Love Story

Happened to read Love Story finally.. and what a timing.. Just read in the news yesterday that Erich Segal passed away at the age of 72.

The first book that i read of Erich Segal's was THE CLASS. I had really enjoyed it at the time..Since i was so late in reading Love story.. I did feel that i had heard the story umpteen number of times while i was reading it. But for the fact that it was written when it was it still seems as fresh in writing as if written today. It's the most amazing rapport that both Oliver and Jenny share.. It's best of friends who are sooo in love... Love Story is always talked about as a tragic love story.. But i'd beg to differ from that point of view as to me there is nothing tragic about falling in love so beautifully because it's then about how awesome every moment that you spent with your loved one and not about how less time you had with him or her.It's a rare phenomenon to find such great relationships which lives with its imperfections but still is perfect in its own way.

The book is a very short and crisp read but manages to clog your throat in the last page. At least it did to me.I read somewhere that Erich Segal had written this story as a screenplay but when no body bought into it then a publisher asked him to turn it into a novel and it became a multi million best seller as we know of it today. And then the Movie followed. Maybe the reason why the book is also a short and precise point making novel but at the same time does complete justice to the story in every way.

Would definitely recommend this book along with The Class, because they are master pieces in their own right because of the simplicity with which they manage to capture lives of people.

2 States!!

While the 3 Idiots and the Chetan Bhagat Fiasco just died its natural death..I did happen to end up reading this book in the midst of all this.. Perfect companion for my 24 hr train journey. PEOPLE magazine along with Chetan Bhagat.. Just like tea accompanied with chakhna...

I had read 5 Point Someone... then never really picked up his next 2 books.. This one i ended up picking cuz of the Mills and Boons side to me.. LOL .. when desperate anything will do to satisfy my Gooooo appetite..

It wasn't that bad.. pretty relatable in terms of typical Indian mentalities , thinking of parents to mixed marriages, inter state inaccepatability.. each state, each clan, each community in our country thinks they are better than the rest.. he has managed to showcase that pretty well in there..

Of course it has its complete insane Bollywood moments, and a complete Filmy father son relationship..

All in all it's a complete Trash Read..don't think its a man's read though..

3 Idiots!!

While i wasn't expecting much out of this movie.. It turned out to be a laugh riot in its own way..

Everyone is saying it's another Munnabhai MBBS.. the only similarity to me is the fact that there is an underlying msg in the film about wanting to rectify the education system in our country.. but other then that the treatment and the the story etc etc is a completely different ball game in here..

It does have it's moments of complete insanity.. as well as the leap towards the complete unreal but then you leave your head behind and just enjoy the fact that it actually is trying to leave a very very important msg behind but in a way that it does not get to your skin..

It definitely is not a blockuster of the year kind of stuff but way more than worth a watch kind of review that its probably geting..

so go figure the rest and enjoy.. While i figured that one of my college crushes is in the movie too.. playing a complete intelligent dude..though committing suicide in the movie.. so again death to my reel romance as well... :(

My Friend Sancho

'Disappointment' is the one word i would describe the book as.I didn't expect much out of it when i had bought it as i picked it up as one of those pacy time pass easy reads.. But while it began as a pacy one it couldn't hold my interest after half of it. it got a bit too mundane and typical eventually.

The Protagonist seemed like he was trying too hard to be this cool character that the readers should identify with but eventually it starts losing you. At least it lost me. it reminded me of a million other indian writers and their books. it didn't seem to give me an original feel. Thought could have been way better but Amit Verma ended up making it look like yet another Bombay journalist dabbling his hands in book writing cuz its the next cool step.

I m guessing for the chetan bhagat kind of fans this book will at least be a one time entertainment even though it didnt satisfy my interest levels and i actually did skip pages.

English August has definitely been my most exciting book as far as the the description or humour with which Upamanyu chatterjee has dealt with the Indian Beaurocracy and systems, Indians in general even though it was more small city, rural and Amit is talking Bombay but i still feel it was a bit too much of a cliche', the writing.

Also the synopsis behind the book says this line "More importantly, can it survive the machinations of the jealous lizard that shares Abir's flat?" the jealous lizard is mentioned exactly twice in the book if i am not wrong and it really added no value to the whole thing because the lizard hardly got any footage in order to create that character conflict which is what it was for in the book in the first place. it's like the editing done by reality shows for promos and before breaks where you think somethings goin to happen but it turns out to be something really lame at the end of it. The book cover has a lizard too.

Must say though i like the Book Cover for sure.. Sorry Mr Amit Verma for being so harsh but i really do think that you didn't do justice to writing in your debut.

