Soft skill plays a very prominent part in an individual's quest for survival and trouble-shooting in both professional and personal life.It is a very basic and mandatory skill to run a business organisation.This is also the skill expected of every employee in an organisation.Soft skill does not imply only communication skill but a group of other skills like listening skill,understanding skill,presentation skill and negotiation skill.
Let us first manipulate the importance of soft skill in an individual's professional life.Listening and understanding skills come into play when an individual attends an interview.The individual,now a candidate for the job,grasps the question from the interviewer by listening to it keenly.Then he/she understands the question and shoots the answer,thus making use of his/her 'power of communication'. The candidate successfully makes it through the interview.The candidate,now an employee of an organisation,is put into a business world where soft skill is GOD.In future.the employee might be asked to do a presentation highlighting the company's technological prowess,achievements,progress and growth during the industry's tough times to impress the new clients,.Holding the microphone and taking center-stage will require a whole lot of courage.The employee can easily fight nervousness,clarify doubts and field tough questions from the clients by making use of his/her presentation skills.When the clients are impressed,they will take the deal to the negotiation table where the 'power of negotiation' will yield the company the massive deal.
Now let us shift focus to the individual's personal life to see how soft skills play a small,but crucial role.Although presentation skill is of no use here,the other skills do have a part to play.If we take a simple conversation between a husband and wife,the husband has to be all ears to what his wife is saying.Else,the wife will 'file the papers' in court.This situation might seem silly but it is definitely not a matter to laugh at.This happens and has happened in many households. The 'understanding problems' have played havoc in many individuals' love life.The boy would have meant a thing and the girl,due to bad listening and understanding skills,would leave him for no mistake of his.Vice versa is also possible when the boy has some listening problems.One piece of advice.A sore relationship can be avoided if one keenly listens and understands what the other person is saying.The negotiation skill comes into play when one is looking to buy a house or land deals or even 'dowry deals'(No pun intended!).Better the power of negotiation,better the profit.
Thus one must be equipped with soft skills and must know how and when to use it to reap fruits in both professional and personal life.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
LONELY!
When I finished my schooling,I had a big dream of going to college,just as everyone.College was going to be FUN.As I entered my college,I had a feeling that I was a deer in a lion's den. Lions were none other than my seniors.I don't know why but most of my friends were ragged(Ragging meaning asking one's name,which department we belong to and where we were from.Strict anti-ragging laws changed its meaning),except ME.
As days passed by,I made some good friends(only boys!) with whom I used to sit,chat,eat,roam around inside my college,visit the toilet and what not.They started becoming part and parcel of my life.I used to feel bored when I reach home and would wait for the sun to rise the next day.I would also try to keep in contact with my buddies over phone or a social-networking site.I started enjoying each and every day of my college life
Two years went by and I was in my third year.I was a guy with a shy attitude having a friends circle limited to only boys. Then came situations where I had to talk with girls.After a lot of hesitation,I began interacting with my class girls.Initially,I thought this was not going to be right.But with time I came to know that the girls are as cool as boys!
In the beginning of my final year,we were on a college tour for 10 days.That was the best time of my college life in particular and in my life as a whole.I am in search of the best words to express the joy we had during our tour.We started the tour as friends and ended it as a family.The bond between us grew stronger and it is still inseparable.At that point in time,I had the mental and physical strength of facing anyone in the world,anyone!
The tour came to an end but neither our joy nor our happiness.We used to come to to the college and sit in our classrooms only to hear that half of our lecturers are not present and the only thing we did : CHAT,CHAT,CHAT! Then an announcement regarding the project was done which reminded us that we were final year students.Doing project was fun and submitting things for the project only after the due date was more fun,be it project documentation,presentation and even the project!.
After the project submission was over,a thought struck my mind: My college days are over.My friends are no longer going to be with me.I cannot come to college anymore. These thoughts were driving me crazy.I had a feeling that I was in hell when those thoughts flashed in my mind. I began to feel weak and dejected.
Now,my college days are OVER.I am confined to the four walls of my room with only my computer,my study table and my inner-self as my companions and thinking all day of my lovely friends,my college life and those beautiful moments we had together in our college.Even today,when I get to drive past my college, my 4 years fruitful flashback just zooms past me in seconds and my eyes become moist.
My friends were my strength when they were with me during my college and now,when I look around I can find none.When I look back,I can see some of them way behind me.I have come a long way and I am feeling LONELY now!
