Ah, the 90s!

26Nov08

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Tags: Akshay Kumar, Baazigar, Dil Ka Kya Kasoor, Hindi Cinema, Hindi music, Mohra, Nadeem Shravan, Prithvi, Raunchy, SRK, Videos

Speak up…

24Nov08

Voice drowned in the cacophony of a million others,
getting lost in the melee often;
Press on the mute button, shutting out all but yours,
then speak up and the world shall listen.

Filed under: Boredom, Crap, General, More Crap, Poems, Society, Still more Crap, Uncategorized   |  2 Comments
Tags: Muted, Speak up, Voices

Being an asshole

19Nov08

‘What sports do you follow?’
‘Rumal chori’
‘Huh?’
‘Oh, it’s a dying sport. You wouldn’t have heard of it.’
‘Okay… so all you do now is watch movies?’
‘Among other things’
‘What’s your favorite?’
‘Among other things?’
‘No, I meant movie.’
‘Oh, Jajabara’
‘Haven’t heard of it.’
‘I’m sure. You don’t appear to be very bright either.’

Filed under: Boredom, Conversations, Crap, General, Humour, More Crap, Movies, oriya   |  5 Comments
Tags: Asshole, Jajabara, Rumal chori, Smart-ass, Sports

This is priority

13Nov08

Niladri Kumar’s Priority…

Was this the bleak past or is this the darker future?
Is there hope as depicted here or is it doom that we are heading to?

Filed under: General, Music, Society, Suffocation, Videos   |  2 Comments
Tags: Animation, Art, Artists, Fusion, Life, Metaphors, Niladri Kumar, Priority, Sitar, Surrealism, World

Woo hoo.. woo hoo hoo; woo hoo… woo hoo hoo…

10Nov08

Farewells, celebrations, disappointments…

Boy, what a match it was! Despite all the talk, both on and off the field, things are developing pretty fast. Whether they signal good times or bad, remains to be seen. But as long as the team wins, they sure are going to be pushed under the carpet. Hasn’t that been the [...]

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Tags: Australia, BCCI, Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Cricket, India, Indian Cricket, Sourav Ganguly, Sports, Wins

1971

05Nov08

1971 is the story of 6 Indian PoWs lodged in Pakistani jails in the aftermath of the 1971 war and their brave attempt at returning to their motherland. Disillusioned with the Pakistani government that denies their very existence, they plan to expose the corrupt regime and the plight of other Indian PoWs by ensuring the [...]

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Tags: 1971, Akash Sagar, Amrit Sagar, Chittaranjan Giri, Deepak Dobriyal, Escape, India, Kumud Mishra, Manav Kaul, Manoj Bajpai, Pakistan, Ravi Kishan, Studio 10

The days of Shakti

03Nov08

Vikku, Hussain, McLaughlin and Shankar… glorious were the days when their Shakti overwhelmed all, so I’m told. I see no reason to disbelieve.

Filed under: Bands, General, Music, Videos   |  1 Comment
Tags: John McLaughlin, L. Shankar, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Shakti, Shakti the band, Vikku Vinayakram, Zakir Hussain