Nothing Remains..

I don’t know how much you mean to me…
I don’t know how much you meant so far…
you were in my each moment…
you were in my each memory…

I don’t know what kinda wish is this…
I don’t know what irks me these days…
why these breaths have ceased nowadays…
and why these eyes remain moist …

I was sure that this was friendship…
friendship, and nothing more than that…
what kind of new pain is this now?…
why the heart seems so shattered these days…

love, my love, I can’t know why I never knew…
that this was love indeed…
whether you knew it or not…

love, my love, hoe come you never knew it…
that this indeed was love…
whether you knew it or didn’t…

each day’s morning used to start with you…
you were the tunes from the noons to the evenings…
and the nights were spent lying in your arms…
you were in my thoughts, whether in slee or while awake…

now that you aren’t there, nothing remains…

After all.. L O V E

as if the distance spanned endless miles…
as if the journey spread across many centuries…
and the heart was unaware of what was to happen…
even then I, feel like…
we were destined to love each other…

my love has, finally brought me…
from o far back, till quite ahead…
that the one I had seen in my dreams…
is found in my way, with me these days…

don’t love me so much, don’t adore me this way…
that if we don’t meet tomorrow, we won’t know what to do…
don’t ever say, such things again…
don’t you make me lose you…

when you look at me, my heart melts away…
and as the heart melts, my eyes lower down…
when you lower your eyes, my body shivers with love…
and as it shivers, our breaths stop in the moment…
totally crazy, I have gone for you…
as I got you, I lost myself…
don’t ever say, such things again…
don’t you make me lose you…

PS - Life is a disease, sexually transmitted and fatal
PPS -I've lived to long with pain. I won't know who I am without it.

Erase all signs of me…

all the stars belong to the sky…
but I’m searching for my moon…
the eyes are moist, the heart is sad…
and I beg for some mercy, to God…
get me my love…
listen to my prayer…
life is just of a few days…
but the pain is endless…
the pain in my heart is now immune to all cures…
my world is a colorless one…
come, and decorate my destiny, my love…

the promises of love…
that we have kept and nurtured so far …
bearing with the pain that is love…
in despair, and in tears…
we spend our nights, dear one…
we have gone through all tests of love…
now give me the results, the rewards…


the naive heart, doesn’t listen to me…
it is it’s stubborn self
give me a symbol of my affection…
or erase all signs of me…


PS - Smile when it hurts most.
PPS -A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing.
PPPS - I've got everything I need except a woman. And I'm not one of those men who think a woman is the answer to everything, but I'm tired of being alone.

Movie Review - DOSTANA

It is regressive and abounds with gay stereotypes but the makers should still be lauded for at least bringing the subject out of the closet. The first half is laugh out loud funny and was superb time pass but the pace dips substantially in the second half and could have done with some editing.

Abhishek rocks and these are the kind of real ‘chilled out’ characters he should stick to playing - hopefully after Drona he’ll stay away from playing larger than life characters. John is ample eye candy and is funny in a few scenes but by and large both the leads work better as a team. Chemistry between both of them rocks. Kudos!!

Priyanka looks like a million bucks and even though the role is nothing to write about she is disarmingly charming and chips in a fresh restrained performance. Kiron Kher rocks - I dont know why she didn’t appear in the second half. Bobby Deol was strictly average - I suspect someone like Akshay or Hrithik would have been a far better choice.

The music is catchy and the film as a whole is marvelously packaged.
A good popcorn flick - go in without any expectations and you won’t be disappointed. Far better than over-rated comedies Singh is King and Golmaal Returns.
I noticed a few gags lifted from F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

Few scenes which reckon me as of now -
John & Abhi flashback in Venice.. too good man and the way they put down their books after Priyanka comes out in the swim-costume.. thumbs up man!!

Kiron Kher's entry.. amazing
Abhi & John's blame before desi-girl song.. superb
List goes on..
John & Abhishek Rocks.. no doubt in the climax kiss scene

Parental Guidance:

Violence: None
Nudity & Sexual content: Loads of skin-show. And a lip-lock.
Concept: Homosexuality; People shamelessly lying their way into situations and playing cute to find a way out.
General Look and Feel: Peppy, bright - in the Karan Johar way.

Rating: 4/5 Watch for sure (as there isn't dull moment in the entire movie) - if you can stand such kind of humor.

PS - No clue if this sounds gayish I felt J for John's physique.

Age is the number and mine is unlisted. HB2Me

I seem to have been rather slow at the blogging thing recently, but one thing that I feel deserves a blog entry is my Birthday (11th Nov).
When the spotlight shines on the birthday person: I used to feel self conscious about all this attention, and now I’ve learned to enjoy it.
And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
On this special day of mine, I have some personal reflections for the year:
** A birthday is a time to take stock of my own life.
** I reflect on all the friends and relationships I have made, formed and renewed for the past year.
** I remember the events, happenings and people that have influenced me to help me become who I am.
** It’s also a time to literally and figuratively “smell the roses”.



My Birthday! What a different sound
That word had in my youthful ears;
And how each time the day comes round,
Less and less white its mark appears.


