The Serenity Prayer goes as:
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.
Life's meaning succinctly encapsulated in one sentence. Wish it were as easy as it sounds.
Change needs courage. Everybody changes in a due course of time. Some for good while others for worse. And it's always for a reason. Some like me change to avert the effects of nursing a broken heart. To camouflage it. I write this because I feel free for having wriggled out of this quagmire.
It's a new life. You get to know a side of you that you didn't know ever existed. You pledge to yourself for never forgetting the lessons you've learnt. You throw yourself in friends and enjoy things that you earlier disdained. Your friends seem to take extra good care of you. And you imagine to yourself recalling your tumultuous past, "Was I drunk all that time?" Now you know the answer.
Apart from that, days are going great for there were no college classes whole week. And with an impending wedding in the family, it's always good to know who all would make it and what absolute fun it would be. The only predicament- exams begin a day after the wedding. Exams. The number of exam papers I have written in 4 years of my engineering degree, oh! And still they give me sleepless nights. What a loser! Ha! Yes, I've downloaded new music (a Motown breakup album by Marvin Gaye) and been doing everything else that I like except for grabbing a good read.
Also caught Rockstar today. My first ever FirstDay-FirstShow Experience. And it didn't entirely disappoint. I am not a big movie buff. So I end up liking any and every movie I watch. And liking doesn't just stop there. I usually go gaga over the leading ladies. And for Rockstar, can you blame me? Nargis is drop dead beautiful. She lit the screen by just being there. So gorgeous that she can dupe anyone into anything. Sadly her acting didn't sink in as well. In some sequences she's the spitting image of Katrina Kaif. And coincidentally her dialogues seem dubbed by the same artist who dubs for Katrina and other MaheshBhatt-clan newbies. But what a treat it is to watch her. B'bye Aishwarya. You've just been replaced.
The flick builds on the fact that to become a true blue artist one has got to live the blues, battle heartache and then let it flow through one's artistry. It is all about the lovelorn protagonist who when achieves fame that he always longed for feels trapped in it and how he's ready to toss fame out for love but it gets too late.. Unrequited love. Those who know it, know it too well.
My expectations from the flick were quite different. I expected it to mirror drug and sex-infused rockstar lifestyle. And had myself drooling after I googled Nargis Fakhri's images beforehand. But it was a typical Imtiaz Ali flick. No nudity (what a waste for signing Nargis), good humour, dialogues that strike a chord, beautiful way of pushing the story forward through songs. And the immense sexual urges of the lead characters depicted with elegance and sensitivity. So much so that you almost feel like "Lucky bastard, wish i were there caressing her and simulating guitar strings on her midriff"
Its music is what sticks with you besides Ranbir's convincing take as the torn-apart rockstar. Kun Faya Kun and Tum Ho in specific. Tum Ho throws you down the memory lane and you so badly want somebody around you. Kun Faya Kun is personally the type of Music i like. I dig tracks with sufi touch that refer to God and lover simultaneously. Similar are Allah Hi Reham from My Name Is Khan, Rangrez from Tanu Weds Manu, Baanwra Mann from Hazaron Khwahishen Aisi and Khwaja from Jodha Akbar. They transport me to another world. A very slim variety of music does that to me. Drives me to a world that keeps me content and at peace. Frees me of futile frustrations floating in my head.
Misty memories fail to fade. They knock at your door when you are at your lowest, injecting regret and guilt and frustration in your newly-formatted mind and they drag you down. And if it persists then you are not free as yet. Perhaps you are just fooling yourself.
Kun Faya Kun says "Karde mujhko mujh se hi riha"
Now that's what I'm looking at.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.
Life's meaning succinctly encapsulated in one sentence. Wish it were as easy as it sounds.
Change needs courage. Everybody changes in a due course of time. Some for good while others for worse. And it's always for a reason. Some like me change to avert the effects of nursing a broken heart. To camouflage it. I write this because I feel free for having wriggled out of this quagmire.
It's a new life. You get to know a side of you that you didn't know ever existed. You pledge to yourself for never forgetting the lessons you've learnt. You throw yourself in friends and enjoy things that you earlier disdained. Your friends seem to take extra good care of you. And you imagine to yourself recalling your tumultuous past, "Was I drunk all that time?" Now you know the answer.
Apart from that, days are going great for there were no college classes whole week. And with an impending wedding in the family, it's always good to know who all would make it and what absolute fun it would be. The only predicament- exams begin a day after the wedding. Exams. The number of exam papers I have written in 4 years of my engineering degree, oh! And still they give me sleepless nights. What a loser! Ha! Yes, I've downloaded new music (a Motown breakup album by Marvin Gaye) and been doing everything else that I like except for grabbing a good read.
Also caught Rockstar today. My first ever FirstDay-FirstShow Experience. And it didn't entirely disappoint. I am not a big movie buff. So I end up liking any and every movie I watch. And liking doesn't just stop there. I usually go gaga over the leading ladies. And for Rockstar, can you blame me? Nargis is drop dead beautiful. She lit the screen by just being there. So gorgeous that she can dupe anyone into anything. Sadly her acting didn't sink in as well. In some sequences she's the spitting image of Katrina Kaif. And coincidentally her dialogues seem dubbed by the same artist who dubs for Katrina and other MaheshBhatt-clan newbies. But what a treat it is to watch her. B'bye Aishwarya. You've just been replaced.
The flick builds on the fact that to become a true blue artist one has got to live the blues, battle heartache and then let it flow through one's artistry. It is all about the lovelorn protagonist who when achieves fame that he always longed for feels trapped in it and how he's ready to toss fame out for love but it gets too late.. Unrequited love. Those who know it, know it too well.
My expectations from the flick were quite different. I expected it to mirror drug and sex-infused rockstar lifestyle. And had myself drooling after I googled Nargis Fakhri's images beforehand. But it was a typical Imtiaz Ali flick. No nudity (what a waste for signing Nargis), good humour, dialogues that strike a chord, beautiful way of pushing the story forward through songs. And the immense sexual urges of the lead characters depicted with elegance and sensitivity. So much so that you almost feel like "Lucky bastard, wish i were there caressing her and simulating guitar strings on her midriff"
Its music is what sticks with you besides Ranbir's convincing take as the torn-apart rockstar. Kun Faya Kun and Tum Ho in specific. Tum Ho throws you down the memory lane and you so badly want somebody around you. Kun Faya Kun is personally the type of Music i like. I dig tracks with sufi touch that refer to God and lover simultaneously. Similar are Allah Hi Reham from My Name Is Khan, Rangrez from Tanu Weds Manu, Baanwra Mann from Hazaron Khwahishen Aisi and Khwaja from Jodha Akbar. They transport me to another world. A very slim variety of music does that to me. Drives me to a world that keeps me content and at peace. Frees me of futile frustrations floating in my head.
Misty memories fail to fade. They knock at your door when you are at your lowest, injecting regret and guilt and frustration in your newly-formatted mind and they drag you down. And if it persists then you are not free as yet. Perhaps you are just fooling yourself.
Kun Faya Kun says "Karde mujhko mujh se hi riha"
Now that's what I'm looking at.
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