MOMENT

Moment. There is a wish to define it. Moment of darkness, moment of happiness, moment of sadness, moment of achievement, moment of failure and of fall, the momentary possibilities are endless. Moment, it’s a small little word. Nano seconds is what maybe it lasts for that’s why it’s a moment. Sometimes it’s just a moment. Sometimes it defines your life for you. Sometimes it decides your life for you, sometimes it means absolutely nothing. How variable, how important and how frivolous is a moment in ones life. Tiny little speck of dust in your life but can create a havoc or change things forever.

It seems like an inconsequential word but how strong is it? How big can it get? How much does it weigh? Smallest of the smallest moments is still the biggest. People wait all their lives for that one moment to happen. How can a nanosecond mean so much to someone?

Status Quo Part II

Had posted a bunch of status msgs here that i had come across people posting online.. How status msgs reflected different aspects of ones personality..some more below..Enjoy!!!

• 'Burping' is it an action or expression of hapiness
• Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet. - Jeremy Bentham
• Killing the past, coming back to life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Aql ke madarse se uth.. ishq ke maykade mein aa..
• Why is Mumbai so hot yaar!!!!
• OUCH
• sometimes it is better to just keep shut
• sanju, sanju?
• What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.
• Humne jo dekha tha, suna tha kya bataaye wo kya tha, sapna salona tha khatam to hona tha, hua…
• ♫ dhako bhago
• why do all gud things come to an end
• Blog Update http://gunjanm23.blogspot.com
• will they, won't they?
• is lost in her own world !!
• Go ROYALS!!!
• feeling short of stable.
• ♫ Someday everything will make all perfect sense.So for now laugh at the confusion, smile through your tears and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason !!!!!!!!!!
• Pain never ends.
• Your brain is like a muscle. If you want it to be strong, you got to work it out.

Reality?? Shucks!!

Well Well this is not one of those self pity or oh my god life is too real to handle kinda sob posts.. Its just the overdose of Reality TV ..

I wouldnt be surprised if i start questioning the unfairness of facing reality after all the tear jerking indian population on television along with tear jerking celebrity anchors..be it bahu smriti irani, or malaika arora.. u name it u got them all teared up..

i have reached the point and beyond of saturation level and i dont think there is any level higher up then that.. where does one go now? Its inane.. the creative leaps being taken on indian television as of these days in creating and discovering and copying new shows is beyond imagination..you surf channels specially during the weekend and u would think the battery of your remote is gone whoop cuz it feels like the channels are not flipping at all.. the same freaking set of people in 10 different reality shows at a time...

concepts ki kami ho gayi to..winners of various musical reality shows now compete against each other on one channel.. then the other channel supercedes and makes a show where the winners of different genres of reality shows from singing to dancing to comedy compete against each other...metro kids against small towni kids..

from copy's of international formats like panchi paas to indian idol, etc.. to desi versions of shows.. u name it u got it.. the entire bollywood seems to be coming down to being reality tv anchors from amitabh to shahrukh to salman to akshay and now even his wife twinkle.. its a new found platform of talent altogether for the entire film, television and modeling industry to showcase their talents in all possible genres like drama, thriller, comedy, et all..

and of course how can i not mention the ever famous judges who pride themselves in becoming celebrities by becoming judges.. yesteryears stars coming back to limelight with reality show judging as their claim to fame platforms in the present day and age.. they bicker , they bitch , they fight with each other, sweet sarcasm.. with due respect mentioned in sugar free dozes.. they all think that have all changed the world and they are the baaps in said fields and there is no other like them.. some famous examples i can think of are javed akhtar.. shekhar suman who is always ever too smart for his own pants these days what with him thinking he is 20 again..ha ha..cant sing to save his life but of course will judge like he is the Tansen of this world.. ha ha..

All these reality shows bring all genres together under one roof.. wat with the drama of the participants,their families, anchors and judges.. the thrill of taking 15 minutes and 3 breaks to announce each paritipants scored marks or elimination.. bucket full of emotions what with all the tear jerking (no wonder there is scarcity of water in various parts of this country :P) and the comedy of all the participants being bitchy and judges making fun of each other along with the participants..

Well Wish Indian channels would stop copying or getting into this whole TRP game where one thing works then everyone does that same shit.. give us variety man.. show us your real creative talents which would stll get u your trp's.. do something.. i am sick and tired now..

P.S. - Mtv Roadies 5.0 , Mtv Teen Divas, Channel V campus star must get special mention here.. Roadies for being the bitchiest show which has the capability of turning the simplest village girl into a swearing spagetti strapped Beep Beep Beep!..Teen Divas yet again even more scary as at least roadies has people who are Adults as defined by Law.. to see 15 yr olds behaving bitchier than ever and behaving 10 yrs older than their age is scarier and u only thank your parents for letting u go out and play gali cricket , chain chain, lock and key, ice spice (like we used to call it.. oh i am getting senti now).... Channel V campus star for being the most boring and uninteresting and non innovative show amongst all the creative leaped reality shows on television.. Channel V VJ's seriously need a reality check... they suck..Anyways until next time..