The pleasure of finding things out

Ranbir Kapoor and gang come of age in this movie about honest entrepreneurship! It has it's light moments, and elements that even I could relate to as a working professional. The movie touches upon entrepreneurship, work ethics, and people-oriented vs. numbers-oriented business.

The story is that of Harpreet Singh Bedi, a simple guy with average results who wants to be a successful salesman Multiple applications later he ends up as a PC salesman at At Your Service (AYS) Computers. He is honest and believes he can truly make a difference.

Sooner than later, he realises that sales is not about honesty and belief in good product. Rather, it's about lies and grabbing clients at any cost. Harpreet decides to keep his honesty and do the right thing. He starts an honest to customer company that provides cheap PCs with exceptional service, and calls the company Rocket Sales.

The only problem is he does this while working at AYS. The rest, as they say, is history. The movie truly touches a few chords, and then some. Ranbir Kapoor has come of age...

I don't want to give much of the movie away, but it's definitely worth a watch, or two. It's also making it into my personal library for reruns and as a collectible.

Khuda Ke Liye has been one hell of an eye opener. It provides us an unbiased view into the minds of Muslims, both extremists and the common progressive man.

The movie has various threads running, showcase different aspects of Muslim life. I was shocked by the treatment meted out to a Pakistani Muslim in the US, where he is tortured without proof! On the other hand, I was also shocked by a Muslim father who willingly forces his daughter to marry her own first cousin in the name of religion and his pride.

The music from the movie is haunting, and the acting is fairly good all around. The director, story writer and the cast of the movie make a strong case for better interpretation of Islam and banning those who provide an extremist interpretation in the name of Religion.

Worth a watch!

A thoroughly watchable kaleidoscope of hovering-at-the-poverty-line bunch of Mumbai-ites who decide to snatch what they cannot seem to get by sheer hard work.

Towards this goal they decide (albeit by chance) to kidnap average Joes and demand ransom from their families. The ensemble of characters is that of a driver (Naseeruddin), a Though a highly predictable thoroughfare, the movie does have its share of laughs and twists. The run time of about 1.5 hours also helps in keeping the movie just long enough to be interesting.

Hats of to the director and the actors for pulling this off.. it's more of a tragi-com than a plain comedy. Do watch it :)

The title track blows you away. I mean, really. The best title track I've heard in a while. Do NOT miss it.

As for the movie, it's quite good. I wasn't expecting anything more than some crappy acting and a chocolate boy image from Ranbir. But the guy delivers. Minisha Lamba sucked royally, as did Deepika. Bips is another story though ;)

The movie is quite straightforward, with a no brainer story line. It's the corny jokes and slang that really make the movie fun.

When I say Bling, you say King, Bling is King, Bling is King

Okay I just made that up using a line sung by Hard Kaur in Singh is Kinng's big-ass hit, Bas Ek Kinng.

The songs for the movie have made me want to go in to see the movie on the first day first show basis. Ofcourse, I cannot really do that as it's a working day and I'm not crazy enough to go for the first show @ 8:30 AM!

All said and done, this weekend I definitely intend to watch the movie.

One of the better short films I've seen.. quite simply made yet moving..

I saw a movie called Baran. It has been over month since I saw it, but whenever I think of it, it brings tears to my eyes. Now I'm not one to cry often or even get so emotional out of hand, but this movie strikes a chord in me like no other.

The socio-economic aspects in the movie are very well researched and portrayed. The movie is set in 2001 Iran, where there are a lot of Afghani refugees. These refugees work illegally at construction sites to earn bread and butter for their families.

Amit pointed out this real sweet yet quirky romantic comedy called Happy Accidents and was after our lives to see it. At every lunch table conversation, Happy Accidents warranted a mention.

So a couple of days back, I decided to see what the hype was all about, and then either get him to shut up or urge him to keep advertising ;)

Happy Accidents is a movie made in 2000 starring Marisa Tomei (as Ruby Weaver) and Vincent D'Onofrio (Sam Deed). Everything about the movie is quirky, right from the characters of the two protagonists to the camera angles, the picture quality (looks like a cross between home video and professional videography) and the storyline.

It's about how Ruby meets Sam on a bench in the park one fine day, and how she keeps thinking about a quick conversation she has with him about time, relationships and love. As the movie progresses, she is in a relationship with him, and the whole story unfolds through her talks with her psychiatrist. Sam claims to be from the future and is here to find her after he sees her photography in a curio store.

As the story progresses, the plot thickens to the point that if you turned over the vessel, none of it would spill out. It's a hilarious yet touching movie about love, time, relationships and fun. At every turn there is a red herring, and in the end you could open a red herring store.

It's a brilliant movie, and nothing I say or don't say can change that. All of you must watch and be enlightened by this sweet and fun film.

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