Dark Knight rises - A movie review

Super heroes are back ,the first being The Amazing Spiderman and the all dashing Batman .
Both of them are different in their styles ,pack different punches but for me ,what got me really the cool factor is obviously Batman.
The movie opening sequences with prisoners being transported in plane by FBI agents . In the plane is all terror unleashed when Bane ,the oxygen masked man is revealed .
He's Batman's nemesis who wants to take control of Gotham city. In this movie Gordon,the police chief of Gotham City reveals  there's is protector in Gotham city ,and also spills the beans on who killed former police officer  Harvey Bent.
Christian Nolan  ,the hero ,plays both Bruce Wayne of Wayne industry and reprises his role for the last time as Batman. .Meanwhile after a long hiatus we get to see Batman sidekick and his girlfriend ,Catwomen/Selina Kyle played by the pretty Anna Hathaway .She's clever ,witty and delivers a powerful performance and does the role pretty well.
Gotham City covered under lies and threat looms large when the monstrous Bane ,who takes over the whole city ,even the law and order of the city in his control.
Tom hardy ,essay's his role the best ,I really love his scary sounding heavy voice and the awesome slug fest between Batman .
Gizmo's ,gadgets is like woahh ! I just feel like having one of them ,be it the Batmobile and Batman's car is just vroom is just so cool.
 The surprise package ?? ,we know there's two's company when it comes to Batman's best friend and buddy.
Yes ,it is Robin , his character is revealed in the end when the honest police officer who 's childhood hero is batman  . This character is played by Joseph Gordon- Levitt.
Who can forget Micheal Caine role as Alfred .He delivers a excellent performance ,full of emotions and fatherly role in shaping Batman's life.
Marion Cottliard plays the role of Miranda Tate ,a executive member of Wayne's enterprises .She shares a cold relationship with Batmen ,secretly has ties with league of shadows and the daughter of the immortal Ria'al Gul.
Even Lucius Fox performance ,role essayed by Morgan freeman comes well and he delivers a decent performance. Long time Bruce Enterprises chief ,this time under pressure to protect the nukes from getting into the deadly Bane's hands.
End of the day ,all goes well and ends well. The movie ends in epic fashion and is Batman who saves the day  again !.
It is worth your money ,and I'm sure you'll really want to see this movie again and again.

Bane and Batman in a fighting scene.

Golden Wall of India

There was a time Indian cricket needed solidarity and base to withstand the bowling pressure of the opposition team.Crisis man ,God gifted cricket prodigy arrived on the arena in the summer 96, when India toured England.

His first shot to fame was his compact and great  95 which he made at the backdrop of cricket's most beautiful stadium ,the Lord's. It this prestigious stadium where he burst into international scene as the man with the golden bat.
His first landmark 100 came against the mighty South Africans ,when he faced big names with the likes of Allan Donald,Jack Kallis and Shaun Pollock. This achievement came in the test series of 1996-97.

Then his beginning in the ODI arena was a dream ,debuting in Sahara Cup scoring 90 . All this was a sign of things to come of this man who is the future rock star of the Indian Team.
As ,years pass by his real innate talent was shown at the big spectacle ,The ICC Cricket World Cup 1999,which was held in England.
Is still remember ,my real love for cricket sparked during the most memorable and high scoring match,where India punished and hit a defenseless Sri Lankan bowling attack out of park .
This was the match where the two greats become famous and I really love this match till date.
It was "dada"Sourav Ganguly, prince of Kolkata and the Rock solid became really guns blazing ! all over the park.This is where fell in love with Cricket ,this was the match where easily both matched each other for stroke to stroke . The world 's first 200 actually both these players would have got 200 runs in a single match!.
India won that match easily ,and Ganguly scored too an epic 183. As , an Indian  I was heartbroken,India were out of world cup before making to super six and finals .
Australia ,became the world champions that time.

Years pass by, Rahul Dravid my cricket hero ,he showed his calm and batting prowess against teams like Pakistan and Australia where he really likes to play with these two itself Arc rivals ,when it comes to cricketing battles !.
He scored two great knocks of 230 v/s Australia and Pakistan masterpiece 270 . All this came ,in the 2003-04 era.
Then years to come ,his cricketing ability and techniques ,meant for test cricket.
The big upsetting thing I feel ,he his the best in one days too, the man for India in crises situation and has bailed India throughout his career which had a lot of ups and downs.
As a cricket fan, his retirement really saddens me ,that a great wall will now be missed in Indian jersey and the  backbone of the Indian team will be missing ,
Years later ,on the march 9th he announces his retirement saying "he his sad yet proud to leave his favourite no3 position to the young new walls of India Virat Kohli ,who is also said to be next rock solid star of Indian cricket.
I salute this cricketer for all the exciting moments he has given our Indian and the world who really love cricket .He is a cricket manual and a idol to look up to who really like batting  .

