Rafi, Reshammiya and rickshaw ride
...Himesh ne to hume aise hi badnamm kar diya hai. Main to bus purane gaane sunta hoon.(Himesh has ruined our reputation. i listen to only old songs)He told me as the rickshaw crossed the green signal. Hmm.I smiled. The fm radio was on. Music started playing...Ye gaana kaun sa hai batayiye zara(do u know the song ? )...Even before I could think...he started singing...kya hua tera vaada (the song..)...philm hum kisi se kum nahi se hai(from the film Hum kisi se kam nahi)...he again started with Mohd Rafi...kya hua tera vaada... Haan,ye mera bhi pasandida gana hai.Aaj apne channel pe is gaane ko hamne bhi bajaya tha.(Ya, I also like the song. we played the same song on our channel today) Par aaj Rafisaab ka kuch hai kya ? 31 july hai na aaj ?(today is 31st july na?something to do with rafisaab?) Haan,aaj....
Rafi, Reshammiya and rickshaw ride
...Himesh ne to hume aise hi badnamm kar diya hai. Main to bus purane gaane sunta hoon.(Himesh has ruined our reputation. i listen to only old songs)He told me as the rickshaw crossed the green signal. Hmm.I smiled. The fm radio was on. Music started playing...Ye gaana kaun sa hai batayiye zara(do u know the song ? )...Even before I could think...he started singing...kya hua tera vaada (the song..)...philm hum kisi se kum nahi se hai(from the film Hum kisi se kam nahi)...he again started with Mohd Rafi...kya hua tera vaada... Haan,ye mera bhi pasandida gana hai.Aaj apne channel pe is gaane ko hamne bhi bajaya tha.(Ya, I also like the song. we played the same song on our channel today) Par aaj Rafisaab ka kuch hai kya ? 31 july hai na aaj ?(today is 31st july na?something to do with rafisaab?) Haan,aaj....
ramu's Lust VS big b's Love = KJo wins it!!
(SPOILERS AHEAD - wouldnt matter anyway. Anyone can guess it.) The girl wearing a mini-skirt enters the room. Sits on a sofa and puts her legs on the sofa next to her step-dad's. Her step-dad looks at her legs,the mini skirt is revealing lot more. Girl's mom enters the room and asks the girl to sit properly.In the next scene,the step-dad peeps into his step-daughter's room while she is changing her clothes. No, this is not Nishabd. But Pedro Almodovar's Volver. In Nishabd, Jiah's long legs are all over the place. Skimpy clothes. Wet also. But Vijay(AB...yes,yes Vijay again) feels love,life & philosophy. No sex. No lust. He doesnt even look at them once. And strange, he still feels guilty about it. Whats more, Big B lectures like an Agony Uncle instead. What he should have done, what he did and what he shouldnt have done. ....
Aur phir ?
Dil ne kuch yun kaha, aur main sab chor kar nikal pada, is shahar ke kuch kankad, kuch patthar, aur kuch lamhoon ko bakshe me bharkar, us shahar ki aur chal pada. Sabne pucha,par kidhar chala, kyun chala ? dil ne aakhir aisa kya kaha? Main kuch soch me pad gaya, dil ki sacchi baatein kis kisse kehta, har kisi ko ek naye kahani kah gaya. Wo shahar bhi accha tha,log bhi bure na they, naukri bhi acchi thi,zindagi bhi khoob thi. Aur phir ? Phir dil ne kuch yun kaha, aur main sab chor kar nikal pada. Kuch ne kaha ye ugta suraj tha, ab to samjho dhal hi gaya, ziddi saala apni zid me fisal gaya. Kehne ka silsila kuch yun hi chala, Ye udta parinda aasman me bhatak gaya, shayad kisi ke pyaar me atak gaya. Bahutoon....
Suicide
Zindagi me kabhie lage ki zinda rehne ka ab koi maksad hi nahi, behaal tanghaal sansoon ko khinch pana ab aur mumkin bhi nahi, duniya ke saare gam mano tumhare kamre me hi tim tima rahe ho, aur bakshe me padi neend ki goliyaan hi bus aakhiri sahara ho, to jaate jaate, is bhale manas ki ek baat zarur maanna, un goliyoon se pehle, kuch der ke liye hi sahi, kisi sarkari asptaal ke bahar ja bhaithna. Wahan jahan zindagi ko maut ne ghera hai, par phir bhi, har chaukhat par umeedon ka dera hai. Kuch sunna, kuch dekhna, aur ho sake to kuch samjhna. Kuch aise milenge, jinhe pata hai apne aakhiri sansoon ka hisaab, kuch waise, jinhe bus himmat ka sahara hai, aur kuch we bhi, jinke tan par kuch bhi nahi par mann harta hi nahi. Har....
Kaash aisa hota....
