Dangerous populism or fresh culture of freebies !!!

Less than 48 hours since AAP took charge in Delhi and they have already delivered on their biggest poll promise ‪#‎FreeWaterForDelhi‬

Really???
700 litres of water to every household in Delhi with "meters". What about those lakhs who don't have one?
What about people who get water via tankers..do they not need water?
Actually they need it more !!! meter wale can obviously afford it !!!
Hope he gonna do something for them as well, in coming days..

Also if a big joint family consumes 701 litres, they won't get any free water...they need to pay for entire amount consumed if they go above free level. Did he mention terms & conditions during campaign???

What I don't like about AAP is the unplanned haste in which this decision is taken. Looks more populist rather than a well planned policy....dangerous populism or fresh culture of freebies !!!

BTW few months back a younger CM distributed free Laptops which were re-sold by the beneficiaries ...

Wouldn't it have been more logical to fix corruption 1st, & then reduce cost by passing benefits to consumer?

What I like about Modi is ...
Modi hasn't taken the easy route, promising free water or power in his rallies. His only promise is development, governance and jobs, which he has delivered in Gujarat already !!!

Why Media love AAP & endorse it actively?

Manohar Parrikar is the first IITian (IIT Bombay) to be CM of an Indian state (Goa)...
Only CM who has refused any personal security & mostly travel in two wheeler...
He even won CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in politics category....
Manohar Parrikar adopted 2 villages in Uttarakhand for rehab.
He encouraged Goa BJP to donate salary to start with...
This won't be headlines in media, as its BJP and not AAP...

Recently an RTI activist was abducted from Noida on December 13, burnt with cigarette butts on his private parts, tortured for many days and beaten with iron rods before being dumped near a petrol pump in a neighbouring district four days later. A medical report of the government hospital notes Anoop Singh, 29, has 40 burn injuries all over his body, including on his face, thighs, legs and private parts. His crime was, he exposed many corruption cases in Western UP.
Now this will never become a CNN IBN headline, you know why?

Anoop is the vice-president of the Dankaur unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In the past, he has filed several Right to Information (RTI) applications, mostly regarding infrastructure projects, which have earned him the reputation of being a whistleblower in his area.

Anything related to AAP becomes news, like:
-> Arvind Kejriwal refused Personal security...
-> Arvind Kejriwal have no new cloths & wear very simple cloths..
-> Arvind Kejriwal was an IITian, Income Tax officer ....

Some how the Indian Media seems like too much fascinated towards Arvind Kejriwal & Aam Aadmi Party.
You can see NDTV reporter, Barkha Dutt & CNN reporters Rajdeep Sardesai, Ashutosh and Sagarika Ghose openly endorsing or propping up AAP Party on national television.
This brigade is popularly known for their hatred for Modi and the right wing. Their hate campaign against Modi for 12 long years with no evidence, proved their hidden agenda.

Suggestion: Never opt for HDFC Home Loans !!!

My Experience:
File No. 610142188
The initial Loan Approval process is very quick in HDFC. They take your money as processing fees and after that the real nightmare starts. This bank seems to be very very fast and too friendly at the time of loan processing, but once the loan is done, the life seems to be hell for most of the people . They are not very supportive most of the times and one gets too frustrated with their attitude.

Their disbursement process continues for weeks & months. There are cases, where two customers applied for loan on same date for similar property, but one got the disbursement in 2 weeks & other still waiting for 2 months. It carries the hangover of Sarkari culture & includes a lot of paper work & lengthy approval procedure.

They may reject your loan without reciting any reason & may not respond, if you ask for refund of processing fees.

Their inexperienced sales executives try to convince you that your Loan/Disbursement is under progress, but you will find they are lying most of the time and no one is actually interested in moving your file ahead.

They are very good in selling insurance policies along with the loan & somehow always convince to opt it, required or not.

Better Options:

Many online surveys prove that SBI bank is the best bank for home loan. We have seen most of the votes going to SBI Bank and all the pointers are suggesting that its a right choice.

1. SBI Bank (lowest ROI, smooth, transparent process )
2. LIC Housing (lesser documentation requirements)
3. Axis / ICICI / IDBI (fast and friendly)

Some more Reviews found on Social Networking sites:

I moved my loan from LIC Delhi assuming HDFC will be a better option. Though rates were lower in SBI , I still chose HDFC assuming we will get good service. I must say that in 5 months I have come across Poor customer service. Wrong commitments on time to sanction, time to disburse, paper work involved. And now making me do multiple rounds to the branch .... telling me you pay .25% fees to reduce loan rates for less than 30 lacs. Now when I paid the fees after a week they call me and tell me that the rates cant be lowered because sale deed is not signed. Wake up HDFC ... I feel like a trapped customer. I am seriously thinking SBI would have been better. Feel ashamed to deal with the No 1 retail lender... treats it customers like dirt...

