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A step-by-step approach towards successfully starting a new blog

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:26:00 +0000

Creating and maintaining a blog is NO BIG DEAL, it's NOT difficult and most importantly it's NOT just for 'dorks, nerds and geeks'. On the contrary once you start blogging you'd experience that blogging is a highly effective medium to channelize your creative energies and showcase your talent easily.

I've recently started a new blog called 'Tips & Tricks 4 Bloggers '. All the posts on this blog would be posted with only one objective i.e. to successfully create and/ or maintain a blog here on blogger.com which is also referred to as blogspot.com. I've decided to share this post with all the readers of Surreal Nirvana so that they could know about this blog and also because I believe that many readers would find this post extremely helpful. As the title suggests, in this post I'm going to try to help all readers with an extremely simple to understand and adopt step by step process to create a new blog.

For a person who's never created a blog before it's an evolving process wherein a blogger learns with baby steps and keeps growing with every new post on the blog. But, with this post I plan to expedite your learning process so that you can over come some problems which you might face if you don't know anything about blogging. Please read the steps which have been arranged chronologically and will help you to set up your own blog.

Decide the subject area or purpose of the blog: This is extremely important for a successful blog. The subject of your blog could be any of your likes or topics you plan to blog about. Narrowing down to the main purpose of the blog provides a clear vision for the posts and the content that would be displayed. To illustrate the same effectively I can tell you how this blog was evolved. Surreal Nirvana is all about me recommending movies, music albums, songs, books, websites etc to my readers. All of my readers might not be interested to know how to create and maintain a blog, hence I decided to start this blog which would enable me to focus on both the topics in an unbiased manner.
Determine if your blog will be an anonymous one: A substantial number of blogs are related to personal lives, and regular updates about the blogs' owner. It could be appropriate to classify these blogs as journals. Often these blogs are written since people find an easy outlet to talk about their college life, relationship problems, sexual orientation, family/friend/work issues in a funny, sarcastic manner. For many, this is therapeutic as they share their problems with their readers and their faithful readers interact with them through their comments. BUT, many a times personal blogs can make the blogger vulnerable if the blogger mentions the names, locations, private details etc. There have also been problems of online stalkers and bloggers falling into trouble due to not maintaining required anonymity. Ifyou wish to create a personal blog I'd request you to please take proper precautions. Use variables like the guy/girl named 'X'; my boy/girlfriend number 02; the guy/girl from school/ work who is such a pain instead of declaring names. It might be a good idea to create a pseudonym to secure yourself as well.
Think of a great name: All the steps mentioned here are meant to be used purely at users discretion especially this one. Having said that, I'd suggest you do give the name of your blog enough thought since it would become a brand as soon as it's publicized and you've created a strong reader base for your blog. The easiest thing to do is to start a blog with your own name and if need be, there's nothing wrong your name being the namesake for your blog. But if your content is dedicated towards a particular interest area, thinking a good name for your blog could help later. I would suggest to think a couple of names just in case if you can't register your first choice due to non-availability of username.
Create a separate email address for your blog: I'd strongly recommend you to create a separate email address (probably 'the-name-you've-chosen-for-your-blog@gmail.com') for all your blog purposes. This will enable you to synchronize your blog related mails, subscriptions, reader interactions, your blog based twitter account to a dedicated email address. Also, if you choose to earn revenue out of your bog, a separate email address would help you to easily sort out all your revenue generating subscriptions to a single email address.
Choose the site where you'll host your blog: I'd leave this decision on you. As I've mentioned earlier, I'd suggest you to choose blogger since it's quite popular and you'd not face any problems with the settings of the account (all your Google account settings will be default since blogger is Google's service), connecting the RSS Feeds (Feedburner is a part of Google) etc. However, you also have a couple of options available besides blogger likeWordPress, Tumblr, Posterous etc.
Create your blog: Now that all the necessary groundwork is done, you're ready to create your own blog and enter this magical, fulfilling and extremely addictive world of bloggers. Welcome to the bloggers community.

Manish :)

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Movie 11: Fast & Furious (2009)

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:54:00 +0000

The much awaited fourth installment of the dearly loved movie series has finally released. This series of movies came as a complete package and has won the hearts of the audiences' world wide since. Filled with mind numbing customized cars, heart stopping car chase sequences and races, breath taking ladies, foot stomping music, attitude filled first rate performances by every cast member on screen and most importantly it’s the kick-a$$ attitude of 'The Fast & Furious' which differentiates the franchise from any other.

This movie is an interquel set between the second and the third movie of the series. Audience who liked 'The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)' would be pleased to see Sung Kang on screen with Vin Diesel and would relate to the connection between the two characters which was hinted in movie. Fast & Furious is directed by Justin Lin (of Annapolis, Better Luck Tomorrow and Spotlighting fame). The plot of the movie follows the storyline of the prime characters Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel of The Pacifier, Babylon A.D. and Boiler Room fame), Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker of Flags of Our Fathers, Into the Blue and Timeline fame), Letty (Michelle Rodriguez of S.W.A.T., Resident Evil and Lost fame) and Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster of Annapolis, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and D.E.B.S. fame). The movie starts with a high pressure oil tank heist on the remote deserted freeway. The sequence holds you tight on your seat and gears you up for an exciting trip ahead. The storyline of the movie is quite watertight and disclosing details about the same would be through injustice, however I must mention the races and the chase sequences in this movie are truly spectacular and unlike any other sequence seen before in movies of this franchise or otherwise. As a viewer I would suggest you to brace yourself for a completely new and refreshed top gear experience.

