Don’t guess a Person’s character on his present situation because, Time has the Power to change a SLUMDOG into A MILLIONAIRE!

Every critic, their relatives have added their two bits about the movie that has supposedly grossed more than ‘Ghajini’ incidentally which I have not seen yet.

Having nothing better to do this Sunday evening, waiting for the family to come home & decide whether they want to feed me or ???? I thought to myself - why should I be left out - hence my two bit random thoughts about the hot & happening movie -

• It is a given that Panju/Sardars have a love story? - Is it the sarso ka saag, lassi churned in washing machines or green fields that is responsible for this?
• Period may be OK, Haveli standard like all films & more so chowk similar to Jab we Met - maybe the same?
• Cycles look a decade or so younger
• Paaji has to run a Dhabha or a Cafe now irrespective of the fact that he worked in a furnace
• Good songs, famed choreographers but all of them together cannot make “Saif, dance saala” who looks, acts like a jaded rapscallion & mostly tiresome.
• Deepika a bit better, sounding like a marathi mulgi; speaking mangmarathi vernac english in London & Art restoration with a couple of paint brushes!! No wonder Purana Killa looks like it is
• Rahul Khanna with a perpetual constipated “WTF” look
• Harleen - Brazilian as they come reminded me in some scenes of Sonu Walia the erstwhile actor who had a squint
• Rishi reminded me of myself….with the spirit & mind extremely willing along with the flesh too.
• And Neetu rocks..

Worth a watch, if you have nothing to do; But found it a caricature attempt overall on today’s & yesteryear’s generation!

I have been a advocate of being critical of the variety of Day’s launched, copied, created by Marketeers (moi included).

Some questions that occur:

Does this day mean that the other 364 days you are not a friend? And of course the Archies, Telecom companies coffers are filled up thanks to all of this.

However, playing the devil’s advocate another thought occurs to one & that is - A lot of us are not emotional, lack the necessary courage to communicate face to face etc. this in whatever form is the right opportunity - 25 years ago - there were friendship bands, followed by cards, then email forwards, text, facebook, twitter et all now are the medium to announce.

YES, a lot of people have cribbed about waste of time, money & why should I respond - It is indeed a personal choice & I do not respond to those idiotic forwards complete with the spelling mistakes….But once in a way some original stuff makes its way, that I like & definitely want to share. Some gems that I received today from people who have not communicated for quite some time or have lost touch…

The first today at 8am

A friend in any language means Trust forever -

Afrikaans - vriend

Albanian - mik

Chinese - pengyou

Danish - ven

Dutch - vriend, vriendje

Estonian - sober

French - ami

Georgian - megobari

German - freund

Hungarian - barat

Indian - dost

Irish - cara

Italian - amico

Japanese - tomodachi

Korean - jingu

Latin - amicus

Manx - carrey

Old English - freond, wine

Persian - dust

Russian - prijatel

Sanskrit - mitra

Spanish - amigo

Swahili - rafiki

Turkish - dost, arkadas

Cheers on Friendship day !!!

BP

This was then followed by

Things may change From Classroom to Office, Books to Files, Jeans to Formals, Pocket money to Salary, commission to profit sharing. CEO to partnership.

What will not change is “YAARAN DI YAARI OYE” happy Friendship day Samit.

Yaad nahi karoge toh karwayenge;

Roothe honge to manayenge;

Udaas honge to hasayenge;

Mano na mano hum dost hai apke,

Yaad karne ka haq nahi gavayenge, HAPPY FRIENDSHIP DAY - GOD BLESS Madhurie

So, hate or love these days, they are here to stay….so Accept them!