"Mere baap ko phansi ki saza hui thi. Ye sach hai. Magar log kehte hain jis qatal ke jurm main use saza hui thi woh usne nahi kiya tha. Pata nahi ye sach hai ke nahi. Magar ye sach zaroor hai ke jis raat use phansi hone wali thi woh jail se farar ho gaya. Us ke farar hone ki alag alag dastanaiN bayan ki jaati hai magar jo sab se ziyada qabile qabool kahani hai - woh ye ke us ne apne qad kaath ke aik shaks ko apna jail ka libas pehnaya aur use deewar ki taraf mun ker ke sajde namaz main laga diya. Us ne us shakhs ko kese raazi kiya ye Allah hi janta hai magar log batate hain mere baap ko baatoN se logon ko sheeshe main utarne ka fun khub aata tha. Phir us ne aik police wale ko qatal kiya. Us ka libas pahen ker jail se nikla. Kashti wale ko lakh rupe ka lalch de ker dariya aboor kiya.
Mera baap usi din aakhri dafa aik taxi main hamare ghar aaya. Us ne mujeh piyar kiya aur kaha koi pooche to kehna mujeh kuch nahi pata. Jub hamare ghar police aai to main ne yahi kaha. Us din ke baad main ne apne baap ko nahi dekha! Amma ke paas aksar kahin se paise zaroor aate the magar abba khud kabhi wapas nahi aaya!
Meri Ma har roz aros paros ki aurtoN se abba ke qisse bayan kerti thi. Main ne aik din Ma se kaha - "dafa ker amma. Tere kehne se ke woh chup chup ke hum se milne aata hai, koi woh sach much thori wapas aaye ga. Use bhool ja aur roz roz ki in bataoN ko dafa ker".
Amma ne jawab diya: "Tu kiya jaane ye jhoot mere liye kitna zaroori hai. Aurat ke liye mard ka naam kitna zaroori hai aur us se barh ker - ye ruswaii kitni zaalim hogi ke woh mujeh chor gaya. Tu aurat nahi - tu kiya jaane in baatoN ko".
Main dil main kehta - Purane zamane ki ye aurat!
Phir sochta hun kisi roz naye zamane ki kisi aurat se poochun ke kiya woh bhi aesa hi sochti hai?
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Dhobi Ghat
So I went to see this much awaited movie of Aamir Khan called "Dhobi Ghat". It is not a movie to watch if you are looking for fun! It is a much serious theme with relatively slow pace. No songs!
Theme of the movie is illusion of love and relationship from 4 different perspectives.
1. Arun (Amir Khan) is a painter who is done with relationships. He is divorced. His ex lives with a son in Australia. He lives alone from one apartment to another apartment in Bombay. He is magan in his life as an artist and even sleeping with a pretty girl doesn't excite him anymore but he carries the dukh of broken relationship in heart (at one point he cries like a baby knowing yasmin's fate) - what an actor he is!
2. Sai is a daughter of wealthy parents. She is a banker in NY and visiting Bombay as she misses that genuine person in life whom she can relate irrespective of his status or class.
3. Munna is a dhobi who lives in slums of Dhobi ghat. He has part time job of city's rat killer at night. He wants to be an actor. He is handsome and chased by women but he is naive, simple immature boy who has no clue of women. He is ashamed of his lower class and thinks that class difference doesn't allow him to approach a wealthy girl.
4. Yasmin is a character whose story arun finds accidentally. She gets arrange marriage to a typical Indian man in Bombay. As she tries to become a good housewife, her relationship and life ends in horror.
All characters meet for a span of few weeks at one point. Movie is all about their reactions, aspirations and interactions.
Photography, dialogues and direction is outstanding! But at the end of the movie - you will ask - now what? or even WTF?
Theme of the movie is illusion of love and relationship from 4 different perspectives.
1. Arun (Amir Khan) is a painter who is done with relationships. He is divorced. His ex lives with a son in Australia. He lives alone from one apartment to another apartment in Bombay. He is magan in his life as an artist and even sleeping with a pretty girl doesn't excite him anymore but he carries the dukh of broken relationship in heart (at one point he cries like a baby knowing yasmin's fate) - what an actor he is!
