Shaadi ke side effects : hindi movie. Released on 28/2/14

Shaadi ke side effects : hindi movie. Released on 28/2/14.
Review.

First half of the film was very entertaining. Second half was pretty random. A lot of situations were over the edge and may not happen with the same person. This May have been done to put a message across for men mostly I felt. 

The story is told from a man's point of view. Here the protagonist wants to have a happy married life and has visibly good intentions to work towards it. The story shows that how a man wants to remain a boy forever and how a girl changes to a woman and then a MOM : : Taking responsibilities in her stride. How a woman misses being a girl yet cherishes every bit of motherhood. And how a man despite being a father wants to and does all possible follies to be a boy. At times even running away from responsibilities.

And how a very old hindi saying is apt for such men : laut ke budhu ghar ko aaye .. 

Because your family is everything.The little happiness you get from loot bag in a birthday party is an achievement for the child as well as his/her dad or mom...

So all in all I liked it. However every one has a take on it.. So go by your gut.

Heroine

hmmmm... Watch it for Kareena Kapoor.


She looks good and acts well. That's all about this movie.

I think Madhur Bhandarkar should start looking out of his industry and look for fresh scripts. This picture Heroine is more of a extension of his last film Fashion. The side actors are shown more as caricatures than real life characters. Though the research seems accurate but editing is really bad. Mahi's character is informed a lot of times as impulsive and random but The reason  for her behaviour is not built up. As we say suni sunai kahaniyan. The story is told by a journalist who God alone knows why she was close and how she knew so much about Mahi. The PR manager's entry was abrupt. No background was given as to why suddenly Mahi became sensible to hire a top brand confident PR manager.

The decision to adopt a child was again surprising and abrupt. Too many things to be told in this story without building up the need to do so. Arjun Rampal as her lover was again presented with shades of gray. His silence may be good or bad for Mahi but what goes inside him had to be shown in a better fashion.

Cricket and Bollywood - Enters Randeep Hooda .. Who suddenly is shown interested in Mahi though in the first few rushes he seems not even an aquaintentence to Mahi.

So to sum.. A story told randomly made a bit too long and not stitched neatly. The screenplay had potential, the makers had money ... But to no avail...

Anyhow as I said , watch it for Kareena Kapoor.thats it.

Barfi

Category : Hindi movie
Entertainment

Barfi.... A film to watch. Because love requires no words.

We all believe that. But making a movie with lead actor as mute character called Barfi was a brave attempt by the people who believed in this. The first half of the movie is very entertaining.It is a cake walk for Ranbeer Kapoor. He acts convincingly and looks sooooo handsome... All he says in the movie is his name.. That's it. Imagine.  However I felt every emotion displayed by Barfi, enjoyed his playfulness and understood his need.

The second half shows how love and trust are more than enough for two people to live happily together. Two people who would have otherwise been so dependent on others had they lived within the norms of this society. However they chose to live it their way. Without the so called comforts of the society. Their togetherness was more than enough. priyanka Chopra is a great performer and has done brilliantly in this movie.

Enjoy the love togetherness that u have with each other instead of getting upset on the material things that. May or may not have... My take away. Let me know yours :)

Enjoy...

Ek tha Tiger.

*ing : Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif.

Category : Hindi movie.

18 aug'2012.

Well, to see Salman Khan's movie the audience would buy tickets at a premium. And I did that ..initially when I read the news I thought,what nonsense. But within seconds of thinking that, a second thought struck me, why not? Salman is an entertainer and I love watching the over the board stunts that he does in his films. So,why not?

Coming back to the film " ek tha Tiger".

Entertaining with a story narrated with a pinch of salt.India and Pakistan's tiff over ' God knows what'. I loved the dialogue Salman said in the movie that our love cannot be waiting for the two countries to stop fighting. And when I loved the Pakistani girl I did not  know she was an enemy and when I knew I wondered why is she my enemy.

Commendable performances by all the actors. Ranveer Shorey, Girish Karnad, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. The lead actors definitely look great and perform even better. The Jodi is a hit. Katrina's simplicity behind a very beautiful face is evident, the firm expressions and the undying love and understanding is displayed with conviction.

