Quotation of the Day

"Life's a bitch, but I can't live without it. "
- yours truly The Maverick

मेरे जैसे - Like Me

भले बुरे सबसे यारी, सबकी व्यथा समझते हो
मदिरालय, तुम भी कुछ कुछ मेरे जैसे लगते हो

न छीना सत्य ने भोलापन, चन्द खिलौना छूते हो
बालक, तुम भी कुछ कुछ मेरे जैसे लगते हो

जाग कर रात भर तुम, जलते बुझते रहते हो
आकाशदीप, तुम भी कुछ कुछ मेरे जैसे लगते हो

नए पुराने धागों से, एक ताना बुनते रहते हो
तन्तुवी, तुम भी कुछ कुछ मेरे जैसे लगते हो

कुछ कुछ ह्रदय समाये, कुछ कुछ रिसते रहते हो
घट, तुम भी कुछ कुछ मेरे जैसे लगते हो

कहते तो हो सत्य सदा पर, सब कुछ सुनते रहते हो
दर्पन, तुम भी कुछ कुछ मेरे जैसे लगते हो

कुछ कुछ पहचाने से, और कुछ अनजाने लगते हो
अजनबी, तुम भी कुछ कुछ मेरे जैसे लगते हो

फूलों की सुगंध हो तो, कांटो की चुभन भी देते हो
उपवन, तुम भी कुछ कुछ मेरे जैसे लगते हो

रुकते बसते नहीं कहीँ पर, निरंतर चलते रहते हो
समय, तुम भी कुछ कुछ मेरे जैसे लगते हो

---- Transliteration ----

Bhale bure sabase yaarii, sabakii vyathaa samajhate ho
Madiraalay, tum bhii kuchh kuchh mere jaise lagate ho

Na chhiinaa saty ne bholaapan, chand khilounaa chhoote ho
Baalak, tum bhii kuchh kuchh mere jaise lagate ho

Jaag kar raat bhar tum, jalate bujhate rahate ho
Aakaashadiip, tum bhii kuchh kuchh mere jaise lagate ho

Naye puraane dhaagon se, yek taanaa bunate rahate ho
Tantuvii, tum bhii kuchh kuchh mere jaise lagate ho

Kuchh kuchh hraday samaaye, kuchh kuchh risate rahate ho
Ghat, tum bhii kuchh kuchh mere jaise lagate ho

Kahate to ho saty sadaa par, sab kuchh sunate rahate ho
Darpan, tum bhii kuchh kuchh mere jaise lagate ho

Kuchh kuchh pahachaane se, aur kuchh anajaane lagate ho
Ajanabii, tum bhii kuchh kuchh mere jaise lagate ho

Phoolon kii sugandh ho to, kaanto kii chubhan bhii dete ho
Upavan, tum bhii kuchh kuchh mere jaise lagate ho

Rukate basate nahiin kahiin par, nirantar chalate rahate ho
Samay, tum bhii kuchh kuchh mere jaise lagate ho

---- Translation -----

Good, bad, you befreind all
Understanding everyone's agony
Jolly taphouse, you really seem to be
Just a little like me

Your spirit survives harsh truth
You reach for the stars twinkly
Dear child, you really seem to be
Just a little like me

You stay awake all through night
Burn, extinguish, flickeringly
Sky lamp, you really seem to be
Just a little like me

You take threads old and new
And keep weaving tirelessly
O weaver, you really seem to be
Just a little like me

You keep it all in your heart
And yet a little oozes free
Earthen pot, you really seem to be
Just a little like me

Although you always tell the truth
You silently listen to all repartee
Mirror, you really seem to be
Just a little like me

You seem to have a familiar face
But are as unknown as can be
Stranger, you really seem to be
Just a little like me

You're the fragrance of a flower fresh
And also the sting of its thorny tree
Garden, you really seem to be
Just a little like me

You don't ever stop or settle down
For anything or anybody
Time, you really seem to be
Just a little like me

Avoiding this movie should be a Basic Instinct too

To tell you the truth, I brought this unto myself. I had read reviews (somehow, I rarely do that) panning Basic Instinct 2. But I had to check it out for myself.

In my defense, these uncharitable reviews didn't think highly of the original either. While it was no great art, I found the original quite entertaining. Thus, I ascribed the harsh reviews to a difference in tastes. And, boy was I mistaken!

The seductress, while pretty hot for someone pushing 50, has neither the looks & charms nor the aggressive innocence that is really part of the main premise. Worse, thereafter everything is downhill. The dialog is badly written, and poorly delivered. The acting is perhaps the worst I have seen in quite a while, and that includes Turistas. There is no spark in the lust. There is no consternation of emotions. There is no profound self-doubt. There is no headstrong faith. Truly, there's no movie.

In all fairness, the plot probably wasn't a complete goner, but the toxic cocktail of bad screenplay, bad direction and bad editing killed it. By the time the obligatory twist in the tale arrives, you are bored out of your mind.

Do yourself a favor: do not be sucked into watching this movie; it is the definition of a catastrophic failure.

Turistas: Don't be taken for a ride

Hmm...I'll keep this short and painless. Someone figured that Hostel did not have enough naked women. That someone also thought that American teens don't go to Europe that often anymore, that Brazil is the new Europe. Hence Turistas was born. A complete waste of time.