Fast & Furious can be distinguished from other movies with regards to the treatment with which this movie is made. All other movies of this genre generally move on high octane fuel and run on break neck speed from start to the end, but this movie dares to challenge the same and manages to raise the bar. Fast & Furious can be compared to a roller coaster which movies exhilarates you at the start and then suddenly pushes the envelope with a sudden plummet or plunges even further than the last time. That's exactly what happens with this movie. If you think the pace of the movie is slowing down, wait till you get the next high voltage jolt which leaves you spell bounded, and this happens a couple of times with this movie till the time movie finally reaches the destination and hits the brakes (the end). So as I mentioned earlier, brace yourself, secure the seat belts and enjoy the ride.

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Manish :)

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noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Attachments are the most time consuming part of composing and/or sending an email. In spite of faster internet connections, attaching is till date an extremely cumbersome, time consuming affair. With time, larger mailbox capacities, the size and number of attachments or file(s) shared over internet has increased tremendously. Moreover problems like songs getting clipped, not being able to attach and send installable files (files which end with .exe extension) still remains a big problem with most of the email providers. Sending files to contacts on social networking sites would mean to draft a new email with a fresh attachment which more time wasted to load an attachment. Also imagine the time wasted wherein you're supposed to send the same attachment to different set(s) of people in multiple mails. Attachments or files which being shared through any medium namely emails, blogs, social networking sites, messengers, chats always mean more time wasted online every time they're shares.

A single website being recommended in this post could provide a solution to all your file sharing problems. Ziddu is a safe, secure and an extremely useful, easy to use time saving option available to share anything and everything with your contacts, blog readers. All what you need to do is upload a file, set of files, photo album etc on this website ONLY ONCE and you'll be provided with a unique link which will act like a key. Only people with whom you decide to share the unique link would be able to download the file(s) using the site. And since you'll be given a link, you can feel free to share it any way you like viz email, your blog, social networking sites etc. Yet another feature of this website which might prove to be extremely useful just in case if you share data online extremely frequently is that every time somebody downloads file(s) being shared by you on Ziddu, your account will be credited with money which you can transfer to your PayPal account later. Readers can experience how easy it is to share and download a file being shared on Ziddu, by clicking here and downloading a legitimate copy of a play titled 'Overruled' written by the exemplary 'George Bernard Shaw'. The source of this file is the website of 'Project Gutenberg'.

Click Here to create your own Ziddu account and start sharing all your word, pdf, powerpoint, excel, mp3, exe files with every body without having to waste time attaching the same in your email ever again.

Manish :)

Book 04: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:12:00 +0000

After having recommended the best selling debut ‘The Kite Runner’, the natural progression leads to recommending yet another gem by the gifted author ‘Khaled Hosseini’. The next novel by Khaled is called ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’. Like ‘The Kite Runner’ (a substantial portion of it at least), this novel is set in Afghanistan.

A Thousand Splendid Suns is primarily a story of lives of two girls who become women through the years which are divided in four parts of the book. The first girl being Mariam, a girl who lived with her mother until she was a teen and due to some reasons not worth disclosing was married off when she was just a teenager. This forms the first part of the book. The atrocities and moments of sorrow which Mariam experiences in her life are explained with an unparallel style which make you feel emotionally attached to her and you start to empathize with a character which been crafted in your subconscious mind through the pages of the book. In the second part we’re introduced to the second girl or the second most important character of the book named Laila. This part of the book reflects on life of Laila and her bonding with her parents, her friends. Everyday moments lived by a daughter with her father that get etched in her memory forever and blossoming first love in this Laila’s life is the center piece of the character and this part of the book. The third part of the book is the real essence of the story when lives of Mariam and Laila are juxtaposed and the way a beautiful and the strongest relationship is created in the book. Divulging any further details about the book or the story would be a clear injustice. Part four provides just the perfect conclusion to the book.

Development of relationships and the way the characters and their lives progress with time between is one of the most prominent strength of Khaled which is evident in both his creations. A Thousand Splendid Suns wouldn’t be half as good if the sensitivity between characters and the grief, sentiments shared between then was handled in any other way. A Thousand Splendid Suns proves the unadulterated talent and genius of Khaled Hosseini. Make sure you read this one at the soonest possible opportunity and I can assure you won’t regret the decision.

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Manish :)

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Book 03: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:53:00 +0000

If you like reading chances are that you've heard of this book titled 'The Kite Runner' which is written by an exemplary author called 'Khaled Hosseini'. The Kite Runner, Hosseini's debut novel was first published in 2003 and is an extremely popular book which has now also been adopted in a movie of the same name. The movie released in 2007. The Kite Runner is primarily the story of a character called Amir and all the people that are close to him like his father, his love interest Soraya (who is introduced almost in the latter half of the book), and a kid called Sohrab who is introduced in the last few chapters an important character of story and Amir's life. But most importantly this book is about undying friendship between two characters (Amir and Hassan) that are brought together by destiny. The book talks about their bond, their rapport as friends who come across as brothers in spite of all their social differences, as a team of a skillful kite flier and an unbeatable kite runner. Without giving away any detail from the story line, the book progresses to a hideous turn of events which leads to disturbing repercussions. Since the story is set in Afghanistan, the war and the degeneration of the country and forceful circumstances result in Amir and his baba leave the country and get settled in the United States. And the way destiny plays its role on Amir's life which leads him back to Afghanistan on a journey that would change his life forever.