As days passed by,I made some good friends(only boys!) with whom I used to sit,chat,eat,roam around inside my college,visit the toilet and what not.They started becoming part and parcel of my life.I used to feel bored when I reach home and would wait for the sun to rise the next day.I would also try to keep in contact with my buddies over phone or a social-networking site.I started enjoying each and every day of my college life
Two years went by and I was in my third year.I was a guy with a shy attitude having a friends circle limited to only boys. Then came situations where I had to talk with girls.After a lot of hesitation,I began interacting with my class girls.Initially,I thought this was not going to be right.But with time I came to know that the girls are as cool as boys!
In the beginning of my final year,we were on a college tour for 10 days.That was the best time of my college life in particular and in my life as a whole.I am in search of the best words to express the joy we had during our tour.We started the tour as friends and ended it as a family.The bond between us grew stronger and it is still inseparable.At that point in time,I had the mental and physical strength of facing anyone in the world,anyone!
The tour came to an end but neither our joy nor our happiness.We used to come to to the college and sit in our classrooms only to hear that half of our lecturers are not present and the only thing we did : CHAT,CHAT,CHAT! Then an announcement regarding the project was done which reminded us that we were final year students.Doing project was fun and submitting things for the project only after the due date was more fun,be it project documentation,presentation and even the project!.
After the project submission was over,a thought struck my mind: My college days are over.My friends are no longer going to be with me.I cannot come to college anymore. These thoughts were driving me crazy.I had a feeling that I was in hell when those thoughts flashed in my mind. I began to feel weak and dejected.
Now,my college days are OVER.I am confined to the four walls of my room with only my computer,my study table and my inner-self as my companions and thinking all day of my lovely friends,my college life and those beautiful moments we had together in our college.Even today,when I get to drive past my college, my 4 years fruitful flashback just zooms past me in seconds and my eyes become moist.
My friends were my strength when they were with me during my college and now,when I look around I can find none.When I look back,I can see some of them way behind me.I have come a long way and I am feeling LONELY now!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
6 things I hate about IPL!!
The following article was written by Rahul Fernandes,product manager with in.com. I came across this fabulous article and thought of sharing with all.
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The facts first: I've not missed a single IPL match this season. I'm a cricket junkie. And I quite like the IPL. However, I've somehow developed a love-hate relationship with Lalit Modi's billion-dollar baby. Here's why...
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The facts first: I've not missed a single IPL match this season. I'm a cricket junkie. And I quite like the IPL. However, I've somehow developed a love-hate relationship with Lalit Modi's billion-dollar baby. Here's why...
Aankhon-Dekha (Be)haal
Have you dared to tune into the Hindi commentary? Arun Lal, Atul Wassan, Saba Karim and Co have forced me to use the mute button. To say they are intolerable is putting it very mildly. If you want to speak in Hindi, please go ahead. But don't call a bread-and-butter shot 'nashte ka shot'. I prefer watching the games on YouTube (despite the five-minute delay and my poor wi-fi connection) just to hear the English commentary.
Environmental Tokenism
The IPL has tied up with the UN Environment Programme ostensibly "to become one of the most environmentally-friendly major sports events in the world and bring environmental awareness to millions of sports fans around the world". So, before every match, one of the commentators spells out a simplistic environment protection tip. Three hours later, there's a flurry of hazardous firecrackers to celebrate one team's win over the other. The sky is bright enough for you to be fooled into believing it's New Year's Eve or Diwali. The truth: it's a league match of the environment-conscious IPL. And we're not even getting into facts like how much power could have been saved if the matches weren't played under lights.
Karbonn Footprints
Last time I checked, cricket was about fours, sixes, wickets and catches. Not DLF Maximum, Citi Moment of Success and Karbonn Kamaal Catch and what have you. Marketers can go to any extent to score high on brand recall in their next market research report. But this is pushing it a bit too far. Tweaking the rules of cricket is acceptable, but altering its lexicon is not.
Lalit 'I Am Everywhere' Modi
Yes, he gave birth to the IPL. Thank you very much. But he's like this over-enthusiastic single parent who won't take his eye off his child even for a nanosecond. He's in the stands, he's in the dug-out, he's in the commentary box, he's at the presentation ceremony and then at the after-party. He's also on Twitter. Even if you stop following him, he has enough cronies retweeting his posts. But it's too much to ask for any modi-fication, isn't it?
