Peaking our interest

Where movies are concerned, the only thing that seems to interest the world is a `scandal in the wind'. We thrive on trivia and lose focus on the real thing. A film journalist is often torn between moral ethics and worldly demands. He or she has a job to do, but most often the interview ends up not the way it started out. A good interview brings out a new facet instead of repeating itself. Millions of questions can be asked, but unfortunately the most common ones are used. This causes boredom and kills the actual essence of the personality. Hype overcomes sense and so much gets lost in translation.

LOVE AAJ KAL

An ultra modern couple living in London, who start going around after a lot of flirting, and even part ways by throwing a break up party, are very much believable in todays time. Though, few might differ with my point of view. Saif (Jai) & Deepika (Meera) do not want to get into a long distance, and therefore part ways. The loveable Rishi Kapoor (Old Veer Singh), who is the owner of a cafe where Saif & Deepika hangout a lot, though, disagrees that long distance relationships are not possible, and so, narrates his own love story to saif, and takes the audience into the 1960's era directed incredibly well by Imtiaz.

Rather, the old eastman color love between Saif, who also plays the role of the young Rishi Kapoor, and Giselle Monteiro (Harleen Kaur) is what makes you feel as if craving to be in the shoes of Veer Singh. The debutant Giselle (name cant be verified, as the producers have still kept her under wraps as a mystery) is a breath of fresh air and looks elegant and gorgeous, and makes a mark with just her expressions.

The songs are excellent, specially the one sung by Mohit Chauhan, and also Chor Bazaari which is the most popular out of the entire soundtrack. Though, Imtiaz has failed to position these songs in the movie successfully. You would find many songs out of place. One of the biggest flaws in the movie on part of the director.

Something different

The French have cheese, the Russians vodka, the Americans are known for being loud tourists, the Germans for their beer, and we indians have the movies (and cricket, but then cricketers also hanker to be in the movies!)

We live, eat, breathe movies. In fact, characters from the movies have become enmeshed with our real lives. How many children have grown up being afraid of Gabbar Singh ? Such is the power of this character that you get nightmares just thinking about the suppressed violence in his laughter.