Tuesday, December 8, 2015

It seems a girl died after attending Supersonic festival last night. The post - mortem report is not yet out, and people have started alleging that she died of drug overdose.
Moral of the story: Never die at/immediately after a EDM festival.
I don't understand why these guys are so selectively sensitive. Whereas PK thrashes the 'andhashraddha' carried out in the name of God, and makes an effort to replace certain misconceptions of general public with rational thought, it also glorifies the great Hindu philosophy at the end of the movie. So why should these so called 'defenders of Hindutva' get offended instead of feeling proud?
I mean - finally the message is to hunt for truth; stop discrimination; see the divinity in oneself hence making the world a better place and keeping one's principles intact in this whole journey of life - exactly what we read in the Bhagwadgita (and ignored all life until Rajkumar Hirani reminded us).
Came out of the theatre after watching PK, thoroughly impressed. While someone had hinted that this movie would be an eye-opener, it didn't really open my eyes - since my eyes had opened to reality and the exploitation in the name of religion, a few years ago. And while I was vary of the mindless rituals of Hinduism, the unethical conversions of Christianity and the fanaticism of Islam, this movie delivered a fine message - and that was too search for the godliness in oneself instead of expecting supernatural assistance.
Kudos to Rajkumar Hirani for touching such a sensitive subject in a humorous and enlightening fashion. The irreligious alien's perspective makes a lot more sense than some of our self-proclaimed 'managers' of God.
Be human. I am sure those are HIS/HER expectations from you.
What you mostly hear is "Anybody got passes for Sunburn or Supersonic?"
The part you don't hear much is "I want to sell them off and make some quick money to spend on New Years."
Can't believe that, keeping aside Martin Scorcese and Quentin Tarantino, I chose to entertain myself, this Sunday morning, with Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi'. And it's quite an amazing movie explaining the Mahatma's greatness and unique philosophies. Watch it from a neutral perspective and you will understand why Gandhi is one of the noblest humans to walk on this Earth, ever.
One Dubai-return boasts to me, " Dubaiche raste kide re! Sulsulit, Hema Maliniche gaal kashe!"
I replied, "Arrey Baba! Aamchya Taleigaoan yeun pay re! Om Puriche gaal distale!"
Now that Manohar Parrikar is rumored to be joining the centre, it will be fun watching him talk on national television in his Konkani accented English/ Hindi.
"Agar Pakistan picchese firing kartaa hai, to hum chup nahi baithenge. Hum Lahore aur Karachi kaabaar karenge. "