Tuesday, January 26, 2010

2 States - The Story Of My Marriage: by Chetan Bhagat


As usual! Was my first expression after finishing the 2 States - The Story Of My Marriage.

For Chetan, personally this is a continuation after FPS.

Author describes the nuances of his marriage with Anusha, his wife (in Novel Character called Ananya), a TamBam.

Its 4th from Chetan’s stable, very much better than “3 Mistakes of my life”

See my previous entry on “3 Mistakes of my life”. http://jainashwani.blogspot.com/2008/08/my-letter-to-chetan-bhagat-in-context.html

IMHO FPS is the best. We also saw the adaptation in 3 IDIOTS(not writing much on this topic, already controversial)

2 states is a flowing read. I managed time within my working hours of a week.

As expected, Chetan again came back with his whacky humor, killer one liners (which I like most), comment snippets particularly about Girls; just awesome!

Chetan had enough of analysis of general female behavior and characteristic in FPS; now in Two States He again showed his shrewd analysis with great sense of humor.

Girl and Boy situations are much like “Men are from Mars and Women from Venus” scenario; like girls always care how they are looking no matter what is the situation!

Description of IIM and Delhi is good and as far as Tamil detail is concerned to every north Indian’s amusement, Chetan directly compares the scenes from South Movies.

Although so much stereotypical things about relationship, family, social stigma; but that is the social fabric of middle class India.

So much Humor related to Punjabis like, “ready to gulp every time”, loud makeup, flamboyant lifestyle; I found it quite amusing as I think these are really Punjabi Characteristic (seriously no Pun Intended).

I see such things on daily basis (residing in Punjabi dominated locality).

And yes Chetan Bhagat does not give too much info on Punjabi girls, by the way they are just……..

In the novel Chetan portrays Punjabi girl quite dumb kinda….a la Blonde girls in West.

Now Chetan has developed the skill of inserting timely “testosterone charged scenes”, enough of romps in novel, quite like previous books.

Two states ends on a happy note, Krish Fathering the twins.

Summing up, it is a bit above average read.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Review of Salman's Veer : "Veergati ko Praapt"

More drama less substance thats VEER for you. Pure bollywood without any intensity. Some sections in media compared Veer before the release; to movies like 300, The Braveheart, Gladiator and The Troy; but such movies are incomparable.

Veer is lacking at so many places.

First comes to the soul of a flick-Script, script is the weakest link. Veer does not have any set defined goals, like what He wanted his lady love or destroying enemy state or the Britishers.

Many a times movie seems like "not a love story f a warrior, but a love story of father-son duo". Too much of Salman-Mithun bonding.

Also Sohail who tries his over the top antics in his every movie does not fit well.

I am also unable to understand "Punjabi Speaking Pindharis in Rajputana" ; quite strange.

Direction is not upto the mark.

Silly dialouges and yeah "words of Pindhari are such strong that Leads to Reincarnation of Salman as His Son"; although reincarnation is favourite old time bollywood theme but now this is not digestable.

Music is good.

And yeah Salman, with his good physiue and heavy voice carried the aura of a warrior very well but still far behind the sheer intensity of Leonidas of 300 and Russel Crow in The Gladiator. Although Salman looks good despite his 5'7'' height , He is perfect with handling his frame(and also at handling taller leading ladies).

Now, Zarine Khan; not bad acting, looked charming.

i read it in media After meeting Zarine first time Salman Said " If you intersts me , then whole nation will be interested in you"; yor are right Salman. It is said that Zarine resembles to Katrina but I found Zarine A mix of Katrina and bit of Priety Zinta.

Overall a just timepass kinda movie, a one time watch.

It disappointed me.