99 unexpectedly impresses

Firstly my exams finished,was more relieved than anything else even though the last BITS exam was a big flop.So as usual after a tired and dull 2 months finished,I thought to watch a nice movie.I caught on the newspaper, it had some old films running and recently acclaimed release 99.Seriously speaking i liked no other movie so i had no other choice but to book a ticket for 99 in the newly opened GVK one mall.99 did have a interesting cast with Kunal Khemu,Cyrus Brochoea,Boman Irani,Mahesh Manjrekar, with the female lead played by Soha Ali Khan.

CAST AND CREW

Movie Review: 99; Star cast: Kunal Khemu, Cyrus Broacha, Boman Irani, Soha Ali Khan, Mahesh Manjrekar and Vinod Khanna; Directors: Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK



STORY:
So lights off,the movie began.The first scene dates back to 1999 at a time where outgoing calls charged at 40/min and incoming 20/min.So A group of two people Sachin(Kunal) and Zaramud(Cyrus) were the guys who were faking the SIM and making money and a mockery of the business.But some unfortunate events lead them to work under a goonda AGM played by Mahesh Manjrekar.Rahul(Boman Irani) who bets on India for a cricket match with AGM but he loses the bet here and escapes out to Delhi without paying the money he had lost during betting.Some other characters pop out from no where in the movie and add to the comedy of errors.Kunal meets Soha in a hotel and they develop good "friendship" and help each other out at tense moments.Vinod Khanna surprise package of the movie plays gambling and is known to be a match fixer.How are all these characters related?for what are they playing the catch and run game for?This forms an interesting drama with good twists with commendable performances.The match fixing fiasco is brought out in the movie wonderfully.(yes)

PERFORMANCES
Kunal Khemu could not have got a better movie to break his flop run.His comic timing is excellent.Cyrus comes up with a strong and an efficient performance and converts his small screen magic to the big screen excellently.Mahesh Manjrekar leads from the front..probably the best show of the film.Vinod Khanna suits his role to perfection.Boman Irani is stunning his performance boasts of great epitome.Soha Ali Khan though didn't get a proper role to justify her acting skills ,does her bit with good charm and innocence.Few new additions of comic actors works wonders for the movie.Full credit for the screenplay writers and the new set of directors.The freshness in the movie is just pleasing.While there are hardly 2 songs in the movie(they aren't that bad either)but the background music was on top,a really good score.The title of the movie too is totally justified.


HOW GOOD WAS THE MOVIE??
Well,do you need more?This movie is just the right tonic to set aside your normal stressful life and i promise you shall have the ride of your life and will come out of the hall smiling.This hatke movie well, should do good business.Dont miss this one go watch this with your loved one's and friends..

FINAL RATING:****(yes it deserves it)

After IPL what else?!

IPL has entertained the spectators in SA and Tv viewers for almost a month and a half now.We used to sit down and enjoy the action thoroughly but what next?Nothing so interesting on TV and no multiplex releases means that u almost remain jobless at home.The malls are there for window shopping but probably there's an overdose of that too.For us some change is required to kill time.Holiday season too is coming to a sudden halt by around 2 weeks from now.For a few "aspiring"(forcedly) engineers its time their results are out and the idiotic counseling sessions begin from nowhere.Career choice is not at all provided to these students so a month simply goes waste in travelling for registering a seat in some crap college.


Cricket lovers though have some consolation as the 20-20 world cup is marching on close from June 5th.Movies too might come back to entertain the multiplex crowds from the end of june as some high budget films are coming out in the market.So producers might indeed go for a compromise deal with multiplexes as the industry has barely had a big hit this year.Internet with its unending resources might prove to be just the right tonic at these boring times.The DVD's and VCD's are releasing at a reduced price to reduce piracy.So a wise selection could make things economical for us.But still as things suggest its a dull time for holidays as ther's nothing interesting happening to catch on.The television too these days is dominated by politics and Sri Lankan issues.So the holiday season which started promisingly ends up on a sad note!!

Chargers edge Bangalore by six runs to clinch IPL trophy

Two teams with big heart recovering from their failures last year were ready to fight it out for the big trophy.Both the teams were unchanged.Bangalore won the "royal" toss putting in Gilly's men to bat first with the captain himself bowling the very first over to knock out Gichrist for a duck.Chargers were jolted by this dismissal.Suman too couldn't stay for long and went soon in the 4th over.So entered Symmo with a purpose.Gibbs too was shaky at the start and couldn't time the ball at all.Symonds scratchy,offered a chance to Dravid on 5 which he couldn't gracefully accept.Symmo suddenly looked threatening ,smashing boundaries to all parts reminding Dravid of his costly mistake.But the jumbo captain was back to break the dangerous partnership and Chargers were reeling at 59/3.Rohit Sharma and Gibbs played cautiously at the start but got their touch back soon propelling the chargers to 100 in 15 overs with a few good hits.When everything was falling into place for chargers in came Kumble again to grab 2 wickets in a over with the wickets of rohit and venu.Gibbs was short of company but Bangalore again stuck to their task and took care that Gibbs was off strike most of the time.Two reasonable overs in the end took them to exactly 143/6.But this time around pitch was a bit slower than the prevous match so the occasion was posed for an even contest.



