Masakali Matakalli.......... Absolutely in love with this song of Dilli 6 from the very first time I heard it. This number is so coooooool and catchy! Each time I listen to song, I am liking it bit more than before. This song sung by Mohit chauhan is full of positive and happy vibes. Sonam Kapoor is looking so cute in this song.
A R Rahman is getting better with each and every movie. After rocking the world with his score for Slumdog Millionaire by winning a Golden Globe award and 3 nominations for Oscar, ARR has come up with fresh and soulful music for Dilli6. Yuvvraaj movie was another great movie composition from ARR in 2008.
The song 'Rehna Tu' from Dill6 sung by ARR and Benny, is a slow romantic number and is very good too.
Thursday, 29 January 2009
My swimming endeavors
One fine day during my 7th standard days, I got into a well in my uncle's farm with my uncle, with a lot of zeal to learn swimming. Seconds after I stepped into the water, I was holding my uncle so tightly in fear that he was almost drowning and he couldn't even swim! That was the day I developed fear about swimming,deep waters and drowning.
After a bad wrist sprain in gym while lifting weights, I was advised by doctor not to touch weights for another 2 to 3 months. Just when I was wondering what to do, I was convinced by my colleague (Niranjan) that swimming will be best thing to do during my couple of months break from gym, considering the peak winter time. After so many years, finally I learnt swimming. As a matter of fact, I am able to swim better than I expected. Now don't ask me what was my expectation about swimming :-) I always used to think that floating in water without drowning itself is a big thing :).
Thanks to Niranjan, Saji, Manish and his wife who helped me to learn swimming and break all my myths and fears about drowning and deep waters. The 3 big enclosed and well maintained warm water swimming pools of Ipswich Borough Council are worth every penny of the membership fee. To my surprise, I was able to float and swim little bit on the day 1 itself. Convinced and motivated by this, I was practising more and more and I could swim well in a week. After a month, I am able to do breakstroke and free style swimming very well though I am still learning backward swimming and yet to attempt butterfly stroke. Watching and getting valuable tips from fellow swimmers and practising along with some great professional swimmers of UK, is a real pleasure.
I am now able to clock 8 laps (1 lap=50metres) in 22-24 minutes in the competition pool. It may not be a great thing for regular or good swimmers. But for a guy who feared water a lot, it really is a big achievement. I am totally enjoying each and every minute spent in the swimming pool. During my process of learning I came across very good swimming tutorials on youtube which I want to share with all, as I found them to be very useful and effective. Jimmy D Shea- Many thanks for uploading your tutorial videos on Youtube.
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Breast stroke
After a bad wrist sprain in gym while lifting weights, I was advised by doctor not to touch weights for another 2 to 3 months. Just when I was wondering what to do, I was convinced by my colleague (Niranjan) that swimming will be best thing to do during my couple of months break from gym, considering the peak winter time. After so many years, finally I learnt swimming. As a matter of fact, I am able to swim better than I expected. Now don't ask me what was my expectation about swimming :-) I always used to think that floating in water without drowning itself is a big thing :).
Thanks to Niranjan, Saji, Manish and his wife who helped me to learn swimming and break all my myths and fears about drowning and deep waters. The 3 big enclosed and well maintained warm water swimming pools of Ipswich Borough Council are worth every penny of the membership fee. To my surprise, I was able to float and swim little bit on the day 1 itself. Convinced and motivated by this, I was practising more and more and I could swim well in a week. After a month, I am able to do breakstroke and free style swimming very well though I am still learning backward swimming and yet to attempt butterfly stroke. Watching and getting valuable tips from fellow swimmers and practising along with some great professional swimmers of UK, is a real pleasure.
I am now able to clock 8 laps (1 lap=50metres) in 22-24 minutes in the competition pool. It may not be a great thing for regular or good swimmers. But for a guy who feared water a lot, it really is a big achievement. I am totally enjoying each and every minute spent in the swimming pool. During my process of learning I came across very good swimming tutorials on youtube which I want to share with all, as I found them to be very useful and effective. Jimmy D Shea- Many thanks for uploading your tutorial videos on Youtube.
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Breast stroke
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Gran Torino
Genra: Drama
Clint Eastwood is a widower, grumpy, tough-minded, and an unhappy old man who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbours. All he is left with is his house and his prized possession of a 1973 Gran Torino car which is in mint condition. When his neighbor Tao, a young Hmong teenager, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Clint sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Tao's family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them form the gangs that foul their neighborhood.
I am surprised by the multiple talents of Client Eastwood. He directs movies! He acts so well! He composes music so well! His score for Changelling is nominated for Oscar 2008. His acting in this movie should have got a nod too for the Oscar. Coming back to the movie, this one is a slow paced and carries one or two messages for the teenagers especially the ones in the developed countries. No guns! No racism and no fighting! The ending of the movie is well crafted. If you don't like slow paced movies, this one is not for you.