-Anuj Sethi (from New Delhi)

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Really disappointed with your services.
It took around 25 days to reject my home loan application and that too in a very UN-professional manner.The rejection happened just after I inquired about the status of my home in your head office and had a hot discussion.No specific reason was mentioned in the rejection loan!!.
I want to know on what grounds my loan application has been rejected anyway I am planning to legal for the same hence quite sure that you guys need to respond..ONCE AGAIN VERY UN PROFESSIONAL COMPANY! 

-Vikas Jain (from Mumbai)

 

Why won't I vote for AAP in Delhi Election???

1. Hypothetical unrealistic promises, exaggerated and unimplementable manifesto. Now scared to form a government (Though they are getting unconditional support from other parties). Does not want to sit in a position of responsibility where it has to walk its talk.Remember, with great power comes greater responsibility.

2. They didn't fought University elections, panchayat elections or municipality elections, directly assembly elections. No leadership experience, India already suffering due to weak leadership for last 10 years...

3. Only one man party. Majority of people voted for Arvind Kejriwal & expect him to solve all his problems. When TV reporters asked the name of the person who is contesting from the assembly seat, majority didn't know name of AAP candidates (Except Sazia Ilmi). In democracy a state or country can't be run by a single person.

4. Except their media spokespersons & lawyers, most of their ground leaders are not only inexperienced but also very low educated (10 passed or below), huge junk is unemployed & claim they left job to join AAP & many are dependent on parents or spouse for income. So these leaders gonna rule us in 21st Century?

5. Arrogant mentality "Only I am clean, only we are honest, rest all are thieves/corrupt !!!" Also "Congress BJP same, should join hands to form government".
Arvind Kejriwal says all Income Tax inspectors and IAS officials are corrupt. In the same system people like Ashok Khemka, Durga Shakti Nagpal and many more officers are trying to clean the system from within.

6. More parties means more coalition governments, which are weak & corrupt. Better National parties are forced to follow correct path.Strongly against regional or state parties, those doesn't have a national prospective.

7. Seeking support from Fatwa fame riote accused Maulana Tauquir Raza Khan, along with claiming high moral grounds. Same Minority Appeasement policies like Congress. Wearing Skull cap like SP (Akhilesh Yadav) to seek votes.

8. AAP leaders still propagating Batla house encounter as Fake, though Supreme Court found it genuine & declared the accussed were terrorists. Many leaders (Prashant Bhushan & Manish Sisodia) of AAP gave anti-national statements on Kashmir, Indian Army and Terrorism.
In one hand Arvind claims all AAP leaders are common citizens tired to corruption & ill-governance & on other hand main stream AAP Leader ( Dr. Kumar Biswas) says he doesn't travel without a Business class flight ticket. 

9. Many stings/complaints exposed their leader and funds. AAP's internal Lokpal took no time to give them-self clean-chit. Like any other party claiming its politically motivated, so daaam different ?

10. Why has Aam Aadmi Party given tickets to rejected workers of BJP and Congress in Delhi?

11. Joining AAP is like Ganga-snan. Whatever be your background (corrupt/criminal/communal) once you join AAP, you will be given a good character certificate. Soon after winning elections, AAP leaders started wearing "Main hoon Vidhayak (I am the MLA)" caps, instead of their traditional "Main hoon Aam Aadmi (I am the Common Man) " caps,  clearing showing their real side. Not only that they started goonda
gardi, in name of celebrations (FIRs already filed !).

Historically, anybody with such a quick surge in power (Laloo Prasad Yadav or Mulayam Singh) has rarely delivered. But then again, historically, nobody has managed to make neta topi and jhadu seem like a cool idea. So, will take some more time to make my final opinion about AAP.

Lootera:: Movie Review:: A Classic Tale, which may bring tears !!! (5/5)

Lootera is a beautiful, heart-warming, and quite love saga of Pakhi (Sonakshi) and Varun (Ranveer Singh), based in early 1950's, which begins in Manikpur, West Bengal.


You may feel the movie is bit slow, but a movie like this doesn't require pace, it just require correct emotions. And Lootera is filled with moments of glorious emotions. Emotions of deceit, betrayal, passion, honour and love. You feel loved, when love blossoms between Pakhi and Varun. Water comes out of your eyes when Varun breaks Pakhi's heart, when Pakhi suffers from TB. You move to tears, when she waits for the end of life and starts believing that the day the last leaf of tree falls, she too would pass away. You feel blessed when destiny bring them together. You start believing in true love by the end of the story.