The second highest test run -scorer. The real Rock star of Indian cricket.

The day when Indians across the Globe went bonkers

  Well as soon as the Indian team breezed their way through the quarter finals , beat the West Indies comfortably by 80 runs that's when I thought ,okay this the time I have no second thoughts gonna root for India my home team and see them through semis and then the big one ,the finals. The semis , what seemed like more than a week to go , and we playing against old ,yet strong opponents ,yes who else it is Pakistan !. Thats where the world cups biggest match and the build up began. I had predicted my gut feeling wanting to see a India -Pakistan clash in the world cup came true , and finally it became true !. No where any stretch of my imagination I would witness two old warhorses clash in the biggest match of the world cup,  umdoubtedly the mother of all the world cup matches.
 Then hearing , the news closely following these two teams very closely. At one stage , my heart really sank when I saw a hindi news channel claiming this match is fixed apparently , the man a big guy in Indian IT department ans he said " India is gonna lose this match, is fixed by the betting syndicates and we have to follow the Underworld orders !.But , I reminded myself and believed this is all rubbish and absolute uncalled pre match dramas .
Not only that is the end of the dramas , the Pakistani minister requesting the whole pakistani ,and just requesting them not to fix the match ? , which I still believe that the big betting syndicates are on the job just before the match is yet to be played !.
The big day arrived , all I wanted to see ,is my country's flag waving high and an famous India victory was on the cards . And it did , happen finally, pressure cooker released by Sehwag and our God of cricket , Sachin Tendulkar given 5 rebirths during his innings which he looked out of sorts but managed to get a healthy 87 runs.Pakistanis did play competitive ,but not at their lethal best. They rode on Shahid Afridi's magic arm , but he also coudn't provide any help to his own team. This is first India - Pakistan to have gone without any hiccups and the usual punjabi gallis .! Thats a common sight for me to see both the teams clash with sledging.
Umar Akamals lived their dream for a while but it all crashed when the experienced Harbhajan Singh spinning a ball and crashed onto his stumps ending any hopes of a Pakistani Victory. Still the banked on one man army , Misbah Ul Haq who finally went all out attack in the end. But the end was a painful one for Pakistan ,though I must say they played well to an extent.
Just when Misbah Ul haq went for a huge heave ,he was caught deep in the long on boundary and Virat Kohli the man who kept his nerve and took a good catch.
That moment, people went berserk in the crowd , Chak de India  ringing across the ground in Mohali stadium . I just jumped from my seat and I went too berserk and I screamed Chak De India !. This day whole Indians went wild right from people celebrating the victory , victory laps were witnessed in Dubai , famous areas went  mad like the Meena Bazaar , Karama, Bur Dubai  , in London people also going Berserk , US and Canada to ringing in the celebrations . Well, who can forget people going mad in Delhi, Punjab , Mumbai ,Kokata ,Banglore and other cities witnessing huge victory parades and people blocking the streets partying all night on the roads .This was day I felt being Indian is something to be proud of and now I can say we are the world champions before we meet the mighty lankans . 

Tanu Weds Manu

                                              Tanu Weds Movie Review

This is a movie has a a lot of promises , the way it is seen the promos ,  another romantic flick with inventive story telling and terrific performances .Unlike the past romantic flicks like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Jab We Met. There was something very refreshing about these films that was lapped up by the audience.

It begins with Manu (Madhavan) a doctor settled in London coming bride-hunting to India to fulfill his parents' wishes. That's how he meets Kanpur-based small-town girl Tanu (Kangna) and takes an instant liking to her. But she is in love with someone else and wants Manu to call the marriage off. The heart-broken doctor is yet to recuperate from the wound when he meets his dream girl again at his best friend Jassi's (Eijaz Khan) wedding. Tanu and Manu begin to get to know each other better. But her heart still beats for the man she loves. In typical filmi style, Manu decides to get them together. However, fate has other plans and that leads to the eventual climax and a happy ending.

