ad film ka majaa...

I always thought there are two kinds of advertisement made in this world: ads which are made for artistic pleasure and ads which are made for commercial pleasure. Then I saw the third kind: total bull shit crap.

The first kind is made by those crazy ad film makers who think Ad-film making as the most interesting job in this world. Ads of the likes of Fevicol, Cadbury( kya swad hai jindagi series). I would also add the Hutch ads to the same list. IF you have seen the husn ad of Chevrolate, you will surely count that one in this category only. In good old days also Ads were made in this category. Amul, no doubt will be one of the best made ad in India. What a pleasure to eyes. Pure art and no crap.

The second kind is technically not that good but they convey the basic idea and thus are useful in spreading information about the product. Most of the consumer electronic ads especially those of mobile phones (Nokia N series like) belong to this category. Remember the ad for Bajaj Auto or Jalebi wala ad of Dhara oil. They all tell you what product they are endorsing and what are its pluspoints. Not so beautiful but so effective.

The third I am seeing recently. All bull shit, non sense crap. Total waste of money and time (at least for me). Ajay and Kajol’s Chal Chala Chal for Tata Indicom ( though it was commercially very successful), Rani’s new Fanta ad, Pepsi TV series, Akshay’s ThumbsUp ad, Aish’s new softdrink ( ijust hate her so dont even remember the name of the comapny) ad, and even (sorry to say but) Amir’s new Coke ad. Its not that only softdrink companies are making bad ads. Have you seen new Hero Honda ad for Shineor that professer-professer ad of Mcdowells No 1 (soda to be specific)? All the same, boring ,non sense stuff.

Ad film making is an art. But the whole purpose of ad film making is not pleasing art goddess. It has to have commercial value. I remember all those good ads and thus their brand also. So indeed the purpose is solved. For the counter argument I remember the brand of all these bad ads also. Now its up to me to take information from them and utilize it.

But still one last time… cut the crap man..

welcome to the fightclub

People are always asking me if I know Tyler Durden.

With a gun barrel between your teeth, you speak only in vowels.

This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time.

Does this remind you of anything?

Welcome to FIGHT CLUB gentlemen.
The first rule of Fight Club is - you do not talk about Fight Club.
The second rule of Fight Club is - you DO NOT talk about Fight Club.
Third rule of Fight Club, someone yells Stop!, goes limp, taps out, the fight is over. Fourth rule, only two guys to a fight.
Fifth rule, one fight at a time, fellas.
Sixth rule, no shirt, no shoes.
Seventh rule, fights will go on as long as they have to.
And the eighth and final rule, if this is your first night at Fight Club, you have to fight.

What a movie!!
First time I just saw it as a movie. Second time it was more than a movie. Tyler Durden is not a normal human being. All his words have really deep meaning in it. Try this “On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.” Or may be this “The things you own end up owning you.”
While all other characters in life (real or celluloid) try and sell you something materialistic but Tyler sells us the philosophy. There are many interesting discussions and articles on the movie and its theme. Here are some of the best links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_Club_(film)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/
http://metaphilm.com/philm.php?id=29_0_2_0

And don’t forget to check the movie website : http://www.foxmovies.com/fightclub/

Munich...

Munich is a classic made based on the Munich Massacre. The extent to which the movie represents fact is a matter of debate. Spielberg himself refers to it as "historical fiction" saying it is inspired by actual events.

There is big debate about the closeness of the movie to the real events. Both the sides have their strong points and facts associated. Everyone has interpreted the movie in their own way. Some say its pro-PLO where as other found it comparing Israeli assassins with the Palestine terrorists.

All the movies which are made on historic events face such kind of controversies. I am again stating my old belief here “history is always written by powerful for their benefit and they may not be totally correct.”

Every time such attempts are made to dig out history and truth about the events, same kind of sensation grips the whole world politics. CIA, KGB and kinds have unlimited dark secrets in their possessions and most of these new findings are uncovering those dark truths. These power centers of the world then shell out their full energy to save their own bad deeds. Sometimes it’s in the betterment of the whole world. But truth is truth, which will come to reality one day.