Sonakshi Sinha plays an intensely heart-wrenching character, to perfection. You can easily say, she is one of the finest female actors of our generation. She looks beautiful potraying the traditional Bengali girl of 1950's and her size is just irrelevant here. Her grace, dialogues, top notch acting and sense of emotions is the actual hero of this film.

Ranveer plays the title role 'the Lootera'. He plays the street-smart con here, who cheats Pakhi and her Landlord father. At this young age, with an acting experience of just 3 years he plays this complicated role with absolute perfection.

Every frame of this film is picture perfect. Vikramaditya Motwane's style of story telling is impressive and he has kept the accurate amount of thrill in a slow romance. The director takes us to 50's effortlessly. With a beautiful story penned with utmost sensitivity and crafted delicately, this film looks like a beautiful painting on celluloid!

All the songs gels well with story. The Background store is just amazing. Thumbs up for Amit Trivedi's Melodious songs, you start humming them instantly.
Supporting cast Vikrant Massey, Adil Hussain, Barun Chanda has done a tremendous job as well.
The chemistry between Ranveer and Sonakshi is scorching !!!
Team Lootera ...Take a BOW !!!

Precaution: Don't go with your friends with extra sense of humor, else you may want to punch them, when they laughs or cracks a joke when someone is dying(though in fiction). Also  if you are not a fan to slow romance avoid it, you may find it boring !!!

Rating: 10 on 10

Movie Review:: Gippi:: Big yippee for Gippi (3.5/5)

What's Great: A simple movie which has everything in it ... romance, drama, comedy, embarrassment, many real vulnerable moments teenagers face and a sad heartbreak. Its a funny-teen-masala movie as it touches all the elements of a teenager's life like 'dancing madly when no one is watching you', 'tension between parents', 'a typical mean over-ambitious classmate who's actually good in everything', 'first crush, attraction and heartbreak', 'importance of your family and best friends', 'inferiority or superiority complex' and 'adolescence and adulthood'.

What's Good: Some fab young actors. Simple script. Little dramatic end.

The movie talks about issues such as adolescence, homosexuality and menstruation without a blush.

Many well-written scenes where we see Gippi going through situations that help her grow up. The casting is appropriate,  14 yr old Riya Vij plays the vulnerable yet believable Gippi perfectly. All the other young actors are superb like Gippi's brother, her best friend Anchal and the vamp Shamira. You will definitely love the scenes in second half when the good for nothing Gippi takes on the all-rounder Shamira!!!

The film gives out a bigger message of being your own self and not trying too hard to be like someone else, let the world love you for what you are. That's the main mantra of Happiness !!!

You must watch it once and you will surely love the simplicity and sweetness

Rating : 3.5/5

Movie Review:: Bombay Talkies:: An Average Cocktail (2.5/5)

“Bombay Talkies” is an cocktail of four short films from directors: Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap and Karan Johar.

Karan's film stars Rani Mukherji, Randeep Hooda and Saqib Saleem. Its a Adult thriller which revolves around homosexuality. All the actors are spectacular in this part. Though the script is hold tight with superb screenplay, it ends with a climax which lacks luster. This half an hour movie is Karan's best work compared to his 3.5 hrs long movies.

Dibakar Banerjee’s film starring  Nawazuddin Siddiqui is quite confusing and not well translated on screen.

Zoya's film has the most relevant story of a kid struggling between his dream and parents.

Anurag Kashyap's story is most interesting and well directed which revoles around Bachchan Mania. The story is about a Bachchan fan who wants to feed him Murabba, is unique and sharp.

The film being independent works of multiple directors suffers from one major flaw, there is no common link and relevance to the larger picture, Bombay Talkies, which celebrates 100 years of Cinema.
The item song at end with huge list of stars is easily forgettable and has zero effect on audience.

Its a different concept and interesting in parts.

Movie Review:: Aashiqui 2 :: Shines with loads of non-eww romance :: 3.5/5

Cast: Aditya Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor (4/5)

Aditya Roy Kapur is the killer substance of this film and scores absolutely in the mushy scenes. He not only manages to impress with his selfless-hopeless romantic side, he also delivers brilliantly while portraying the Self-destruction and alcoholic phase.

Shraddha Kapoor's innocent face does half the work for her and acting wise not a let down. She maintains her charm & poise through out. Her b'ful melted eyes every-time makes you believe in the rare devotion, she has for her alcoholic lover...

The awesome chemistry between Aditya and Shraddha manages to create a feel of fluttering butterflies-in-your-stomach.

Director: Mohit Suri (3/5)

Story is predictable and ends on a sad note (which I always dislike as I love happy ending love stories..). Script falls after interval, loses all its energy  and romance, and also ends with anti-climax. 

Some scenes like hilarious journalist in second half, were really unnecessary. The Director invested too much into the actors and their romance, passion and pain, but didn't take the story much further. A good screenplay could have done wonders for the movie.

