Monday, 11 November 2013

SRK Turns 48

On November 2nd 2013 King Khan turned 48, but when you look at his recent pics even on his birhtday in a crisp white shirt he very much looked the charming Baadshah we have been seeing since 2 decades. 
Age is just a number someone has said and so apt Shah Rukh Khan proves this saying right with his irresistible looks. At 48 many people start looking old although actors have got to be in shape as the trade demands them to be dapper irrespective of their age , still SRK is way ahead from his contemporaries he can even give the younger bunch a run for their money with his looks,energy,wit and what not.
I have always been an avid SRK fan ever since i was 8 years old and till today my love for him has only increased. Several new actors come every year and do good works but whatever SRK does hold another importance for me. To even think that he is 48 now makes me very nostalgic.. his old movies come infront of me his different looks for different films are as fresh in my mind as his latest ones. The first film that i saw of him on the big screen was Karan-Arjun with his then good friend and now rival as they say - Salman Khan , directed by the very talented Rakesh Roshan the story of two brothers who die only to born again to retaliate their murder and for the love of their mother played by Rakhi Gulzar. The movie was a huge success at the box office but then i hardly cared for box office numbers unlike today. I remember how much i enjoyed Koyla yet another Rakesh Roshan directed SRK-Madhuri starrer movie that i watched again on the big screen. SRK played the mute Shankar whose killer looks made Madhuri fall in love with him instantly only looking at his picture hard copy ofcourse. I prayed for Koyla's success when i visited Vaishno Devi with family but unfortunately Koyla only did average business. Nevertheless the other SRK movies did very well that year. The other movies were the very sweet Yess Boss , The NRI saga Pardes and the very timeless Dil To pagal hai(DTPH) .
DTPH was the movie that replayed in my mind sitting on my school bench. Yes i had taken permission to take my head down as i pretended i did not feel good which gave me the golden opportunity to replay the movie which left a deep impact on my mind.' Rahul naam to suna hoga " this iconic dialogue made me fall in love with the sweet Rahul little did i know that next year the same name Rahul will take another form and is going to leave me completely smitten by his 'cool' attitude. 
One more thing that i still remember is the time i first watched Pardes on tv, yes i missed it on the big screen and still regret it though watching it in hall was not in my hands a i was very small and was dependent on my dad's mood to take me to the theatre. Anyway so when i was first watching this Subhash Ghai directed epic love story i realised the other function of heart, There is one scene in Pardes when Alok Nath takes a sword to kill Mahima Choudhry but SRK stops him and cuts his own hand leaving his blood all over the weapon, this scene generated a pain in my heart i cudn't stand seeing his blood although it was not real. And it also made sure that i have lost my heart to this dimpled darling.
My heart beats to the tune of Chhayyiya Chhayyia, SRK wearing red jacket and cargos dancing on the rooftop of train these are the stuffs dreams are made of. When i think in retrospect the works of actors that passed the test of time i get maximum works done by SRK be it the obsessive lover of Darr , the young Raja who did not think twice to marry his love so wat if she was a widow, the innocent Raju who found himself lost in his big dreams, and many more i just feel proud that SRK has added value to the Indian Cinema and he will be remembered forever for his dedication, energy and mostly for his uniqueness.  There are several characters played by SRK which shows a side of him as he himself says that he leaves a part of him in all the roles he plays. Sometimes i fall in love with the arrogant yet sensitive Devdas Mukherji who renders me crying my heart out when he dies, sometimes the very possessive husband Gopal who talks to a statue of horse and sometimes i simply can't take my eyes off him when he shows off his abs in dard-e-disco. More than the characters i love the real Shah Rukh who married his sweetheart Gauri by changing his religion, who is a doting father who wants to accompany his kids to their youth parties, who admits that he is too old to learn how to say sorry, who came from Delhi to rule over Mumbai. Today his Mannat stands tall as a tourist spot. If you are visiting Mumbai and miss the chance to see Mannat your tour is incomplete. Today his Chennai Express runs successfully from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. So what if he is approaching 50 he will make 50 the new 30 because age can't dare to make him look old. His charm is timeless. So i am just looking forward to a 'Happy New Year'

