Movie Review: Paa

Our Pre-Final Exams half-finished yesterday with Environmental Education. And yesterday was also the day when I went to the 89 Cinemas Durgapur to set my eyes on the newly released movie called “PAA”.

The film was really nice. It started with Jaya Bachchan introducing the actors and the crew of the film. According to all the previews, and reviews, the film was supposed to be good and it did live up to my expectation.

The film actually had no such story. But the wise words of Auro (Amitabh Bachchan) makes you laugh very often. Auro’s school and his friends were depicted very well. Auro’s little dance step with his hands over his head, and then at the back and again at the front enthralled us all. The way little Auro received his prize from Amol Arte (Abhishekh Bachchan) was very funny. Auro makes you laugh throughout. Amitabh Bachchan had acted really well.

Other two great actors of the movie were Vidya (Vidya Balan), Auro’s mum; and Bum (Arundhati Nag), Auro’s grandmother. Both acted really well with little Auro. Their talking with Auro often made us giggle butt the next time made us gloomy.

Amol Arte (Abhishekh Bachchan) Auro’s father and a young Member of Parliament hadn’t much to do in the film but he was also good enough in the scenes in which he was seen. His ‘shaking hand ‘ and ‘round and round’ with Vidya at the end in front of sick Auro brought tears in every bodies eyes.

The music of the film starting with ‘Muri Muri Ittefack se” was nice.

At the end it can be said the film was worth watching. Go see it if you haven’t watched it still now. The makeup Amitabh Bachchan was simply awesome. At the beginning it is said “Introducing Amitabh Bachchan” The makeup was so nice it may make you say at the end, “Hey where was Amitabh Bachchan?” But just then you see “Amitabh Bachchan as Auro” written on the screen. Thus the makeup was great.

I finally came out of the theatre with as heavy and big a head as Auro. Good job R. Balki.

Julius Caesar ends

Those who are or were in the ICSE board would know that we have to read a Shakespearean drama for our ICSE English literature paper. For the past few years we had the famous tragedy Julius Caesar. And we are the last batch taking the test on Julius Caesar. Now in our school the whole of the drama is done in Class 10. We just completed the drama today in our school.

Now it is very well known to everybody that when you have to read something for your school examination, you never feel like reading it; but it is some other drama or novel, then you finish it in a day or two. Perhaps it’s because you need to memorize a lot and remember every detail unlike the novel not in syllabus. It was the same for me too.

One year of dragging with the tragedy and ultimately it is done.

I knew nothing of Julius Caesar and ancient Rome until I was in Class 10. I only knew that man called Brutus had killed Julius Caesar. I had known this when I guess I was in Class 7 and was doing a Active to Passive voice from Wren and Martin, which said “Brutus stabbed Caesar”. Now throughout the year we were taught the whole drama- a great work by William Shakespeare.

We greatly liked the drama when it started, with lots of fun in the puns, but drama progressed in its way, the politics became more prominent finally resulting in the assassination of Caesar. All such great lectures by Brutus and Antony and all those dialogues between Cassius and Brutus were really difficult to remember. It was then that we wished the drama would end soon.

And finally it just ended today. But don’t know why I don’t feel like cheering with “Yippee”s. The drama is really a tragic one when all die one by one. The characters of the drama had become more like people we meet everyday rather than just a name. After reading their names for a year has some effect. We feel the loss of some near and dear ones.

It started with Portia’s death-the brave lady who ate fire. Next jolt of sadness comes when dies Cassius who had become superstitious at last and asks or rather orders his slave to kill him. Even the death of the shrewdest conspirator saddens me. Next great death is of course of Marcus Brutus, the educated man who had always been a misfit for the battle. The man who thought about the good of room and loved his books finally dies when he walks over Strato’s sword. The death of this noble saddens us the most.

But finally the drama ends- end of those difficult and ancient words.

School is about to end

Just a few days more for our school life to end. Class 10 is about to end and we will be stepping forward to the next rank of the ladder called Education. The next rank is really the most vital- the Plus 2.

We spent the last eleven years with our friends in my present school. School life of 11 years… this is the longest time one spends in an educational institutions as a student and that time is soon to expire in just about a couple of month’s time. School life can not be forgot which made us a adolescent from a nothing-knowing child. The childhood days are the most enjoyable time of one’s entire, when you spend on hearing tales, playing all sorts of foolish games like lock and key. Huh! The child hood days are not going to return. Once it is gone is gone. I remember a song by the Bengali band Cactus now- "Halud Pakhi"; it almost brings tears to our eyes.

School life is also the most important, you see the same people everybody, your ultimate friends for last 11 years, talk with them, joke with them, and share almost everything. One day even this ends- just what is going to happen with us in a couple of months time. We all will finally separate. The separation begins from this instant. Some will take different subject combinations, some will take different streams and some others will altogether go to new schools. I remember other very good song in this regard- College Days by Gaurav. Though it is about College leaving the feelings are quite same.

