The Writer's Universe

A writer is a no ordinary person and no ordinary person can be a writer. A writer is a creator of thoughts, of words that haunt you, of phrases that makes you think and of stories that live forever. An ordinary person will say, "Its raining outside." A writer will probably say, "The heavens have open up to let down a shower of water droplets that scatter around, play about and then die when they collide with the earth." ( A true writer would probably write it more beautifully.) A writer lives every moment, cherishes every experience, gives words to every thought he has, listens to every one intently. You never know, what words can stay in their minds. A writer observes life very closely. He may just get the right set of words to describe something which an ordinary person cannot think of. He is a choreographer of words. He makes them dance on his tunes. He chooses them carefully, places them wisely and sets them in the perfect environment.
A writer has a hero and a villain living in him. How else could the cruelity of Voldermort and the heroism of Harry Potter be decribed by the same person? He is the ordinary man looking out a busy street from the distance and he is also the man walking on that busy street. He is the surpressed wife and the torturous husband. He is also the child seeing his mother being beaten up everyday.
I was lucky today to meet some 24 odd such extra ordinarily talented writers. I never realised a simple peice of music can open up such huge gamut of emotions. I learnt a lot today in my first ever writers meet up. I learnt that I am NOT, even in my wildest dreams, in a postion to be called a writer. I also learnt that I have a long way to go. So no, I am not discouraged. Infact I loved the meet up so much that I never realised when did time close to 3 hours just flew away! I learnt to listen carefully to people around you. They have so much to offer that you almost feel lucky to have been exposed to another perspective.
I only hope that the next time I would be better. I hope that someday my writing would also be a smooth flow like most of them there. Thank you write club for a wonderful first experience.

Varshvani Gyaan -- Part 1

You win and you loose. But you dont loose until you have kept the pen away, locked the journal so that it can never be seen again and live your life forgetting that you can write. More beautifully than others. You only remember that there is someone else who writes more beautifully than you.
Nurturing a talent is like nurturing a baby. You cannot leave it unattended. You have to take care of it, encourge and let it grow. For some,the baby is naturally smart. You, as a parent, just stand at a distance and look at your child win the race and be proud of them. And then there are those who know that the child needs a little push. They know that if the child practices to runs daily, he might, one day, even outrun the naturally talented. You decide wether or not to let the runner your in child grow. Without your encouragement and support your child might forget about his gifts.
Go out there and face the criticism. Learn and grow. Because somebody out there might always be better than you. But nothing can stop you from trying your best again and again and again. The purpose of life today is to be a better person than you were yesterday.If you dont get such a chance, then make it. But if you stop, then there would be no memories to relive, no stories to narrate and no experiences to share.
I quote Dr.Suess here. "Today you are you. There is no one youer than you."
Give yourself a chance. Prove yourself to yourself first and then to the world. Time can be viled away or utilised. Whats your choice today???

Carpe Diem

Let the sun shine at you and Gods work at you,
Let yourself stop at times,listen to your heart and chimes,
Let a smile cover you
make you glow all along
Let your mind tell you the best of things
make you think all along
Let the world be beautiful
because you decide what glasses you choose to wear
Let it all be good and play it fair
Let your hands outstrech and close your eyes
Let the soul be calm and mind be wise
Let the moments pass by in every special way
Carpe diem your day away!

Vicky Donor -- This one deserved an entire blog!

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To begin with, Ayushmaan Khurana is really cute. He has these really cute dimples and boyish charm on his face. And he has done a really good job in the movie. it is a thouroghly enjoyable ride for 3 Hrs. Yes its a 3 hour long movie and that makes it a tad bit strechy out there. There are some portions in the movie which could have been cut down, if for nothing else, then to just make it short. Scenes where Annu Kapoor is convincing Vicky to donate his sperms are repetetive. Even the scenes with Vicky's despo neighbour were ultra unnecsarry. What I loved about the movie was the crude punjabi/Delhi flavour to it. There were typical delhi dialouges like "Lagata hoon kuch jugaad", "Kariyo na tu kuch bhi" and "Kaisi fuddu baatein kar rahe ho yaar" which were dripping with Delhi-ness in them. I loved , loved the dadi in the movie who looks at her gifted I phone and says, "Mainu toh 32 gb wala fone chahida"! ( I might not be bang on with the Punjabi there..Sorry )I loved her drinking scenes with Vicky's mother .. Yes! the saas bahu duo sit together and discuss their past and Vicky's future over some hard drinks ( where the entire hall broke into applause and hootings and rightly so!) As for the female lead, Yaami Gautam, firstly, she is beautiful. She acts pretty well but her charachter behaves really melodramatically at some really unnecessary issues (I am trying my best not to give out spoilers!). She is a "bong" in the movie . There are these typical "convience your parents" scenes (which many of the audiences will identify with (*wink* *wink* :) ) when both convience their respective set of parents to get them married and again I super loved the Punjabi and Bengali culture amalgamation! They get their barat in typical Punjabi style and are welcome in typical Bengali style. One of the funniest moments in the movie was when Vicky's uncle teaches Ashima's aunts to dance the punjabi style .. "Bulb utaro, ithe rakho ....bulb utaro, ithe rakho". Talking about the romantic angle of the movie, turns out that beneath the rowdy typical Delhi boy that Vicky is supposed to be, there is a really really sweet lover boy. I loved it when he says, "Tere ko hasana na , responsibilty si ban gayi hai meri". Sweet. Your heart goes out for Vicky when he is all sad when Ashima leaves him and goes away. Also the movie has a good music, especially "Paani da". Another thing ... Annu Kapoor is the awesomest in the movie. He is hilaroius, irritating, amazing ...all rolled in one. Do watch the movie for him also! All in all, it is a good time pass movie and yes I am unbashedly promoting it becuase it is PRODUCED BY JOHN ABRAHAM!!!!!!! Go watch this movie guys, make him rich! :) PS : Guys and Guys' Girlfrieds/wives/sisters! Do make a note of all Vicky's T shirts and sweaters! They are all amazing!

