This song really took me by storm.
Guess, Hariharan and Alka Yagnik are lucky to have got this song.
Wish, Shreya had got this song though.
The starting of this song, reminded me of mouth-organ tone featured in 'Iruvar'.
Beyond that, 'dum dara duma...' was pretty much okay, though again not mind-blowing.
And alas, suddenly Hariharan sings 'Ai Hairathe.. ', what a start to the song, more like a dialogue. I cant understand much of what is sung but the starting phase of the song(pallavi) really is the highlight of this song.
And my fancy towards lyrics that I cant understand grew more when Alka sings 'Kyon Urdu Farsi bolthe.. '. I cant make out what 'farsi' means, but it really sounds romantic. Guess, it means 'why are you speaking Urdu so bad. .. maybe.. '
Of course Irish filler between pallavi and anupallavi is not really great.
And the 'tabla' accompanied all through the song is also pretty regular one but again nice. Remember my mother used to be a fan of 'tabla'-usage, will try to check with her, if she liked this 'tabla' piece.
'Hey Beauty, Dont go my love'
'Dont keep your foot on the ground'
'why do you speak Urdu like a foreigner'
'when i ask you to speak, you run away'
'the king of lies, why dont you speak'
'wherever i go, my eyes , hearing a poetry'
'which opens the mouth'
'Hey Beauty, Dont go my love'
'Dont keep your foot on the ground'
'2 4 months time have passed by'
'life has gone for a toss..'
'i see whom, who has till now'
'who has forgotten my face'
'Hey Beauty, Dont go my love'
'Dont keep your foot on the ground'
Here, goes my yet another translation attempt. I think I am pretty brave to try this, in spite of not knowing the language in which this song is sung. Guess, it's a Gujarati song?
The violin piece in unison in the final phase of the song i.e in sync with Alka's and
Hariharan's 'Ai hairathe... ' is a fine piece really. Only Rahman can pull off something like this..
Monday, November 27, 2006
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Movies by weekend
Being John Malkovich:
While watching this movie, I could not help notice a similarity between this movie's style with 'Adaptation', later came to know that 'Charlie Kaufman' is the writer for both these stories.
The story and the sequence of events were original which must be the USP for this movie.
North By Norwest:
The starting credits for this movie was awesome.
The backdrop of UN for this movie, reminded me of Sydney Pollack's "The Interpreter".
The background music was also quintessential Alfred Hitchcock i.e the fast violin which raises the tempo of the movie.
The long shot when the bus comes from distance through a deserted highway in mid-west also made a fascinating shot, reminded me one of trade-mark David Lean shots.
The movie was an entertainer for most-parts. AH simply rocks!
Water:
The movie was good, the cinematography was also rich.
Fine display by all actors including the little girl, Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray and John Abraham were a delight to watch.
The first few sequences with the little girl walking around the streets merrily and the pleasant sitar chords in the background will remind the viewer of Satyajit Ray's "pather panchali" which had similar visuals with Pandit Ravishankar's
sitar in the background.
The final slide which mentions India still having too many married widows being treated shabbily sounded mythical.
That slide seemed like Director's attempt at selling India's poverty or shady past to West in-parts, which I guess even Satyajit Ray was blamed-upon. This statistic reminded me of Sidhu's famously lifted-quote:
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital"
Gandhi's effect on ordinary Indians can never be disputed. If not for Gandhi or Raja Rammohan Roy or Dayanand Saraswati, maybe India's social evils would have never waded away. But still reliance on macho-men like these, is never going to help, in the end it is individual's resolve/courage to stand in his/her own legs and think on his/her own which is more important. Thus, the ending of this movie was greyish i.e expecting Gandhi to rescue the little girl. After all Gandhi himself was accused of sleeping with girls to test himself (of course the veracity of this information is disputed), but still the point to note is that, one just cannot rely on someone else to fight one's battle. One can take advise or support, but in the end of the day, it is he/she who has to fight for himself/herself.
And the background music in some parts seemed to be a lift-off of 'Titanic' theme music.
Otherwise, Rahman's music, Sukhwinder's songs and the flute-solo were awesome.
Don:
Farhan Akhtar is yet to catch up to his "dil chahta hai" standards.
Except for the end and some parts of the 2nd half of the movie which were decent, the movie was a bad-watch :-(
Breakfast at Tiffany's:
This movie was ordinary.
Thought the story was pretty weak and bland, so Audrey Hepburn's role would never really impress the viewer.
V for Vendatta:
Ordinary movie.
Movie has got loads of style, but not much content.
Some dialogues are out-of-place, reminded me of the conversation between "oracle and neo" or "architect and neo" in 'the matrix' trilogy. Wonder why someone would write those "smartypants" kind of dialogues and thus, lose the respect of the viewer.
The Magnificient Seven:
This movie certainly has to be the source for "Sholay"'s story.
The movie seemed like a typical wild-west-story and enjoyable for the same reason.
Arsenic and Old Lace:
Cary Grant movie, so unlike the Cary Grant one saw in 'North by Northwest'.
Almost everyone overacts in this movie, must have been an entertainer during the time this movie was released.
While watching this movie, I could not help notice a similarity between this movie's style with 'Adaptation', later came to know that 'Charlie Kaufman' is the writer for both these stories.
The story and the sequence of events were original which must be the USP for this movie.
North By Norwest:
The starting credits for this movie was awesome.
The backdrop of UN for this movie, reminded me of Sydney Pollack's "The Interpreter".
The background music was also quintessential Alfred Hitchcock i.e the fast violin which raises the tempo of the movie.
The long shot when the bus comes from distance through a deserted highway in mid-west also made a fascinating shot, reminded me one of trade-mark David Lean shots.
The movie was an entertainer for most-parts. AH simply rocks!
Water:
The movie was good, the cinematography was also rich.
Fine display by all actors including the little girl, Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray and John Abraham were a delight to watch.
The first few sequences with the little girl walking around the streets merrily and the pleasant sitar chords in the background will remind the viewer of Satyajit Ray's "pather panchali" which had similar visuals with Pandit Ravishankar's
sitar in the background.
The final slide which mentions India still having too many married widows being treated shabbily sounded mythical.
That slide seemed like Director's attempt at selling India's poverty or shady past to West in-parts, which I guess even Satyajit Ray was blamed-upon. This statistic reminded me of Sidhu's famously lifted-quote:
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital"
Gandhi's effect on ordinary Indians can never be disputed. If not for Gandhi or Raja Rammohan Roy or Dayanand Saraswati, maybe India's social evils would have never waded away. But still reliance on macho-men like these, is never going to help, in the end it is individual's resolve/courage to stand in his/her own legs and think on his/her own which is more important. Thus, the ending of this movie was greyish i.e expecting Gandhi to rescue the little girl. After all Gandhi himself was accused of sleeping with girls to test himself (of course the veracity of this information is disputed), but still the point to note is that, one just cannot rely on someone else to fight one's battle. One can take advise or support, but in the end of the day, it is he/she who has to fight for himself/herself.
And the background music in some parts seemed to be a lift-off of 'Titanic' theme music.
Otherwise, Rahman's music, Sukhwinder's songs and the flute-solo were awesome.
Don:
Farhan Akhtar is yet to catch up to his "dil chahta hai" standards.
Except for the end and some parts of the 2nd half of the movie which were decent, the movie was a bad-watch :-(
Breakfast at Tiffany's:
This movie was ordinary.
Thought the story was pretty weak and bland, so Audrey Hepburn's role would never really impress the viewer.