The story of this fiction novel is so extreme that I doubt if even a faction of the readers who've read this book identify with the situations which the characters of the book go through in their life. This is where the authors prowess comes to the fore, it's the way Khaled crafts a world in his creation and words; that you're hypnotized to such an extent that you just don't relate to the characters, but also their difficulties and misfortunes as if they were your own. The Kite Runner is a fruitful recommendation which would surely be loved by readers from all walks of life, because in the end it is a story about sentiments, which are constant and acts like a fiber in unifying all human beings despite all sets and reasons of differences.

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Manish :)

Song 03: Aarambh

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:01:00 +0000

Name of the Song: Aarambh

Album: Gulaal (OST)

Artist: Rahul Ram

Music & Lyrics: Piyush Mishra

Release Date: February 2009

Language: Hindi

Gulaal is a forthcoming Hindi movie directed by Anurag Kashyap (of Black Friday, No Smoking & Dev.D fame). The movie is based on student politics set in Rajasthan and stars Kay Kay Menon (of Sarkar, Shaurya and Corporate fame), Jesse Randhawa (of Fashion and No Smoking fame), and Raja Chaudhary amongst others. The movie is being released after a delay of 5 years.

The song being mentioned in this post can easily be classified as the song with the maximum impact in the entire album. Titled 'Aarambh', its sung by Rahul Ram who is the lead singer of the Indian rock band called 'Indian Ocean'. The song is sung in an extremely peculiar manner which sounds almost like a discourse but enchanting chorus effortlessly manage to create a strong grip. And with a few repeats the lyrics and the music (both given by Piyush Mishra for this song and the entire soundtrack) start growing and enraptures the listener.

Click Here to check Gulaal on Wikipedia and Click Here to check Gulaal on IMDB

Also, Click Here to view the trailer of Gulaal

Manish :)

P.S.: The lyrics of the song Aarambh from the soundtrack of Gulaal sung by Rahul Ram are as follows:

Aarambh hai prachand

Bolein mastakon ke jhund

Aaj jung ki ghadi ki tum guhaar do

Aarambh hai prachand

Bolein mastakon ke jhund

Aaj jung ki ghadi ki tum guhaar do

Aan baan shaan

Yaa ki jaan ka ho daan

Aaj ek dhanush ke baan pe utaar do (Repeat Chorus)

Aarambh hai prachand

Man kare so pran de

Jo man kare so pran le

Wahi to ek sarv shaktimaan hai (Repeat Chorus)

Krishn ki pukaar hai ye

Bhaagwat ka saar hai

Ki yuddh hi to veer ka pramaan hai

Kaurawon ki bheed ho

Ya paandavon ka neer(d) ho

Jo lad sakaa hai wohi to mahaan hai

Jeet ki hawas nahi

Kisi pe koi vash nahi

Kya zindagi hai thokaron pe maar do

Maut ant hai nahi

Toh maut se bhi kyun darein

Ye jaake aasmaano mein dahaad do

Aarambh hai prachand

Bolein mastakon ke jhund

Aaj jung ki ghadi ki tum guhaar do

Aan baan shaan

Yaa ki jaan ka ho daan

Aaj ek dhanush ke baan pe utaar do

Aarambh hai prachand

Woh dayaa ka bhaav yaa ki

Shaurya ka chunaav yaa ki

Haar ka wo ghaav tum ye soch lo (Repeat Chorus)

Yaa ki bhoore bhaal par

Jalaa rahe vijay ka laal

Laal ye gulaal tum ye soch lo

Rang kesari ho ya mridang kesari ho

Ya ki kesari ho taal tum ye soch lo

Jis kavi ki kalpana mein

Zindagi ho prem geet

Us kavi ko aaj tum nakaar do

Bheegti maso mein aaj

Phoolti ragon mein aaj

Aag ki lapat ka tum bhaghaar do

Aarambh hai prachand

Bolein mastakon ke jhund

Aaj jung ki ghadi ki tum guhaar do

Aan baan shaan

Ya ki jaan ka ho daan

Aaj ek dhanush ke baan pe utaar do (Chorus)

Aarambh hai prachand

Hai-Hai-Hai-Hai-Hai-Hai-Hai-Hai-Hai-Hai (fades)

Song 02: Hoshwalon Ko Kahabar Kya

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:30:00 +0000

Name of the Song: Hoshwalon Ko Khabar Kya

Album: Sarfarosh (OST)

Artist: Jagjit Singh

Release Date: 1999

Language: Hindi

Every community in India is believed to have its own cuisine, way of dressing, language, literature et al. Different religions, castes, regions have created a mixed bag of various kinds of art in form of fables, folklore, dances etc. Music has always been and remains an important part of Indian culture. Accordingly, one form of music which has evolved from the rich heritage of Indian culture is called 'Ghazals'. Ghazals are poems most commonly filled with great emotions and sentiments. And these poems which become the lyrics of a song when sung as a ghazal are accentuated with the talent of a good ghazal singer. Emotions and incidents like love, sadness, romance, betrayal, death and many more are described and delivered in a completely new light and with great impact in ghazals. To know more about ghazals, please click here.

The song mentioned in this post is a ghazal sung by one of the most popular, talented and respected ghazal singers of India called Jagjit Singh. Jagjit SIngh has a string a of albums and some of the most loved ghazals this world has known. Hoshwalon Ko Khabar Kya is a romantic ghazal which speaks about the feelings a person deeply in love goes through. This song was featured in the soundtrack of a Hindi movie titled Sarfarosh which released in the year 1999. I've lost the number of times I've hear this song, but sometimes the same lyrics gives an absolutely new meaning to the song. That's the kind of impact that you can expect out of ghazals, just give it a try if you understand Hindi language. If you're one of those who abhors the idea of ghazals because they're extremely slow, I suggest you start with this one because there are very few chances of you going wrong with Jagjit Singh.