Poor Rich People!

Trying to study on my laptop is a super bad idea. Its like the days in bhopal when I would "study" in front of the television which really was not studying. Anyway, I was checking some forgotten yet sweet songs on youtube whle studying, when I came across a song picturised on Parmeet Sethi. Now, the first thought that came in my mind was ...he is the definition of handsomeness (John! U know I love you :) ) But seriously, he was this fair handsome and tall guy and I was reminded of his entry in DDLJ. The chalta firta Punjab ka gabroo jawan! Unfortunately, he couldn't make his mark in the film industry. So my reaction was ... Poor Parmeet Sethi. That in turn reminded me of two more people whom I really feel bad for.

The first one is Abhishek Bachchan. Now people might quip that he was born with an entire silver cutlery in his mouth, but he is still fighting for a foothold in the industry. Honestly, I donot find him a bad actor. On the contrary, he is quite decent. Agreed, he might not be a great actor, but then he has proved himself with Guru, Yuva and dostana. Ok, you cannot really count dostana because he was with John in the movie and we all agree that John still has a long way to go to hone his acting skills (I still love you John! :) ) But he is a pretty decent actor. Its just because of the super pressure on him that people dont really acknowledge his efforts. On that note, I truly agree when Ambika says, Sachin Tendulkar's son should never become a cricketer! As if this was not enough, Abhishek now has a mega successful wife. I would really bow down to him since he keeps his male ego aside and goes with Aishwarya to Cannes as a trophy husband (Not that he is much of a trophy but still ... ) Not many men can be proud of their wives' achievements and be open about it.
Somehow, whenever I see Abhishek Bachchan. I really feel bad for him.

The other guy I feel bad for is Vivek Oberoi. I do not know if Salman Khan had really given him 41 odd missed calls. I do not know if he was actually dating Aishwarya Rai...no actually the sentence should be --- I do not know if Aishwarya Rai was actually dating him or using him blah blah but I know that he is a live example of how everyone leaves you struggling in a mess when they find a danger for themselves. Now I consider myself somewhat an expert on the film industry. So this was my observation which is nothing ingenious however, but here goes: Mr.Oberoi was riding high on the success of just 2 movies. Sathiya and D. He took a huge/maha/mega/epic panga with Salman Khan ...who was and is still somehow one of the hugest names. Vivek oberoi did not lock horns with Salman Khan. He unfortunately locked horns with the entire film industry. An industry which thrives on box office collections will definitely support the man who gets them exactly that ---huge collections at the BO. Vivek Oberoi was cornered by everyone and he could never really come back. If you guys watch him in shoot out at lokhandwala, you would realise that he is an awesome actor ...but sadly , today he is an almost forgotten name.

Now reading the blog above, dont you think I have in me a vile film journalist somewhere, waiting to be woken up???I would love to be an inside informer of the film industry. Talking about the inside gossips, here are some of the points I really am curious about :

1) Why did Kareena and Shahid break up?
2) Was Salman Khan really an abusive boy friend?
3) Somehow, I feel Amitabh Bachchan would have been with Rekha , if he did not have the bachchan name to keep up with.


Anyway, I can go on and on about movies and gossips. I'll stop myself here and get back to what I was doing ...pretending to study!!

Have we become too negative?

Hasn't negativity become a very very routine part of our lives? Gossiping, bitching, swearing is as common as saying hello to the next person. And I wonder why. Here's a wonderful passage I came across the other day :

An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life...

"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.
"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.

"One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego.

"The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.

"This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather,
"Which wolf will win?"

The old chief simply replied,
"The one you feed."


Come to think of it ...aren't we all feeding the first wolf? Read the newspapers , see the news ...its full of bad news, hatred, mockery, scandals and how "the country is going to the dogs". Just yesterday, I was discussing with a friend about how popular Roadies is with all the swearing and politics... About how important it is for people to prove themselves in front of a man who shot to fame by abusing the youth of entire India! How does saying "fuck you" and "Screw you" makes you look cool? And guys! Do you really think saying words like MC and BC makes you more of a man??? Really? Think again Gentlemen !! Where does all the anger really take us? Does one really become popular by being unrelentingly arrogant?

Its time we really calm ourselves down. Its high time to start looking good things in each one of us and before pointing out to other person and say "What a #$^#@! he/she is" look into your own soul and identify what a douchebag you yourself are and do something about it to improve your own self.

Nobody is perfect and hence nobody has the right to judge anyone else. Lets just judge our own selves and live our own lives ...not a bad idea for a peaceful life ...right???