Bangalore began well with a few good timed shots but the purple cap owner R.P.Singh was back with a big wicket of Kallis.Chargers looked quite energetic on the field and their ground fielding was excellent.This contributed to the dismissal of the promising Manish Pandey getting out to the off spinner Ojha.Soon there was some aggression from Roelof van der Merwe hitting Ojha handsomely quite a few times.He provided the momentum for the RCB innings but he soon was done by Ojha's flight and Gichrist dsilodged the bails in a flash.Dravid and Taylor were desperate for a 50+ partnership.Taylor looked in good nick while Dravid was steadily moving on.But the surprise package Harmeet Singh bowled Dravid making RCB lose their 4th wicket.Virat and Taylor looked like they would finish the match off for bangalore.Symonds as a bowler was too good for both of as he ripped them off 2 consecutive balls giving a crucial advantage to the hyderabadi's.Boucher too didn't last for a long time either and the lower too gave up the chase.But Rcb looked for a hero in Robin Uthappa.Chargers were edging them and the run rate was plunging on.Uthappa wasn't in any control of the situation and with the exception of one big hit he could do nothing much to the scoreboard.Kumble looked really angry with him and Why not??Then Chargers bowled excellently at the death to edge Bangalore by six runs.

Bangalore score a 'super' win to cruise into the finals of DLF IPL

The Challengers and Super Kings both had a great run coming into the semis.So it was truly a hard battle being fought among them.The tension,nervousness and excitement was visible on the teams.The toss was won by Jumbo Anil who was clear that he wanted to put Chennai into bat while the Super Kings too didn't complain much about it.Dhoni's boys were the true favorites in the match but challengers were a team which you couldn't underestimate.Hayden and Patel opened the account for the Super Kings.Parthiv started off things in style outscoring Hayden.Hayden made a slow start but was getting into his own.Chennai made a 50+ start in their 6 overs as usual but just when they were running away with the game Bangalore got the openers out.Dhoni and Raina saw off the remaining overs till the strategic time out.Chennai still looked set for about 160.Raina was getting his big shots in and he top edged one to lose his wicket.Dhoni fought hard for his runs and was held going for a lofted shot in trying to up the run rate ,wonderfully caught by Vinay Kumar.That was it for Chennai,irresponsible batting and their famed middle order failing,nothing was going right for them.Bangalore's disciplined attack restricted Chennai to a paltry 143.So Dhoni had to get his get his luck back to win this one.






Bangalore had a racy start going until they lost two quick wickets with Chennai bouncing back.Manish pandey played a few magical strokes with the most dependable Dravid.Lofted shots,straight drives,hooks and pull shots were dispatched to different parts of the ground.Dravid was giving great support to Manish and Bangalore couldn't have asked for anything better.By the end of ten overs they scored at a heavy pace which meant that they had to just get around 6 an over in the next ten.Muralidaran was the only lionhearted performer for Chennai in this big game.He bowled a masterly spell but the Super Kings needed now a miracle to scrape through this match.Though both Manish and Dravid got out soon,their middle order eased the nerves and won the game for Bangalore by 6 wickets.Manish Pandey won another Man of the Match award for his confident strokeful effort.The teams which ended up 7 and 8 last year are playing for 1st and 2nd spot in the table.This calls for a great final no less than the semifinals.Bangalore seems to have their noses ahead for the finals considering their momentum but Deccan too is a formidable opposition and will give a good run for its money.

Gilly routs Delhi "charging" to the final of DLF IPL 2009

The stage was set for a spectacle.Crowds rushed in full strength to the stadium to view a thriller.Finally it was a knock out game.Delhi entered the semis with great run in the league stages while the Hyderabadi's had a mixed run in the former.Pitch was fresh and placid.Looked like a batting paradise.Adam Gilchrist won the toss putting Delhi into bat despite his side's inability to chase.Gambhir and Warner opened for Delhi and Vettori couldn't find a place in the final Xi for the Daredevils.Ryan Harris ready to bowl and Gambhir on strike.A splendid over and Harris sent back the the openers in the very first over.Deccan had made their mark by then.Sehwag and Dilshan lead a counter attack lasting about 11 overs scoring at a healthy pace.Symonds quite underrated as a bowler,with his medium pacers proved too good for Sehwag.This started Delhi's downfall.Though Dilshan was playing a handy knock the middle order collapsed and Deccan clawed their way back in it.Few tight overs at the death helped Deccan restrict Delhi to a reasonable 153/8.They definitely fell short of around 25 runs and Deccan felt confident on winning this big game.



