BLISS-SUNDAY

BLISS-SUNDAY

It’s my favourite time of the week -SUNDAY MORNING- Sunday being the best day of the week and morning being the most tranquil time of the day as I had explained in WEEKEND POOJA AT HOME.

With the ear phones of the I-Pod streaming music in my ear lobes, a copy of HT brunch in my hands and the laptop on my lap giving me world updates, I feel like a modern MAHARAJA, the multitasker, who wants to relax, reboot and upload winds of information at the same time.

Now if you pause for a moment and try to visualise how one can listen to SWEET CHILD OF MINE, read VIR SANGHVI-HT BRUNCH and press F5 (Refresh Button) for updates on FB/TWITTER/BLOGSPOT, you would get the image of a man who looks like he is busy for some work assignment- but you could never fathom that this is a man who is relaxing and is enjoying himself.

However this man who is in a state of bliss has only one searching question on his mind

-No it is not about who will become the Prime Minister in 2014

-Also it is not about who will win the IPL this year

The question is what will he get for breakfast today????? With wifey on a trip to Dreamland, the onus of preparing/arranging the Sunday breakfast falls on him.

Does it mean a separation from the music, articles and updates for an hour? It depends on what will he choose

a)      A sandwich and cold coffee at home is so Monday

 

b)      Puri Aloo/Choole would have been a good call but will not go well in this killer heat

c)       Spaghetti is something left for Big Chill (Khan Market) to make- but they don’t open before noon

d)      Sagar Ratna –Def Col , don’t feel like driving so far to eat dosa sitting with elderly gentlemen

I guess will wait for wifey to come back from dreamland, till then let me focus on the RELAX, REBOOT AND UPLOAD drill.

CHANDIGARH KARE AASHIQUI

CHANDIGARH KARE AASHIQUI

On my way back from work (no I was NOT thinking about partying but relaxing with the comforts of an Air Conditioner at home because Delhi is burning at 49c) as I was moving through the FM channels I came across a familiar sound………

It was a song I first heard when I was in school- CHANDIGARH KARE AASHIQUI MUNDA JATTAN DA JALANDHRON AA KE. I thought what if I had romanced in Chandigarh and lived the life as described in this song.

You graduate on to a bike from a humble scooter (BECH KE SCOOTER OHNE HERO HONDA LAI LIYA) but never graduate from college (BA DI PADHAI VICHON TEEJI VAARI REH GAYA), damn I passed in one go and never had a scooter.

Now romancing in a city which is not your own and known has its own pitfalls like being brutally beaten by the brothers/cousins of the girl(s) and in some case the girls themselves (JUTTIYAN VI BAHUT TEJ TEJ PAINDIYAIN). No juttiyans for me in cosmopolitan Delhi.

Just once in my life I want to tell a woman that she looks like Hema Malini or in our times like Aishwarya Rai (YAARAN NU TUN LAGGE HEMA MALINI DI BHAIN NI) and just once in my life I want to retort that- there is no place for a lover who is afraid of a lashing (AASHIQ DA KI MARNA JIHDA JADAK JUTTI MAR JAVE)

Thinking about roaming in Sec 17 (SATARAN) and doing all this at least takes the terrible heat of Delhi away (what if momentarily).

THE MALE VERSION OF ENGLISH VINGLISH-FINALE

THE MALE VERSION OF ENGLISH VINGLISH-FINALE

      One evening Mr.Dad , with wife and kid in tow went to dine in a swanky new restaurant that had just opened up and was frequented by many celebrities of the city. As they were about to order their food , they heard a shrilling sound of a woman calling out the first name of Mr.Dad, this voice sounded familiar, as if they had heard it many times before…….

      A face appeared from behind, oh my god it was nobody else but the prettiest (also most popular) TV presenter of the City, she used to host a very popular kids entertainment programme and was the favourite presenter/star for the kid (Mr.Dad’s son)….

      It turned out that Mr Dad and Ms.TV Star were college buddies and GOOD FRIENDS almost two decades ago. For the child the father was suddenly a hero who was his PASS to meet his favourite star. Ms.TV star gave the kid a peck on his chubby cheek and said YOUR FATHER IS THE FUNNIEST MAN I HAVE EVER MET IN MY LIFE……

      The family returned home but all this was too much to handle for the 8 year old , he could not sleep the entire night, his DAD was friends with the prettiest woman in the city, how was that possible and what did she mean that he was the funniest man that she had ever met, was his father a funny guy in college? What had happened to his wit? Was it still there?

      A month passed but the child was still searching for answers, till they again ventured out to what else another eating joint in the city, the speciality of this joint was that had special entertainment programmes for weekends and today was an evening of comedy where some of the well-known stand up comics were to perform in front of the diners…

      As the family took their seats they were excited about the performances that lay ahead. The organisers had decided to keep the session interactive and had also arranged for few fillers where people from the audience can participate…

      When the master of ceremony announced that if someone from the audience wanted to do a filler for 5 mins, the kid shouted MY DAD MY DAD MY DAD. There was cheer from the crowd as they liked the fact that someone had volunteered.

