Happy Hour ... and Me

I have been off and on following the Indian version of a popular American show ‘Moment of truth’ called ‘Sach Ka Samna’ on star plus. Well, when I watched some episodes of “Moment of truth”, I never imagined that this show would actually work with our Indian audiences. We Indians are so inter-wound to the society fabric, that most decisions of our lives are taken considering the impact it would have on the society that we live in. However, now this show actually got people to come up on national television and without any hesitation confess on extremely personal issues This business of honesty is a little tricky, as there are some grey aspects of life for the sake of your loved ones you may want to keep it locked partially or entirely. And let’s face it, not everyone can live life in pure play manner. What baffles me is how much people are willing to put on stake to make some money out of. People have confessed to have cheated on their spouses, slept with women younger than their daugh...

Last time Imtiaz Ali made a movie called Jab We Met, it entered my MBA class as a case study for memetics. Before starting the case study, my professor told us that he selected this movie as a case for memetics cause it’s a movie that has been watched and re-watched ‘n’ number of times by most people in the class, making it easier for a majority to pick minute nuances from the movie. In short, that was the kind of impact that J.W.M had, and personally for me, it’s an all time favourite and can watch it any number of times. That movie simply makes me very happy. So naturally just like many others I too eagerly waited for Imtiaz’s next movie to release, which after weeks of its release, I finally finally managed to watch it. Now, as far as Love Aaj Kal is concerned, I liked the way the story-telling was done and the excellent grip that the movie had on its screenplay. What was also refreshing was the bluntness the dialogues had. ‘Less is more’ concept was put to use effectively, ...