Jab Tak Hai Jaan

This movie was so special for me in some way or the other and made me cry at multiple instances. May be I had personal reasons but at the same time certain scenes were so touching for me that I would love to watch over and over again. This again is one such move that I would order the Blu ray the day it releases to watch the days I wanna fall into the fantasy called love. To be frank the first half I was totally in love with the cute Katrina...she was simply gorgeous in every clothes she wore and danced to perfection. Though I did not see big chemistry between SRK n Katrina I still loved the charm SRK was showing on his face with those every cute dimpled cheeks. I felt myself and my life in some scenes. Brought me back some memories : some bad and some good. But it was heart-warming for sure!

 I do not know if such love ever exists but the 3 hours I spend on money I would wanna be in a  world that makes me completely happy and this move never made me bored a single minute.. somehow unlike other Indians I am not able to find faults in SRK flicks..ppl look for practicality, correct data, reality on movies these days but I have been always going to watch movies to forget the reality and be in such a world that doesn't exists in reality..so wat if Jawans play football in army or any scene they imagine and showed in the movie..I like that positive thoughts be it crap than watching jawans dying in border that we hear n read in papers day to day...Also the wonder is how ppl blame SRK for his dialogues or screenplay and say SRK was bad this that.. something I never understood..his job was to be charming and woo the heroine and in this case 2 of them and he did that amazingly and as a gal I can totally approve that most gals wld always want such love(some accept & some don't). Yes u don't get it in reality so y not dream one and make oneself happy..Somehow I get too fanatic when I see unreasonable comments form ppl who miss the intention movie were made for entertainment n not to use brain for for a change stop using brain n enjoy the pure fantasies and happy ending they show. But guess ppl once used to watch movies for entertainment now money is so much overflowing that ppl go to movies to see what was stupid, wat was crap and wat cld be avoided  or go to those movies with the opinion to see SRK is crap and lets see how crappy he is in thsi one as well.

I have always respected him and will always. He is totally different in real life and is not at all romantic and if he can do such a great job onscreen then I feel he is a great actor and that's all I care that he takes me that world that cease to exists in this real world.


Whats I liked:

Awesome fresh locations

SRK's dimple cheeks (I always had crush on dimpled cheek guys ;-))

Romance
Sacrifice
Katrina's beauty ( Totally fida over her )

Katrina's dance in Ishq Shava

Saans song which showed intense love & sensuality

Anushka's chirpiness in Jiya re song(she wld be perfect to enact my role :D)

Anushka's Bubblyness

Dint Like:
some dialogues
SRK not a great kisser :-(

Some lovely lyrics from songs I loved :


Song : Jab Tak Hai Jaan Poem


teri aankhon ki namkeen mastiyaan
teri hansi ki beparwaah gustakhiyaan
teri zulfon ki lehrati angdaiyaan
nahi bhoolunga main
jab tak hai jaan, jab tak hai jaan

Meaning :
the naughty fun in your eyes,
the carefree forwardness of your eyes,
the wavey stretching of your hair,
I'll not forget, as long as I live.

baarishon mein bedhadak tere naachne se
baat baat pe bewajah tere roothne se,
chhoti chhoti teri bachkani badmashiyon se,
mohabbat karunga main
Jab tak hai jaan, jab tak hai jaan..
Meaning :
your dancing freely in rains,
your getting angry on small things without reason,
your small, childish mischieves,
I'll love them all,
As long as I live, As long as I live..
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Song : Saans

kab tak hosh sambhale koi,
hosh ude to ud jaane do..
dil kab seedhi raah chala hai
raah mude to mud jaane do
tere khayal mein doob ke aksar
achchi lage tanhaai..
Meaning :
how long can one remain in control,
when consciousness goes, let it go..
when has the heart gone on a straight path,
if the path turns, let it turn..
when I am in your thoughts,
loneliness feels good..


