MOVIE REVIEW: Special 26 (Hindi):

This movie is from Neeraj Pandey who had written, scripted and directed "A wednesday" which took a no holds barred look at Islamic Terrorism and what would happen if a common man decided to react. In this movie, he has picked a subjecter of lighter vein, but nevertheless the genius shows in every frame of the film, with wit, sarcasm and sheer intelligence in the story. I really don't want to write more to give out the story line. It is inspired by the fake income tax raids that we read about in the news and cleverly woven into a complete movie with incidents, superb action with intelligent and counter intelligence along with strategic out maneuvering by the hero and the opposing party.

The story is set in the early 80s to late 80s, where in the roots of black economy was planted and deep rooted by the central government with repressive tax regime and policies that promoted black economy. This story takes off on the prevalence of black money and how a clever gang goes about it.... Needless to say this rings alarm bells in the established order and things are shaken up. An honest CBI officer (yes there at least a few left then..) goest about the job.

This leads to a never ending strategy game between the gang and the cbi officer, who wins is the icing on the cake. No stunts but the story is paced very fast and keeps you on the edge of your seat and in good humor as well.

Excellent acting by Anupam Kher, Manoj Bajpai, Jimmy Shergill & of course Akshay Kumar. Such efforts don't happen very often and the team deserves all the encouragement from all of us...

Kajal agarwal who complained that there no substantive roles for heroines in Tamil movies, must have had a mental lapse in accepting this movie. Her character is totally redundant and you will not miss a heartbeat if it is done away with. It would have made the movie better. She has to pay attention to her looks, as someone who is not that beautiful to begin with, the deterioration is very obvious as well in this movie.

Definitely award worthy performance by Anupam Kher & Manoj Bajpai...

Go watch it in the theatre -- definitely paisa vasoon and then many more.... very satisfied...

Goodbye Afzal Guru....

"You don't understand how government works..., mercy petitions are in a queue and we can't jump that...., Variety of opinions have to be sought and considered...." This is all we have heard from the Italian Congress for the past 10 years whenever carrying out sentences were asked about for convicted terrorists.. To the political spectrum's credit no other category of death penalty was neither brought up and nor discussed...

Now suddenly, realizing the deep shit they are in also under pressure of getting scared at the prospect of a challenger who could trump the yuvaraajaa, the government has suddenly discovered that the tingling it has felt in its back is actually a Spine !!!!

Good riddance afzal, although I can somewhat understand why you would want to bomb and kill the parliament, looking at the politicians... terrorism has to be dealt with in the strongest of terms...

For those that still want to ascribe some good thing to Italian Congress, please ask yourselves how come all procedures which didn't even begin, letter writing to all and sundry which was not done, come election time everything suddenly falls into place !! Others for whom that Italian was the best in religious appeasement well it is a lesson learned. There is a proverb in Tamil "ஆட்டை கடிச்சு, மாட்டை கடிச்சு கடைசியில் மனிஷனை கடித்தது" (the monster I supported, first it went after only the goat, then the cow finally the humans....). Those, that think that someone is good as they appease a particular votebank, remember when the other votebank becomes more crucial, guess who would be at the receiving end....

So those that openly campaign for "Development for all and Appeasement for None" need all our support.... Remember that come elections in 2014...

But they do candle light marches in America...

While, we are all justifiably angry at the death of rape victim, this has fast become another Anna Hazare'ish effort for the media. I am not disputing that we need tougher laws for violence against women, but the problem doesn't begin or end there. 

 

In rural India conditions for women are abysmal, with women for the larger part have to answer the nature's call either before sunrise or sunset. Yes, imagine living in a colony where there are no toilets anywhere not even communal ones.... Imagine your life as a woman there... 

 

Now, you still wonder as to why there is lack of confidence in women later in life...? I can vividly recall that during early eighties Charan Singh being blamed for his proposal to build rural toilets. Similar thing happened to MGR in Tamil Nadu as well, by the same elite which is holding candle light marches now, as it is fashionable. 

