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All fire and some smokeThis review is only for those who have seen the movie, since the movie is not about its plot. As the first sequences of No Smoking end, with K (John Abraham) predictably asking the Russian soldier for a light and being shot, one was wondering which direction the film would take; at that point I was thinking I hope there isn’t more of similar predictable smart-alec stuff. I

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Hanfcrafted to PerfectionSe7en was gray, sharp, ominous and clever. Fight Club upped the ante: edgier, faster, gruesome and visceral. There were other films that came and went before, after and in between. With his latest, Zodiac, David Fincher has quite possibly, made his masterpiece.Zodiac, a pseudonym under which a serial killer sent letters to San Francisco Chronicle, terrorized the city of

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Waltair is one of the oldest names of a town/city by the sea.Only after leaving behind twenty two years of uneventful birth,adolescence full of mirth,wasted flush of youth and love's labour lost did i realise how much it was inside my being.There are two kinds of people in this world , in today's digital world i suppose generalisations can only be binary ,ones who have lived by the sea and ones

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Under a cloudless sky he was dark and drainedThe brooding calmness of his wavesBetray the tumultuous currents whirling withinDespite knowing she wont be there tonightHe waits laying himself bareHis heart leaping to his eyes expectantly as clouds partDervish, his ebb and flowSway to the whims of her presenceHer presence an eternal transience From the most refulgent orbWaxing the brightest light in

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Does history lure writers to romance it or are the archaeologists and subsequent chroniclers of times buried under indifference and progress quintessentially romantic?The question even more pertinent if the subject of the historian/writer's affection is sport,one of the most vital human functions over which we have not resorted to "large scale" killing of our fellow men.Ramachandra Guha's quite

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Many hail the liberalization of our country a decade and a half ago for the cushioning comforts it has bestowed upon our lives and hark back to make comparisons with rightfully demonised License Raj that was the third child the great lady gave us along with Jekyll and Hyde. But looking deeper beyond the gloss into how our country has changed, more specifically our culture and lifestyle and how

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Intoxication is good, especially the kind when you have cosmic air circulating inside you. Noise in its truest sense is quarantined and hence allows for an interplay or jugalbandi between the senses and the mind, where the nuances are appreciated in the most mundane inanities and profound sensibilities. Each of the senses is at its receptive best: music never sounds more crystal, words are never

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January has been a hectic month for Bollywood and for the viewers because of the spate of high profile releases.The arrival of the multplex which provides so many screens has made this possible for filmakers(especially the smaller ones) .But alas though smaller filmakers have found financers and screens for their films the quality remains to be abysmally low.But what is most disconcerting is the

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The first impressions of Kolkata on my second visit here was the very striking resemblance of its physical landscape to my native Kerala.The presence of many small waterbodies and wild greenery (as opposed to the manicured lawns of Delhi) is very similar to places in Kerala. Another similarity, which was a homecoming of sorts for my taste buds, is the easy availability of rice and fish curry,

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As the kite glided into its ascent with increasing speed the sea of men and their dwellings were reduced to infinitesimal unrecognizable dots. In the larger realms of galactic space and time which us humans have deciphered (only partly though) through our faculties which separate us from other known life forms, we are but a blip, our existence, struggles and achievements as individuals and as a

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A city differs from another in its ability to excite the different people inside you. A mild case of multiple personality disorder that everyone has. Nobody is monochrome. I have been in Mumbai for a week. Bangalore pampers the idler –who-hates- to-sweat kind of person in me. It’s always the right weather for sitting in your dad’s easy chair, watching the rain and smoking a cigarette while

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After the copyright warning, there is another warning on the DVD. This warning is from Tyler Durden, and is only there for a second. "If you are reading this then this warning is for you. Every word you read of this is useless fine print is another second off your life. Don't you have other things to do? Is your life so empty that you honestly can't think of a better way to spend these moments?

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Yesterday as I was turning the pages of history I came across two corpses They were from a time whose images were blurred Though the ravages of the blowing winds had them disfigured I recognised that they were but me half a decade ago There is no pity in my heart but a disquieting feeling In coming years will I again accost corpses? And would they be me of this day and of this age

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The last weekend was a very memorable one; I attended my first film festival. I was only used to reading about such things in newspapers during my 22 years in Vizag and two years in Lucknow. It was a festival called Yesterday, which was a collection of twelve films by great masters of the yesteryears. Each auteur through his oeuvre depicted the life and times of a particular cross section of

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As he slipped out of his huge bed, he was feeling tired. Like always he had had a deep sort of drug induced sleep (B School seems so far away) that left him exhausted. He wanted to think about what he dreamt, but the big presentation he had to make bobbed its head over the out of the top of the deep well in which his work life lay after 5.30 p.m. everyday. He found something interesting in the

