My fav's

I was just reading the new top 100 hollywood movies list that has come out for year 2007. So I got to thinking that I should pen down my absolute favorites, or rather movies that I think are must-watch and classics and cannot be missed. In my view these were the ground breaking movies in their own time.

So have come up with a list of my all time favorite Hindi and English movies’ list.

English:

Sound of Music
Benhur
Gone with the wind
My fair lady
One flew over the cuckoo’s nest
Godfather-1
Titanic
Jurassic Park
Pretty woman
City Lights
Shawshank Redemption
Forrest Gump
Dances with the wolves
Schindler’s List
It’s a wonderful life
Life is beautiful
To kill a mocking bird
12 Angry men
The Sting
Mackenna’s gold
The good, the bad, the ugly
Finding Nemo
Gods must be crazy

Hindi:

Bandini
Devdas (old one)
Madhumati
Shree 420
Jaagte Raho
Pyaasa
Sholay
Chupke Chupke
Golmaal
Jaane bhi do yaaron
Mr.India
Ijaazat
Lamhe
Hum dil de chuke sanam
Black
Silsila
Anand
Navrang
Sparsh
Masoom
Lagaan
Dil Chahta hai
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge
Rang De Basanti

26 going on 27….!!

Difficult – that is what it is to digest that I have crossed the early twenties mark and entered the late twenties zone. Well, how different am I today from what I was maybe a month ago, or 6 months ago or maybe a year ago. With every birthday, we don't just age, we evolve. This way, the birthday stops being a numbers game and instead a nod to one's state of being. I've come to think of the birthday as a personal New Year's Day, an opportunity to reflect on the previous year and to set intentions for the next one.

I think turning 26 was an eye-opener of sorts, that the clock is ticking and there is so much more to do and is there enough time? It’s a little intimidating to think that I am so close to the number 30 – just 3 more years to go.

Well the last year was very important and eventful for me, what with me getting married and all – so it was a year very well spent. I am definitely looking forward to this year, with new goals and ambitions and hopes to achieve many more milestones.

I started out to write this blog about how I spent the last weekend of my 26^th year and how I celebrated my birthday – but got caught up in a web of thoughts. Anyway, to keep in line with the intent of this blog, last weekend was a great camping trip to a place called chain-o-lakes. I had a lot of my friends with me and we had a great time. The weather was just about perfect for camping.

On the 8^th of june, after setting up the tents and finishing up with dinner cooked on the grill, we walked to pier of the lake to watch the stars. So I completed my 26^th year sitting by the lake in the moonlit night, gazing at the stars, until the clock struck 12.

It was a great ending to the 26^th year and a more than perfect beginning to my 27^th!!

-Moi

Shrek3 and Cheeni Kum

I saw two movies on consecutive days – Shrek 3 and Cheeni Kum.

Shrek 3 was a very sweet, short movie. It does not disappoint. It is a delight to watch Shrek and Fiona and the donkey ( I am not a big fan of the puss ). Anyways it was way better than Shrek 2 but of course not as good as Shrek 1.

Last night watched the movie Cheeni Kum starring Big B and Tabu. It was a wonderful movie. I mean they have amazing chemistry between them. A 64-year old man flirting with a 34-year old woman did not seem tacky at all. Beautiful direction with great performances from both Bacchan and Tabu, made the first half of the movie a delight to watch. Big B at this age also looks debonair, with or without a ponytail and Tabu looks beautiful. The second half was an anti-climax though, I was expecting that the movie would get better and more hilarious what with Paresh Rawal coming in after the interval – but somehow it did not rise up to the expectations.

But the attempt at making a different movie was successful. And you do get tickled seeing the romance between Tabu and Big B, both of them carry off their roles with grace and charm. I would say this movie is a must-watch.