Saawariya a pathetic movie - Deserves less than 1 star

Last week I had a great dilemma. Should I watch Saawariya or Om Shanti Om?
Om Shanti Om is a remake of the old movie "Karz", so the story line of the move is known and Saawariya is a new movie and is said to be based on a short story titled White Nights written by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

After much deliberation, a conscious decision was taken to watch Saawariya. I had taken tickets for IMAX screen on the first day of the movie, 9th of November 2007. With a great drama and ordeal, I manage to book tickets.

With great expectations, we go to watch the movie on the first day, technically first show (on the IMAX screen).

What do we see?
1. An over acting and more than required emotions in every scene by the Mr. Kapoor.
2. No character having any substantial role in the movie except for the two people.
3. Performance of the girl was also not up to the mark.
4. The climax was not up to the mark
5. The sets were very artificial and looked out of place
6. Set of songs with nice music and lyrics (considering the current standards)
7. Rani Mukherjee's "Dhande wali" role has become more than cliché now, somebody tell her than there are many other roles she can play.
8. The story line did not have anything to offer

In all, it could have been made into an awesome Album. But Mr. SLB had different plans. He added a few dialogues and other things into the music Album to make it a movie.

Mr. Sanjay Leela Bhansali seems to have a very bad understanding of Indian Public or is gone paranoid and lives in a different world. He doesn't deserve being called a great director/producer.
The movie deserves not more than 0.5 Stars (better avoided).
Take the music cassette/CD if you want to listen to the music, but watching a movie is a real waste of time, effort and money.

Making "Rain Water Harvesting" (RWH) compulsory for approval of large construction projects

I believe anything good may not be accepted immediately, in such cases, someone who can enforce must ensure the acceptance by creating a rule/law. If we can dig up history of all the laws or rules, they have some history behind its making. I would not dwelve much on the history or law.
I was just wondering if implementation of Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) can be made compulsory by the approval boards of each state or area for any construction greater than a certain size.
Every plans for construction should be approved by necessary authority and given a go-ahead. Also, there are guidelines and norms a plan should adhere by to get such approvals. If the norms include the RWH for building/constructions of a certain size, it would sure help the cause of preserving ground water.
Proper care should be taken to enforce such implementation only in feasibile locations. It is not possible to implement RWH in all types of land. Also care should be taken to close all routes to escape from implementing on feasible lands.
I am not sure if such rules/norms/guidelines are already in place.

Not just an exanimate photograph

When ever I see this photograph, I feel there is a lot in this photograph. It is not just a lifeless picture. I believe this is one of the best works of Nitesh. One might ask, why? Some of the reasons:

1. Effective use of "time of the day" and light to make the photo look more natural.
2. Appropriate selection of location to add that extra bit of augmentation possible.
3. The "pose of the model" was also as directed by the Photographer.
4. The mildness in the smile.
5. A little leftward inclination at the waist that makes the face look straight from neck onwards, yet the visible left inclination - relaxed posture depicted at its best.
6. Small curve under the eyes, created by making the eyes look small, depicts intense cocentration on something and pleasure of seeing the beauty in it. The pleasure part is augmented due to the mild smile on the lips.

Given time, I can write a lot more. I don't know if everyone would appreciate this so much. I know that everyone may not agree with whatever I feel about the photograph. Does it really matter?

This is my feeling and this is what I see in this photograph. Or may be I am biased because the one in the picture is myself. It is also possible that, there could be more to this act of photography or this photograph, which is beyond my ability to comprehend.

I am running short of words to appreciate Nitesh for his excellent photography.

I found this in my old note book

Some ramblings I must say. I was going through a old note book of mine in which I had written some arbit thoughts down.

FIRST TRYST
I never knew who you were
I ever imagined your presence in life
I never thought where you could be
I ever believed your presence in life

Is that you, who I need?
Is that you, who inspires me?
What if I don't need you?
What if I never meet you?

Was our tryst decided by others?
Thought of your existence inspires me
Our meeting, so really mysterious
No clue when we will meet
But we believe we will meet

That meeting of ours, how will it be?
Will I feel you are the same one?
Have I been waiting for the one in front of me?
Would you feel the same?

Hearts would pounce
Eyes would meet, flicker will eye lids
Cheeks would blush
Throat would dry

Still we talk not.
Not yet are we convinced
Sure we are attracted
Out eyes locked at the other's

We look into the eyes
Talk to each other through eyes
Then we talk to give the second sense
The feel of each other

We come close then
The sense of your touch
I shall never forget the first of it.
You shall feel the same
We have sensed the fourth.

Then we are closer
the final sense awakens
To complete the sensing of each other
It yearns to reach the fragrance

I am convinced you are the one.
I was, for you, waiting till now.
You are convinced, not yet.
Your eyes so intense into mine.

The spark brings to life
the beauty of your eyes
I sense the unimaginable event
Do your eyes capture the same?

From senses, we decide to transcend
spiritual experience of each other we desire.
The longing for union so unbearable
We unite to live for now and ever.


SLEEP
I can feel you
You are around for sure.
But I can't see you
I can't your presence prove

On the verge of embracing me, are you
this pleasure surrenders to you my senses
Overwhelmed with ecstasy
I lie on my couch waiting

Your victory is not my failure
Mine, your failure, is.
Over me, your victory
My dreams, it fulfills

If your victory is my defeat
Defeat, this time, is the sweetest
My pains I shall forget
Cherishing your victory.

Your winning over me
Is indeed a blessing
Culmination it is of pains
and pleasures so far

Tomorrow you let me free
you pour life into me
Live, I will, till our tryst next.
Tonight I wait for your visit.

You entice me again
Dreams come to life
Life you fill in me to die
Life I give to bring you back.

Last sun set of the year 2006!!!

Mahe, politically under the Union Territory Pondicherry and geographically in Kerala, is on the shores of the Arabian sea. Main attraction of this place is the Talassery Drive-in beach. We invited the year 2007 here.

Silvery sands of Talassery were inviting us to step barefoot. We get into our shorts and took a plunge into the luke warm waters of the Arabian Sea. It was about 4:00 PM and the waves were perfectly right for us to go that extra feet into the sea. We went waist deep, then a little further to chest deep. After bearing the force of the waves on the chest for a while, we moved further into the sea neck deep.

With a little of fear, a little of excitement, and a lot of enthusiasm, we danced to the tunes of the waves. Whenever a big wave appraoced us, we took a small jump to keep our eyes and noses above the waters. After a little while, we moved a little further to stand on our toes to keep our mouth above the sea level. We jumped and floated everytime a tide tried to drown us.

We felt some thing floating on our feet, sharp came the cry "Crab! Crab!! Don't Grab!!!". From then on, evertime we felt something touching our feet, we cried out loud our freshly prepared line.

After a while, when we started feeling the pull into the sea, we moved outwards and came closer to the beach. It is about 6:00 PM now, we are tired. Although our minds were not satisfied, our bodies could not support anymore. We moved out to the beach now. We witnessed the Sun set for the last time in the year 2006 from here.

After a lot of discussion, we decided to rent place at the resort adjoining the sea. We wanted to experience the feeling of sipping whiskey and watching the silvery sand and sea water shining in the moon light.

At about 11:55, we take a refill and wait for the clock to tick 00:00. Wishing each other a very happy new year, we take the first gulp of whiskey of year 2007.

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