 

Unless and until you remember all this during election time, such protests are just sham and are totally useless, politicians have learned to ignore this already.. I have to break the news to you all.....

 

I have a legitimate reason to be skeptical of this elite as well. E.g. after the Mumbai terror attack, there were candle light marches all over but within 3 months the same set of bastards were re-elected.

3IDIOTS Alert: 2013-001

3Idiots Alert: 

There is likely to be a "Hang Modi" night by our NDTV brigade who are desperate to redeem Rahul baba after the drubbing in Gujarat and bleak prospects in running against Modi for Lok sabha. 

The latest broom is likely to be "Big blow for Modi, SC upholds Gujarat Lok Ayukta" "Governor wins etc..." ad nauseum... 

What are the facts

• the SC accepted Gujarat government's contention that the governor must consult and act on the advice of the cabinet on such issues. 
• It upheld the appointment of Justice Mehta as Lokayuktha, despite lack of consultation by the governor (highly corrupt, and being prosecuted by Rajastan lokayukta for landscams etc, Kamla Beniwal) since the chief justice of gujarat HC has also advised for Mehta, it is alright. 
• Going further, the SC totally expunged caustic comments made on Modi and the gujarat government by HC judge. Agreeing with the gujarat government actually. 

Yet this is likely to be made out to be a big blow for Modi by our secular bridage. For more details on what actually happened read http://vicharak1.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/facts-why-was-lokayukta-delayed-in-gujarat-for-seven-years/ and make up your mind yourself.....

 

The anti-Hindu, english media poses the biggest threat to our secular character as a nation, please get yourselves educated about them.... You can also refer to http://www.mediacrooks.com

 

How to get rid of die hard fans… Or Skyfall movie…

I have been a die-hard Bond movie fan for decades and each movie has seen by me at least twenty times… I go to the bond movies for Gadgets, Dashing Debonair attitude, exceptional action sequences, special effects evolving with the current technologies and of course Bond Girls. The witty dialogues that happen between the villain/girls/Q/M/MoneyPenny and bond were increasingly appealing as I grew from a young boy to a mature adult (my wife still disagrees with the mature part…) and as the intent/meaning of the wit became more apparent. Similarly the technical gadgets also evolved with my understanding and appreciation of technology. So in essence I had a good thing going – now along comes “the new better bond” franchise, the ugliest bond of all and even uglier heroine. Since Casino Royale I am feeling let down, with attempts to introduce emotion and sensitivity to Bond.

Folks, if those were truly requirements then intelligence agencies will hire from feminists and national commission for women -- for their agents and bosses, begin discussions on whether something can be resolved through dialogues and finally, remove all action.

Things have gotten so bad, that “Ek Tha Tiger” was really much more enjoyable than SKYFALL ! Ayan has better action and story than skyfall !!! It appears that Bond is after an Oscar award. Surprisingly, critics are ranting and raving and giving a huge thumbs up - for this “humanizing of Bond”. Not just bond this non-sense is being played out with Batman/SuperMan etc. Folks, I hate to break it to you… these are supposed to be super hero movies and even the humans are supposed to be out of the ordinary… Even in bond movies, whether it was Halle Berry, or Michelle Yeoh -- women spies were also being showcased as equally capable and just as ruthless as bond. Even Spy Who Loved Me a while ago, had a ruthless Russian female equivalent...

Too bad that Bond franchise is increasingly politically correct. If this is what a bond movie is going to be all about in the future, I will settle down to watching tear jerk-er soaps and movies. Only thing that will be extra are duets, dancing in groups and running around trees…

Time to update all my earlier bond movie collections to blu-ray and settle down comfortably at home. It is not safe to leave the comfort of your home for the latest bond movie. Unless a 3d version of those earlier ones is released, no way I am coming back..

Very disappointed.... and yes, still die a hard bond fan... All is not lost, still there is still Steven Seagal...