Deccan right through the tournament have relied too much on their openers to fire.The first over started with a bang.Nannes rested for the previous match was hammered in the very first over for 21 runs.There was no more looking back for Deccan.Gichrist charged on to all parts of the ground and powered on to the quickest fifty of the DLF IPL in just 17 balls.That was it for Delhi,few captaincy and fielding errors cost dare devils heavily.Few minor setbacks, but by the end of 10th over itself Chargers had rushed on to 104/3.Gichrist had done the damage with 85 off 35 balls.So the middle order finished the job for Deccan registering a 6 wicket win over Delhi.Sehwag by now would have understood how big a blunder he had committed by not playing Mc Grath and still going with Nannes.Nannes was definitely a good bowler for sure but you need big match players for the semis.So it was a costly mistake.On the other side Deccan had wild celebrations going on.Their side who finished last on the list a year back, now have an outside chance to be the no.1 team.The team playing Chargers in the finals no matter Chennai or Bangalore have to be on their toes to grab the trophy.

The show gets more exciting,Bangalore shock Delhi keeping its semifinal hopes alive

Bangalore was certainly on a roll lead by Anil Kumble while Delhi's mixed performances in the last few matches wasn't such a good news.Delhi won the toss and batted on a reasonable dry wicket but a slow one.Bangalore's bowlers stuck to their basics and never let Delhi settle.Delhi kept losing wickets at regular intervals and their batting failed miserably.Few low order contributions and useful knocks from A.B.Devilliers and Dinesh Kartik took them to a chaseable 135.So advantage Bangalore for their disciplined efforts with the ball .



Bangalore too didn't begin well either.They lost Uthappa in the very first over with Nehra getting the wicket.Probably he's been the biggest disappointment in the tournament.Then Dravid entered and took the control of the situation along with Kallis.By the half way time ,they were 54/1 still around 80 away from the target.The foundation was set but there were some good cameos required from the middle order to ease the nerves out there.Dravid got out soon after scoring a useful 37 while the in form Ross Taylor gave company to the steadily moving Kallis.Taylor played a good cameo innings hitting 3 hefty blows and a boundary.The work was almost completed by then.Kallis and Boucher then finished their jobs skillfully to hand over a 7 wicket loss to the fading Delhi Dare Devils.So Deccan Chargers,Royal Challengers and Kings Punjab XI are fighting out closely for the semi final spots.Chennai too need to pull their socks up against Kings XI to safeguard their position in the top 4.

Biotech creating waves across the world

Biotechnology is a vast and a complex subject and mainly it has some purpose attached to it.People though in India are quite scared of taking it as a proffesional course it definitely is the one giving a lot of satisfaction.Thats what is lacking in India, students are opting for courses having ready jobs even though they dont like it.They lack the passion required for the subject and even the colleges offering this courses have a lot of catching up to do.Students need a varied exposure that is they need go through this subject beyond the text into their world of imagination.Though its still in early stages in India it promises a lot for the future.As in every field there are pro's and cons ,those are applicable for this field too.The new biotechnological processes, including genetic engineering, offer a vast spectrum of applications in agriculture and industrial production, but the social consequences of these technology-driven innovations will only be fully recognized over a period of years and decades.


Biotech has a lot of uses in our daily life.Its uses in pharmaceutical industry is unbelievable.Treatment of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, cancers, arthritis, haemophilia, bone fractures, multiple sclerosis, and cardiovascular disorders are aided by new advanced techniques.
Modern biotechnology can be used to manufacture existing medicines relatively easily and cheaply. The first genetically engineered products were medicines designed to treat human diseases.Sewage treatment is divided into various stages like primary treatment,sedimentation etc.But these uses are only one face of the coin.



There are quite a lot of issues dealing that whether few techniques are ethically or morally right such as growing organs in other mammals for use in humans.Scientists worry that plant-eating insects and weeds will develop resistance to BT crops leading to the creation of super-bags or weeds that cannot be destroyed.Companies often hold patents on GM seeds and licence and protect these patents.Added to that some people are allergic to GM.So it's a subject that keeps you interseted always.Definitely as people tell job opportunities could be better atleast in India.But this field spells a lot of imagination which any field may not do that much.

