Aarambh hai prachand

Cost of a Hindi to English dictionary - INR 200 

Being able to understand Piyush Mishra's poetry (Gulal) - PRICE LESS

Hindi cinema has finally evolved from sheer fleeting escapist cinema to being more meaningful and real. Change is finally here. And yes i am and will always be a little biased towards Anurag Kashyap for his sheer genius and for his his conceptual and creative ability. I've seen two of his recent movies Dev D & Gulal and have become an ardent fan. What i like most about his work is he treats me, the viewer with more respect and makes me think. He doesn't spell it all out for me like what other movie directors do, simply treat the viewer as a dumb fuck! Music and lyrics play such an integral part in his movies, for instance Dev D was a musical not in the true sense of the word but if you've seen the movie you'd know what i mean. The first half of the movie barely has dialogues, the story moves forward with just the music and lyrics. Similarly in Gulal, he weaves magic with Piush Mishra's outstanding and inspirational poetry and Raja Chaudhary's story. If you haven't seen the movie please do. And how can i not mention Kay Kay's exemplary performance, the guy deserves a standing ovation for his performance. 

I am yet to get my hands on No Smoking and Black Friday and of course cant wait for Paanch to release. 

Some of my favourite lines from Gulal... 

(Aisi Saza)

Jeevan ki rahon mein aana ya jaana,

Bata ke nahi hota hai,

Jaate kahin hai magar jaante naa,

Ki aana wahin hota hai,

Khone ki zid mein yeh kyu bhoolte ho,

Ki paana bhi hota hai... 

(Aarambh hai prachand) 

Jeet ki hawas nahi, kisi pe koi vash nahi,

Kya zindagi hai thokaro pe maar do,

Maut anth hai nahi to maut se bhi kyu dare?

Yeh jaake aasmaan mein dahaad do...

Jis kavi ki kalpana mein zindagi ho prem geet,

Uss kavi ko aaj tum nakaar do...