       Mr.Dad got up (he could never say no to his bundle of joy), but as soon as he reached the podium, he was transformed into a different man, while he was sitting as a diner, he was like Bruce Wayne but as soon as he got up on the podium he was BATMAN, he cracked jokes like they were sitting in the right pocket of his dinner jacket, the audience were thundering and clapping as if JAY LENO was standing in front of them, they wanted more of this NEW GUY who was funny as hell…

      The wife and the kid could not understand what had happened in the last 30 mins…………………….

      Today Mr.Dad is one of the finest stand-up comics in the country with performances across many cities and he goes by the name , you guessed it MR.DAD.

THE MALE VERSION OF ENGLISH VINGLISH –PART 2

THE MALE VERSION OF ENGLISH VINGLISH –PART 2

      Now to straight away arrive at the solution would be little less dramatic, so we will have to understand the Agony of Mr.Dad.

      Scene 1 is at the dinner table where the wife talks about her achievements at her place of work and the child (he just goes on and on) about his exploits in the English essay, the football field, the school canteen …….

       Mr.Dad is quiet, not because he has nothing to say (he has had a successful career of 15 years and can talk about a thing or two) because he wants to listen to two of his most favourite people on the planet, it gives him immense happiness that he is not an MCP and can take great pride in the success of his wife.

      However all work and no play (talk) makes Jack a dull boy, so what will our Jack do or say that will get him the bragging rights to be a part of this ALPHA club.

      Scene 2 takes us to the office of Mr.Dad, where he has his old colleagues talking about the CRICKET matches and the reality shows on TV, Mr.Dad thinks that this is really pedestrian and is looking for a greater meaning to life. He doesn’t smoke and drinks occasionally and hence is further alienated from the happening crowd and parties at office, so he goes back home and we get a repeat of Scene 1.

      This cant be dark and daring like AMERICAN BEAUTY, we have already ruled out the ROCK ON and CHAK DE influence, then what will it be………..the question on our minds is the question on Mr.Dad’s mind too………………….

      To be contd…..

THE MALE VERSION OF ENGLISH VINGLISH-PART 1

A thought came to my mind after watching the hugely successful ENGLISH VINGLISH that had SRIDEVI in it and was directed by GAURI SHINDE.

What if a male version of the story was created .....how would it go.

The protagonist would be a middle aged man with a beautiful, intelligent,successful (read DOMINATING) wife and a cute, naughty and witty child (read most popular kid at school). This man would be the BETA in the triangle with the ALPHA wife and kid.

Now Mr.Dad would wear a suit and tie and go to office every day, he is 40+ with little belly fat and absolutely no excitement in his life. Unfortunately he doesnt even know how to make LADDOS like Sridevi in English Vinglish.

But the man has a hidden talent, no he is not a singer/rockstar like a FARHAN AKHTAR in Rock on, then what is this magic potion which will bring the HALLELUJAH moment in the life of this man.

a)      Will he turn out to be cape crusader like BATMAN or SUPERMAN

b)      Will he be a sports success like SRK in Chak De

c)      Will the prettiest woman in the City/Country turn out to be an ex girlfriend

d)     Will it be something which is .....................................................................

To be Contd..............

BOMBAY TALKIES -THE SCRIPTWRITER’S PARADISE

BOMBAY TALKIES -THE SCRIPTWRITER’S PARADISE

The 4 short stories directed by 4 directors are different, at times difficult to digest or difficult to understand. They take you on 4 different journeys, whether you want to go or not is up to you, but these stories and the characters are moving and will reach their destination which may or may not be the cinema goer’s direction.

KARAN JOHAR- He has rocked the boat, the man is a champion for a cause dear to his heart, but all said and done it is his finest work till date, he shows a range which people don’t think that he is capable of. The scene where a little beggar girl is singing LAG JAA GALE at the local train station boasts of cinematic brilliance. Rani looks out of this world. Gale me mangalsutra aur aankhon mein kamasutra is one of the outstanding dialogues.

DIBAKAR BANERJEE- This is more of Nawazuddin Siddiqui showing his brilliance at acting. The scene where Sadashiv Amrapurkar makes a cameo after such a long time is a delight to watch. Overall this is your typical art-house powerhouse cinema.

ZOYA AKHTAR- Take a bow the script writer, where a young boy whose father wants him to be a footballer, has different aspirations, he wants to be a dancer and not any dancer, he wants to be SHEILA - Katrina Kaif from Sheila ki jawani.

ANURAAG KASHYAP- Bachchan and the Bollywood stars are human but life is the superstar which behaves strangely is the motto here. Passable, a lot was expected from him but this is ordinary fare from Anuraag.

All in all this is a movie for an actual cinema lover and not someone who is looking for an alternative to IPL or Television serials this weekend or an outing with family.