Salman's over the edge stunts especially catching the flying aircraft was amazing yet believable.This movie is out and out a Salman film. I simply lived watching him. He knows how to carry himself and has a crafted body.

So all in all a premium ticket to buy To watch a Salman khan movie does not pinch me.

***.5 rating.

Don't judge just watch and enjoy.

Planning a kids birthday party at home.

Birthday party planning..... Well I am generally very upbeat about planning small/big time events at home. My mind starts working overtime leaving me sleepless with various ideas.Some executionable and some not. I have successfully had three birthdays at home for my now five year old son.

Let me start giving you the insight.
One was in Gurgaon in year 2010 and the rest two are in Mumbai. Gurgaon : being a Delhite I swear by the city and find everything easily available especially if u are in the city of Gurgaon. A few things that are a must in my party are 1- balloon decoration 2- streamers 3- banners 4- character cake. So I started searching for a shop which gives me everything in birthday party supplies. I searched the galleria market... Found the decoration expenses over priced. A visit to Sadar bazaar market in Gurgaon was great. There's a shop in the market by the name of "utsav". I got the balloons, streamers, piñata, return gifts from here. He sent one person for decoration of ballons on the birthday and it was economical and quick too.i have somehow lost this guys contact number but I assure google should be helpful. It's a two storeyed shop in the middle of the main lane of Sadar bazaar market. A must try .... He has everything.. I did not like the confectionary but he makes cakes on order. Choice of cake shops is huge in Gurgaon.

 Now to Mumbai. Well, as most people who shift from Delhi, Suburbs are the best places to stay. We are in Andheri East. 2011 birthday planning sent me to all nooks and corner of nearby markets like Alfa, Takshila, station (Andheri and goregaon),oberoi mall and The Hub.Finally I decided to buy the return gifts from Takshila market( Priority shop) and decoration from Archie's in The Hub mall.I order all confectionary from Croissonts. I ordered a McQueen car cake which turned out delicious and beautiful.He is a self confessed car freak.

The fifth birthday was also celebrated at home. After searching a lot of stationary and toy shops I decided to give return gifts : a table mat with cartoon characters like McQueen, ben10, Cinderella , snow white, winny the pooh. I bought them from home store, lifestyle. Funskool travel games from First choice, takshila market. This shop has amazing gifts and return gifts apart from great gift item options. He also has books of various kinds.color books, activity books. Crossword stores also keeps great variety of activity books which can be given as return gifts.
Decoration :- cheap jack at Bandra hill road and richirich at Santacruz has very good buying options.
Look for plastic transparent glasses in the disposable glass category. Cheap jack also stores awesome laces and buttons. A shop worth trying. Archie's at the Hub mall also has good options of disposable paper plates, glasses, plastic table cloth, paper napkins and Invites. 

As far as the menu goes:- following options were a great hit in all these parties
- twisters
- donut bites from Mad over Donuts
- garlic bread from Dominos
- masala idly bites
- home made popcorns
- French fries
- pan pizzas from pizza hut
- smileys
- fruits on skewers
Games :-
- dart game
- follow the steps
- pin the donkeys tale
- musical chair
Tattoo artist and Magic show are also enjoyable.

Here's wishing a tension free and organised birthday party.

- chocolate cake fountain. ( I could not arrange for a fountain so I gave each kid a small size bowl filled with chocolate to dip the cake pieces arranged on tooth picks).
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IGATPURI - Sahayadri

The city of Fog.

Coming soon:)

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Category - Entertainment / Romantic- Movie Hindi.


After much ado we watched ' Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'.
My Review :-

Awesome , yes , awesome is the word for the movie. A must must watch.... if u dont' u will regret it that u missed some valuable lessons of life.


The star cast is very apt. I cant pinpoint on one single performance. All of them Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif & Kalki have acted fantastically.
Kuch baatien sirf aankhon se byaan hoti hai .. unke liye lafzo ki zaroorat nahi. When you watch the movie you realise that eyes are indeed very expressive.
 
The movie is about three friends and a deal that they all agreed upon. A trip to Spain and getting over with their fears. Superbly picturesque. Underwater scenes are mesmerising. Para Gliding scenes give you the feeling of actually ' Let Go'. Its difficult but its best to let go.
Bull chase scene is a complete nightmare for a sane person but its actually ' darr ke aage jeet hai' ... true , very true.
 