2. Sai is a daughter of wealthy parents. She is a banker in NY and visiting Bombay as she misses that genuine person in life whom she can relate irrespective of his status or class.
3. Munna is a dhobi who lives in slums of Dhobi ghat. He has part time job of city's rat killer at night. He wants to be an actor. He is handsome and chased by women but he is naive, simple immature boy who has no clue of women. He is ashamed of his lower class and thinks that class difference doesn't allow him to approach a wealthy girl.
4. Yasmin is a character whose story arun finds accidentally. She gets arrange marriage to a typical Indian man in Bombay. As she tries to become a good housewife, her relationship and life ends in horror.
All characters meet for a span of few weeks at one point. Movie is all about their reactions, aspirations and interactions.
Photography, dialogues and direction is outstanding! But at the end of the movie - you will ask - now what? or even WTF?
Sunday, January 23, 2011
21 years of Marriage and...
"How was it like to divorce your spouse after 21 years of marriage?"
"It was scary, hard and freaky. I use to sit in bathroom and literally shiver. Being a desi girl I could never have imagined ever. After 21 years of marriage and 2 teenagers at home he wanted to bring second wife in the house - and I was OK with it!"
"To phir kiun?"
"It was hard but I accepted sokan on me. I got OK with second wife on me but ...Jub us ne kaha ke - tum fiqar kiun kerti ho.....I will take care of you and kids financially......to mujeh aik dum se aesa laga jese 20 baras se main koi tawaif thi...I felt like a prostitute...Woh aehsas itna shadeed tha ke har subah main is dua ke saath be-daar hoti thi ke kash mere dil se ye baat nikal jaaye magar....
Tum khud socho, phir koi kese kisi ke saath kese reh le jub insaan ko khud apne aap se ghin aane lage..."
"It was scary, hard and freaky. I use to sit in bathroom and literally shiver. Being a desi girl I could never have imagined ever. After 21 years of marriage and 2 teenagers at home he wanted to bring second wife in the house - and I was OK with it!"
"To phir kiun?"
"It was hard but I accepted sokan on me. I got OK with second wife on me but ...Jub us ne kaha ke - tum fiqar kiun kerti ho.....I will take care of you and kids financially......to mujeh aik dum se aesa laga jese 20 baras se main koi tawaif thi...I felt like a prostitute...Woh aehsas itna shadeed tha ke har subah main is dua ke saath be-daar hoti thi ke kash mere dil se ye baat nikal jaaye magar....
Tum khud socho, phir koi kese kisi ke saath kese reh le jub insaan ko khud apne aap se ghin aane lage..."
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Donuts!
We have a colleague who frequently bring Donuts for staff in the morning. We start our work early morning around 6.30. One morning I promised to bring Donuts. For me to take a break from my early morning rush - to get off from road, park the car, stand in line, buy donuts - made me appreciate the small fine things people do just to make other people happy and to make other peoples' morning sunshine.
Shayed hame un khubsurat logoN ka aehsas nahi hota jo hamare aas paas baste hain
Shayed hame un khubsurat logoN ka aehsas nahi hota jo hamare aas paas baste hain
Friday, January 21, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
iCult
(As stated by my one good friend)
"I am Christian. My wife is a jewish. And we have people married to Muslims, Hindus and other religions in our family but all children follow one religion called iPhone".
"I am Christian. My wife is a jewish. And we have people married to Muslims, Hindus and other religions in our family but all children follow one religion called iPhone".
Saturday, January 15, 2011
No one killed Jessica
So I went to see this new art movie from Bollywood, said to be based on a true story - No one killed Jessica.
I think it is a well done movie though like all Indian movies at end it feels like a nag. Plot revolves around a typical desi situation where a simple middle class girl gets killed by a son of minister. Police try to get the culprits but all prime witnesses vanish with bribes and threats. Sister of girl (Vidya Balan) tries to fight the case but after 6 years of drag all culprits declared innocent by court. A daring journalist (Rani mukherji) took the initiative and prove on TV that how case was influenced by power and money.
Theme is basically the role of new, free and daring media (said to be a true scandal exposed by notorious Indian website tehelka.com). It reminded me of recent media frenzy in Pakistan which is influencing each and every matter in society (irrespective of right and wrong)!
