It means India too is changing, with the enormous people coming forward revealing their sexuality. Now there would be more of films dealing with this topic and that too serious ones and not like the film “Dostana”. And there would be celebrity gay and lesbian couples and their gossip in the “Bangalore Times”.

But even if rights are changed, I really doubt whether Indians still could accept easily, this change in the new generation ( Who knows, maybe there existed the same in the older generation too!! ). I wonder whether people still know the difference between all those terminologies like gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, eunuch, transsexual, hijra etc.  Many magazines and newspapers have cited the problems, trauma, and difficulties faced by them in the society.

I remember the encounters with hijra’s in the Chennai-Trivandrum trains. They pester the men in the train openly. Its almost like eve-teasing and harassing women in the public. On second thoughts, does ever females changed to males demand money similary in the public? I haven’t noticed that instance yet. In any case, if this is because, they have no other option to live, then is it guaranteed that if ever the laws are changed, they will stop this method to gain money?

Its totally another topic, relating to sex workers and their rights and as to legalizing prostitution is for good or not. There are streets in many places in India famous for this, and though the major driving source is poverty and discrimination, has the law and order looked into this anytime? Why is there no known regulation over this?

Similarly is the state of beggars. Is begging legal in India? According to Wikipedia, it is banned in many states. Though its a different thing, that still, there maybe exceptions and you will find them everywhere.

And hence in the same way, though there are new laws and amendments, situation will remain almost the same, until each and every Indian realizes that world has grown up so much forward, that there are many other things to look into like poverty, economy and development,  rather than ostracizing and discriminating this new growing section of people.

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Fizaaaaa….. Fizaaa……!!!! (Song from “Fiza” film)!!

Yes! Chand has come back to Fiza. Is Karan Johar listening? He would have got a triangular love story by now. Not that he would not have already got 3 or 4 love stories in mind, but still… I guess, soon there would be a film by him on polygamy and the upcoming trends of “indecisive love” which would mean, ‘unable to know whom you are loving’. Film name would be “Kaun Kisse Karta Hai Pyar”. As he has got out of his K word, it could also maybe “Fiza Chand” or “Chand Fiza”. The song lyrics would now surely contain those words, “Chand” and “Fiza” as they are very poetic not only in names, but also in real life.

Kasab has started crying for a change now. Maybe he got tired of his smiling and his cheeks would have started to ache! Or maybe he would have thought how his face is not photogenic in the photo evidence shown. Or maybe he would have repented his decision on not to wear that bright yellow coloured shirt on that day in which he would have looked good! Whatever..!! As Priya said, we have been too lenient on him.

The tragic story of Abhishek has finally come to end, with army too giving up the search of the body. The BBMP remarks and the complaints, cases, and the transfer has been of no use. What they are going to do now? By the time, any actions are done, the rainy season would have been over, and by the time, it starts to rain again, the work done will be all destroyed again, thanks to the corruption and other adjustments done. Except for the main highways, how long have the tarred roads been able to maintain themselves?

Thank God, India is out of World T20. No no, I am not a traitor!! The hype had been too much. I remember long back for World cup or something, the percentage of television audience had gone high, and similarly the cricket craziness. People had started buying DTH services and even TV just for watching cricket. Now Tatasky+ uses the same for promoting itself, by enabling to record the live matches. Ab kya kare uska? One use now would be for the housewives and women in the house. They could record the serials or movies and watch anytime they want!! Kya kahe.. Dhoni ko kisi ki nazar lag gayi, aur kya!!

On that note, I am ending the “Real Drama Official Film” episode here. Keep pouring in your comments and suggestions in the comment box below.

Till then, bye bye!!

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I disagree.

I am not sure, whether I should write the post as a review, because I could not even understand many parts of the film. Had I not watched the previous or original Devdas movie, I would not have understood what they were showing at all. There were so many scenes where I raised my eyebrows (not that you can easily identify that raising!). Also there were so many unresolved questions too.

Where do we see or realize or sense that Dev D actually loved or cared for Paro?