My rating: 8/10. (6 or less- Avoid, 6 and above- OK types, 8 and above- worth watching once, 9 and above- very good and must watch)
Clint Eastwood is a widower, grumpy, tough-minded, and an unhappy old man who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbours. All he is left with is his house and his prized possession of a 1973 Gran Torino car which is in mint condition. When his neighbor Tao, a young Hmong teenager, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Clint sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Tao's family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them form the gangs that foul their neighborhood.
I am surprised by the multiple talents of Client Eastwood. He directs movies! He acts so well! He composes music so well! His score for Changelling is nominated for Oscar 2008. His acting in this movie should have got a nod too for the Oscar. Coming back to the movie, this one is a slow paced and carries one or two messages for the teenagers especially the ones in the developed countries. No guns! No racism and no fighting! The ending of the movie is well crafted. If you don't like slow paced movies, this one is not for you.
My rating: 8/10. (6 or less- Avoid, 6 and above- OK types, 8 and above- worth watching once, 9 and above- very good and must watch)
Sunday, 25 January 2009
The Curious case of Benjamin Button
Genre: Fantasy/Drama
The movie is about Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) who is born in his eighties and ages backwards.This is traveler's tale of the people and places he bumps into along the way, the loves he loses and finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time. A man, like any of us, unable to stop time. The story set in 1918 and goes into the twenty-first century, following Brad pitt's journey that is as unusual as any man's life can be.
First of all, I watched this movie after seeing the rating and 13 Oscar nominations for this movie and I wasn't let down. I liked the creativity of story of a man who ages backwards. I never knew that Brad Pitt could act so well till I watched this movie. The make up in the movie is so natural and awesome. Though the movie is very long (2hrs 30 minutes) and gets bit boring at times, this movie is worth a watch. I am sure that this movie will bag 3 to 4 Oscars atleast including 1 for Best actor and another one for make up.
My rating: 9/10. (6 or less- Avoid, 6 and above- OK types, 8 and above- worth watching once, 9 and above- very good and must watch)
The movie is about Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) who is born in his eighties and ages backwards.This is traveler's tale of the people and places he bumps into along the way, the loves he loses and finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time. A man, like any of us, unable to stop time. The story set in 1918 and goes into the twenty-first century, following Brad pitt's journey that is as unusual as any man's life can be.
First of all, I watched this movie after seeing the rating and 13 Oscar nominations for this movie and I wasn't let down. I liked the creativity of story of a man who ages backwards. I never knew that Brad Pitt could act so well till I watched this movie. The make up in the movie is so natural and awesome. Though the movie is very long (2hrs 30 minutes) and gets bit boring at times, this movie is worth a watch. I am sure that this movie will bag 3 to 4 Oscars atleast including 1 for Best actor and another one for make up.
My rating: 9/10. (6 or less- Avoid, 6 and above- OK types, 8 and above- worth watching once, 9 and above- very good and must watch)
Revolutionary Road
Genre: Drama
April (Kate Winslet) and Frank (Leonardo Di caprio) are a young, thriving couple living with their two children in a Connecticut suburb in the mid-1950s. Frank is mired in a well-paying but boring office job, and April is a housewife still mourning the demise of her hoped-for acting career. As their relationship deteriorates into an endless cycle of squabbling, jealousy and recriminations, their trip and their dreams of self-fulfillment are thrown into jeopardy.
Revolutionary road is a great movie about a life of a normal middle class husband and wife's life and how sometimes people don't know what they want. The ending will leave you disturbed for really long time. Kate Winslet and Leonardo have given their best performances ever. It is good to see them together after Titanic, though both have lost their old charming looks. I am still surprised why Kate didn't get an oscar nomiation for 'Best acress' such a wonderful acting in this movie. After 5 disappointments for Oscar, I seriously wish that she gets a well deserved Oscar atleast this time for her movie 'Reader'.
My rating: 9/10. (6 or less- Avoid, 6 and above- OK types, 8 and above- worth watching once, 9 and above- very good and must watch)
April (Kate Winslet) and Frank (Leonardo Di caprio) are a young, thriving couple living with their two children in a Connecticut suburb in the mid-1950s. Frank is mired in a well-paying but boring office job, and April is a housewife still mourning the demise of her hoped-for acting career. As their relationship deteriorates into an endless cycle of squabbling, jealousy and recriminations, their trip and their dreams of self-fulfillment are thrown into jeopardy.
Revolutionary road is a great movie about a life of a normal middle class husband and wife's life and how sometimes people don't know what they want. The ending will leave you disturbed for really long time. Kate Winslet and Leonardo have given their best performances ever. It is good to see them together after Titanic, though both have lost their old charming looks. I am still surprised why Kate didn't get an oscar nomiation for 'Best acress' such a wonderful acting in this movie. After 5 disappointments for Oscar, I seriously wish that she gets a well deserved Oscar atleast this time for her movie 'Reader'.
My rating: 9/10. (6 or less- Avoid, 6 and above- OK types, 8 and above- worth watching once, 9 and above- very good and must watch)
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