Your heroes are perfect beings.
My heroes are non-living things.
Your heroes crack witty jokes.
My heroes are planning a hoax
Your heroes are hip and happening
My heroes are totally boring
Your heroes are smooth-talking SOBs
My heroes are street-smart hippies
Your heroes are loved by one and all
My heroes are the ones who take the fall
Your heroes always get a standing ovation
My heroes are hated all over the nation
Your heroes are very magnanimous
My heroes are downright infamous
Your heroes always have a pretty princess
My heroes hit girls without any distress
Your heroes fight the good fight
My heroes believe “might is right”
But in the end-
Yes,in the end-
Your heroes are god-like kings
My heroes are real human beings
Friday, August 28, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Just for something's sake
Well hello people;long time no post.So I thought I would post something just for the sake of posting something.Here goes:
1.Kolkata-the city of joy?More like the city of broken dreams.
2.3 A.M. in the morning is very beautiful.And……you have insomnia.
3.People just need an excuse to make friends.Or quarrel in a crowded bus.
4.People are damn irritating.This statement isn’t a judgement.Its an universal truth.
5.if people stopped arguing for sometime,the earth would be soooooooo peaceful.And soooooooooooo bloody boring.
6. Michael Corleone is the hero of millions all over the world.He is also a fictional character.
7.There’s two ways to get people to do some work for you.One is pay them.Another is double-dare them.
8.Fortune favours the brave.And the beginner,just to make his teacher look foolish.And also the fools because they are the only ones to stupid enough to be brave.
9.Did I mention people are irritating?And also hypocritic,obnoxious and mean as hell.Like me.
10.I am tired.Good night.Have a nice day....or night...whatever...
1.Kolkata-the city of joy?More like the city of broken dreams.
2.3 A.M. in the morning is very beautiful.And……you have insomnia.
3.People just need an excuse to make friends.Or quarrel in a crowded bus.
4.People are damn irritating.This statement isn’t a judgement.Its an universal truth.
5.if people stopped arguing for sometime,the earth would be soooooooo peaceful.And soooooooooooo bloody boring.
6. Michael Corleone is the hero of millions all over the world.He is also a fictional character.
7.There’s two ways to get people to do some work for you.One is pay them.Another is double-dare them.
8.Fortune favours the brave.And the beginner,just to make his teacher look foolish.And also the fools because they are the only ones to stupid enough to be brave.
9.Did I mention people are irritating?And also hypocritic,obnoxious and mean as hell.Like me.
10.I am tired.Good night.Have a nice day....or night...whatever...
Sunday, August 16, 2009
No One But Me
There’s no one but me,there’s no one but me.
It’s 11.30 at night and the streets are empty.
I am stranded alone in this godforsaken city.
There’s no one here except good ol’ me.
Looks like this city died quite sometime back
Everything here though has been left intact.
Down the road,I even found a familiar Big Mac
The houses are all red and the streets are all black.
I find myself wondering how this city died.
Maybe a disease that no one survived.
Or perhaps a nuclear bomb cast it aside
Wonder how I ended up on this city’s inside
But then I stopped wondering where everyone had gone
As It hit me like bricks on my head.
Something that I should have long ago known.
It was not the city it was me who was dead
It’s 11.30 at night and the streets are empty.
I am stranded alone in this godforsaken city.
There’s no one here except good ol’ me.
Looks like this city died quite sometime back
Everything here though has been left intact.
Down the road,I even found a familiar Big Mac
The houses are all red and the streets are all black.
I find myself wondering how this city died.
Maybe a disease that no one survived.
Or perhaps a nuclear bomb cast it aside
Wonder how I ended up on this city’s inside
But then I stopped wondering where everyone had gone
As It hit me like bricks on my head.
Something that I should have long ago known.
It was not the city it was me who was dead
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Elixir of life
The things that make life worth living for useless tramps like myself:
1.4.30 p.m.-that’s when my college ends.
2.ESPN-STAR SPORTS-TEN SPORTS-many people would be devastated if these channels went off air….the sale of anti depressants would shoot up.After all this is where boys find solace from their hitleristic bosses, loathsome jobs, outrageous bills and whining girlfriends.
3.The roadside stalls around the city-Some people (read my mother) say we eat to live not live to eat..yeah sure….as long there is food in front of me anyone can say anything to me.And these are the places which provide plenty of cheap food.
4.Dil se-This show on red fm from 10 p.m.-3 a.m. every Friday has been an old friend.Many a times over the years I have fallen asleep listening to this.Some things stay the same and remind you of your childhood.