V for Vendatta:
Ordinary movie.
Movie has got loads of style, but not much content.
Some dialogues are out-of-place, reminded me of the conversation between "oracle and neo" or "architect and neo" in 'the matrix' trilogy. Wonder why someone would write those "smartypants" kind of dialogues and thus, lose the respect of the viewer.
The Magnificient Seven:
This movie certainly has to be the source for "Sholay"'s story.
The movie seemed like a typical wild-west-story and enjoyable for the same reason.
Arsenic and Old Lace:
Cary Grant movie, so unlike the Cary Grant one saw in 'North by Northwest'.
Almost everyone overacts in this movie, must have been an entertainer during the time this movie was released.
Thursday, November 02, 2006
High Hopes
Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young
In a world of magnets and miracles
Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary
The ringing of the division bell had begin
Along the long road and on down the causeway
Do they still meet there by the cut
There was a ragged band that followed in our footsteps
Running before time took our dreams away
Leaving the myriad small creatures trying to tie us to the ground
To a life consumed by slow decay
The grass was greener
The light was brighter
With friends surrounded
The night of wonder
Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us
To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side
Steps taken forwards but sleepwalking back again
Dragged by the force of some inner tide
At a higher altitude with flag unfurled
We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of world
Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
Theres a hunger still unsatisfied
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
Though down this road we've been so many time
The grass was greener
The light was brighter
The taste was sweeter
The nights of wonder
With friends surrounded
The dawn mist glowing
The water flowing
The endless river
Forever and ever
Great lyrics and a super video encapsulates the abstractness, which is so typical of Pink Floyd.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Nostalgia - a baggage?
Why would someone want to visit 'nostalgia'?
I guess 'Nostalgia' is like an easy virtual-meal.
You might be hungry and you might want to eat something
Now, what is it you can do ? :
i. Do some work or sweat and then earn your meal
ii. Or visit nostalgia. In 'nostalgia' one has the luxury of gaining a good dosage of ego-boost by just visualising the amount of hard-work you
might have done 'once upon a time' and the way you relished the fruits you got through that sweat.
Is 'nostalgia' good ?
Sadly no. What nostalgia provides is a fake self-esteem.
Why do we still visit and revisit 'nostalgia' no matter how 'stupid' it is really ?
Hmm.. that's a good question really :-)
I think self-gratification is the key.
And the moment one does not want to sweat any further, mentally one gets transported to nostalgia.
But the sad part of nostalgia is, 'nostalgia' does not pay, since the 'past' does not matter, while the 'present' always does.
Does yahoo groups or orkutting or clubbing onself to groups via alumni network or other groupings based on race/religion/nationality/caste/interests, involve revisiting nostalgia?
Yes, since we are more comfortable with folks we knew or we worked with or we studied with, one is bound to feel more at-home.
Everytime we associate ourself with a community i.e family or friends or religion or race, one is just trying to find a way to be @home rather than explore oneself in foreign places.
Guess, sustaining one's contacts(network) is an impediment, cause that is bound to allow the gradual evolution of onself and instead will provide a 'readymade short-cut' and thus, bound to kill one's originality or individuality.
I guess 'Nostalgia' is like an easy virtual-meal.
You might be hungry and you might want to eat something
Now, what is it you can do ? :
i. Do some work or sweat and then earn your meal
ii. Or visit nostalgia. In 'nostalgia' one has the luxury of gaining a good dosage of ego-boost by just visualising the amount of hard-work you
might have done 'once upon a time' and the way you relished the fruits you got through that sweat.
Is 'nostalgia' good ?
Sadly no. What nostalgia provides is a fake self-esteem.
Why do we still visit and revisit 'nostalgia' no matter how 'stupid' it is really ?
Hmm.. that's a good question really :-)
I think self-gratification is the key.
And the moment one does not want to sweat any further, mentally one gets transported to nostalgia.
But the sad part of nostalgia is, 'nostalgia' does not pay, since the 'past' does not matter, while the 'present' always does.
Does yahoo groups or orkutting or clubbing onself to groups via alumni network or other groupings based on race/religion/nationality/caste/interests, involve revisiting nostalgia?
Yes, since we are more comfortable with folks we knew or we worked with or we studied with, one is bound to feel more at-home.
Everytime we associate ourself with a community i.e family or friends or religion or race, one is just trying to find a way to be @home rather than explore oneself in foreign places.
Guess, sustaining one's contacts(network) is an impediment, cause that is bound to allow the gradual evolution of onself and instead will provide a 'readymade short-cut' and thus, bound to kill one's originality or individuality.
Movies by weekend
A bout de Souffle or Breathless:
Saw this French movie without English sub-titles.
Thus, I did not really get the hang of this movie.
Though I felt the movie did not have much of a plot or build-up that one would associate with movies in-general.
American President:
Ah, It feels quite good to watch a 'Democrat' movie.
Wonder why too many 'Republican' movies are not getting their due in Hollywood ?
Runaway Bride:
Ordinary movie, though it was fun to watch in parts.
Lucky Numbers:
Lisa Kudrow with her wisecracks makes the movie interesting.
But otherwise the movie is a drab.
Shiva (2006):
This Ram Gopal Varma movie made up a good-watch.
RGV's underworld movies make up very good viewing and I guess it s difficult for people to get tired no matter how many
times RGV tries to make more movies on underworld-themes.
RGV is a genius i.e in the way he shot action sequences, the old-world style of simple fist fighting and simple background
score made up good viewing.
I saw the old 'Shiva' featuring Nagarjuna and Amala, that movie too made up very-good viewing thanks to the pregnant
silences before any action sequence. Raghuvaran's acting style was an added fillip.
Yun Hota To Kya Hota:
I think this movie which also happens to be Naseeruddin Shah's directorial debut, could have been lot more interesting had
the director not mentioned the "date" i.e Sep 10/11 during the various phases of this movie.
Since Sep 10 or Sep 11 dates is mentioned often, one is already aware of the ending and the climax wont surprise most
viewers :-(
Thunderball:
This movie was a thorough entertainer, quite advanced for its time.
Guess, this has to be one of the best Bond movies ever.
Saw this French movie without English sub-titles.
Thus, I did not really get the hang of this movie.
Though I felt the movie did not have much of a plot or build-up that one would associate with movies in-general.
American President:
Ah, It feels quite good to watch a 'Democrat' movie.
Wonder why too many 'Republican' movies are not getting their due in Hollywood ?
Runaway Bride:
Ordinary movie, though it was fun to watch in parts.
Lucky Numbers:
Lisa Kudrow with her wisecracks makes the movie interesting.
But otherwise the movie is a drab.
Shiva (2006):
This Ram Gopal Varma movie made up a good-watch.
RGV's underworld movies make up very good viewing and I guess it s difficult for people to get tired no matter how many
times RGV tries to make more movies on underworld-themes.
RGV is a genius i.e in the way he shot action sequences, the old-world style of simple fist fighting and simple background
score made up good viewing.
I saw the old 'Shiva' featuring Nagarjuna and Amala, that movie too made up very-good viewing thanks to the pregnant
silences before any action sequence. Raghuvaran's acting style was an added fillip.
Yun Hota To Kya Hota:
I think this movie which also happens to be Naseeruddin Shah's directorial debut, could have been lot more interesting had
the director not mentioned the "date" i.e Sep 10/11 during the various phases of this movie.