Dugout Blues
They may have spent precious millions on buying their teams, but the franchise owners have no business sitting in the dugout. It's not a place for cricketers to explain the difference between leg-spin and off-spin to their owners. If you've paid a bomb to hire a coach, let him do his job in peace. And let the players enjoy the guy-talk. You don't see owners chatting with players on the bench or on the sidelines during an EPL game. It's a professional league, not a family picnic. Though I must confess, it's nice to see Preity Zinta giving her boys the high-fives every time there's a, well, Citi Moment of Success.
Aggrieved Party
The cramped international calendar and equally tough IPL schedule leaves players with little time to rest. To make matters worse, the players have to now compulsorily attend after-parties in the company of some dishy women and, of course, ubiquitous team owners. It sure makes for mouthwatering gossip and glossy tabloid photos but it's tough on the players who are anyway under constant media glare. The idea of commentators speaking to players on the ground during the course of a match is equally unreasonable. The trouble is, there's way too much money at stake for anyone to dissent.
I think I've spewed enough venom for the BCCI to hit me for a DLF Maximum. It's time for a Max Mobile Strategic Time-Out.
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Book Review:My first attempt
"I don't read books" would be my prompt answer in the column of information in my profiles of all the social-networking sites.I had given the same answer even in my blog profile.I must find time to change it immediately.
The reason is that I've nurtured the habit of reading books and it is real fun.This miracle happened when I was wading through the folders in my computer and I found an e-book titled "2 States:The story of my marriage by Chetan Bhagat". I've heard about this young author and his best-sellers but haven't read any of his creations.
Bollywood block-buster movie "3 Idiots" was based on Chetan Bhagat's 2004 novel "Five point someone:What not to do at IIT".His various other novels are 'One Night @ the call center","The 3 mistakes of my life" released in 2005 and 2008 respectively.This young creator has graduated from prestigious institutions,IIT-Delhi and IIM-Ahmedabad.
"2 States:The story of my marriage" is the story based on his life.The title conveys an obvious meaning that he loved a girl from an another state and succeeded in marrying her.
The first page in the book mentions the following fact:
Love marriages around the world are simple:
Boy loves girl.Girl loves boy.They get married.
In India there are a few more steps:
Boy loves girl.Girl loves boy.
Girl's family loves the boy.Boy's family loves the girl.
Girl's family loves boy's family.Boy's family loves girl's family.
Girl and boy still love each other. They get married.
The protagonists are Krish Malhotra,a Punjabi boy who pushes himself into IIM-A after a hectic life at IIT-D and Ananya Swaminathan,a Tamilian girl from a conservative Brahmin family who makes it to IIM-A after completing her degree in economics.Ananya is rated as the best looking girl in IIM-A and Krish gets to meet her first at the canteen and wins her friendship by saving her from a quarrel with the kitchen staff.
The story moves on as their 'just-friends' relationship reaches higher levels and finally they fall for each other.They start doing night studies 'together' and they do the 'you-know-what' thing as most lovers do.Krish and Ananya are madly in love with each other.Ananya wants her parents to be happy over their marriage and so does Krish. So they decide to marry only with their parents' permission.Two long years pass by and the placements in IIM are round the corner.Krish must find a job to make sure he doesn't miss Ananya.
Krish gets his job in Citibank and Ananya lands in Hindustan Lever Limited(HLL).Krish and Ananya wanted to make sure their parents' first meeting during their convocation ceremony ends up sweet but what happens is the other way round.
Krish's mom is not fond of South Indians because they're black and ugly-looking and she wants only a Punjabi to be her daughter-in-law because you get many 'surprise' gifts in a Punjabi marriage.Her thoughts are very narrow and her loose-talks can instantly get the other person's BP rising.
Ananya's mom and dad are typical South Indian brahmin parents who want their daughter to be married to someone from their community and if the boy is in an overseas job,they are double-happy.
Krish and Ananya have to do a lot of things to convince their conservative parents.Krish tries and luckily gets his first posting at Chennai where Ananya is housed....
Hey wait,I guess this is a book review.. Then why in the world am I narrating the whole story to you guys.I'm seriously and completely engrossed in it...That is a characteristic of a good book.
So let me wrap it up.. Then how Krish manages to convince Ananya's parents and how Ananya wins the hearts of Krish's relatives form the crux of the story.Whether they join hands and marry or not forms the climax of the story...
