Life As I Know It

Bhaya do you have a clue? What’s happening to the most popularly played song on TV and radio today? If you don’t you are an innocent and I am not going to corrupt you except tell you Ek aandhi ayi hai snadesa layi hai…. bhaag D K Bose Bhaag! What brings me more joy is every little kid singing this song without knowing the kind of profanity they are belting out. Imagine a daddy telling his precious child, “ Beta Amir Khan ke nayi movie ka gana gaoo.” And the kid starts singing! Last weekend as my friend and I were browsing in a book store we came across a set of “back to school” things spread out for little kids. On top of the pile was a bag with the caption “Do you have the balls.” Really? Now if there are people out there who would let their child go to school with that bag on their backs, this song should not be a cause of worry. On the other hand do people remember the song Zara Zara from Rehna Hai Tere Dil Main? Well listen to that song people. That is a very explic...

When my peers have taken a turn to being philosophical, spiritual and religious the loser and I are busy developing more theories on how one can enjoy life. We like denial, procrastination, confrontation sans sensitivity. We are materialistic, shameless, can’t hold on to relationships and most importantly we are often told to grow up. We pout, wink and resume with our happy lacking in direction kind of life. We can’t be bothered about Osama dying or Anna Hazare fasting. Osama’s existence never bothered us, so why should his death? Anna Hazare has good intentions and has his heart in the right place but somebody needs to tell him that no Bill and no amount of restraining intake of food and water can kill corruption. Nah. It is very simple – I’ll not bribe and I will not take a bribe. That should be our aim. Simple right? If every Indian thought like the Loser and I we would all be so happy enjoying ourselves instead of looking for meaning in life by not living it at all. The one ot...

One would expect this movie to be an over the top bollywood flick with nothing in it for the audience except a lot of shor (noise). The trailers weren’t giving many clues as to how the movie would be or exactly what it was about. The sound track on the other hand was hilariously brilliant. Not the music but the lyrics. The first time I heard Karma is a bi#@h I laughed. The lyrics are the kind of things I think when I really want to kick some butt. I decided to watch the movie nonetheless and it surprised me because it wasn’t as noisy as I expected it. It is a very simple story where every character is interlinked with the other but they all tell their own story and each character surprises you. Clearly there are no shocks. One expects and in my case agrees with some of the steps taken by the characters in the movie. It is about desperation that sometimes leads people to crimes. Sometimes people take the law into their own hands – when the thin line that separates right and wrong b...