Sunday, 27 October 2013

                                                Things that strike me

Hello everyone.. Today when i was coming to my office from home i was very determined to notice things around me that on normal days i don't notice why because i listen to the latest songs on my mp3 player and generally when i hear songs i don't notice things, so the first thing that struck me was a very old firm tree . That tree must have have been there for a long time maybe say 50 years or even more than that... i paused to think who must have planted that tree and what thought did cross his mind or whether anyone planted it or it must have grown on its own.. Several people for years must have seen that tree there.. someone must have given a thought to it the way i am giving now.. or the tree unnoticed?

Anyway leave the tree where it is standing.
The next thing immediately to strike me was the 10 rs. note in my hand i had taken that note out of my wallet, yes my wallet , off white wallet that has been gifted to me by a close friend, maybe in my next blog i will write in detail about how much i love gifts.. coming back to the 10 rs. note so what struck me was the picture of Mahatma Gandhi. Yes Bapu must have never thought that his picture will be used this way and even years after his death he will be loved like this. Have we ever realized that whether its the picture of our beloved father of the nation is the reason behind our blind love for these notes or their value, whatever be the reason at least we give respect to the man who fought for us in a unique way to ensure that no other country rules upon us. 

Too much of history right, i remember how much i detested learning about historical dates.. 

And then the last thing strike me was my city - Patna 
Yesterday only there was news of 7-8 bomb blasts that rocked Patna and today the city is back to its normal ways. People are as usual going to their respective places of work. Its the best thing about life that it goes on........................

Friday, 11 October 2013

Yet Again.....



finally i am back at writing.. last 2 years did blunders to my writing skills.
Why i say this because i was busy tweeting. 140 characters are all it needs so i am accustomed to write within that limit. Though its fun but yes i do miss my diary my oldest friend dont even remember where the poor thing is lying in my house, the way i came back here writing my blog again , i wish to get back to my diary, my pen aah i miss them.
So here i am writing the blog after 2 whole years, nothing is in my mind as usual and yes it has become common these days generally nothing comes in my mind.. lots of rust has taken place but i will scratch it out. Life takes a full circle. The circle of life brings everyone to the place they start their journey from..

Hope to write till i die
Lazy Blogger

Thursday, 21 April 2011


                                   Season of Koffee encapsulated
Yet another season of Koffee With Karan the most popular talk show hosted by Karan Johar on Star World came to an end.The third season was high on controversy and bare all conversations. All the industry's bigwigs joined Kjo over the coffee on his so called couch that's famous for making the guests switch on the best in them while fighting in the rapid faire round afterall the koffee hamper counts more than the filmfare awards and national awards. The first episode featured Junior B alongwith his always elegent and poised better half the very beautiful Aishwarya Rai. It was a graet experience to see the two of them together for the first time in an out and out talk show.A perfect opening for the season. Abhi-Aish make a great couple and and an even bigger brand so undoubtedly the show kickstarted with a bang. Viewers are going to miss Karan and his Koffee for sure every sunday at 9pm. Instantly the wait for the next season has started. In the second episode it was Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan's turn to taste the koffee and believe it or not even during the many re-runs this episode is going to make people laugh like anything. Ranbir-Imram the famous friends turned foes turned rivals showed so much love for each other that they even kissed each other in very much the Dostana climax.But the episode that set the tone of this season was the featuring Sonam Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, they not only had a great time with Karan but chose his couch to say that they always wanted to say about Ranbir Kapoor.Both the newbies giggled,bitched and made the episode garner awesome TRPs.The new year 2011 saw an altogether different side of SRK. For the first time in the history of Koffee with Karan SRK appeared as the solo guest. In all the episode of the previous seasons he came with friends from the film fraternity, this time around he was all alone in a candid conversation with his best friend Karan Johar though he joked that he is through with Karan and Adi but their chemistry on the show was kind of never seen before. SRK even made Karan shed some tears on the national television probably for the first time, the director par excellence famous for making viewers cry their heart out was himself in tears and certainly all those who saw had a lump in their throats.SRK was first time seemed a little vulnerable, the man who is undoubtedly the most wittiest person on planet earth showed a side of him that people had never seen. A memorable episode.
There were many stars who made their debut in the show. Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma were seen together.Karan failed to squeeze the truth out of them about whether they are dating each other or not. They are energetic,charming and certainly the flavour of the season.
Bittoo and Shruti's chemistry is as irresistible off-screen as it is on-screen.
Some unexpected guests also graced this season with their presence. And Ajay Devgan was one of them.
Rani Mukherji and Vidya Balan came together and very much like Ranbir-Imran they too showed affection for each other.No one Killed Jessica stars were witty and sensuous at the same time.Vidya sucked Rani's thumb in her inimitable style, they kissed as well.All in all a good watch. Madhuri Dixit and Sonakshi sinha featured together in an episode one an yesteryear queen and another an upcoming heart-throb.
Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar the completely contrast siblings on one hand Farhan was quiet on the show and on the other hand we had the chirpy Zoya. To watch the dynamic siblings was a real treat.
They had a great time on the show. Not once they made us realise that they were there for a talk show it always felt they were having a drawing room discussion.
Here is all the season 3 had to offer :

