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Friday, November 27, 2009

DOES A PHOOL WEAR CHADDIS??

In this age of YouTube and instant movies; of special FX where the Himalayas get flooded (2012) and where cartoons are almost as realistic as live motion pictures, its odd how sometimes a single tune or a simple verse can take you right back to your childhood.....to your days of blissful innocence.

Of days spent waiting for Chitrahaar on Sundays, of lazy afternoons made even lazier by Krishi Darshan, of Ek Chidiya and Anek Chidiyas, of those Baatein Jo Jungle Jungle Pata Chala Hai.

What 'baatein' you ask?? What else.....

Ki Chaddi Pahan Ke Phool Khila Hai Phool Khila Hai

For most of you I am sure it will bring back many nostalgic memories though if you were born in the 1990's then i'm afraid a lot of the charm will be lost on you. You will probably not enjoy it much but then again you have your "teenage years" to compensate for that.


For the 30+'s among us... forget Jeetendra and his capsules... there's an easier way of raclaiming your youth...

Watch and Enjoy.

Luv

Vish



This used to be shown constantly between shows (there weren't so many ads then) to fill the time.




This was Gulzar at his innocent (and mischievous ) best.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Movie Review: Paranormal Activity

PARANORMALLY SCARY


Slasher movies like Saw, Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV (and an IV drip is what you’ll probably need to sit through the remaining sequels) or The Ring or Scream may succeed in giving you that occasional jolt in your seat but true horror is what happens when you go to bed alone.
Do the images of the movie you just saw (pardon the word) amuse you or does it get under your skin and creep you out. If the latter is your kind of movie then Paranormal Activity is for you.

Made for under $11,000 (which is probably just the cost for all the hair gel used by Edward Cullen in New Moon), it has become this year's marketing phenomenon.

Paramount Pictures initially arranged mid-night screenings at high schools across America asking fans to vote on their website if they wanted it to come to a cinema near them. It immediately got 1 million hits which caught the eye of Steven Spielberg who in turn endorsed it as a great scare fest and then the movie was released all across America. (Quite frankly once Spielberg had endorsed it there wasn’t a chance in hell it wasn’t going to go big.)

Anyway, at last count it had already made $108 million and that’s just in the US alone.

The man responsible for this is Israeli-born writer-director Oren Peli, a video-game designer turned filmmaker who has created a psychological thriller of such small scale and yet such heightened effect that no doubt Hitchcock, in his grave (appropriately) must be smiling.
The first-time director understands that it's what you don't see, and the way in which you don't see it, that counts. While most of the slasher movies being made today think that blood & gore is enough, Peli understands that the trick, of course, comes in not being able to explain the who, what and why of it.

The entire film takes place in the two-story home of Katie who claims to be plagued by demons, and Micah her obnoxious boyfriend, who totes around a video camera to record evidence that those spirits are real. (Both actors are using their real names onscreen too and are so normal that it only heightens the ‘did-it-really-happen’ feeling). The two joke and bicker, but at night we see them asleep, the camera at a fixed angle in their dankly lit bedroom. The shot keeps skipping ahead, hour by time-coded hour, until stuff starts to...happen.

With its this-is-really-happening vibe, Paranormal Activity bring to the surface your every childhood fear. The fear is real, all right, because the fear is really in you.

Every bit of dialogue feels natural, and every moment of misery, mental torture, and pain feels genuine and the deliberately slow paced Paranormal Activity takes you along for a grueling experience with every breath.

Most importantly we never get a full glimpse of the force wreaking havoc on the couple. Peli’s canniest realization is that the best horror is that which focuses on what can be imagined but can’t or needn’t be shown.
Less here, is certainly more. Scary that is.

P.S. This movie is best watched with a big group of friends and preferably after dark. Not just because of the scare factor but because Fear like a Yawn is terribly contagious and there’s nothing more creepily enjoyable than being scared; first by what you see on-screen and a split second later by a gasp coming from somewhere around you.
Enjoy
Vish






Sunday, November 22, 2009

Crazy Gift Ideas



IF YOU LOVE YOUR VULVA THEN WEAR IT.

What a great holiday gift idea?!

The gift of Yoni!!!

I kid you not.

If it is your dream ladies, to walk around with your vulva hanging around your neck for all the world to see, than your wish has finally been answered.

I found this little "artistic" endeavor on www.Etsy.com and for just $23 (AED 85 or INR 1050), you too can have a pendant of your "yoni".


