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I do not remember the first time my eyes fell on the fellow. Was it at a friends place? Was it during a vacation? I do not clearly remember. But from then onwards I knew that I always want that beauty to be a part of my life. I do remember that it was during my visit abroad that we actually met. And from then onwards it has been a fascinating journey. Every time we are together I feel at peace.

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The glory is waning and so are the moves. Earlier, whenever Roger Fedrer stepped on court he was invincible. But of late, he seems to losing the aura that surrounded him. Starting from his struggle to get to the quarter finals and then his exit shows how vulnerable he has become. His unbeaten streak was broken by Nadal in what was considered his bastion…Wimbledon…the grass court. And from then

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Just got a poll on what do I think Kasab's punishment should be? •Hanged to death •Life imprisonment •Stoned to death •Let loose in a tiger reserve And I was at the loss of words. How would I like him to be punished? What kind of punishment does the whole country want it to be? No doubt the harshest one, but what would make everyone feel satisfied. Satisfied probably not the word one would

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Love conquers all boundaries. This one seems to have conquered the physical boundary for now but seems to have entered a different frontier altogether. With the surprise announcement of tennis star Sania Mirza's marriage to Pak cricketer Shoaib Malik, the media has been busy reporting controversies. Nothing new as controversy is the second name for stardom. And especially this time round, as the

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And so it happened! After a year of having a so called peaceful year...terror has struck. And this time right here in my own city. Am I surprised considering that Pune is considered a safe city? No I am not. Am I angry? Well I guess we all are beyond that. What amazes me is the consistency of our intelligence agencies failures...I am not even bothering to mention our politicians. The less said

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Shah Rukh Khan!!SRK is the latest to be added to the list of celebrities who have been at the receiving end of the Sena brigade. As if Sachin wasn't a big enough celebrity, now the Sena has trained its gun on SRK. They have threatened to ensure that his films are not screened in Mumbai. In the coming days am sure they will threaten to not let him enter Mumbai. I wonder how it will help the cause,

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It’ll be a year. A year since 26/11. A year since the deadly strikes that left many dead and a whole nation scarred. No one will forget those deadly and terrifying 70 odd hours. Where we saw how vulnerable our cities were. Where the loopholes, corruption and flaws of our system and our government were brought to fore. It’s been a year now. Have things changed in this one year? Have we learnt

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A little educated birdie opened his mouth and what a furor it created! And all this probably because majority of the fellow birds are graduates from places not known to many and for whom the tweet went way over their so called educated brain cells. And maybe all those who are graduates from the so called Mecca’s of education and who understood the tweet, have either lost their sense of humour or

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Swine! That word till now has been used by everyone to curse or abuse. Looks like a swine did take an offense to the frequent use of its name as an abuse and decided to give it back to us humans. So what we have? A flu...to be precise swine flu which has taken a number of lives in India and around the world till now and has infected and is still infecting people at an alarming rate. And for

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I still remember those times when there weren't many television channels and channel V was more an English music channel. Every time a Michael Jackson song was playing we used to sit glued in front of the television set. His trademark moonwalk, his pelvic thrusts, his screams...all of it was a craze. And like his singing and dance moves, his music videos were also quite a rage. Be it Thriller or

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She zoned out for a few seconds and then she said this really funny statement. A while later I asked her, "Why did you zone out suddenly?""Oh I didn't really zone out I was just thinking which type of humour would fit this situation perfectly. I was thinking of which line I should say here. Just went back to my books you see!" Yup that's what will happen soon. People will boost of XX degrees in

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Do something different I want;but dunno what.Options galore;but none come to the fore.O how can I find the one,that will be the one;and make me feel like the chosen one!

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That's what everyone was waiting for. And when finally it was announced everyone was in for a surprise. Coz till the results day everyone was sure that no single political party will emerge victorious this time round. Everyone was waiting to find out who will join hands with whom. But Congress not only managed to surpass its arch rival BJP but managed to go past the 200 mark all alone. And with

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The game is nearing the end. Teams are a few blocks away from the finish line. But their efforts are still on in full swing. Back-biting, leg-pulling, swearing, cursing, you name it and they are using all the tactics to win.Everyone has resigned to the fact that a clear single winner is not even a remote possibility. We the common people are just waiting to find out who will side with whom and

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The show is on. With the voting for the Lok Sabha polls underway from today, we can expect a lot of fireworks. The momentum has already been set by all politicians with their ‘hate’ campaigns and their flip-flops from one party to another. This election will be known more for the 'hate' speeches than for anything else. As if the formation of new alliances with each passing day was not enough,

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The song has become an anthem of sorts not only in India but across the world. So when I heard the 'Jai Ho..' version of the Congress party, I could not help but pity Rahman. Personally speaking though I am of the opinion that this song is not the best work of Rahman, I could not help but fume on hearing the Congress version of the song. My first reaction on hearing it was 'What the @$#$%'.

