14 November 2012

What I learnt from Jab Tak Hai Jaan-the movie

This marks an end to Yash Raj Chopra's running around trees, dancing atop Switzerland's Alps in chiffon sarees, colour coordinated couple's clothing (what an alliteration!) days. *Sigh* I wish I'd actually feel bad about this. Does that make me a bad person? Anyway, here's what I learnt from the movie:

1.  If you plan to abandon your daughter, always wait till she's 12 years old!
     Neetu Singh tells her heart-tugging, eye-wrenching story of how she fell in love with a chap when she was married with a daughter aged 4. Yet, she managed to pull a reign on her desires and emotions and waited till she turned 12 and THEN left her. God bless this woman. How very considerate. I've been trying to Google the origin of this 12 year old rule, no information found yet. Because what my plain brain thought was that if one ever planned to leave a kid, it should be done at an early stage. Less trauma and mental footprints left et cetera. Clearly, I was horribly wrong. If any helpful soul out there knows more about this rule, contact me. ASAP.



2.  If you fall out of love. You'll accomplish all your dreams.
     Before and during Shahrukh's little amour with our very own femme fatale (too much French?) Kaif, he was just a drifting waiter/fish-seller/snow-shoveller/ Punjabi singer on the streets of London. After they break apart..BAM! He gets into the army, muscles ripping out of his cargo T-shirt, a rugged beard with a strategically placed scar. He looked as if he'd accidentally slipped and rolled into a swamp. A swamp called MACHO. And not just into the army, he is a freaking bomb defuser. Like the fact that he IS Shahrukh Khan wasn't enough for the girls to get drooling. To add to the list, BBC documentaries are being made on him too. But this is a very delicately brewed situation. You'll have to first fall in love so head-over heels that when you fall out of it, you have nothing in your life left but to be awesome. This also involves God apparently, that he will not let you die and make you successful so that in the end you return to your lover again. But that is another complex theory of this movie. Let's save it for later.
jab tak hai jaan shahrukh yash chopra1 300x200 Revealed   Shahrukh Khan & Katrina Kaif’s  “Jab Tak Hai Jaan” will release in Diwali 2012
3. Always wear a slinky dress. No matter what the temperature is outside.
   This has nothing AND everything to do with love and life. Designer clothing is important. So is make-up. Very, very important. What if you bump into the love of your life the day you decide to go au naturel? What a catastrophe!



4. Never laugh loudly at the supposed romantic climax.
    Your mother will give you looks. So will the people sitting around you. Try recounting a particularly disturbing incident, trust me, it helps shushing the giggles. If that doesn't help, wear a paper bag over your head. Or maybe a popcorn bag.

5. Erm..
Stop pressurizing me!That's it, dude! How much more can a little girl learn from a Yash Raj movie? Oh, maybe one more thing..All bad things, like all good ones come to an end. So did this 3.5 hour movie. Did they come up with the story line over a cup of coffee? Something like, "Yaar, life's getting too boring. Chalo, movie banate hain"  ? I wonder, I wonder. I felt elated and dazed as I stepped out of the theater, my head feeling a little lighter. I think, I lost a few. A few grey cells.

Have a good day!



24 June 2012

You need changes sometimes!

Okay, so I changed my blog title from Princess Blabbermouth to Inside My Clandestine Cellar. The change arose because I felt my former blog name was a bit too girly and childish. And I'm DONE being a kid, no matter what people say. Also the word clandestine has such a nice ring to it, doesn't it? Such a beautiful word, almost as delightful as 'edelweiss'. Too bad it can't be incorporated into a blog name. If I was a Britisher I would have definitely named my daughter Edelweiss.
I'm off now, too much randomness for one post. I solemnly promise that I'll fill in my blog daily, although I must admit it feels like a personal diary as I'm sure there are no viewers :)

5 March 2012

The Quark that was

Quark 2012 meant a lot of things to everybody. For some it meant a golden chance to participate in technical workshops, for some it was an opportunity to laze around in Bogmalo and for others it was time to pack up their bags and head back home.
Inaugration day kickstarted with the mime and dance performances.  The mime club presented a spectacular performance with humor,romance and dance all rolled into one power packed act. And as the screen read "That's all folks!" the whole audience stood up, applauding and cheering for the silent performers. The dance club did a very good job of dampening the effect of the mimers as they took the stage gyrating to a supposedly 'cool' and 'hep' number whilst dribbling basketballs. One was left wondering whether the dance club had actually confused Quark with Spree. All in all, Day 0 was like a delicious slice of chocolate cake that left a bitter aftertaste in everybody's mouths.
The Faridkot incident was a comedy of errors. The band defines it's genre of music as "Confused Pop". I say, that I could not begin to agree more. The lead singer seemed to be in a trance and one could see he was enjoying Goa a little too much. His off-key singing made me want to stab my ears with a rusty butter knife.  Fortunately for my ears,  the entire sound system (I must have been an angel in my past life) failed and the band walked off leaving the audience befuddled.
Tamer Nakisci, the Turkish Geek God and also the inventor of  Nokia 888 had Bitsians flocking to his guest lectures. He discussed about his futuristic designs and one could easily see that he was a man who transformed his dreams into reality. The whole LT sat captivated, which for a change comprised of a majority of girls, which was not a surprise owing to his exotic good looks.
The Indian magician from the Netherlands- Arvind Jayashankar managed to put up an overwhelming show. With his card tricks and mind games he had atheists and non-believers doubting their philosophies. And as he levitated a table as the Grand Finale, the lines between pure scientific logic and fantasy seemed blurred to many.
Music Night which was supposed to be an incredible end hit a series of unfortunate events after the no-show of Shantanu Moitra. The songs prepared by the Music Club were all his compositions and meant to be sung with him leaving the singers and the audience disappointed.
The 3D mapping and fireworks were an enthralling experience for the audience and was well worth the exorbitant amount it cost. The crowd cheered and bellowed as the entire B-Dome came shattering and crumbling down and the sky lit up with shimmering fireworks. It was a Finale befitting the phenomenon that was Quark 2012.







4 March 2012

The Most Beautiful Affair

I think crushes are the best things that can happen to you. No, really think about it- no emotional attachments, no heartbreaks, no awkwardness, no "why were you talking to that guy?", no"why didn't you call?" and the list is endless.
It's the best kind of relationship you can have with somebody. You can imagine the person to be as handsome as George Clooney, as sweet as 'Ross' from Friends, as humorous as Jim Carrie while being as heroic as Spiderman. In your mind, you can concoct a perfect potion for yourself of a suitable mate. It's like a free delicious buffet ;) Day and night you dream about this individual in your tiny head imagining all sorts of possibilities. The excited pounding of your heart against your chest when you catch a glimpse of your crush, the moment your crush utters a word to you and you feel you're going to drop dead on the floor are heady encounters succeeded by sleepless nights.

 And to think all of it is due to a hormone named dopamine. Endorphins, whereas gives one a feeling of happiness, a feeling of being loved (which is result of 'falling in love' after enduring numerous obstacles, of course) Hence, I feel dopamine is a cheaper bargain!
The world seems brighter, a shade lighter. See! This what it does, it makes you rhyme! The code-name keeping, the giggling to the entangled knots in the stomach; crushing is a joyride. No sadness whatsoever, just stare and smile. This is an ode to the fluttering dopamine-induced butterflies in my stomach and I hope they stay forever. Cheers!