COLLEGE DAYS

GAURAV

(kab milnge naa jane hum

yaaron fir se sabhi

laut kar ab naa aayege woh masti bhare din kabhi

ho dil ye apna kahe ki ae doston)-2

(i am really gonna miss this place

i am gonna miss my college days)-2

yaad hai woh saare lactures

humne jo bunk kiye the

proxy kaa pakda jaana

ho lafde kya kam kiye the

milke likhna woh journal

or submission last minut par

exams ki woh taiyaari

ho likna woh 3 ghante

or bahar aake woh kehna

saala kya bekar paper set kiya tha yaar

milta FIRst class kabhi yahan

to lagti thi KT kabhi

laut kar ab naa aayege woh masti bhare din kabhi

ho dil ye apna kahe ki ae doston

(i am really gonna miss this place

i am gonna miss my college days)-2

yaad aayege tachers humko dil se humesha

yaad aayega ye campus or iski apni duniya

ho yaad aayega humesha ye aashiyaan

(i am really gonna miss this place

i am gonna miss my college days)-4

Thus again we will be in our own ways with new friends, playing new games, talking more serious things, forgetting the old. Life will simply go on. Thanks to the scientist for inventing the Telephones, and Internet- we can at least keep in touch.

Book Review

Book: Two States: The story of my marriage.

Author: Chetan Bhagat

Publisher: Rupa Co.

Price: Rs 95

The last book that I read was Chetan Bhagat’s Two States. I liked the book very much. It was a great read especially to the youth. It portrays people of India very vividly. In short the book is about a couple who is in love and wants to take their love to marriage with everyone from their parental side’s consent- the most difficult part in India.

The book has lot of description (most proper to say ‘jokes’) about both the Punjabis and South Indians. The story starts with the campus of IIM Ahmedabad where Krish and Ananya’s love life starts. I liked the phrase ‘testosterone charged- estrogen starved’ very much there. IIMA part ends with the convocation ceremony when everything went wrong between Krish and Ananya’s parents. The part after this was a bit boring, with the two lead characters not meeting much, but it was supplemented the jokes with the jokes about the Punjabis and their great boasting and food habits. It was really great. I could not sop laughing when I read about the “20000 calories” at Pammi aunties place.

The next part was in Chennai where the Indian bankers were well dealt, and the South Indians were real fun. The funniest part was the ‘Illa Illa s’ and when Krish could not decide what was the Banana leaf for- to be eaten, or to wipe his hand. How was he supposed to know that it was for a plate? This part also showed how serious the S. Indians were about studies- preparing for IIT from Class 6 or from 14 years.

The novel also portrays Krish’s father very well- the man who didn’t like his in-laws and was a strict disciplinarian. The man didn’t talk to his son much but ultimately plays the most important part in his son’s marriage after Krish and Ananya’s break up in Goa. The part of the break up was a bit boring but it faded soon and the story would have been incomplete without that part.

The marriage was real fun, specially the Kashi Yatra and the Mickey Mouse case. I just couldn’t stop myself stop laughing and almost rolled off laughing after reading them.

The book was great to read, with all those joking and wise writing. I also gave a fantastic message about the marriages in different states through the speech of Ananya’s father after the marriage. But the greatest part was of course the father-son unity of Krish and his father. The book is worth reading and the Rs 95 is absolutely utilized after reading the book.

New Posts

Many of you must have been bored by now visiting my blog everyday and not not finding anything new. ( I don't know though if anyone visits my blog at all). Well now it's time to continue with my blog again. Keep visiting because new posts are coming soon. Its going to be a bit of personal emotions on school life, and about the recent books I read. Hope it will interest my friends and others as well.

Pujo Parikrama

The Durga Puja 1416 has finally ended. With the Bijoya Dashami Ma Durga has returned to her home in Kailash. Now it feels as if the waiting throughout the year is better than the short 5 days of the Puja. It was really interesting to wait for the Puja throughout the year and seeing the countdown of Shasti right from 50 days ago in the Bengali channels. However now I shall go back a few days in the days of the Puja s to recollect the idols of the goddesses I saw and the mind-blowing pandals I saw.

Like every year, this year I spent my Pujas in Kolkata-the city of joy. This years Puja really went good enough walking on foot and seeing the Themes of the different famed clubs around South Kolkata.

