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London Dreams: Movie review

2009-10-31T00:16:00.005+05:30

It's after a long time that i am posting........ and it was also after a long time that i was so much interested in watching a movie-London Dreams, reason-the trailers were very promising and so is the movie.--4/5 stars...here's my review.

STORY-story's good,even though on an old plot of bachpan ke dost..ek popular ho jata hai...woh doosre ki help karta hai...ladai-jhagda(dono ko ek hi ladki se pyaar
).....---happies endings......that's all about story plus it revolves around music.

music-i didn't like the music before watching the movie but now i like it...all songs in the movie are situational--lot of them --1-2 para each and since it's a musical so the songs don't look boring.
good one's-barso re(Hanuman chalisa-remix) , jashn hai jeet ka
best-khwab ko raag de.

acting/cast
-ajay devgn(that's how he has spelled his surname)done-good work,justice to his role..though doesn't look like a rockstar.
salman khan-completely looks like a rockstar but...his acting as a punjabi is not good(weird accent)--and i think that's the kamzor kadi of the film.....only reason u can miss this one for.
Asin-didn't had much to do..except for dancing...looks beautiful(i'm in love again---sorry zota(he is our CR and also thinks that she looks hot (read good) in the movie.))

direction-vipul amrutlal shah has done a great work again with word "london"-his last direction namaste london.

so highly recommended

also looking forward to some other good movies(besides a lot of other things to do) lined up these mumbai winters .

Being...THE undisputed champion of dumb-c...

2009-09-01T23:04:00.005+05:30

Today i along with shobhit and yashveer (our team representing cap-marks)..won dumb-c,a sub-event in the NMIMS annual event-FAHRENHEIT .The event started with 63 teams from 9 divisions...one team going forward from each division-obviously it was ours....then from 9 to 6....and then from 6 to "BEING THE UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONS"--guesssing all 6 movies in the finals.......list of the movies we guessed right from stage 1--dharm,phir bhi dil hai hindustani,the movie that won maximum number of oscars in 1997,mughal-e-azam(given-pagal-e azam),zindagi ek jua, body of lies(body of flies), the hangover(flyover) and the men of honour......

update-2nd sept....capital markets won 2 more events-dance and collage....overall position 3rd.....

but the irony of the situation is as my friend said--this is what u do(learn) in one of India's premier(read-1st 15) b-schools ??

Usual dinner menu--unusual names

2009-07-13T23:26:00.003+05:30

I call this menu (G.R.jani hostel's dinner-in pic-aloo shimla,veg makhanwala,dal fry,steam rice,veg raita,chapati & papad)usual because the last 5 items are there everyday in this 30rs dinner. sometimes they give sweet dish too.

unusual about it-we call this sookhi sabji "aloo shimla"(sun-ne mein lagta hai jaise shimla ka aloo ho)----shimlamirch aloo there in punjab.

Washing for the first time,Vada Pao & Waiting for the rain to stop

2009-06-28T23:23:00.004+05:30

I washed my clothes myself for the first time ever today. Courtesy the fully automatic machine(in pic) available in the hostel bathrooms,i didn't have to do much.

In the evening went for the dinner to the mess,but was their sole off-sunday evenings. then went for the famous NM vada pao (had heard a lot about it)-was good enough( mirch zyada thi)....on my way back it started raining heavenly...so waited at one of the building's watchman quarter(in pic- the place where i sat).Thank GOD i was having with me cellphone's earpieces to pass the time.

Learnings-1.Hostel canteen is closed on sunday evenings
2.Carrying an umbrella is must -doesn't matter how far you go,whereever you go and whatever the weather is like in mumbai .

ghanan ghanan on 26th june

2009-06-26T17:50:00.006+05:30

It's been raining since the morning here in mumbai.It was my first experience of getting wet in the mumbai rains...
image is taken from the classroom on 8th floor of UPG building

Finally.......

2009-05-29T21:49:00.001+05:30

following are the results of mba admissions(institutes i applied to)this season...

BIMTECH-around 10th march------not selected(not even a sorry)
NMIMS(MBA-CORE)--around 14th march--sorry, not shortlisted in merit list
FORE--26th march-you are not in the merit list/waitlist
IMT--4th april--you are in the waiting list of IMT NAGPUR campus(which is even now uncleared)
KJ SOMAIYA--around 16th april--sorry not selected
UBS-merit list came on 5th may....counseling not held till date

& finally

NMIMS(MBA-capital markets & MBA-actuarial sciences)-dated 29th may...... Congratulation! You are short listed for Admission (words i have been waiting to read)

Tum bhagat ho..?