Episode 1November 7Abhishek Bachchan & Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Episode 2November 14Ranbir Kapoor & Imran Khan
Episode 3November 21Deepika Padukone & Sonam Kapoor
Episode 4November 28Farah Khan, Rajkumar Hirani & Imtiaz Ali
Episode 5December 5Kareena Kapoor & Saif Ali Khan
Episode 6December 12Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt & Kangana Ranaut
Episode 7December 19Shahid Kapoor & Priyanka Chopra
Episode 8December 26Amitabh Bachchan & Shweta Nanda
Episode 9January 2Shahrukh Khan
Episode 10January 9Rani Mukerji & Vidya Balan
Episode 11January 16Lara Dutta & Mahesh Bhupathi
Episode 12January 23Hrithik Roshan & Suzanne Roshan
Episode 13January 30Ajay Devgan
Episode 14February 6Best of Koffee with Karan Season 3
Episode 15February 13Sajid Khan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Boman Irani
Episode 16February 20Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh
Episode 17February 27Madhuri Dixit, Sonakshi Sinha
Episode 18March 20John Abraham
Episode 19March 27Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar
Episode 20April 3Ekta Kapoor, Tushar Kapoor
Episode 21April 10Best of Koffee with Karan Season 3
Episode 22April 17Koffee Awards

Koffee Awards 2011
Best Episode : Deepika & Sonam
Best Performance Male : Shah Rukh Khan
Best Performance Female : Deepika
Best Rapid Fire - Male : Saif Ali Khan
Best Rapid Fire - Female : Kareena Kapoor
Best Debut Male : Ranbir Kapoor
Best Debut Female : Sonam Kapoor
Best Dressed Male
Hrithik Roshan
Best Dressed Female : Kareena Kapoor






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Kareena-Saif , Shahid-Priyanka and Hrithik-Susanne looked so much in love with each other.