It was a good brave attempt and he never lost his control over the drama, which could have made it a melodrama. He cleverly avoided over-the-top romantic scenes, unnecessary skin show and lust.

Music: (4.5/5)

This movie is musically brillient and Nadeem Shravan's best work till date. Arijit Singh's 'Tum hi ho..', Shreya's 'Sun raha hai na...', and Tusli Kumar's 'Hum maar jayenge' all were awesome and they worked really well within the context of the film. 

The film has a lovely flow (except for the abrupt last 10 minutes) despite being 15-20 minutes longer than I would have liked it.
Every moment when Aditya and Shraddha look into each others eyes, you tend to believe unconditional love, selfless love, true love still exists !!!
Though flawed, it manages to reach out to your heart, wholeheartedly....

Overdose of Crime Shows on Indian Television

Crime Shows have turned into Entertainment, rather then Awareness and Information.

Movie Review:: Talaash:: 4/5:: Brainy Thriller ends with Superb Climax

Movie: Aamir never disappoints viewers. One of the most Honest movie of 2012, where neither the director nor actors try to fool the audiences with masala or gimmicks. You simply get involved into the Suspense Drama, and tend to disbelieve the climax that you may have heard before.

This Story is about a police officer who is trying to investigate a High profile case, his troubled wife and a terrific hooker. I won't tell you more, as I want you to watch it and love it more :)

Direction: Reema Kagti's script unfolds very beautifully and viewer gets all the answers, making the climax very satisfying. The narrative is slow and dark, and intended, as it helps to unleash the complex screenplay smoothly. Reema knows very well what to unveil when, keeping the audiences  amazed. All the Characters and their emotions seems real and you can easily identify with them.

Acting: The movie revolves around Aamir Khan, and his brilliant acting creates a big impact. Though Rani Mukherjee has a smaller role in Talaash, but her character looks way more compelling and admirable then her previous sleazy movie. This one is Kareena's one of the few realistic performance that does proper justification to the plot. Nawazuddin Siddiqui excels into a superbly written character of 'Taimur'.

Music: Ram Sampath's Music and Javed Akhtar's Lyrics supports the flavor of the story rather then puncturing it. The soothing song like 'Jiya Lage na' and 'Muskaan Jhooti hai' surely enhances viewer's experience and engages you more into it.

What's Awesome: Unpredictable story, a very different approach then the usual Bollywood thrillers, where every plot shouts from the roof top, that its a 'Thriller movie'. Here the script, direction, acting, music, everything remains calm raising the curiosity of the viewer. The end is questionable, but Logical. Last bot not the least, Aamir Khan.. He is again unbelievably good ... portrayal of the role of a cop is so natural that you can't take off your eyes for a second !!!

What's Bad: Actually Nothing... The movie has no loopholes... You may not like the movie, as it has it specific audience. Also you need to take you brain with you to understand the depth of the movie..

Rating: You Can't Afford to Miss This One !!!!
4 /5
****

Movie Review:: Life of Pi:: 4.5/5:: Stunning Soulful Spellbound

I loved Avatar & thus went to watch 'Life of Pi'. Also because it has an Indian story with an international appeal.

Its all about a young man’s survival from a terrible ship wreck and a Royal Bengal Tiger during a storm in the Pacific Ocean.

Pi's  Life starts as a confused kid, because of his amusing name and his parents, who had very different perspective on religion and spirituality. While his father was an atheist, his mother (Tabu), was encouraging and endearing, gives him the freedom to choose his own path. Pi starts getting inclined towards spirituality and starts following three religions at the same time. As a kid, he always had numerous questions in his mind. He believed doubts keep a human alive.

While sailing from Southern India to Canada, his Ship got stuck in a disastrous storm, where he escapes only with few animals, after losing his complete family. The story revolves around how he struggles in mid of an ocean and the reaches an unexplored - magical - carnivorous island.

The Bengal tiger named 'Richard Parker' is height of digital imagery. His eyes, majestic walk, fur and the glorious roar makes it all the more believable then real.  
Soon you start identifying with Pi , with his faith, his courage, his pain and the problems he is dealing with. You start praising for his guts and gumption required to sale through this ordeal. And his deep trust on God. Its mesmerizing to watch  that how in the middle of the ocean would he find food and water, avoid turning into the tiger's meal. 

The relationship between Pi and tiger is a blend of fear, love, compassion and tolerance.  In the Second half, it's the relationship between a tiger and a boy and how they learn to get along that is heartwarming. The director has remarkable control on the Script and maintains a right balance of drama and brilliant visual effects as Pi's struggle unfolds on screen. 


Suraj Sharma who plays the teen age Pi, is utterly believable as the character and you feel for the boy stranded in the middle of the sea. Indeed a talented actor.  The supporting cast is awesome as well.