Each pendant is one of kind, sculpted from your pictures submitted to the artist (and she does request you send at least 2-3 pictures for accuracy).


Or if you are too much of a prude to send pictures of your private parts (but apparently not enough to wear it around your neck though) then a personal description will also do. The artist however asks that you include in that description the following:


1) The shape of your inner and outer labia


2) The Colours


3) How much or how little your inner labia extend out from your outer labia


4) How well hidden your clitoris is, is it heavily hooded or can you see it fairly easily?


Or if you prefer, you can order one sculpted from someone else's "yoni"!


And don't worry about any "wear and tear" - each pendant will be coated in a protective satin glaze.


As the website says, "celebrate your beauty" and put your order in NOW!


All major credit cards, money orders, and sexual favors are accepted!


Merry Christmas Y’all.


Luv


Vish

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Kurbaan: Movie Review

WOULD YOU SACRIFICE YOUR LIFE IF YOU WERE IN DOUBT?



I watched 2 movies in the last 2 days.

The first one was a multiple Oscar nominee DOUBT starring 2 of the best actors of this generation in Hollywood, Phillip Seymour Hoffman & Meryl Streep.





This evening I watched Kurbaan, the directorial debut of Rensil De Silva, who had previously written Rang De Basanti.

And strangely enough both are very very similar.

In Doubt, Sister Aloysius (Streep) is convinced beyond Doubt that Fr. Flynn (Hoffman) has committed some act of impropriety with a young boy even though she has no definite proof. He is equally adamant he hasn’t.

And as the audience all we have is evidence that can at best be called circumstantial.

And the movie gives us no resolutions. It actually leaves us in Doubt.

Now the important question is if that is a bad thing. Is Doubt bad?

Think about it. What’s the opposite of Doubt?

Certainty!

And what does absolute certainty lead to? Infallibility!

It's one of life's bitter ironies that one of the first things lost to moral certainty is the capacity for compassion. Righteousness is a cold, hard position, and an unshakeable one. It allows no room for one of the most basic tenants of human existence: doubt.

Faith exists not in counterpoint to certainty but to doubt. Few of us have the capacity to defend a position of uncompromising certainty. Unless we are fanatics.

And isn’t the certainty of the superiority of one’s faith over all others that leads to fanaticism?
The inability to entertain even an iota of Doubt.

That all Muslims may NOT be terrorists. That all Americans are not like Bush.

Where ever and when ever there is no space for Doubt you risk becoming a fanatic.

And that is a question Kurbaan makes you ponder.


But enough about my sermonizing.

Kurbaan is a very thought provoking movie and one of the best of its genre that has come out of Bollywood. KJo is its producer but if you are expecting fluff forget about it. Be prepared to be engaged mentally.


The movie is filled with so many twists and turns that giving even a synopsis will be fraught with spoilers so I’ll let you enjoy the movie for yourself.

Just a word about the performances.

Saif Ali Khan. When he won the National Award some years back most of the protests were directed at the movie he won for (Hum Tum) and not really because there was doubt about his acting ability. And here he shows you why. In a role that could have been so showy and clichéd (think Aamir Khan in Fanaa) Saif here underplays his role so beautifully that you almost seem to forget its Saif. You are left only with Ehsaan.


Kareena Kapoor: She is not only one of the best among the current generation of actresses but also possesses such blinding charisma that when she is on screen there is not much you can do but stare. And boy can she act. The only one who can match her in both charisma and acting chops is her cousin Ranbir Kapoor (if you don’t believe me watch the outrageous Ajab/Gazab movie being rescued by him alone)


Vivek Oberoi: Before Salman, before Aishwarya and before all the stardom went to his head Vivek has debuted with a searingly honest performance in Company. Now with the Khan & Rai distractions behind him he is back in his element playing a moderate Muslim. Certainly one of his best in years.

Special mention must be made of his spot on american accent whenever he talks in English. Exactly how someone brought up in the US would speak. Infact Vivek's 'pal' Abhishek Bachchan could take a few pointers from him. Remember Dilli 6???


Rensil De Silva: He brings such a fresh perspective to the bollywood scene that you sometimes forget it’s a mainstream movie. Right at the end Kareena asks Saif his real name.

It’s a simple question but something you would have never thought of at such a moment and yet when she does, you realize there was nothing that could have been more appropriate.

If you’ve ever had your heart broken you’ll understand. Trust me.


Worth a Watch. Without a DOUBT.

Luv

Vish








Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Some Balls are NOT for Playing...



