Solitude -An introspection over time

As goes the saying "Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature" by Albert Einstein,this is what Winston Churchill might have felt when he won the war but lost the battle of elections in 1945.

1945  also marked the emergence of one more person who defined  solitude through his imagination on the Silver Screen .It was the beginning of the career of Guru Dutt.Life is best defined in solitude and best understood through "Pyaasa" a movie which goes beyond the clutches of success and failure ...or is there something in between also ?

Einstein said, "If A equals success, then the formula is: A=X+Y+Z.X is work.Y is play.Z is keep your mouth shut."A tremendous work ethic ,a relaxed approach and learning the value of quietness and solitude would do good .But what is success ?

Take the case of Churchill .Here was the man who won Britain the war but  one who lost a political election ....was he successful or a failure?

You need to be like the "One Handed Economist"  so that you can take a stand on same

The  eloquent  music of the cool breeze , and the ever beautiful Wahida Rehman as a  simily of Full Moon ...all this in imagination of director .Here was Chaudhvin ka Chand all in Solitude.

2 people ,2 enigmas, both had their share of success , failure and solitude and as i always say



                                     Life goes on ... 
                                                                Ekaki yetha chitt athma …
                                                                                                            Life As  It Is Continues...

Its all about TRP be it Election reporting by India News Channels or tweeking Mythology ...

As the countdown begins for the World Cup in Brazil and Soccer fever grips in , we in India  have just elected a new government and Indian 24/7 News  Channels had a ball covering the same .They were reporting as if it was a cricket match being played giving second by second update and finally when it comes to taking credit can anyone beat them ! Everyone says we reported this first and we are the best and most watched ...
    Has marketing come down to this level that you need to tell that you are the best ...hmm..give it a thought ...

Then comes the "Tu Tu Mein Mein" war with opposition and ruling party in India.Oh God ,give me a break ,give the government some time to settle down and then question if they don't perform  .Anyways we were sleeping for past 10 years. Indian News channels needs to understand its just not about TRP's and you need not tell yourself you are a credible person and a channel with integrity ,let the people decide and India knows how to decide now ...just recap the election just gone by.

Ok ,let me stop at this ,and take a break and change channels. Wow here comes the new Star Plus Mahabharat ...Watched a few episodes and my goodness Is this a soap opera or  Mahabharat rewritten.
Bhishma is still Mukesh Khanna for me and Mahabharat is the one by Legendary B R Chopra .
Where is the cultural essence that our mythology is supposed to teach us .The so called "Samskaar" at least the next generation can see through this.
Who can forget dialogues like these  " Jo hona hai wo tou hokar hi rahega , manusha ka ye kartavya hai ke vartamaan ki jholi mein apna uphaar daalkar aage bade "

Man can we forget the poetic and heart warming dialogues from Rahi Masoom Reza.I think the younger generation is missing out on a lot due to change in the way channels want to show these epics .

I end this post by saying , show people what is our culture through epics not tweek them add those masala stuff and project your TRP's  and people will still see if its good and appreciate .
  For 24/7  news channels good job for the all the right things done and please cool down a bit ,no one is chasing you ,and you need not shout ..we will increase our volumes if we want to hear you louder

           Untill next time when we wait for the "Acche Din"

                                              Life As it Is
                                                                   continues ....

The rise of the Other Kapoor,the fall of the Other Murthy and a Masaledar week gone by...

"अपने  सपनों  से  ज्यादा  होते  है "...  Aurangzeb gives Indian film industry an actor of substance,coming from the other Kapoor family which has given versatile actor like Anil Kapoor ,Arjun Kapoor steals the show in this movie which is filled with stellar performances from Prithvi Raj and the Rishi Kapoor in particular.

                   Arjun has grown as an actor from his first film and would no doubt give the bigger stars a run for their money in the days the come.All in all a good movie experience ,thanks for the person booking the ticket :) and one who gave the review also .Guys dont forget to watch "The Great Gatsby" also.This chap Leonardo DiCaprio doesn't seem to age,yet another powerful performance for him and Tobey Maguire.

 

" सपने अपनों से ज्यादा होते है  "...      The other Murthy -The once blue eyed boy of Narayan Murthy does it again.A middle class boy from Bangalore who was instrumental in the success of Infosys gets sacked just after few days of "Spot Fixing Scandal" in IPL breaking out.

So Indian Media is having a Full Meals this week,TRP's going to sour ,but who is going to fix the real problem.

 

Switch on the Idiot Box ,the first thing you are going to see is Sreesanth Bowling clip with Towel highlighted ...this happens  24*7...