Delhi finally takes a break from winning ways

Punjab have had a series of mixed and unfortunate results.They weren't the same consistent lot as of last year.So they had every reason to play for while Delhi cruising in the tournament would have liked to continue the momentum.Punjab won the toss and put Delhi into bat.They had to do this because Delhi's line up was such that they could chase down any big total.So bowling first surprisingly clicked for Punjab.Delhi hardly had momentum in the batting and their mainstays A B Devilliers and Dilshan disappointed.Dinesh Kartik found an able partner in Manhas and put on a quick fifty run stand taking Delhi past 100.Sreesanth had bounced back with two wickets at the top and Brett Lee with Pathan bowled excellently in the death overs to restrict Delhi to 120.It was quite gettable even though Delhi's bowling seemed wily.



Katich began KingsXI innings with a flow of boundaries to all parts of the park.But the comeback man Maharoof picked up 2 wickets and Ashish Nehra too impressed with the ball.Nehra could have had one more with Gambhir dropping a catch of Yuvraj.But Punjab was still struggling at 35/3 with Yuvraj and Sangakkra in the middle and the match equally balanced.Yuvraj couldn't get the scoreboard moving along but gave good assistance to Sangakkara.Punjab had to work hard for their runs.Punjab's cool attitude in the run chase helped them secure a 6 wicket win over Delhi.As expected The man of the match honours went to Brett Lee with a lethal bowling spell giving away 15 runs and 3 wickets.Punjab though secured a win today have to win their remaining 2 matches to stay in the top 4.The match thus today between the Chargers and Knights becomes more crucial.

Wishing Madhuri Dixit on her 42nd Birthday

Madhuri is going ahead in life by another year celebrating her 42nd birthday.Well she looks 42?? I dont think so.The charm is there still and was quite evident in Aaja Nachle her comeback film.Though it bombed she promised more for the next few years well thanks madhuri for entertaining your fans these years with memorable films like Dil to Pagal Hai,Saajan,Dil,Devdas and Hum Aapke hain kaun.She was and is a master at her art.Her dancing skills are world class.Her acting style is unmatched.
Well come back!! Madhuri is now too stepping "Dhak Dhak" in our hearts.

Cannes festival kicks on

The hugely awaited Cannes festival had a great start.As usual the ever beautiful gorgeous Aishwarya Rai did the ramp walk at Cannes for a third time in a row, with her husband Abhishek Bachhan.Earlier Akshay and Kareena were too scheludeled to arrive at Cannes but reasons unknown they cancelled the trip.



Sharmila Tagore formed an integral part of the jury along with the jury president Isabelle Huppert (left) and US actress Robin Wright Penn (right).While speaking to the media Aishwarya who seemed to be happy with Abhishek blasted the media by telling that had Abhishek not accompanied her the media would have sparked rumours about a break up.However she lavished praise on Abhishek for all the support he has given her.

Actors in Cannes today



Expected or spotted in Cannes today: Claudine Auger, Juliette Binoche, Mathieu Demy, Michael Fassbender, Kerry Fox, Pascal Greggory, Rona Hartner, Gabrielle Lazure, Samuel Le Bihan, Jerry Lewis, Sarah Marshall, Rowan Mc Namara, Aishwarya Rai, Tilda Swinton, Saïd Taghmaoui, and Félicité Wouassi.

INOX opens in Hyderabad

Finally the wait is over.The mall which was under construction for over an year and a half is finally open for public.The INOX multiplex which is one of the leading multiplexes in the country has entered Hyderabad.The mall spread over a large area makes for an engaging view.Although the whole construction isnt done yet,the mall will be at its full strength from early june.




But probably the timing of the opening of the mall could have been better.This is a time where the country is facing an economic crisis.The generation today too have been choosy to spend their money.Pricing of a film ticket to an extent of Rs.200 is not quite affordable to a normal movie goer.Though the owners are insisting that the shoppers would like to spend in things having class and quality still the pricing needs to be in check.Only time will tell how will it stand up to these issues and rise in the city.The start though looks promising.Its just that that it could be made more accessible to a common man.

The Hyderabad curry falls short of spice and Warnie's boys cant bear the Chennai heavy meal

Deccans were still rolling on with their initial success.While Punjab were pretty desperate for a win after a string of losses.Deccan celebrated the return of Andrew Symonds Punjab were boosted with the comeback of speedster Lee.Deccans lost the toss and were put into bat.The openers failed once again for the Chargers.But this time the middle order had something to boast about except Rohit Sharma.Symonds started scratchily but never looked behind later.He smashed a quick fire fifty with the assistance of Venugopala Rao.Deccans finished on a reasonable 168.Another comeback man Brett Lee too impressed with the wicket of Rohit Sharma.Punjab had a great start with 40 runs in 4 overs.But the golden arm of Sharma did the trick again.He picked up 2 wickets of consecutive balls removing the openers.Then Sangakkara and prince Yuvraj stabilised the situation.But just before the tactical time out Maqsusi's fiery bowling cleaned up both of them.Deccans had their noses ahead in the game.Pathan and Jayawardene had to see off this period carefully without any further damage and they just did that.But just when they were looking set for a comfartable win Pathan and Mota got out.Jayawardewne was joined by Lee.He moved on greatly with a well paced innings.Suddenly a foolish shot from nowhere, and Kings XI were 7 down with Brett Lee and Piyush Chawla in the crease.The run rate kept creeping up but just at the right time Lee came up with a sixer off Ryan Harris dashing the hopes of Hyderabadi's.Punjab needed 8 of the last over and R.P Singh who was patchy till then came to bowl the final over.Gilly took his time to set his fields but nothing worked Chawla hit a boundary of the very first ball and few cheeky singles and good running in the next few deliveries ensured Punjab's victory to the delight of their team owner Preity Zinta.