Manish :)

Amazon.com Announces Kindle 2

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:23:00 +0000

Amazon has announced an upgrade of one of the most innovative products of todays time. An easy to use, lightweight, slim device which is also an extremely popular product amongst all the reader community. The product is Kindle and the successor Kindle 2 has been announced by Amazon which can be pre-booked now and shall be shipped to you starting February 24, 2009. Stephen King has written a novella available exclusively only on Amazon to promote Kindle 2.

The features of this product make it a must buy. A glance at some of the features of Kindle 2 are as follows:

Amazon provides a huge variety of over 230,000 books which can be purchased and delivered on your Kindle 2 device within 60 seconds. Your device can hold over 1,500 books of your choice in the device which weighs just as much as one paperback
The reader can also choose to subscribe their newspaper/ magazine directly to Kindle 2 or also choose to buy single copy whenever they wish to do so. Your newspapers would be delivered automatically to your Kindle 2 in the morning and the magazine would reach you before it hits the news stands. Readers can also choose to subscribe to various blogs from Amazon which can be read directly on Kindle 2 as and when updated.
A 5 way joy stick, prev. page/ next page buttons and a full QWERTY keypad is enabled on Kindle 2 to make navigation easier for the user. With help of these buttons, user can use a basic web browser, search for a book on Amazon, search for a book, phrase within the books stored in device memory, make a note/bookmark/ annotation etc.
All downloads on Kindle 2 are enabled through wireless connectivity which is made available by Amazon. Accordingly, the reader would not have to pay any wireless bills, commitment plans etc.
Kindle 2 is enabled with 16 shades of gray to ensure images, photographs are sharp and clearly visible. The device also allows you to read effortlessly in direct sunlight
Prices of digital copy of the books is cheaper than the paperback version. New York Times Best Sellers are available at just $9.99, unless mentioned otherwise
The user can choose to get private Word, PDF, HTML, Text files delivered to Kindle 2 to read the same
A user can choose to read the first chapter of the book free of cost and accordingly choose to purchase the book if desired
The device comes with an in built copy of 'The New Oxford American Dictionary' which enables the reader to understand meaning of any unknown word
The user can also access Wikipedia on Kindle 2 to look up on any sort of information which they wish to know about/ look up in an instant
The device enables the reader to choose from six different font sizes to suit the readers comfort
The reader can choose to listen to the book just in case if you don't feel like reading. The Text-to-Speech feature, in your Kindle 2 can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to the reader. One can switch back and forth between reading and listening, and your spot is automatically saved. Pages automatically turn while the content is being read, so the reader can listen hands-free. One choose from both male and female voices which can be sped up or slowed down to suit the user's preference. Anything you can read on Kindle, Kindle can read to you, including books, newspapers, magazines, blogs and even personal documents.

To know more about the technical specifications of the product Click Here

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Some other useful Kindle 2 related links:

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Click Hereto buy accessories for your Kindle 2

Manish :)

Movie 10: Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Grand Theft Auto (GTA) is one of the most exciting genres of movies which has been a favorite of a wide range of audience ever since. And if you combine this terrific ingredient GTA with just adequate proportions of 50 jaw dropping cars, a terrific plot and create a story which revolves primarily around just one night, what you get is Gone in Sixty Seconds. It’s not the story which the real deal in case of this movie, it’s the actual execution, the way its shot and the way this movie makes you believe that if a GTA of this scale can happen, there’s no better way to do it than this.

Although a remake of a 1974 movie of the same name, Gone in Sixty Seconds directed by Domnic Sena and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer is one movie which keeps me glued to the screen every time I get a chance to watch it. The story of the movie is about Randall "Memphis" Raines played by Nicolas Cage of Bangkok Dangrous, Knowing, and Lord of War fame who was once the master car thief but is now leading a moderately happy, uncomplicated life when he is forced back to the world of he got out of six years ago. The sole reason which brings him back to the fore is his younger brother (played by Giovanni Ribisi of Perfect Stranger, Lost in Translation and Boiler Room fame), who fails to steal 50 cars and deliver the same to a Russian crime lord named Raymond Vincent Calitri (played by Christopher Eccleston of 28 Days Later..., TV Series Heroes fame). Randall doesn’t have any other option but to execute the ‘boost’. He assembles his old crew and realizes he’ll have to steal and deliver all 50 cars in one single night. If this wasn’t bad enough a cop named Det. Ronald Castleback (played by Delroy of Sahara, Domino and The One fame) keeps a close watch on Randall since he sniffs trouble but isn’t sure what’s about to happen.

So with such water tight setting, and only one night at hand how does the crew manage to steal the cars like 1999 Lexus LS 400, 2000 Porsche Boxster, 2000 and so on in just one single night. Do they even get through with it? What do they do? How do they do it?

Some of the other prominent characters of the movie are Sara 'Sway' Wayland played by Anjelina Jolie of The Bone Collector, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Original Sin fame and Otto Halliwell played by Robert Duvall of Four Christmases, Lucky You and John Q fame.

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Click Here to check Gone in 60 Seconds on Wikipedia and Click Here to check Gone in 60 Seconds on IMDB.