5.Adda-The once in a while evening hanging out with friends….and chatting..thats really one of the things that keep us going.Even the biggest of pjs make you laugh then,and you feel grateful to have these friends,
6.Vacation after exams-These excite us so much,that many of us start planning a lot of things to do during this time even before the exams begin.But the vacations make the tedious examinations a little bearable.
7-Computer games-Yeah ok so I am fat and I can’t participate in physical sports.Big deal.I still kill 50-60 terrorists every evening and score 5 goals in one match.Go chew on that!!!
8-Weekends-Phewwwww!!!Some rest from writing those lab reports and finishing those assignments for tomorrow.Ah,to be able to comfortably sit and watch a movie!!!that reminds me-
9,Movies-If you haven’t seen movies you are missing something big.From The Godfather of the past to The Hangover of the present movies really can liven your mood up.
10.And finally-last but never the least-Hope-The hope that tomorrow will be a better terrorism free,reservation free,swine flu free,tax free world is one thing that keeps you going.Even when all the odds are stacked against you,hope is one thing that makes life worth living.
1.4.30 p.m.-that’s when my college ends.
2.ESPN-STAR SPORTS-TEN SPORTS-many people would be devastated if these channels went off air….the sale of anti depressants would shoot up.After all this is where boys find solace from their hitleristic bosses, loathsome jobs, outrageous bills and whining girlfriends.
3.The roadside stalls around the city-Some people (read my mother) say we eat to live not live to eat..yeah sure….as long there is food in front of me anyone can say anything to me.And these are the places which provide plenty of cheap food.
4.Dil se-This show on red fm from 10 p.m.-3 a.m. every Friday has been an old friend.Many a times over the years I have fallen asleep listening to this.Some things stay the same and remind you of your childhood.
5.Adda-The once in a while evening hanging out with friends….and chatting..thats really one of the things that keep us going.Even the biggest of pjs make you laugh then,and you feel grateful to have these friends,
6.Vacation after exams-These excite us so much,that many of us start planning a lot of things to do during this time even before the exams begin.But the vacations make the tedious examinations a little bearable.
7-Computer games-Yeah ok so I am fat and I can’t participate in physical sports.Big deal.I still kill 50-60 terrorists every evening and score 5 goals in one match.Go chew on that!!!
8-Weekends-Phewwwww!!!Some rest from writing those lab reports and finishing those assignments for tomorrow.Ah,to be able to comfortably sit and watch a movie!!!that reminds me-
9,Movies-If you haven’t seen movies you are missing something big.From The Godfather of the past to The Hangover of the present movies really can liven your mood up.
10.And finally-last but never the least-Hope-The hope that tomorrow will be a better terrorism free,reservation free,swine flu free,tax free world is one thing that keeps you going.Even when all the odds are stacked against you,hope is one thing that makes life worth living.
Friday, August 07, 2009
Public Enemies Review
From the time I heard Public Enemies the new Michael Mann movie was starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale I knew this was going to be huge.I mean here we have two of the biggest cult actors in Hollywood.Depp mainly known for his Captain Jack Sparrow has been given some superb performances( Charlie and the Chocolate factory,Sleepy Hollow,Donnie Brasco) over the years.Christian Bale who became famous as the billionaire playboy crimefighter Bruce Wayne has also some acclaimed performances under his belt.(American Psycho,The Machinist,The Prestige).With these two actors of tremendous potential you have Michael Mann as director who has given some highly enthralling movies like Heat,The Insider,Collateral in the past.So with names such as these associated with Public Enemies expectations were always bound to be sky-high.I know you are thinking that the next sentence will be “But unfortunately the film fails to live up to the expectations.”You are right.It does fail.
Public Enemies is set during the Great Depression.it focuses on the true story of FBI agent Melvin Purvis's attempt to stop criminals John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd.I will not reveal the plot so as not to give away the story but just say this-There was every element in the story for this to be a great movie.It has a lot of similarities with one of Mann’s previous works Heat where Pacino and De Niro play the two men on two sides of law.That movie was superb.Where then does this movie fail?
1)The Dialogues-The dialogues are smart,crisp but nothing earth-shattering.Specially the scene between Bale and Depp.That scene required much more dialogues.And the ones used were frankly not good enough.The scene in Heat between De Niro and Pacino had some awesome dialogues.
2)The speed-The speed of the movie never really picked up.Even the actions scenes are not anything awesome,which is to be expected since this is set in 1933.In Heat the break-neck speed was a key factor contributing to the success of the movie.
