Iqra!

"Jub Mohammad se kaha gaya ke: 'Iqra' to is ka matlab ye nahi tha ke - naha dho ke, musalla bicha ke, topi pahen ke, feroz sons ka chapa koi sipara nikal ke - tote ki tarah far far parhna shuru ker do. Bulke iska matlab ye tha ka zindagi main jub kahin koi musibat aaye to sachhe dil se ooper wale ki hidayat ki tamanna karo. Zindagi ka har waqiya aik paigam maloom hoga"

Sir Aleem (here, here) ki ye baat jitni asan lagti hai - utni hi mushkil hai

Ye raaz kisi ko nahi maalum ke momin

qaari nazar aata hai, haqiqat main hai quran (iqbal)

(Sir Aleem recently died of cancer)

Zindagi hairan hun main!

Peechle do din main 2 khabrain aesi parhne ko miliN ke dimag sun hai

1. A Pakistani father killed his 3 kids over divorce custody battle (here)

2. A Pakistani couple killed in road accident leaving behind 2 kids (here)

Tujh se naraz nahi zindagi hairan hun main

Danaai aur Piyaas

"Registan main hum log dhoop se chamakti ret ko paani samjh ke dorte hain. Mugalta khate hain, tarpte hain. Log kehte hain ret ret hai paani nahi bun sakti. Aur kuch dana log is ret ko paani samjhne ki galti nahi kerte. Woh log dana hon ge, lekin main kehta hun, jo log ret ko paani samjhne ki galti nahi kerte - unki piyaas main zaroor koi kasar ho gi!"...

(From Amrita pritam book "Raseedi Ticket" describing a persian poem)

2 purani nasihataiN

Pehle zamane main jub lurki bihai jaati thi to use ghar wale do batain kehte the (filmoN main bhi ye jumle bohat sune).

Aik to ye ke: "Ab susral se tumhari laash hi nikalni chahiye"! (wow)
Dusri ye ke: "Mehka aur susral 2 band mutthioN ki tarah hai - dono alag hi rahain to behtar hai"

Aur main sochta tha kiya bakwas hai!

Lekin ab lagta hai buzurg itne galat bhi nahi the. Pehli baat ye ke aesa nahi tha ke unhe apni beti se muhabbat nahi hoti thi magar 'message' ye tha ke susral main 'issues' hote hain magar har baat pe ruth ke mehke aa jaana aqalmandi nahi. Dusri baat ye thi ke mehke aake susral ki burai kerna bhi koi achhi baat nahi.

Ali Haider

This blog is about how people reacts differently to events of life. Its about human relationships and stories from everyday life. It was little shocking when I came to know that Ali Haider (whose songs purani jeans, khushi aai bare din baad etc were my favorites) - has quit music and became a maulvi!

I think it was all his psychological reaction to one distressing event of life but should I be judgemental? 

The American

As I am on my spell of watching movies, I went to see "The American" - only because it stars George Clooney despite negative reviews.

No doubt it is a very slow movie. Its a drag and not a movie to watch on weekend night! - but theme is very interesting. It reminded me of Urdu short story writer Ghulam Abbas!

George Clooney (Jack) is a professional gunman who makes/delivers customised sharp shooters' guns. He has many enemies. Inside he is himself not very happy with his work but his life is like a butterfly taking him from one place to another place. Somewhere along the way he falls in love with a prostitute! and finally decides to settle down at one place with one woman leaving his criminal world - But if one's fate is to be butterfly - Alas! you can't get away from destiny - doesn't matter how smarter you are than enemy.

See trailer here.

Get low

If you like off beat movies and if you have time - go and see "Get Low". (BTW: I was the only person in whole theatre)

It is a love story but with different beat. It is a story of a man who banished himself from life for 40 years - little away from his own home town. But twist is - he is still little okha (stubborn) and still as smart as before. Town is full of creepy stories about him. Finally he decide to listen to all those gossips about himself but in a strange away. He invites people to his own funeral. But in actuality he wants to put his heart out to tell people a dark secret he is carrying inside and to tell why he self exiled himself from life.

Watch trailer here