Oh, so that's where love aaj kaal was going...

 Wish it had made it.

 Or maybe it did. I don't know, I need subtitles!

Life...fame...obscurity...stardom...commonalty...law-abiding...rule-breaking...all-inspiring...nonentity...Death.

I think aloud: At the end of the day none of it matters. Dust to dust, ashes to ashes.

A friend: I guess its all about the legacy you leave behind...

So, this strike has got me watching and re-watching lots of movies, sometimes with positive results.

I first saw JaanEmann about 2 years ago. It was one of the first movies seen in my bollywood rediscovery period. I didn't quite like it at the time, couldn't really pinpoint why. The initial wannabe-ness of the characters, maybe?

Oh my God, Chadni Chowk to China has got to be a hoax! You got me Ashton, you may come out now!

The first time I saw Rab ne, I watched it without subtitles. Now, my hindi is not quite to the point where I can translate each scene line for line, so i was able to convince myself that Tanni must have recognised her husband (or at least the semblance) at some point before the climax. I (as well as the rest of the world) just happened to blink and miss it. Re-watching it with subtitles, I kept looking for that missing scene. Unable to find it, I decided to insert it myself.

Here are the notes I took in my last class.

(Note: This is not intended to be poetry in any shape, size or form. It is also not supposed to make any sense whatsoever. This is just to show that there are so many better things to do with class time than actually listening to the lecture.)

I n the facebook spirit of sharing everything you didn't want to know about me and my momma, here's a list of stuff about Indian cinema...stuff...

The title for this post comes from my professor's class ramblings. He once said "...something you should have noticed about we southerners [in the United States]. We would throw throw every insult possible your way, ending it with bless your heart. As long as we bless you, it makes everything else okay (eg XYZ is completely nuts, bless her heart)". On to business now...

1. I am not an intelligent movie buff. In fact, I am quite the illiterate when it comes to the art of cinema. I am totally oblivious to the message within the message within the message that the story is supposed to convey. Any movie-related statement I make, is done strictly as a mass consumer of the finished product.
   
2. I do not do in-depth movie reviews. However, there may be occasional exceptions.
•  By "review', what I really mean is random thoughts and reactions I have during a movie that may not necessarily related to the movie.
3. I am not a writer nor do I have any illusions of becoming one. The sole purpose of this blog is to while away time (time pass?) as I force sleep on my eye lids. Yes, only my eye lids go to sleep.
4. This blog has nothing to do with the artists "missing persons" or their album "Rhyme & Reason". My apologies to those fans who keep ending up on my blog.
5. Yes, I think Katrina Kaif is annoying. But, she is starting to grow on me.
6. No, leggings are not pants.
7. Will be added as soon as I think of something else.
   

As you can tell from my blog title, reasoning is not one of my virtues. Please bear with me while I try to get this blog up and running. I can't promise that it would be worth the wait. It is okay for you to just move along (highly recommended to you sane people. You've been warned!)