Nowadays when I watch a film, I realized I really get into it, meaning I just focus on the film. Maybe because I have been so busy this year that watching a film actually takes me to another world. Which was not the case before...unusually.
Anyway, recently I watched CDI again. It was really great to watch it after a long time. My favorite part of the film is the McDonald's fight before interval. It wasn't just funny but also had an emotional feel to it. All these girls from different states who could not stand each other, suddenly stand up for each other and fight those flirting boys. You get united in the worst of situations.
Although I have watched this film a couple of times but trust me, each and every game of the tournament covered in the film STILL makes me nervous. Just like I get nervous for any KKR match. I don't know why this happens though because even while watching it the first time in theater, it had a predictable climax (seriously you think Australia would have won??) so I don't know. If you watch this film from start to ending or second half to ending, you just get engrossed in the story.
I loved the girls a lot in this film. Each has their own problems..problems that have a long term solution. Whether it's Vidya, who goes against her husband and his family to join the camp; or Gul, who is battling the pressure to live up to her whole clan's fame in hockey; or Bindiya's tension with her best friend, Gunjan because Gunjan urges her to play as directed by Coach Kabir; or even Bindiya's ego issues with the sudden game changes set out by Coach Kabir.
Even Coach Kabir has his own issues. Besides looking deliciously sexy with a beard and sending off orgasm alerts to the girls, he waits 7 years for his opportunity to turn things around for himself. Having been tagged as a traitor just because he misses a goal against Pakistan, resulting in defeat, he has to wipe off the bad name. After being driven away from the neighborhood where he had spent all of his life, Kabir is shown to get back home after coaching his team of females to World Cup victory. The nation then hails him and his whole hockey career, forgetting that single defeat which put him in 7 years of misery. How easy is it for us to bring someone up and down right?
The most amusing character was Balbir, the hot headed Punjabi girl. How much she changes during the camp and championship was amazing. Sometimes the opportunities we get have more than one positives for us. So I guess it is best to never let go of a opportunity.
You know I don't consider CDI as one of Shah Rukh's best performances. It is a great film indeed but it succeeds for me due to the girls more. And I believe Shah Rukh's best films are those where he plays a totally challenging role. This was not challenging, in fact, I'd like to believe he had opportunity to play a role of a teacher. Remember he said that if he wasn't an actor, he'd be a teacher? That was his opportunity here. And he nailed it for sure.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
What's going on?
It's been a while since I have written anything about Shah Rukh. Well of course there have not been anything new that would be worthy of a mention on this blog. Just kidding, I have been lazy, that's all.
I have been missing him ever since he left twitter, feels like as if I've been cutoff from a big portion of my life. I know, I shouldn't be feeling like this because there was a pre-Twitter time as well. But guess what? I'm spoiled. And I can't help but not miss him. I do respect his decision to stay away from social networks and let his team sort out everything. But I am a fan of the man himself, not his team. It's alright, life will go on anyway.
So IPL started with KKR winning their first game and losing the second. By now, I should be used to everything (as usual) but a defeat is a defeat. I hate losing. It is one of the worst feelings ever, makes me wanna cry. Here's hoping they improve in the coming matches.
I actually feel very blah as I write this. I feel very empty. Past few weeks, I have been busy organizing my facebook pages that are dedicated to him of course and also creating what I had initiated 2 years back, the playgirl magazine. It is finished and published online. Took me a lot of time, thinking and hard work to create it. It is something very new for me because I personally have never looked at Shah Rukh and think, "oh he's so sexy and handsome" until very recently. So it is quite an amateur like edition and I kept Shah Rukh's own dignity in mind while creating it. I admit, I had plenty of times where feelings started arousing for him (but I controlled and still don't envy Gauri) because he is really God's best creation and the first man whom I have explored so much via images. LOL I know this sounds damn awkward but if you were in my shoes, trust me, you would feel the same.
I will confess another thing, I love hunting for his photos online, older photos. Then I dump it all in my facebook page, RetroSRK. It is fun to discover the many events he attended over the years. He has been associated with so many brands, causes, etc. It feels like an event in India is incomplete without his presence. He's the eye candy of every event he graces with his presence.
Oh yes, I never wrote about my mini SRK center. It actually is shamefully very mini, considering how long I have been his fan. There are selected DVD's, actually nearly complete collection from 2004 onwards. Posters too which I haven't put up yet. The OSO ones would be hung before in our garage but not anymore...we've moved too frequently in recent years. The autographed Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi CD is still in its original bubble envelope. I still cannot forget, Jan 24, 2009 when it had arrived, TOTALLY unexpected and it was not even something I was eager to win. A wise friend has said it right, when you don't expect, that's when things start happening. Anyway, then I have this Ra.One journal that I have filled with a few newspaper articles and tons of pictures. Those pictures are my favorites. I chose them carefully over the last 5 years. Of course, Shah Rukh's gift is still with me, a little vial of perfume that is now discontinued. I also kept the envelope in which I would have put a letter for him and mailed it but I never did because I was confused about his address and I still am. Theater ticket stubs, magazines, a dard-e-disco decorative plate, books, all are in there. I am shocked they all fit in, considering how small the center itself is. I will keep improving it as much as I can.