A Rare gem indeed…(Oh My God…)

I watched Oh My God and went with a very sober expectation (a secular trash, Akshay Kumar slapstick and Bollywood Bikini Bonanza). Seriously, that is all you can expect from Karan Johar inspired clubs that dominate bulk of the movies. The rare exceptions are Salman Khan and Aamir Khan now-a-days. Boy, I was shell shocked by the mature, balanced portrayal of believers vs. non-believers. Seriously, this movie is that good. Don’t believe the secularist media whose reviewers all trashed this movie -- as the main protagonist becomes a believer in god in the end!!! This anathema to this intellectual club and that is the only reason for the pathetic reviews you see in main stream media…

First of all, this is a Paresh Rawal Movie, period. He is there in every frame and makes his presence count. It is an award winning performance, how a common man who was hit by an “Act of GOD” – again as defined by man – goes after GOD ! In the whole mature set of sequences that follow, the movie in a very balanced way cutting across all religions and beliefs puts forth a point of view. The strength of the movie is that it has no bias or prejudice in any frame ! Excellently written script and powerful dialogs that really sink in like an arrow through your heart and mind. Literally, opening a window to the world, people, religion & beliefs.

The person, who most surprised me in the movie is “Mithun Chakraborthy”, his portrayal of Nithyananda+SaiBaba inspired character is awesome. An arrogance of knowledge, a demeaning attitude towards the believers (Whom he sees as those without any other option) are done picture perfect ! Next, Akshay Kumar who portrays a very calm demeanor, without any of his usual slapstick attempts etc. He carries himself as god very well indeed. Though it is portrayed as a serious critic of Hinduism, a rank bad idea for publicity designers, it equally criticizes those commission brokers who stand between you and your salvation. This is a real secular movie which goes after an issue and not any particular religion/faith, hence it is unacceptable to the “secular reviewers”. Ignore those morons, please see it and encourage it.

The most meaningful message is delivered in the end where in despite Paresh Rawal’s effort at educating the public about “religious factories”, the cocky attitude that Mithunda displays when he says “My business will never shut down, as people are not God Loving, but GOD FEARING…!”. That was truly the icing on the cake, amen to that. I am sure that this movie would have been a better choice for OSCARS than BARFI, but then you have to please the NDTV brigade with your choice isn’t it … ?

A rare gem from Bollywood…. See it with teh whole family and encourage it...

What are the judges are afraid of ?

Recently, the SC pronounced a verdict in the SAHARA case against SEBI and about how the media with certain documents that were leaked did a story. The basis of the case is that somehow the media discussion about the case and public opinion is prejudicial to the SAHARA group.

 

In the olden days in some states we had a jury system where in Jurors will hear arguments and decide on the guilt or innocence of an individual. Even in that the presiding judge has the power to overrule the jury and pronounce a verdict on his own to prevent mis-carriage of justice.

Now, jury system has been abolished only judges deliver verdicts. Yet, the SC wants restrictions on discussion on cases in courts as it will be prejudicial hence subject to reasonable restrictions. Unless the media says the judge who is hearing the case has some reason not to be on the bench etc. I find it hard to understand how would it be prejudicial. We already have contempt of court as a means to deal with this…

 

Prejudice can occur only in the case of a bad judge, let us be clear about it. If the SC truly feels that it is a significant problem, then they probably should start cleaning up their own stables, instead of enforcing a tradition of sub-judice. Even sub-judice is not a law but a tradition, which is used by the corrupt to file a bogus case and them pre-empt all responses, by saying “the matter is sub-judice”.

 

I would have been happier, if instead of restricting free debate the SC had 1. Dispensed away with sub-judice as a notion/tradition completely and 2. Started cleaning up the fallible amongst its bretheren.

 

This judgment will do more harm than good as it provides (however unintentional) an avenue for the criminals to hide behind the sub-judice curtain. I sincerely hope that a constitutional bench sees the dangers and reverses this decision.