Since Sep 10 or Sep 11 dates is mentioned often, one is already aware of the ending and the climax wont surprise most
viewers :-(
Thunderball:
This movie was a thorough entertainer, quite advanced for its time.
Guess, this has to be one of the best Bond movies ever.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Free-hand writing
(In this passage, read skill in the generic sense)
I just have this feeling that, it is really not difficult to gain a skill. Only thing one needs to gain a skill is the motivation and hard-work. I think all men(and women) are born with equal skill, it is the exposure and the interest that really separates them.
For example, I once read an extra-ordinary interview with Gary Sobers(West Indies all-rounder). He once said in an interview that he got to see some extra-ordinary talents i.e better players than him in the islands and considering that Gary himself made this point makes it more astounding to read, but quite tragically Gary Sobers said none of those folks really got to represent Windies or shine like him. That interview made a fine reading.
I guess, there is an inherent difference between acquired and a natural skill. Natural skill has its pitfalls i.e you think you are good and you will be the best in a small-group and there comes the great recognition inside the group, but some rude shock awaits you when you find folks who are better than you in that skill. And the wall would seem to be closing on you from all directions. And it is quite a bad feeling and you will feel like calling it quits. Cause you are totally dependent on the natural skill. And natural skill has its limitations cause you cant improvise beyond a certain point.
And there comes the "acquired" skill. Acquired skill has no borders as I see, cause you are open to get snubbed all the while and learn more in this process. Acquired skill's advantage is that you start from nowhere, while the naturally skilled person is already moulded and thus, difficult to get out of that moulded-shape.
Here an interesting question arises, which is - "is natural skill an acquired skill?"
Guess, it s true.
Considering the fact that nothing is really natural/original. One acquires even the basic skills via copy/inspiration based on an existing skill. But what differentiates the natural skill to an acquired skill is in the mind.
Once you feel your skill is natural i.e you start becoming loyal to it and you stop learning or get drubbed by others and thus, you would stop learning/growing.
The moment you feel you are in the zenith, the learning stops and so does the growth.
Now, arises another interesting question, "does Federer or Tiger Woods or Sachin survive with their natural talents?". I think "no" is the answer. It is truly amazing to see Federer or Tiger or Sachin going on-and-on inspite of breaking any existing record. I guess, these folks would have to create their own demons or competitors to keep themselves competitive.
This thought of creating ones demon sounds like 1984 in a way. In 1984, the government or the big brother wants its citizens to work/grow and thus creates a mythical demon called "enemy state". The citizens listen to the big-brother and do as he says i.e they wage war towards the enemy state. Now, had there been no enemey state the citizens are bound to divert their interests on something else and if these citizens start thinking on their own the position of the big-brother goes for a toss. Thus, creating an artificial enemy helps the cause i.e to keep the status-quo up and running for some more time.
Guess, prodigal folks rely totally on the creation of "artifical barriers" or their own "big brothers a la 1984" in their heads and compete to achieve those "self-designed goals".
And, this cycle is definitely infinite i.e there is no peak in this quest. It goes on and on forever, cause there is no logical end to this search.
Guess, the solution lies in sticking to what one has(or rather relinquish) and not run after these artifical goals. This has got to be nirvana i.e this realisation.
Do we need nirvana or do we want to wantedly aim try to conquer the peak inspite of the knowing "what the logical end for this quest is" ?
Guess, the answer is there in the latter part of the above question i.e no matter what, we still try to invent a logical end to something which has no logical end.
Why do we do this i.e inspite of knowing the inevitable ?
hmm..
wish i know the answer...
I just have this feeling that, it is really not difficult to gain a skill. Only thing one needs to gain a skill is the motivation and hard-work. I think all men(and women) are born with equal skill, it is the exposure and the interest that really separates them.
For example, I once read an extra-ordinary interview with Gary Sobers(West Indies all-rounder). He once said in an interview that he got to see some extra-ordinary talents i.e better players than him in the islands and considering that Gary himself made this point makes it more astounding to read, but quite tragically Gary Sobers said none of those folks really got to represent Windies or shine like him. That interview made a fine reading.
I guess, there is an inherent difference between acquired and a natural skill. Natural skill has its pitfalls i.e you think you are good and you will be the best in a small-group and there comes the great recognition inside the group, but some rude shock awaits you when you find folks who are better than you in that skill. And the wall would seem to be closing on you from all directions. And it is quite a bad feeling and you will feel like calling it quits. Cause you are totally dependent on the natural skill. And natural skill has its limitations cause you cant improvise beyond a certain point.
And there comes the "acquired" skill. Acquired skill has no borders as I see, cause you are open to get snubbed all the while and learn more in this process. Acquired skill's advantage is that you start from nowhere, while the naturally skilled person is already moulded and thus, difficult to get out of that moulded-shape.
Here an interesting question arises, which is - "is natural skill an acquired skill?"
Guess, it s true.
Considering the fact that nothing is really natural/original. One acquires even the basic skills via copy/inspiration based on an existing skill. But what differentiates the natural skill to an acquired skill is in the mind.
Once you feel your skill is natural i.e you start becoming loyal to it and you stop learning or get drubbed by others and thus, you would stop learning/growing.
The moment you feel you are in the zenith, the learning stops and so does the growth.
Now, arises another interesting question, "does Federer or Tiger Woods or Sachin survive with their natural talents?". I think "no" is the answer. It is truly amazing to see Federer or Tiger or Sachin going on-and-on inspite of breaking any existing record. I guess, these folks would have to create their own demons or competitors to keep themselves competitive.
This thought of creating ones demon sounds like 1984 in a way. In 1984, the government or the big brother wants its citizens to work/grow and thus creates a mythical demon called "enemy state". The citizens listen to the big-brother and do as he says i.e they wage war towards the enemy state. Now, had there been no enemey state the citizens are bound to divert their interests on something else and if these citizens start thinking on their own the position of the big-brother goes for a toss. Thus, creating an artificial enemy helps the cause i.e to keep the status-quo up and running for some more time.
Guess, prodigal folks rely totally on the creation of "artifical barriers" or their own "big brothers a la 1984" in their heads and compete to achieve those "self-designed goals".
And, this cycle is definitely infinite i.e there is no peak in this quest. It goes on and on forever, cause there is no logical end to this search.
Guess, the solution lies in sticking to what one has(or rather relinquish) and not run after these artifical goals. This has got to be nirvana i.e this realisation.
Do we need nirvana or do we want to wantedly aim try to conquer the peak inspite of the knowing "what the logical end for this quest is" ?
Guess, the answer is there in the latter part of the above question i.e no matter what, we still try to invent a logical end to something which has no logical end.
Why do we do this i.e inspite of knowing the inevitable ?
hmm..
wish i know the answer...
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Movies by Weekend
Road:
Thought this movie was good.
The plot looked more like a soft-porn movie with action-here-and-there.
And this movie kind of seems to have been inspired from some Amritraj-movie or some Jag Mundhra movie.
The best part include the final-climax sequences(and the real good chase, which reminded me one of those Road-Rash or Need-For-Speed kind of backdrop). Too bad, Antara Mali is not to be seen in many movies.
Swimming Pool
Good movie.
The slow lift that this movie gets is the best part of this movie.
There is hardly anything happening for maybe first 30 minutes of this movie and suddenly the plot lifts off in an extra-ordinary fashion. Guess, "plots" are what make movies exquisite to watch.
The actors were all brilliant. Most of the dialogues were in french and my un peu french was not of much use.
United - 93:
The last scene or commentary is what this movie is all about i.e the part when the narrator says "it s about the fight as to who controls the world".