The movie is a visual masterpiece aided by fascinating story line, amazing affects & tight screenplay. It has many profound lines , moments which gives goose bump and makes you believe in all the wondrous things. Not a single element in movie looks fake and you travel through a beautiful dream of 2 hrs 15 min created by the director, Ang Lee.

Rating: 4.5/5, deducting 0.5 points as it ended very soon & I wanted to get more of it :)
*****

What others has to say:
'Life of a Pi' directed by Ang Lee, is a film so fascinating and so stunning to look at, you don’t want to blink for fear of missing out on a moment.
-> 3D so richly
-> Excellent work by Suraj Sharma...
-> "Hunger can change everything you think you knew about yourself." says the desperate hero in Life of Pi.

Don't miss it!!! - Ashish Sahane

Movie Review:: Jab Tak Hai Jaan:: Simply Delighted:: 3.5/5

Typical Yash Chopra movie !!! Watch it only if u have immense faith in Love and God... Jab Tak Hai Jaan leaves a soothing afterglow.

The theater was jam packed and there was lot of buzz around. All classy public unlike Salman's movie crowd.

Performances:

Shahrukh Khan: He is impressive in both the characters of charming musician lover-boy and heartless Army Officer. He ensures the character remains believable through out the movie.

Katrina: She acted really well compared to her previous movies. But her dance moves and beautiful cloths are more impressive. She plays the role of a British-Indian girl, who can do anything for love of her life. Due to her strong faith in God, she makes frequent promises to God before asking something... This brings the actual twist in the movie.

Anushka: It is to Anushka Sharma that Jab Tak Hai Jaan really belongs to. Turning in an infectiously energetic performance, she breathes life into the second half. Her acting and dancing skills are in perfect balance with her gorgeous looks. She plays a character of new generation who's 10-15 years younger than SRK and Katrina. Her bubly, careless hip-hop character is delight to watch.

Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh in an extended cameo make for a pleasant watch; and the scene where Neetu Singh meets Katrina is exceptionally moving.

Direction: The movie is 3hour too long. First half could have been more tighter. Story is simple and full of romance. Many scenes are flawless. The most touching scene is when Kat meets her mom Neetu Kapoor. This scene will definitely bring tears in your eyes. Shot in exotic foreign locations, JTHJ gives us a beautiful and larger than life picture. The screenplay has many flaws but the movie is emotionally manipulative and mostly watchable. Yah Chopra truly a Legend ...

Music: Songs like 'Saas aayi', 'Isqh sava' and 'Heer' has awesome background score and apt for an over the top romantic movie. Overall good but not great background music by AR Rehman. Gulzar's lyrics are average.

So watch out for the most awaited romantic saga of the year "Jab Tak Hai Jaan", to watch some good stuffs of acting, emotion, direction and music.

Rating:3.5/5 Extra points for Yashji ...  Four cheers for this one!****

Change Mobile Operator without Changing Number

1. To switch your mobile operator while still keeping your old mobile number, you just need to SMS PORT to 1900.
2. An 8 digit unique porting code will be sent to you by your existing mobile operator.
3. Now, you need to file a new connection application with your mobile details and the the unique porting code to the new mobile operator you want to switch your mobile number to.
4. You will be charged Rs 19 for the porting code and your mobile number will be switched to the new mobile operator within 7 working days. Your existing balance and other offers won’t be valid on the new carrier.

 

What is Portability?

Mobile phone users will be united to choose any network provider they think is best for them. Now if you’re totally frustrated with your operator you’re allowed to change your operator in a way that you’re number will remain with you but operator gets change.

What to Do?

Users only have to send one SMS through their mobile phone to 1900. For that you need to type PORT your mobile number, for instance, type PORT 9893605456 and send it to 1900. You’ll get porting code after it. Later, you need to fill porting form to send. Users will get all details like porting date and time in their mobile only and charge Rs. 19 only.

For Prepaid Users

For prepaid users, talk time balance will not be return back to you, if you change your operator and also your new operator will not adjust your remaining balance you left in your last operator. So, use your balance till it gets zero before changing your operator.

For Postpaid Users

For postpaid users, they need to submit their last bill with porting form they submit to change operator. But condition is the number you’re changing its operator should not have any court case.

90 Days Time Period you’ll get

To change from one operator to other, 90 days time period you’ll get means once you changed your operator you’ll not be able to switch to any other operator till 90 days.

Movie Review:: JISM 2:: PATHETIC (0.5 / 5)

Cast: Sunny Leone, Randeep Hooda, Arunoday Singh

Director: Pooja Bhatt

Length: 2.10 hours 

Performance:I don't know whom to start with... All were equally bad 

Sunny is cute, beautiful, sexy, hot anything but not an actress... She gave the same Asthma patient's expression through out the movie, and take deep breaths every now & then. She never came out of her Porn star image  for a fraction of second. She gave perfect expressions which were apt for a porn movie not for Bollywood. 

