Ajab prem ki gajab kahani : A sweet love story

APKGK is a movie with a twist.All the movies of katrina for me were romantic movies with a comedy touch thrown in them but this one is the other way round. Here you have plenty of laughs and in the midst of it is a love story. Not any extraordinary one but the plain and simple one as always. Ranbir looks tailor made for his character. Really love the way he has a tag of the ‘president’ on his shirt each time. Never thought being the president of a happy club was that much tough that you need an indentification tag. He is a cool person, president of a happy club, a place taken by fooling the landlord…the coolest thing? His son is a member and they are threatened to vacate the place,he is offered the membership…really hilarious. His sole motive with the club is to bring happiness in the lives of the people and the members, by the deeds…not by his talks.Experts in kidnapping girls.The first hilarious situation when they go to kidnap a girl to find 3 girls wearing the same colour dresses, what follows would really giggle you up. How they get the flat for katrina`s family sums up how easily you can fool up. An indirect way of getting membership, commission.He is a pure vegetarian, doesn`t like non veg at all. He shares the same rapport with his father which majority of teenagers do …always clashing with his father over what he does. 

Portrays emotions really well when he is really angry, just stammers and tried to convey his feelings in those words. Just a different flow in course of a cool story. Katrina`s entry just changes the way he is..she also has a stammering problem but only when she is angry.The slap she gives him and the way by which she asks for sorry is something no body would do in this world. His friends make him used to eating to non veg because “ she is a christian” and he first dislikes this but after only a week he relishes that and just then his family members come up and he is at a loss of words. The reality is quite tickling when he comes to know that she is a pure veg. and you could see how he fills up the platter quite full with the non veg items. Its love at probably first sight for him.The boasting scene about salman would make you go weak in the stomach.

You could just feel the emotions.. the balcony scene where he hears all about her would make you cry a bit. The dance scene at the party and the way he behaves over there would instantly show his eagerness to dance with her and all that he does to get rid of other people. Goes to work, returns home and does all the things just because she told him girls marry only these type of girls. He is friends with her with a tagline- no complaints, no demands. Goes any lengths to solve her problems…. After all she is a lifetime member of the club and that too free. The pain is evident in his voice and feelings when he is heartbroken. You can feel that when he talks with his friends. After each sentence about jenny he ends the sentence with “ chal chodd yaar koi aur baat karte hain”. This shows that when love hurts, it really hurts…you can try not talking about someone you love but your tongue and emotions do not match your head. His return with jenny to his home and the way by which the mother and son duo hide her brings smiles to your faces. Just feel the love of prem for jenny in the police station. It’s a love who can feel deep down in your heart all throughtout the movie. Katrina as jenny is truly awesome. She is a typical case where you can say that looks can surely kill. It’s a typical and beautiful girl next door image of her all throughout.She looks extremely gorgeous in the white dress. Such a sweet imge of a girl…just can`t describe that in words. 

If you wanna see her beauty and her emotions then do watch the song” tu jaane na”…it would surely transform you into a different world altogether…truly wow…. She doesn`t say a single word but her eyes do the talking. With those eye glasses on, she is truly a simple, innocent girl. The closeups would want you begging for more.

She portrays all her emotions with considerable ease. Whether its being friend with people , hurt by the talk of the family members or showing her anger by the stammering. She has a face so vulnerable and imploring that you want to protect it from the harsh rays of evil sunlight, katrina is at once wholesome and haughty, feisty and flirtatious. She`s everyone`s dream come true. A true chirpy, bubbly character. The music is cool and lightening as the movie itself. Prem ki naiyaa is all about feeling wonderful when you realise that you are in love. But the best song would be Tu jaane naa.. it’s an awesome song which gives the feeling of the pain in love when you know that you love a person but your sweetheart doesn`t know that. The picturisation in that song is the icing on the cake. Shot in ice, with a blue backdrop and the actors wearing black dresses , it brings an aura around itself. Tera hone laga hoon is all about love…Just tremendous… it’s the first time when you really feel special towards someone. 

Wanna see katrina at her sexiest best?? Would go in for Main tera dhadkan teri for that..a typical bomb in that..the best song of her after zara zara touch me from race…and just before the song, the previous scene with prem would justify that. Aa jao meri tamanna is a song where you desperately want to say sorry to some dear one.. it’s a beautiful song.. just watch the way prem is finding ways to say sorry to jenny for hurting her.The most unforgettable scene? The one at the church where prem asks for love and says sorry to jesus in his broken english..everyone does pray once in their lifetime just like that…believe me …they do…when its love..

What i call a friend !!!!!!!!!!

One whose grip is little lighter

One whose smile is little brighter 

One whose deeds are little brighter 

That's what I call a friend.......... 

One who will lend as quick as borrow 

One who is the same today as tomorrow 

One who will share my joys and sorrows 

That's what I call a friend............... 

One whose thoughts are little cleaner 

One whose mind is little keener 

One who avoid those things that are meaner 

That's what I call a friend..........