What is Paro’s stand in the whole movie? Is she crazy? Being amateur in teenage years is agreeable. But sending nude photos to London?!

And our Dev D seeing “that” realizes that he needs to come back!!! What yaar!! Doesn’t they see more of that in England or London? I didn’t find anything in that photo she sent!!

And then after sometime into the marriage, when called upon, Paro comes and does all the chores for “our” Dev D!! Was she a servant? If atleast she loved, she could have respected her “love” na?

Wait.. Respecting love? Guess I am talking like Anurag Kashyap now!

And the f word. Why was it not “bleep”ed? I guess that was the first Hindi film I saw which had that without bleeping…

Truly, the director had been seeing so many English movies. The innumerous background songs with increasing sound in between made my job harder. Most of the time I had to sit near the pc so as to adjust the volume!! Phew!

Only part I understood is Chanda’s character. Thank God. Or else the two hours we took for watching the movie would have gone to waste!!

Poor RK. He never gets to watch good movies!

Any movie recommendations, guys?

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The first year is supposed to be the most beautiful moments, after the engagement to marriage period. I do not deny, but then we never know what lies in the future. May be its more bright than now? They say love dithers over years especially when all get busy with their lives and responsibility increases over money, land, parents, children and themselves. But maybe its just that love has found its base, and has gotten invisible over the years, just as the love we have towards our parents.

Over this past one year, I have been or tried to be a housewife, rather than a working software professional. Many advised to get a new job immediately, owing to bad remarks of having a career gap and all, but I felt I was lacking something else. Maybe I was just unhappy or going blunt at that time. I needed to sharpen my skills or should have taken a different lane towards the same goal. It might have been all together. The change of location, the loss of job, the uncertainty, and the recent marriage. I never knew. I still am confused. But then who knows the answer to all the questions. As RK says, you just jump in to the flow. Its always better than to stand still at the shore. But by the time I raised my head, all were ahead. I was stranded already.

To stand up on your own seems to be the most difficult task ever. After dejection, rejection, or any loss, or any setback, or any unexpected events, its the instant reaction that matters. More than the impact of the accident, the impulse to get out of the area and seek help or to get treated is the most important.

Living in Bangalore has always caused me a heart ache. Maybe because I am not used to its lifestyle yet. Being dependent on the Chennai buses, I found the BMTC so disorganized. There were no bus stands, and some buses mentioned only Kannada. I am not blaming it, but it was an unwelcoming situation. And to add to the top of it, the metro works, the diversions and the traffic. After staying in the hot weather for 3 years, it was also difficult for me to get adjusted to the chilly and windy weather of Bangalore. I have never shivered more in my lifetime. I wonder whether I am trying to escape the awareness of lack of self-confidence, or listing out the Bangalore woes, which is just another city with hell lot of problems as like any other city in India.

Blogging and twitter was the new methods I found to indulge in new networks and to find solace. To remind me, that I have not forgotten speech and interaction skills. Not that RK does not help me, he tries his best, but I guess I am more selfish and greedy. I had no idea how to spend the time. I blogged more frequently than ever, and even thought of making money online, or the work from home option. But none worked. All praised the blog writings and even asked me to work as a freelancer. I have even wondered whether I could become a writer for atleast part time. But I never could write under pressure. I tried a simple method of posting daily on this blog, trying to write whatever I had in my mind on various topics. I noticed the quality stooping down, while the Adsense clicks and visits increased exponentially. I quit that idea immediately. This was my personal blog.

Books and movies were another alternative. But reading fiction and analyzing movies led me to no where. Reminded me of the speeches mom often said, its not their age to read or watch those, and neither they had the time. That was the exact word. Time. Which went ticking all the time reminding me about it. And which still goes on…

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When I first started to write this post, I thought I should never publish it. Maybe this was too personal. The inspiration for always writing the personal things on this blog has been the thought that, it does not happen only to me. I guessed there maybe other women too who have become housewives, owing to some other reason. One should not restrict themselves to not talk about a relationship break up just because others will know about it, should they? It happens everywhere and has been a usual emotion. I guess this too is a similar and popular emotion, of which one can get out of, over time…

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Agreed, that the product is to clean the toilet and hence it maybe required to show them, but why the unclean parts? Does ads for the sanitary pads show the blood and the used pads? Or to show the comfortness of panties, do they show the private parts? I wonder why then there is no objection to the toilet ads then!!

