Oye Lucky Lucky Oye

Its taken me a few trips to Delhi to start enjoying Dibakar Banerjee's stints like these, but truly, its been worth the while. I must admit, when I first saw Khosla ka Ghosla, I was no where close to comprehending why my fellow movie goers from the NCR region were falling off their chair every now and again.  :)

Oye lucky promised to be a bag of fun and I was not one bit disappointed. What made the movie a super comedy was not its wise cracks and jokes but the proper stitching together of the attributes that define the average dilliwales. Slick execution of the thefts and some kickass soundtracks to blend along with it.

I was quite impressed with the directors contribution to the lyrics, and the overall music as well (Check out the tracks Jugni, Superchor, and the title track). Great utilization of music to move the movie forward!

If you haven't seen this flick yet, go and watch it NOW! Watch it for being a dilliwala, for knowing a dilliwala, or heck not knowing one ever at all... watch it for some superb acting by 'the young sardar', Abhay Deol, and Paresh Rawal.. watch it for some funky punjabi music... watch it, for I promise, the next time you see a delhite shrug a  'namaste ji'... you will smile. :)

Flashbacks of a fool

Just saw this yesterday and I am not sure why its unblocked my writer's block (even if only for a few lines).

Let me see.. the movie had patches of real goodness about it, but there was a period within the early half where I felt the movie lacked a strong sense of purpose (well of course flashback and all). But gosh! there was this amazingly strong moment that the film had with young Joe and Ruth singing to Bryn Ferry - 'shake your head girl with the pony tail'.. Oh my God! what a classic moment that was. I think that one scene captures so much of the movie's essence - like how life can be so simple, so full of excitement, thrill and purpose. This scene alone takes us back to the lives of the characters in a flashback moment and leaves the audience totally enthralled.

A couple of other nice shots in there too which really makes it worth viewing on big screen. But, aww, despite all the patchwork that makes most of the movie, its only for enjoying this moment that you should watch it! :)

Sideways

My last post was perhaps a year ago. A lot has changed since then, a lot has happened since then, but .... hey! timeout! that's not what this blog's about! well, I am not really sure what it is about either, but heck this post is about my new found interest in ... wine!

It probably all started during my recent trip to South Africa where I discovered how sometimes it's easier to get wine or beer than 'still' water. Well anyhow, since the basic theme for the trip to Africa was opening up to new things - new hemisphere, new continent, new meat! - it was only fair enough to extend that to new drinks! And hence the interest in wines.

Well, so, classic timing to catch Sideways! While the story can be summed up as the traditional pre-wedding bachelor conversation, it's narration in the backdrop of wine tasting in south California and of course over ... wine, makes all the difference.

The film does not top the charts for me in the 'conversational' or 'roadtrip' category of movies, but it's worth a watch. The actors have played their parts well, and the story is an easy one, so 'clink' 'clink', cheers!