Munich... a must watch

Munich: The world was watching in 1972 as 11 Israeli athletes were murdered at the Munich Olympics. This is the story of what happened next.
This tagline is not at all capable of showing the true theme of the movie Munich.
I tried to Google about the events mentioned in the movie. Following are some of the best links to read about:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408306/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Massacre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_(film)

This movie reminded me of the Kandhar hijack and following events. How easily India succumbed to the terrorist and agreed to their demand. Could we have done something better that time?

Read about the IC-814 incidents here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_814
http://www.indianembassy.org/archive/IC_814.htm

some more showoff.. with lotsa zoom..

Continuing with the previous post about my new Nikon Coolpix S4.

This one is my favorite. Go through following pictures. If you don’t understand why this bunch of pictures is my favorite, you can go and read the description given at the end.






So let me explain you the scene.
First picture is taken on OM beach. OM beach is a beach in the shape of OM just seven km from Gokarna. The waves at this place are very silent. Its really a paradise. Off the beach at a small distance of about 300-400 meter is a small island (or actually small rock formation). Water till that rock cluster is very steady and safe fro swimming. So Sapta decided to swim all the way to the rock cluster and see what’s there. Rest of us stayed and chilled at this side of water only.

Next few photos are taken from this side of the water. Coz of 10X optical and 4X digital zoom they have come so clear and amazing. Sapta must be thanking god that he did not do anything crazy on the rocks otherwise we would have made a big (really big) scene out of it.

CREDITS:
Performance by Saptarshi Das
Camerawork by Sujay
Production by Pritesh
Supported by Tanmay, Abhinav, Nidhi, Sourabh, Innu, Shilpa

More about OM beach coming soon at the same place.

For better memories..

Guess who has bought a new Nikon Coolpix S4 camera? Yes yours truly, me .

For a long time I have been thinking of buying a digital camera. But somehow was not able to make up my mind. Last camera I bought was a Kodak KB10 (trust me for 7oo Rs you can not get a better camera than this). I used my KB10 a lot. Finally I gave it up to my mom so that I can buy a new one. My mom realized it later why I wanted her to have a camera of her own.

So one fine friday night I sit and googled for Digital Cameras. One night of discussions and I finally settled for A Nikon CoolPix S4. I could not resist 6 mega pixel with 10X optical zoom and swivel design. So next day I bought it. And I bought it just in time coz my trip to OM beach was coming up. First use of camera there and I am really satisfied that I have got a good deal.

To know more about Nikon Coolpix S4 click here.

Here are some of the best pictures from the trip.

SUNSET at Kudla Beach

Come away with me... ( on OM beach)

God's own creation- OM beach

life is to take risk...

What is the true way of living your life? To play it safely and enjoy whatever comes your way, or to go out of box and take risks to enjoy what your heart likes?

For me, it’s mostly a mixture of both but with a higher percent of playing safe. Today I thought why I always wanted to play safe. Some of the reason that come to my mind:

1. I am not sure about my goal in life so I try to take the things the way they come to me.
2. I feel that I have some responsibilities on my shoulder and for them something not so adventures but safer is the want of life.
3. Most of the times good things (or the things which I found favorable to me) came my way so I enjoyed them and never thought of trying for something else.

Yesterday Baba ( a good friend of mine from college) went home. He said he is going there as he did not go there for last two years. He is also planning to go for a Himalayan trek. All these he is doing after quitting his job in a MNC. And what he has in his hand is the hope that he will get into a reputed management college (he is on the waiting list for this year’s admission). This is what all people know about him.

I don’t say I know him more than thins. But there are some other aspects of his life which inspire me a lot.

He quit his job coz he did not like it. In the beginning of career even he did what anyone does, take the first good paying job and join it. But sooner they realize that they are not meant for that. Same thing happened with Baba. He realized that he is not meant for such job and he needs to explore other things in life. So he quit his job. It’s so simple to say at least. May be one day I will feel the same way. I hope even I will have courage to do what he did.

