The darkness of the KNIGHT

....And to make the most of the uneventful weekend, I watched The Dark Knight!!
And this is absolutely, most certainly, the most amazing performance ever by anyone...it looked like the film was about the character out of a playing cards deck and not about Batman!!
All in all, I loved it absolutely...

More to follow..

The kiss and the Miss...not so happening

I am no under cover journalist. And I am not likely to spill any beans on Ms Sherawat.
And I most definitely am wondering to myself as I write this, if the lady is actually worth occupying this space on "my blog"!!
What the heck!
This Saturday, I watched Ugly aur Pagli. Yes, the same movie which has the very unlikely pairing of Mallika Sherawat and Ranvir Shorey. What would a 'thinking actor' be doing with a woman whose claim to fame was 17 onsecreen kisses in her debut movie!! But I am sure, the 'thinking actor' did give this situation considerable thought :)
Afterall, he shares screen space with Mallika Sherawat, who as much as you and I hate her or love her, we just can't ignore her. And the lady sure knows how to get the curiosity levels sky high about her movies, her wardrobe or the lack of it or her co stars and also the steamy scenes with her co stars.
Anyhow, my take on the movie...

• The 99 slaps line worked wonders..got everyone thinking
• The movie was lukewarm compared to the 'sizzling' Pyaar ke side effects. Now the reasons may be varied. Maybe, PKSE wasn't so much of a Mallika movie. It gave equal footing to both Rahul and Mallika. Rahul, of course, played the perfect restraining act and maybe that took away a little from Ms Sherawat's over-the-top performance, which made it bearable and to some extent endearing. UAP, on the contrary, is out and out Mallika's playground. While Ranvir, thankfully, is not a mere prop but still he has precious littleto do in the movie. So, it's Ms Sherawat all the way. And, honestly, that gets alittle too much!!
• The 1 promised kiss was so completely lost in all the drama of 99 slaps (which beyond 23, I stopped counting )
• PNC has always made better movies. This was just not upto the mark.

And as for the leading lady of the movie, I mean I do like the woman for her honesty. But she could really work upon her crying. It just has to look beyond glycerine and half a choke.

Rest, it was okay.Time pass. Paisa vasool...hmmm..I would say so.

But then, just dont go with sky high expectations of seeing the Ugly getting slappred 99 times by the beauty and then the magic of the one kiss. U just won't find it.

Not here atleast.

The discoveries of a Monday morning

It is not really a discovery in a way. But it is not even inconsequential. It matters a lot!!

Atleast to me it does. And I have decided, this is how it is going to be..

No more mindless chase, no charade, nothing. It matters to me. It is important. Period!!

This rather uneventful Monday morning gave me two very important 'discoveries':

• I hate Maths and I hate it more than I ever did in school. And I wonder why Aryabhatta wanted to be a famous man? And I wonder why we invented all the logarithms and the twenty different kinds of numbers. Yes, the simple 1, 2, 3, 4.... have atleast 20 different names to them. I wonder why...
• And chocolate is the puuuurrrfect solution to alll miseries in life..rich, dark, tempting, melted and mmmmm....(serve at room temperature. Do yourself a favor, don't eat it cold)

a vacuum of journalistic dignity

Just a couple of days back, we had a young man of Indian origin die under "mysterious circumstances" in Maldives. Over the last 3 days, all that I have seen or heard in media is about that young man..and some of it extremely disturbing. I don't think anyone who heard the news could have been spared the heartbreak. I don't think there is an exception to those who think how difficult it must be for the family. But what deems an exception is how the media has gone about in a circus like ritual for the TRPs.
In the bargain, what they talked and showed on national television was a mini biography and had some very disturbing content. All the channels and newspapers alike, carried end to end information about the young man starting last year when he was suddenly catapulted to fame after winning a reality show. They went ahead and even talked about his singing ability (or the lack thereof) and discussed openly what the judges of the shows he had participated in had to say about him, some good and some not-so-good!!
The point here is, that is extremely important for the masses to know about a 'story' in detail and the media must cover all ends in this pursuit. But what they must remember is that the dead deserve some dignity. So go ahead and talk about the man, his school, his family, his singing, his shows, his friends but do spare the negatives. Don't just lampoon about trying to create a sensation by calling every sentence a 'Breaking News'. It is, after all, a dead man we are talking about who really can't defend himself in any manner. Let's not go about showing a disfigured face of the dead man on national television. The content is viewed even by children and the elderly and this is purely against journalistic ethics.
The Arushi murder case was a similar story of going overboard to get ahead in the race for TRPs. No channel/newspaper spared the family in the days after the murder, when the family needed the time most to remember the loved one they had lost. It is appalling how the police could character assassinate a 12 year old girl who was no more. But what was worse was how the media jumped at this carrot being dangled in front of them and made it worse. This is where some restraint should have been exercised to spare the family those embarrassing moments.
When I studied journalism, I always though that the talk of self regulation by the media was purely meant for the books. Now,as an outsider, I couldn't agree more on how important it is to know not just what will get you the eyeballs, but more importantly, if it's actually worth it!!!

12 pics and me

This is one of the few times that I have actually followed a tag and I must admit, I loved what "I" look like and what "I" have to offer to those who know me and those who don't. And before unravelling the mystery, I would like to credit Aishwarya Rao for introducing me to this.

And now for a better understanding, here go the rules and my answers:

1. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
2. Using only the first page, pick an image.
3. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.

1. What is your first name?

Ruchi Mann, and I liked the image of the girl’s feet..

2. What is your favorite food? Right now?

Always, dal rice…frugal but I love it!!

3. What high school did you go to?

Father Agnel School, Delhi.

4. What is your favorite color?

Black…and the picture is apt

5. Who is your celebrity crush?

Rahul Gandhi, not since long though

6. Favorite drink?

Orange Juice (and I always like it served with exactly two cubes of ice)

7. Dream vacation?

Tahiti

8. Favorite dessert?

Chocolate Chip Ice cream

9. What do you want to be when you grow up?

Happy..but this is a strange picture showing happiness but the best on the first page

10. What do you love most in life?

People around me

11. One Word to describe you.

Mine (cheeky smile)

12. Your Flickr name.

Fish out of water