SlumDog Millionaire!!!!!!!

Its too late now to write about the hottest thing of the year - Slum dog Millionaire!!!
it was so God damn hyped that I am still wondering, what was it in the movie???
actors, music, screenplay, script, direction......what exactly was it that it made it through the highest Oscars and plenty of Golden Globes!!

I have heard people say "What a piece of 'art'...." or "Its an incredible movie....." or "a masterpiece...." or even up to the extent that "its legendary........"


I cant really hold on to my nerves when I hear something like this! Its such a shame to even know that people from our own country loved the work of a foreign director, who knows literally "nothing" about India and like a times reporter quoted once, Slumdog to be a "poverty - porn"...

Real India....now that's a wacky term!!! How can Danny Boyle know even what is India all about, forget it being real or superficial...? How can anyone just with some good "movie making skills" come up and make a movie portraying real India....? And yeah right, come to talk about real India, there were million things in the movie that is no where even close to real India!!

There are many blogs and communities on Orkut and elsewhere, where people say they smelt of Children of Heaven and Salaam Bombay in this movie.....i felt like throwing off my laptop at that time and all i could do is drop my jaw low and leave my eyes wide open!!! I mean, what the hell? Salaam Bombay and Slumdog??? Anyone who would even think of comparing the two should be hanged to death for this!!! There is just no comparison!!

I read an article in Times of India that said that this movie is a new age imperialism...and I just couldn't agree more to it...come to think of it, it is true! There is so much more to our Country, so much more that i bet, most of us (Indians) are still in the discovery of our culture, heritage, and still know not all about it...There are so many good things in our country, even in Mumbai, the place which is in the limelight in the movie...

Talking about the dark sides, which nation doesn't have it? Its there, everywhere...but we need to no go ga-ga over it and suppress our good things..ask yourself someday, is India all about: Poverty, Riots, Communal disturbances, Underworld-mafia, Murders, Police atrocities, Prostitution, Beggars, Paupers, Sex Trafficking and Call center cultures...........NO i do not think so!! There is so much more it, so much more good to it...so much more of better things!!

I liked the "way" this movie was made but the story line, the theme of the movie, which is the heart of any movie was way to horrible for me to disregard it and still love the direction or the screenplay!

Comman Man

Hurrying through the day,

A common man makes his way;

There are a million things he has to say,

But with his silence he chooses to play..

To the brutal reality,

His dreams he sells;

In his thoughts’ fraternity,

Silently everyday he yells..

He is aware of the truth and the injustice being done,

But he knows that time’s on a run;

And so over morality and brutality,

His family he prioritizes..

He rips his soul off everyday,

For being mute;

But life’s one harsh truth,

He ought not refute;

That in the process of cleansing the dirt,

Its you who’ll get filthy first..

So he quietly sails through;

His not so great life,

And in the end says to himself:

“May be I was wrong;

But I did what was right”

The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown has begun! Aaah!!! Not a great feeling!! The place that made me who I am today, is finally on the verge of being cut off from my life....forever! Its been 5 long years....Even today when I look back to the first day here in this college, I cant stop to amuse over the fact that it was here, in this place that we grew up from kids to mature adults, don't know how much matured though ;)

The day I pass out from this place...Gujarat National Law University, I will be a "lawyer"......this transition from being a law student to a professional lawyer in the Big Bad World out there, is simply impeccable!!

The friends that I made here, the relations that I ruined, the moments that I lived, the hardships I faced, the tests I aced, the subjects I flunked, every single thing, no matter tiny or huge, has left its mark in my life and has taught me so much that I feel I am leaving this place as a better and a stronger person! And no matter how hard it was being the first batch of this place, pioneering the institution, while the institution was itself in the learning process, i do not so much regret my choice of this place....because there is one thing i know for sure now, nothing comes for free....and today if i have got the courage to face anything in this world without even thinking of giving in.....is because I chose to come here.....and I did not learn it for free....(of course, apart from the fees, which was quiet FAT) lol :D

But today....when its hardly 20 days left to leave this place, and the people, forever, I this weird feeling that I might want some more time here.....there are many things I wanted to do here but could not...there are many relations I wanted to mend....but now, there is not much time left to do any of these, it hurts, but not always we get what we want .... there is a hollow inside I feel, a void, which shall never be filled!!

The law school......national law school....one of its kind, elite amongst the lot, a brand name...it was never about the law only!!! The things about life that i witnessed and learned here at the temple of knowledge for me, I am sure, I wouldn't have got to learn it anywhere else!! I would not want to say that this is the end, though it is coming to an end, I would rather choose to say that this is just a new beginning...from the safe shelter of our friends and teachers, we now move on to the real world out there for which we have been trained! This beautiful journey no doubt is coming to an end but only for another unknown journey to begin and the memories and lessons learned the hard way will help us make the journey ahead beautiful and memorable one....because life is not a destination, it is a continuous journey, we just change stations!

Poise

I do have a choice,

To leave you and go;

But I wont;

And you know why?

Coz I am not like you;

I still have intact my POISE!!!!

Wrapped in Your Arms

Every time I'm wrapped in your arms

I feel your love envelop me..

Every time you kiss my lips,

I feel your tenderness run through me;

Like a mighty river of white rapids;

Moving faster and faster as if taking me away;

Where there are no worries,

Where it's just you and me,

And the silence of our kiss..

Then, as we slowly let go,

And we stare into each others' eyes

As if to say 'I love you'

But no words are spoken,

Your soft touch and you mesmerizing gaze,

Are enough to say it all;

I want to be with you all of my days..

WORLD'S END

Doors slam,

Chains rattle;

You win the war,

But you lose the battle;

Ice cracks,

Dogs bark;

Tires screech,

The fire sparks;

Lights blink,

The wind blows;

You fake a grin,

And the sadness grows;

One last tear completes the call;

Heart's bleed,

And they'll never stop;

Drops of blood echo the beat of the song,

The clocks ticks,

The hour strikes;

Kids whine,

Parents fight;

The moon hides,

The blood drips;

Now that he's gone,

The broken heart rips;

You're all alone,

With no one left to find;

You grab the gun,

Give the world one last kiss;

Thunder crashes,

With no one left to miss

A lightning flash,

The world will end;

Tears fall,

And you hate good byes;

But now you just can't hold on,

So you just die..

TEARS

I like the tears
that flow from the depth
of my helpless despair.
I love the tears
that flow from the depth
of my dawning aspiration.
I adore the tears
that flow from the depth
of my Liberation-sea…