2009-05-04T21:30:00.003+05:30

i have started going to shop(my father's business place) these days...
following is a conversation between my chachaji(c) and a regular 6-7 years old passerby(kid)(he passes by using the footpath in front of shop 6-7 times daily)...

c:-- tum kahan rehte ho?
kid:--udhar(showing by hand)
c:---to din mein 6-7 baar udhar kya karne jaate ho(other way)
kid:---udhar?....udhar mandir hai....
c:---6-7 baar?....to tum bhagat ho...jai ho!!!
kid:---?????nai
c:---fir kya karne jaate ho udhar.??...
kid:--udhar prasad milta hai na........!!!!

one line summarizes it all-------bache mann ke sache..

CAT 2008 & RESULTS

2009-01-10T18:05:00.003+05:30

Caution-THIS IS NOT "SURE-FIRE-ALL-MAKING IT TO-IIMs SUCCESS STORY“---

cat 16th nov 2008

the day before(15th nov)--read "bouncing back"-chapter 3--autobiography of samuel moore walton(MADE IN AMERICA)...was quite motivational...left for chandigarh by around 1 pm with sameer & nipun ,reached there by 5,..watched tv, had dinner and went to sleep

Next day-----16TH NOVEMBER 2008----- was a big day, both in terms of length and importance, was ready for the test by 9:15, left for the venue....there was a big horde..traffic jammed around the D.A.V college, somehow parked my scooter struggling to get inside the parking, was in my class by 9:50,searched for my seat....it was middle coloumn first seat...know what...I was the first one to know the pattern, question booklet bundle was right in front of me though upside down, read it upside down.... was something that last happened 10 years back, more weightage to one section(no marks for guessing which section it was--VERBAL ABILITY AND READING COMPREHENSION)
was familiar with such a pattern….was there in two cl's mocks.--.performed average in both….decided to increase my attempt proportionately to clear 10 % marks in the section(from tested strategy of 8/9x4 to 13/14x4)..overall from around 35(out of 75) to 40(out of 90)....that's why they say...all pre-determined strategies don't work on THE CAT DAY....
changed my another test strategy...started with va/rc first unlike the 98% of the mocks that I practiced with ....attempted 13 questions(8va & 5rc question)..marked the circles...45 minutes over....
came to di/lr.....the section termed the toughest of the CAT 2008....decided not to look in to the share prices set(5 question...3 with cbd option and 2 with none of these option)...it worked...found rest of the section easy...finally in around one hour time solved around 18 question..
time 12:20 pm...40 minutes left for the quant section....with already 31 attempts...thought will do around 9/10 ques...but was wrong.. Time--1 pm and marked only six q.a ques...
total attempt--37 ques...Knew missed out atleast 3-4 ques in quant. and overall.....came out... there was a big horde (i am using this word 2nd time in this post because it costs me 5 marks)....heard someone saying to his friend..."YAAR...CAT IS OVER"

1:15 switched my phone on .... received two calls in the next 5 minutes...."kaisa hua"....never wanted to answer more....switched it off again...
Around 3 pm--switched the tv...but this time no news channel was with the analysts and cut-off pridictors(was also out of net access).read about a show to be telecasted at 6 pm...somehow passed the time...with bachna ae haseeno on a local cable channel....was not interested, with my mind somewhere else
6 pm ..a person from time predicted the overall cut-offs to be 120 with maths somwhere around 20-24...that was the first time I realised it was really tough... also came to know about the TOUGHEST SECTION… ACCORDING TO HIM it was...DI/LR...the one in which I had attempted maximum..... the only think I wanted was somewhere around 100-105
around 6:40 pm--with the courage, entered a cyber cafe...searched for the keys on different institutes sites....first came bullseye....qa--19 marks(5/6 correct)..was satisfied with what I did....also 6th one was a fluke...di 62(16 correct).....va 2 marks(3 correct) overall 83........
but didn't loose hope...another key....pt...17 marks in va ..now overall 98.....another key...ims.....12 in va...again overall 98...this time with 17 correct in di... Time and cl were still not out with their keys

Next day--17th nov....checked out time and cl's keys.....both same...total 98

By the time week ended all institutes were out with marks v/s %iles section--my %iles hovering between..91%ile and 95 %ile...(91(CL),92.5(IMS)and 95(as per Time)..also TIME revised its overall cutoff to somewhere between 106-110(for 97.5 %ile)
.............
yesterday(9th jan 2009)----came the cat results...I am more than happy now.. have scored more than expected
--a total of 103(proving all institutes verbal keys wrong)...22 in va/eu,19 in quantitative and 62 in lr & di(respective %iles---72.2,75.93 and 99.94)...and an overall %ile of 95.52........even though extremely happy with my cat score ....but there's one thing to regret about also...not scoring that well in my graduation--i lost IIM SHILONG gd/pi call because of it(all other conditions fulfilled as per their shortlisting criteria disclosure)..........but.......that's life.