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"Hellooo...mike testing (Screech...bang...)...Dosto aaj main apko ek kahani sunata hu..." and then "Ek hasina thi(out of tune), Ek diwana tha........................(loud, lacking melody)...." Hush! Finally song ends. "Haluuu (again screech..bang etc. reverberations, etc..) Aaj mere yaar ki shaadi hai.... Halliii....(reverberations...and song continues)...Haluuuu....Kajra re....(what were the

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So much filth, poverty, corruption, dirt! There's more to India than that we may argue! There's rapid development. There is change in lifestyle. There's economic growth. But still, however much we want to, we cannot deny that all the filth, dirt and poverty is very much a part of our country and our cities! Yes, this reality is too harsh but it’s something we need to accept and maybe take

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"Keep on going straight. You will see a lot of roads in between but don't take them even though you might feel like." Seemed like he had read my friends mind! Just before we stopped to ask for directions from this gentleman, my friend was keen on taking a turn because he felt like it! But then we couldn't blame him. We were royally lost. We had no clue where we were heading. We did not have the

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I think we should have a log book or something on those lines for quotes by politicians, because our politicians have a habit of putting their foot in their mouth. We always knew they were hopeless but over the past few days, they have reinforced that. Knowing very well that people are agitated over the latest terror attacks, they could have saved themselves, the added fury of the people by not

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It was an action-packed thriller to the core. But this one was not a movie, it was happening in real life! Where hundreds of innocent people lost their lives, hundreds were injured and which probably left a lot more mentally scarred.Terrorist attacks are not new to Mumbaikars, but this was one which has probably left them feeling hopeless and angry at the same time. And its not just the

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For sometime now reading about murders has become a daily thing. And so has terrorism. But hearing about someone being brutally hacked to death right in front of my society made me wonder what the world is coming too. Today people kill one another for the smallest possible reason. We have CEO's being murdered by sacked employees, boyfriends killing girlfriends for rejection, or worse woman being

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Blasts in Mumbai, Ahemdabad, Banglore, Delhi...The names of cities in the list keep on increasing. Innocent people are killed time and again because of terror attacks.Where will the terrorists strike this time? Will I, the common man, be safe?These questions cross the minds of people across major metros in India. And especially in Mumbai. Each time after a blast thousands of innocent people lose

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Imagine this. The USA has started a campaign to shoo away all the Indians who are working there. Reason: They are not Americans. They have no right to eat into the salaries of locals. Indians working in US are spreading cheap labour. And to top it all they are not following the system and making US an uncivilized country. How many of us will react to this? Almost all Indians, right?Think of the

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A nation of one billion people. Still it took us 60 long years to win an Olympic gold. Are Indian's not interested in sport? That can't be the case. We know very well how crazy we act when there is a cricket match going on. And we know how many kids have broken our window glasses when playing in the galli. So is cricket the only game we Indians can play? Again the answer is no. Sania Mirza is a

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Greedy! That's what I have become. Not materialistically. But emotionally and mentally. I have things going my way. I am doing the things I enjoy. Films, travel, photography and the likes. I have been doing all of that. (No I haven't quit my job:))But still somewhere deep down I am restless and wanting for more. Was a part of a friend’s film. Saw the film win an award. That should have made me

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"Chalo, chalo, chalooo....." the intensity of the scream kept increasing. She kept on coming closer. Fast and furious! She came beyond our comfort zone. Thankfully she didn't whack us, just screamed twice, stamped her foot in anger, turned around and walked away, still angry. And then within minutes, the other one came running towards us. She didn't look the aggressive sorts. Looked very calm and

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"I don’t think I will send my kids to school. I will just ensure that they can play cricket a bit. And also ensure that they know how to model decently. That will be more than enough to ensure that they not only a decent lifestyle but a lavish one at that!"My friend had a point I must say. Cricket is no longer a mere sport. There have always been people who want to see their children become

