My World this week

My World this week

The Good part:
Last Saturday & Sunday were awesome. Had a great time at my Grandma's place in Miraj.Saw  a barrage of movies :

Bunty Aur Babli
Virudh
Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya [maine yeh movie kyun dekhi !!! :-(  ]
Waqt

to name a few. Yeah as u guessed saw just about any movie I could. :-)


Joined in IdeaWings Pvt Ltd [the same comapany where Udas is working]  from Monday. The first couple of 
days went nicely. Learned quite a few things. Also learned that I don't know a thing  :-)  .

The Bad part:
Reports started coming in about the disaster in Mumbai. Every year there are atleast a couple of days in Mumbai when the locals , life in general is affected . But this time the magnitude was something which none imagined.  The guys at work were worried[quite a few of them are Mumbaikars].  The mobiles n/ws etc down meant people were unreachable. Was worried about all my relatives as well.

         Next day conatct was possible [thankfully]. Heard first hand the accounts of some relatives. People walked 20 kms braving the natural elements. Read some blogs as well.
      
Udas went to Mumbai as his house was submerged. All furniture, electrical appliances ruined. No lights, phone[landline] dead. In general a pathetic situation.

The future looks grim though.  All the threats of   disease,etc .looms large.  Plus  more  rains forecast .

Seeing the general determination of the average Mumbaikar, Mumbai will come thru this as well.

Read some first hand experiences here.

A worrisome Saturday and Sunday awaits...

A relevant film

I had decided not to post anything on my blog till I get a job. Will come to know next week for sure. The only reason I couldn't resist posting something on my blog was that I happened to see the most relevant film for our generation today "Saatchya Aat Gharat" .                      Tonight while switching thru  channels came across the movie on my Cable Channel. This was a movie I wanted to see for a long time.Thank god  I was lucky that it was the start. The movie ,as is probably well publicized, is about the infamous incident [that of the rape of an outstation girl by a man posing as a policeman].                     The protagonists in the movie are a typical "mod" college group. The typical college talk, affairs,etc is what is talked about as the  gradual  build up to their characters begins. We have a sheltered,rich girl in Kartika Rane[I think];her boyfriend , some Telegu dude ;an activist's daughter who wants to do something about the situation; a middle class girl who tries hard to match her well to do friends,;a 'gavcha local politiciancha natu'; and of course the unfortunate couple. The story mainly involves these people and their families as they are caught in the situation.                      The movie deals with the trauma that the rape victim.her friends, her boyfriend as well , families ,etc go thru bcos of the incident. The movie discusses every pertinent issue that this generation faces. Right from the moral police and their work on Valentines Day  ,  to the general  loss of identity or values that the generation is going thru.                                         Where the movie scores is that it has managed to present both sides of the coin on every pertinent issue without being judgemental. I really was almost frightened to ask myself what I would have done in such a situation.  Personally was glad to come across a movie where the "hero" does not have all the answers. I think this moive is as good as a Hindi film as there is  almost 70-30 tilt in favour of Hindi than Marathi. Again convincing given the protagonists and their characters.                           I generally don't feel this way about movies but somehow  "Saatchya Aat Gharat" made me feel like this could happen around me in Pune.  A must watch even if u understand  very little Marathi , and if  you are staying in Pune or any other cosmopolitian city.