Katrina is very beautiful and she doesn't need designer clothes and heavy make up to show her beauty. Though I would have loved to see her a lil more decked up. Very well sketched role for her. Kudos to a great performance.
 
Hrithik Roshan - He is like God. You don't want to hug him for a great n powerful performance but One just gets inspired by his complete aura.
 
Abhay Deol... the cutest of the lot. Very humane and a great actor.
 
Farhan Akhtar... Multi talented. He has all kind of shades in him... naughty and good at the same time. His character does make u feel that 'its not funny all the time'.
 
Kalki - Good performance. She looks amazing all through the  movie.

Recommended .. Watch it and Enjoy it every moment coz u will really not get this life again.

Mainland China - Andheri West, Mumbai

Category - Resturant.
Cuisine - Chinese
Location - Andheri West, Mumbai.

Food - 4.5
Well.... It is One of the best chinese resturants.
Yes, the TV commercial says it right ' its the best chinese I ever had'.
My take 'Its one of the best chinese I ever had'. Others being 'Royal China' at Pali Hill &  'Golden Dragon' at Taj Banjara , Hyderabad.

Ambience - 4
The resturant is very big. Accomadates a lot of people. Comfertable waiting area. Lighting & seating prefernce is right side from the enterance. Left side is more like a hall.

Service : Superb.
Kid Friendly staff.
Ever smiling.

Recommended... A Must go. U r going to love it.

Celeberities spotted - Sonam Kapoor. Sanjay Leela Bhansali. serial 'FIR' main lead girl - dont know the name.

Budah hoga tera baap

Category - Entertainment - Movie Hindi.
OK .. So I watched Amitabh bachchan starrer ' Buddah hoga tera baap'.
I liked the movie. My husband did not. It happens with all married people ,so you guys are free to deduce your views.
My Review :-
Mr. Bachchan rocks. He is blessed and immensly talented. His performance is the usual... Best.
The character Viju, a gangster of yesteryear is the father of ACP karan Malhotra ( Sonu sood).
The movie revolves around father saving the son from the evil guys.
The good part is that we get to see Amitabh Bachchan in form. All of us who have grown seeing his movies would love his screen presence despite a little odd dressing sense of his in the movie. But it goes well with the essence of the picture.
Sonu sood is too good in junior Bachchan avatar. His entry was just like Amit ji. For a second I thought the scene is picked up from one of his cop movies. Sonu resembled him completely. Sonu sood - well suited for the role.
Hema Malini : as pretty and sophisticated as ever. No words on her performance. spot free.
Raveena Tandon - very entertaining and still very sexy.
Raveena Tandon's screen daughter: very cute and well played character.

All in all a good movie for all those who love Amitabh Bachchan. It is definitely a tribute to him. And mind u check out the oldies in the hall who made an effort to come with their better half's for old times sake.:)
Watch it...

Jugheads - Powai

Category - Food
Restaurant - Jughead's
Location - Powai.

This Friday 1st July'2011, me and Mohit with Puru thought of having a quick dinner kinda outing. We headed to Powai trying to escape the JVLR & western express highway traffic jam.
We gave a quick thought to Jughead's which was on right and took a U turn.
Parked the car in a nearby lane of many residential complexes. Rather quiet lane. As we took the stairs up for the famous Jughead's .. we were taken by surprise by the crowd and atmosphere with in the restaurant. Crowd was college like ... inside the restaurant,it was Pub kindda congested.
Its not a pub though. Students from nearby colleges like IIT Mumbai, Some MBA college nearby and others I don't know seemed to be quite a frequent of this place.

My Review:
Place - Good for college students & singles.
Ambience - OK. Nothing great.
Food - the usual Jughead's kinds. That is if u like sizzlers etc.
Service - Good.

June 27th'2008

First day of blogging. A new experience for me. Dont know what to write :)
I have mixed feelings today. One of neighbour friend is shifting to Delhi in 2-3 days. I guess I will miss her. Got to know that people have already started backbiting in our 'harmless' group.
Hubby is at home today .. sense of relaxation is there today.
Hungry now...