The lady which you see in the picture is gradually making inroads into the Indian film industry and advertising industry. She belongs to a rich and royal family. Yet she retains the elegance and grace which you find lacking in other heroines.
She has acted in a few films and advertisements. All her roles have been very lively. When on screen, she defies her age and brings out a lot of youthfulness and energy. She looks gorgeous both on cinema and TV. She definitely has a very bright career ahead.
Identify this star and then write your thoughts about this rising star.
Neeraj Jain, March 9, 2009 It’s written…Destiny. These were the words that summed up the complete story of the 8-Oscar winning Danny Boyle’s movie “Slumdog Millionaire”.
I also had a similar experience at the Great Indian Place Mall, Noida. Sony Pix was organizing a quiz on Hollywood and I came forward to take part in this quiz. I can count the number of Hollywood films that I have seen on my fingers. I have seen only a few but I just wanted to have fun and give it a chance.
As it usually happens in a mall the quizmaster was a gorgeous lady and my competitor was also a young lady. First turn for answering questions was hers. My competitor was also not good in Hollywood and both of us were playing only on chance. Good for me
First round: Three verbal questions She guessed 2 of them right and got 20 points I could guess only 1 and so 10 points
Second round: Five questions pertaining to five different movies. Still images were shown on a Sony TV.
Both could not get any question right. All our guesses went wrong.
I was feeling little uneasy. I was still lagging behind. However, the quizmaster told us that the last question is of 20 points and I still had the chance. I was relieved.
Third round: A video question. Asked to identify the movie Her turn: She guessed it wrong. My turn: This was my last and the only chance to beat her. I concentrated hard on movie but was unable to come up with the name of the movie. The quizmaster gave me four options. I looked at the quizmaster amazingly and then at the audience. I wanted someone to prompt. This was a do-or-die battle for me. One of the persons in the audience silently said “d”. I could read his lips. He was looked educated.
I shouted “d”. Guess what? The quizmaster congratulated me and told me that I am the winner. I got a Hancock DVD and the people clapped for me. Wow! So you see, it’s all written.
Just believe in Karma.
I know that some of you must have won a quiz/competition. Please do share your thoughts/comments/opinions. Friends, I would love to hear from you.
Last weekend I got the rare opportunity to visit Dalhousie and Khajjiar–referred to as Switzerland of India. I have been to many hill stations in the past. But Dalhousie and Khajjiar are exceptional. There is everything that you can dream of.
There are quality shops, there is snow, there is waterfall, there is river, there is a hanging bridge, there is a dam, and plus there is mouth-watering food.
A unique point about this hill station is that people do not overcharge tourists. Nobody fleeces you. Everything comes at a low price.
I enjoyed my holiday in India’s Switzerland like anything. You must visit this place to experience the real beauty of India.
There is no denying the fact that Hindi films have become much much better. You watch Ghajini, Jaane Tu Ya Janne Na, or Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, and you will see an improvement in quality.
However, I feel that you should not be contended with Hindi movies only. You should also take some time out to watch Hollywood movies (Please note that I do not mean to say Hollywood movies dubbed in Hindi). To start with, you can watch one Hollywood movie per month.
English movies are entirely different. Here, a fat old guy can play the major role in the film. Most of the Hollywood movies are action movies. The movie will end but you might not get to hear a single song. Of course, there could be some background score.
Watching an English/Hollywood movie opens up the world for you. You get to know what is happening in other countries of the world. You get to know their culture and their good or bad etiquettes. If you have just started, you may face difficulty in understanding English but with time you will overcome this hurdle and really enjoy the movie. The kind of jokes that foreigners crack are very much different from those cracked by Indian comedians. Most of the times, they will act like dumb while cracking a jock.
To add to the above, Hollywood movies make you a dare-devil. You may get to see cold-blooded murders happening after every 5 minutes or so. Initially, you would like to scream and shout. Gradually, your sense of fear will go away. Let me clarify that Hollywood action movies are only for brave hearts!
A Hollywood movie takes you out of your closed box and throws you to the cosmopolitan world. Act fast. If you have not watched a Hollywood movie yet, just watch it now!