3)Character Development-I felt both Dillinger and Purvis’s characters were sketchy and under-developed.Especially Melvin Purvis.When you make a movie about two real men a little character development is expected at least.
4)Not much scope for actors to strut their stuff.Johnny Depp is good as Dillinger and he does his best to churn out another noteworthy performance in a limited script.Christian Bale is under-used in the movie.He does what he has been asked to do quite well.But when you have two actors of the calibre of Depp and Bale you have got to use them better.
5)The Ending-I wont reveal the ending here,but I sort of found it a little lame.
When in a cops and robbers movie you cant get the audience to root for either the cop or the robber there is something wrong in the movie.Does it mean that Public Enemies is a bad movie?Not at all.It’s definitely worth a watch.It’s got all the facts correct.And it does display the Dillinger episode accurately.But it could have been a lot better if Mann would have taken some creative liberties.The element of drama is completely absent in the movie.
P.S- Johnny Depp really struggles in the romantic scenes.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Dreams
His legs feel like jelly
Knees buckling,standing seems a huge task at present.
A funny feeling in his stomach,
The pancakes at breakfast seem to have come alive
He can hear his heart
It might just burst out of his chest.
The curtains go up
He feels like someone poured cement on his head.
He brings the mic close to his face
Tries to remember what he wrote down
“Opens his mouth but the words just won’t come out”
Perspiring like a criminal taking a polygraph test.
The crowd is getting impatient
His opponent’s arrogant smirk sapping the last of his self-belief.
He begins his first line but the crowd is booing
They don’t wanna hear,they just wanna heckle him
He wishes a lightning from heaven would strike him
He throws down the mic and rushes out of the stage
His dreams burnt to ashes
His months and years of preparation wasted
In a few seconds
And he knows the chance won’t come again.
Epilogue:
He enters his room
Everything is just the same
Smell of dinner coming from kitchen
Brother and sister fighting over tv again
He opens a drawer
Finds what he was looking for
Smiles for the first time in the day;
Then points it to his temple and shoots himself.
As the blood around his lifeless body
Forms different ingenious patterns
Everything else still remains the same.
Except for a man and his boyhood dream.
Knees buckling,standing seems a huge task at present.
A funny feeling in his stomach,
The pancakes at breakfast seem to have come alive
He can hear his heart
It might just burst out of his chest.
The curtains go up
He feels like someone poured cement on his head.
He brings the mic close to his face
Tries to remember what he wrote down
“Opens his mouth but the words just won’t come out”
Perspiring like a criminal taking a polygraph test.
The crowd is getting impatient
His opponent’s arrogant smirk sapping the last of his self-belief.
He begins his first line but the crowd is booing
They don’t wanna hear,they just wanna heckle him
He wishes a lightning from heaven would strike him
He throws down the mic and rushes out of the stage
His dreams burnt to ashes
His months and years of preparation wasted
In a few seconds
And he knows the chance won’t come again.
Epilogue:
He enters his room
Everything is just the same
Smell of dinner coming from kitchen
Brother and sister fighting over tv again
He opens a drawer
Finds what he was looking for
Smiles for the first time in the day;
Then points it to his temple and shoots himself.
As the blood around his lifeless body
Forms different ingenious patterns
Everything else still remains the same.