Kuch khawabon ko takiye par akela chor aaya hoon, muskurate huye swaarth ko bediyon me jakad aaya hoon, bangla gadi ke bulbule yun hi uda aaya hoon, aisho aaraam ki kashti bhi ganga me baha aaya hoon, aasmani chat ke tale ek falak dhundne aaya hoon. Benaam,bekash,bekhudi me goom ho gaya hai jo kahin, shahar ke sadkon par hal pal rengti huye zindagi me, jhooth ke saaye me hari bhari fulti falti zindagi me, har safalta par apna naam thopne ko bekaraar, har chaurahe par hari batti ka intezaar karti huyee. Koshish maine bhi ki, kuch is zindagi ke rang roop me dhalne ki, thode dino safal hua, baad me aadat pad gaye khali haath malne ki. Ab sab kehte hain falak dhunde ka wo accha hai bahana, har thake hare bhagode ki zindagi ka hai ye kissa purana. Tum bhi usi khet ki....
Dadi ki pudiya
Zindagi ke kai mod par kagaz ki ek pudiya mera saath deti hai, wo pudiya jo Dadi har baar bade pyaar se banati hai. Purani se kisi akhbar ke ek tukde me lipte, kuch phool aur kuch bel ke patte. Fursat se apne bholebaba ko bahlakar fuslakar, deti hai pudiya me har mushkil sawal ka jawab bandhkar. School ka imtihaan ho ya kisi lambe safar par ho jana, bag ke ek kinare pakka tha ab uska rehna. Pehle sirf pudiya hamare liye thi bandhti, ab to uski charcha har galli mohalle me hai chalti. Srivastavaji ko doosri beti ki jagah ab chahiye ek beta, Sinhaji ko banna hai ilake ka agla neta. Yadavji ki bhains picchle teen dino se hai gumshuda, Raiji ki dhun bus ek hai, kab honge wo shadi shuda? Dadi ki pudiya har mauke par dikhane lagi apna kamaal, ....
Wo budha shahar
Chaurahe ki fuse batti ka bekarar chand ko ghurna, sadak ki dararoon par ghaans ka vidroh jatana, cricket ground par berok-tok jhaad patti ka ug aana, park me godhuli ka akele jhoola jhulna, colony ke kolahal ka bebas chuppi se haath milana, retired quarteroon me sunepan ka dar se nirantar ladna, chabutare par gupshup ke bina shaam ka udaas bhaithna, bada mushkil hota hai,kisi shahar ko dum todte huye dekhna. Kahin kisi ki zubani suna zarur tha, schooli kitaboon me pada bhi tha, tv par Harsud ko bhi dekha tha, par kabhi yun mahsoos na kiya tha. Ab jo aankhon ke samne dekh raha tha, shabdoon me usi ko sanjo raha tha. Shayad sab yaadon ki tijori me hi band rah jayega, apne nanho ko dikhane ko kuch na bach payega. Nak naksh, rang roop, hawa pani, alag lag rahi thi bachpan ki har ek kahani. Pani ki....
Us camere se mujhe ab dar lagta hai
Us camere se mujhe ab dar lagta hai, wo jo kabhie sach dikhata tha, wo jo sina thokkar sach dikhane ka dawa bhi karta tha. Ab wo bus apne swarth ko dekhta hai, har ek maut par apni rotiyaan sekta hai. Zindagi ki badhali me dhundta hai sansani,na ki sach, har chote kisse ko todmaror deta hai ek mahabharat ko rach, Us camere se mujhe ab dar lagta hai. Jo har aurat me dhundta hai kuch "Gudiya" jaisi kahani, jo har kahani ko kehta hai "live & exclusive" suniye hamari zubani. Jise 'trp'numa bimari le ja rahi hai us rah par, jahan sahi,galat,ganda,ghinouna sabkuch rakha hai bus takh par. Us camere se mujhe ab dar lagta hai. Wo jo kabhie sach dikhata tha, wo jo sina thokkar sach dikhane ka dawa....
Long Live Munnabhai and Circuit
When Munnabhai MBBS released in 2003, I had no interest to watch it. Nothing to do with the film but only because I thought it would be one more mindless hindi comedy. That was the trend that time and sadly, its still is. I always find very hard to relate to these mindless movies. Either I skip them or end up getting bored. So, I saw Munnabhai MBBS almost three weeks after its release. And that too when I was dragged to the theatre by one of my friend. What a surprise! I was proved wrong. And I was happy, very happy. Since then I have been waiting eagerly for its second episode. So much so that I wanted to catch it at the opening night at any cost. And finally managed to do so by watching it at the premiere. Many like me knew that Munnabhai was....




More about Somen Mishra
Somen Mishra is Senior Entertainment Correspondent in the Mumbai Bureau of CNN IBN. Starting with Zee Network, he has been chasing the stars, crunching box office figures, attending film fests and predicting "next big things" since last eight years. A graduate in Physics and a post-graduate diploma in journalism, Somen joined CNN IBN at its inception. Cinema is his lifeline, add corn, cola and Coen Brothers, he will survive anywhere. Charlie Kauffman is his GOD, Philip Seymour Hoffman favourite actor, can watch Kate Winslet's films any number of times and thinks Yashpal Sharma is good in every bad film.



























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