tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.comments2010-12-21T09:52:55.169-05:00science of confusionrathchakrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11881486194606181380noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-5134015818316212032010-02-15T00:16:34.726-05:002010-02-15T00:16:34.726-05:00[... ] is other relavant source on this topic[...]...[... ] is other relavant source on this topic[...]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-139698794003176002010-01-20T11:01:50.951-05:002010-01-20T11:01:50.951-05:00Thanks for the encouragement OPoCCtgP and glad tha...Thanks for the encouragement OPoCCtgP and glad that you are loving the posts. Chapter 2 is now available.rathchakrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881486194606181380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-4575194128162295022010-01-19T17:33:45.873-05:002010-01-19T17:33:45.873-05:00Am LOVING your decade recap! I too lost touch with...Am LOVING your decade recap! I too lost touch with Indian movies a while ago, and look forward to seeing all your listings, and hopefully (!!) catching up with some of the ones I missed. Thanks for posting!One Pound of Cannoli Cream to Go, Please!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15319436212921354258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-88842927329454374632010-01-19T06:25:27.503-05:002010-01-19T06:25:27.503-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-13088893809659001642010-01-07T21:21:20.611-05:002010-01-07T21:21:20.611-05:00Sorry, I tend to take a very 'industry' po...Sorry, I tend to take a very 'industry' point of view in these matters. So I concede on the two points on which you challenged me.<br /><br />1. It is indeed wrong for me to compare Anu <br />Malik's amateurish versatility (he is a completely untrained musician after all) with ARR's mastery over most genres including jazz, bhajan, waltz, thumri, Sufi, hiphop and even the Sargamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-36149444190194033152010-01-07T14:00:25.417-05:002010-01-07T14:00:25.417-05:00@Sargam - Thanks for the thoughts and the list of ...@Sargam - Thanks for the thoughts and the list of your favorites (Fiza - what a great soundtrack that was). However, I would not go so far as putting Anu on the same pedestal as an ARR.<br />@"The thing that has prevented Malik from being 'accepted' is his inconsistency."<br />I think it's more to do with his integrity to his art and profession more than inconsistency. rathchakrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881486194606181380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-55188220261727056092010-01-07T13:44:13.186-05:002010-01-07T13:44:13.186-05:00sorry for the double post guyssorry for the double post guysSargamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-69599823330993328802010-01-07T13:43:22.084-05:002010-01-07T13:43:22.084-05:00I am an unashamed Anu Malik fan.
It does get fru...I am an unashamed Anu Malik fan. <br /><br />It does get frustrating when people, who go on about their musical favourites, raise their eyebrows, as Urmila said, when I declare my love for Anu Malik's music.<br /><br />I'm not deaf - so I know he has composed some stinkers in his time (Neela Dupatta Peela Suit!) and a lot of his work has been strictly average. So it's great to see youSargamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-39693783944324336212010-01-07T13:43:21.215-05:002010-01-07T13:43:21.215-05:00I am an unashamed Anu Malik fan.
It does get fru...I am an unashamed Anu Malik fan. <br /><br />It does get frustrating when people, who go on about their musical favourites, raise their eyebrows, as Urmila said, when I declare my love for Anu Malik's music.<br /><br />I'm not deaf - so I know he has composed some stinkers in his time (Neela Dupatta Peela Suit!) and a lot of his work has been strictly average. So it's great to see youSargamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-86636297356171057532010-01-06T13:26:59.935-05:002010-01-06T13:26:59.935-05:00I agree..! There have been nice melodies indeed by...I agree..! There have been nice melodies indeed by him. I know when I had mentioned it to folks .. got raised eyebrows and such.<br /><br />On similar lines maybe more radical - our dear Himesh Resh... - i actually liked the song "man ka radio". I am sure I am hearing lots of "how can you ...!! :) "<br /><br />See ya.Urmimalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16905195361133000364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-87167393678145745972010-01-06T09:19:25.058-05:002010-01-06T09:19:25.058-05:00hey ajit.. u did a good work and research on anu m...hey ajit.. u did a good work and research on anu malik's songs.. i didnt know that some of the songs u listed here were composed by anu malik.. i personally never liked him for his arrogance, airy-headedness, etc.. but the songs u listed are really wonderful songs..Advocate Ambarish Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391633411748980067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-70643582923625277762010-01-05T08:43:58.717-05:002010-01-05T08:43:58.717-05:00@Kautilya - Dev D was a good attempt, really refre...@Kautilya - Dev D was a good attempt, really refreshing but did not quite make it to the best of the year. On another note, Paro of Dev D is one of the best female characters in Hindi cinema and has been portrayed with tremendous zeal by Mahie Gill. <br /><br />About 3 idiots, watch it as a masala entertainer and it works. Watch it as the "best movie of all times with a great social message&rathchakrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881486194606181380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-19703321952542450422010-01-05T08:37:37.512-05:002010-01-05T08:37:37.512-05:00Have not really followed the controversy about the...Have not really followed the controversy about the producers and Chetan Bhagat. From what I read, if the contract laid out the T's and C's and Chetan agreed to it, he is now being greedy and wants a pie of the profits the movie is making. Also, the movie just borrows some plot and characters from the book. The movie in itself stands quite independent from the book (which in my opinion wasrathchakrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881486194606181380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-27187232139070547082010-01-05T06:16:20.648-05:002010-01-05T06:16:20.648-05:00Hey buddy, any thoughts on the Movie Vs. The book ...Hey buddy, any thoughts on the Movie Vs. The book controversy stirred up by Chetan Bhagat with 3idiots? Would love to hear your thoughts.Bonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00974739385392862389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-33523635633837665022009-12-30T18:02:30.856-05:002009-12-30T18:02:30.856-05:00Nice List this.