Manish :)

Movie 09: Omkara (2006)

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:10:00 +0000

Choosing to adapt a movie based on a story written by a legend named 'William Shakespeare' is a commendable effort in itself and living up beyond expectations is truly an honorable achievement which not many people can experience in one lifetime. Having said that; a maverick director like Vishal Bhardwaj (Makdee, Maqbool fame) just did not try to experiment with the idea which many directors would dread to even imagine, but also managed to do so with a great degree of panache with a movie like Omkara. Although he'd tried playing on similar lines with Maqbool which was based on Macbeth, he pushed the envelope with Omakara. Just in case if creating a movie which would naturally call for extremely high expectations within audience and loads of publicity within the media circle was not enough, Vishal shouldered the responsibility to single handedly manage an ensemble of most reputed and popular actors within the Indian film industry to transcend an idea into an unmatched cinematic experience.

Adapted from Othello, Omkara is set against the milieu of Indian political warfare in the interiors of Uttar Pradesh state. The title role of Omkara is played by Ajay Devgan of Gangaajal, and Company fame. The movie is based on Omkara's passionate love for Dolly played by Kareena Kapoor of Jab We Met and Chameli fame and the annihilation that arises when seeds of jealousy, doubt and deception are sown in the relationship. Other prime characters of the movie include Keshav 'Kesu Firangi' played by Vivek Oberoi of Saathiya and Kaal fame; Indu played by Konkana Sen Sharma of Mr. & Mrs. Iyer and 15 Park Avenue fame and Naseeruddin Shah of A Wednesday!, and, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen fame. The movie also has a special appearance by Bipasha Basu of Jism and Dhoom:2 fame. Besides all the characters mentioned above, Omkara proved to be the turning point in Saif Ali Khan ’s (of Being Cyrus and Parineeta fame) career due to his flawless and unmatched portrayal of Ishwar ‘Langda’ Tyaagi. His proficiency as an actor and skill to bring life to the character was accentuated in this movie. Saif Ali Khan set an example which clearly stated that the audience could laud, extol and appreciate the antagonist with equal exuberance as they’d appreciate the protagonist if the actor did complete justice to his performance.

Since the tone of the movie is set in a rustic mode, the dialect and accent of characters throughout the movie blends with the tone of the film. Although many complained and frowned over the sheer number of profanities and incessant use of crude expletives throughout the movie, but that’s just the way how conversations take place in that region of the world.

Omkara is a movie which might not cater to everybody palette of entertainment, but if you don’t mind a movie filled with strong characters and exemplary performances, Omkara is one movie which you’d surely not want to miss.

Surreal Nirvana readers can choose to buy the DVD of the movie through Amazon via Surreal Nirvana Store. Please note that the DVD of the movie are available in limited numbers so make sure you get your copy soon. To know more about the Surreal Nirvana Store, Click Here.

Click Here to buy the DVD of Omkara

Click Here to check Omkara on Wikipedia and Click Here to check Omkara on IMDB.

Manish :)

P.S. Readers can also check the links below to view other movies based on Othello:
O (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Othello

Website 16: http://www.usernamecheck.com/

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:43:00 +0000

The website being mentioned in this post is an extremely simple but nonetheless is quite useful. Have you ever faced a problem when you couldn't get a desired username which you always wanted. Most often people tend to either use a new username suggested by the website or think of an alternate username to create an account on that particular site. Now imagine a situation wherein you can choose one single username across all websites?

'Username Check' allows the user to type in a desired username and checks the availability of that same username across some of the most popular (and also some not so popular) websites and gives you the result instantaneously. As a result you can choose to check this website to check availability of a common username across various sites, get yourself registered and experience true peace of mind while surfing next time without having to take the effort of remembering the username which was used at the time of getting yourself registered on that site.

Click Here to visit Username Check

Manish :)

Book 02: Google Blogger For Dummies

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:14:00 +0000

Title: Google Blogger For Dummies

Author: Susan Gunelius

Category/ Genre: Computers & Internet, Blogging, Reference

ISBN: 0470407425/ 9780470407424

Blogging had always fascinated me and I always wanted a blog of my own. Of many other factors (read: laziness, procrastination, unclear vision etc.) one of the most significant deterrent in my case was the lack of basic know-how of a blog. I think every person who's passionate about something should try his/her hand blogging at least once because its just such a fulfilling and a rewarding experience. Needless to say, it's also one of the most addictive and productive way to invest your leisure time.

Blogger is one of the popular and also the most user friendly website for bloggers. The features and freedom available to manage your blog and showcase your creativity are seamless. And to empower and encourage every reader (an existing blogger or otherwise) to translate his/her own vision, I'd like to recommend this book which could be the most helpful resource and also the most appropriate step by step guide in transcending your idea and introducing the same to the whole world through the medium of your own blog.

Surreal Nirvana readers can choose to buy the book through Amazon via Surreal Nirvana Store. To know more about the Surreal Nirvana Store, Click Here.

Click Here to buy the book 'Google Blogger For Dummies'

Some other recommended titles:

Manish :)

Website 15: http://www.idontgoto.com/

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:00:00 +0000

I Don't Go To, that's the name of website being recommended in this post. I'm sure you'd wonder why would a website with such an unusual name be so special. Well it's actually the reason why this website was made which makes it so special. Keep reading to know more.

So the original creator of this website Andrew Wadsworth came up with an idea during the 1970's which is now being carried forward by his kin. The idea was to enable people to wear a university style T-Shirts, Hoodies & Jumpers. The idea was to create a cult community of people who couldn't go to college for whatever reason, but would still be geared in authentic university like clothing. Hence a IDONTGOTO UNIVERSITY design was created which not only looks and feels absolutely authentic and extremely stylish, but also speaks the truth.

I'd recommend all readers to visit the website and check the designs to understand how unique the concept actually is. I personally think the products featured on the website could also make great gift.