Now, hope I get the calls from the institutes I have applied to…

GO GREEN

2008-12-05T21:59:00.006+05:30

Hawayein, patte, pani, per, jungle, sabz sona hain...
Agar tum ho to itna hi zaroori inka hona hai

Hawayein maili mat karna ki jab tum saans loge
Ye dum wapas nahin ayega jab tum khaans loge

Ugaao zindagi aur yaad rakho dil ko bona hai
Hawayein, patte, pani, per, jungle, sabz sona hain

Per ugaao, chanon hawayein, saaf karo
Apni zameen se itna to insaaf karo

Ugaao zindagi aur yaad rakho dil ko bona hai
Hawaayein, patte, pani, per, jungle, sabz sona hain

Ugaao zindagi aur yaad rakho dil ko bona hai
Hawaayein, patte, pani, per, jungle, sabz sona hain

THIS IS THE OFFICIAL NDTV-GREEN CAMPAIGN ANTHEM
LYRICS-GULZAR
MUSIC-SHANKAR,EHSAN & LOY

YUVVRAAJ

2008-12-01T19:07:00.004+05:30

I will remember this movie for two reasons:-
1.first ever movie watched alone
2.My first pvr experience(flamez-ludhiana)
as far as the film is concerned, I think it is a good one-- seems like ghai has worked hard on it unlike the last commercial one-kisna(it was intolerable).all through the movie there are some beautifully pictured locations, sets are amazing-,acting is also good but like taal here also anil kapoor steals the show with his acting .-- story is the only thing i didn't like ,but subhash ghai has done good to make the story work with music as a base- which is the best thing about the film, plus background music was equally good. best songs i think are --DOST,TU MUSKURA and DIL KA RISHTA.
Overall a great family drama to watch in a long time

Angels And Demons...BOOK REVIEW

2008-11-24T21:52:00.005+05:30

few days back i completed reading what i term as "THE BEST FICTION I HAVE READ TILL DATE",it is also the longest---569 pages.the only thing that comes to my mind after reading is --how can someone think of writing something "huge" like this.
HATS OFF to MR.DAN BROWN and the research work he has put into this creation which clearly comes out through out the book.so much research--starting from about the CERN to their scientific research,to the VATICAN,to the monuments and churches of ROME and last but not the least to
ILLUMINATI BROTHERHOOD and ILLUMINATI LAIR...i must say "rich with high I.Q"
what i find the best about the book is the AMBIGRAM thing(try to read the cover page upside down to know what ambigram is) and the book is interesting as anything until all of them are discovered.
rest i would say this is "one fiction which really DESERVES to be read". if you are a fan of SIDNEY SHELDON and have read his novels,likes them..--then this one is his novels great-grandmother---UNPUTDOWNABLE--!!!!!!

watch out the following link if you have already read it

http://www.danbrown.com/secrets/angels_demons/spoiler.html

INSPIRATION

2008-10-24T21:32:00.002+05:30

There will be times when you would despair
There would be times when you feel defeated
There will be times when you feel rejected
Hold your thoughts and ponder
Wait a while and remember
Don’t judge yourself from a day’s experience
For what you are today, was not made in a day
A failure is a way, I believe
To see yourself in a different light
In a different perspective, through your own inner eyes
You rejoice in success
You analyze in failure
For failure is a queer teacher, it will teach you things the hard way
It won’t facilitate, it won’t accentuate,
It will hit you hard in your face
But if you get bogged down, give up or simply stop
Do it at your own risk, kill yourself, albeit in parts
They can take away an opportunity, they can take away a chance
They may take away the world from you, and make you penniless
And you are down and out unless
You see with your inner eyes
The potential, the passion, the talent, the energy, the enthusiasm
The spirit, the will and most importantly the faith.
You will see yourself
In a totally different light
For these are the things
No one can take away, no one can change
No one can tamper, no one can suppress
Because this is all what you are about.

"MUSIC IS BACK"

2008-10-08T19:49:00.003+05:30

Aaja mein hawaon pe bitha ke le chalu..
tu hi toh meri dost hai...

Aaja mein khalaon mein utha ke le chalu..
tu hi toh meri dost hai..

