In an apartment complex ( pretty big one) somewhere in Noida :-

Resident 1 :-
Did they close 3 gates out of 5 of the colony ? is this true?
resident 2 :-
yups seems like so,its gonna be sooooo uncomfortable --we will have to walk all the way to the first gate to get to the park for my morning walk :(
Reluctant resident:-
sir it will be easier for us to monitor folks --that is why less open gate mean more security
somebody's Mom:-
as if the thief is gonna come through the gates and ask for you permission to rob. Poor Sonu is already reaching school late --this extra walk will for sure increase his "face the wall" to "study in class" ratio
Peon:-
why are you all cribbing to me? its not my decision,its management's decision. for me it mean less job security

यु ही एक दिन एक दिल ..............का अरमान

रोशनी में देखो तो नजर नही आता ---रिश्ते में रमती है खुशबू या रिश्ते से रिसता है रेशम?
खुशबू में भ्रम का डर , रेशम के मिटने का डर , और रौशनी से सच चमकने का डर पुराना है...
न रिश्ते, न रोशनी, न रेशम में है जिया करो --चटकता है जो मन में अक्सर वो कभी सुन लिया करो
दिल है तो बस अब उस अहसास में ....... की तुम रहोगे अब सदा पास में...........

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the not-so-conventional Bollywood --needs appreciation!!!

A number of times i have heard people saying " oh!! these days the new movies , new songs are soooo crap--I have just stopped watching/listening to them"

Though likes and dislikes are relative + opinion based --and it might not be fair to generalize somebody else's as "crap" ( specially without knowing whats the majority's choice) ...........sorry I digress --rather than the philosophy --lets concentrate on the facts.

I agree --i myself find very few of the new films/songs good --or even bearable. ( means i do have like minded friends around!)---But unlike them I don't at least want to close my doors to exploration of new creations --but just appreciating the old stuff and watching or listening is again and again! (in my words--its wearing them down!)


so i agree some of the old stuff was very creative, nice, had quality but at the same time I can't accept that all the new stuff is 'crap' --or just not worth exploring!
yes the signal-to-noise ratio of good stuff in the heap of all the TV junk might be very less --but if u can tune it for the good output by investing some time in the search -------then probably it might have a "butterfly effect" and make ur efforts lot more rewarding!

okay cutting to the chase ( and as promised to a friend) --here is the list of recent Indian movies --which i liked.


What I like in all these movies is the experimentation, the adventure, the new-ness, the un-conventionalism and an artist's desire to do something different--who choses self-satisfaction over box-office success.There are some good mainstream movies too here:-


*) Hazaron khwaishen aisi ( tops my list)
*) Dor
*) Bheja fry
*) socha na tha
*) manorama six feet under
*) Astitva
*) chandni bar
*) hera pheri
*) matrabhoomi (2008)
*) Pinjar
*) chameli
*) Mr and Mrs Iyer
*) Moksha
*) triyacharitra
*) provoked
*) page 3
*) swades
*) tare zameen par
*) Johny gaddar
*) still have to watch --slumdog


My attempt to get interested in exploring and help u increase your "signal to noise" ratio plus support the unconventional --once again!