I am surprised Dev D din't ma...Nice List this.<br /><br />I am surprised Dev D din't make it to your list.(I haven't watched it yet, but its lying in my post from netflix)<br /><br />I agree 'Luck By Chance' was the best. Zoya, the Akhtar, is super cool. <br /><br />I am waiting to watch 3 idiots. I am sure Hirani has something new up his sleeves. Hope he does not overkill his own style and keeps re-inventing.<kautilyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196450087427067882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-49444722656414796272009-12-21T13:39:12.538-05:002009-12-21T13:39:12.538-05:00Very well written. And this is an interesting subj...Very well written. And this is an interesting subject.<br /><br />The home town and India in general offer a lot of pain points and some of us who have stayed away from the chaos, can totally relate to what you have witnessed and written.<br />It's sometimes frustrating to see people use and talk of advanced cell phones when basics of life's are not in place. But at the same time the way kautilyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196450087427067882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-67189104990712504732009-11-13T13:21:13.595-05:002009-11-13T13:21:13.595-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-23239260869020838992009-11-06T17:54:40.493-05:002009-11-06T17:54:40.493-05:00Hey, just came across this blog today. It was real...Hey, just came across this blog today. It was really interesting. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-88414013172930432132009-10-26T10:56:45.110-04:002009-10-26T10:56:45.110-04:00these 84' riots were in fact justified by the ...these 84' riots were in fact justified by the then PM with these (in)famous words - "when a big tree falls, the earth shakes"<br /><br />yes, every riot, should be told and truth about it be brought out. unfortunately, we have so many 'entities' at stack in 'investigating'.. they can easily blur the reality with their own agenda. thus it becomes a work of kautilyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196450087427067882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-53029714458124750472009-10-26T10:44:57.476-04:002009-10-26T10:44:57.476-04:00Nice review Ajit
I will see if I can get a DVDNice review Ajit<br />I will see if I can get a DVDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10591885545418123324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-88050870383402811182009-10-24T22:48:03.511-04:002009-10-24T22:48:03.511-04:00Better late than never. It was a great car. The ...Better late than never. It was a great car. The best thing I remember about your Jetta is the way you had set the audio. I am still striving to make mine reach the soft yet crisp perfection you had on AJITSBonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00974739385392862389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-80995778983422740802009-10-24T22:42:58.467-04:002009-10-24T22:42:58.467-04:00Boss, well written and nice to read. However the p...Boss, well written and nice to read. However the patronizing doesn't make a lot of sense to me. End of the day it is a job and I don't believe the ones who picks up the garbage grew up imagining oneself doing what each ended up doing when he or she eventually grew up. Just like any other job (yeh the stuff you me and a lot of others do from 9 in the morning on monday to 8:59 in the Bonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00974739385392862389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-73309920487560492152009-10-24T22:39:15.564-04:002009-10-24T22:39:15.564-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00974739385392862389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-74246294134888700062009-10-24T22:18:38.737-04:002009-10-24T22:18:38.737-04:00Picked this one up last week. Did not get down to...Picked this one up last week. Did not get down to opening the cellophane yet :-(. This post is the call of action on the subject. MUST SEE TODAY.Bonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00974739385392862389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28095957.post-76548077537225150652009-10-24T22:09:12.278-04:002009-10-24T22:09:12.278-04:00Great review Ajit. Will pickup the DVD today.Great review Ajit. Will pickup the DVD today.Bonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00974739385392862389noreply@blogger.com