So, very much like his films KJo managed to put in all the ingredients in his talk show. And by the way Koffee with Karan is not the most popular talk show for nothing. This season had everything people wanted to see. We got to see the techno-savvy Karan reading the questions of the rapid-fire round on his Samsung Galaxy Tab instantly making it the most sought after gadget.
But the season was also high on fashion-quotent. All the celebrities made sure they looked perfect in whatever they chose to wear.
Now we are waiting for the season 4 of this entertaining talk show where we see the unseen sides of our favourite stars.
Many secrets were disclosed and many more will be in the next season. Karan Johar knows the art conversation like no one does. Period.
Season of Koffee encapsulated Yet another season of Koffee With Karan the most popular talk show hosted by Karan Johar on Star World came to an end.The third season was high on controversy and bare all conversations. All the industry's bigwigs joined Kjo over the coffee on his so called couch that's famous for making the guests switch on the best in them while fighting in the rapid faire round afterall the koffee hamper counts more than the filmfare awards and national awards. The first episode featured Junior B alongwith his always elegent and poised better half the very beautiful Aishwarya Rai. It was a graet experience to see the two of them together for the first time in an out and out talk show.A perfect opening for the season. Abhi-Aish make a great couple and and an even bigger brand so undoubtedly the show kickstarted with a bang. Viewers are going to miss Karan and his Koffee for sure every sunday at 9pm. Instantly the wait for the next season has started. In the second episode it was Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan's turn to taste the koffee and believe it or not even during the many re-runs this episode is going to make people laugh like anything. Ranbir-Imram the famous friends turned foes turned rivals showed so much love for each other that they even kissed each other in very much the Dostana climax.But the episode that set the tone of this season was the featuring Sonam Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, they not only had a great time with Karan but chose his couch to say that they always wanted to say about Ranbir Kapoor.Both the newbies giggled,bitched and made the episode garner awesome TRPs.The new year 2011 saw an altogether different side of SRK. For the first time in the history of Koffee with Karan SRK appeared as the solo guest. In all the episode of the previous seasons he came with friends from the film fraternity, this time around he was all alone in a candid conversation with his best friend Karan Johar though he joked that he is through with Karan and Adi but their chemistry on the show was kind of never seen before. SRK even made Karan shed some tears on the national television probably for the first time, the director par excellence famous for making viewers cry their heart out was himself in tears and certainly all those who saw had a lump in their throats.SRK was first time seemed a little vulnerable, the man who is undoubtedly the most wittiest person on planet earth showed a side of him that people had never seen. A memorable episode.
There were many stars who made their debut in the show. Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma were seen together.Karan failed to squeeze the truth out of them about whether they are dating each other or not. They are energetic,charming and certainly the flavour of the season.
Bittoo and Shruti's chemistry is as irresistible off-screen as it is on-screen.
Some unexpected guests also graced this season with their presence. And Ajay Devgan was one of them.
Rani Mukherji and Vidya Balan came together and very much like Ranbir-Imran they too showed affection for each other.No one Killed Jessica stars were witty and sensuous at the same time.Vidya sucked Rani's thumb in her inimitable style, they kissed as well.All in all a good watch. Madhuri Dixit and Sonakshi sinha featured together in an episode one an yesteryear queen and another an upcoming heart-throb.
Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar the completely contrast siblings on one hand Farhan was quiet on the show and on the other hand we had the chirpy Zoya. To watch the dynamic siblings was a real treat.
They had a great time on the show. Not once they made us realise that they were there for a talk show it always felt they were having a drawing room discussion.
Here is all the season 3 had to offer :

Episode 1November 7Abhishek Bachchan & Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Episode 2November 14Ranbir Kapoor & Imran Khan
Episode 3November 21Deepika Padukone & Sonam Kapoor
Episode 4November 28Farah Khan, Rajkumar Hirani & Imtiaz Ali
Episode 5December 5Kareena Kapoor & Saif Ali Khan
Episode 6December 12Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt & Kangana Ranaut
Episode 7December 19Shahid Kapoor & Priyanka Chopra
Episode 8December 26Amitabh Bachchan & Shweta Nanda
Episode 9January 2Shahrukh Khan
Episode 10January 9Rani Mukerji & Vidya Balan
Episode 11January 16Lara Dutta & Mahesh Bhupathi
Episode 12January 23Hrithik Roshan & Suzanne Roshan
Episode 13January 30Ajay Devgan
Episode 14February 6Best of Koffee with Karan Season 3
Episode 15February 13Sajid Khan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Boman Irani
Episode 16February 20Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh
Episode 17February 27Madhuri Dixit, Sonakshi Sinha
Episode 18March 20John Abraham
Episode 19March 27Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar
Episode 20April 3Ekta Kapoor, Tushar Kapoor
Episode 21April 10Best of Koffee with Karan Season 3
Episode 22April 17Koffee Awards

Koffee Awards 2011
Best Episode
Best Episode
Best Performance Male
Best Performance Female
Best Rapid Fire - Male
Best Rapid Fire - Female
Best Debut Male
Best Debut Female
Best Dressed Male:
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Best Dressed Female
 
Kareena-Saif , Shahid-Priyanka and Hrithik-Susanne looked so much in love with each other.