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Song : Jab Tak Hai Jaan Title Song


tumse do lafzon mein,
tumse ye kehna tha..
tumse hi mohabbat thi,
tumse hi mohabbat hai,
tumse kehna hai, yoon rehna hai,
jab tak hai jaan..
Meaning :
To you, in two words,
To you, I have to say,
You are the one I always loved,
You're the one I love..
I have to say, I have to live like this,
as long as I live..

VTV

When I came back from this movie I dint feel what to write as my status on Facebook as I had mixed feelings. But when I got up today morning and thought about it, I cld actually say I liked the movie. I liked the love story but as any other gal I also wanted a happy ending, but this one instead confused me and made me wondered y they dint end the movie 20 mins after the interval. It would have been better as a movie to have ended that ways or he cld have handled the climax in a better way if he wanted a realistic climax. Somehow I felt the story realistic. Personally she had parents who demanded her a promise to marry whom they like(like mine). So she is just another fluctuating gal who wanted to do stuff but succumbed to her parents decisions. But I loved the chemistry between her and Simbu..was very sweet. I love love stories and romance a lot and if there is a perfect chemistry between the guy n gal it wld be a treat for my eyes. Best parts of the movie was the songs and how they blend well with the emotions of the hero and the heroine in the movie. I personally always liked kerala and they have showed it beautifully in this movie. Chinmayi did a decent job with her dubbing too. As soon as Trisha spoke the 1st sentence I knew it was her. Yeh I like Chinmayi as a person, singer, rj, dubbing person. I was also happy with the technical stuff of the movie..all seemed to be perfect for me especially the camera angles and shots. As far as performance goes, I was so surprised to see Simbu act like this. He was so subtle in his acting n dancing and I felt it suited him a lot unlike his arrogant, petergiri acting. This was like a normal next door boy acting..Trish was so cute especially in those awesome but simple sarees n slightly curly hair with a mallu accent. Ha ha ..as and when I am writing this I do realise I did like the movie :-D

I am posting the lyrics of Mannipaaya along with the translation. I found on-line. I particularly found this song in the movie so good and really loved the lyrics and how much shreya's voice suits to it and how it mixed with the emotions in the movie. She is truly has an angelic voice and my god donno if I cld be a bengali and pronounce tamil so well. Kudos to ARR and Shreya Ghoshal.

kadalinil meenaaga irundhavaL naan
unakkena karai thaandi vandhavaL dhaan
thudithirundhen tharaiyinile
thirumbivittEn en kadalidame

[I was a fish in the ocean and
I crossed the shores for you
I was struggled on the land
and returned back to my ocean]

oru naaL sirithEn, maru naaL veruthEn
unai naan kollaamal kondru pudhaithEnE
mannipaaya mannipaaya.. .

[One day i smiled, the next day i was frustrated
I buried you without killing you.
Will you forgive me. Will you forgive me]

thadumaari thadumaari nadandhEn
noolilaana mazhai aagi ponen
unnaal dhaan kalaignanaai aanenE

[I struggled to walk
I became a rain made of thread
I became an artist because of you]

tholai dhoorathil veLicham nee
unai nokiye enai eerkiraaye
melum melum urugi urugi
unai eNNi Engum idhaiyathai enna seivEn
Oh unai eNNi Engum idhaiyathai enna seivEn

[You are the light at a distance..
You draw me towards you
What do i do to the heart that
melts at the thought of you]

Odum neeril Or alai dhaan naan
uLLe uLLa eeram nee dhaan
varam kidaithum naan thavara vittEn
mannipaaya anbE

[I'm a wave in the running water (and)
You are the moist within me
I missed the blessing that i got
will you forgive me love]

kaatrilE aadum kaagidham naan
nee dhaan ennai kadidham aakinaai
anbil thodangi anbil mudikkirEn
en kaalam varai ???

[I'm the paper that floats in the air
You made me into a letter
I start and end with love
Until my lifetime ???]

oru naaL sirithEn, maru naaL veruthEn
unai naan kollaamal kondru pudhaithEne
mannipaaya mannipaaya.. .