On the day of Shasti, though I was not particularly feeling very well (a bit feverish), how could I not go out on the day of Shasti?? My first destination of Shasti was ‘New Alipur Suruchi Sangha’. We patiently lined up in the queue of Suruchi Sangha. There were many people, too many for Shasti. However as we came near the main entrance of the Puja area we saw some women dancing to the tunes of a tribal music. This year Suruchi Sangha’s theme was the state of Jharkhand. So there were both tribal women from Jharkhand and Bengali Women dancing in front of the main gate. When we finally entered the main Puja area, it absolutely made us feel that we were in Jharkhand. There were plants and climbers growing on rocks. The main dome was entirely covered by green climbers. The surroundings showed Jharkhand’s vegetation. When we entered the dome we were really awestruck. The tribal paintings on the roof were so good and the idols were also fantastic. The spectators simply kept looking all around. Finally we came out and went out past the Bamboo bushes and a statue of Birsa Munda. People were simply enthralled by the beauty of the theme

. We finally came out of the main Puja area and saw there stalls selling foods of Jharkhand. After Suruchi Sangha, we went to few not so famous Pujas and then finally the Chetla Agrani club. After lining up there too we saw there theme “Under the Sea”. Built according to the Sentosa Island of Singapore, Chetla Agrani took us through a short tunnel and showed the queer creatures of the deep around the transparent tunnels. We finally saw Goddess Durga coming out from a shell like a mermaid. Thus ended our Pujo Parikrama for Shasti.

On the day of Saptami we first went Pratapaditya road Tricone Park Puja. After queuing there we saw Egyptian art inside with the starry sky above. The walls were painted with Egyptian gods and goddesses and hieroglyphics, it really gave a look of an Egyptian inside Pyramid.

Next Big Puja we saw that day was Mudiali club. They had built up almost a big house with Plaster of Paris and other things. The creation was absolutely attention-grabbing. Its white walls and beautiful Glass painting the structure never looked like temporary. When we dodged through the crowd inside the structure still became livelier in our eyes. The light on top was brilliant. Finally we came out through the crowd.

Next we went to Shibmandir. We had to wait there really very long in the lined. There were so many people. Some chiding their wives, some chewing nuts, some eagerly gossiping with their girlfriends, some kids sleeping on their father’s shoulder. There were so many types of people of different ages right from the youngest of about 5 yrs till aged ones of 80 years. Of course the most were the youngsters holding the hands of their boyfriends or girlfriends. It was such a terrible position stuck between the crowd hearing people’s gossips. With people liberating their body heat and some even giving the people of the surroundings the aftermath of their undigested food the last night, this part of the Puja Parikrama was not quite healthy. Anyways finally we went inside Shibmandir pandal, and what we saw made us think how could this really be done? Everything inside the pandal was done with the parts of the Banana plant. It’s leaves, stems, the sap, the fiber everything. There were big statues and other arts created inside with the help of the parts of the Banana plant. There was construction in the center where men were standing on one another’s shoulder finally making a human pyramid. It was entirely done with the pats of the Banana plant. With Shibmandir we ended our Pujo Parikrama of Saptami.

On the day of Ashtami we boarded the bus to Gariahat and started with Ekdalia Evergreen. After lining up behind the patient people, we finally saw the pandal. It was breathtaking. The pandal was in the form of a temple and it’s golden colden colour attracted us to itself. One had to really keep looking at the giant chandelier on top. It was the only thing lighting up completely the inside o the pandal. It was absolutely HUGE. I wonder how did they build it and kept that on top.

Next we went to Singhi Park. Singhi Park’s was based on Badrinath temple. The art on both the inside and outside the temple were really very good. One needed to look at it for a long time to let the whole image settle in his eyes. The pandal looked absolutely real from near as well as from far. It made us feel that we were really on our mountainous steps to the temple.

Our next visit was to Tridhara Sammilani. They had built up a Nepali temple. And they did everything to make us fell Nepal. They had brought Nepali people who were doing their rituals by dancing and singing. And there were Nepali girls also who were dancing to the tunes of Nepali songs. There were Bengali girls also dancing. But the Nepali girls were really pretty. I wished to say one of them “Moh Timilai Maya Garchhoo” (Ha Ha just kidding). Anyway I really like the tune of Nepali songs. They as if bring a comfort present on the hills. The inside of the temple was really nice. With Nepali art on the surrounding walls and the goddess looking as if like some Nepali goddess. At entrance was indeed a Nepali goddess also who was being worshipped by the Nepalese. It was a fantastic experience at Tridhara.

Badamtala Ashar Sangha was our next destination. After going in a queue there too we saw a huge nest of a Tailor Bird with a Tailor Bird sitting on it. Inside the next was the family of Ma Durga. The goddesses were given a look of the tribals. The whole theme was quite good. .

66 Pally was just next to it. They had also built up a quite good theme. With big windows by the street and the goddesses inside a hollow that looked like a traditional landlord’s home’s Puja. The colorful walls and windows were really nice.66 Pally was the last that we saw on Ashtami.

