Kaun Banega Crorepati 3..will u watch it ???

Well KBC 3 started with a bang , a music video, SRK as host and new terminologies like Freeze-unfreeze , Kaacha-Paaka. SRK started with his usual style letting viewers know that things have changed and there will be no shud hindi, too formal clothes. Now there are high fives given for correct answers, hugs before leaving the hot seat, massages to relax, more humor ,etc. It will be a fun place. He is actually trying the change the image of the show to fun filled and an enjoyable experience.

But what I missed is AB’s poise, his language, his style of dressing, his humbleness, his dialogue delivery, his method of making way into people’s heart. AB also explained the answer, gave details, history or information related to the answer. That was AB at its best for me.

SRK is plastic most of the times and that shows his inexperience to host a TV show. Also is he going to Hug and give massage to female participants??? SRK is trying his level best to reach and go beyound what AB has achieved with KBC. Hope he keeps up with the legacy of KBC. No one can replace AB but can tread a different path to reach millions of people’s heart who watch KBC.
One more thing I remember is SRK has a tough time getting up and down the chair, so the height has to be reduced to his climbing has to be made easier.

I know there are no comparisons between the two. Both have their unique styles. So let’s wish SRK all the d best and hope he gets his act together for the remaining shows. Surely I am going to keep a eye on this show.

Super Movies Weekend !!!

This weekend I watched two good movies. Let me share my experiences of both movies with you.

First on Saturday I watched Guru, a film based on the life of the great entrepreneur Mr. Dhirubhai Ambani. Whatever the makers may say that it is not based on the Dhirubhai, after watching this movie your opinion will be as that of mine. The movie is a great combination of Maniratnam, Abhishek, A.R. Rehman and Aishwarya Rai. Not to forget great supporting cast like apna Mithunda, Maddy and charming Vidya balan. The first half is fast and gripping. AB Jr. has shades of his father in his acting especially the dialogue delivery. Second half drags a bit but the overall experience is great. Music holds the whole movie together. There will be people saying that the main protagonist in his path to reach the top uses wrong methods like corruption, tax evasion to move ahead. But we have to understand that the movie is based in the seventies and eighties where entrepreneurship was not encouraged and the market was not open for all and these means had to be used. That doesn’t justify the wrong practice but that’s the way Dhirubhai flourished in his days. What we can learn from the movie is to never give up on your dreams attitude. There are quite a few emotional moments in the film which touched my heart. The film made me feel good ,happy, sad, angry, etc. That’s why we watch movies right.

On Sunday I watched the movie Blood Diamond. It’s based on diamonds trafficking from war stricken African countries and sold in the first world countries. The money is used to fuel the revolution in these African countries. Hence the name blood diamonds. The movie is about the hardship the African people face and how children are converted into hardcore killing machines. I will not tell you the story but surely recommend you to watch it. Please note there are few gruesome scenes which are not for the weak hearted. It’s not a mushy mushy love story but a hard hitting action film with great performances from every actor especially Leonardo and Djimon . So whenever you buy a diamond for your loved one from any store make sure of its source and that you are not buying a Blood Diamond.

Both movies are worth a watch and your money’s worth. Surely it was my money’s worth.

Life is beautiful !!!

On Sunday I watched the movie “Life is Beautiful” again. It is such a wonderful movie that even after watching it for more than 5-6 times, u can feel each and every emotion in the film each time.
For those who have not watched the movie, the story is during the World War period, about a Italian couple and their kid who are caught and kept in Nazi concentration camp. The father and kid are separated from the mother. The father weaves a story and tells the kid that they are in a game and on winning it they will get a tank. In the end father dies but the kid is united with his mother. It was a wonderful gift for the small kid by his father, a wonderful life ahead at the expense of his own.
It makes me realize how many such stories would have my parents would have told me for a better life. Now when i reflect back on my childhood, I can recollect so many instances where I was shielded from the things which would have affected me. We are the person today for all they have made us. Thanks Mom & dad.

"The greatest gift a parent can give a child is unconditional love. As a child wanders and strays, finding his bearings, he needs a sense of absolute love from a parent. There's nothing wrong with tough love, as long as the love is unconditional."