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"Why haven't you updated your blog?" I keep on getting this question time and again. And the only answer I give is that I did not find anything interesting to write about.'Interesting'. That word itself is interesting. Isn't it? So what catches my interest and inspires me to pen my thoughts about it? Good question. Even I am as clueless as you are.I guess whenever I feel strongly about an issue I

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Amitabh Bachachan catches cold. An alien space ship sighted. Rakhi slaps boyfriend on Valentine's day. Man marries a dog. No no I haven't gone insane. But our news channels seem to be losing their sanity with each passing day. All the above 'statments' were actually breaking news stories on the plethora of news channels that we have.It has become increasingly difficult to find a channel which

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After having given up all hope of catching him in the wild, what a moment it was to see him walk in front of our gypsy for a whole 15 minutes. His gait, grace, and attitude made up for a couple of not so exciting days. B2 ensured that we go back contented. B2 is the name of the most dominating and powerful male tiger in Bandhavgarh. Catching a glimpse of him was the high point of our trip to the

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Clash of Champions! It was touted to be one! After all one team was the T20 World Cup winner and the other One-day World Cup winner. But looking at the result it was anything but a clash of champions. Makes you wonder whether India's T20 win was a mere fluke.India has already lost the One-day series against the Australians. And the tough fight that they claimed was in the offing for the Aussies

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It is but public knowledge that India and China fight tooth and nail to prove that one has outdone the other when it comes to growth and developmental issues. Using this to explain something is fine, but to take that as the storyline for a TVC and that too not related to growth and development per se is taking it a little too far. The latest ‘Hit’ spray TVC shows Indians facing bugs, insects and

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6o years of being free. That’s what we celebrated yesterday. But are we really free? Should we be going so gung-ho about our freedom? Yes, today we are a free country taking giant strides in the world economy. There is no power ruling us. Indian industries are creating waves around the world. We as people can move around anywhere we want. But are we as people really free? Do we as people have all

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Of late my posts have been limited to film reviews. And here's one more.In recent times, our filmmakers seem to have re-discovered Gandhi. The latest venture Gandhi My Father is more to do with the human aspect of the Mahatma, or so was the intent. Though made with an aim of showing the relationship between the Mahatma and his son, the movie has somewhere lost the essence. The director had a

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Bollywood. Say that word and what comes to mind is song-n-dance sequences. But the face of Bollywood is changing. Today one can associate Bollywood with good cinema, experimental cinema. Today films are made with a lot of courage and conviction. They are made by people who believe in what they are doing. They are made by people who believe in their stories, they believe in their thought processes

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People had been waiting for it for long time. They had also planned their vacation, work and other important things keeping in mind the schedule. Everyone expected it to be an exciting extravaganza. And they expected some real good entertainment and excitement. But the way it is progressing right now was least expected. Controversies, murder, and to top it all the crashing out of teams who were

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It’s not a movie. It is more like a mirror. A mirror of our society. A mirror of human nature, thoughts and consequential actions. What Black Friday does is it makes us think. It makes you wonder what humankind has come to. It makes you wonder about the darker side of human nature and what it can lead to.Why was Babri Masjid demolished? Why did people resort to violence to avenge that? Why did

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India is a democracy. India is a secular country. Indians are tolerant and secular individuals. No, I am not writing the preamble to the Indian constitution. I am just putting forth the points that are there in it. And reflecting these on the happenings in the country. Do these statements have even an iota of truth in them? Or are they just meant to make the preamble sound nice?What else can one

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Everyone wrote him off! But it was not the first time that a sportsperson has been written off by the critics. One lean patch and speculations start flowing around about ending career and a flagging end. It happened with Sourav Ganguly. And more recently with the master blaster. Till he ‘smashed’ his critics with a ton, most of them were talking not only of his loss in form, but also about his

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Remember Shakti. What an apt title!! The only thing that is needed is a question mark at the end. Because am sure when one asks about the Shakti concert, it will need some brain wracking to 'Remember Shakti'!Shakti, the musical concert. The concert, which is supposed to have been acclaimed around the world. And when one takes into considerations the performing artists (mainly Zakir Hussain), no

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A request or an insult? A nudge or a helping hand? Those are the questions on the minds of people. So what actually happened? Did the players push Sharad Pawar off the podium? Or were they just ensuring that he is more comfortable? Did Ricky Ponting insultingly ask Mr Pawar to hand over the trophy? Or was he just eager to get his hands on the trophy? The best people to answer these questions