..::.. Being encircled with Roger Federer’s fans, I was off late forced automatically to know more about him. From the famous tear shedding events to the recent French open expectations, I have been following his each and every step and game and match along with RK. Only difference is that while RK follows Feddy’s game style and form, I follow his love story and his cute personal life, sharing his happiness over expecting fatherhood, and marriage, invisibly. Haa.. Men, Women and the differences!!

..::.. The first anniversary is over. For some the first birthday, the first anniversary, the first festival, all makes a special difference. I wonder why. After the first year, I don’t find any difference now in this “first” and the second or the third.. I mean, I do not remember celebrating first year in my school. Rather I was crying like hell! Still, there are people who remember their first kiss and first date. Guess its different when it comes to events relating to relationships!!!

..::.. I know these days, I am not at all frequent in writing the blog posts. I wonder myself at the situation. I do not have bloggers block or writer’s block. I am not busy. Maybe I am lazy. Yes maybe. But as per old sayings, there is no cure for laziness. Which means I have an incurable disease now.

Talking of diseases, the dental problems is not enabling me to have my pizzas and sweets these days. These days, root canal treatment has been popular like eyebrow threading or waxing I suppose. I went there, thinking they would just fill the cavity or something like that, and there they were, smiling and announcing the prices and details of the “dental treatment” and other “medical jargons” as if the procedure is like the injection taken for a fever or some other disease and I am the guinea pig!

Guess I should stick with my minimal diet.

..::.. Apart from Orkut, Gmail, Facebook games, and Twitter, the other things that keeps me busy these days is the Telivision. Not that I am enjoying being at home, but some things in my mind has yet to be fallen in the groove or the river to flow along.

The serial sickness is not returning thankfully, but I am happy that TV shows have come out of the saas bahu soaps. Different varieties do exist now, though the dragging and slow motion of the screenplay still exists.  Child marriage, girl child homicide, the poverty, exploitation of women below poverty line, the outdated rules of yesteryears still prevailing deep inside the villages, etc reminds me of the black news in the second page of the daily newspaper. We discard the serial programmes as methods to lure the Indian women, but when we see the news regarding dowry deaths, prostitute harassment on the roads, we close our eyes too.

..::.. Speaking of development, as like every other person, the expectations from the newly formed government is very high. Though I am not much into politics, I disliked the religious comments and remarks spread through out the elections and campaigns. I am happy that the drama and the show case ended.

The boosting up of the sensex points have lighted a hope in me. The recession times have been bad enough, not only for me, but to so many persons i know. Though not directly, the fear of job loss and uncertainty is hard to live with. The rising favour towards the governments jobs and the unfavourable attitude towards the IT jobs is kinda displeasing. I could never disown the IT private jobs, just because of its uncertain job security, especially after working in one and experiencing the thrill. Agreed its quite a daunting task to keep the stress levels, and the pressure in control, but there are some people who like the wild success, despite the money. And I don’t find anything wrong with them.

Nevertheless, I just hope, the recession may end soon, and a time will come when I could sleep peacefully without the unavoidable uncertainty, atleast professionally, if not in life.

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The peace and love blooming from you,
Calms down my heart when its blue,
Patting my back when I was two,
And caressing enough when I had the flu.

Its you who lived in me as the soul
Pushing me forward to attain great heights
Inspiring me in all my ups and downs,
Enabling me to overcome my hidden frights.

Along the path you showed,
I walked and walked,
When I needed you, I turned back,
To saw you and him, always being around.

Then the time came, and I had to leave,
You just fulfilled your duties, I believe.
I saw your anxious tears filled with love,
Bestowed upon me your prayers and faith,
I realize the value of our bond,
Is stronger than the umbilical cord.

PS: Happy Mother’s Day!

