A jailed girl's poignant plea to her dad to send her brother to fetch her home for the ensuing Sawan ( monsoon month).....
From Bandini ( a S D Buramn composition)
RSK
Friday, January 21, 2011
True and False !
A joke on the streets of Moscow these days:
"Everything the Communists told us about communism was a complete and utter lie. Unfortunately, everything the Communists
told us about capitalism turned out to be true."
Thursday, January 20, 2011
My Review : Dhobi Ghat
The titles at the start of the movie translate DHOBI GHAT into MUMBAI DIARIES and that is what the movie is really about..... a serious, " artsy" effort places Kiran Rao in the league of talented and serious film makers......
A shortish film, it captures the moods and diversity of the Mumbai landscape though one misses the constant din and the excesses of people everywhere...this gives a sort of sanitised look to the city..... Prateik Babbar surely carries late Smita Patil's genes and it shows in what is probably his debut film? Aamir Khan as the loner- painter executes his role with panache...wonder why the excessive smoking scenes in the film ?...as I have said before, I think the tobacco companies probably overtly fund films to do so....
The Dogra girl also does a good job at portraying the role of a Parsi girl, speaking accented Hindi ...I found her role of a Banker- Photographer a tad autobiographical though I am neither that young nor that good- looking !
All in all, do go and see it....the Janta may not lap it up but do I give rat's arse to it ?
RSK
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Modern Day Cricket Definitions.....
Reauctionary
A person who gets violent if past Indian greats are not signed up by the IPL (a Bengal phenomenon!)
Jan 19, 2011
A bids-and-pieces player
An otherwise mediocre cricketer who manages to put in a timely performance before the IPL auction, thereby getting a good price
Jan 17, 2011
Marquee player
What Bhajji will now call Symonds, and no one can do a thing about it
Jan 13, 2011
Priority
Recent importance given by England to their wicketkeepers
Jan 7, 2011
Durban legend
Something unbelievable that happens at Kingsmead. Like Nehra's 6 for 23 and Yuvraj's six sixes
Jan 1, 2011
Cotton bowled
A very soft return catch
Dec 26, 2010
Dark side of the Morne
Morkel's less friendly avatar, obsessed with money and time
Dec 20, 2010
Seh-wags
Viru's female fan following
Dec 14, 2010
Pontingfication
When Ricky speaks but no one really cares
Dec 8, 2010
Pom Pom
Two English cheerleaders standing side-by-side
Nov 14, 2010
Dental disintegration
Before the mean old Aussies started throwing words around, the West Indians had their own way of dealing with the opposition
Nov 8, 2010
Fishing nets
When a batsman keeps missing the ball outside off during practice
Nov 2, 2010
Drawt
Sudden scarcity of non-results in Test matches due to the fast-paced game of today, which upsets ol' MCC members
Oct 27, 2010
Gniws
You know, reverse swing
Oct 21, 2010
Commentary box
When Shastri and Sidhu get into a fistfight
Oct 15, 2010
Seemer
Bowler who appears to be a quickie. But you actually never know
Oct 9, 2010
Captain's knock
When the skipper has to enter the opposition dressing room to apologise for the tomfoolery of his young bowlers
Oct 2, 2010
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