He is a travel freak so Himalayan odyssey is not a surprise for me. Off late even I tried to explore the travel freak in me. Not so much but ya even I want to go to Himalaya once.

His family. I really don’t know about it. But for me, my family takes very high importance. But then I realized recently that I have another three four years left with me (before my marriage) to live my life my own way. After marriage some discipline is bound to come. So why not do everything what you always wanted to do? I will try to explore the things which interest me a lot. May be these way I will find the goal in life.

So right now life is a big experiment and I will keep adding different things to it. May be one day I find a perfect mix.

And Baba, you have inspired me a lot. All the best for your future.

hybernation... lost and found

It has been a really long break. I started then vanished, restarted and then again the hibernation but today I vow to be regular to this place.

Where should I start from? I have been blogging regularly at different pages. But most of my posts have been like a diary. Me writing about my mundane life (I once wrote about new floaters I bought). Sometimes I wrote about my experiences in Dream-a-Dream. Sometimes they were just random thought. But I could never think about one particular way to direct my interest in life. All the entries were written on the sheer impulse of the moment.

Actually my whole life till now is driven by impulse. Many a times, I thought about finding a goal in life. But I could never make any goal in life. I always thought there is nothing wrong in living life anyways as long as you are happy. You can make your own rules. This is true to some extent but in the long run I feel today that I should make a goal and bring some discipline in life.

I meet so many new people. Each one from a different walk of life, each one with a different attitude towards life. Just like that yesterday I was in a group of friends. Two hours of discussion and I realized that what I was (or actually I am) missing in life. No aim, no goal in life. What I want to do in my personal life, what I want to do in my professional life and most importantly what I want to do in my life?

Right now I am feeling that something is really missing in life. I will try to find the goal. Will update soon.

History...Itihaas...

History always repeats itself. Because we never learn from our mistakes. Bollywood specially believes very much in repeating history. New directors coming with remakes of old classics is a simple example of the same.
But did we ever make any good movies on historical events? Forget that, did we ever make any good period film? I say NO. We never had the guts and courage to do such an experiment. Moreover History and Religion are two things, our filmmakers try never to touch. Our political and social system never allows that. History is always written according to wish of powerfuls. Cries of mass always goes unheard against songs of glory by power-brokers.And Religion is the nerve of mass. So forget about playing with it, you better stay away from it. Films on Godhra could not see the face of regular theatres. Ayodhya and others never had any movies made (or released) over them.
Consider history on other hand. Mangal Pande had to face so many opposition. Even national award winner Sardar had to face so many oppositions. TajMahal could not survive the high hopes of its own director. Only good movies I can remember will be Mugal-e-Azam and Gandhi. But Gandhi was not made by bollywood. We never believed in importance of such movies. We never wanted to provied such resources.
One more aspect of Indian History is that we always tried to avoid discussing The Partition and The Emergency Period. No History book in syllabus gives an idea about both of them properly. Netaji could never gain the grand status he should have got, because he chose a path different from the Congres and Gandhi. Still we are trying to find the real reason of his death. So we never wrote our history properly. When History is incomplete, fiction and Lok-Sahitya will try to fill the missing parts. It is said that RSS made Mangal Pande a national figure. Why not, that portion of history was never written by any Indian. Whatever we ever read is account by some English Historian or some foreign person. History is always perespective.
So create your own history. Nobody else will write it for you.

about me

Its been long since I started this blog. But I never got time and enthusiasm to keep it updated. Today I wow to update it regularly. So before I start, let me tell you about myself.
I am one silent guy. I beleive in dreams and I live to make them reality. Life for me is a big experimentation. Someday I'll find a perfect solutioin(mix) and that day my all dreams will come true. For me there is nothing right and nothing wrong. Everything is perspective. Someday I may be very boring but other days I am sport. I write for myself. I live for myself. But I am not selfish. For me the scpoe of 'my' is very larger. Hope on my journey I'll find some friends here.
Welcome to my life, welcome to my dream-world

If by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowance for their doubting too,
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream--and not make dreams your master,
If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings--nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much,
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!

--Rudyard Kipling