Click Here to visit I Don't Go To

Manish :)

Movie 08: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:04:00 +0000

Slumdog Millionaire, the movie which is being spoken about all over. The movie which has won critical acclaim and awards right since the time it has been screened in various film festivals all across the globe. It’s quite an unusual phenomenon when one single movie which is based on a person from the below poverty line, who lives in shanties of the most popular city of

India

is unanimously loved by every person who watches it. So what is the reason behind all the publicity which this movie has managed to garner for itself? Is it actually worth the effort and the time which you’d invest to watch the movie in the first place? Any question phrased in any manner possible which seeks an answer to the question if this movie should be seen; the answer without any doubts whatsoever is YES, DEFINITELY. YOU SHOULD WATCH THIS MOVIE. NO EXCEPTIONS.

The story of the movie unravels in parts and in an extremely innovative manner. And with every part you witness a transition in terms of age and time in lives of Jamal Malik (played by Dev Patel of TV Series Skins) and other prime characters of the movie i.e. Salim (Jamal’s elder brother played by Madhur Mittal) and Latika (Jamal’s love interest in the movie played by Freida Pinto). The rest of the characters in the movie are played by some of the finest Indian actors namely Irrfan Khan, Anil Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla etc. The soundtrack of the movie which is rightly winning accolades, rave reviews and awards from all corners is given by A.R. Rahman.

Slumdog Millionaire is one of the very few movies which can manage to win over hearts of the audience not because of actor’s performance, or the music, or any other parameter. Although every soul connected with the project has given their best and is an important part of the movie, BUT it’s the story and its impeccable execution by the director which takes the cake.

Based on a book titled ‘Q and A’ written by an Indian Novelist and diplomat named ‘Vikas Swarup’; directed by Danny Boyle (of Sunshine, 28 Days Later…, and The Beach fame) and co-directed by Lovleen Tandan, Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal Malik who’s being interrogated by the cops. What’s he being interrogated for you might ask? Well, he’s being convicted of cheating and knowing all the answers (which he’s not expected to know because he’s a guy from the slums) and winning a handsome amount in the Indian counterpart of one of the most popular game shows in history of television ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’. The movie starts at an extremely intriguing note and keeps you hooked right till the end. So does Jamal actually cheat to win the money or does he know all the answers? If he knows all the answers, how does he manage to know them all? Why does he enter the game show in the first place? Watch the movie to get answers to all these questions and also get the answer to the question, ‘So what exactly makes this movie so special?’ by yourself.

To sum it all up, I’d like to say if you’re one of those few people who watch only one movie in an entire year, make sure its Slumdog Millionaire for this year.

Surreal Nirvana readers can choose to buy the book 'Q and A' on which the movie is based through Amazon via Surreal Nirvana Store. The DVD of the movie is yet to release and details about the same would be updated on the blog at a later date. To know more about the Surreal Nirvana Store, Click Here.

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Click Here to buy the book 'Q and A' written by 'Vikas Swarup'

Click Here to check Slumdog Millionaire on Wikipedia and Click Here to check Slumdog Millionaire on IMDB.

Manish :)

Movie 07: Swades (2004)

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:04:00 +0000

I’d like to start by saying that Swades is not a movie but a master piece. This statement might seem too strong to start with but I guess once you watch the movie, chances are you might agree to the fact that calling this movie a master piece is actually just an under statement. There’s also a possibility that you would choose to stop reading this post further considering the fact that Swades as a movie, when it released in 2004 was panned and criticized heavily by reviewers all around. So if you wish to know what makes me take the difficult path to challenge all those who don’t like the movie as much as I do, please continue reading.

Although Swades, the movie is story of one particular Indian, I’m sure every Indian identifies and connects with this movie at multiple levels and that’s what makes this movie far from ordinary. It’s a story of a character named Mohan Bhargava played by Shah Rukh Khan (one of the most popular Indian actor of Chak De!

India

, Veer-Zaara, Devdas fame) who’s an Indian scientist working in NASA as a project manager. He returns to

India

on a quest to find his childhood nanny. And then starts journey of an Indian who witnesses his country and relationships like he’s never seen it before.

The USP of this movie is the format in which multiple layers of the story line unfold and with every layer peeling off the audience stop sympathizing and start empathizing with the situations and experience the grief as if it were their own. The story of the movie is the core fabric which balances all the other elements together. The characters of the movie are well written and have been enacted gracefully by the actors. The second most important character of the movie after Shah Rukh Khan is that of Gita played by Gayatri Joshi who runs a local village school.

Ashutosh Gowariker (Lagaan, Jodhaa Akbar fame), the director has displayed his prowess with this movie by capturing the truest feelings and emotions of characters throughout the movie. The movie has many noteworthy scenes which creates an instant connection with the viewer. Some of the scenes worth a mention would be:

Mohan’s confrontation of various problems faced in India with the rest of the villagers during a school function
The Hydro Electricity generator scene
The trip Mohan takes to collect money from a creditor and the glass of water scene on his way back to his village (the scene with maximum impact and extremely emotional moment in the movie)

Yet another part worth a mention about this movie is the music of the movie which is given by A. R. Rahman. The music of this movie cannot be compared to music of any other commercial Indian movie but the music blends perfectly with the theme of the movie. The song ‘Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera’ sung by A. R. Rahman is believed to have made many Indians living in different parts of the globe reach for a tissue to wipe a tear during the movie. The lyrics, vocals and the music of the song are truly Hindustani.

Although the length of the movie can be discouragement (189 minutes) along with the slow pace of the movie, but I’d still strongly recommend you to watch this movie at least once with an open mind to experience it. I hope every reader of this post watches the movie and shares the perspective and the ideology of the movie and likes it to be recommended to others.