Except for a man and his boyhood dream.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Plagiarism In Bollywood
Well I was getting bored sitting idly doing nothing.So I decided to make a list of Bollywood movies that copied from hollywood movies just to pass time.This is what I got.I am still reeling,
hum tum--- when harry met sally
sarkar--- the godfather(how dare to compare marlon brando and al pacino with the bacchans)
hey babyy-- 3 men and a little lady
partner-- hitch
kyon ki..---- one flew over the cuckoo's nest
chak de india-- a league of their own/miracle
ek ajnabee-- man on fire (fully copied)
kayamat-- the rock
dhoom-- fast and furious,ocean's 11
speed-- cellular
murder-- unfaithful
the train-- derailed
akele hum akele tum---kramer vs kramer
maan---an affair to remember
chori chori chupke chupke-- pretty woman
meri yaar ki shaadi hain-- my best frnds wedding
ghajini-Memento
Zinda-Oldboy
Kaante-Reservoir Dogs
Mujhse shadi karogi-meet the parents and anger management
Chocolate-the usual suspects
Musafir- U-turn
Yuvraaj-Amadeus
Dhamaal-Rat Racxe/Johnny English/Road Trip
God tussi great ho-Bruce almighty
Kyunki main jhoot nehi bolta-Liar Liar
Aitraaz – Disclosure
Baadshah - Nick of Time, Teen Agent, Rush Hour
Baazigar - A Kiss From Dying
Black - The Miracle Worker
Chachi 420 - Mrs. Doubtfire
Dostana - I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Judwaa - Twin Dragons
Koi Mil Gaya - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Munna Bhai MBBS - Patch Adams
Raaz - What Lies Beneath
Zeher - Out of Time
Agneepath-scarface
Dil hai ki manta nahin-it happened one night
Jo jeeta wohi sikander-breaking away
Chamatkar-blackbeard’s ghost
Rangeela- Win a Date with Tadf Hamilton
Ghulam-on the waterfront
Sangharsh-silence of the lambs
Dhai akshar prem ke-walking in the clouds
Kahin pyar na ho jaaye-the wedding singer
Humraaz-a perfect murder
Kuchh to hai-I know what you did last summer
Bunty aur babli-bonnie and clyde
Deewane huye pagal-there’s something about mary
Rang de basanti-all my sons /jesus montreal
I see you-just like heaven
The killer-collateral
Krissh-paycheck
Nishabd-lolita
Bheja fry-diner de cons
Salaam-e-ishq-love actually
U me aur hum-the notebook
Race-goodbye lover
Shaurya-a few good men
Dasvidaniya-Bucket list
That covers a lot.I cant go any longer.Next I heard they are making a remake of the prestige,and a remake of forrest gump.If the actor with the maximum number of plagiarised movies in the list is Aamir Khan considered Indiawide as one of the greatest actors of the country,you know there is a big problem with creativity.Respect originality.Not some rip-off.For these movies are nothing more than that.Gotcha!!
hum tum--- when harry met sally
sarkar--- the godfather(how dare to compare marlon brando and al pacino with the bacchans)
hey babyy-- 3 men and a little lady
partner-- hitch
kyon ki..---- one flew over the cuckoo's nest
chak de india-- a league of their own/miracle
ek ajnabee-- man on fire (fully copied)
kayamat-- the rock
dhoom-- fast and furious,ocean's 11
speed-- cellular
murder-- unfaithful
the train-- derailed
akele hum akele tum---kramer vs kramer
maan---an affair to remember
chori chori chupke chupke-- pretty woman
meri yaar ki shaadi hain-- my best frnds wedding
ghajini-Memento
Zinda-Oldboy
Kaante-Reservoir Dogs
Mujhse shadi karogi-meet the parents and anger management
Chocolate-the usual suspects
Musafir- U-turn
Yuvraaj-Amadeus
Dhamaal-Rat Racxe/Johnny English/Road Trip
God tussi great ho-Bruce almighty
Kyunki main jhoot nehi bolta-Liar Liar
Aitraaz – Disclosure
Baadshah - Nick of Time, Teen Agent, Rush Hour
Baazigar - A Kiss From Dying
Black - The Miracle Worker
Chachi 420 - Mrs. Doubtfire
Dostana - I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Judwaa - Twin Dragons
Koi Mil Gaya - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Munna Bhai MBBS - Patch Adams
Raaz - What Lies Beneath
Zeher - Out of Time
Agneepath-scarface
Dil hai ki manta nahin-it happened one night
Jo jeeta wohi sikander-breaking away
Chamatkar-blackbeard’s ghost
Rangeela- Win a Date with Tadf Hamilton
Ghulam-on the waterfront
Sangharsh-silence of the lambs
Dhai akshar prem ke-walking in the clouds
Kahin pyar na ho jaaye-the wedding singer
Humraaz-a perfect murder
Kuchh to hai-I know what you did last summer
Bunty aur babli-bonnie and clyde
Deewane huye pagal-there’s something about mary
Rang de basanti-all my sons /jesus montreal
I see you-just like heaven
The killer-collateral
Krissh-paycheck
Nishabd-lolita
Bheja fry-diner de cons
Salaam-e-ishq-love actually
U me aur hum-the notebook
Race-goodbye lover
Shaurya-a few good men
Dasvidaniya-Bucket list
That covers a lot.I cant go any longer.Next I heard they are making a remake of the prestige,and a remake of forrest gump.If the actor with the maximum number of plagiarised movies in the list is Aamir Khan considered Indiawide as one of the greatest actors of the country,you know there is a big problem with creativity.Respect originality.Not some rip-off.For these movies are nothing more than that.Gotcha!!
