Tamasha- Movie Review

Imtiaz Ali, the director
has given us many good pics
the movie had favourite  lead players as well
so off I went to the theatre to see 'Tamasha"
and got not just fun & entertainment but much more!

If the first half set in Corsica  was more of typical 'Bolywood'
fun, frolic,dance in exotic foriegn locales
the second half, back home  is gripping, insightful
and if you can imbibe the message
I dare say, life transforming.....

While in Corsica, lead players
agree to be  free of formalities
let  their hair down and just have fun
without a care,without even knowing
their real names and agreeing never to meet again...

Returning  home, hero, Ved is back to a routine corporate job
fitting in, following the rules to the teeth
respectful to the boss and his chiding
and it is business as usual,
until...

Who is the real Ved?
the one that was in Corsica
or the one back in India?
How many of us have a lot of Ved in us
just going through the motions
speaking, reacting or laughing as per the norm
not of our free will...

It's good to see movies that set you thinking
rolling out  from the 'Bollywood' stables
is the industry slowly coming of age?
don't know for sure, maybe with time
but, 'Tamasha' is one movie
that stole my head and heart...

Kudos to  Imtiaz, Deepika and Ranbir
to Vivek Mushran who played boss
to all who contributed before and behind camera
of this enjoyable, insightful  film!

Captivating Lines from Here and There- 4

• Marketing is so basic that it cannot be considered a separate function.It is the whole business seen from the pont of view of its final result, that is customers' point of view. Concern and responsibility for marketing must therefore permeate all areas of the enterprise- Peter Drucker, Management Guru
• Champions are made from something they have deep within them- a desire, a dream, a vision.They have to have the will and the skill.But the will must be stronger than the skill- Muhammad Ali, Boxer 
• The service of India means the service of the millions who suffer. It means ending of poverty, ignorance, disease and inequality of opportunity - Jawaharlal Nehru
• The man who really wants to do something  finds a way, other man finds an excuse.
• You must have a vision of the future in order for the future to surprise you, for without visions life dwindles into rituals and repetition. A future that merely repeats the present can never be surprising.
• Find a job you love and you will never work again
• The business of business is people. If you forget that basic truth, you can close the doors of your business right now! - Lawrie.A.Broedling,TQM expert
• We are CEOs of our own companies: Me company. Our most important job in business today is to be head Marketer for a brand called 'You' - Tom Peters, management Thinker & Author 

For background to posting these quotes, see 

http://rajeevianlinesandverses.blogspot.in/2015/10/captivating-lines-ffrom-here-and-there.html

Captivating Lines from Here and There- 3

•      Every Event that baffles you today had its seed in an intention yesterday
•      By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you will be happy. If you get a bad one, you will become a philosopher- Socrates
•     What is team spirit? It is nothing but a collective desire to win- Kapil Dev,Cricketeer
•     If you give people goals that are too difficult, they will get discouraged, if their      goals are too easy, you will drain their self-esteem- Ken Blanchard,Author&        Management expert      
•   Often the arrogant are difficult to recognize at first because they do not exhibit   this  to those who are important to them- Philip.B. Crosby, Quality Guru
•    Individual  learning is in a sense irrelevant to the organization. What sets apart  great organizations is their immense ability to raise their learning and their  capabilities collectively as an organization.
•   Indians love to be strategic; they love the big idea but the execution part tends to  get messed up. Strategizing also requires an ability to execute, to direct, to  monitor and articulate the strategy into a set of tasks. That point is missed totally-  Ted Turner, Director, Systems, Pentaff
•    Stop writing other person’s life scripts. Focus on your own script.They will find  their way- Sister Shivani, Brahmakumaris
•   Accept everything. Resistance only makes the nondesired thing even more  powerful- sister Shivani,Brahmakumaris

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Beyond Boundaries

Everything said and done
free birds love flying
beyond boundaries

Poetry, music, cricket
beyond copy book
beyond the notes
beyond restrictions of  five,seven, five....

It's a Pity!

It’s a pity that you neither had

the courage or the conviction

to speak out your real feelings,

thoughts and opinions

It’s a pity that you had to wait 13 years

to speak- to communicate

It’s a pity that you chose instead

to ruin 13 years of your life and mine...

Communication is the essence

of any relationship

a platform that clears, clarifies

and removes misunderstanding

It’s a pity that your closed nature shut out

the very life blood of life

At least now after 13 years,

I am able to understand

the reasons for your weird behaviour

the pendulum swings in mood

the self-destructing demeanour

Perhaps there is a purpose in

Your being what you are

And my being what I am

May God give you strength and wisdom

to know the truth, not half truths

to truly open up and communicate…

Captivating Lines From Here and There- 2

• It is not people that are a company's principal asset, it is the enthusiasm of its people- Jack Welch, former CEO General Electric
• A good worker takes his work and not himself seriously
• A man with one watch knows what time it is.A man with two watches is not sure.Most of our institutions have too many watches
• If I had 8 hours to chop a tree, I would spend 6 hours sharpening my axe
• The past is history; the future is a mystery and this moment is a gift.That is why it is called" "the present"
• People with humility don't think less of themselves. They think less about themselves.
• We shape our habits; then our habits shape us- Stephen Covey
• The secret of success on the job is to work as though you were working for yourself-  Lair Rebeiro
• The service of India means the service of millions who suffer. It means ending of poverty, ignorance, disease and inequality of opportunity- Jawaharlal Nehru
• The sign on the door of opportunity says "PUSH".
• Be kind to unkind people, they need it the most.
• The only disability in life is a bad attitude- Scott Hamilton

For background to posting these quotes, see http://rajeevianlinesandverses.blogspot.in/2015/10/captivating-lines-ffrom-here-and-there.html

The Intern- 2015 (Movie Review)

Wary of English films these days

which almost invariably seem

to be dipped in violence & the macabre

I stay yards away; occasionally reminiscing of

the older movies that had so much more

 variety of subjects and content  …

On a strong recommendation though

after a gap of very many years

I set out to watch the “The Intern”

with spouse in tow

The title role essayed by a veteran

 “The Intern” did not disappoint

Instead it reminded me, of earlier times

a period of nostalgia, when I, an Indian

had watched so many Hollywood movies!

An old man of seventy

bored of being inactive

Jumps at a chance offered

by new policy of a company

to appoint a  senior citizen ‘intern’

The protagonist’s experiences

of handling office politics once again

 of taking on challenges of still being relevant

and being  involved in the lives of younger people

all make  for interesting, engrossing viewing

The movie leaves you inspired

and smiling all the way

with an “All’s well” climax

Kudos to the director, Nancy Meyers

To lead players Robert de Nero, Anne Hathaway

To everyone who contributed

to my two hour happiness!