The story is narrated in a very simple language that even a layman understands and the flow of events is well controlled by the author and that keeps your eyes glued to the book.
Verdict:This book is worth a read more than once.
To my readers:
This is my first book review.So please leave your comments based on which I can improve my writing.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Women's Reservation Bill:My view
I guess many of my readers(if any) are thinking why I discuss too much politics in my blog. This is because a wide range of thoughts pierce my head if the topic is a political one. Moreover,I like blogging the hottest topic in town and I feel fulfilled in doing so.Let me get the matter straight...
Tuesday,March 9 will be marked in India's history as the most momentous occasion as that day witnessed the passing of The 108th Constitution Amendment Bill or the Women's reservation Bill in the Upper House,also called the Rajya Sabha.It reserves 33% of the seats in the Parliament and state assemblies for women.The historic bill made it after struggling for 14 years.It was first planned to be passed in the Lower House or Lok Sabha when the United Front government was at the centre,headed by HD Deve Gowda in 1996.But failed to do so due to stiff opposition from other parties.So the idea was dropped then and there.
Later under the leadership of AB Vajpayee, the National Democratic Alliance formed the government in 1998,the bill was again wiped off its dust and passed in Lok Sabha.The bill met with the same fate as it did during the United Front regime.The bill was temporarily disposed off.
The NDA led government was knocked down by the United Progressive Alliance,a coalition government with Congress as its backbone.The Congress realized it was the right time to bring back the bill as it had successfully managed to get through its initial tenure(initial 5 years of government).The Congress did one-hell-of an intelligent move. It did not pass the bill in the Lok Sabha.Instead it did it in Rajya Sabha.The reason is the Lok Sabha has a total of 552 seats and for a bill to become a law,it should possess the backing of 2/3rd of the total strength of a House.In this case,it is 368 seats which is huge.Hence it passed the bill in Rajya Sabha,which has a total strength of 233.So it is enough if nearly 150 MPs voted in favor of the bill.
And to everyone's surprise the bill was successfully passed inspite of stiff opposition from some parties like BSP,SP,RJD,LJP and the Trinamool Congress.In fact,even the main opposition party,the BJP voted in favor of the bill.That must have come as a big sigh of relief to Sonia Gandhi,being a woman herself and the Chairperson of the most powerful political party,the Congress.
According to me, the bill should have been passed much earlier.This is because the top-most and powerful positions are held by women in our country.
Sonia Gandhi,Chairperson of the Congress,the backbone of the ruling alliance.
Pratibha Patil,Honorable President of India.
Meira Kumar,Honorable speaker in the Lok Sabha.
Sushma Swaraj,leader of the opposition in Parliament... to mention a few.
I'm dying to watch if this bill is going to be of any help to the people of India,especially some of the unrecognized and downtrodden women.Will this bill bring about empowerment of women or uplift the status of women in our male-dominated society?This question will not fetch an answer in the near future because the bill has to be passed in the Lower House and it requires the consent of the President.It definitely is going to take some valuable time,which we don't have much.
I personally believe that the passage of the bill will bring about change in India because 33% women in Parliament and state assemblies would mean there will be more women MPs and MLAs who would work for the country and for which 'Mother' India should be proud of.I'm not trying to offend the male counterparts here as they are equally competent. So my point here is that giving equal opportunity to women would prove fruitful for both the country and its people.
Disclaimer:The thoughts and views which I have mentioned above are completely mine and is not intended to hurt anyone.
Tuesday,March 9 will be marked in India's history as the most momentous occasion as that day witnessed the passing of The 108th Constitution Amendment Bill or the Women's reservation Bill in the Upper House,also called the Rajya Sabha.It reserves 33% of the seats in the Parliament and state assemblies for women.The historic bill made it after struggling for 14 years.It was first planned to be passed in the Lower House or Lok Sabha when the United Front government was at the centre,headed by HD Deve Gowda in 1996.But failed to do so due to stiff opposition from other parties.So the idea was dropped then and there.
Later under the leadership of AB Vajpayee, the National Democratic Alliance formed the government in 1998,the bill was again wiped off its dust and passed in Lok Sabha.The bill met with the same fate as it did during the United Front regime.The bill was temporarily disposed off.
