Bombay!

I dont know if you guys agree with me or not, but to me Bombay has always seemed like a filmmakers' fav. No guys , I know its the cradle for Bollywood and stuff, but I am talking Bombay as a subject.

To me a movie should speak a lot of things, it should speak of not just the characters or the plot but the ambience of the plot and the corresponding characters.Mahesh Bhatt , whom I consider a genius when it comes to making a movie, seems to blend this character in his movies. Right from his 80s works like Daddy or Kabzaa to his latest productions, Bombay has been brought out on the screen in an inimitable fashion.

Another spectacular beginning to a movie was that of Sathya’s. It starts with a voice-over on Bombay, as a land of opportunities ,as a land of possibilities , as a land of the mafia.

Rupam Chitra’s Gharonda is another master piece show casing Bombay in its original , unadulterated style rather than the glitterati of the crappy Bollywood studios. So does Hrisheikesh Mukherjee’s Chotti Si Baat.

It’s a pity that I still haven’t been to the city and feel it.

Nothing...

For the first time when I saw Mickey Mouse,I wanted to be a an artist,
For the first time when I heard Floyd, I wanted to be a musician,
For the first time when I read a Grisham, I wanted to be an author,
For the first time when I saw Trainspotting, I wanted to be a director.

For the first time when I saw those men squatting on the footpath on a cold monday morning, with their kids wearing those torn sweaters and playfully running around, with the lines on their forehead making it clear about their worry for the days meal, I really wanted to be a leader.

But at the end of the day, when i sit in front of my aging CRT monitor, all i realise is that
'I wanted to be something or the other, but in fact I am ... nothing'.