The Thinking God

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They stand in queues,
dripping with sweat,
with hopes in their hearts,
and a thousand wishes to overburden me,
I look down,
I'm scared,
All I could see are long lines all around my abode,
I want to get a wink of sleep,
but they never seem to exhaust their energy,
They come, they pray, they eat and go,
the work begins for me only then,
their wishes come in 1:1000 ratio,
How can I fulfill them all?
but if I don't, they return,
with extra wishes to be fulfilled,
and if I do fulfill them,
They come again, and the process goes on,

They need holidays,
They watch movies,
They eat ice cream,
They buy cars,
But what about me?,
Do they ask me?, No, They don't,
Who wants to eat same "prasad" daily, in this age of pizzas?,
Who wants to go on a chariot, when there are ferraris?
Maybe I want to watch TV,
Maybe I want to go on a private cruise,
They ask me for all these things,
But what if I want the same?,
No one listens to me,
Maybe because I'm god,
Maybe I should outsource some of my work,
hmmm..any takers?

Movies and LSD

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Yesterday was yet another movie day. This time I watched the provocatively titled 'LSD- Love, Sex aur Dhoka'. As expected, the critics buoyed by the title itself, lavishly praised it. It seems to me that, more than doing their actual job which is to review movies, they are bent upon heralding the coming of age of Hindi cinema. Anyway, this post is not about them.

This movie made me think, 'What is cinema after all?'. Isn't it supposed to be larger than life?.Isn't it supposed to take us away, atleast for 3 hrs, from our mundane lives?. Isn't a movie, if its a love story, supposed to make us feel good?.Don't you feel adventurous, while watching a thriller or a con movie?. Doesn't a patriotic movie inspire you?. These are the kind of  movies that I've been watching all these years, and then there's LSD, a widely accepted praised movie.  One reviewer says 'Shun your middle class inhibitions and presumptions and watch the movie'. That is not the point. Any movie, good or bad, has to evoke some kind of feeling from the audience. It can even be a headache after watching an intolerably boring love story, but what if, after watching a movie,you don't feel anything. I didn't find anything great or awful about the movie. It was just there, just made and just played.

Maybe, I'm not an intellectual. I don't really care. I just want to get some kicks out of a movie.Why are movies, these days, so scared of real feelings? Is it too much to ask for, in this age of experimental cinema? , but then maybe, it just mirrors the society.

An Apology to Bangalore

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Today, I want to write a post about my favorite place in the whole wide world, Bangalore. Maybe my love for this place is biased, maybe its because I haven't lived in another place for such a long time, and maybe its because I've spent my entire life here. But, whatever it is, I just love it with all my heart.
But lately, things have not been so smooth between us, Bangalore and me, that is. I feel I've been putting all my efforts to abuse this wonderful place.
Not so long ago, I used to drive through the stretch between KR Road and City Market, on my way to college and think, "Can anything feel better than this?''. The stretch was lined by huge old trees, and they provided a dense canopy, shielding me from the cruel summer sun, but today when I pass through the same road, all I can find is grime and dust in the air. I know my fellow Bangalorians have a vision to make it a more commutable place, and hence, are forced to fell the trees, but I don't know if the cost is worth the product, and in this case the city metro.I know its not a garden city, without its trees, but will you forgive me for this, Bangalore?
A few years ago, whenever I used to pass any area, I could find huge houses with large verandas and gardens, or even single houses. My friend used to live in such a house, it was nearly a century old. But now, when I look around all I can find are either high-rise apartments, or software offices. In our drive to beautify Bangalore, Are we taking away the charm?, Maybe, Maybe not. Maybe I'm being silly, but again I'm sorry Bangalore, that you have to undergo reckless digging, and manipulation of your soil.
I remember, when I was 13 or 14 years old, Bangalore got its first multiplex, Innovative multiplex it was called, and it was in Marathalli. It was near the city airport. Everyone thought it was ridiculous to start a multiplex in that godforsaken area, where people from the main city, didn't bother to go except for the sake of the airport, but now my friends who come down to Bangalore from other parts of the country are astonished to find that, a few years ago, Bangalore had an airport right in the heart of the city. That's the scale at which the city is growing.I'm sorry Bangalore if we are making you grow, at an unnatural pace.
There was a time, when Kannada, the language of the state was actually being spoken here, but now, I'm the lone kannadiga in an office filled with people from all parts of the country. I'm sorry Bangalore if we are killing your language.
Maybe changes happen for the better, but still I'm sorry.

Filmi musings

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Some questions always remain unanswered,
Some of them are yet to be thought of and some of them asked,
Some come to my mind,
Please answer some, answer all only if you can,
Number one,
How did Karan Johar think MNIK would run?
Number two,
Why was Avatar second in the Oscar queue?
Number three,
How can Rajkumar Hirani win an award for best "story"?
Number four,
How can Shahrukh and Saif be such a big bore?
Number five,
How are such fashion disasters even alive?
Number six,
Don't believe me, check out their filmfare red carpet pics(Filmfare fashion police),
Number seven,
How were 16000 girls ready to marry Rahul Mahajan?
Number eight,
Since we are on the same plane, where is Rakhi Sawant?
Number nine,
Isn't it time for me to dine?
Number ten,
Good night then!

Life in a loop

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I'm feeling uneasy,
Maybe b'cos life's been to me, so easy
I don't know what to think, I don't know how to plan,
My life has its own course, It doesn't care, it doesn't listen,
I try to make things happen,
Is it my fault if god has another plan?
I don't know if what I'm doing is right,
of course, nothing is black or white,
I'm just another leaf,
in this world of happiness and grief,
With the wind I just swoop,
I want to stop, I can't,
I want to stop, I won't,
but if I don't,
Well!, I'll go back to line one,
and read it once again!

The Swayamwar Seance

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People always talk about experiencing things, in order to understand them, but I feel watching the show, aptly titled,"Rahul Mahajan Dulhaniya le Jaayega, Swayamwar season 2", has been more enlightening in all aspects of life, for me, than trying to experience things myself.

There are a looooot of things I learnt from this show, its hard actually to put all of them into words, but still I will try. First thing that "touched" my heart is that no matter what you do, including drug trafficking, wife beating, letching at every lady you come across, anything can be forgiven,but wait it comes with a clause attached,and that is, all the above apply only if you are filthy rich . It is really heart warming to see 16,000 girls applying to marry this eligible bachelor who possesses all the qualities stated above. After all, we do live in a country that believes in, "Innocent, until proven guilty", so why not?

Till now, I had only heard about the concept, "Unity in diversity", but watching this show gave me a chance to feel it,. 15 girls or so, coming from places ranging from Chennai to Jammu, all uniting for one cause, to marry our own eligible bachelor, Mr. Rahul Mahajan , whose profession is as ambiguous as Rakhi Sawant's comments, who by the way, was his eminent predecessor on the show.

One more thing, I had a glimpse of the species of girls who I thought were almost non-existent in this era. They are none other than the contestants. They remind of a saying in hindi,"Ek se badhkar Ek". They talk about "Eternal love", "Love at first sight", "Ghar sambhalna", and stuff like that. Don't get me wrong.I'm not a women's lib kinda person. There's nothing wrong with these things, except when they all come in the context of Rahul Mahajan. There is another angle to these girls, it seems some of them are doing it for fame. If that is their aim, then god bless them, its better than being married to that guy. I'm sorry if I'm not able to hold back the sarcasm.

Anyway, the show is coming to an end, with only three "fortunate" girls left. Lets wish them, All the very best in life, and please pray for them. They are going to need it.