Luck

A bewildering movie but thumping nevertheless...

Noted actors Kamal Hassan and Sarika's elder daughter Shruti Hassan makes her debut with this movie. To start with the story, well, it's something Bollywood has hardly seen before and the storyline does make you think. It arouses curiosity and keeps you at the edge of the seat. The concept of the film is unique and when Imran Khan is persuaded to bet on his luck , you are forced to think ' what does this mean?' As Sanjay Dutt says bettng is passe' , but betting on a man's luck is exciting and indeed it seems.

A bunch of good actors seems crowd but all of them fit their parts nevertheless. Shruti is ravishing, but needs some lessons in acting from her illustrious dad of course!!! If she polishes her acting skills, then we can safely speculate that Kareena Kapoor has some stiff competition from this new star-kid in the glamour department. Also remember the fact that Shruti is an established rock singer. 1 of her songs in this movie is already a chartbuster. Dialogues are peppy and so is the music by Salim Sulaiman. My personal favourite dialogue is: ' Teri tarah teri kismat bhi haraami hai'.

This movie is a one-time watch for sure and the shark sequence is definitely worth watching!!!

25 things.... about me, my likes and dislikes...

• I love to sleep. Anyday and anytime and of course, in the cosy confines of my sweet home....
• Am missing my parents and cousins badly.... hence, am planning to freak out with my cousins and friends in Kolkata, this time when I go there.
• Ohh the taste of food made by my mom !!! When will I get to taste that again.... I would love to sleep in my mom' lap as I used to do even during my college days...
• I want to be in my mom's vicinity... feel the touch and care of my mom's hands.... listen to her sweet melodious voice and chatter about everything in the world with her.
• I miss my dad's constant guidance... given a chance I would love to discuss about the world politics with him... coz we always seem to agree on each and every little thing...
• I miss the fervour of Durga Puja in Kolkata
• Of late, I feel I miss studies.... hence the decision to enroll in a PG programme and start studying again. Probably I want to go back to those wonderful days of school and college again...
• I feel I have lost out on many things in life and am yearning to do all that I had wished to do.
• I miss my grandmother's sweet chidings... and her love too .. I miss those tales of the bygone era that she often talked about... that is the Kolkata of her times.... and I miss my grandfather's inspiring words...
• I miss KOLKATA... it's food -- mainly ilish machh, jhal muri and mouth- watering fuchka, it's cultural milieu, the flea markets of New Market, Shyambazar and Hatibagan ( where I passed the most time), Nandan, Rabindra Sadan, the omnipresent Ganges, the majestic Howrah Bridge, the Bengali chatterings , the enthusiastic hawkers, the yellow taxis ( ambassador), the Tram, the Victoria Memorial, the Maidan and my alma mater - Jadavpur University -- I especially like the plenty of greenery that it offers. I want to see the places that have come up after I moved out from Kolkata --- the South City mall, and the revamped Star theatre.... ooohhhh I miss these sooooo much.
• I miss my cute niece and her sweet nothings...
• I cant wait to move back to my city... the City of Joy... which I am sure I will do pretty soon....
• Sadly, I missed my best friend's wedding in Kolkata on this 23 rd Jan.... sha.... !!!
• I miss my music and my music teacher..... my tanpura and my harmonium and the joy of acheiving the right notes...
• I wish Kishore Kumar and RD Burman were alive today ...
• I am addicted to meaningful cinema and books, that convey a strong message.
• Hope this year I can gift myself a Hyundai i10... I have been planning to buy one since the beginning of this year ... (needs change you see and thanks to my parents' ban, I cannot buy a 2 wheeler)
• I want to see a peaceful year this year.. and wish that all the terrorists find a better target and leave our nation..
• I pray to Lord to bless Obama with a magic wand to enable him to handle the mounting pressure on him of bettering the economic mess of the world and the terrorism.
• May an Indian film win an Oscar this year... in whichever category
• May A. R Rahman live 1000 years... and may his tribe increase...
• May Akshay Kumar and Abhishek Bachchan look more dashing and handsome day by day... :-))))
• A humble request to SRK -- pls re-invent your style... it's becoming stereotypical as each second passes by.
• May my daily ignominy come to an END.
• Lastly, GOD pls make me STRONG enough to endure and overcome every hurdle of my life.

Bunch of Quotes

1. A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them. Einstein
2. I am colorful in a world of black and white I am loving and I am loved I see the future but don’t forget mistakes I am free and I am faithful I am all this and much more, I am what I am and I am me, If you dont like me then you can just let it be, Coz I wont change for anybody, I will be forever myself, me and only ME..., I love my cocoon and my greatest weakness is, I cant speak my mind for the fear of hurting people. Eventually I end up hurting myself by not expressing my true feelings and sentiments.
3. The world is all about mind and matter, I don't mind and you don't matter.
4. When life gives you lemons, chuck 'em back and demand chocolates.
5. People who never take a chance never get ahead.
6. Anger dwells in the bosom of fools.
7. It's not what you say but how you say, that matters.

• Always look at what you have are left with.
• Never look at what you have lost.
• Losers live in the past, but winners learn from the past & enjoy working in the present toward the future.
• Failure doesn't mean you are a failure it just means you haven't succeeded yet.
• God's delays are not God's denials.
• If there exists no possibility of failure, then victory is meaningless.
• Most people who succeed in the face of seemingly impossible conditions are people who simply don't know how to quit.
• Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
• The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.
• Today's accomplishments were yesterday's impossibilities.
• Turn your scars into stars.
• What appears to be the end of the road may simply be a bend in the road.
• When you can't solve the problem, manage it.
• Winning starts with beginning.
• Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.”
• The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.
• For every mountain, there is a miracle.
• If you believe 'you can do it', the 'how to do it develops'.
• Behavior is a mirror in which everyone show their image.