A must read for all the "nice guys"(n gals if they want)......its once in a lifetime.

This is the most nice n a bit emotional matter I have it with me for the past 6 years with me which was sent to me by my really special one….although it is a bit long by posting standards but I can GUARANTEE that the time you spend while reading this will all be worth it…I have typed it exactly as it appeared in the printout.it has taken me a long time to write so that it can reach you all……you will never ever find it again on the net anywhere….it is mainly and specially for all the nice guys who remain just friends to girls, but even if girls read it then maybe it can help them find their true lovers in their “we`re just friends” mate…as this is originally from America you can be hurt by some words or anything so keep this in mind that it has not been written keeping the Indians in mind but majority of you will relate urself with it, just like the 3 friends of dil chahta hai…….my apologies for any hard feelings / hurting the feelings of any individual……a must read in a lifetime…

Tribute to Nice Guys 

Ode to the Nice guys

This rant was written for the Wharton Undergraduate Journal

This is a tribute to the nice guys. The nice guys that finish last,that never become more than friends, that endure hours of whining and *****ing about what asshole guys are, while disproving the very point. This is dedicated to those guys who always provide a shoulder to lean on but restrain themselves to tentative hugs,those gusy who hold open doors and give reassuring pats on the back and sit back patiently outside the changing room at departmental stores. This is in honour of the guys that oblingly raeiterate how cute/ smart/funny/sexy their female friends are at the appropriate moment,because they know most girls need that litany of support. This is in honor of the guys who respect a girl`s every facet, from her privacy to her theology to her clothing style. 

This is for the guys who escort their drunk, bewildered female friends back from parties n never take advantage once they`re at her door, for the guys who accompany girls to bars as buffers against the rest of the creepy male population, for the guys who know a girl is fishing for compliments but give them out anyway, for the guys always play by the rules in a game where rules favor cheaters, for the guys who are accredited as boyfriend material but somehow don`t end up being boyfriends, for all the nice guys who are overlooked, underestimated and unappreciated, for all the nice guys who are manipulated,misled and unjustly abandoned, this is for you. 

This is for that time she left 40 urgent messages on your cell,and when you called back, she spent 3 hours painstakingly dissecting 2 sentences her boyfriend said to her over dinner. And even though you thought her boyfriend was a chump and a jerk, you assured her it was all ok and she shouldn`t worry about it. This is for that time she interrupted the best killing spree you`d ever orchestrated at ur workplace to rant a rumor that romantically linked her and the guy she thinks is the most repulsive person in the world. And even though you thought it was immature and you had nothing against the guy, you paused the game for 2 hrs. and helped her concut a counter-rumor to spread around the floor. This is also for that time she didn`t have a date, so after numerous vows that there was nothing “serious” between the two of you,she dragged you to a party where you knew nobody, the beer was awful, and she flirted shamelessly with you, justifying each fit of reckless leasing by announcing to everyone: “oh, but we`re just friends!”. And even though you were invited purely as a symbolic warm body for her ego, you went anyways. Because you`re nice like that. 

The nice guys don`t often get credit where credit is due. From what I have observed on campus and what I have learned from talking to friends at other schools and in the workplace, the only conclusion I can form is that many girls are just illogical, manipulative bi**hes. Many of them claim they just want to date a nice guy, but when presented with such a specimen, they say irrational, confusing things such as “oh,he`s too nice to date” or “he would be a good boyfriend but not for me” or “he already puts up so much from me, I couln`t possibly ask him out!” or the most frustating of all: “no, it would ruin our friendship”. Yet , they continue to lament the lack of datable men in the world, and they expect their too-nice-to-date male friends to sympathise or apologise for the men that are jerks. Sorry, guys, girls like that are beyond my ability to fathom. But one thing I can do , is say that the nice-guy-finishes-last phenomena doesn`t last forever. There are definitely many girls who grow out of that train of thought and realize they should be dating the nice guys, not taking them for granted. The tricky part is finding those girls, and even trickier, finding the ones that are single. 

So, until those girls are found, I propose a toast to all the nice guys.You know who you are , and I know you`re sick of hearing yourself describes as ubiquitously nice. But the truth of the matter is,the world needs your patience in the departmental store, your holding open of doors, your party escorting services, your propensity to be a s***er for a pretty smile. For all the crazy, inane, absurd things you tolerate, for all the situations where you are the faceless, nameless hero, my accolades, my aknowledgement, and my gratitude go out to you. You do have credibility in this society, and your well deserved vindication is coming.

9 words women say and men never get it

(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.

(3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. Nothing means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.

(4) If you want to: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!

(5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)

(6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

(7) Thanks: When accompanied by a smile, then a woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint, just enjoy the moment, however if the woman says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all.

(8) Whatever: Is a woman's way of saying F-- YOU!

(9) Don't worry about it, I've got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' For the woman's response refer to # 3.

NEW YORK....A stirring saga of emotions

I knew i was more than eager and excited to watch NEW YORK. I had waited for a long time to watch Katrina again on the screen. It was a movie to be watched come what may. And definitely it did not dissapoint me a bit in any sense. 