After watching the Hollywood movie, please do let me know your experiences.
From the title of the blog, you must have guessed what I am going to talk about. Yeah, I am going to talk about the movie Dostana, having Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, and Priyanka Chopra in lead roles. Dostana is a zara-hatke and at least one-time watch movie.
Story:
Abhishek and John are in the U.S. They do not have any place to stay and they are looking for a home on rent. Coincidentally, both of them land up at the same landlady’s house. The landlady tells them that she cannot give her house on rent to guys. The reason being that a girl (baby) lives there alone and she does not want to take any kind of risk with guys. Abhishek and John are desperate for a house. Therefore, they pretend to the landlady that they are gays and are in love. They will not be attracted towards the baby and, in fact, they will protect her. So, they get the house on rent. The baby turns out to be sexy Priyanka Chopra. Priyanka has good looks, good figure, and very cooperative. Therefore, both of them start falling in love for her. However, they cannot afford to tell this to Priyanka. So, the three of them become the best friends. One day, they go to the immigration office. There, Priyanka tells them to fill their forms as gay couple so that they can get immigrant status in just 1 year. They submit the form. However, Abhishek’s acknowledgement of application goes to her mother’s home at London. She immediately rushes to Priyanka’s home and tries to separate Abhishek and John. However, Priyanka convinces Abhishek’s mother to accept John as her bahu. She obliges. Meanwhile, Priyanka’s job in a magazine is not going the right way. Her boss is leaving the company. Instead of promoting Priyanka, her boss brings a new head, which is Bobby Deol.
Priyanka is dejected. She tells Abhishek and John that she wants promotion and wants to marry a hunk. Then there appears a twist in the movie. Bobby asks Priyanka to redesign the cover of the magazine in 15 days flat. Priyanka feels that she will be fired any time. However, John and Abhishek help Priyanka in redesigning the cover and it becomes a big hit. Bobby publicly appreciates Priyanka. Priyanka feels that he has found Mr. Right in Bobby and they start loving each other. However, John and Abhishek are not amused because their love for Priyanka has gone north. They ask Bobby to do funny things due to which Priyanka gets upset. Bobby tells Priyanka that John and Abhishek have asked him to do these funny things. Priyanka discusses the issue with John and Abhishek and they agree to leave Priyanka and Bobby alone. Bobby has a 5-year-old child. Bobby has made up his mind to propose to Priyanka at a basketball match. At that time, John and Abhishek tells Bobby’s child not to accept Priyanka as her mother because she will turn out to be rude towards her. Priyanka gets the feeling that Bobby will propose her. She asks John and Abhishek whether she should say yes. John and Abhishek break down and tell her that they are not gays and tell her that they love her deeply. At the same time, Bobby’s child starts crying and asks him not to propose to Priyanka. Bobby does just that. Priyanka is dejected and throws John and Abhishek out of her home because they lied to her.
After some time, John and Abhishek meet at the immigration office where they are officially declared as a gay couple. They decide to apologize to Priyanka, their best friend. They meet Priyanka and Bobby at a fashion show and tell Bobby that they told a lie to Bobby’s child that Priyanka would be cruel. However, Priyanka and Bobby just cannot forgive them. John and Abhishek beg for forgiveness. Bobby asks them to kiss each other. After much resistance, John kisses Abhishek on his lips. Priyanka gets married to Bobby and the film ends.
Good points:
The idea is new.
The song “Jaane Kyun Dil Jaanta Hai” makes you feel very relaxed. It is an ever-green song.
John and Abhishek have done good justice to their rules. Even Priyanka has performed brilliantly.
Two scenes in this movie are definitely going to make you laugh a lot: One, when Abhishek’s mother see Abhishek dancing hand-in-hand with Priyanka’s boss and John dancing vigorously with the immigration officer. Two, when Bobby asks John and Abhishek to kiss each other and they are very hesitant.
Bad points
This film is not really about gays. It is a movie about two men who pretend to be gays. Therefore, it has a more commercial angle to it than a social angle.
Only one song is good. The rest are okay-okay.
