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






                                                                                                                       

यादों की दुनियां में ...

" Chalo Dildar Chalo Chand Ke Paar  Chalo"  Rafi Saab and Lata rendering their voice to this classic song from the legendary film Pakeezah by Kamal Amrohi.
                                                Meena Kumariji obliged and this eventualy happened to be the last film of this Ever Green beauty.
                                   Lataji was also voice of Madhubala and another classic that i remember is Mohabbat Ki Jhooti Kahani- a Naushad's music and Shakeel Badayuni's lyrics again.Shakeel Badayuni has given Hindi cinema some of the best lyrics .
                                      We miss those classics-The Clash of Titans -Prithviraj Kapoor and Dilip Saab sequence in Mughal E Azam .Those were treat to watch.Who can forget the richness in Nazir Hussain Films ,the lost and found magical storylines of Manmohan Desai .
                                    Between all this there always used to be the Showman Raj Kappor films with the typical Raj Kapoor Touch ,be it Aaj ,Awara ,Sangam ...the list is endless.
                                     
Fnally let me end with Rajesh Khanna's Dialogue from Anand-A Hrishikesh Mukharji Film.

" Jindagi aur maut uparwale ke hath hai jahapana, jise na aap badalsakte hai na mein. hum sab to rangmanch ki katputlia hai, jiski door uparwale ke haath bandhi hai kab kaun kaise  uthega ye koi nahi  janta."

So always remember ...
                                Zindagi Ke Safar Mein Guzar Jaate Hain Jo Muqaam woh phir nahi aate


                                                  Life as It Is
                                                                   Continues ....

Always Yours,
Pavan

                

Girl Meets Boy- अजीब दास्ताँ है ये -Part 1

                                                   Introduction:
  I Always had this thought of connecting stories and being a great fan of reverse screen play,i have tried my best to bring about a connection in the various charecters i have introduced here.I have tried to connect thier present by going into their future .Every incident in the Part 1 has a reason which will be unvieled in the Part 2 which is the final Part .The incidents here are taken from real life and gives us a good understanding of how things shape out in our lives  and what aspect of control we can have on it.

I thank my very  good friend for giving  inputs to the story  .Especially this being the 25th Blog .Thanks for reading the previous ones guys .So no philosophy and management here,Pakka local  story.
                                    Life As It Is
                                                            Continues ....
                
                 " अजीब  दास्ताँ  है  ये ,कहा शुरू कहा ख़तम "

                                            As i always say you can only choose the Path ...You dont have a choice
                                                       
                                       Mystry Begins   ...          Part 1

A mid aged lady from India in  Down town Chicago is enjoying her morning walk  with  music playing in her ipod  "आपके  नज़रों  ने  समझा  प्यार  के  काबिल  मुझे " suddenly encounters this guy from India coming in the opposite direction  .The guy gazes at the mid aged lady as if he knows her and passes by.
The lady starts thinking about this guy and moves on.
                                           Lets meet Reshma a typical South Indian Girl now settled in USA with her husband .Reshma is an extrovert ,highly talented ,intelligent Indian Women.Reshma finishes her household work and sits on the easy chair and starts sipping a cup of tea with music playing in the background .Reshma starts thinking of her good  old college days ...
                         "Even i want to be part of the music team " ,"and i am  sure we will win "... says Rahul to Reshma.
"This guy has lot of attitude ,i hate this guy ,he is very arrogant and i donot want him to be part of the music team " Reshma tells Meera .
Lets meet Meera a very close friend of Reshma and a very important charecter in this story .

"Let's have him,he sings very well.We will surely have a better chnce of winning the competition " Meera tells Reshma.
Reshma is the coordinator of the music competition and they have come for a University Festival and she agrees for Rahul to be part of the music competition .
They get qualified to the finals and win the competition and Rahul impresses everyone with his singing abilities ...
The University festival is over and Rahul and his friend Mrinal (native of a place in the border of Gujarat and Maharastra ) get into the Bus and they are supposed to go back Home the same day.Reshma and her friends also travel in the same bus .
Mrinal is an introvert and is son of a businessman and had come to the University festival to participate in a technical event .
                      As Rahul tries to start a conversation with Reshma and Meera ,Mrinal is sitting in a corner reading a novel.

The clock sounds 12 Pm  Reshma realises its time to prepare lunch as kids would be back any time soon .The calling bell rings  ...  Reshma now goes to the door and open the door  .There is a middle aged man standing and she feels she has seen him somewhere ,the man gives inivation for the Premier of a Film of Raj Malhotra in New York .Raj Malhotra is a very good friend of Reshma and is settled in California now and was an aspiring filmmaker in the early years .He is now an entrepreneur settled with his wife in USA.Reshma is very happy for Raj and tells the person she will definitely make it with her family to the premier .
               She calls Meera and asks if she is going to make it and tells her it can be a great reunion of old friends .
             Meera is now settled in India ,and Meera and her husband are supposed to be in New York around that time.Both agree to make it but are not sure who else are invited and would be there at the premier.

Reshma and Meera make it to the Priemier with their family and are surprised to see  Tina there.They wish each other .They take the special reserved seat that Raj had arranged for them ,Tina sits besides them and the film starts...
                                        There is a guy in the bus trying to start a  conversation with Reshma !Mrinal is sitting in the corner reading some book and now Reshma and Meera  ask each other did you know this ...

Raj had planned to make a film on their lives in the early years ,they sit back to watch the film  and Reshma now remembers who she saw during her morning walk .
                                   The Film continues with background music चलते  चलते  यूँही  कोई  मिल  गया  था playing in the Bus ....