Arunoday got a terrible role to start with... He tried hard but was bound by this insane script..

Talented Hooda was instructed to match the acting skills of sunny. He was so damm terrible in some scenes that Sunny looked a better actor. He was hilarious in the role of a gangster cum patriot...  

Direction: Pooja Bhatt made a joke of herself. The script can be best described as sleeping pill. Only sex scenes were shot with heart... If she wanted to make a sex film she should have kept the length 20-30 minutes. That was quite enough !!!

 There was no sincerity in any department of movie making & Pooja Bhatt's below average direction  skills are fully exposed here.

What's Good: Sunny Leone's beautiful face & body, the last erotic scene...

What's Bad: Practically everything... Worst thing was the DIALOGUES !!! I never heard this kind of stupid hilarious dialogues in a serious movie ever, actually never in my entire life.. I guess the dumb actors wrote their own dialogues, due to shortage of time.

 Even the climax seemed stupid and you can’t help but draw comparisons with the first part of Jism. Kahaan woh film aur kahaan yeh!

Even the songs were dull...

Rating: 0.5/5

Big Zero for the  movie and 0.5 for Sunny.

Verdict : Watch Sunny on Internet, she looks  equally beautiful, more hotter & with lesser  cloths ;)

On the whole, Jism-2 is a huge disappointment.

Dee-Bhai, Amazing Sis-Bro Bond...

HAPPY RAKSHA-BANDHAN !!!

Movie Review:: COCKTAIL:: 2.5/5:: Sizzling Deepika

The day has finally arrived, when you can taste the much-awaited, sexy, tempting Cocktail. 


What's Good: The Girls !!!!
Veronica aka 'Deepika' and Meera aka 'Diana Penty' looked gorgeous through out the movie.

Deepika played the sexy, slutty, loose character hottie...
Without doubt, Deepika, not only looked like a dream, but also pitches in her career-best performance. She lets herself loose, surrenders to her character wholly and nails the performance.

While Diana played marriageable sweet, desi girl. It was a dream debut for her. 

Music is just 'WOW', its loud, foot tapping and peppy  and suits the look of Cocktail.

Performances: All are good !!!

Saif tried too hard to maintain his boyish charm, but the 40+ actor looked tired and bit too old for the character of a young Software Engineer and for the beautiful girls. My favorite scene was when Saif, in a bizarre female's attire, hopped and danced on the item number 'Sheila Ki Jawaani', until his mom (Dimple Kapadia) discovers him in such a frenzy and lunatic state.

Deepika slipped into the skin of gorgeous, wayward vamp Veronica...

One word that suits her character is CRAZY, a girl who is good just for one night stands.

She can pee in a moving car, can get cozy with every second guy, virginity is taboo for her, and most important  roaming around without wearing pants all the  time... She is the SHAMELESS SLUT..

In one word, Deepika is the show stealer.

Boman Irani & Dimple Kapadia were awesome in  their short roles and added perfect punches.

Whats Bad???? 
The movie picks pace after 20 odd minutes and loses it very soon after interval.
The second half is over-stretched and the screenplay could have been tighter. 
Saif's constant flirtatious habit is quite irritating and becomes overdose.


My Verdict: Watch it for the 'Rich Bitch - Wild Child' act of Deepika, charismatic performances of the 3some, harmonious music and the trendy look and styling of the movie.


Rating: 2.5 / 5

Movie Review:: BOL BACHCHAN :: 4.5/5 Awesome Performances

Whats Good???
- Abhishek Bachchan... 
Abhishek Bachchan performs equally good in both roles of his double role. His portrayal of the gay dancer is adorable.
- The rib tickling dialogues of Ajay, where he tries to translate everything in English
- Archana Puran Singh's Mind blowing fake mommy act. She elicits laughter from the audience, everytime she appears on screen. Archana Puran Singh has a very well written part and is aptly amusing.

- Rohit Shetty’s direction is tight as he holds the comedy through out, very well. There are solid punch one after the other. His best directorial venture after Golmaal 1. Good part is he doesn't complicate the comedy or make the narrative ambiguous.

- No pot-shots, no raunchy double meaning jokes, only pure comedy...

- Best thing about ‘Bol Bachchan’ is that there is nothing in it that is not predictable. But it still entertains you till the end.

- You can watch it with family , friends or special friends....

- Must watch for Archana Puran Singh’s act of Zohra & Abhishek Bachchan's awesome performance after a long time ...

Whats Bad???

Pretty much NOTHING :)

Verdict: Must Watch... It gives you genuine laughs !!!

