A movie to watch

I watched Dhobi Ghat today and I loved it.

There is no story, there is nothing extraordinary in the movie, but there is one thing that we have forgotten and that is peace. Its just so refreshing to watch a hindi movie that is so peaceful without any unwanted drama. In fact, there is one scene in which Shai, one of the female protagonists is surfing channels and a scene from a Saas Bahu soap is playing where the saas is admonishing her bahu for preparing the wrong breakfast. It is just a fleeting scene and yet it encaptures the irony brilliantly.

The movie just reminds us how bollywood has completely given up on reality. The general feeling is
 that it just doesn't work until and unless there is some gaudy drama peppered either with loud songs and dialogues, or soulless love stories. Even 'No one killed Jessica' which was based on a real life incident could have been more subdued. No one can argue with the fact that the director has tried to add some masala in the movie, be it with Rani spewing cuss words at the drop of a hat or throwing power packed dialogues.

Dhobi Ghat wakes us up to the fact that there is more to emotions than words, just an expression on the face can give a hundred different meanings. The love story between Arun and Yasmin in the movie shows how deeply a person can get involved with someone who he hasn't even met. Yasmin dies at the end, so does a part of Arun. The movie does not spoon feed us.Everything is not so damn obvious as it is in usual hindi movies. Life is not like that. Nothing is obvious.And the movie celebrates that.

I think its high time bollywood acknowledges the fact that people are smart enough to appreciate good cinema. I hope there are enough Dhobi ghats, udaans and peepli lives in the pipeline and less of Golmaals and Tees Maar Khans!
And one more thing, Prateik Babbar is 110% drool worthy! 

Blackmail

I tell you,
Live my life,
Live like me,
Who are you?
I don't care,
Do as I say,
That's why you are here,
I won't listen,
I won't understand,
I want what I want,
and I want from you,
I can't keep myself happy,
I want you to make me,
Do what I say
or Watch me die

Specimens

Its astonishing how so many people look so ordinary, you think you can spend some time with them without feeling like tying a rope around your neck and sinking into eternal emptiness. But its not so.Yes, its true.


I hope and pray to god that such kind of people are few and far in between, because it is just not fair. If you are still thinking, what kind of person is she ranting about?, I'll give you an example. I have seen 2 specimens of the above species in my office, they come in the morning at 6:00 AM and crack jokes about the hypothetical prodigy of Brian Lara and Lara Dutt being called Lara Lara, they don't stop there but continue to crack such gems for another hour and dare not interrupt them, because that will only lead to such unfunny insults which you start thinking about suicide again. And guess what, they expect people to laugh at their attempts, heights!


Anyway, My point is in this country of outdated customs like arranged marriages, I just can't help but think, along with worries about marrying a wife-beater, a cheat, etc i.e. someone from the dark side of the social spectrum, girls and boys should also beware of such ultra boring people. Imagine having to listen to PJs for the rest of your damn life!!!
And the worst part is, nodody will even pity you if you say my husband/wife is boring. "Oh is it? Get over it, I have a housing loan I have to repay, Get back to the real world" is the maximum response you'll get from them.
Maybe they are "good at heart" (An expression I heard in college from a filmi girl about her new boyfriend) Maybe, they are, but I'd rather die alone than with a person who thinks "Golmaal Returns" is funny!


But how the hell can you filter out such people from the crowd? Easy, next time somebody approaches you with a pick up line like "I forgot my phone number. Can I have yours?" and wait (Many not-so-boring people can also commit such blunders, give him/her a chance!), and after seeing your expressionless face which clearly shows disinterest, watch out for this, laughs like Santa Claus "HAHAHHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA", I'm warning you run far far far away from there. Run for your sweet normal life!!!