Horn-OK-Please

Love it or hate it, you have to face it.

Its one thing you just cant avoid.

Now before you put on your thinking caps and start thinking in all weird directions..

Let me blow the whistle!! 

Well, honestly I hate this whistle-blower too..dressed in khaki and white uniform..Their Pan stained teeth always shining brighter than their shirts..they keep blowing whistles at you and you watch them apprehensively..Fearing the arrival of one of the 'Traffic" police officer near your vehicle! 

Even though I absolutely hate driving, I keep taking 'Joy'rides (mostly out of compulsion) down the roads of Nagpur and its here that I encounter some weird species of human kind..

Here's the brief description of those who roam the roads..

The 'ME First' kinds - 

This species suffers from a superiority complex so superior that they think all other beings are immaterial. The ride the road like it belongs to them and they honk their horns like there's no tomorrow. Never ever tread the path of this kind for they in order to reach their important destination will never press on the brakes and if you happen to break their speed, you will get familiar with some un-parliamentary words of the local dialect which can never be seen in a dictionary.

The Mirror Watcher - 

Mirror mirror on the wall! who in the land is fairest of all? Snow White is the legitimate answer, but there's a species which thinks that their name is an apt answer, and when they take the road, its always better to leave them on their own for they are so much in love with themselves that they never watch the road and ofcourse, you dont want to be caught under their wheels.

This kind wears tall heels and loud make-up..They are called mirror watchers because they have a strong affinity for mirror and cannot breathe if they dont catch a glimpse of themselves in a mirror every five minutes.

They also have a poor vocabulary for they dont understand the meaning of 'rear-view mirror'

Want to spot a 'Mirror Watcher'? Its easy..A female driver whose rear view mirror is focused on her pout, will always make her stand out of the crowd!!

The Street Racer -

The smartest of the lot, they have it all, right from a sexy sports bike to a cool helmet and a hot leather jacket. But do not dare to look beyond the helmet for what you see is not what you want. Some faces look better with helmets on them! and the street racer owns that kind of face that will disappoint you.

They love to vroom around on their expensive bikes, trying to catch attention. On road, the street racer can impress you but in a pub you will not even notice him.

So next time you see a lad crossing you on a sexy bike, dont be fooled !

The Color blind Lot - 

The most dangerous of all, these are found in plenty on the roads of Nagpur. They suffer from color blindness and cannot distinguish between the Red and Green light of the Traffic Signal. They keep jumping signals and if you happen to come beneath their wheels, they have the nerve to give you a piece of their mind. I keep wondering how many color blinds our city has, and what baffles me is how do they procure a licence. Another strong reason for us to fight against corruption.

The Road Stalker - 

This kind have a peculiar habit of flocking at signals. If you happen to stop by one, he will scrutinize you, looking up and down as if he has an X-ray vision. Even though you have your safety mask on, they will try and imagine what you look like. They are the pettiest of the lot.Though usually they are males sometimes you come across female road stalkers as well..Surprised? dont be..Its 2011 and section 377 has aided them as well!!

So these are a few of the prototypes I come across on roads. Though they are pretty strange, I still feel that my joyride on road will be incomplete if I dont come across any of them while commuting!

Shor in the City - Review

A normal week ends with a phenomenal movie hitting the Box office! Not a usual thing!

But then dont we simply love the unusual and Shor in the City is unusual! or should I say its unusually phenomenal.
So what if this is one of the several movies about the maximum city - Mumbai..The point is Shor in the city (SITC) is one of those movies which stands out in the crowd..before you ask me WHY?? I ll say - Read on!!

SITC is a story  of three different people who are running after their dreams in mumbai..and how their lives inter-tangle. The plot is simple and brilliant. The movie oozes reality and as you get absorbed into the lives of  Abhay (sendhil) Tilak (tusshar) n Sawan (Sundeep) you get a feeling that these characters are straight out of the streets of your very own maximum city!
Crisp editing, brilliant screenplay and apt direction add on to the awesomeness of this movie.

In the acting arena, Tusshar kapoor and Nikhil Dwivedi have impressed but their thunder has been stolen by Pitobash Tripathy..or should I say Mandook, who is hilarious and at his natural best..
Preeti Desai has nothing much to do in the film..Infact if it weren't for all the furore she created prior to the release, she might ve gone unnoticed.

So far so good..but then everyone has an Achilles heel..and for SITC, its the music..Thankfully, the songs are interspersed and merged in the background score so that the continuity doesn't take a hit and while watching the movie, you wont notice this weak link..but m disappointed with Sachin-Jigar. Undoubtedly their songs are good but they seem stereotypical, and the music heavily borrows from Dev D and other Amit Trivedi compositions..Even their prior hit - Party abhi baaki hai is a copied n pasted cocktail of various songs n tunes.
What we need is originality n not a display of your copying skills.
Having said that, I must confess that I love the track - Saibo from this movie..Its a brilliant song..

Now for the ratings, SITC is a brilliant work that I ve seen in the recent times..It definitely deserves a 3.5 / 5

Music was a disappointment which get 2 /5 only for the Saibo!!

Nocturnal Life

So its 11 pm again..but then whats new in that..The clock strikes 11 twice in a day..The first time it does tht, I m usually sleeping..and when it happens for the second time..I really cant say what I may be doing..
Either I m on the internet, using the google doodle, or I m reading my fav book or I m watching tv..or I m out partying or I m busy makin myself some dinner or I m on phone..the best thing about the nocturnal life is the peace..U dont ve anyone telling u wht to do..No Boss whining about something that you ve left undone, no teachers deriving pleasure in chiding you, no parents trying to scrutinize your actions..Even if u remember some important chore that was left unfinished, u dont ve to rush to complete it..

In short, Nocturnal life is R-E-L-A-X-E-D..Its the only time I can find for myself in this busy life..
Its the only time when I can answer my best friends call without bothering about the pending work..
Its the only precious time that I get to spend with Myself!!

So everyday, when the clock strikes 11PM, when everyone calls it a day and decides to retire, I spend time with the most important person in my life - ME!!
Now before you say-Ah!! thats so selfish of me, let me tell you that its this time that makes me feel connected to myself..its this Nocturnal life that makes me human and distinguishes me from the robotic life that I otherwise live throughout the day..

Somebody opposed my nocturnal life by qouting - Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise..
I had just one answer - ' I am a Woman'

Long Live the Nocturnal Life!!