Travelling somewhere,could be anywhere!
At the outset, I have a confession to make. I tend to give positive comments even for movies which later, upon contemplation, i realise are quite crappy. Sometimes, upon viewing the movie again, i actually wonder how i could give such a good rating to such a pathetic movie. Now you must wondering, if i have this in mind then how could i continue with it....well out of a sub-conscious habit i guess. Maybe i am just a real nice person who says only good things about people :-)Ok back to what i originally intended to write about. Saw this nice movie yesterday called "Hazaron Khwaishein Aisi". Well, the movie had a real good storyline( for once in an Indian movie)...however the weak link in the movie seemed to be the insistence of the actors in the movie to converse in English. It seemed a little to contrived and not at all natural. This movie is basically a love story set in the times of the 1970's when Socialist Revolution and Emergency were the hot burning topics and Student Politics was the cool,in thing. Must admit Chitrangada Singh is quite simply STUNNING, but in the league of Smita Patil she aint! A very pronounced American accent, she has. She must lose this asap is she is to stand a chance of succeeding in Indian movies. Hmm...actually come to think of it, the wannabe types might actually be impressed by it, but she'll never rank high in my books if she cant get an accent to suit a role. The fact, that in the movie, she has an American accent even though she hasn't ever visited the US is quite ridiculous. Overall, the acting and editing in the movie leave a little to be desired. Moreover i was a little disappointed by Sudhir Mishra's story telling abilities, the film overall seemed a little confused and ambled from one point to the other. The saving grace of the film though is Shiny Ahuja, who is the "shiny"-est(hehehe) star on the rookie acting horizon, i must admit. Watch him in "Sins" and you'll know why I say this.
On the musical front, i have decided to go back to the basics kinda. I am currently listening to Steely Dan's Grammy winning "2 Against Nature" and "The Best of Joan Baez". I had always wanted to listen to Steely Dan and when i heard them again in a friend's car in Bangalore recently, i decided that I must get some of their music. And its quite trippy! They seem to make very sincere, understated music which is very strong on melody. Must admit, at first i had this impression that their music would be much harder that it actaully turned out to be, not that i mind now. Nice stuff in all. And i am also currently tripping on Joan Baez's "Diamonds & Rust". This songs talks about her failed relationship with Bob Dylan. People have often complimented me on my knowledge of music, but when i "discover" artists like Joan Baez, i realise there's so little that i actually know about music. I mean, here is this prodigious musical talent, with a voice, smooth as silk, with lyrics that will make even the insane wanna understand life, and i haven't heard ANY song by her till now. Man, i have a life full of music to discover.
Coming back to the song, it has some of the most wonderful lyrics, wherein a woman wistfully recalls her failed relationship. Sometimes i wonder, after all the immediate acrimony has been lost in time, do people recall only the joyous moments of their past relationships? If they do, then why cant they do that whilst they are in that relationship...i guess anger is always the instinctive emotion.
Current Music: - Tool - Schism
posted by Nitish @ 2:04 AM
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