Good movie to watch out with lots of characters playing as real-world themselves in this movie. It was rather awkward that when the passengers of United-93 revolted against the hijackers one might foolishly hope for a typical Hollywoodish-escape where passengers all defeat the hijackers and save the President of USA and reinstate the honour of USA etc., but that's not the case here.
It's also truly remarkable to see the resolve of the hijackers as well to die for a cause, but again it is very scary that someone will give their life-for-nothing. Afterall nothing really changes in the ground-level except maybe the hostile-attitude between warring-factions will hit the peak.
For the director, to have come-up with that climax-plot was truly remarkable i.e as to how the passengers fought-back against the hijackers.
Thought this movie was good.
The plot looked more like a soft-porn movie with action-here-and-there.
And this movie kind of seems to have been inspired from some Amritraj-movie or some Jag Mundhra movie.
The best part include the final-climax sequences(and the real good chase, which reminded me one of those Road-Rash or Need-For-Speed kind of backdrop). Too bad, Antara Mali is not to be seen in many movies.
Swimming Pool
Good movie.
The slow lift that this movie gets is the best part of this movie.
There is hardly anything happening for maybe first 30 minutes of this movie and suddenly the plot lifts off in an extra-ordinary fashion. Guess, "plots" are what make movies exquisite to watch.
The actors were all brilliant. Most of the dialogues were in french and my un peu french was not of much use.
United - 93:
The last scene or commentary is what this movie is all about i.e the part when the narrator says "it s about the fight as to who controls the world".
Good movie to watch out with lots of characters playing as real-world themselves in this movie. It was rather awkward that when the passengers of United-93 revolted against the hijackers one might foolishly hope for a typical Hollywoodish-escape where passengers all defeat the hijackers and save the President of USA and reinstate the honour of USA etc., but that's not the case here.
It's also truly remarkable to see the resolve of the hijackers as well to die for a cause, but again it is very scary that someone will give their life-for-nothing. Afterall nothing really changes in the ground-level except maybe the hostile-attitude between warring-factions will hit the peak.
For the director, to have come-up with that climax-plot was truly remarkable i.e as to how the passengers fought-back against the hijackers.
Woh Lamhe
Dont think I am going to watch this movie after a disastrous visit to watch "Gangster". But thought this music-video "Woh Mujhe pyar hai" was good and not sure what was good, is it the song or the remix tune or the woman - Kangana.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Lost in "Tere Bin"
Pakistani singers are sensational and the best part is the way they mix slow-rock with their Urdu songs. Atif Aslam has really lifted this song to great heights.
Planning to listen to this non-stop as always, to see how long this song can last.
tere bin, main yun kaise jiya, kaise jiya tere bin
tere bin, main yun kaise jiya, kaise jiya tere bin
lekar yaadein teri, raatein meri kati
lekar yaadein teri, raatein meri kati
mujhse baatein teri, karti hain chandni
tanha hai, tujh bin raatein meri
din mere, din ke jaise nahi
tanha badan, tanha hai ruh
nam meri aankhen rahe
aaja mere ab rubaroo
jeena nahi bin tere
tere bin, main yun kaise jiya
kaise jiya tere bin
tere bin, main yun kaise jiya
kaise jiya tere bin
kab se aankhen meri, raah main tere bichhi
kab se aankhen meri, raah main tere bichhi
bhule se hi kabhi, tu mil jayen kahin
bhule na, mujhse baatein teri
bheegi hai, har pal aankhen meri
kyun saans loon, kyun main jiyun, jeena bura sa lage
kyun ho gaya tu bewafa, mujhko bata de wajah
tere bin, main yun kaise jiya, kaise jiya tere bin
Here, goes my translation-attempt of the above urdu lyrics into english:
without you, how can i live, how can i live
without you, how can i live, how can i live
brought your memories, i spend my night
brought your memories, i spend my night
talking about you 'does the moon
while alone, without you it's all night
morning is, is like no morning
...
...
come mine when
cant like without you
without you, how can i live
how can i live, without you
without you, how can i live
how can i live, without you
when ...
"
giving up :-)
Planning to listen to this non-stop as always, to see how long this song can last.
tere bin, main yun kaise jiya, kaise jiya tere bin
tere bin, main yun kaise jiya, kaise jiya tere bin
lekar yaadein teri, raatein meri kati
lekar yaadein teri, raatein meri kati
mujhse baatein teri, karti hain chandni
tanha hai, tujh bin raatein meri
din mere, din ke jaise nahi
tanha badan, tanha hai ruh
nam meri aankhen rahe
aaja mere ab rubaroo
jeena nahi bin tere
tere bin, main yun kaise jiya
kaise jiya tere bin
tere bin, main yun kaise jiya
kaise jiya tere bin
kab se aankhen meri, raah main tere bichhi
kab se aankhen meri, raah main tere bichhi
bhule se hi kabhi, tu mil jayen kahin
bhule na, mujhse baatein teri
bheegi hai, har pal aankhen meri
kyun saans loon, kyun main jiyun, jeena bura sa lage
kyun ho gaya tu bewafa, mujhko bata de wajah
tere bin, main yun kaise jiya, kaise jiya tere bin
Here, goes my translation-attempt of the above urdu lyrics into english:
without you, how can i live, how can i live
without you, how can i live, how can i live
brought your memories, i spend my night
brought your memories, i spend my night
talking about you 'does the moon
while alone, without you it's all night
morning is, is like no morning
...
...
come mine when
cant like without you
without you, how can i live
how can i live, without you
without you, how can i live
how can i live, without you
when ...
"
giving up :-)
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Where is Vidyut?
Challenger Trophy was a surprise package this time, thanks to Neo Sports Channel. Guess, Nimbus are really investing hard in domestic-cricket. The coverage was clean, with no irritating advertisements all over the picture frame and no stupid-celebrity commentators.
And the best part of this package was "Sachin Tendulkar". He really got into the thick of action in no time. I think Sachin is really too-good a player for such tournaments, that too when he is in vintage touch. Lately, Sachin has started playing those irritating knocks no one really enjoys, maybe ever since the Syndey hundred against Australia. But not this time, Sachin was playing those usual straight drives and the speciality of this stroke of course is that there is no follow-through with the bat. Sachin also took Piyush Chawla on with those really brutal cross-batted strokes which he had earlier used to demolish Shane Warne or Saqlain Mushtaq(until he got out to Saqlain in that really disastorous Chennai test against Pakistan). Another person who got rather sever treatment from Sachin was Shreeshanth. Sachin came down the wicket to hit him over long on. Damn, that was audacious. That reminded me of a similar stroke Sachin played against McGrath in the Nairobi one-dayer.
One really wishes, Sachin continues to play positive innings rather than the hugely negative, selfish innings that he plays day-in and day-out lately in international cricket.
Sachin stole the thunder of the tournament from a few prospects who were expected to shine in this tournament like Rohit Sharma(who Vengsarkar considers to be a prospective India player), Badrinath(he is still in the reckoning, guess he is yet to do something special to catch selectors eyes). Now, speaking of prospects, where is Vidyut ? Remember some of his really booming shots that he played in the last Mohali Challenger tournament. Too bad, he did not play in this tournament. Guess, he should have cause this venue(Chepauk) is also his home-ground.
Also, one wishes more under 19 players were introduced into this tournament. Maybe India U-19 team can be introduced into this tournament as the 3rd team rather than usual 3rd team. That will really make this tournament a good opening for lots and lots of prospects.