[One day i smiled, the next day i was frustrated
I buried you without killing you.
Will you forgive me. Will you forgive me]

anbirkum undo adaikkumthaazh aarvalar
punkaNeer poosal tharum

This is a verse from Thirukural:
[Affection cannot be confined by shutters;
Uncontrollable tears will roll down spontaneously when one sees the sufferings of loved ones]

anbilaar ellaam thamakkuriyar anbudaiyaar
enbum uriyar pirarku

Another verse from Thirukural:
[One who doesn't love is possessive about everything;
One who loves would even be willing to part their bones]

En en vaazhvil vandhaai kaNNa nee
povaayo kaanal neer polE thondri
anaivarum urangidum iravenum neram
enakkadhu thalaiyaNai nanaithidum eeram

[Why did you come into my life my dear
Will you vanish like a mirage
Night is the time when everyone sleeps
But thats the time for me to wet the pillows with tears]

oru naaL sirithEn, maru naaL veruthEn
unai naan kollaamal kondru pudhaithEne
mannipaaya mannipaaya.. .

[One day i smiled, the next day i was frustrated
I buried you without killing you.
Will you forgive me. Will you forgive me]

thadumaari thadumaari nadandhEn
noolilaana mazhai aagi ponen
unnaal dhaan kalaignanaai aanenE

[I struggled to walk
I became a rain made of thread
I became an artist because of you]

Jingle All the Way !!!

This Christmas..though not as much fun as anticipated was still good. The snow blizzard kept us all in for 3 days and no one can move out or in and thankfully after 2 days the snow clearing ppl are outside my house to remove the 1.5 foot snow buried outside my garage. No way was I going to shovel all those myself and go out. I had to cancel my get together with friends to whom I was suppose to cook and have fun with before I leave but I guess its fine. I would plan the same when I come back from India. And with the fruit cake I was supposed to make...I don't wanna make just for myself...the whole point was to share with every-one..so that gets postponed by a month too and the best part about this is that the fruits get to be soaked for 2 months this time in rum and I believe it would test better than usual coz I hrd the more it is in rum the more tasty the cake wld turn out to be..so everything happens for good.. Other than the part that I dint find my degree certificate everything went on fine this Christmas..Its a sign i have to start becoming better organized and be careful n responsible here afters and may be that wld be my resolution for new year..lets c ..but for sure I would work on that and pray I dont get stuck in India and the visa person there doesn't ask for my degree and fail my visa...Fingers crossed!!!

Some pics from this Christmas :

Off to India

Its 44 months already and I am too excited to go to India in couple of days. what I am going to do there is still not decided but I am sure happy to c my house, my friends back home, n all my fav places back there and then waiting to do lots of shopping too...n most of all see my grandmom in dubai and stay with her for 3 days...i hope the trip turns out to be lots of fun :-)

Severes... Please... Avada Kedarva!!!

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Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince. Spoiler Alert!!!

Yep I saw the premiere of the much awaited movie of the year : Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince. Happy that the midnight sales alone crossed $22.5 million dollars..haven't heard such big numbers for the 1st day first show ever. but I thought I should share what I thought about the movie overall.

Half Blood Prince is my favorite of all 7 books. So yes I had lots n lots of expectations on it being filmed on-screen. But after watching the movie for 2hrs 33 mins yesterday I dint get the same feeling I got after I completed the book. Came back and thought about why that could be and realized that the director missed many things in the movie and he somewhat completely changed the mood of the plot.

Cons:

Firstly the plot dint have so much romance n comedy and somehow I felt it was the most prominent part in the movie..
Secondly, the plot was supposed to be DARK..where it was written in such a way that u wld hate Snape and Voldemort a lot throughout the book. You were not supposed to find out Snape as a nice guy until before last 3 or 4 chapters but in the movie they never concentrated him as a bad person nor gave importance to the half blood prince concept. In climax, he just says I am half blood prince and goes off and that was not how it was supposed to be the whole plot.
Furthermore, in this book we came to know a lot about Voldemort and his childhood, his family and all and how he had committed a murder before he joined Hogwarts and how bad a person he was. But the movie dint have nething about ne of this...they just showed couple of memories which lasted maximum 5 mins n said so less about his childhood. This movie should have made you hate and fear Voldemort even more to because you finally understood how Voldemort came to be.
Thirdly, the book starts off with the conversation between prime mister and ministry of magic n he resigning n all and it was never even mentioned in the movie..I thought if they could show death eaters in London city demolishing stuff and muggles getting to know abt them , they should have pictures the scene as a must.
The saddest part and the important part of the book is the funeral at the end. It was of the most important character in the book and it should have been given importance in a better way.
The mood and the anticipation we readers got at the end of the book 6 to read book 7 wasn't there at the end of this movie coz this is the book which paved path for the 7th. May be coz I am talking in point of view of a reader n not that of a from a non-reader.

Pros:

I think this is the best Harry Potter movie so far. The cast is matured and they keep gettign better in their acting skills. I thought they have shown a mixture of dark, thrilling and comedy together and did a good job of what they have together. More than nethign it was visually stunning and made me not complain on wat scenes which were there. I could only complain in those stuff they missed, but the ones which were takes where taken to perfection. Camera work was awesome to see and wonder how they move the camera around the castle from outside. The most favorite among this work which I could recollect was the scene where Ron n Lavender are snogging in one castle top and the camera just shifts to the next castle gradually where Draco is staring at the sky with some dark secrets inside him. I loved that scene.Snape has always been one of my fav character n Alan Rickman suits this character a lot. Felton was really good as Draco this time though I would have been happier if he had more dialogues n part to play as in the book. for a change nice to see Hermoine's emotions, reaction and matured acting. Was so different from previous movies. She seemed to have changed all of the sudden like a love-bug had bitten her. But it was cute. Radcliffe was really good too this time. Like I read somewhere"Radcliffe's growing maturity as Harry gives the role a touching gravity. His scenes with Gambon, superb as Dumbledore, exude ferocity and feeling, notably when they seek a horcrux, where part of the Dark Lord's soul resides, on a lake teeming with undead corpses." Wondered if non-reader understood about horcruxs at all.book concentrated about that for a chapter. guess it would be covered in next movie which is in 2 parts. I am sure the director would do justice n make it a grand finale...But it would have been nice if 6 and 7 where taken together n screen in a span of 6 months like LOTR did. Only diff LOTR , all 3 parts were finished filming and then they released the 1st one..

Overall I was completely entertained with the movie and was happy to go n watch it with 1000's of fans like me..sitting next to me..cheering for all scenes. Yes, the disappointment may be coz it was my fav book and I wanted all parts to be in but perhaps its not possible and they have to sell the movie commercially to the audience to get all the $ 355 million dollars they have put to it.

So my final verdict is..a complete entertainer which is the best among all 6 but could have had less romance as romantic angle takes up too much time of the movie. Next one is in November 2010..long time before I could even think about it..for now I have lots of stuff to do and next year I might have lots of stuff happening in my life..So Harry Potter until next year end..Goodbye...

Things to do in Vegas

I had a friend asking me what he and his family can do in Vegas. So I thought being an experienced person going to Vegas so many times, I shall consolidate what one can see and do in Vegas other than drinking , pubbing n gambling which I dont do. So here it is:

• Shark Reef Aquarium, Mandalay Bay . Really good but its needs tickets which means u need to spend.
• Canal Shoppes, Venetian. If not buy anything it is really nice to hang out here, do window shapping, eat at a restaurant n just take pics
• Classic car collection: Imperial Palace. If some1 likes old cars then this is a plcae to go n see what were there. Atleats I was amazed coz I had no knowledge of cars.
• Fremont Street , downtown. Best time to go is night. You get to have a full street topped with lights instead of sky surrounding you. Was fun to walk between the street. Shows every night on the hour every hour beginning at dusk with the last show at midnight.
• Dolphin habitat at The Mirage. Havent been to it but I heard its cool. It has tickets and so again we need to pay. There is also the white tiger habitat here. Another outdoor thing in Mirage which is free is the Erupting volcano. Show lasts about 3 minutes and can be seen nightly after dark, every 15-20 minutes until midnight.
• World's largest atrium at Luxor. I went in just to c how they constructed rooms n elevators inside a pyramid..it was amazing.
• Thrill rides which includes the 1,200 feet off the ground roller coaster: on top of the Stratosphere Tower (the only one i took among the 3 extreme rides). A worth for thrill seekers. I am a scare-crow n no way would I dare to try the other 2.
• Wildlife Habitat at the Flamingo. Its free and its like inside a park inside hotel. Fun to walk around n take pics.The Wild Habitat has 14 penguins, 10 flamingos, assorted exotic birds, two albino turtles and koi. Open 24 hours a day on the terrace in the back next to the swimming pool.
• Madame Tussaud's wax museum at Venetian. Din't go for it coz I am not fan on taking pics next to celebs but heard its fun n since tickets r a bit expensive you can buy them at Half price shops(I would explain abt it below)
• Excaliber. Now this is a casino which is like a castle and though it looks like its for kids..I would prefer to go there n play the arcade games n win soft toys I am fond of but other than that you have Merlin subdues fire-breathing dragon in hotel's moat. Best viewed from the driveway or from the drawbridge. The fire breathing beast lurking in Excalibur's castle moat can be seen in battle every hour on the hour from 6 p.m. to midnight nightly.
• Bellagio(my fav) : watching the musical water fountains r a must n from the top of eiffel tower I would say is a sure shot Show 5:00 p.m. to midnight. Show run every half hour.
• Caesars Palace(another fav): the forum shops atleats for windows shoping r a must see. Atlantis Water Show(Free) in the Forum Shops. (At the end of the street by the Schwarz Toy Store). First show at 10:00 a.m. and the last show at 11:00 p.m., daily on the hour. Caesar and Brutus Show in the Forum Shops. (at the end of the street where Planet Hollywood restaurant is located.) First show at 10:00 a.m. and the last show at 11:00 p.m., daily, on the hour .
• Circus Circus: Visit the carnival midway located on the main casino mezzanine. Has over 200 games. Has thrilling circus acts including clowns, aerialists and jugglers are featured in the center ring.Also has the Adventure indoor theme park kinda thingy..I went once I think. has some indoor small roller costers.
  
• MGM Grand: Lion Habitat which is free n u get to see some lions through see through glasses.
• New York-New York Hotel/Casino: the skyline n the roller coster is fantastic..a must go
• Treasure Island: A pirate battle in Bucaneers Bay shpow which I saw first 2 times has been replaced with an new show called Sirens featuring female performers. Show is free and performed nightly seven days a week at front of hotel at 4:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 10:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Its outside the casino n is free.
• Tropicana: Magician Rick Thomas's tiger habitat located in front of the hotel. FREE to the public, the habitat offers guests and passers-by a rare opportunity to get close to a few of nature's most majestic creatures. The habitat is open Saturday through Thursday, 1 to 10 p.m.
• Rio: Masquerade Village Parade performances every hour from 4pm to 10 p.m. Dark Tuesday and Wednesday. I kinda liked it and its free and had time.
• Eiffel Tower: Paris Hotel & Casino: A must see. If possible please take the elevators which is paid n go to top n watch bellagio fountains. I would prefer payign n going here than stratosphere as I am scared of thrill rides neways.
• Coke store and the M 'n' M store. I like both tthese products so I went there n roam around n got lots of M 'n' M's. ( this is one of the places u get the half price tickets)
• Visit each casinos..take pics..that would take off half the day u have got
• Watch shows..vegas has some relaly talented ppl and even the adult shows have a limit in showing nuditiy and they make sure they make it musical n have less vulgar in it. I took my mom n dad to a show called V the ultimate show .There was some relaly talented ppl and they enjoyed and I enjoyed. Ofcourse for all the shows or for wax museum or for spl dinner I always go to the half price shop.