Its a movie which really shakes you from inside and really makes you ponder over all that is going on around the world. I never expected such a gripping and intense movie from yashraj. Definitely not from the kings of romance but anything is possible when Kabir khan is at the helm of things. Really i can`t find emotions and adjectives to put this movie into words. Anything else would be an understatement. Where to start from?? Performances? Story ? Cinematography? Music ? .. take your pick... This movie just sweeps you out of your feet and completely " brainwashes" you into thinking about the hardcore reality towards terrorism. Somewhere down the line the old saying that " Terrorists are not born, but made" comes out true. The real authentic detail is what makes the movie absolutely a class apart. The emotions and feelings of neil are beautifully captured when he goes to the american university for the first time. The clicking of pics of the university name is the first thing many indians and everyone does. Then comes the anxiety of trying to make some friends on the first day itself to feel secure and relaxed. Maya is a character tailor made for katrina. She is the gal everyone and anyone would like to meet in any unknown place. She has an aura of such an irrestable charm and friendly nature that you cannot do anything but to admire her. John is the guy who makes friends in an instant, hitting with them almost immediately. The 3 share an amazing rapport- having fun, drinking out, playing rugby, sleeping during the lecture. You just love the way they go about with their lives with the good thing that not much of an undue importance is given on their college life.. its NEW YORK and not KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI.. Just remembered my college days when we used to have names for everything under the sun... john and neil have it - for blondes i.e. MAAL, KATTO but i love TOTA... that scene is really hilarious.

9/11 changes the world forever and also how the FBI now looks at things. Framing innocent people just on the basis of their names and getting them into a trap from which they cannot get out is a job which i think they excel at. And that`s hardcore reality. That`s precisly the trap Omar gets sucked into and he is to choose between his job and his commitment towards his friends. Asked to move into Sam and Maya`s life and house to gather proof about sleeper cells leaves him with no options. The time just before the interval is the life of the movie when Sam describes his condition and life in jail of 9 months just on the basis of mere suspicion. It feels like a ton of bricks falling on your head and you are left with a sudden and urging emotion in your mind, heart and body which i can`t describe even till now. You are left with nothing but hatred towards the FBI who goes to such inhuman tactics to work towards " averting acts of terrorism". That`s my case...i felt like that. One WTC photo for your college course and the name of a person becomes your sole reason to " DETAIN" him ?? What you gave him ?? Those inhuman conditions in captivity, that slave like treatment, handcuffing him ?? What the hell... 9 months after this captivity who give a person 3 gifts which no one would like - stripping him of the dignity which he has, giving him a scar for life and making him loose his confidence that he is afraid of facing people. At this time you realise that in such trying times you really need someone there to support you, to hold you, to give you the support you need to rise again. The marriage proposal from Katrina to John is what every man would want from his girlfriend. Its a complete role reversal..... she`s bending down o one knee, proposing him for marriage....WONDERFUL....

The second half is what makes the story and the movie gripping. It really sets the pace for everything to come up. How ordeal of Sam is carried on, and how its to have his respect back just carries the movie and you forward. You just sympathise with this particular character in the movie who gets harrased regularly by the cops just because of his religion and name. And you also feel the pain when he has tears in his eyes when Katrina is body searched by the cops. Those pain and tears are carried away much strongly by the silence in which they are portrayed. Its not because of Katrina but by the way that is done in " searching". The suicide just leaves you broken because you can`t understand that who is responsible for this? The climax and the end really wrenches the heart out and tears do roll out. A friend who can`t help his friends to back out to safety, a police officer who feels helpless coz he cant do anything to stop the shots from being fired. A never forgetten shot where Sam and Maya get shot really brings out the tears in you..At that instance you think that why can`t you do anything - even though it is just a movie...Just why??? Performances are the soul of this story...everybody does his part to perfection. John portrays his part with ease, only he could carry out his part, he really brings out his character to life, really shows the torture and pain he goes through while in jail. A man scarred and nothing is in his hands. Awesome. Katrina is just superb...Give her any emotion and she brings it to life. She is just fantastic. She portrays various things - a confident gal, a mother, a girlfriend who is really touched by the happenings going around her, a wife who is trying to help her husband. She is just ravishing. WOW !!!!!!! Neil is also cool. Irfaan does his job briliantly. His role as an FBI officer looks like so real. He is the man who brings some comedy to the scenes. Music really puts everything in place. Every song has its own place. " Hai junoon" is all about fun and frolic, " Tune jo na kaha " is an absolute stunner. It really showcases the feelings of love and. " Mere sang" is showing the support between 2 people. The theme going on in the background puts an everlasting effect into the storyline.

At the end of the movie, the written credits and the story would make you come out of the hall thinking about many things because you can`t justify anything....and belive me that this movie would surely stirr you up from deep inside and the hangover would continue for more than just the next morning.... It deserves more than just 5 stars... A must watch movie for everyone....MUST WATCH !!!!!!!!