 

 

Finally it rains heavily in Bangalore and what next ... waiting for "Yeh Jawani hai Diwani and Chennai Express "

 

             But its a choice we need to make

                                                     "अपने सपनों से ज्यादा होते है "... 

                                                     

             Or the other way around

                                                                  Life Goes On

                                                                                          LiFe As It Is

                                                                                                            Continues ...

                                                                                          

 

Always Yours,

Pavan

Glimpse at 100 years of Indian Cinema and the buzz word "100 crore" club ...

Some setbacks,some success,and some introspection and finally here i am back with my new post and this time writing on the topic i love most,Indian Cinema...

From Raja Harischandra to  Harishchandrachi Factory Indian cinema has come a long way .As we celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema let me make an introspection of some of the interesting facets of the years gone by .
          Makers from Satyajit Ray,Gur Dutt ,B R Chopra to Mani Ratnam and many others have taken Indian Cinema to world in the best possible way it can be.
        It  Is more of the box office success now,the widely used "100 crore" club that defines the fate of the moive.
          Would Hrishikesh Mukherjee himself have dared to do a "Anupama" or "Satyakam" in this era is any body's guess...
          Indian cinema has come of age,technically and also in the way we tell the story.We identified something called Parallel cinema and Commercial cinema going along .

       We  got our "First SuperStar" Rajesh Khanna with Aradhana and an "Angry Young Man" whom people identified with  their issues during the 70's.Also we had movies like Mother India where a female lead was given more prominence .

       Indian Cinema down South is more about the Larger than life stars,and some of them have been able to use this to make their entry into politics cashing on the advantage of huge fan following.

On a holistic picture Indian Cinema's true identity comes with Song ,Dance and Music and filmmakers have managed to give prominence to this.

But looking back one question that pops out to my mind is where are those movies like "Guide" ,"Pyaasa" and "Kaagaz Ke Phool " supposed to be among all time classics.Yes,we do get once in a while such movies but ... its more about "100 crore club" now.We are in an era of remixes,
and Item Numbers .

 The "King of Romance" Yahji is no more... he taught us how to love ,who can forget his films.

Lastly i get this question  ,yes we have come along ,grown in all aspects but still live  in a Hero centric society.Llast  i heard where female lead used to bring in crowds was for "Madhuri Dixit " and "Sridevi".People still recognise "Hum Aapke Hain Kaun" as a Madhuri film,infact Salman Khan was the Hero of the film.

 Its more of the business now,the pressure to give that ultimate box office hit ...

Its sad ,films like "Mera Naam Joker" and even  rib tickling comedies like "Andaaz Apna Apna" were not greatly success when they were released.
Finally one thing has not changed...
                               Its the movie goer who decide which is a hit and which is not,and who is the "Super Star".
                     Even Rajesh Khanna had to give away his crown...

And signing off   the "Anand"  way edited version  :

"Success Aur Failure Janta Ki Hath Me Hai Jahanpanah! Isse Na To Aap Badal Sakte Hai Na Mai! Hum To Rangmanch Ki Kathputliya Hai"

                                           LiFe GoEs On
                                                                    LiFe As It Is  Continues...

                                                        Be good,Do good...
    Always Yours ,
      Pavan
                                                                                      

Ae jaate hue lamhon zara thehro -A look back ...

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm"  said the Great War Time Prime Minister of England and so true it is  ...

  It all comes down to the connecting of dots and here i am talking about it again ever after over 25 posts !Thanks again for all the readers and their encouragement and the mails and i hope to be more active in 2013 atleast !

Yes,Year 2012 marked end of an era in many ways .Be it passing of Yashji or the retirement of Sachin.

No one knows whats in store for the future but this year has been truly a mixed bag  for me atleast.

Miss those classes  and the college life  ! But all good things come to an end as they say ...It did in 2012.

Have grown up watching Yash Chopra films and seeing  Sachin batting ,Yashji taught us love and Sachin the passion and dedication .Who can forget the Sharjah Storm or the Deewar dialogue or even the complex storyline of Kabhi Kabhi .

Chandini was a hit viz Sridevi or Yash Chopra,somethings better remain unanswered .2012 also marked the return of Obama and NaMo.As i told in my previous blog FDI is still an issue and truely understood the impact it could have to an extent during an Immersion Training recently.

On a personal front management education  did help me indeed and so did some experiences .Thank all who have been with me during the course of my roller-coaster ride so far and wishing everyone a Marry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year .

Truly miss 2 people going forward Steve Jobs and Yash Chopra -2 different personalities ,2 Legends who lived differently but still caught the imagination of thousands.