The season 1 finalists were back to fight it out for the top position in the points table.Rajasthan and Chennai no different in terms of wins,points.Rajasthan batted first and received a jolt immediately with Ojha dismissed in the very first over.Smith and Asnodkar tried to resurrect the innings for a while but fell short.Their misery with the bat continued once again with the middle order failing to cope with the medium pacers and the spinners.their over dependence on Pathan didnt help them either.He was dismissed for 7 odd runs trying to hit a six off Jakati being superbly caught by Jacob Oram.Few hits helped them to a gettable 140.This was never going to bother Chennai which boasts of an in form batting line up with Hayden,Raina,Dhoni,Oram and Morkel.Vijay and Raina threw away their wickets this time around leaving the clean up job the redoubtable Hayden and an inconsistent Badrinath.Badri found form this time around smashing fours,sixes with able help from Mathhew Hayden.Chennai completed off a neat win emerging top on the table.Chennai and Delhi are now looking set for a semifinal spot while Rajasthan clinging to the third spot.The 4th spot though occupied by the Chargers were up for grabs.

SURPRISES AND SHOCKS IN STORE

Cricket is back with the element of shock and surprise. The IPL is reaching the final stages of the tournament and certainly it cant get any closer.The matches yesterday between RR & RBC and KPXI & CSK were quite contrasting.One game seemed a no match and the other went for an incredibly tight finish.Going to other matches played in the world Pakistan continued to amuse Australia with a 7 wicket win in the 20-20 match.Umar Gul proved quite a handy picking up four wickets and the afridi picked up three wickets making the Austraila crumble to 108.Their chase was handled by a gritty Kamran Akmal scoring a useful fifty.While somewhere in England,West Indies are staring at an innings defeat following on with 150 around in the first innings with Onions and Swann picking 8 wickets together and 39/2 in the second innings.England had earlier scored 377 with Bopara top scoring with 143 holding on with Swann.

Bangalore promised a lot before this no show with 3 consecutive wins and Rajasthan too were in good nick before this match.So it looked like the stage for was set for a great spectacle.Bangalore did the unexpected ,their famed batting collapsed to the guile of Warne's boys.None of them could settle in the middle and so they were no effective partnerships and ended up with a messy total of 106 which posed no challenge to Rajasthan.Rajasthan started cautiously but opened up and good knocks from N.Ojha and the middle order made their task like a walk in the park.suddenly Rajasthan looked set for a semifinal spot with 5 wins in their bag while RCB have to win all their matches from now to get a look in to the top 4.



Chennai were in gear already with three consecutive wins.Punjab had everything to play for to step up in the points table after their crashing defeat against Rajasthan.The match was rain affected but that didn't stop the intensity of the game at all.Hayden and Badrinath opened the innings.Badrinath was out for a duck but the in form Raina arrived.He was timing the ball like god and was blasting all the way.In the mean time Hayden continued his intimidating form.Raina was out soon after the Rain break with the match reduced to 18 overs.Dhoni joined the party.Hayden and Dhoni put on a 100 run partnership in hardly 7 overs with Dhoni scoring a quick fifty and Hayden missing a century by 11 runs.This propelled Chennai to 185 in 18 overs.Punjab was always in the hunt during the chase aided by fifties of Mahela,Katich and Yuvraj.Chennai were messy on the field and fluttered many.In a tight finish Chennai edged Punjab by 12 runs went ahead in top 4.Punjab were truly let down by their bowlers this time around.But the match nevertheless turned out to be a thriller.Quite good for cricket.

Rohit's all round show brings Chargers back in the hunt

Finally we have won, sorry Deccan Chargers HAVE WON.They stopped their losing streak against Bombay registering a tight 19 run win.This brought them once again in contention for a semifinal spot.They won the crucial toss and Gilly as expected chose to bat.But Gibbs had an uncertain start and was out for a duck once again.But Chargers came determined this time though.Their run rate was never dominating and they never looked like in control until Rohit Sharma put on 38 runs with considerable contributions from venugopala rao scoring 28.Finally they ended up at around 145/6.Certainly gettable for the Mumbai Indians and with Deccans missing Edwards and Ojha things were looking bleak for the Chargers.



