Life in a.....Metro

Metro is a nice movie....a reflection of todays times. Its been a week since I watched Metro and the one person that straightaway comes to my mind is Irrfan Khan. He manages to make you laugh, smile and you are forced to fall in love with him! Kay Kay Menon also leaves an impact in his own way. He belongs to the detest him types....the personality I suppose you would never like to meet in your 'one life' but then you keep on bumping into such characters. If you haven't seen this movie, watch it for Konkona-Irrfan. They are in simple words...sweet! And yes, I'm sure by now, everyone must have relished Metro's soulful music.

The good old videos

Ek anek and Mil sur mera tumhara videos are for my friends born in the 80's. As a kid, I used to enjoy them a lot and till date, these simple videos have a charisma of their own. Watching them brought a smile to my face..ah the days of innocence! I miss them!

धूप

धूप की बारिश में हम घर को चले
मीठे पानी की खूबसूरती को चख कर चले

धूप ने कहा तुम तो छिपते फिरते थे हमसे
आज हमारे आगन में कैसे दिखायी दिये
भोली धूप को समझाया हमने
तुम तो हमारी अज़ीज़ हो
तुम तो हमारे साथ चलती हो
भाव तो उसे देते हैं
जो मेहमान हो
तुम तो जिन्दगी भर का साथ हो

यह सुन कर धूप मुस्करायी
बारिश की बूंदों भी झिल्मिलायी
इन्द्रधनुषी आसमान हुआ
रंगो का समां बना

और हमारा क्या
हम तोह अपने घर को चले
धूप और बारिश दोनो को संग ले चले

Timeless beauty

Beautiful sunset and the morning glory
the two sides of an eternal story

the sun sets, night transcends
peace prevails, time to rest
birds, animals, plants asleep
pristine creatures, so much at ease

the next morning, when the sun rises
wraps in its beauty, the wordly wise
the aroma of flowers, the aura above
tranquility and calmness abound

this is beauty, eternal bliss
soothes the mind, strengthens the soul
if only we have time to spare
the ethereal Nature, has everything to share.

Child's play

Cheerful, happy and sometimes moody
moving randomly, finding spaces
the little child with a mind of his own
follows his heart, into the world unknown

he has no beliefs, no prejudices
I teach him, the ways of the world
don't do this and don't go there
he doesn't listen, he has to play

Go, my child, it's your game
give it your best and never lose faith
whatever is the result at the end of the day
in my eyes, my sweetest child
you'll be a winner, always a winner.

हुजूम

सड़क पर चलता इक आम इन्सान है
हर चहरे के पीछे दास्ताँ है

इस भीड़ में नज़र आती नही शक्सियत हमको
पर हर शक्स अपने आप में इक पहचान है

हर किसी की कहानी है
हर का कोई बयां है
सुनने वाले उसे मिलते नहीं
कथाकार की कमी नहीं

कहनो को इक पन्ना है
हमे तोह लगता है गहरी किताब है

किताब को पड़ने की कोशिश कोई क्यों करे
आख़िर सड़क पर चलता इक आम इन्सान है

Ad shads

Advertisements, ads and ads. Can we imagine our world without them these days? I remember there was a time, read 'good old days' when there used to be a time slot, about five to ten minutes before a TV show or a movie when these ads were aired and we had a choice to view or chew them. Imagine watching one of your favorite flicks, a tear jerking scene in Sweet November and suddenly the omnipresent Amitabh Bachchan shouting 'pappu paas ho gaya' comes out of nowhere...what to do....you want to see Charlize Theron but...alas...the choice is of the sponsors! But all is not that bad..they are anyday far better than the soaps they show on the idiot box. Atleast the ad world is brimming with creativity...attract a viewer by any means..sense or non sense..the layman should remember the product. I think they are aware of the fact that the public memory is short....hence hammer them with ads, ads and same ads after every ten minutes is the 'mantra'.

Well, the mantra works! even I remember quite a few ads. I'll admit at this point that I like the mastercard ad: "There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard." And yes, the jingles are better than many of our so called modern filmi songs!