2013 -Whats in store - "Discovery of self " would be an ongoing process for me atleast.

So let me end it by saying ...

Steve Jobs : "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards"

            LiFe As It Is Continues ...

                                         

                                                       Always Yours ,

                                                                                Pavan 

Reflection of Life -ನೆನಪಿನ ಅಂಗಳದಲ್ಲಿ

Over 25 blogs and lot of masala ,philosophy and good number of hits and reviews ,and its time to write a new one !Here in this post i look at a totally different perspective and try to be as realistic as possible .

Still want to be the child  in the Kabuliwala of Tagore ,i think have lost that innocence.Tagore also made the child grew older there ,so nothing is permanent ,even in a story ...

This is how DVG had put it ...

                 To stray about and tire. To beg and feed oneself.

                 To brag and act in conceit. To simper and fawn.

                 To wilt and whine; to be furious; to be miserable:

                 What is this living but a child's antic! --Mankuthimma

Sometimes think can we lead life like P and L accounts what Hema madam taught  in Finance classes or with the focus on Positioning yourself as a brand as in Marketing !

Who am i  ?Does The behaviour of a mind depends on the attribute that dominates it,i will stop at this ...

Finished  reading "Parva" and "Annana Nenapu" and came to conclusion keep it simple ,lead "Life As It Is"

One thing have realised ,when in doubt connect to the Gandhian way of life.The happiness you get in giving is as unexplainable as life and death is and even Gandhi never preached but just practised it for the world to follow.

Nehru remarked that he had not seen any other nationalist movement like Gandhi’s, largely devoid of hatred,can our lives be like this ?Give it a thought...

Social Service  or the Joy of Giving week should not be a one off activity .Again this is my perspective

"Other People's Money " should not be our problem ,people who understand it ,give it a thought !

And would be more than happy if these lines come true,only fortunate ones have it

                           Bahut roya tha jab mera janam hua tha,

                           Aur Hans rahi thi ye Duniya,

                           magar Doston Ek Din Badala lunga,

                           Hansta hua jaunga aur Royegi ye Duniya…

People complain i keep questions open ,but so is life ,only time can answer them .Its like the FDI issue ... To all those loved ones ,will be back again !

                           Till then ,

                                        LiFe As It Is

                                                               Continues...

                                                                      Always Yours  ,                  

                                                                                Pavan

Amma ninna edeyaaLadalli gaaLakke sikka meenu... The Eternal Love of Mother - Reality Bites !

Its been quite a while since i last wrote .During this time  have managed to explore a bit  and add to my understanding of 3 Ontological Principles and Meta Physical Objects .Bhagavad Geeta is a routine .!So let me not get into it and just enjoy the essence i get each time i understand something new in it.


                   BR Lakshman Rao says "Amma ninna edeyaaLadalli gaaLakke sikka meenu" .He beautifully conveys how a child wants to break the shakles of affection and have a experience of the world.

Mothers love and affection is eternal and mutual and you cannot break away from it.So is the reality of life.


" ಬಾಳ ಹಳಿಯುವುದೇಕೆ ? ಗೋಳ ಕರೆವುವುದೇಕೆ ? " says DVG  in "Manthana".He is saying acquire the knowledge to understand the realities of life.Geeta says the same.We don't even know the reason for our birth and death and go on worrying about things that we assume to be the reasons .!Strange life i find it sometimes .That's when i go and take help from Upanishads.Question the basic reason for  existence ?

"When you give someone what he needs,which is well in excess of what he explicitly seeks " ,the person should behave with "Stitha Pragna " what we call steady mindedness.Its all about "Karma-Yoga ".Do your Karma ,be steady minded and be human .Quite simple ,lets not complicate things ,should we ?

If trying to understand life and what to do and what not to do itself is so complicated .Living it would  turn out be a even more.So lets make it simple !There is no Right or Wrong,beauty is in the eyes of the beholder .Lets look at the whole world as a beautiful world.Be kind and humble to  People around us


Does a mother talk bad about her child to others?So why should we .Lets live our life not rectifying others mistakes but our own and lets be the child in the mothers arm.


                                                      Amma ninna edeyaaLadalli gaaLakke sikka meenu...


                                                     Be Good to Others,Think Good and Do Good...
                                                                                                                Smile is a universal Language ,smile at others and keeps them happy . ..
                                                                                 Life aS iT iS
                                                                                                    Continues ...
                                                                    
And also the 3 dot story ... 


Will  Come back with the continuation of the "... " story next time
                                                                                              Till Then ,
                                                                                                           Always Yours,
                                                                                                                                 Pavan