Mumbai relied too much on its openers and they were sent to the pavilion in flash by the in the form R.P.Singh.Duminy who has been incredibly consistent through out the season came to the rescue of the Mumbai Indians and they were looking comfortable till the 10th over at 71-3 with just 74 to get from 60 balls.But the unexpected heroes arose for the Deccans.Suman who hardly bowled in the tournament got Bravo for 13.Suman bowled economically too adding to the woes of Mumbai Indians.Duminy was fighting a lone battle.Unexpectedly Gilly threw the ball to Sharma's hands at 15th over where Bombay had around 46 to get from 30 balls.Certainly looked like a gamble but it finally paid off.A tight over followed by 2 wickets in consecutive balls thrashed Mumbai's hopes.He had other plans too.He bowled next the 17th over and picked 2 wickets with one of them including Duminy's who just completed his 3rd IPL fifty by then.A hattrick and another wicket!!Wild celebrations were on in the Deccan camp and why not.That was it for Mumbai.A tight over from R.P ended the game in style for the Chargers who came back to their winning ways while the Mumbai Indians proved once again how inconsistent they can get to.As expected Rohit Sharma won the MOM award for his all round performance.

Flicks chilling you out this summer

The summer in Hyderabad probably has been the most severe in the recent times.The multiplex no show too is making matters worser.We can just not dare to put our foot steps out of our houses.We require a good pastime to pass through the holidays in summer.So here are a few flicks which might force you to get glued to your TV and DVD sets.So keep your pop corn ready and just sit back and relax...

Firstly we'll start with the mother of all romantic movies,the king of all Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.This movie released on October 20 ,1995 with Aditya Chopra staring his directing career with a bang.This movie was centered mainly in London and a few beautiful villages in Punjab.Shahrukh Khan and Kajol were a rage quite before this film.Their earlier hit Baazigar too fared extremely well.Amrish Puri,Karan Johar and probably all the support actors did their job with great commitment and their effort just shows on screen.This movie had no real competition and just swept all over India with record collections and stood out as the highest grossers of bollywood running for more than a year at the theatres.The songs,cast,locations just speak for itself and we can even now find that this happy go flick is running in a few theatres in bombay.Songs such as "Doli Sajake Rakhna" ,"Ruk Ja o dil deewane","Tujhe Dekha To" just echoes in my ears now too.Such is the beauty of the movie.Shahrukh Khan's common guy look and Kajol's innonce worked magic.This movie was the one which gave all the actors something to prove.Just grab the dvd of this movie and watch it.You'll love it, even though you have watched this before.Just watch it with your family.Its a movie for all ages.


Yash Johar's production,his son Karan Johar's directorial debut and more than that Shahrukh and Kajol with the addition of the talented Rani,surely sounds great and it was indeed ,its none other than blockbuster Kuch Kuch Hota hai.The film released on 16 October 1998 worldwide.The love triangle between SRK,Rani and Kajol was just there to just make the audience spell bound.College romance was back and how!This was definitely made for the youth.Kajol brought all her acting prowess into place and Rani brought fresh charm and Shahrukh was in form with his energy onscreen.The comedy too created ripples in the viewers from Johnny Lever,Anupam Kher with their unmatched comic timing.Nadeem Shravan composed just the right tunes for this romance flick which is still in my i-pod now.This movies offers something new with every watch and you just have rollicking time sitting through this movie.Though the story was quite predictable it still holds good for an engaging watch.Karan Johar came as a new fresh package as the movie and not surprsingly he's the top most directors of today.We just await more movies like these from him.Njoy this 177 minute flick with your partner.:-)



Sanjay Dutt has reinvented himself with the Munna bhai series.The first part i.e Munna bhai M.B.B.S was a surprise run away hit.So all eyes were on the second part but not a sequel titled "Lage Raho Munnabhai" which released on September 1st 2006.The theme was the same situated around the goons and the Bombay mafia look.Arshad Warsi,Boman Irani and the female lead Vidya Balan formed an interesting cast.This movie was based on a guy who could see Mahatma Gandhi due to a chemical imbalance in his mind.The reason why Gandhi appears to him,how uses it for a good will and how will it turn as a problem for him forms the rest part of the story.Its a humorous one with a lot of heart.Its unique way of conveying the messages of the Mahatma was well accepted by the audiences.This movie revoked Indian traditions and values back but with a touch of humour it worked well commercially too.This clean movie was nominated to the Oscars too.This movie will tickle your funny bones pretty well and relive your moods.Don't miss it.I can guarantee your satisfaction surely.This is just too good a work.Hats off to everyone involved in the movie.Grab it from the shop now!!