Aawaaz ka darya hoon
Beheta hoon mein neeli raaton mein.
Main jaagta rehta hoon, neend bhari jheel si aakhon mein....

Aawaaz hoon mein...

subhash ghai's back with yuvvraj.......watching the first trailer and a song promo was a treat.....the reason i say "music is back" is because it's A R RAHMAN again after taal(in kisna he composed only 2 songs).......but if i am not mistaken it's for the first time that ghai has worked with gulzar........so much similarities with TAAL......subhash ghai/anil kapoor/a r rahman/based on music.............looking forward to yuvvraj.......until it gets released on 21st nov.......ENJOY THE MUSIC.......

Aaja mein hawaon pe bitha ke le chalu..
tu hi toh meri dost hai...

Longg time.....NOTHING to write....

2008-09-19T19:42:00.001+05:30

don't u think the title is rhyming.....hhhuh.......

well... it's been 45 days since the last time i wrote something on this blog.....most of the days i was not having anything to write and the other few days...was out of time......days come days go....here are few thoughts i thought about writing but since have not written them......trying in this single post...to write about all of them.....

aug 15--17th....khatron ke khiladi ended....a tv show i liked a lot ...thought about writing a post on that(i was even having a title for that,"sharma the coward ,sharma the brave",named on the contestants urvashi and dipanita)but was out of time for about a week.....and then thought time has passed....and it was not worth writing...

second half of august.......wanted to write the reviews of the movies released(bah,singh is king ,rock on)....but till date have not seen any of them...so even this idea....."flopped"...........

had written in my last post that i 'll write a book review(born to win).....naaaaa.....its not that i have taken more than one and a half month to read that 100 pages book.... but.....i think.......there's nothing in it worth writing.........30 odd chapters of 3-4 pages each...explaining simple things with simple examples.....(mr Pramod Batra's personal experiences......)............I think a very good one to read when u don't have anything else to do.......but surely not the one to write reviews on....(how can u review universal truths........)........

also thought about writing how can days turn out to be THAT BAD....(had a terrible mock test experience this sunday.....and coming back home....met with an accident )........in the end thought..."the day was not BAD ENOUGH to be written about"

finally ended up writing nothing on the blog............

in the end would like to say..."naya naya shaunk hai(blog ka).....kuch bhi likhne ko dil karta hai"

my take on "THE MONK WHO SOLD HIS FERRARI"written by ROBIN SHARMA

2008-08-05T21:09:00.002+05:30

over the past week this is what happened worth writing........
it was surely worth coming back to this book after around 10 months....(i say so because i read 80 pages of this book last october,but couldn't read rest for some reasons........)
started reading it last monday(28th july)...and completed it today only....(i think my speed's improving..as far as reading motivational books is concerned)

MY TAKE---the book's title line is "a fable about fulfilling your dreams and reaching your destiny"........and ya....truly justifies...a simple fable explained to the depth,in an even simpler way........every single thing in the fable,represents some virtue...in total the seven virtues of enlightened living.........i think everyone will find something common between his life and the examples cited to explain the philosophy,let it be your desire to wake up early,loose weight' stay healthy,become happy(ier) .........or......anything else...a beautifully written book......explaining the very important virtues in your life....your time,being disciplined,serving others etc.....

the book also truly justifies....PAULO COELHO'S words about itself...."A CAPTIVATING STORY THAT TEACHES AS IT DELIGHTS"....every chapter ,every page,every paragraph.....has something in it that one can learn from..(i think if anyone has a habit of underlying good lines while reading......will end up underlying around 50% of this book's words).......

i liked chapter "the ancient art of self-leadership" the most(even though the biggest chapter) for it talks about the ten rituals of radiant living,(will love to try these atleast once)......except for this there are numerous techniques listed that one can make use of.....from the heart of rose technique to practicing daily act of kindness and being silent for some time .......

i think this is one of those books that one should keep with himself and read it number of times...like "regular doses of motivation'.....because i think such numerous techniques,quotes,words are not easy to digest in single reading(even though explained simply)

the book is full of life changing,motivational,thought provoking quotes....and ending my review i am using some of those.......

"WE ARE ALL HERE FOR SOME REASON.
STOP BEING A PRISONER OF YOUR PAST,BECOME AN ARCHITECT OF YOUR FUTURE"

"The secret of happiness is simple:find out what what you truly love to do and then direct all your energy towards doing it.once you do this,abundance flows into your life and all your desires are filled with ease and grace"

this is extremely motivational........found my first reading of motivational books interesting.......i think good time to read another..........here comes what i presently have next with me---"BORN TO WIN"..........COMING SOON......with it's reviews.............

