No More

When I look at the sea,
The waves, the sand, the palm tree
I don’t feel the calm inside
All I see is the nearing end
I know to it .. there is a shore,
Because I am a kid no more ..

I see the ground under my feet,
There’s no feel to it but heat.
It doesn’t feel like running around,
And I stay back A.C bound.
All seems like a daily chore
Because I am a kid no more ..

I watch it as it rains
From the window, spell bound
Afraid to go out and get drenched
All I do, is turn around ..
The rain seems like a tale of yore
Because I am a kid no more ..

Oh, grow up why I had to
The sleep is not sound,
The sky not a bound,
The fun is not around,
Not Anymore, Not Anymore ..
All Because I am a kid no more ..!

A Sneak Peak With Your Permission

I love status messages. I religiously read all of them whenever I login. And I reflect upon them to figure out the what and why of it. And I am shameless enough to ask. There is a voyeuristic streak to it with a dash of detection pleasure. It is intellectually stimulating and helps form a connection with the numerous friends you find limited time to talk to. And I owe a lot to these status messages for the free entertainment.

In this post, I will try to feature the interesting ones as and when they come. The best ones will float to the top and I do plan to give monthly awards once recess – period of recession – is over.

“If vodka was water nd i was a duck, i wud sink to da bottom nd neva cum up…but vodka’s not water nd i m not a duck, so slide me a bottle nd shut da FUCK up!!!” - J

“Simplicity is the best sophistication ” - Pedro

” http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=988 ” – Gigoo

“I was better before…till the moment I started trusting my heart ” – Bhandu

“Psepho” – RP

Love .. Power .. Revolution

I was hooked to Gulal, the moment I saw the first trailer in the beginning of Dev D. I devoured all songs till the lyrics completely occupied my mind. The lyrics, the music, the tone .. the whole feel of the songs is brilliant and the underlying story exceptional. I was eager to see it and today I did. Below is what I think about it. It is not a review, its an adulatory remark. Hail Anurag Kashyap.

Gulaal is sheer ideological portrayal of contemporary currents underlying the generations of India. On one hand, there are the first-hand witnesses of partition, to whom it feels like a deep wound and they are cynical of the current state of affairs. They are hellbent to twist the word and the world around them to suit what they feel is the common interest. There is a second class of these witnesses who have seen the corruption of power and turned their face away – to west, to despair, or inwards to an innate madness. On the other side is the simpleton, unaware of and unworthy of the change this world demands. And then there are the numerous pullers, who are power-hungry self-satiating in-betweens.

It is the ego struggle between these ideologies that is translated to an exchange constantly etched on celluloid in the form of Gulal. The exchange of hate, love, jealousy, desire and ambition. What is beautiful in the portrayal is that the exchange is raw, unadulterated, free and human. What makes it special is the feelings and the strong performances that sketch these feelings on the screen. It has strength, beauty and in-your-face reality. There is a near-poetic margin in this ideological disarray, the wit and sarcasm that completes an outstanding page of human emotions.

Gulaal is Love .. Power .. Revolution and much more. If you have the libido for it, Gulaal is your intellectual orgasm.

Gulaal

I absolutley loved hindi poems in school. I read, wrote, recited and learned them. And that is why I adore the music of Gulaal. The songs have been playing since morning and completely haunt me now. Sample a few of the notes ..

… जिस कवि की कल्पना में ज़िंदगी हो प्रेम-गीत, कवि को आज तुम नकार दो
… ए बुझते हुए चाँद बासी चिरागों, तुम्हारे यह काले इरादों की दुनिया
… जीत की हवस नही, किसी पे कोई वश नही, क्या ज़िंदगी है ठोक्रों पे मार दो
… आरंभ है प्रचंड, बोल मस्तकों के झुंड
… मन करे जो प्राण दे, जो मन करे सो प्राण ले, वही तो एक सर्व शक्तिमान है
… खोने की ज़िद मैं ये क्यूँ भूलते हो, की पाना भी होता है

And the best of them all

.. जैसे देश के टावर मैं घुस गये रे एरोप्लेन

It is probably the first time I heard songs that are metaphoric, inspiring, intelligent, thorough, witty and deep, all at the same time.

I am dying to see the movie ! Anurag Kashyap strikes gold again.