I wonder why Bobby Deol has not been included in the promos. He has a major role to play and he deserves good publicity.
Almost all of you must have gone to a party at least once in life. What do you see there? Most of the people stuff their plates with every available dish. And what do they do afterwards? Do they eat all that is available on their plate? Sadly, no. They eat some of the portions and then keep their unfinished plate in the waste bin. As a result, much of the food gets wasted.
The scene is the same in office. I am a regular at office cafeteria and what I do see there? Almost 60% of plates going to the waste bin have left-over foods.
When we can’t eat all the stuff, what’s the need of stuffing our plates with everything? Is someone forcing us to try out everything? Absolutely, not. The right way is to take only that stuff which we can eat. This way, we will be able to feed needy people and prevent them from dying.
What do you say? If you regularly waste food, after reading this blog, will you stop wasting precious food? Please do let me know. I would also like to hear from all my friends and would-be-friends on this.
Before starting, I would like to say that this blog is not meant to offend any woman but to provide my view regarding lax security.
Delhi markets were bombed again yesterday. Many lives were lost and many more injured. It has been just two years since last bomb explosions occurred in Delhi in 2006. The politicians say that the security is tight. The police officials also dole out the same story. But are women being frisked?
The answer is no. How can we forget that a woman killed our late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi? Terrorist groups are increasingly recruiting women to carry out their game plans. If a man’s mind can be brainwashed, so is the case with a woman. But still we are not frisking women and letting them go scot-free. I myself visited many malls after the blasts.
What I found out on going there will surprise you. At a prominent mall, there were both male and female guards. The male guards were searching male visitors from head to toe. However, there were no closed enclosures for frisking women. The lady guards were not frisking female visitors. They were just checking their bags and that too randomly. The scene was same everywhere.
Can’t a lady bring a bomb to the market and cause the death of innocent persons? Why not our security agencies understanding this point? Why not separate closed enclosures are being created next to metal detector gates? Is there any harm if a lady frisks a lady?
What is happening in Bollywood? I am unable to understand. What is happening to the film quality and the duration? Earlier, almost all the films used to be of 3 hrs duration or even more. Now all the films are being chopped off to earn big bucks in quick time. As a result, you have not even come to understanding the film and its characters when you see the The End caption.
Earlier, a film used to be considered a hit if it used to run for 100 days. Now there is hardly any film which crosses the 100 days mark. During this year, only Jab We Met and Jodha Akbar could be considered hit films. Even Sarkar Raaj was much below expectations. There is no creativity while picking up the film title. All titles seem to be borrowed from old hit songs or a mismatch of English and Hindi words.
Earlier, there used to be few directors but they used to make quality films. Now there is a big bunch of directors but their films are just not attracting the audience. It seems our stars are more interested in doing commercials and marketing their films rather than concentrating on acting.
I agree that film industry is increasing its profits but I can say with surety that people forget a film after say 2 or 3 weeks. Something should be done to make a film a superhit.
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If you have still not traveled in Delhi Metro feeder buses, you are missing something. Believe me! Traveling in Delhi Metro feeder buses is a unique experience. It is very different from the experience that you get while traveling in rickety RTVs.
Some of the good points about Delhi Metro feeder buses are:
They are operated by Delhi Metro. The conductor and driver are always in uniform. The conductor just does not keep waiting for passengers infinitely. The moment all passengers at a bus stop are in, the conductor immediately instructs the driver to keep the bus moving. As a result, you reach your destination early.
The driver follows all the traffic regulations and just does not whiz past the red light.
The seats are horizontally facing. As a result, there is ample leg space for standing passengers.
The best part is the tickets. Amaze yourself by seeing tickets being printed from a small vertical machine. The conductor does not need to punch the tickets.
However, as is the popular saying, everything has some bad points also. The one bad point which I found about these buses is that the seat near the driver has not been properly designed. Although this seat is meant for 3 people, it is very difficult for 3 people to sit there. You will have to place your legs on the bonnet which means discomfort.
Ride the Delhi Metro feeder bus and rejuvenate yourself
Neeraj Jain, March 9, 2009