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After all the harsh words, I have a few words of praise. I sound like a hypocrite, but then I cannot help but be one at this point. After having seen the remake of Don I have to admit that directors haven’t lost their creativity completely. With a lot of skepticism in mind I went to see the new Don. I was expecting a poor show. But the movie completely took me by surprise. I have to admit that I

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‘Don releasing this week’, ‘Umrao Jaan releasing next week’, ‘Shooting schedule of Sholay delayed’. No, no, these are not headlines from the newspaper archives. These are very much the headlines of today. And so are the films. Yes! You are right. These movies were hits years back. Or more so block-busters. And these block-busters are being re-made again. Why? Well, your guess is as good as mine.

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Seemed like a language I knew. But then, I could make no sense of what I was reading. Maybe I was not reading it properly. Maybe there was something wrong with my eye-sight. But no, I could read the words. I knew them, I even knew their meaning. But as a whole nothing seemed to be making any sense.The problem was not my eye-sight, but my brain. It is a little under-developed. No, no I do not mean

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“Zhalak diklaja….” they said. But then wasn’t he already here? I mean considering the fact that they were dancing because he was here. And then couple of days later they were convincing him that he was not in Pune but in Chinatown. Wow!! But till now I was of the opinion that he came from the heavens and that he stayed in the pandals and temples in the cities. And that mostly in India. Definitely

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One day a man went to God. He complained about the hatred in the world. He complained about cruelty, about the violence, about the suffering and about everything going wrong in the world. He asked God to give something that would make life better and reduce the bitterness amongst the humans. God gave him a bottle of liquid and asked him to pour it in the sea and assured him that things will flow

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And I was swept off my feet. Literally!!! I had to make quite an effort to keep my feet on the ground. Before you get any wrong notions about anything, it is the force of the wind that I was referring to.This weekend, I along with a bunch of friends had gone for a trek. With the monsoon making its presence felt in and around the state, it was but obvious that we pay the forts a regular monsoon

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Fanaatic but not fantastic. That can be said not only for the politician’s move of banning Fanaa in Gujrat, Yashraj films tussle with the multiplexes for screening the movie but also for the movie itself. In the end what mattered most is the biggest disappointment. Expectations were high especially after all the controversies. But turned out to be a big dud. Inspite of Aamir Khan and the talented

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Reservations needed. We need to catch the development train. And we cannot travel ticket-less. After all, it’s illegal!That is what the government seems to be saying. The recent announcement of reservation for medical students seems to be reflecting this opinion. After all India is on the road to development. How can they afford to miss the train? But what the government seems to be forgetting is

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The buck has buckled him for good. Before you get confused, it is the now famous blackbuck case, involving the infamous Salman Khan that is being referred to. Finally, the case has seen the light of the day and Khan has seen the light fading from his life. He has been confined to the not so bright confines of the Jodhpur jail. And to give him company are criminals, who surely are enjoying every

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And it was a golden end to a rusted beginning. Rusted beginnings are very common for Indian sports contingent. Any games start with a controversy for the Indian contingent. Be it the Olympics or the Commonwealth Games or any other sporting encounter. Such games are always associated with scandals and controversies. Infact that is all that can be associated with Indian contingent at international

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Movies promote tourism. Rather should be: Movies promote commercialization. This weekend I had been to a place, which had it not been for the movies, would still have been a pristine location, untouched by commercialization and urbanization. But thanks to the numerous films that are shot here on and off, today this place and its surrounding areas have become a lot more commercial. But it still

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Just when it looked like people will lose their faith in the judicial system in the country, the Best Bakery case verdict has come as a ray of hope for the numerous people who are fighting various legal battles. And the fact that show-cause notice has been issued to the hostile witness Zahira Sheikh and her family has also given some hope and proved that justice can prevail. And that too this

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I have never really given much of a thought to the Padma awards or any other awards that the government or state announce. All I have managed to do is read the names in the newspapers and leave it at that. Never have I gone beyond that. Inspite of the controversies that surround the awards year after year. Numerous awardees have refused the award and numerous have questioned the selection process

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I had never imagined that I will start a blog. Not in my dreams. I never wanted to probably share my thoughts and feelings so publicly. But then my passion for news and media and more so for writing made me rethink. Though working in a profession closely related to writing, the creative urge for freedom, the urge to pen down thoughts without any restrictions made me start this blog. Every person

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