CHENNAI SWINGS BACK WITH A BANG

This match was touted to be between the two south giants Hyderabad and Chennai.Undoubtedly Hyderabad started as a favourite and Chennai not too behind with 2 consecutive wins in their bags.As this was a night match the first aim was win the toss bat hard and nail down the opposition.Chennai did exactly that.The moment they won the toss and elected to bat they never looked back.All batters were getting back to runs.Added to that they got a thunderous start from Hayden.Deccans were missing the lethal Edwards who proved to be more than handy in the previous matches.Dhoni promoted himself up the order to get some time to play a big innings.The other opener Vijay too gave good company to Dhoni and Hayden.Once the openers got out the middle order took charge.Dhoni and Raina provided good impetus to the innings.Dhoni's lean patch was over and he raised on to a powerful quick fifty and Raina's 32 of 17 balls was just what the doctor ordered for the day to Chennai.Hyderabad never looked the same dominating side as they were in the last few matches.It just wasnt their day.Ryan Harris inclusion didnt make any impact.These all issues powered Chennai on to a total of 178/3.Chennai truly in the box seat.While Hyderabad had to get their sweat out to chase this one.They relied too much on the openers.


Hyderabad began disastrously with their captain Gilchrist out to a golden duck and Gibbs,Laxman too joined him very soon to the pavilion with the Deccan Chargers reeling at just a run and three wickets down.They were down to the core.Dwayne Smith and Rohit Sharma at the crease tried their bit but Chennai were too hot to handle.It was probably a day where they didnt even put a step wrong.Middle order of the hyderabadi's was too fragile and simply gifted their wickets and once again for Chennai, Jakati stood out.The deccan thought it was enough and just gifted the wickets and were cleaned for a meagre 100 all out.This was probably the worst night mare expected from them.They promised a lot for the tournament but couldn't hold on to it.Laxmans inclusion again failed for the deccans and probably a few tailenders average more than him.Me too being a hyderabadi was pretty disappointed.But time is running out deccan they just need a morale booster and they have in it to reach the heights in the tournament.

Bollywoods dull run continues

Bollywood this year started with a bang with "Ghajini" with all time record collections and sharukh as suri sahni in "rab ne bana di jodi" too impressing the family audiences.But both these movies relased in December so by the time 2009 began profits were done for the producers.A lot was expected in the early movies in January with movies like Chandni Chowk to China,Raaz,Luck by chance and a few other promising small budget films slated for release.

Shockingly only two of these movies could get its money back which was Raaz-2 and Luck by chance which was well appreciated by a good section of horror and dramatic movie lovers.Its unique treatment of horror and its performances from the impressive Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut in great form after Fashion could save the film.Akshay Kumar just went through an all time low with his film cc2c suffering huge lossses.This was all due to the magnificient Slumdog millionaire sweeping off the crowds with its boild message to the slums of the Bombay.


February too was a month with starry releases but bollywood couldnt smile again.Sharukh's much hyped up billu too earned rave reviews from the critics and with an ensemble star cast it was expected to pull off big crowds but that never there to happen.Billu flopped miserably.Finally all hopes were dished on Abhishek and Sonams DELHI 6 coming frm an in form Rakesh mehra the one who directed Rang de Basanti.The movie had great music to boast about with Oscar champion A.R.Rahman doing the compositions.But the producers too should understand that they cant run a whole fim based on a monkey man who rocked delhi a few years back.Delhi 6 had its good moments but was too minimal.Sorry got worser then.
In between this hulla came the unexpected cocktail of the devdas DEV D.It shocked the audiences but still its unique way of moulding devdas according to todays time went on well with the viewers.It was surely unexpected but to the relief of bollywood it was a good success.
March had a very interesting start with dhoondthe reh jaaoge and 13 b releasing.Both were unique in its own ways and with many films not doing too well in Feb people crowded to the theatres to catch on these movies.Dhoondthe flopped with a miserable 20% collections while 13b wooed the crowds well.Its unique theme and good performances from madhavan and neetu chandra.This was it for march many idiotic films like jai veeru,the critically acclaimed little zizou and gulaal all failed to bring out collections.This was also the cricket season and exams time so bollywood was hugely affected by this.Adding to the long list of problems,differences cropped up between distributors and the multiplex owners over sharing issues.So it was decided not to release any new movies after April 4th.A serious jolt to the multiplexes and the crowds.Aamir Khan and Sharukh too joined hands and supported the cause.It definitely couldnt get worser.Admist this high drama Aa dekhen zara entered the theaters followed by bobby deols ek the power of one,a remake of a telugu film athadu starring mahesh babu.Both were action thrillers and especially very important for actors like neil nitin mukesh,shriya saran to shape up their careers and bobby deol to revive his faltering career.But few multiplexes due to their fight didnt screen adz and ek.it affected the business badly so by the time people thought to go for it ,it was out of the reels.
The sad story continued.Akshay kumar who deperately was in need of a big hit came out with 8x10 tasveer with nagesh kukunoor and ayesha takia.Its new concept of supernatural power promised something thrilling and it was particularly marked as a supernatural thriller.It was just barely a 2 hour movie.The director just couldnt catch the pulse of the restless viwers and gave the film a tame end.It was a sorry tale and as expected the box office collections too weren't withstanding.Nothing after that.No screening in mutiplexes meant that the producers had to postpne their releases.A flurry of english movies and old hindi movies are now being screened in the theatres.But all the excitement is gone...It was a disatrous phase for bollywood and it ll take a month or two to settle down.So an intersting set of movies like kal kisne dekha,kaminey,kambhaqth ishq,3 idiots,wanted,dulha mil gaya and main and Mrs khanna are slated for release in the next few months.So the biggies will start fighting it from the early weeks of june.