Surreal Nirvana readers can choose to buy the DVD of the movie through Amazon via Surreal Nirvana Store. To know more about the Surreal Nirvana Store, Click Here.

Click Here to buy the DVD of the movie

Click Here to check Swades on Wikipedia and Click Here to check Swades on IMDB.

Manish :)

Movie 06: Finding Nemo (2003)

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:01:00 +0000

Finding Nemo, directed by Andrew Stanton and co-directed by Lee Unkrich is a simple emotional story of a father and son blended with a lot of funny twists which keep you rolling with laughter and a few sentimental turns that strike a chord with viewers' emotions.

The storyline of the movie revolves around Marlin (voice of Albert Brooks), a paranoid clown fish who is trying to look for his son Nemo (voice of Alexander Gould). Nemo is separated on the first day of his school and Marlin like a devoted father decides to rescue his son. The movie proceeds in two parallel story lines; one in a dentist’s fish tank where Nemo ends up after being captured by sea divers; and the second with Marlin and some one he meets while on the mission, a friendly but absent-minded Regal Blue Tang named Dory (voice of Ellen DeGeneres). Some of the scenes between Marlin and Dory are the main highlights of the movie.

Finding Nemo would be an extremely dull and a boring movie if it wouldn’t have been complimented with a fabulous ensemble of characters besides the father-son. They truly are the bridge which enables a simple story line like this to cross the way and become extra-ordinary. A Great White Shark named Bruce (voice of Barry Humphries); a beach-rat Sea Tortoise named Crush (voice of Andrew Stanton) is characters who Marlin comes across. On the other hand Nemo meets a Moorish Idol named Gill (Willem Dafoe) who is the leader of the fish tank Nemo is in, and a friendly Brown Pelican named Nigel (Geoffrey Rush) whose interaction with other fish in the tank would surely leave everybody in splits. Also, scenes dedicated to a lock of hungry seagulls in the harbor are hysterical.

Finding Nemo is an animated movie which would be loved by all because finally it’s about a journey every child goes through living with his/her parents and more importantly a journey which every parent goes through while raising his/her child. I suggest you watch it soon if you haven’t seen it already and if you've seen it in the past, I’m sure you wouldn’t mind watching this again at least once.

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Click Here to check Finding Nemo on Wikipedia and Click Here to check Finding Nemo on IMDB.

Manish :)

Movie 05: Guru (2007)

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:06:00 +0000

Mani Ratnam (of Bombay, Roja fame) is a jewel in the crown of Indian Film Industry. He's one of the very few Indian directors who have the conviction to create believable stories, the skill to pen those stories and the talent to translate the same vision which started as a fragment of imagination into a splendid piece of art which is celebrated on celluloid and treasured by all.

Because of his vision and perseverance, Mani Ratnam successfully manages to create movies which are not just contemporary, but also end up being classics in their own right and Guru, to me is one such movie.

Guru as a movie has a very simple storyline. It depicts the life of a boy named Gurukant Desai fondly called Guru from a small village from the interiors of Gujarat who creates history by establishing one of the biggest companies of the country. The movie subtly moves through various phases of the protagonist’s life right from

The time he graduates school and decides to migrate to Turkey, to
The hardships he faces once he returns to India and tries to start a small business in the market which was almost impenetrable due to the stringent government regulations and corporate lobbying which was the order of the day during the early years of India’s independence
The blinding pace and growth achieved by the protagonist
The turning point just at the intermission right till the end of the movie which manages to keep the viewer engrossed and entertained

Recommendation of this movie is incomplete if two more facets of the film are not mentioned i.e. the actors and the music. Abhishek Bachchan (Sarkar Raj, Bluffmaster!) who plays the character needed just a movie like this to display his talent and true prowess. This movie and a few movies of the actor which released around the same period declared the fact that Abhishek Bachchan is a director’s actor and can mould him into the character precisely the way his director wants him to. He played the character so well that every viewer accepted the fact that probably nobody else could've played the part as well as he did. I’d want to bring audience’s attention to the pre-climax speech delivered by Abhishek when he is being prosecuted. Stupendous dialogue delivery personified. Guru, in more ways than one was a turning point in Abhishek’s career after his yet another critically acclaimed performance in yet another Mani Ratnam movie called Yuva. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Taal, and Bride & Prejudice) who plays Abhishek’s love interest in the movie portrays a role of a perfect soul mate. Other actors like Mithun Chakraborty, R. Madhavan, Vidya Balan amongst others do complete justice to their roles.

A. R. Rahaman who’s rightly called a genius in his own right holds the credit for music in the movie. The soundtrack of this movie adds an additional flavor to the story. A special appearance made by Mallika Sherawat for a song (Mayya Mayya sung by Maryem Tollar) in the movie is people’s favorite since it’s so unique and different as compared to the regular Hindi movie soundtracks. Also the background score compliments the mood and is a perfect fit.

Although needless to say but to sum it all up, Guru the movie must not be missed because no reason is good enough.

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Click Here to check Guru on Wikipedia and Click Here to check Guru on IMDB.

Manish :)

Website 14: http://www.theplurp.com/

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:28:00 +0000

According to their Facebook group, The Plurp is a Toronto based website which is formed by a group of like-minded group of individuals which can tell you what to watch on TV, or which movie to see, a new place to dine at in greater Toronto or something about an Independent movie which you'd otherwise missed.

I think this can get a few readers of Surreal Nirvana (SN) wondering if it's just about the same thing which this blog is inclined towards. Well the answer is to an extent yes, the ideologies are quite similar and that's precisely also one of the reasons why this website is being recommended by me. This site in one way is also an extension to your experience on SN because you might tend to read a post on the website which you've already read here on this blog.