As Oprah Winfrey says - The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

Age is the number and mine is unlisted.
Though I pass the phase of life & cover the journey of life, some days I don’t remember when I slept while the fight of inner voices was on…
All I have learnt in my experience of life with my weakness is:

1. Smile at your problems
2. Learn from experience
3. Help your self

As I turn the pages of life getting a year older, I just want to figure out what to hope for. And the most I can do is live inside that hope.

Happy Birthday to me.. Celebrations are on.. Join the party :)

PS: I couldn’t wear my new pair of clothes to office :(
PPS: Whether I like it or not…all these seem to be just a faction of my deranged mind
PPPS: Hope my Birthday gently breezes all the choicest of things and all that my heart holds dear

Voices from the Waters...

Raj Kapoor… Nargis… love along the sea-beaten footpaths of Marine Drive
Listen real close

Voices from the Waters

He sits lonely on a bench… the girl he loved just walked out of his life… a rainy night in a park
Listen real close

Voices from the Waters

A motley crew of teens… an ominous tail fin… fear at the beach
Listen real close

Voices from the Waters

Ponds ripple… the trees tango with the winds… is it Ravishankar’s sitar that brings the storm or the storm that plays the sitar
Listen real close

Voices from the Waters

A gangster shot point-blank… his body spread-eagles across the board… the sea breeze pushes the door open
Listen real close

Voices from the Waters

The lovers’ escapades… they stand together forgetting the world, stopping time… at the very edge of the mighty Jog falls
Listen real close

Voices from the Waters


Over 70 films from over 30 countries… Cinema by the masters… A rare kind of Cinema… Cinema that is currently making news across the world… Some unknown voices so eloquent, so powerful…

The Festival, The Event, The Celebration that has put Bangalore on the world map of Environment Film Festivals …

THE BIGGEST FILM FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD ON WATER
In its biggest most dynamic avatar yet

VOICES FROM THE WATERS 2008
3rd INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ON WATER

I was here for the inauguration of this fest. I was a great feeling to be part of such events.
Shekar Kapur, renowned director declared open the fest, along with other noted film dignitaries like Kavitha Lankesh.

The fest opened with the premiere of THE RAGA OF RIVER NARMADA, one of the best and most powerful and poetic short films to made in the country, is what I felt watching it.
There is serious crunch where we need to awaken us for the water crisis.
The felt it true what Shekar Kapur spoke. He highlighted that existing water resources can very well sustain the current population, but shortage is a result of greed. "Ninety five percent of the damage is done. There will come a time when the only ones who can afford water from taps will be those who have armed guards at home. The world is heading for a water revolution," he added.
The reason for 3rd world war would be definitely for water.
Wake up fellow beings & rise to the cause of saving environment.
I felt good speaking to Shekar Kapur & other dignitaries present after the function. One of those pages of my life which will be cherished for a long time.

Rise Awake to make world a better place to live

[Review] Rock On..

Very few movies see ourselves getting pulled into the narrative. Some of them being TZP, RDB, Swades, Chak De, Jaane Tu…Rock On being the latest to join the list.
The writer, Abhishek Kapoor, has given each of these characters detailed attention. Together, they mature smoothly from adolescent “we can conquer the world” enthusiasm to learning to live life the hard way.
It’s youthful yet elegant. It’s contemporary yet identifiable with, by anyone who’s had a tiff with a close one. Yes, the layers of love for rock music and issues related to urban life need to be peeled off. But at the core it’s a very simple story told with compassion and sophistication.
The details of the main conflict are left to your imagination. But, the manner in which you are drawn into the story shows that smart people have been involved in its making. So, I submitted myself, albeit grudgingly, to the fact that their heart was in bringing us the resolution and not the clash. I’d suggest you do the same.
The obvious call of events in Rock on!! worked for me because I found myself getting attached to the characters and their relatively ordinary lives.
Each character in the foursome is representative of the kind of people any group of friends has. The idealist whose self-respect does not resign to compromise (Arjun Rampal), the slightly self-centered one who can’t see when he falters (Farhan Akhtar), the easy-go-lucky-cum-jackass who doesn’t let anything bother him too much (Purab Kohli) and the one who’s more emotionally attached to the ‘group’ sentiment than the rest (Luke Kenny).
The slight shiver in Farhan’s hands when confronted by his past, made me gape in awe of not just the actor but also the director, Abhishek Kapoor.
With male-bonding as the central theme, it’s refreshing to see women with well thought out characters who influence the direction of the story.
Prachi Desai is so cute…A must watch movie for any one. Music is awesome.
I had goose bumps watching the movie. I fell in love with Farhan’s house as well.
Message of the Movie: Live your dream & Friends are forever…
Parental Guidance:
• Violence: A couple fist fights.
• Sexual content: A couple of tiny make-out scenes.
• Concept: Friendship, bonding, forgiving and forgetting. While real little ones might not get it, a child above 10 might be able to grasp the concepts.
• General Look and Feel: It doesn’t have bright color tones. But, the kids might enjoy the songs and the overall feel might be appealing.
Rating: 4.5/5 Watch for sure - preferably in theatre
PS - My writeup may not serve the apt justice rather watching it. Rock On.. I felt watching a live concert as the crowd in my theater howled & swayed to the tunes of Farhan.. Awesome experience watching the movie.