SRM BRINGS BACK CHEERS

The exam season is hottening up and so is the weather.Though i can remember AIEEE for the wrong reasons,AMRITA for the terrible center,IIT for the long irritating paper for 6 hours but SRM can surely be remembered for the positive vibes it generated in me.
After Aieee i nearly went into depression.The paper was written the worst possible way by me and a lot of boos to the CBSE guys for the unpredictability in the pattern in every ongoing year.This paper couldn't get worser for me.I was sweating,tensed and every kind of emotion was going through in my mind during the exam.Finally the shocker ended and it was the time to move forward.
But worse was bound to happen.My coaching center students repeatedly kept commenting the paper was easy.I was trying to deviate the topic but it was never going to happen.So i couldn't digest this so went into sadness completely.But two days later ultimately i forgot about the nightmare and thought about what could I achieve in the next few days.Efforts started pouring in from my side and the self-belief too came at the right time.Scheduled preparation and punctual study helped me to keep in god stead.So the next exam was SRMT and finally the the time had come make the preparations count and perform.Though the objective paper was quite easier than i expected i had done extremely well.It was more than a sense of relief rather than anything else.So mission achieved now target EAMCET preparations on from tomorrow with a break today from academics.

BYE FOR TODAY......:) TAKE CARE

IPL to the surprise of everyone

This IPL has been full of shocks and surprises.Though the matches were low scoring every match promised something exciting.But one of the matches today just lacked the quality it should have had.
Todays Ist match between Kolkatta and punjab meant a lot to the both teams.punjab was desperate to avenge its loss against bangalore challengers while kolkatta were finally looking for some momentum.Kolkatta elected to bat themselves in and started quite slowly and Chris Gayle bid good bye to the tournament with quite lacklustre performances impressing none.Certainly the Knight riders lost it out here due to the same reason the lack of team spirit truly echoed on with their batting and bowling performances.Late strikes from the promising Bradd Hodge and Wan Vunder Wyk help Kolkatta post a heathy total of 153/3.So it was all upto the bowlers now.they had reasonably good total to play it out.Kings Punjab never looked like in trouble whole throughout the innings except a few nervous moments after the dismissal of Yuvraj Singh.However there was some spice added to it.Yuvi and ishant had a steamy exchange of words between them which the referree is sure going to take a note of.finally all done mahela playing a responsible innings and 7 to win of the last over.mahela and irfan tensely managed it with irfan hitting a boundary of the last ball of the 20th over bowled by agarkar,the chucker and punjab march ahead on the table while kolkatta continued their dismal run of form.So Kolkatta is now starring down the barrel with just one win of 8 matches.Quite a disaster!Shahrukh should think more carefully on investing on this team.Its certainly a talented team but results do matter so the better they plan their team the more better for them in the next season.
The second match was termed to be a no contest between the inform mumbai indains and a mismatched opponent royal challengers.But the bangalore team has pulled off a rearkable victory against the bombay team with a bg margin that too by 9 wickets.Mumbai Indians had their worst of starts in the tournament with the top order reeling at 34/3.But they found a hero in the ramp"ageing" Jayasuriya and gritty contributions from Bravo and the lower order helped them to manage a total of 149/7.This was considered good witnessing the batting collapses of teams while chasing totals.B'lore opened with Kallis and Jaffer.They kept the scoreboard ticking until Jaffer was hold out for 7.There started the recovery of the extremely talented but underperforming challengers.Kallis found out his lost aggression from somewhere and robin uthappa too didnt falter.They never looked in trouble.Sachin looked bemused at their batting nut nothing could stop the both today.This was probably was their one of their most comprehensive wins in this season.Mumbai Indians were truly outclassed by a resurgent challengers team.