Half Price shops:
Las Vegas has a place where folks who don't plan ahead and who want to save some bucks for the slot machines, can line up and save. Their website won't list the shows up for grabs at half price but you can get a "sneak peek" to entice you. Show availability posts at 9:30am and the box offices open at 10:00am.

Where are the Box Offices?

Showcase Mall - South Strip at the base of the giant Coke Bottle just north of the MGM Grand Hotel, across from New York New York.
Hawaiian Marketplace - ½ block south of Planet Hollywood in the Hawaiian Market Place (just in front of the Polo Towers). Look for the big red awning just south of Harley Davidson Café.
Fashion Show Mall - middle of the strip just past Treasure Island, underneath Neiman Marcus directly across from The Wynn Hotel.
North Strip - middle of the strip just past The Wynn Hotel & Peppermill Restaurant just before the Riviera Hotel.
Fremont Street Downtown - Downtown at Four Queens Hotel facing the Freemont Street Experience. Note: Four Queens is open from 10am – 7pm
Bills Gambling Hall and Casino - across the street from Bally’s

Last But Not Least - A Savings Coupon!

The Tix 4 Tonight folks provide a $2.00 coupon for you to save a couple of bucks on the service charge. This can be found on the website. Print out the coupon before you head to the box office.

Las vegas is lots of fun. I might have missed lots of stuff but I think you would know what to do once you land there. Time just goes away easily and end of day you get horribly tired.

Trip to Cookgramam a.k.a Pattikaadu a.k.a Countryside

Oh yes...for the past 3 weeks I have been making trips and I was tired of them, but something that made me excited is that I am gonna have my first time visit to a country side home and have slumber party with gals. Furthermore the fun part was it was Liz's parents house we (Dilusha, Sarah, Radhika and Liz) . Liz and I have been like twin sisters and luved each others company and always had fun times with each other. It was so nice that she invited all of us for 1.5 days to her parents house just months before she was leaving Kansas for good.

We decided to leave on Saturday morning and come back by Sunday evening 4:30pm. I was decided we 5 were going in my car. We were supposed to bring 3 meals for Saturday and Sunday. Liz's parents were supposedly providing us breakfast for sunday. Sarah, dilusha and Radhika were supposed to come to my house at 6:30 am on Saturday. with difficulty I got up early enough not to be complained by ne1 tht I was the reason to be late and it turned out that other were late and they came by 7am. I then went to Liz's place and we started from her house by 7:45 to her parents house nearly 4 hrs away.

Liz preferred to use her direction instead of my nuvifone n said hers wld be a shorter time than nuvi getting confused n recalculating n delaying us. We finally reached there around 11:30. As I was parking the car in their yard...3 huge dogs started coming towards our car. For me it takes time to get friendly with a dog until which I get freaked out by its presence..but somehow I got used to it n tried to find my way inside the house to find 3 more small dogs inside..all which were running around our legs trying to lick us everywhere...Liz intro her sweet parents and then she asked me to go upstairs n asked me to select ne one of the two room there and choose that as our bedroom for the night. Dilusha was my roomie for the night. It was a beautiful room under the roof of the house with stars stuck to the ceiling..was like a dream come true . We then freshened ourselves and went outside to have our horse back rides. They totally had 5 horse that day..3 belonged to each of Liz, her dad n mom and the other 2 were what they were boarding in for others. They were really cool horses. Liz got Gabby her hrse ready along with one of the horses they were boarding for us to ride on. Sarah volunteered first followed by me and dilusha. I was awesome ride in their 120 acre patch. After that we took off to walk on her fav pasture n c the missile base. I was a fun walk By the time we came back it was getting dark and we were all sooo tired. We ate our dinner and then went to bed..

Next day we headed for another walk in her neighborhood and came back for lunch where we had dilushas vadas n brownies, Liz's mom's pie with ice cream along with what we had got. We then took off around 12 back home as we had to be back for Sarah's church mass at 5pm.

It was really fun and a different experience of my life...had good girls day out!!!