And the best part of this package was "Sachin Tendulkar". He really got into the thick of action in no time. I think Sachin is really too-good a player for such tournaments, that too when he is in vintage touch. Lately, Sachin has started playing those irritating knocks no one really enjoys, maybe ever since the Syndey hundred against Australia. But not this time, Sachin was playing those usual straight drives and the speciality of this stroke of course is that there is no follow-through with the bat. Sachin also took Piyush Chawla on with those really brutal cross-batted strokes which he had earlier used to demolish Shane Warne or Saqlain Mushtaq(until he got out to Saqlain in that really disastorous Chennai test against Pakistan). Another person who got rather sever treatment from Sachin was Shreeshanth. Sachin came down the wicket to hit him over long on. Damn, that was audacious. That reminded me of a similar stroke Sachin played against McGrath in the Nairobi one-dayer.
One really wishes, Sachin continues to play positive innings rather than the hugely negative, selfish innings that he plays day-in and day-out lately in international cricket.
Sachin stole the thunder of the tournament from a few prospects who were expected to shine in this tournament like Rohit Sharma(who Vengsarkar considers to be a prospective India player), Badrinath(he is still in the reckoning, guess he is yet to do something special to catch selectors eyes). Now, speaking of prospects, where is Vidyut ? Remember some of his really booming shots that he played in the last Mohali Challenger tournament. Too bad, he did not play in this tournament. Guess, he should have cause this venue(Chepauk) is also his home-ground.
Also, one wishes more under 19 players were introduced into this tournament. Maybe India U-19 team can be introduced into this tournament as the 3rd team rather than usual 3rd team. That will really make this tournament a good opening for lots and lots of prospects.
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Mediocrity
It's been the story of my life.
I get to know about a skill "A".
I try to learn skill "A" for a while.
And I am simply amazed with my ability to pick up that skill in no time.
I feel extremely comfortable with skill "A" and pursue with it for a while and suddenly I find there are folks who are much better than me in that skill "A".
There comes the frustration cause I cant beat those folks in skill "A", cause I have hit upon a plateau myself and I resign I cant improve my skills in "A" and I say quits.
Soon, I see a new skill "B" and the cycle goes on....
Somehow, it s been always quite easy for me to score 5 or 6 out of 10 in 5 different skills, but never achieved the 10 out of 10 in any one skill. Really wonder how I thrive in mediocrity rather than ever bothered to specialize in one area.
I get to know about a skill "A".
I try to learn skill "A" for a while.
And I am simply amazed with my ability to pick up that skill in no time.
I feel extremely comfortable with skill "A" and pursue with it for a while and suddenly I find there are folks who are much better than me in that skill "A".
There comes the frustration cause I cant beat those folks in skill "A", cause I have hit upon a plateau myself and I resign I cant improve my skills in "A" and I say quits.
Soon, I see a new skill "B" and the cycle goes on....
Somehow, it s been always quite easy for me to score 5 or 6 out of 10 in 5 different skills, but never achieved the 10 out of 10 in any one skill. Really wonder how I thrive in mediocrity rather than ever bothered to specialize in one area.
Movies by Sunday
The Thirty Nine Steps:
Alfred Hitchcock movie. The plot was a bit silly i.e in identifying a Mr. Memory to remember the secret and thus pass a secret formula to pass it on to enemy-country, but nevertheless the movie was a good entertainer.
One shot which was truly breathtaking was the one in which two spies(masquerading as policeman) travel in a car alongwith the hero and the heroine in the Scottish countryside. The camera appears to have been placed inside the car(travelling at good speed) in a still-fashion allowing all four people be present on-screen and suddenly the camera pulls away and appears to be on the ground and the car moves on the road at good speed. Thought this was something spectacular considering the year in which the movie was shot i.e 1935.
The Human Stain:
Good movie. The story was spectacular and somehow the "Lagey Raho.. " value of "tell the truth" hit me while watching this movie. Only if Anthony Hopkins had done that ...
Of course, Anthony Hopkins did not and thus we have a good story. Good starcast truly lifted the viewing-experience.
The Road to Guantanamo:
Documentary tale, quite gripping but sadly while watching this movie one's opinion is bound to oscillate between "being tough on terrorists/terrorism" to "adopting a humane approach to terrorists".
Thought some portions of this movie was badly shot. In one sequence the three Brits of Pakistani origin are said to be in Guantanamo but sadly the terrain in the backdrop appeared to be totally barren with rocks and seems to have been shot under a terrific hot sun. But I guess these shots instead of being shot on a tropical/equatorial location (considering the fact where Guantanamo is located), those shots were shot maybe in Iran or Afghanistan.
Alfred Hitchcock movie. The plot was a bit silly i.e in identifying a Mr. Memory to remember the secret and thus pass a secret formula to pass it on to enemy-country, but nevertheless the movie was a good entertainer.
One shot which was truly breathtaking was the one in which two spies(masquerading as policeman) travel in a car alongwith the hero and the heroine in the Scottish countryside. The camera appears to have been placed inside the car(travelling at good speed) in a still-fashion allowing all four people be present on-screen and suddenly the camera pulls away and appears to be on the ground and the car moves on the road at good speed. Thought this was something spectacular considering the year in which the movie was shot i.e 1935.
The Human Stain:
Good movie. The story was spectacular and somehow the "Lagey Raho.. " value of "tell the truth" hit me while watching this movie. Only if Anthony Hopkins had done that ...
Of course, Anthony Hopkins did not and thus we have a good story. Good starcast truly lifted the viewing-experience.
The Road to Guantanamo:
Documentary tale, quite gripping but sadly while watching this movie one's opinion is bound to oscillate between "being tough on terrorists/terrorism" to "adopting a humane approach to terrorists".
Thought some portions of this movie was badly shot. In one sequence the three Brits of Pakistani origin are said to be in Guantanamo but sadly the terrain in the backdrop appeared to be totally barren with rocks and seems to have been shot under a terrific hot sun. But I guess these shots instead of being shot on a tropical/equatorial location (considering the fact where Guantanamo is located), those shots were shot maybe in Iran or Afghanistan.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Movies by weekend
Lagey Raho Munnabhai:
Surprisingly this movie was good.
One forgettable moment in this film is the "good morning mumbai .. " chant -
I know for one Radio Mirchi RJ was a motor-mouth and you wish sometimes RJs really stop talking and play music.
Omkara:
This movie was good, with its brilliant star-cast, except that this movie was a trifle bit too long.
The Corporation:
Strong documentary movie.
After seeing this documentary, one would really have doubts whether he should be working for any corporation.
Concepts dealt in this documentary are a bit impractical. For example, they talk about how Nike is exploiting third world countries as its manufacturing base. I think sometimes the cruel truth is that third-world countries hardly have anything left with them that they are willing to work in sweat-shops. It's an extremely complex topic and guess, unless the haves are willing to forego their wealth the rest hardly have any chance to grow. It is impossible for law/state to distribute wealth to have-nots without the approval of haves(who can take refuge in capitalistic democracy-fabric).
Wall Street:
Another Democrat movie.
Made up good viewing and it was fun to watch the cocky Michael Douglas.
The talk on Republican/Democrat between Martin Sheen with Daryl Hannah was an interesting one, when Martin Sheen enter's Charlie Sheen's apartment.
Surprisingly this movie was good.
One forgettable moment in this film is the "good morning mumbai .. " chant -
I know for one Radio Mirchi RJ was a motor-mouth and you wish sometimes RJs really stop talking and play music.