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Nightmares
Hang on,hang on boy
I cant seem to hang on
My grip seems to be loosening
My muscles are on fire
Screaming to me to give in
Would be so easy to give in
Let go of everything
Oh Blissful Oblivion
Rest me in your lap
I am tired and want to sleep
The night is peaceful
Suddenly a demon appears
His face is a silhouette
His voice is hoarse
“Don’t give up” he screams
His voice cuts like a knife
Brings me back
From my peaceful utopia
Back to this wasteland
Of shattered dreams
I tried to pretend
That the dreams were true
The utopia was real
But now I know better
The dreams are beautiful
They soothe the night
But they are not mine
The nightmares hurt
But they are my real friends
They help me remember
The mistakes I made.
I cant seem to hang on
My grip seems to be loosening
My muscles are on fire
Screaming to me to give in
Would be so easy to give in
Let go of everything
Oh Blissful Oblivion
Rest me in your lap
I am tired and want to sleep
The night is peaceful
Suddenly a demon appears
His face is a silhouette
His voice is hoarse
“Don’t give up” he screams
His voice cuts like a knife
Brings me back
From my peaceful utopia
Back to this wasteland
Of shattered dreams
I tried to pretend
That the dreams were true
The utopia was real
But now I know better
The dreams are beautiful
They soothe the night
But they are not mine
The nightmares hurt
But they are my real friends
They help me remember
The mistakes I made.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
An Idle Brain
Just passing time having nothing else to do-
1.People call me a schizophreniac.So that they can send me to an asylum and usurp my billion dollar fortune.
2.Crime never pays-But crime movies make a helluva lot of money.
3.Perseverence pays…..by the time you reach 65!!!
4.Honesty is the best policy…..And I am King Henry VIII...
5.Homosexuality is God’s strategy to counter excess population.
6.Q-”What’s in a name?”-Shakespeare.
A-You would understand if you lived in the 21st century Kolkata and your name was Nemai Chandra Bhadro.
7. NO ONE understands modern art.
8.EVERY ONE understands modern art.
9.People are narcissistic by default.
10.No matter what,in 100 years you will be dead.
1.People call me a schizophreniac.So that they can send me to an asylum and usurp my billion dollar fortune.
2.Crime never pays-But crime movies make a helluva lot of money.
3.Perseverence pays…..by the time you reach 65!!!
4.Honesty is the best policy…..And I am King Henry VIII...
5.Homosexuality is God’s strategy to counter excess population.
6.Q-”What’s in a name?”-Shakespeare.
A-You would understand if you lived in the 21st century Kolkata and your name was Nemai Chandra Bhadro.
7. NO ONE understands modern art.
8.EVERY ONE understands modern art.
9.People are narcissistic by default.
10.No matter what,in 100 years you will be dead.
Saturday, July 04, 2009
The Straight Edge Movement
Straight Edge refers to a lifestyle and youth movement that started within the hardcore punk subculture whose adherents make a lifetime commitment to refrain from drinking alcohol, using tobacco products, and taking recreational drugs. The term was coined by the 1980s hardcore punk band Minor Threat in the song "Straight Edge".-Wikipedia
Among the youth of today there is a tendency to indulge in smoking,drinking and taking recreational drugs to be considered “cool”.There is also a misconception that most music bands indulge in these activities.You can say it has become almost fashionable to do these things.But what I would like to say here is that these concepts are absolutely wrong.There is no relation absolutely between music and these degrading habits.The greatest musician in India at present is undoubtedly A.R.Rahman.Does he need to smoke crack to come up with evergreen tunes???NO!!!!The straight edge movement was started by the fans of hardcore punk who believed in this truth.But you don’t have to be a straight edge fan to see how right they are.
Some people indulge in these habits to prove that they are THE men.But real men will never give in to these addictions.Men and women of integrity and character stays away from this.Only people who are mentally very weak and don’t have any willpower give in to such temptations.These habits have wrecked havoc on our society for a long time.Many bright futures have been lost to these filthy habits.Many promising careers have been cut short.And yet people keep surrendering to these filthy habits.And brag about it proudly.These people are the ones who are not only digging their own graves,but they take others down this path with them too.
Then there are other types of people who indulge in these habits to forget their pain.These people are even bigger fuck-ups.They would wallow in self-pity hour after hour rather than doing something constructive.If you have pain,face it.Don’t try to forget it like a coward.Face it and get over it.
I KNOW THIS POST MIGHT ANTAGONIZE MANY OF MY FRIENDS.BUT I BELIEVE IN WHAT I HAVE SAID HERE.AND I STAND BY IT.
Even though I am not a fan of hardcore punk,Yet I will join the straight-edge movement.Join it.Prove to yourself that you are strong.Stay away from these destructive habits.Enjoy life.Live life.
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