AVENGI.....JA NAHI.......(RABBI SHERGILL)

2008-07-31T20:27:00.001+05:30

Tere larian ‘ch
Din kinney beetey
Kujh kat gaye
Kujh jamaa keetey

Ni maen akk gia
Bol chup teri parhda
Taenu parhna na
Sohnie hai mere vas da

Putthian-sidhian chhad das
Avengi ja nahi
Mere munh ‘te kesan di chha
Pavengi ja nahi

Koi souhan jhutthian-sachian
Khavengi ja nahi
Mere munh ‘te kesan di chhan
Pavengi…das avengi

Ik miley na
Sunehe utton ghaldi
Kehrhe passeon
Gall eh ve fabdi

Keh ton dardi eyn
M’kha koi taenu puchhe
Ki tun lukdi eyn
Tan jo koi taenu labhe

Je maen avan taenu labhan
Labhengi ja nahi
Koi rah nishani apni
Chhadengi ja nahi

Buha khulla kamre apne da
Rakhengi ja nahi
Mere munh ‘te kesan di chha
Pavengi…das avengi

Taenu yaad us
Pal us vaar da
Jehrha hoia na si
Os izhar da

Jadon dubia si
Jadon kujh taria si maen
Ki tun vi dubbi
Si

Putthian-sidhian chhad das
Avengi ja nahi
Mere munh ‘te kesan di chhan
Pavengi ja nahi

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last 12 DAYS... & THE religious trip

2008-07-25T19:12:00.035+05:30

Last week(14th july-20th july)was an ordinary one except for the fact that i turned 21 on 19th...even the birthday passed like an ordinary day..

20th july--i had my mocktest 2...took the test...was an above average performance but i think i need to do a lot better(though went better than the last one)....after i reached home ,came to know that the trip to chandigarh was extended onto VRINDAVAN....left for the same by 5 pm and reached chandigarh by evening....

next morning (monday 21ST JULY)) started for our main destination.....on the way reached karnal by eight and(being monday) went in to the MAHAKARNESHWAR MANDIR.....was a nice experience...doing the "JALABHISHEK" of the five faced huge SHIVLING and a great start to our spiritual trip..............after two more stoppages(and for the second time in the row without wandering in delhi for routes) reached vrindavan by 3pm.....had lunch at THE AKSHAY PATRA FOUNDATION RESTAURANT and went to sleep.....in the evening went to the
BANKAYBIHARIJI TEMPLE and THE ISKCON TEMPLE(darshan at both the temples was amazing)..........

TUESDAY(22ND JULY)------was a day of new experiences....firstly went to the RADHARANI TEMPLE(BARSANA)and then for the GOVARDHAN PARIKARMA......(i for the first time did partial parikarma(badi parikarma-12 kms) by foot....the total being 21 kms.)was a new and a pleasant experience.......

wednesday/thursday.....came back to jalandhar ...on the way back dropped varinda at chandigarh for her college....

this was all abt our religious trip....

2008-07-25T19:12:00.034+05:30

first week at blog

2008-07-13T15:52:00.002+05:30

well hello readers...this is my first ever post...........can't think of anything else to write....so writing how my last week was......
past week was not that exciting but still i am writing this blog....so i will only be writing the exciting things that happened the past week

tuesday--(8th july)-------- was a busy day...the first thing i did was(not from morning..after 11am)to go to
GURU NANAK district library... i was waiting for this since two weeks..but on monday somehow bhatia managed to get that verification form signed and i was finally able to get the membership...(thanks to bhatia)..i know most of u must be thinking...'" that library huhh'" but let me tell you its not that bad...except for the books(which i think nobody but punjabi teachers can make use of),its beautifully constructed, such fine architecture(make a visit'you will like too),the furniture is old but still one is able to sit...overall a silent place where one can study(but surely one's own books...) .moreover u can't get the comforts of browser sorts library everywhere(latest books,ac's,wi-fi internet connection,coffee shops,sitting lounge with binbags& other cool furniture)......

wednesday .....9th july 08......in the evening went to the movie"jaane tu ya jaane na" with jaini and his cousins.....my take on movie.......good movie(achi picture achi hi hoti hai),good different story,good music,good acting. somebody told me that that the movie should have never ended(before i watched it)...after watching it i feel same.....a sweet little movie(pata nahi kab 3 hours pass ho gaye)

this was all xciting abt the week!!!!!!!!!!!!

keep visiting.........enjoy reading!!!!!!!!!!