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I am really counting the days…

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From the theme, I thought the story would be erotic, and as they mentioned, I thought it would be more of prostitution. But it was not. The sentimental story, filled with emotions of a young girl, and the pain she has to go through at such a young age vividly creates a film of its own and draws you into her. The first person narration adds the personal touch to the story which covers the ups and downs of the geisha Nitta Sayuri in her lifetime. Though the Depression and World War II is mentioned, it is not entirely focussed on them. The theme revolves round her and other geisha women of Gion. Just like in a filmi style, there is villain and hero, and supportive co-actor,  strong woman portrayals with mixed shades of good and bad, and a dramatic climax.

Though, personally, I did not much liked the ending and the pre-climax, the narration was superb.  I was reminded of the courtesans that existed in the early ages of India.  I could not believe that the story is entirely a work of fiction.  I guess the extensive research have finally paid off. Fiction or not, I really enjoyed it.

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This was a dialogue in the film, The Mirror Has Two Faces, recently aired in an English Movie channel. The thoughts about love, the science behind it, the hormones evolved, the feelings generated, are these the answers? Some say its complicated, but still they do not want the loneliness.

By love here, I did not meant the common notion of love. I would rather extend the question by changing it to,

“Why do we wanna be loved?”

Now, this type of love, can in be of any form. Close friends or confidante, best friends, co-workers, room mates, parents, siblings, spouse, children, or for that matter, any stranger. I recently heard on the “First Ladies” interview show, a definition of love, from our own SRK, that says, love comprises various ingredients in various proportions, the ratio which changes over time. I truly agree to it. Maybe this multiplicity factor complicates it more.

There are times, when we doesn’t even realize whether we are being loved. The feeling other than sympathy when we give alms, and the gratitude they show on receiving them.  The humanity we show when we stand up for the pregnant or the mothers with newborns.  The helping mentality when we give lift to others or donate blood. The care, attention or attachment, and other similar feelings which we experience may also be subsets of the major set love. I guess these are some essential feelings which we  crave for, just like food, shelter and clothing.

People say, they want to date, or they want friendships, or letter pals. Do they do it just because others do it? Or just because they want to know what is it all about? Maybe its because we are used to being loved. From the time, we are born,  we are caressed, or sometimes pampered by parents and teachers. And then, when we find people not attending you or listening to what you say, you feel devastated. You feel you are odd and different. And you don’t feel happy or satisfied. Is it possible that though being social animal, we can be happy by being truly on our own? I guess not.

What do you think, would be a good answer?

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I don’t remember whether I have mentioned it, and I am too lazy to search in my archives, but nevertheless, I do love Julia Roberts. Her smile and her beauty just mesmerizes me. I was not much aware of Susan Sarandon, though I had watched her in Shall We Dance. But the film and the characters had such a real shade, I wondered whom to praise. I am not that experienced in English films to comment on the script and photography and etc, but what I liked in most of these films, is the depth of characters. Some of them just make you think, while they shine under different colors, as if gem stones under the moonlight. It could be unpolished diamond or a just a smooth stone, and we never could understand. Stepmom, which portrays the emotions and fears  of a real and a step mother over the children they care about. It shows the two extreme mother personalities of love and affection, but both on the good side.

Cool Runnings reminded me of Chak De India, in a way. Long back, I had tweeted, about the presence of more black people in Bangalore owing to their studies. Other than in films, I had never seen them in real before. Long back, Indians were given racist remarks in outside countries. Imagine the amount of criticism they had to face in the land of whites. Cool Runnings is the struggle of the bobsled team from Jamaica trying to make it to the Olympics for the first time. It reminds us that a national spirit can do wonders.

And yes, I also watched the comedy thriller, or rather thriller with comedy, I love trouble and of course, it had Julia again in it! And ya, I did love the trouble too.. “White lies” indeed.

The recent power cuts in Bangalore have left me watch several unfinished movies, and that too foreign films. Most of the movies, have no sound at times, which gives more seriousness to the film. Expressions are clear and convey much more than the words. The actors seems too brilliant too. Lets hope I am lucky enough to finish them off during re-telecasts…

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