Omkara:
This movie was good, with its brilliant star-cast, except that this movie was a trifle bit too long.
The Corporation:
Strong documentary movie.
After seeing this documentary, one would really have doubts whether he should be working for any corporation.
Concepts dealt in this documentary are a bit impractical. For example, they talk about how Nike is exploiting third world countries as its manufacturing base. I think sometimes the cruel truth is that third-world countries hardly have anything left with them that they are willing to work in sweat-shops. It's an extremely complex topic and guess, unless the haves are willing to forego their wealth the rest hardly have any chance to grow. It is impossible for law/state to distribute wealth to have-nots without the approval of haves(who can take refuge in capitalistic democracy-fabric).
Wall Street:
Another Democrat movie.
Made up good viewing and it was fun to watch the cocky Michael Douglas.
The talk on Republican/Democrat between Martin Sheen with Daryl Hannah was an interesting one, when Martin Sheen enter's Charlie Sheen's apartment.
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Unsent
Listening to Unsent non-stopped for a while. Nothing like only one song getting played in winamp and you force yourself to listen to the same song again-and-again until the song totally sinks into the head.
Here goes the lyrics:
"Unsent"
dear matthew I like you a lot I realize you're in a relationship
with someone right now and I respect
that I would like you to know that if you're ever single
in the future and you want to come visit me in california
I would be open to spending time with you and finding
out how old you were when you wrote your first song
dear jonathan I liked you too much I used to be attracted to boys
who would lie to me and think solely about themselves and you
were plenty self-destructive for my taste at the time I used to say
the more tragic the better the truth is whenever I think of the early 90's
your face comes up with a vengeance like it was yesterday
dear terrance I love you muchly you've been nothing
but open hearted and emotionally available and supportive
and nurturing and consummately there for me I kept drawing you in
and pushing you away I remember how beautiful it was to fall asleep
on your couch and cry in front of you for the first time you
were the best platform from which to jump beyond myself what
was wrong with me
dear marcus you rocked my world you had a charismatic way
about you with the women and you got me
seriously thinking about spirituality and you wouldn't let me get away
with kicking my own ass but I could never really feel relaxed and looked out
for around you though and that stopped us from going any further
than we did and it's kinda too bad becasue we could've had much more fun
dear lou we learned so much I realize we won't be able to talk for some time
and I understand that as I do you
the long distance thing was the hardest and we did as well as we could
we were together during a very tumultuous time
in our lives I will always have your back and be curious about you
about your career about your whereabouts
The crushes story makes super listening and so was the music-video(when I first saw it on TV)
Here goes the lyrics:
"Unsent"
dear matthew I like you a lot I realize you're in a relationship
with someone right now and I respect
that I would like you to know that if you're ever single
in the future and you want to come visit me in california
I would be open to spending time with you and finding
out how old you were when you wrote your first song
dear jonathan I liked you too much I used to be attracted to boys
who would lie to me and think solely about themselves and you
were plenty self-destructive for my taste at the time I used to say
the more tragic the better the truth is whenever I think of the early 90's
your face comes up with a vengeance like it was yesterday
dear terrance I love you muchly you've been nothing
but open hearted and emotionally available and supportive
and nurturing and consummately there for me I kept drawing you in
and pushing you away I remember how beautiful it was to fall asleep
on your couch and cry in front of you for the first time you
were the best platform from which to jump beyond myself what
was wrong with me
dear marcus you rocked my world you had a charismatic way
about you with the women and you got me
seriously thinking about spirituality and you wouldn't let me get away
with kicking my own ass but I could never really feel relaxed and looked out
for around you though and that stopped us from going any further
than we did and it's kinda too bad becasue we could've had much more fun
dear lou we learned so much I realize we won't be able to talk for some time
and I understand that as I do you
the long distance thing was the hardest and we did as well as we could
we were together during a very tumultuous time
in our lives I will always have your back and be curious about you
about your career about your whereabouts
The crushes story makes super listening and so was the music-video(when I first saw it on TV)
The Devil Wears Prada
Thought this movie was very good.
The best part about this movie include the climax when the Anne Hathway has to decide which path to choose.
For pulling off a Anne Hathway kind of decision i.e to pursue the dream-career, one really has to be passionate towards the same and have loads of confidence in oneself. I guess not many of us really do what we really want to do, instead we do what pays us better to enjoy the mortal-pleasures of life. Maybe we are not all that passionate on the dream-career, to give up what we have got or what we might get at the moment. It's a clear case of "The Road Not Taken".
Really wonder, small kids who are into sports and have sets their sights high on what-they-want and work-very-hard towards the same, losing their childhood/adolescence to sports instead of idle-fun.
Guess, most of us think of Plan A, B, C.. and so on before we even take any decision. But there might be some moments that what is in-store is just Plan A. Guess, the availability of only one 'plan' pushes the achievers to achieve something out-of-the-blue.
The best part about this movie include the climax when the Anne Hathway has to decide which path to choose.
For pulling off a Anne Hathway kind of decision i.e to pursue the dream-career, one really has to be passionate towards the same and have loads of confidence in oneself. I guess not many of us really do what we really want to do, instead we do what pays us better to enjoy the mortal-pleasures of life. Maybe we are not all that passionate on the dream-career, to give up what we have got or what we might get at the moment. It's a clear case of "The Road Not Taken".
Really wonder, small kids who are into sports and have sets their sights high on what-they-want and work-very-hard towards the same, losing their childhood/adolescence to sports instead of idle-fun.
Guess, most of us think of Plan A, B, C.. and so on before we even take any decision. But there might be some moments that what is in-store is just Plan A. Guess, the availability of only one 'plan' pushes the achievers to achieve something out-of-the-blue.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Unbreakable
Lion King 2:
I wish I hadn't see this movie. But somehow the compulsive movie watcher in me took over and I just hoped that the movie will end !
Dude Where's the party yaar:
Bad movie. Wish I had not seen this movie, but blame it on my bad-selection of movies sometimes.
Now, I think I am going to become a little more selective in watching movies.
Kal Penn - huge waste of talent like his, in this movie.
Unbreakable :
This movie is one of my all-time favourite one.
I remember seeing this movie for the first time in a theatre in Madurai called "Manicka Vinayagar". And it was a night show and I was keen not to miss out this movie. It's quite a trend there to dislodge any movie which does not have full-house immediately and replace with tamil-dubbed some English/HongKong action movie. So, I did not take a chance of post-poning my watching this movie for the next-day. I went to the theatre without much of an expectation. Then, I have not seen "The Sixth Sense", but just came to know about Shyamalan's meteoric rise.
"Manicka Vinayagar" theatre is well known for their motley editing-crew who cut short any given movie. You might really get irritated with all these random cuts then and there, but it wont bother you if you are watching the movie for the first time, cause you never know what scene really got cut. After watching this movie, I had a fairly long walk back to my place for a nap. The walk was extremely memorable, cause that really got me thinking into the overall plot of the movie. Somehow, Shyamalan clearly bowled me clean then.
And after approximately 6 years after watching this movie, I got hold of "Unbreakable" again in my computer. And I could not really wait for long to watch that movie again, with more attention than ever. And did I not enjoy this movie !
It's a real class work by Shyamalan for sure.
The best part was the search by Samuel L Jackson as Elijah for Bruce Wills as David Dunn. I think all of us sometimes really wonder the reason for our existence in this planet. And one just cant do much but appreciate Elijah in not giving-up, but trying to find out 'why he is here(earth) in first-case?'.