What else am I missing? I have been fangirling even today over that JTHJ video chat where he answered two of my questions. Oh my, he made me fall in love with my own name. My family tells me that Shah Rukh knows me well by now and I can't help but laugh. I am just one fan in the crowd of millions. Seriously I am an ordinary fan, not following or leading, but just lost. Yes, I am lost in his fandom. It is most of the time, big, boring, too competitive, always demanding, you need to watch your words to avoid embarrassment and rude too (I am too sensitive). Best to keep shut or just take a break or be independent. I try to be independent as much as I can. Actually I no longer even talk about him in the social networks I am a part of. I don't know why but I am losing interest from this too big of a crowd.
God knows when Chennai Express will release, I still await for a official announcement. No promo yet either. Just a new still recently came out which reminded me of Koyla for a few reasons. I love the whole excitement when a movie's promo comes out or the release date is approaching. I have already collected pictures and videos to celebrate Shah Rukh and Deepika's pair. Can't wait to post them and free space from my computer!
Well, guess time for me to get back to my work...until another time, bye.
I have been missing him ever since he left twitter, feels like as if I've been cutoff from a big portion of my life. I know, I shouldn't be feeling like this because there was a pre-Twitter time as well. But guess what? I'm spoiled. And I can't help but not miss him. I do respect his decision to stay away from social networks and let his team sort out everything. But I am a fan of the man himself, not his team. It's alright, life will go on anyway.
So IPL started with KKR winning their first game and losing the second. By now, I should be used to everything (as usual) but a defeat is a defeat. I hate losing. It is one of the worst feelings ever, makes me wanna cry. Here's hoping they improve in the coming matches.
I actually feel very blah as I write this. I feel very empty. Past few weeks, I have been busy organizing my facebook pages that are dedicated to him of course and also creating what I had initiated 2 years back, the playgirl magazine. It is finished and published online. Took me a lot of time, thinking and hard work to create it. It is something very new for me because I personally have never looked at Shah Rukh and think, "oh he's so sexy and handsome" until very recently. So it is quite an amateur like edition and I kept Shah Rukh's own dignity in mind while creating it. I admit, I had plenty of times where feelings started arousing for him (but I controlled and still don't envy Gauri) because he is really God's best creation and the first man whom I have explored so much via images. LOL I know this sounds damn awkward but if you were in my shoes, trust me, you would feel the same.
I will confess another thing, I love hunting for his photos online, older photos. Then I dump it all in my facebook page, RetroSRK. It is fun to discover the many events he attended over the years. He has been associated with so many brands, causes, etc. It feels like an event in India is incomplete without his presence. He's the eye candy of every event he graces with his presence.
Oh yes, I never wrote about my mini SRK center. It actually is shamefully very mini, considering how long I have been his fan. There are selected DVD's, actually nearly complete collection from 2004 onwards. Posters too which I haven't put up yet. The OSO ones would be hung before in our garage but not anymore...we've moved too frequently in recent years. The autographed Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi CD is still in its original bubble envelope. I still cannot forget, Jan 24, 2009 when it had arrived, TOTALLY unexpected and it was not even something I was eager to win. A wise friend has said it right, when you don't expect, that's when things start happening. Anyway, then I have this Ra.One journal that I have filled with a few newspaper articles and tons of pictures. Those pictures are my favorites. I chose them carefully over the last 5 years. Of course, Shah Rukh's gift is still with me, a little vial of perfume that is now discontinued. I also kept the envelope in which I would have put a letter for him and mailed it but I never did because I was confused about his address and I still am. Theater ticket stubs, magazines, a dard-e-disco decorative plate, books, all are in there. I am shocked they all fit in, considering how small the center itself is. I will keep improving it as much as I can.
What else am I missing? I have been fangirling even today over that JTHJ video chat where he answered two of my questions. Oh my, he made me fall in love with my own name. My family tells me that Shah Rukh knows me well by now and I can't help but laugh. I am just one fan in the crowd of millions. Seriously I am an ordinary fan, not following or leading, but just lost. Yes, I am lost in his fandom. It is most of the time, big, boring, too competitive, always demanding, you need to watch your words to avoid embarrassment and rude too (I am too sensitive). Best to keep shut or just take a break or be independent. I try to be independent as much as I can. Actually I no longer even talk about him in the social networks I am a part of. I don't know why but I am losing interest from this too big of a crowd.
God knows when Chennai Express will release, I still await for a official announcement. No promo yet either. Just a new still recently came out which reminded me of Koyla for a few reasons. I love the whole excitement when a movie's promo comes out or the release date is approaching. I have already collected pictures and videos to celebrate Shah Rukh and Deepika's pair. Can't wait to post them and free space from my computer!
Well, guess time for me to get back to my work...until another time, bye.
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