Rating: 4.5/5

How to get Tatkal Tickets Confirmed !!!

Getting confirmed tatkal ticket from IRCTC site is like winning a gold medal. I have tried to get tatkal ticket hundreds of times but most of the time I was unable to get the tatkal ticket. And yes, I was always unfortunate at times when it was real emergency.

Reasons you don’t get a confirmed tatkal ticket-

1. You can use the tatkal booking only when its 8.00 am at the IRCTC but even if your computer time has 1 minute difference with that of IRCTC, it will be a big problem as most of the tatkal tickets are booked in the first 5 minutes only and if this is peak season all the tickets booked in minutes.
2. After 8 am you start filling the details like station name, booking date, selecting your train, then filling passenger form details etc and when you want to book it says no more confirmed ticket.
3. If you try to fill all the details before 8 am and wait and after 8 am you try to go to the next window then it says “session expired” and you need to login again.
4. And one of the main reason is many fields in IRCTC does not work (like filling typing station name and it does not popup the code) and it loads very slowly or page does not open etc.

Its really frustrating because there is no other option left if you miss this tatkal ticket. Flights tickets are really not affordable now a days.

Tips to get a confirmed tatkal ticket

Get Multiple IRCTC account

For this, you need to have at least 3 IRCTC accounts. Either you can create this or get the account of your friend and relative. You need to have different internet browser in your PC to open different account in different browser. You can install Internet Explorer (IE), Mozilla Firefox & Google Chrome.

You have to login to all different IRCTC account from different browsers. You can not login to different account in the same browser. So open one account in IE, one in Firefox & other in Chrome.

This is because if there is problem in one browser, you can immediately use another logged in account. This is confirmed that if you have problem in the booking process in one browser, it will work in other browser as per my experience.

Get Autofill On

Most of your time in the booking process goes in filling the passenger details form and saving here even 5 seconds can make a difference and where this Magic Autofill play the role. This is one of the best auto filling form developed by Amit Agarwal.

It’s a simple online tool that will fill the passenger details form on the IRCTC website with the click of a button thus giving you an upper hand.

So, Change your Browser setting and keep Autofill option enabled.

Get your details ready

This is very important as sometime you just forget the train details or sometime you get confuse which payment methods to choose when there is no time to think all these things. So just open a notepad, write all the details in advance like source train & destination train, credit card details or bank details with password. You have already filled the passenger details in the magic autofill and bookmarked the button.

Write every details in that notepad that you are going to fill in the booking process so that you just copy and paste that detail. It can save your at least 1 minute and here every second counts in tatkal ticket booking.

This way you can really increase your chances of booking a tatkal ticket. I have many times used this tip and more than 95% time I was successful in booking a tatkal ticket.

Gooo Goa...

North Goa or South Goa???
1. North Goa is the happening one as compared to south Goa. North Goa's beaches like Baga, Calangute, Vagator, Anjuna all are youthful and happening.
2. You want to get the feel of the trance and hippie scene, you got to Bagah, Anjuna, Chapora, Mandrim beaches at North, & if you want to get shanti and relaxation  you should go to Arambol, Benaulim or Palolem at South Goa...
3. Beaches are much more crowded at North
4. North Goa has Discos, Restaurants and bars like Titos, Fiesta, Shalom and Club Cavana etc which are full of fun & masti, very happening.
5. Food in North Goa is awesome, specially Brittos in Bagah and Luke's in Mandrim.
6. South Goa has a number of 5 star hotels and beaautiful hotels, like Club Mahindra's, Taj Exotica, Cidede-de-Goa, Majorda, Hathi Mahal, Leela(7 star), Holiday Inn...
7. Beaches in South Goa is quiet and peaceful, not much happening, but more clean and tidy.
8. South Goa is better for those who are married or for senior citizens and want to relax in a good hotel by the beach...Its more of relaxing than enjoying.
9. South Goa is not so crowded compared north Goa. The beaches are good. Varca beach is really clean and beautiful. Palolem is the most beautiful beach there and very less crowded. The least commercialized, it is surrounded by hills on both sides, resulting in a calm, idyllic sea in which you can walk into upto 100 metres. Its quite small, so easy to explore on foot.

When to visit Goa???
Goa attracts tourists not only from India, but around the world as well.
Besides the Christmas and New Year season, when holiday packages to Goa are especially popular, the 3-day Goa Carnival held in February every year is an equally popular draw. The street carnival is marked by parades, colourful floats, street dancers and of course, lots of fun and frolic! No matter what the season, Goa never goes out of style.
Happening time: Christmas and New Year, Feb Carnival
Peace time: January - March
Low time: May - August

Baga Beach:
The main attraction of Baga beach is its Night life, crowd, restaurants, hotels, shacks, water sports , food and alcohol. You can easily get an accommodation in Baga beach, where you can spend as less as 500 per day. You must visit Café Brittos, Brittos is very well priced and the view of Baga it offers is unparalleled, with its amazing alcohol and cocktail offering and sea food to die for. You can also visit Titos, which is a good but costly disc.