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Date: 19/06/04 Day: Saturday Time: 1800hrs Place: Forum Shopping Mall, Bangalore Spaghetti Straps, Tank Tops, Wrinkle Free Chinos, Low Waist Sand Blasted Denims and Attitudinal T-Shirts dot the retailscape. Everybody was undergoing his or her own session of “Retail Therapy”, the latter a word coined by the biggest peddlers of pop shit: The Times of India. These are the Times in India

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Since Ayn Rand and Russell i was always looking for some profund philosophical thought to hit me while i was reading something.But the book i have just finished "Memoirs of a Geisha" along with "An Equal Music " and " The Golden Gate" have rekindled my love for fiction. "Memoirs .... creates and entire world of its own and i was transported into it....They say all good writers posses this

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My first impression of this dilapidated relic of a city,passing off as an excuse of a state capital,evoked a mixture of claustrophobia and wonder.The sheeer number of people overwhelmed me. The more interactions i had in the city the more i could undertsand the reason UP is part of the infamous BIMARU group.The most striking aspect about this place is the lack of intelligence/efficiency of the

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What the heck dad, we stop for today. Come on, just because you’re having a good day and I’m not doesn’t mean we go on playing till eternity" said Vikrant, dripping with sweat, exasperated and with his hands on hips. Commander.Vishal Singh walked over to the other side of the TT table with a condescending smile put his hand around his son's shoulder and took him into the sauna. Playing with dad

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Languages and their nuances always interested me and I feel I have a natural felicity in picking them up. France and the French language have always enchanted me. So I enrolled in the French classes which started from today on campus. I entered late into the class and the teacher was a short, plump, loudly dressed, middle -aged woman .But she opened her and she took me to my younger days.

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Oscar Wilde had coined the word "Dude" and it meant duds with attitude (duds+attitude).

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Shree was feeling really fresh and vibrant since he woke up early on that eventful day.His coaching classes for French were starting that day and had hence he got up at five fifteen.Unused to waking up so early in his past hree years at the hostel,he had never really savoured the joys of sunrise.Twas the tenth of October and the weather was heavenly.The faintly cold wind that was blowing and the

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Funny Boner: Hey Jai howz it going between u and ur gurl. Everyday Jai: Well...absolutely great since both us bought a Reliance phone....one number is free.........so we talk all dayyyyyyyyy. Funny Boner:(To himself) ;-) Oh! Thats what Dr.Phil meant on the other day on Oprah when he said "you have to invest a lot in a relationship!!!! Babe: Darling,I love birds ,do you? Funny Boner:Yup

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What I did this summer This summer was as i said earlier a paid vacation.read quite a few books .The best one i have read over the last few months is "Golden Gate " by Vikram Seth. Its absolutely lucid and just flows through. Read another of Seth's after coming back to campus "An Equal Music", twas good too. The wonderful thing about Seth is his absolutely unassuming style of writing ,

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Love at Old Post Office Bus Stop Been a long time since i last wrote something.Actually never been so jobless.Xams chal rahe hain.the only other time i was so jobless was during my summer project at bangalore ,which was a paid vacation. Twas in a way like summers as a kid .. each summmer was about a fascination for a new game played at a neighbour's place and pestering...mom to buy it ....

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Bangalore-Hedonism's Global Flotsam(Borrowed) Its been two long months since i have been in Bangalore and since travelogues are the order of the day(Gaurav,Pushkar) i thought id write one myself. The moment one says Bangalore M.G.Road and Brigade Road spring into my peripheral vision.The two most happening streets in India ,if i may dare say so are the Bangalore's leitmotifs.Infact if one takes

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The young male's attraction to older women- A physico-analytical study Warning:The following article has explicit material .. read at your own risk During my recent discussions with a female friend an interesting question cropped up"why are young males (15 to 25.. or even more..) attracted to older women" or rather why do they always top the sexual fantasy charts. Well the reasons according to

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Signs&Science The last few times i went to church i kinda had a feeling that i was going through the motions.I questioned myself as to why i went to church . the answer was obvious i was just being plain selfish . i wanted myself and my family to happy.so i went to church from the time i was knee high lest i might incur god's wrath. Closer introspection of a few things said in the bible and

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Langoor Ke Mooh Mein Angoor-A Critical Analysis Well... i have been in Bangalore since the past 20 days and have been doing what most men candidly admit ..LETCHING.. The twins MG and Brigade Roads being my favourite(..rather only) haunts..During my many visits to the place i cudnt but help notice how most of the girls came with their boyfirends in tow. While the girls were of exceptional beauty

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Treastise on Men+Women- Part Deux Mmmmmmm ..well after the mixed reactions to the famous/infamous "Teddy Bear Theory" i thought id put the second part of my treatise on men +women relationships into words.Actually floyd was playing a few mintues back in the background but then to get the feel i switched back to my song of the season "aye udi udi ". There is something in that song and video that

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Know love, know happiness No love, no happiness

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