The NDA led government was knocked down by the United Progressive Alliance,a coalition government with Congress as its backbone.The Congress realized it was the right time to bring back the bill as it had successfully managed to get through its initial tenure(initial 5 years of government).The Congress did one-hell-of an intelligent move. It did not pass the bill in the Lok Sabha.Instead it did it in Rajya Sabha.The reason is the Lok Sabha has a total of 552 seats and for a bill to become a law,it should possess the backing of 2/3rd of the total strength of a House.In this case,it is 368 seats which is huge.Hence it passed the bill in Rajya Sabha,which has a total strength of 233.So it is enough if nearly 150 MPs voted in favor of the bill.
And to everyone's surprise the bill was successfully passed inspite of stiff opposition from some parties like BSP,SP,RJD,LJP and the Trinamool Congress.In fact,even the main opposition party,the BJP voted in favor of the bill.That must have come as a big sigh of relief to Sonia Gandhi,being a woman herself and the Chairperson of the most powerful political party,the Congress.
According to me, the bill should have been passed much earlier.This is because the top-most and powerful positions are held by women in our country.
Sonia Gandhi,Chairperson of the Congress,the backbone of the ruling alliance.
Pratibha Patil,Honorable President of India.
Meira Kumar,Honorable speaker in the Lok Sabha.
Sushma Swaraj,leader of the opposition in Parliament... to mention a few.
I'm dying to watch if this bill is going to be of any help to the people of India,especially some of the unrecognized and downtrodden women.Will this bill bring about empowerment of women or uplift the status of women in our male-dominated society?This question will not fetch an answer in the near future because the bill has to be passed in the Lower House and it requires the consent of the President.It definitely is going to take some valuable time,which we don't have much.
I personally believe that the passage of the bill will bring about change in India because 33% women in Parliament and state assemblies would mean there will be more women MPs and MLAs who would work for the country and for which 'Mother' India should be proud of.I'm not trying to offend the male counterparts here as they are equally competent. So my point here is that giving equal opportunity to women would prove fruitful for both the country and its people.
Disclaimer:The thoughts and views which I have mentioned above are completely mine and is not intended to hurt anyone.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
'And the award goes to':Kathryn or Cameron
How do you feel when your 'ex' gives you problem on stage?!Sounds different?That is what award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow is doing to James Cameron,her ex-husband.She not only posed as a stiff competitor in the recently held British Academy of Film and Television Arts(BAFTAs) awards but also won the Best Director award for her war-thriller movie,The Hurt Locker.Her movie also piled up awards in other categories such as Best Film,Original Screenplay,Sound,Editing and Cinematography.At the other end,James Cameron took home awards in the Production Design and Special Visual Effects categories for his $237 million(official estimate) sci-fi mega block-buster,Avatar.Other estimates put the cost between $280 million and $310 million for production, and at $150 million for promotion.
The hurt locker,entirely shot in Jordan portrays the lifestyle and mindset of the members of the US ARMY Explosive Ordnance Disposal(EOD) team.This is a war thriller movie showing the tactics used by the Army team in detecting and diffusing bombs.The title is slang for being injured in an explosion, as in 'they sent him to the hurt locker'.
Avatar,set in the year 2154, when humans are mining a precious mineral called unobtanium on Pandora.The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Na'vi.The film's title refers to the genetically engineered Na'vi bodies used by several human characters to interact with the natives of Pandora.
Now everyone's eyes are on the the most prestigious awards,The Oscars.
Kathryn has won 5 BAFTAs and James Cameron 2.
The Hurt Locker has been nominated in the following 9 categories:
Writing (Original Screenplay),
Sound Mixing,
Sound Editing,
Best Picture,
Music (Original Score),
Film Editing,
Directing,
Cinematography,
Actor in a Leading Role.
Avatar has been nominated in the following 9 categories:
Art Direction,
Cinematography,
Directing,
Film Editing,
Music (Original Score),
Best Picture,
Sound Editing,
Sound Mixing,
Visual Effects.
So, as you can see both the movies have been nominated in 9 categories each.These movies have locked horns in 6 categories.I'm dying to see which movie will sweep the Oscars this year.Let us wait and watch....
Friday, March 5, 2010
Vinnaithandi Varuvaya!!
Cast:Simbu,Trisha
Director:Gautham Vasudev Menon
Music Director:A R Rahman
Cinematographer:Manoj Paramahamsa
Art director:Rajeevan
Producer: Udhayanidhi Stalin
I can say that there hasn't been such a light,romantic and feel-good entertainer for the past decade in Tamil cinema.