Mandrim Beach:
This beach is commercialized specially for the foreign crowd. Cleanest beach with all international cuisine and desserts available. Full to Russian & European crowd.

How to Reach Goa???
Train: Drops you at Vasco-Di-Gama or Madgaon (South Goa)
Flight: Airport is at Panjim, which is between North & South Goa
Buses: Luxury Buses from Pune & Mumbai will drop you at North Goa Stops like Mapusa,

if AISHWARYA is FAT, FAT is BEAUTIFUL !!!

Recently Aishwarya Rai Bbachchan attended Cannes Film festival, where the Western media is shocked at the criticism Aishwarya has been receiving in her home country, India, for not losing her post pregnancy weight. She was among the top trends all over the world in Yahoo and MSN. Trended at #1 on Yahoo and #3 on MSN worldwide. Every single major publication in the world - Huffingtion Post, Daily Mail, US Magazine, ABC News, Perez Hilton, Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, BBC and many more of such sites. Some other snapshots of the sites that covered the issue.

            

Shobhaa de, the famous writer says "Ash has her priorities in place – her mommie- time with the baby could well be the best decision of her life. Besides, the glow of motherhood is the best cosmetic in the world…. Because mother and baby are both ‘worth it’."

Movie Review:: Vicky Donar :: 3/5 Good Story !!!

Acting:
Ayushman Khurana as Vicky and Annu Kapoor as Dr. Chaddha, did fabulous job. 
Yami Gautam looks beautiful through out, her acting skill needs little polishing.


What's Good:
Script is fine, Delhi used very nicely, the location adds a real life feel to the film. Well directed. All actors acted well. Punjabi-Bengali conflict and wedding, drinking granny, sequences are funny and quirky.


 Each time Anu Kapoor says 'sperm' with a hand-gesture it makes you laugh out loud, right till the end. His comic timing is awesome. He makes the word 'sperm' sound very common. He even has a plastic sperm as a car ornament.


The comedy is hilarious but the romance and drama in movie are equally engaging.
The potrail of loud Punjabi family and modern Bengali family is little over the top. But  Bengali-Punjabi parental clash is laugh-out-loud funny.

What's Bad: Second half could have been little more tight. The climax is quite boring.

Verdict: You must watch it once...
Yami looks yummy and much better than her fairness cream commercials :)

Movie Review:: Hate Story:: A gorgeous blend of Erotica and Triller (4/5)

Rating: (4/5) Four stars

Star cast:                  

Paoli Dam (The complete drama revolves around her, where she plays a journalist who becomes a prostitute to seek revenge from an industrialist who has wronged her, in a very cruel way. She looks sexy, confident and apt for the role, little immature in some scenes, overall tremendous job from the debutant. She do have Bengali accent which suits her husky voice).

Gulshan Devaiah (Plays the mean Industrialist, who never likes to get f*cked up. When Paoli messes with him, he destroys her life. One of the best actors of GenNext, One can't take his eyes off him, beautiful transitions & body language.), 

Nikhil Dwivedi (Plays the good guy, who loves Paoli and can do anything for her. He too acts well. )

What’s Good: The explicit scenes. The erotic scenes are very nicely shot and very much suits the movie. The drama in the second half, there are many high points in the drama, the trill never ends. Gulshan Devaiah’s performance.
Paoli's look and attitude, she entered into the skin of her character.

Thankfully the film doesn't merely bank upon the sex-quotient. Rather some contrived corporate war and dirty politics dominates the second half..

Its Pacy, sleek, unpredictable and interesting ...

What’s Bad: As lust takes over love, the aesthetic intimacy is taken over by kinky and sleazy sessions.

Too much of sex & adult content makes it a big no for family audience. Keep your kids miles aways !!!
Some raunchy dialogues are not in very good taste, like when Paoli says "Main is shehaar ki sabse badi r*nd banna chahti hoon..". 

Verdict: Hate Story is a must watch for young brigade.

Watch or Not?: Watch it if you want to see a revenge drama and classy erotica.

One would definitely love the way Paoli says 'Thanks'... Its sexy and desi....

Who Deserves Bharat Ratna ???

Top 10 People Who Deserve Bharat Ratna....

10. Azim Premzi:

9. Viswanathan Anand:

8. Ratan Tata:

7. Asha Bhosle:

6. Baba Amte:

5. A R Rehman:

4. Anna Hazare:

3. Sachin Tendulkar:

2. Amitabh Bachchan:

1. Dhyanchand: