Hindi movies

I am quite impressed by the Hindi movies recently. When I say recently, I am referring to the past few years. I watched Fire, Parineeta and Omkara the past weekend. I enjoyed watching all the three of them and had the feeling that Hindi movies have come a long way. I had the impression that most of them were just crap and do not have any semblance of reality but was happily surprised to be proven wrong. I thought Fire was extremely well-made and taken in a beautiful way. All the characters were well-etched out and the story progresses very naturally.

Parineeta was taken well too but the biggest plus in this movie was casting. Saif and Vidya Balan were awesome. Vidya Balan was gorgeous and she can act! I wish she had played Aishwarya's role in Guru. Now I like Ash but I really wish she would just stick to print ads and modeling. In her introductory song in Guru, her expressions were annoying but thankfully she did a decent job in the second half. I got the feeling that Vidya Balan would have done a much better job. I would have bet a million dollars 10 years back that Saif would never be a proper actor. I am so glad I did not make such bet. Saif did a great job in Omkara. I loved the Saathi re song, it was picturized really well and it has a lilting tune. Next on my list are Watching Cyrus and Dor. Any other movie recommendations?

Inheritance

During my adolescent years, I looked at some of my parents' and grandparents' actions/habits with contempt. My grandmother, for example, gets worked up for little things, if someone comes home late or does not answer phone calls, etc. Both my parents used to have very short tempers which I have witnessed several times and it always annoyed me. My grandfather is a stickler for time and always makes everyone go to the railway station or airport or anywhere else earlier than is required. I remember looking at all these events and to me all of them seemed unnecessary. I prided myself on my ability to always be a cool cat, not to lose my temper and be very flexible.

But, to my chagrin, I have been noticing lately I am becoming more and more like my parents and grandparents, especially in exhibiting characteristics that I didnt appreciate very much and still dont. Agreed, each person has their own eccentricities and quirks. But what alarms me is the exact nature of these behaviors that I have begun displaying. It surprises me, alarms me and also fascinates me.

yay!

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