Jessica(Trisha),a Malayali Christian and Simbu(Karthik),a Hindu live inside the same compound.When Simbu sees Trisha for the first time,he falls for her.But Trisha isn't quite comfortable citing her father's(Babu Antony) non-acceptance as the reason.They try to continue as friends and things change over gradually...
Karthik's friend,Ganesh has donned the comic cap and his one-line dialogues makes you burst into laughter. K S Ravikumar who does a cameo role cruises with ease.
Gautham has come up trumps with his maiden romance flick.He has done a perfect casting and all credits go to him.Kudos to Nalini Sriram,the costume designer as the outfits had been light-colored with a classy urban touch.Art Director Rajeevan is an as'set' for Gautham as he has done a fabulous job. Be it the heritage boat-house or the interiors of Ganesh's house,he has done it with perfection. Music composer A R Rahman has given his best and all songs are chart-busters and they'll surely be this year's top picks. His BGM gives a lively feel and goes down well with the romance.Gautham has given extra freedom for Rahman and ARR has utilized it well. The choreography of 'Hosanna' resembles Gautham's earlier flicks and that gets you a bit boring.
Overall,VTV is an awesomely well-made romance movie.It is light and can make up your weekend if you watch it with your loved ones.
TWO THUMBS UP for VTV!!!!
Rating:4/5 :)
Saturday, February 13, 2010
The Sena-Shah Rukh face-off:How it began?
The Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackarey and King Khan have already had heated exchange of arguments many times over the difference in their so-called 'ideologies'.So a small spark would be enough to light a wild fire between them and that came in the form of IPL-3 auction.
This year's IPL auction began in a great mood with the franchise owners cautiously picking up talented players from different countries.Many Pakistani players were also included in the auction.But none of them were picked up by any of the teams citing their 'unavailability' for the entire season as the reason.Hence strong reactions echoed from PCB officials,Pakistan government and the fans fraternity.
While this was going on on one side,Shah Rukh Khan who is the owner of The Kolkata Knight Riders gave an interview that he was unhappy about the non-inclusion of Pakistani players in the IPL teams.He also said that he was interested in picking up Abdul Razzaq but could not.
The Shiv Sena which was waiting for such comments burst out at Shah Rukh Khan asking him to apologize for such comments. Shah Rukh,who was in NY at that time,refused to do so clarifying that his comments were clean and there was nothing wrong in that.Every Indian felt the same way because it was a Fundamental Right of Speech. The sena even went to the extent of calling him a "traitor" and his Indianness was questioned.Shah Rukh Khan further clarified that 'Arts and Sports' were the best mode of maintaining a healthy relationship with any country and asked the Shiv Sena not to politicize the issue.
The Sena finally got a target:My Name Is Khan(MNIK), Shah Rukh Khan's movie that was planned to be released on feb 12.The Sena sent letters to all multiplex owners threatening them not to screen the movie and if they do so their theaters will be vandalized by the Shiv Sainiks,the emotionally 'strong' and 'sensitive' workers of the Shiv Sena.The sena claims that they cannot be held responsible for the activities of their workers and the reason being that they're not directed and they do it because of the "emotional outburst".
The Maharashtra government then promised to all multiplex owners and the public that full security will be provided during the film's release.In spite of the tight security arrangements, the Sena activists were arrested for inappropriate behavior.Advance bookings were cancelled in many multiplexes.
But on the day of it's release,MNIK had tremendous response from the people.The citizens of Mumbai thronged the theaters to watch their hero set the screen on fire.The movie was set to release in 64 theaters in the metro city but only 13 screened the movie on the opening day.Even Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and his colleagues managed to see the movie on it's first day thus conveying a sense of "NO FEAR" to the people throughout the state.
The King Khan and their fans all over India were happy.
This brave act of the people of Maharashtra sends a strong message to the "divisive" forces of Mumbai that they are not afraid of this kind of violence and they 'do not' stand by those parties that spread hatred among the people.
Well done,Mumbaikars!!!!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
United we stand,divided we fall!
An article in The Hindu starts with these lines:
"It is classroom in January 2012 and the student says there are 29 states in India.The teacher corrects him that the number has increased to 100.If the prevailing situation persists,this could happen."
As the Telangana Rashtriya Samithi(TRS) chief K Chandrashekara Rao was on a fast unto death and the situation in Andhra worsening, the government at the centre had no other option but to 'abide' by his demand for a separate state of Telangana.The Home Minister P Chidambaram immediately announced the initiation of the process of carving out a separate state from Andhra.
