener than yesterday, courtessy rain water wash/bath.

A small poem I am writing narrating my garden's beauty today,

We do our bit of gardening,
But you do all the watering,

All my plants appear cleansed and washed,
They flaunt the beauty that is unmatched!

How do you give them such deep colors?
How do you kiss so tenderly the rose petals?

Oh Rain, keep my garden blessed always!