When can I return to work: PM

This is one of the first questions Indian PM Manmohan Singh asked the doctors after a heart surgery in AIIMS.

My interpretation of his statement is effortless, puzzled and humorous. The PM is too eager to get back to his office, the office which rules the world’s second largest population and is striving too hard to grab the first position. But why is he too keen to get back? Is he anxious on the subject of Mumbai attacks, dialogue with Pakistan on terrorism, introduction to Barack Obama or Satyam scam.

Or the worries are deeper, internal and more personal. Does the statement indicate his limited fondness for officiating PM Pranab Mukherjee? Well, may be! But the message is very strong and clear to a hopeful mother Sonia Gandhi that he is not letting the throne go to toddler Rahul Gandhi so soon. To make sure it all goes well and PM is not poisoned to death in AIIMS, he wants to return to his wife Gursharan Kaur for home cooked food.

Politics is good fun and provides better entertainment than hindi films!

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At your own risk!

I am finally posting a film that I directed in 2005 with two friends. I say finally because finally I have managed to gather the guts to do so. It's a documentary film and after noticing people's reaction I started to believe what a documentary filmmaker once said to me, filmmaker has to be passionate enough to make a docu as there are no audiences for it.

Somebody very close actually got up for a glass of water in an eight minutes film. Many a times I have forwarded this link to my good friends, so I am now extending the torture by posting the link here with expectation that viewers will be generous enough to leave a comment. I hope you enjoy the experience.


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Whats new ?

The above pic was taken on a road journey. A planned journey without any plans as such towards new life, new place and a new year 2009.

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Filmy 2008

I am a film buff and enjoy any good to bad film, however I can do very well without action and horror dramas. 2008 has been a year of firsts. It also happens to be the year where I discovered the fun of watching online films in the comfort of four walls on my bed with food, pint of water and snacks alongside. Online films can be paused as well as can be enjoyed with cooking, cleaning and even sometimes with work. Even better is that one can sleep and continue even discountinue, depending on the quality or mood. And all this without the pinch of having paid for it or the struggle to reach a theatre.



This works well with most Bollywood films where the brain can be switched off, but I was taken by a surprise several times. Some films were excellent and could be enjoyed even with a compromise on picture quality and just acceptable sound. I am listing down few films that I really had fun watching.

1. A Wednesday


2. Aamir


3. Dasvidaniya


4. Oye Lucky ! Lucky oye


5. Mithya


6. Rock On


7. Ru-ba-ru


8. Via Darjeeling


9. Jaane tu ya jaane na


10. Sorry bhai

Ofcourse there were few huge disappointments as well

1. Yuvraj


2. Dostana


3. Singh is King


4. Tashan


5. Mission Istanbul


6. Thoda pyaar thoda magic


7. Jodha Akbar


8. Bachna ae haseeno


9. Kismat connection


10. Love story 2050

Ohhh I am feeling good ! I thought it will be a struggle to list the same number of films in both the lists but the bad ones were as easy to list as the good ones were.

I am yet to watch Rab ne and thankfully it does not excite me enough. Ghajini is a film that I would like to watch as its an action film and I am not too keen to see Aamir's eight packs on big screen.

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Christmas reflections

These pics were taken in High Cross, Leicester. It is a shopping mall and a huge part of it is covered with a glass structure. I had an excellent time admiring the Christmas decorations and capturing them on camera was an interesting experience.

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News channel skit

A friend forwarded a hillariuos news channel skit which has also been put up on youtube.com. It is fun and a must watch. One of the actors is an old friend and this group of actors are better entertainers than the actual news anchors.




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Interesting Mistakes !

Click on the pics to view them closely and see what has been called interesting. The effects are due to camera shake in Leicester, City Center. The place was beautifully decorated and well lit for Christmas celebrations.
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