As the news spread,violence echoed in West Bengal where the Gorkha community started demanding a separate state of Gorkhaland from West Bengal.They have threatened that they will take to the streets in New Delhi. The 2010 Common Wealth Games are round the corner and this kind of protests will not only be a scar on India's image but will certainly be a security issue. On the other hand,UP Chief Minister Mayawati is demanding the formation of two states,Purvanchal and Bundelkhand.
Why is this type of separation taking place in a diverse country like India where people from various community,speaking different languages survive together?.The main reason behind this separation is 'Selective development' ,'inefficient allocation of funds'and 'ineffective administration'. Mumbai,the financial capital of India is located in Maharashtra.But a remote town called Vidhbhara in the same state is facing neglect.Why is this kind of imbalance?
One way of keeping the states undivided is to offer 'Special Economic Packages' to the under-developed and neglected regions of each state. Then special committees must be formed,reporting directly to the Prime Minister or the Finance Minister,to ensure that those allocated funds are used as intended. These committees must not be answerable to the State Governments.
So separation of states is not the only answer for development because states like Jharkhand,Utharakhand and Chatthisgarh have not developed after their separation. The politicians are doing this for political gain and we must not become victim to this.
Fighting for statehood has to stop and our ideas be put forth 'together' for a bright future!!!
JAIHIND!!!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
A Spoof of Tamil Cinema:Tamizh Padam
Cast:Shiva,Disha Pandey,MS Bhaskar,'Vennira Aadai' Moorthy,Mano Bala,'Paravai' Muniamma.
Direction: CS Amudhan.
Cinematography:Nirav Shah.
Music: Kannan.
Production: Cloud Nine Movies.
As the trailer indicated,'Tamizh Padam' is a spoof on some of the earlier tamil movies.It is the desi version of the 'Scary Movie' series.This kind of an out-and-out spoof movie is new to tamil cinema though some of the spoof TV shows like 'Lollu Sabha' have already won the hearts of the viewers.
The story is a thin line and the debutant director Amudhan has tried to balance the spoofs of all famous movies. The story begins in a village called 'Cinemapatty' where the hero is born. The nattamai had ordered that all boy children be killed because they grow up,migrate to Chennai with a dream of becoming a hero and bring bad name to the village.When Muniamma is about to kill the baby using a 'branded' kallippaal, the child comes up with a punch dialogue and pleads for life.
So 'Paravai' Muniamma brings the child to chennai and finally the child grows up as a hero.The hero's introduction is itself a spoof on 'Chandramukhi'.He starts fighting with the 'goondas' in a typical tamil cinema style. Shiva's(shiva) friends are none other than Siddharth(Mano Bala),Nakul(MS Bhaskar) and Bharath(Murthy) and they are the 'Boys'.
As the story moves on,the hero falls for a girl(Disha Pandey), also in tamil cinema style.But the girl's father has some other plans. If Shiva wants Disha,he has to become a crorepathi. Shiva earns a lot in a time span less than the time taken to prepare 'coffee' for the girl's father with 'Oru Sooravali' in Shankar Mahadevan's powerful voice in the background.
In the second half,Shiva goes to his village to find his parents.How he finds them and fights the 'evil' power in the society forms the remaining part of the story. And the climax has a predictable twist. The movie loses its pace post-interval but picks up near the start of the climax.
Movies like Chandramukhi,Kadhalan,Anniyan,Mozhi are spoofed and the industry big-wigs like Mani Ratnam,Rajnikanth are'nt spared either with some of their movies taking important place in "Tamizh Padam".
Debutant CS Amudhan has taken a bold step and has done a commendable job because it is not easy to enter the cinema field with a spoof movie.Shiva carries the movie on his shoulders and has come up with flying colors with his unique dialogue-delivery style. Mano Bala, Murthy and MS Bhaskar could have been used in a better way but they've done their job well. New-face Disha has passed the litmus test with her facial expression being good. Music Director kannan has given us some foot-tapping music with chart-busters like 'pacha tamizhan' and 'o maha zeeya'.This lad has a bright future in the industry.Nirav Shah has also done a decent job.
Tamizh Padam has no logic in it(Of course you cannot expect logic in a spoof movie!!) but if want to laugh your heart out,go for it!!!
Verdict: 3/5
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