WHEN 'TOM' MET 'HARRY'


Saw this AD on a friend's link on FB (that's Facebook for the FB virgins).


On Samir da's suggestion i had to put it up here on the blog for all of you guys to enjoy.

I won't tell you what its for but for the guys, it will definitely make you appreciate and value your ..... ermmm..... now how do i put it....

Golden Balls??? NO... that's Posh's nickname for Beckham and we should be so lucky..

Family Jewels??? Naaa too British and too staid.

Sacks of Glory??? Now who in hell came up with that one???

Anyway i will just let you watch and then you can let me know what to call it.....

Enjoy...

Vish








PRABAL-BY GLORIOUS


No I’m not trying to be Tarantino after my short vacation.

Its just something I came across today and thought I’d share with you.



Indian “Designers” (and there is a reason why the designers is inside commas) have been making so much noise about crossing over but except for the odd instance of Judi Dench wearing a Tarun Tahiliani jacket there really hasn’t been much to talk about internationally.

The Fashion Weeks (there is so much in-fighting and bitching that they can't even settle on 1 week) are so filled with Bollywood stars that all of Indian Fashion is what Bollywood is and vice versa.


Anyway I open the tabloid section of the newspaper today and among the news of the ‘New Moon’ premiere there is a picture of one of the stars (Ashley Greene) wearing a dress by someone named
Prabal Gurung.

Having never heard of him I googled him and guess what? He’s been around quite a bit.

Born in Singapore (where his parents were probably working) and raised in the Kingdom of Nepal’s Kathmandu (his words http://www.prabalgurung.com/ ) he did his initial studies at Delhi’s NIFT and then interned with Donna Karen and attended the prestigious Parsons School of Design in New York.

He then went on to become the Design Director of Bill Blass and only recently has he launched his own line under his name.

And he has already been worn by a host of Hollywood A-Listers like Demi Moore (who seems to love his dresses), Rachel Weitz etc




He has just gone ahead and done his job without a bit of hoopla.


Infact the Hoopla is just about to hit the fan as Lady O, Oprah herself has worn him on the cover of the Dec issue and whom Prabal calls "a role model, a mentor, a leader and a constant source of inspiration".

The New Yorker says, "he's the designer to watch out for and for those of you who want to know how to say his name correctly in parties it like Trouble with a 'P' "



Real talent does shine afterall.

Cheers to him.


Meanwhile another designer, Rohit Verma's own shit is hitting the fan quite spectacularly on Bigg Boss .
What a contrast

And all this has nothing to do with me being a Nepali.

Give me more credit please.
Till next time.
Luv

Vish




Sunday, November 15, 2009


ONE OF THE GREATEST AD

AIRCONDITIONER

The AC must certainly be "Fucking Cool" as it claims. Esp if it does what the picture suggests it does...

Guys....guys....guys....

Luv

Vish

Friday, November 13, 2009



GREAT AD

DRUNK DRIVING




Either Drink or Drive.



NEVER both.


P.S. The AD coming up on 15th is a classic one.... probably not safe for work viewing but definitely one to put the chills into your....

Luv




Vish

Wednesday, November 11, 2009



GREAT AD

NATURAL WOOL

I have no words.

Just enjoy and stay warm....

Luv

Vish

Monday, November 09, 2009

GREAT AD

SMOKING KILLS


What can i say... the words say it all... Suicide or Homicide... death is death...


STOP SMOKING

Luv


Vish

Saturday, November 07, 2009



GREAT AD


DUREX



I honestly thought it was some leisurely scene at the beach untill i saw what the ad was for.

DUREX and not just the normal ones.... Extra Large..... Now you know how that long line came to be......LOL

Enjoy

Luv

Vish






Thursday, November 05, 2009



GREAT AD


ACE GROUP LANGUAGE COURSES

Incase the print is very small or your eyes need glasses, the photographer is saying

"Any one of you pricks move and I'll shoot every motherfucking last one of ya"

and the bottom says;

'DON'T LEARN LANGUAGES THROUGH MOVIES'

P.S... In case you did not know that line is from "Pulp Fiction"

Nice na..???

Luv

Vish

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

GREAT AD
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL


Child Trafficking. Prostitution.

Such simple and yet such a startling picture.

Hope You like it.

Luv

Vish

Sunday, November 01, 2009

GREAT AD.
VIAGRA




Switch On. Switch Off. Quite Literally..... Though i've heard the switching off part isn't as easy as it sounds....

Hope you Like It.

Luv

Vish