And the interest Bruce Wills shows to really identify "who he really is" is spectacularly portrayed. I think there are folks who really show tremendous interest in spirituality or sports or astrology or work, which are nothing but avenues through which one really find out who they really are.
It sounds such a perfect story and one cant but really wonder how Shyamalan pulled-off such a fantastic movie.
Vettayadu Vilayadu:
Got to saw this 'hot' movie in PVR after a huge-delay. Surprisingly it was housefull even for a weekday night-show. It's quite a boring movie. Gautham with his rowing shots and sometimes the overindulgence of animation/graphics was too predicatable right from the start. Kamal looked awful in a role of a policeman and so many sequences in this movie were taken in a rude unaesthetic sense that you wonder why the director had to include them in the story. Wonder if Jyothika has really set the standards for female-lead to overact in tamil movies. There are so many aspiring actors(female) who copy her over-acting style.
Sillendru Oru Kaadhal:
Yet another forgettable movie, but seems to be better than VV. Bhoomika looked brilliant for most part of the movie, forgive her outlandish costume she wears during the closing stages of the movie. Santhanam gets poor screen presence and so does Vadivelu, so nothing much left for slapstick comedy fans.
And I happen to saw Arul Mani(http://al-lude.livejournal.com/) in the theatre but could not speak to him :-(
I remember reading Beatzo's spectacular post(http://beatzo.livejournal.com/116945.html) on Sillendru Oru Kaadhal songs infact that was nothing but a damn good tribute to A R Rahman.
I wish I hadn't see this movie. But somehow the compulsive movie watcher in me took over and I just hoped that the movie will end !
Dude Where's the party yaar:
Bad movie. Wish I had not seen this movie, but blame it on my bad-selection of movies sometimes.
Now, I think I am going to become a little more selective in watching movies.
Kal Penn - huge waste of talent like his, in this movie.
Unbreakable :
This movie is one of my all-time favourite one.
I remember seeing this movie for the first time in a theatre in Madurai called "Manicka Vinayagar". And it was a night show and I was keen not to miss out this movie. It's quite a trend there to dislodge any movie which does not have full-house immediately and replace with tamil-dubbed some English/HongKong action movie. So, I did not take a chance of post-poning my watching this movie for the next-day. I went to the theatre without much of an expectation. Then, I have not seen "The Sixth Sense", but just came to know about Shyamalan's meteoric rise.
"Manicka Vinayagar" theatre is well known for their motley editing-crew who cut short any given movie. You might really get irritated with all these random cuts then and there, but it wont bother you if you are watching the movie for the first time, cause you never know what scene really got cut. After watching this movie, I had a fairly long walk back to my place for a nap. The walk was extremely memorable, cause that really got me thinking into the overall plot of the movie. Somehow, Shyamalan clearly bowled me clean then.
And after approximately 6 years after watching this movie, I got hold of "Unbreakable" again in my computer. And I could not really wait for long to watch that movie again, with more attention than ever. And did I not enjoy this movie !
It's a real class work by Shyamalan for sure.
The best part was the search by Samuel L Jackson as Elijah for Bruce Wills as David Dunn. I think all of us sometimes really wonder the reason for our existence in this planet. And one just cant do much but appreciate Elijah in not giving-up, but trying to find out 'why he is here(earth) in first-case?'.
And the interest Bruce Wills shows to really identify "who he really is" is spectacularly portrayed. I think there are folks who really show tremendous interest in spirituality or sports or astrology or work, which are nothing but avenues through which one really find out who they really are.
It sounds such a perfect story and one cant but really wonder how Shyamalan pulled-off such a fantastic movie.
Vettayadu Vilayadu:
Got to saw this 'hot' movie in PVR after a huge-delay. Surprisingly it was housefull even for a weekday night-show. It's quite a boring movie. Gautham with his rowing shots and sometimes the overindulgence of animation/graphics was too predicatable right from the start. Kamal looked awful in a role of a policeman and so many sequences in this movie were taken in a rude unaesthetic sense that you wonder why the director had to include them in the story. Wonder if Jyothika has really set the standards for female-lead to overact in tamil movies. There are so many aspiring actors(female) who copy her over-acting style.
Sillendru Oru Kaadhal:
Yet another forgettable movie, but seems to be better than VV. Bhoomika looked brilliant for most part of the movie, forgive her outlandish costume she wears during the closing stages of the movie. Santhanam gets poor screen presence and so does Vadivelu, so nothing much left for slapstick comedy fans.
And I happen to saw Arul Mani(http://al-lude.livejournal.com/) in the theatre but could not speak to him :-(
I remember reading Beatzo's spectacular post(http://beatzo.livejournal.com/116945.html) on Sillendru Oru Kaadhal songs infact that was nothing but a damn good tribute to A R Rahman.
Friday, August 18, 2006
Aicha
Guess, Khaled makes all the difference to a song like this.
The lyrics are mostly in French except for a few lines which are in Arabic.
A romantic song like this in a romantic language like French sung by an expressive Arabic crooner with those real strange pronounciation of "h" or "g" and other syllables makes it an absolute delight i.e the experience to listen to this song.
Remember seeing some interview by Priety Zinta sometime back which was shot soon-after the release of "Veer-Zaara". During that interview Priety said that she had to really work on her pronounciation cause her dialogues were in Urdu and she gave a demo on the pronounciation of certain syllables like "h" or "g" in Urdu. The way she pronounced it appeared like these syllables will need lots of air in-them(like Shreya Ghosal or Harini who have this particular style which appeases the listener thanks to their innocent voice and pronounciation of lyrics). Guess, the same rule applies to Arabic(from which Urdu is supposed to have been derived).
Comme si je n'existais pas
Elle est passée à côté de moi
Sans un regard, Reine de Sabbat
J'ai dit Aïcha prends tout est pour toi
Voici les perles, les bijoux
Aussi l'or autour de ton cou
Les fruits bien mûrs au goût de miel
Ma vie Aïcha si tu m'aimes
J'irais où ton souffle nous mène
Dans les pays d'ivoire et d'ébène
J'effacerais tes larmes tes peines
Rien n'est trop beau pour une si belle
Oooh!
Aïcha... Aïcha... écoute-moi
Aïcha... Aïcha... t'en vas pas
Aïcha... Aïcha... regarde-moi
Oooh!
Aïcha... Aïcha... réponds-moi
Je dirais les mots les poèmes
Je jouerais les musiques du ciel
Je prendrais les rayons du soleil
Pour éclairer tes yeux de rêves
Oooh!
Aïcha... Aïcha... écoute-moi
Oooh!
Aïcha... Aïcha... t'en vas pas
Elle a dit garde tes trésors
Moi je vaux mieux que tout ça
Des barreaux sont des barreaux même en or
Je veux les mêmes droits que toi
Du respect pour chaque jour moi je ne veux que l'amour
Aaaaah!
Nbghik Aïcha ou nmout allik
[Je te veux Aicha et je meurs pour toi]
Hadi siyet hayaty ou hobbi
[Ceci est le conte de ma vie et de mon amour]
Inti omri oua inti hayati
[Tu es ma respiration et ma vie]
Tmannite niiche maake ghir inti
[J'ai envie de vivre avec seulement toi]
Oooh!
Aïcha... Aïcha... écoute-moi
Aïcha... Aïcha... ana nbghik
Oooh!
Aïcha... Aïcha... t'en vas pas
Aïcha... Aïcha... ou nmout allik
Aïcha... Aïcha... réponds-moi
Aaaah!