Director Aanand L Rai (STRANGERS) begins the proceedings impressively. You soon get acquainted with the unpretentious yet strong Manu and the bindaas Tanu. The sundry characters especially, Pappi (Deepak Dobriyal) and Payal (Swara bhaskara) add life to the proceedings. Although the first half gets a bit wobbly before the interval, it's pretty watchable primarily because of Tanu's crazy histrionics.

The problem lies in the second half when the narrative takes the much traversed path of numerous past movies. It's a mixed bag of HUM DIL DE CHUKE SANAM, JAB WE MET and PYAAR TOH HONA HI THA. The predictable end is not a problem, the docile script is. There's not enough spunk in the storytelling. You never get to know why Manu is going out of his way for Tanu, when he knows her intentions (is it his unconditional love for her?). Tanu's character all of a sudden becomes soft, and thereby loses her charm. Even the humour quotient isn't up to the mark.

What's Hot- Where love stories are concerned, it's quite obvious that the focus has now shifted from NRI-Land to the heartland of India. And it's a welcome change. The first thing that strikes you about TWM is its incredible backdrop -- sweeping shots of Delhi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Punjab and Vaishnodevi. Aanand Rai does a brilliant job capturing the essence of every city, making the setting just perfect for a love story of this genre. The narrative is simple and pleasing. Manu's pathos is adequately explained and justified. And Tanu's vortex of emotions is understandable and something you can identify with. The scenes between the lead couple are funny, poignant and have their own special moments. The songs are well placed and they don't seem jarring at any point. The Kajra Mohabbatwala sequence is a full-on winner. The film's highlight is the supporting cast -- Deepak Dobriyal, Eijaz Khan and Swara Bhaskar are brilliant. Watch out for Rajendra Gupta's volatile outburst that has been beeped for obvious reasons. Jimmy Shergill is striking in a new avatar -- he literally shoulders the entire climax. Kangna is very effective and free of any inhibitions. She makes the character of Tanu likable even with all its complexities. Madhavan is first-rate and finally gets a film that showcases his true potential.

TANU WEDS MANU is not completely bad and has its moments. The twist post the interval is deftly done. Some of the genuinely beautiful moments include the 'Jai Mata Di' scene in the beginning and Pappi conversing with Manu on the terrace.

And not to forget the foot –tapping ,bhangra and fun song which is seen in the promos 'Saadi Gaali ' is the saving grace of the  film according to me ,though not fully shot song and dance sequence as we normally get to see ,sung by Lehmber Hussainpuri .

The two oppsites

Every body will have their likings as well as their dislikes for things be it in sports , one may like football ,cricket ,basket ball etc etc, also the same thing is seen in relationships the guy may not like their partners and vice versa due the differences in the relationship either take call and calls it quits.In this manner if the relationship ends in this fashion it sounds disturbing ,but that is way it ends in friendship too. But one should not get bogged down by such sayings because every individual is good in their own respect ,they are created by God with very unique features like Height , skin ,voice and thoughts too.Is it the thoughts are creation of the divine or our thoughts are our own creation and manifesting in as actions .Because as a individual I have experience very good thoughts and normal thoughts which normally we perceive and wanna give it a go and shout it out to the world that we like to stay close to those beautiful thoughts which may reflect in my live .We all have our likings and dislikes in particular aspects .It can be subject of liking someone so intensely but he /she does not come just by  he /she not liking you and you face possibility of losing her he/she and this is the fact that it is rejection we have faced and then for those moments we felt for that feeling and it just beautiful to feel in feeling of love . But their he /she has a girlfriend and boyfriend and that's the thing which may hit us ,but the reality is it should not because the fact I or you have told him/her  that I love like a princess and it should not stop me from that thought of loving her and that's best feeling because you have shed your inhibitions by saying it so and it releases a lot of tension in our so called mind full of  random thoughts in how to tell to my special someone and they u go the feedback which can mean possible negation from the fact i told to her.
Well that's why God has made the men and women different by far poles apart and different from each other but yet at least some points of commonness will be their between two individuals and that's good in a way.
But I feel feelings are very strong and sending good signals in those feelings can result in good feedback
The irony is that no too same fingers of our own hand are same but well I don't believe it myself !. Yet , I perceive the good feelings be it a negative reaction .Keeping my fingers crossed , hopefully someday an opposite person is not so much opposite and not so much different rather be neutral .