We didn’t see much on Nabami. But one big Puja we saw that day 64 Pally. They had made up the Mayan civilization. We saw there Mayan art, symbols and paintings of there gods and goddesses. After reading Dan Brown’s novels I was really interested about the ancient civilization and saw there their art and found some facts on the small boards on the way to the pandal. Altogether it was a not bad. That was the only big Puja we saw that day.

The last big Puja that I saw for this year was at Durgapur Marconi Dakshin Pally Puja. On the day of Ekadashi also there was quite a large crowd there. They had decorated the whole pandal with many things like sacks, many dry fruits, shells etc. It was quite nice there.

But for this year the Durga Puja is finally over. Its truly abysmal to see Goddess Durga and her family’s idols being immersed in the holy water of the Ganges. Many things will change until next year. New things will come. Old things will wither away. We shall accept the new with renewed passion and bid farewell to the old with sad hearts. But again Durga Puja will come again next year bringing smiles on every face. Our countdown starts again for next year…...

Inspired by Pulsar MTV Stunt Mania???

Now for those of you who are big fans of MTV India, you would know that recently MTV ran a show called Pulsar MTV Stunt Mania. As the name suggests it showed really mind blowing bike stunts by the contestants. The stunts performed by the contestants were damn good. Oh! Somebody had to see the boldness of the contestants either while riding inside a burning truck, or jumping into the sea, or on being thrown down from a copter. But the stunt men were trained professionals and were doing the stunts under expert supervision and proper safety requirements.

Now a few weeks ago one of my friends a great fan of Stunt Mania and a speed maniac tried to do a stunt himself. His dress code is ought to be mentioned in this regard. He simply wore a half pant (literally) and a sleeveless T-shirt. He is thin and tall. Now with that attire absolutely with no safety provisions at all he tried to do a stoppie. But one thing that was positive was that he was on a bicycle.

He started riding the bicycle with a great speed. We were watching from quite a distance. He sped up toward us. He was riding on a traffic free steep street and he was coming down the street. He sped up and sped up towards us and he was within yards with us, this was the when he was supposed to jam the front brake. He did apply the brake. But when he had braked the bicycle's front wheel was in a somewhat small pothole or crack on the street. The front brake of the cycle was really good. We had first thought that he wouldn’t be able to do the stunt. But surprisingly the rear wheel did go up. And then……………….

The front wheel apparently stuck in the street crack, with the brake jammed. The rear wheel went up a lot really a lot. When it was about at right angles with the ground, our ‘respected stunt man’ jumped off the bicycle to the front. And then the cycle took a overturn. Thank God the cycle didn’t fall on him. All this happened too quickly for us to react. When apparently we got back our senses we saw blood. The boy's leg was intensely bleeding. We helped him wash his feet. And saw that almost a bit of his flesh had come out. Later he told us that the bleeding was not stopping at all and he had to go for a dressing. He limped through out the durgapuja and is still limping after about a week and a half. He just told me that he would perhaps go for a X-ray soon.

However he learnt a lesson. He was just telling me a few days ago that he was never going to try a stunt any more and he advised us too not to try a stunt ever. He finally learnt to pay importance to the “Do not ever try this at home” message shown during the intervals of the show.

Hurray! Exams ends today.

Yes, finally it's all over. After 13 (or 14) long exams (I have lost count; :( there are so many of them). Yesterday was Mahalaya. Who likes to study when the air of Sharat bathes you and you get to see the shiuli flowers blooming in the backyard and see the different shows the Bengali TV channels about the Durgapuja

The Durgapuja is finally there. I feel such a great deal of joy when the puja comes. perhaps it's because of the ending exams, or because the summer is bidding farewell and the cool winter is peeping at the door. Whatever the reason may be I feel quiet happy during this time reclining on my chair and reading my novels and often gleaming at the white clouds. The coming of the puja for me means meeting my relatives again and of course how can I miss it: standing in the long lines of the Puja Pandals of Kolkata and watch the decorations and goddess (and the people; you know which people ;-) )

But anyways studies are going to start again in a few days , the only reason being that

ICSE is near. It's really gonna be difficult with 28 chapters of History and 30 chapters of Environmental Education. For now I think I would end here.

Here Goes my first BLOG

Well this the first time I am writing a blog. I created the blog a few months ago but could't really think of writing anything in my blog. Then just yesterday I just thought of writing something in my blog. I still wonder though what I will write and who's is going to read them , when there are great bloggers like Amitabh Bachchan present on the net.

Anyway I finally thought of sharing my thoughts on every aspect be it books, movies songs, society everything. At least that would be a good way to use my keyboard because in my keyboard the cursor control keys are most frequently used (for playing games).

I think from now I'll be a little more frequent with my blog and write whatever i can think of. I hope there wouldn't be any typos but still if there is any then I beg for an apology.