Confused? Let me explain. Lets just say I came across one of the brains behind the website and through a few exchange of ideas and mails, we've come to a conclusion that a few of my movie recommendations would also be posted on The Plurp. Just to give you an example, do you remember the movie recommendation of a movie called 'A Wednesday!' which I'd posted (Click Here if you're clueless) here on SN? Well you can read the same recommendation also being made by me as a guest of the website to all the readers of The Plurp by clicking here .

So there it is one more source to all my beloved readers to read some of my recommendations along with many others to keep you entertained.

Click Here to visit The Plurp

Manish :)

Movie 04: Get Smart (2008)

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:13:00 +0000

Based on a 1970s spy parody television series of the same name Get Smart is a great catch. The movie revolves around a character named Maxwell Smart/ Agent 86 (played by Steve Carell of Evan Almighty, The 40 Year Old Virgin fame). Maxwell Smart, an analyst with top secret American intelligence agency CONTROL has always aspired to become an agent with the agency. He also manages to clear the acceptance tests but isn't promoted because he's just too good with his job and the agency can't find anybody else to replace him.

With the turn of events and the agency facing its arch-enemy, the terrorist organization KAOS, the Chief of CONTROL is left with no choice but to team Maxwell along with Agent 99 (played by Anne Hathaway of The Devil Wears Prada, Rachel Getting Married, and Passengers fame). And then starts a journey of brilliant performances by the characters who manage to keep a smile or at least a smirk right till the end of the movie. The movie moves at a comfortable pace and keeps the viewer interested. Moreover, the director (Peter Segal of The Longest Yard , 50 First Dates and Anger Management fame) manages to extract the best out of not just the principal characters but also the supporting characters of the movie. The movie is believed to have incorporated catch-phrases and references to the original show which would not only prove to be the icing on the cake for the fan of the TV Series but also make audience who're not familiar with the TV Series more than one reason to appreciate the script.

The prime mood and feel of the movie being humorous, the situations, and action sequences might seem over the top but have been executed with panache. Dalip Singh Rana, the Indian WWE wrestler more popularly known as "The Great Khali” can lure the Indian audience with his presence on screen. Also from the stable of WWE wrestlers, Dwayne Johnson more popularly known as "The Rock" portrays Agent 23 in his own style. Get Smart surely is a smart movie which offers something to every viewer.

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Click Here to check Get Smart on Wikipedia and Click Here to check Get Smart on IMDB.

Manish :)

About Surreal Nirvana

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:08:00 +0000

Surreal Nirvana is a blog which is the brain child of Manish Ahuja, a 23 year old Indian based out of Mumbai. The idea of Surreal Nirvana is to make valued recommendations to all it's readers. We recommend everything from movies, songs, music albums, books, websites etc. Readers also get an option to make secure online purchases through Surreal Nirvana Store. Click Here, to know more about the same. The prime motive of Surreal Nirvana is to enhance readers experience and add value to the time spent by every reader at every visit.

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Movie Trailer 07: Delhi-6 Teaser Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:30:00 +0000

Delhi-6 is a forthcoming Bollywood film to be directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra of Rang De Basanti that will star Abhishek Bachchan of Sarkar Raj, Guru and Bluffmaster!; Sonam Kapoor (this would be Sonam's second movie after her debut in Saawariya); a veteran actor like Om Puri who's been a part of movies like Charlie Wilson's War, Yuva, East is East; Atul Kulkarni of Rang De Basanti, Corporate, Page 3, and Divya Dutta of Veer-Zaara, The Last Lear.

The movie is about American-born Roshan (Abhishek Bachchan), who brings his ailing grandmother back to India. Little does he know that the quick trip will turn into the longest journey of his life - a journey within. The backdrop of the story is the ancient walled city of Delhi, a character in herself. She represents the chaos, religion, beliefs and ethos of the Indian people. The pin code of the city is 110006, and with pride of love they call her Delhi-6. Rakeysh Mehra has given us a master piece like Rang De Basanti which has become a cult hit over the years. Expections with Delhi-6 are sky high and I hope the moviemaker does a great job with this movie as well.

Click Here to check Delhi-6 on Wikipedia and Click Here to check Delhi-6 on IMDB

Manish :)

Movie Trailer 06: New York (2009)

noreply@blogger.com (Manish Ahuja) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:58:00 +0000

New York is a forthcoming Bollywood film starring John Abraham of Dostana, Kabul Express and Zinda fame; Neil Mukesh of Johnny Gaddaar; Katrina Kaif of Singh is Kinng, Welcome and Race fame in pivotal roles with Irrfan Khan of Dil Kabaddi and A Might Heart fame in a supporting role. The film is produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films and is directed by Kabir Khan who's earlier directed Kabul Express with John Abraham.

New York is a contemporary story of friendship set against the larger than life backdrop of a city, often described as the centre of the world. For most of us, larger events in the world are just headlines in the newspapers but these events can change our lives forever. New York is one such story of three young friends whose beautiful lives are turned upside down by larger events beyond their control. It is reportedly based on international terrorism and set in New York. John, Katrina and Neil play three friends discovering a new world. One day the world around them changes completely and they realize that the common thread between them is their religion. Irrfan Khan plays an investigating officer. Watch this theatrical trailer of the movie which is totally mesmerizing. I just hope the movie is just as great as the trailer. Readers can also choose to download the wallpaper of the movie form the official site of Yash Raj Films by clicking here.

Click Here to check New York on Wikipedia and Click Here to check New York on IMDB

Manish :)