*From To Sathish*-Sathish's new movie Info & Pics pg20! - Page 27

We dream of hope,we dream of change,of fire,of love,of death,and then it happens,the dream becomes real. And the answer to the quest,this need to solve life's mysteries finally shows itself,like the glowing light of the new dawn. So much struggle, for meaning, for purpose, but in the end we find it only in each other. Our shared experiences of the fantastic, and the mundane. The simple, human need to find the kindred, to connect, and to know in our hearts that we are not alone.

aashiqui 2


Some of the beautiful songs in this film finally made me sit and watch this movie and watch it until the end.Well there were quite a few times when i fast forwarded a few scenes for they were not that important and yes i did fast forward some of the songs too.well in the end the movie was okay and decent perfomances by the new actors who play the lead.i thought the hero of this film did a better job inyeh jawaani yeh dewaani.chalta hai.his acting resembles farhan akthars style which is light and easy but fails in the real acting department especially in the emotional scenes.

The film has done very well at the box-office and so you can conclude that the formula of a great soundtrack with a just about decent story and decent acting is enough to make money.the film could have been so much better if the lead actors mental problems and alcohol addiction was better justified,if they had started the film with some background on the hero,how he rose to fame,how he tired of it and how he drinks for there is nothing better to do.You have to credit to the director for getting great perfomances from the supporting cast,the hero's manager,uncle and the heroine's mother.well in the end the lyrics and the pathos of those two hit songs tum hi ho and sunn raha hai is enough to drag this somewhat lame horse to the finish and a decent finish at that.see this film did not cross 100 crores or did not become a blockbuster but a hit nevertheless cos we are suckers for love stories and most who would have watched it in the theater belong to that caste rather than that cynical and over cautious caste to which i belong.

Where is your sense of romance, bro?😆

hi doc,
sorry if the review was a let down.my grouse was against the way the screenplay and characters were developed.the film would have been much better if they had added depth as to why the hero was going though all those mental problems.no complain about the soundtrack co i have been listening to them everyday except for yesterday when i downloaded the songs of ram leela and loved the classical feel of it.

oh by the way there is still romance left in the old dog.

satish

Hi spain,

What you have written makes sense and i can understand where you are coming from.for me i breathe movies and i am such a diehard fan for good movies that i get really mad when a good subject is taken and not used properly to deliver the punch or message.whenever a person watches a film they take their own message from it and draw their own conclusions and relate to it from their own experiences and memories.at some point in life we all go through heartbreak and betrayal and nurse the hurt and grieve alone.like you said the songs are haunting and convey the pathos in all of us and to us.i like the way the song meri aashiqui starts and merges into tum hi ho.

Today the standards of films and television have dropped alarmingly and very few are worth our efforts to go see them in the theater.I cannot rouse myself to go or wish the best for a film when they are half baked or those which test my patience.i would rather that the films be bad and accept that and pretend that they are life changing experiences.

Thanks for the insight.
Now let's steer away from 'Tum Hi Ho'...
it's a lovely song that speaks for itself.

Could you please share some gossip news of the movie industry here?
Old or new...I'm all ears for it.

I heard actor Karthik was known to be the worst womaniser in the industry.
I don't know who it is now...
But Karthik was 'Manmadhan Leelai' to the core...and his mentor in this department happened to be a female character artist who he acted with in his first movie.
Don't know how true this is...but looking at his philandering eyes, I'd believe it...

oh no you will not bring me to gossip about actors personal lives.i will land myself in lot of hot water and various soups if i dare talk about stuff which i know or at least hear of.Lots of things go but then it is their personal lives.while i am frank and critical about films and actors perfomances in them i dare not venture into their personal lives and what they do with their spare time.sorry for nto adding to your spicy tit bit about karthik but that is old news.be well.

A reporter from the Reuters is interviewing Mr Narendra Modi: "What is your favourite fruit Mr Modi?"

Modi: "Mango."

Within a minute this exchange is carried by all news channels in India as "breaking news" with the header, "Modi does not like guavas."
Spokespersons of different political parties/NGOs were invited to give their reaction.

Jitendra Avad: Mahatma Gandhi used to like banana, which is easily available all across India and cheap; so even the poor people can afford it. It is a fruit of aam admi. Modi is basically against Mahatmaji. So it is obvious that he does not like bananas. He represents Nathuram Godse who killed Bapuji.

Manish Tiwari: Modi does not like guava because of its green color! This shows his anti-Muslim bias!! Shame on him!!

Ajay Makan: Not surprised modi likes an expensive fruit like mango. By that choice, he is mocking the poor masses of India.

Pappu aka Amul Baby: I am not like Modi who only likes specific things or items. My food intake is all inclusive and I respect all foods like I respect all religions. I like saffron mangoes, green guavas, and white amlas. Tomorrow I am going on a visit to the poor people of UP living in poor huts where I will share and eat green and yellow skinned bananas with them.

[Pig]Vijay: Modi is a rotten mango and must therefore be immediately removed from the basket. Otherwise all mangoes in the basket will rot. A rotten mango like modi has no place in the secular, all-inclusive basket of India.

Nitin Wagle on Lokmat-IBN Ten O'Clock News: Welcome all! A new day and a new topic for discussion today. Modi has betrayed his ugly, communal faade by declaring that he likes mangoes. By deliberately avoiding green guavas from the list of fruits he likes, Modi has clearly demonstrated his anti-Muslim, communal mentality. We have among us Mr Madhav Bhandari of the BJP, Mr Sachin Savant of the Congress, and great and original thinker-Mr Markandey Katju.


A comment by Dilip Padgaokar:

"Modi likes mangoes an Indian fruit which mean he hates Olives, the Italian fruit. This shows a narrow nationalism. These RSS people have no international TASTE

quotes to ponder and decipher

Dream delivers us to dream, and there is no end to illusion. Life is like a train of moods like a string of beads, and, as we pass through them, they prove to be many-colored lenses which paint the world their own hue.

"One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything's fine today, that is our illusion"

We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl,
Year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found?
The same old fears.
Wish you were here."

"Don't believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that - thoughts."

"If it looks real and feels real, do you think it matters if it's real?"

"Liking other people is an illusion we have to cherish in ourselves if we are to live in society."

"You said you were a fairy princess
You said you were a shooting star
You said we'd go to Bora Bora
Now look at where the f**k we are"

"Don't talk to strangers. Don't do drugs. Don't smoke. Don't drink and drive. Don't have sex. Wear a condom. Wear sunblock. Wear a seat belt. Wear a helmet. If you see something, say something. Just say no. Stop, drop, and roll. Stop, look, and listen. Look both ways before you cross the street...
Safety is an illusion. Bad things can happen to anyone at any time, whether you follow the rules or not. You can check left, check right, check left again before you step off the curb and into the crosswalk, but that won't stop an anonymous asshole in his shitty pickup from putting you in intensive care..."

"When your heart truly adores somebody,
your mind perceives a halo on that man's head."

"The truth, my friend, is an awesome thing, to be handled with wisdom and with courage denied to ordinary people. Most of us must make do with illusions. Or else -- or else we could not endure."