Style in the Senses...Style in the Movies

When it comes to define style, every person has his own opinion and, for that matter of fact, I have mine too. For me style is to look different and feel different. I remember when I was in school, according to me the most stylish girl in our school was someone who had great sense of dressing but according to all the most stylish girl was someone else who used to come to school applying all sorts of make up that one can think of, that also quite dully!!!

Anyway, over the years, with the international movie and music channels even reaching to the slums, my core idea of style is still very much same with some additions. I think apart from looking really different, the style also craves for lots of innovations and dare to mix-&-match.

Someday back when my 10 year old cousin was watching SRK starrer Don, I had a feeling that it is one of the most stylish films I have ever seen. This gave me a thought to think about the other stylish films and here is a list of some of my most favorite stylish movies, whose names I have not thought yet, but will be adding impromptu.

But one thing is for sure, this list does not contain some very common ‘so called’ stylish movies because I never found them stylish like – Dhoom I and II (why are all running for style???), Mission Impossible II (no style in the concept), Oceans Eleven and Oceans Twelve (dunno why all buffing style led by George Cloony!!!). One movie is stylish for me when the concept of style is incorporated with the theme and here goes my list:

Godfather Trilogy: The surreal music, awesome Brando and Pacino and the amazing silhouettes are all that I can remember about these long-seen movies. The look of Marlon Brando was the ultimate style statement for me.

Charulata: This Satyajit Ray classic is the epitome of style. This is an example how a mind can be stylish and path breaking. I better don’t write much to prove my ignorance.

Matrix: There has been much written about the style and look of this movie, and I agree with most of them. This is my all time favorite and tops the list of watching a movie maximum number of times.

Company: No character here is clad in Manish Malhotra or Rocky S outfit. Rather, the poverty and slum culture prevailed in most part of the movie. Still it was stylish to the core with extraordinary visual effects, lighting, background music (ganda hai par dhanda hai yeh still buzzes my mind) and post-production color effects. Being a great aficionado of RGV productions, it is hard for me to leave a single movie by Ramu.

Bhoot: Another ultimate style statement. Nothing really happened in 80% of the movie but along with the entire theatre, I was also in the process of breathing in and breathing out. The stylish effect of the movie kept adding more and more suspense with every single frame.

Lagaan: The earthen smell that the story wove was very well felt to the 20 feet away seat from the screen. If this is not style then what is?

Don: Though weak contestant in my list, I am a little biased to Farhan Akhtar. I liked it because the style and greenish look of the movie really went well with the fashion that the story continued.

dunno wat to name it

From the morning, it’s raining in drizzles. To be precise ‘tukro mein’… Today is Janmashtami. I am feeling like going to any temple and sit quietly in front of the altar and try to remember the hundred and eight names, which I never succeed to do. And yes, I was supposed to ornate myself with good clothes and jewelleries because, I believe, that is what Bal Gopal expects to see - a gopini. A lot of people don’t understand the need of it and I have also stopped explaining myself to them.

But alas, today I’m in office. Working and head-banging on finance!!! But, yes…there are some things which God preserves for you, never letting you know! I don’t know why I’m humming ‘en swasa kaatre’ from the very morning!!! It’s such a celestial feeling. But wait, I don’t know what it means, it’s in Tamil!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why so fussing? : A Bitter Experience!!!

Today, like other days, when I was coming to office by my charter bus, I noticed that one of my colleagues is not present and so I thought of sitting in her place in stead of going to my own seat, and did accordingly. But for a moment I forgot in which city I was. People here are so fretting! The two ladies, one of my age and other much older, were so shocked to find me there (Do I look like a porcupine?) that it was evident from their frowns, scowls and most importantly exchange of stares (I was wondering are they Kathakali dancers?). Then after some moments, of course, there started the arrays of questions (to me) and exchange sentences in passive voice (in between them). I was feeling like to get vanished or enter in the earth (here underneath the seat) like Sita.

But the thought that disturbed me was “why so fussing? What’s the matter if someone sits in place of others in another one’s absence? Is it a matter or concern? Then what is NOT a matter of concern for this city people? Why so agitation?” God save me from being another such creature!!!!!

Why This Hide-and-Seek???

I really don’t understand the reason behind playing hide and seek with one’s own conscience. If there is something that is labeled ‘illegal’ or ‘not wise’ by the society, then surely I will refrain form doing that; of course if my conscience seconds that. Why do something ill and then searching for excuses???

But if there is something, which is not wrong in my knowledge (or according to my conscience), then I will not stop doing that if the entire world gets accumulated at the other end of tug-of-war.

Obviously, this is my idea of living.

Laugh Unlimited !!!!!!!

The more I am reading The Great Indian Novels by Shashi Tharoor, the more I am getting engulfed. Probably I should call it a ‘honeymoon package’ of satire and sarcasm. I keep on laughing relentlessly on his sardonic sentences. I don’t remember what the last time was when I had such a wonderful wry book in hand.

Apart from dealing with my two most favourite topics – Mahabharata and Indian Independence Struggle, this novel is no doubt a masterpiece by Shashi Tharoor. But I really don’t understand what his problem with ‘Bengali brethrens’ is.

Happy Independence Day

Tomorrow is 15th August 2007. That means India will be celebrating her 60th independence day tomorrow. As I have been soaked in the Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor, I have a feeling that this Independence Day is very special! Thanks to Shashi Tharoor for bringing the pre-independence fight alive in such a satirical way!

Sanjay Dutt Mania

Are we still under foreign rule? Are we still struggling hard to win our sovereignty? Are thousands of us being thrown to jail for no reasons? If NOT, then how can a criminal be a hero in present day? Then how can a person involved in bombing his own city be the reason for so many people’s mercy?

Only because he played the role of a character who idolized Mahatma Gandhi in a commercial Hindi movie? If Sanjay Dutt plays a rapist, is he a rapist in real life? Then how can Sanjay Dutt be considered a Munna Bhai in real life?

This is obnoxious. People are getting mad behind a criminal! They are shouting ‘Munnabhai Zindabad’ outside the jail! I can understand the concern of the news channels – how can they leave such juicy news? But what about the matured people? If the court finds him guilty helping the bomb plotters in Bombay then how the matured people can act so numb?