Refelctions of my Life!

India is again under terror attack and this is the worst attack that we ever had. On a normal working day it started by shooting erratically at people, throwing grenades, these were few of the dreadful acts done by the terrorists. The places which are always full of people and bustled with activity were made targets and people were brutally killed. The army had to fight a fierce a battle in three places to rescue lives of people who are stuck in theses places. Mumbai is not the only city which is calling out loud for some help, it is whole India shouting out loud and there is no one to listen and perhaps reach out. What exactly do we all do, sit back and relax by watching the media whatever it shows us. What are we doing? Are we supposed to be the mute spectators of life forever and ever? Is life all about being coward and maintaining a distance from things which haven’t affected us personally? How will our future generations look back and react to such a situation? What I can think of...

I am a big fan of Goutham Menon, since after watching the movie Kakha Kakha, I like the way he deliver the screenplay. That gives me a big curiosity on whatever film he starts. That applies to this movie “Vaaranam Aayiram”. Simply the title itself is poetic. Yes! This is the lines by Andaal when she describes what kind of guy she dreams about. The movie is also like poetry, every bit and piece of the movie is directed with enormous commitment and certainly importance. Wow… If not for Surya, may be I wouldn't have been writing this blog with such great concern. His performance as Krishnan was outstanding, full credits the humbleness shown in his acting. The movie is a biography, a quick recap by a son about his father when he gets to know that he is no more. Simply the story can be said in couple of lines. But the emotions, love, passion and motivations in the movie make it a treat to cherish. This movie just swept me off my feet. Another important aspect is the songs. They are beau...

Well, I had seen this movie last week and I liked it massively then. I felt obligated to write something about it. It is a very good movie and what makes it really good to watch is the acting performance of the entire cast. If a movie deals with emotions then it transcends many boundaries and has a universal appeal. Plot: A young, educated Bengali man named Ashoke (Irfan Kahn) is the only person to survive a deadly train crash, giving him a new philosophy of life which leads him to travel to America with his wife by an arranged marriage, Ashima (Tabu). We see Ashima coming to terms with her future involving this strange man in a strange country—neither of which she can escape from. Time passes and the couple begins to grow close especially because of the birth of their son whom Ashoke decides to name Gogol (Kal Penn), after Russian novelist Nikolai Gogol, whose book he was reading when he experienced the train crash. The rest of the film stays with Ashoke, Ashima and Gogol as each mu...

You would think that human beings are intelligent mammals. What do they say? Intelligence is what separates us from the animals. But in some occasions we act worse than animals themselves. Why is it that when something happen between two parties, the faster most likely route to take is the path to conflict? And what is this about diplomacy? Don’t get me wrong. I’m not taking about politics. As a matter of fact I hate even the word. I’m talking about the fake attempt to resolve a conflict without having the best interest at hand. In general, when most human beings do something, usually it is done with their own interests at hand. If this action is done in a matter that does not fit the conception of a well done action for the order human being, then it is taken as a symbol of personal attack. Then the conflict starts. Can we all realize that we all have a different conception of reality? What for some is consider a well done deed, others take it as the most wretched action in the face o...