I think its a worth watching movie but not needed to be seen on big screen if you can find a good quality DVD. Surprisingly language gets very filthy at many points making it impossible to watch with family. Vidya balan played an extremely non glamorous role and has done a very good job! Actually in first few scenes I can't recognise her. And I have never seen Rani Mukherji as groomed and sexy ever before. Yes she took my breath away!
I think it is a well done movie though like all Indian movies at end it feels like a nag. Plot revolves around a typical desi situation where a simple middle class girl gets killed by a son of minister. Police try to get the culprits but all prime witnesses vanish with bribes and threats. Sister of girl (Vidya Balan) tries to fight the case but after 6 years of drag all culprits declared innocent by court. A daring journalist (Rani mukherji) took the initiative and prove on TV that how case was influenced by power and money.
Theme is basically the role of new, free and daring media (said to be a true scandal exposed by notorious Indian website tehelka.com). It reminded me of recent media frenzy in Pakistan which is influencing each and every matter in society (irrespective of right and wrong)!
I think its a worth watching movie but not needed to be seen on big screen if you can find a good quality DVD. Surprisingly language gets very filthy at many points making it impossible to watch with family. Vidya balan played an extremely non glamorous role and has done a very good job! Actually in first few scenes I can't recognise her. And I have never seen Rani Mukherji as groomed and sexy ever before. Yes she took my breath away!
Friday, January 14, 2011
Once upon a time.....
(Story as narrated by my daughter)
"Once upon a time long long ago in the far far land there was a princess and she was very alone."
Me: "Why she was very alone"
"Because her parents were dead".
Me: "Hmmmm. Why they died?"
(After a pause and little bit of thinking)
"........Because they were old.........and fat!"
"Once upon a time long long ago in the far far land there was a princess and she was very alone."
Me: "Why she was very alone"
"Because her parents were dead".
Me: "Hmmmm. Why they died?"
(After a pause and little bit of thinking)
"........Because they were old.........and fat!"
Monday, January 03, 2011
Kuch Lamhe
Har insaan ki zindagi main 2 ya 3 daafa kuch aese lamhe aate hain jub koi pehli baar milne wala shaks barsoN ka aashna lagta hai.
Un lamhon ka 'idraak' nahi hota bulke 'tajarba' hota hai!
Un lamhoN ko lafzoN main nahi gondha ja sakta!
Koi 'electricity' ka taar hota hai jo 'click' ker jaata hai!
BarsoN baad bhi yun lagta hai jese kul ki baat ho!
Koi aesa 'connection' lag jaata hai jis main waqt ka daira simat sa jaata hai!
Aese lamhe jo aik dum se rah chalti zindagi main khud saamne aa ker pukarte hain!
Baqol Banu Qudsiya:
"Dil main aik aesi khushi jo na kisi neki ka ajar hoti hai aur na kisi mehnat ka samar".
Baqol Nasir Kazmi:
Ajeeb maanoos ajnabi tha mujeh to hairan ker gaya woh
(Related post: The Bridges of Madison County)
Un lamhon ka 'idraak' nahi hota bulke 'tajarba' hota hai!
Un lamhoN ko lafzoN main nahi gondha ja sakta!
Koi 'electricity' ka taar hota hai jo 'click' ker jaata hai!
BarsoN baad bhi yun lagta hai jese kul ki baat ho!
Koi aesa 'connection' lag jaata hai jis main waqt ka daira simat sa jaata hai!
Aese lamhe jo aik dum se rah chalti zindagi main khud saamne aa ker pukarte hain!
Baqol Banu Qudsiya:
"Dil main aik aesi khushi jo na kisi neki ka ajar hoti hai aur na kisi mehnat ka samar".
Baqol Nasir Kazmi:
Ajeeb maanoos ajnabi tha mujeh to hairan ker gaya woh
(Related post: The Bridges of Madison County)
Saturday, January 01, 2011
aitraaf
Iblees ke baare main kehte hain ke: "galati ker ke haazir ho jaata to uski mojaN hi mojaN ho jaati". Agar apni galati maan leta to apne rab ke huzur aur muazzaz ho jaata! Iblees ka adam ko sajda na kerna to uska rab yun hi muaaf ker deta magar galati ka aitraaf na ker ke azal tuk ruswa ho gaya!
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