A Lunch….NOT much satisfying...

We are living in the times, where Hype surrounds anything that comes forth and shapes our judgment of weather that thing is good or bad.

So, the same happened when “The Lunch Box” was released. It has been critically acclaimed and most of the sites and critics are giving it min. 4 out of 5 stars (which is pretty impressive). Hell, the producers are fighting and creating a furore over why “The Lunch Box” was not sent as an entry for Oscars from India.

Being a die-hard fan of good cinema, it was natural for me to develop the itch to see such a critically acclaimed movie :P. So, after fighting for 2 days with BookMyShow and Cinemax websites (which had some connection error), I decided to go on Monday and had to buy tickets from the window ( Imagine, so archaic L ).

Nevertheless, went in the hall, the movie had already started. Thankfully didn't miss much ( Hate that).  The story slowly started taking shape, a bit slow in the beginning (I felt like watching Ship of Theseus  again, which was a torture), but the story then picked up. A lot of critics have said that acting has been quite good, but I felt maybe the script couldn’t do much justification to the talent of Irrfan Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

Addition of a little humor here and there kept the movie going and made the pace bearable. Although, it has been tried to show emotional state of two very different people, who are incidentally alone in the maximum city, the effort was not that convincing. I for one couldn't connect with any of the characters anywhere.

Anyhow, the story picked up a bit after interval. A little frenzy after the movie helped define the pace. There are some very good scenes like the ones which draw parallels simultaneously in both Irrfan and Nimrat's (the heroine) lives e.g both are somehow listening to same song, both have heard same idiomatic phrase from somewhere ,  to show that they might be somehow connected by destiny.

Will not spoil your mood by disclosing how the movie ends, which they have tried to do in an artistic and philosophical style, but I felt fell short of a couple of nuances there.

All in all a decent movie (not a good one). In an attempt to make an artistic work, it came out to be a bit on gloomy side (one of my bubbly friend is in depression due to this..hehehe). You can watch if you like a slow movie or like to join in the herd, so that you can brag to your friends you watched art cinema. You can definitely skip if you don’t want to do either of this.

Verdict: In terms of stars, I’ll say 3 out of 5 is more than enough (only for acting; script and execution fails miserably).It failed a bit as an art cinema and a little more as the mainstream one. 

Well, again, it’s only my opinion. If yours differ with mine, do share with me in the comments section below.  Will love to hear from you reg. my review or the movie.

Till then, keep smiling. J

Cheerio

Dj (Digvijay )

PS: Even I don’t think it should have been an Oscar entry( and I swear, I have not been paid by “The Good Road” people to write this  :P ). 

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Thoda Hai...Thode Ki Zarurat hai.. (We have Little..and We need Little..)

Happy Sunday folks..!!

Life has become too demanding and fast. I already know this: D. But this thought came back to haunt me again last night when I was lying on my bed in Mildly Inebriated state. Suddenly I remembered a song which my uncle used to sing—“Thoda hai , Thode ki zarurat hai” and I thought, “What a simply beautiful thought”.

At the very moment I decided that I’ll watch the movie to which this song belongs—“Khatta-Meetha”. Made in 1978 it is an absolute delight. The movie hooks you from the very first moment with its title song saying—“Life’s like a piece of grapes.-a little unripe, a little ripe. Whatever we can have is sweet, whatever we can’t is sour.” Kishore da’s voice infuses MAGIC in this song.

And then we dive in the movie, where a Parsi father with 4 kids and a Parsi widow with 3 kids are struggling to raise their grown up kids. One of their common friendly couple acts as cupid and they after some cajoling manage to get them married.

Then starts all the fun. All the “Forced” siblings start to give hard time to each other which fills the movie with some very funny and sweet moments showing how deftly the “New” Parsi couple handles the entire situation. The movie goes on, with every character trying to solve the problems of his/her life.

The movie beautifully shows the importance of love and of family (which we all are far from these days  L ) when we run into some crisis. A lot of problems come their way, but they all stick together and help each other out.

The movie leaves your heart a little titillated and filled with a lot of warmth and sweetness and you start feeling like-“Life’s not so bad after all. Everything will turn out just fine.”  The most striking feature of this movie is its Simplicity.

So, guys if you really want to spend 2 hours of your life and this Sunday in a better way, I’ll highly recommend logging in YouTube and watching this pocket full of sweetness.  It will save you both time and money you were planning to spend on movies like Grand Masti (which are full of vulgarities and cliché’ sex jokes).

For me the thought –“Thoda hai , thode ki zarurat hai. Zindagi fir bi magar khoobsoorat hai.” –“We have a little, we need a little. But still life here is beautiful”, will remain with me all day and I’ll bask in its warmth.

If you decide to watch the movie, you might skip other songs, but do watch the above mentioned song. I bet you’ll be able to connect to each one of the characters. One more song stands out is—“ Tumse mila tha pyar kuch ache naseeb the. Hum un dino ameer the jab tum kareeb the.”-“I was lucky that I got your love, and I was rich when you were close to me”. Simply mesmerizing.

So watch this movie for some good time, beautiful songs, some really funny moments (The kid in movie is sweet and hilarious) , Hrithik Roshan’s dad and his uncle’s melodious music, very effortless acting by all and a pocket full of Hope.

~~Simplicity can be a nuance of Excellence~~

PS: If you like the post, do comment below in comments section. Also, let me know if you want me to write about anything in particular. You can like me and follow me on Google+ by clicking buttons just below my Pic on top left.

Cheers

Dj (Digvijay)

Being Virgin.. :P

I am a VIRGIN..! :D

For those of  you  who are anticipating the rest of the post about me talking about my sex life , I’m sorry to disappoint you that it’s not going to be the case ( although I know you all will love to read that).

I’m a Virgin as I was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo. Among all the characteristics of all being a Virgin, one that comes naturally to me is being critical (of being practically anything that comes across).

So when 10 months back, one of my friends asked me about my new year resolution , I said that I’ll try to write more ( which I was contemplating of doing from a  long time ). But then the next question was what to write about?

Analyzing (one more quality of Virgins ;)) , I thought that I love food, movies, books, places and a whole bunch of other  things. And after experiencing anything, I critically analyze what was good, what was bad in that?

So, when I kept thinking on these lines, it occurred to me that our life is full of variety, so why not my Blog be full of variety. Rather than focusing on one genre, why not write anything that manages to wow me, or to touch my heart or blow my mind away or mesmerize me.

So here I am with all of you with being MildlyCritical (although I’m accused of being HIGHLY CRITICAL bordering on the lines of a Psycho: P) with belief that we all have one life to live, why not experience the best we can.

So every week (I’ll try to write at least once), I’ll share with you how I felt about a book I read, or a restaurant I visited or a movie I watched, so that you can also share the experience which I had and also avoid if something doesn’t quite clicked.  

Also being a Virgin Blogger (My first time :D) , I’ll ask you to forgive me if I make any mistakes and  your views, thoughts, comments are welcome and will love to learn from you guys also.

In relentless pursuit of Excellence, I’m ending this post today.

Stay tuned for a review of a masterpiece I came across very recently.

Hope to stay in touch with you all. 

Cheers..!!

Dj (Digvijay)