So, very much like his films KJo managed to put in all the ingredients in his talk show. And by the way Koffee with Karan is not the most popular talk show for nothing. This season had everything people wanted to see. We got to see the techno-savvy Karan reading the questions of the rapid-fire round on his Samsung Galaxy Tab instantly making it the most sought after gadget.
But the season was also high on fashion-quotent. All the celebrities made sure they looked perfect in whatever they chose to wear.
Now we are waiting for the season 4 of this entertaining talk show where we see the unseen sides of our favourite stars.
Many secrets were disclosed and many more will be in the next season. Karan Johar knows the art conversation like no one does. Period.
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Deepika Padukone & Sonam Kapoor (Critic's Choice) Shahid Kapoor & Priyanka Chopra (Popular Choice) Shahrukh Khan Deepika Padukone Saif Ali Khan Kareena Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor Sonam Kapoor Hrithik Roshan Kareena Kapoor
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Monday, 18 April 2011


                                            Junior B charms Patnaites


Abhishek Bachchan, the leading actor in DUM MARO DUM went to Patna along with the director and the co-actor Rana Dagubbati to promote his upcoming film. The movie is slated to release on April 22. Bachchan said that the movie has been certified and cleared by the censor board but yet there was a problem regarding the fllm’s content in a negative way. He further added that the movie is full of fun and entertainment. Also, Goa women’s commission has filed a complaint against the Rohan Sippy for showing the negative image of women in the film.

Abhishek was under a forced house arrest in Patna when the CM wanted to have a meeting with the actor along with thousands of people screaming his name.

Bachchan was in no mood to leave the city. He said, "We will make our movies from here only. We've a director, a star of today and a star of tomorrow." But unfortunately for him, they had a flight to catch. So Abhishek went up to the terrace and waved to the crowd gathered below. The crowd after a while scattered allowing the actor, director and the co-actor to leave the building. Abhishek said,” "Just pray that Pa never visits you.”

Abhishek was very excited on visiting Patna. He kept tweeting about his journey. “Patna here we come! My 1st time in Patna....very excited. Abhi  abhi  Litti Chokha khaya. WOW!! Bada mazaa aaya,” tweeted Abhishek.

Thursday, 14 April 2011

                                        The real and the virtual world
Today i was watching Twilight the new moon.. i would say it was not that much fun to watch but one thought kept on crossing my mind throughout the movie that somehow even all of us love to create our own world,a world where everything is exciting. Beacuse the real life sometimes becomes quite boring and mundane.We wan't a life in disguise , a life hidden from our parents,sometimes even friends.An altogether new world.
In today's time internet has become a favourite to resort to..to hooked on to for hours.Social networking sites provide a perfect platform to interact with friends and now even strangers.
Now people love to discuss things with a complete stranger..given the fact that he or she has become closer than the friends we interact in our daily life.
I interact with people on twitter on a regular basis all the handles have become a part of my life now they are my friends although virtual but they are the ones i can count on.
Facebook too is also a hugely popular social networking site but in a way it doesn't appeal me as twitter does.
I started thinking why ? Why am i more comfortable on twitter than on facebook.And now i have discovered the answer.
Ever since childhood i have been a reserved kind of girl more into movies than chatting with friends or discussing certain things that friends enjoyed.
All those who came closer to me where people who were crazy for movies as i was.
So the answer is there for all of you,On facebook i interact with people who have been associated with me through academics or people who are a part of my real life. And on twitter i interact with people who share common interest with me. All my twitter friends are crazy movie buffs, we discuss movies and other related stuff.
And icing on the cake is the presence of celebrites on twitter.
So guys i have got my answer.. Happy tweeting :)