Lalala....lalala... ya layli.... lalala....
I had earlier learnt French and eversince been a fan of anything which is French :-)
I cant understand some of the lines in the above lyrics but still nothing stops me from enjoying this Khaled's song.
The lyrics are mostly in French except for a few lines which are in Arabic.
A romantic song like this in a romantic language like French sung by an expressive Arabic crooner with those real strange pronounciation of "h" or "g" and other syllables makes it an absolute delight i.e the experience to listen to this song.
Remember seeing some interview by Priety Zinta sometime back which was shot soon-after the release of "Veer-Zaara". During that interview Priety said that she had to really work on her pronounciation cause her dialogues were in Urdu and she gave a demo on the pronounciation of certain syllables like "h" or "g" in Urdu. The way she pronounced it appeared like these syllables will need lots of air in-them(like Shreya Ghosal or Harini who have this particular style which appeases the listener thanks to their innocent voice and pronounciation of lyrics). Guess, the same rule applies to Arabic(from which Urdu is supposed to have been derived).
Comme si je n'existais pas
Elle est passée à côté de moi
Sans un regard, Reine de Sabbat
J'ai dit Aïcha prends tout est pour toi
Voici les perles, les bijoux
Aussi l'or autour de ton cou
Les fruits bien mûrs au goût de miel
Ma vie Aïcha si tu m'aimes
J'irais où ton souffle nous mène
Dans les pays d'ivoire et d'ébène
J'effacerais tes larmes tes peines
Rien n'est trop beau pour une si belle
Oooh!
Aïcha... Aïcha... écoute-moi
Aïcha... Aïcha... t'en vas pas
Aïcha... Aïcha... regarde-moi
Oooh!
Aïcha... Aïcha... réponds-moi
Je dirais les mots les poèmes
Je jouerais les musiques du ciel
Je prendrais les rayons du soleil
Pour éclairer tes yeux de rêves
Oooh!
Aïcha... Aïcha... écoute-moi
Oooh!
Aïcha... Aïcha... t'en vas pas
Elle a dit garde tes trésors
Moi je vaux mieux que tout ça
Des barreaux sont des barreaux même en or
Je veux les mêmes droits que toi
Du respect pour chaque jour moi je ne veux que l'amour
Aaaaah!
Nbghik Aïcha ou nmout allik
[Je te veux Aicha et je meurs pour toi]
Hadi siyet hayaty ou hobbi
[Ceci est le conte de ma vie et de mon amour]
Inti omri oua inti hayati
[Tu es ma respiration et ma vie]
Tmannite niiche maake ghir inti
[J'ai envie de vivre avec seulement toi]
Oooh!
Aïcha... Aïcha... écoute-moi
Aïcha... Aïcha... ana nbghik
Oooh!
Aïcha... Aïcha... t'en vas pas
Aïcha... Aïcha... ou nmout allik
Aïcha... Aïcha... réponds-moi
Aaaah!
Lalala....lalala... ya layli.... lalala....
I had earlier learnt French and eversince been a fan of anything which is French :-)
I cant understand some of the lines in the above lyrics but still nothing stops me from enjoying this Khaled's song.
Kevin Costner/Nicolas Cage by Independence day
Open Range:
What a waste of talent - Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, Annette Bening :-(
Movie had loads of typical Hollywood sentiments and way too many cliches.
WaterWorld:
Movie was a bit too long, felt like I was watching this movie forever.
Full marks to the bold-storyline.
Dragonfly:
Boring movie again. Really wonder how come I watched such a movie :-(
Revenge:
Again a typical Hollywood masala movie with was too many cliches.
Best if avoided!
For the love of Game:
Good movie.
I had earlier seen "Bull Durham"(another Kevin Costner-Baseball movie) and thought this one was not really in that class, but still was enjoyable.
Lord of War:
Nicolas Cage had tried to pull-off a "The Rock" kind of movie with this one.
The movie does no justice to the cause(against arms-trafficking) that Nicolas Cage tried to patronize, nor was it an entertaining :-(
Matchstick Men:
Good movie.
Ridley Scott has pulled-off a blinder with this movie.
Not really of the "The Usual Suspects" class, but still a decent one.
The Family Man:
Ordinary movie.
Best part in this movie, of course has to be Tea Leani
Found a strange coincidence, most of the Hollywood movies featuring the big-stars seem to have the actor as the producer as well from Tobey McGuire to Sylvester Stallone to Kevin Costner to Nicolas Cage. Guess, this allows them the liberty to call-the-shots over-ruling the director. But there are some star-director combination which has worked too well like Zemeckis-Hanks or Soderbergh-Clooney.
Even in Indian movies this trend can be seen, but it is still slightly rare cause Aamir or Shahrukh or Kamal or Ambitabh dont try this all-that-often. Rajnikanth is slightly differnt in this aspect cause he is in-charge of distribution for a number of his movies, which reflects on the confidence he has in his movies or maybe in his fans.
What a waste of talent - Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, Annette Bening :-(
Movie had loads of typical Hollywood sentiments and way too many cliches.
WaterWorld:
Movie was a bit too long, felt like I was watching this movie forever.
Full marks to the bold-storyline.
Dragonfly:
Boring movie again. Really wonder how come I watched such a movie :-(
Revenge:
Again a typical Hollywood masala movie with was too many cliches.
Best if avoided!
For the love of Game:
Good movie.
I had earlier seen "Bull Durham"(another Kevin Costner-Baseball movie) and thought this one was not really in that class, but still was enjoyable.
Lord of War:
Nicolas Cage had tried to pull-off a "The Rock" kind of movie with this one.
The movie does no justice to the cause(against arms-trafficking) that Nicolas Cage tried to patronize, nor was it an entertaining :-(
Matchstick Men:
Good movie.
Ridley Scott has pulled-off a blinder with this movie.
Not really of the "The Usual Suspects" class, but still a decent one.
The Family Man:
Ordinary movie.
Best part in this movie, of course has to be Tea Leani
Found a strange coincidence, most of the Hollywood movies featuring the big-stars seem to have the actor as the producer as well from Tobey McGuire to Sylvester Stallone to Kevin Costner to Nicolas Cage. Guess, this allows them the liberty to call-the-shots over-ruling the director. But there are some star-director combination which has worked too well like Zemeckis-Hanks or Soderbergh-Clooney.
Even in Indian movies this trend can be seen, but it is still slightly rare cause Aamir or Shahrukh or Kamal or Ambitabh dont try this all-that-often. Rajnikanth is slightly differnt in this aspect cause he is in-charge of distribution for a number of his movies, which reflects on the confidence he has in his movies or maybe in his fans.
Friday, August 11, 2006
Eagles consumed
What is Peace-of-Mind?
Nothing comes close to hearing songs that you like, when you are down and out.
Do you really need people around ?
Of course one needs, but never too close
Nothing comes close to hearing songs that you like, when you are down and out.
Do you really need people around ?
Of course one needs, but never too close
Friday, August 04, 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
Cant really follow the movie. Maybe a revision of 'The curse of the black pearl' would have helped. I guess the best pattern for watching such movies is to go for a marathon session i.e watch all sequels at one go. I did something similar for LOTR and it kind of helped, though quite draining in the end of the day.
So, guess it makes sense to wait for the Pirates 3 and get a dvd and watch all 3 at one go.
So, guess it makes sense to wait for the Pirates 3 and get a dvd and watch all 3 at one go.
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