Movie Review " All the Best"

I would not have written this review, If I wouldnt have accidentaly read three or four of them, praising this movie. The world has become a pressure cooker, and every oppurtunity to burst out, we would use it to the max. The laughter, the outburst of those, were idealy an exhibhition of Stress levels of the young frustrated, Indian gen next.

Sanjay Dutt, showing signs of retirement must actually have choice on his costumes, though he might not have a say on the roles. With fat around his belly and jokes that did not hit the chord, this would have been one of his worst ever perfomances. Fardeen Khan will make a come back soon, I hope this is his 100th comeback in the past 15 years. Ajay and his female counterpart were in shape and did justice to the roles that were offered. With no stroy line, no melody or music the movie drags you to a death.

The worst part is not that the movie was below par, it's the level that we have fallen down to, as movie buffs. I could hear the crowd crack jokes and move out of the hall, there were nerds who were went to extremes like recommending the movie to thier friends ( Might be enimies!!!). We belong to a bunch who are used to movies like Lagaan and RDB, on a lighter side, we have applauded Munna Bhai and Hera Pheri, but this is not what we used to love. If it's stress levels and work pressure that's piling up let's hit the gym, read some books, work for an NGO, I would say laughing at these sub standard jokes is like laughing at yourself, the worn out, stressed and good for nothing your "Self".

NB :- Makers of the movie, enjoy the money that you have made, spare a bit of that, put it to research on a subject that is worth hitting the screen.

Book Review Chetan Bhagat, Two States - A compelling Read !!!!

Chetan Bhagat’s new book is a compelling read. You can classify it as an airport lounge read or an up market aunty read. Books need not be serious, it always need not change the world or the audience, but it could certainly do one thing, entertain the ones who chose to buy it. This book actually did. Rarely an Indian writer could make you laugh and I bet there were quite a few occasions were I broke into laughter and made the whole Barista gawk at me.

Having gone through a bit of the same myself, this rift between the clan’s (South and North Indians) portrayed in the book is extremely close to reality. I could add to some of these if Chetan might be interested in publishing a Sequel of the same. My Girlfriends family, accuse we south Indians of not washing hands after shitting, eating with bare hands and licking them from the elbow joints to the finger tips and last but not least making balls of rice and shooting at your own mouth !!!!!!!. My clan would say that Punjabi women are aggressive and would make me knead atta, will drink more than men at weddings and even beat up their husbands!!!!!.

We generalize a lot and Chetan has hit the nerve, though being of a same country we tend to kick each other based on color, traditions and the diversities within us. Good and bad are too subjective and comparisons often a futile exercise, if a life is what you are looking at then the only thing that would matter will be trust and understanding.

Two thumbs up for Chetan and the publishing house, the book is affordable and actually a good read, I could finish it off in a day’s time. Might be I would give a shot at his earlier books!!!!!