Friday, September 23, 2005

Babies anyone ???

If anyone of u were to see me rite now, and notice the lack of hair on my head, and locks of hair lying abt my feet, don't panic. Thts just me pulling my hair in frustration. Wondering why ? Ever watched a delivery ? I mean a real delivery... birth of a baby ? Mebbe on some documentary or something similar ? Well , I was unlucky enough to watch 5 deliveries in a single day...!!! Surprised ? Stumped ? Me too...!!

There are 2 types of ppl in this world. Those who have watched Salaam Namaste and those who haven't. There's a 3rd type too - those who haven't heard abt it, but we won't talk abt them. Anyway, if ur of the 1st category, u'll probably advise ur frnds not to watch the movie and try skipping it altogether. Here's a review tht will probably give u an idea of wat ppl have to say abt the movie. First my impressions of the movie. Gotta agree with most of da review except for these 2 points

1) Javed Jaffrey is not funny. Whoever thought "sorry" could possibly mean so many things obviously had a twisted sense of humour. And eggzactly is not tht funny wen repeated so many times.

2) I don't claim tht I have watched a lot of FRIENDS, but I do think tht I have watched a decent number. And I cudn't find enuff sequences that had been lifted off from the series. Mebbe its just me.

If ur of the 2nd category, like I was until a cpla hours back, u wud probably be tired of listening to ur frnds advising u ( and rightly too , and u know it ) that the movie is crap, but all u can say to that is "But, I have to see it, at least once. Just for my own satisfaction". Real bad choice. But even I made it, knowing it was probably a bad one.

No one can prepare you for the trauma that u are abt to undergo. The movie does have a few moments, but those are very less and at best not worth the effort. And no, not even for Preity Zinta. If u wanna see her, u shud just watch the songs and thts just abt it. But they really went over the top in the last 10 minutes. And it all starts with a certain character's entry. Won't spoil the surprise for the 2nd category of ppl. Wat ensues is over the top comedy. But I was laughing through all those 10 minutes while at the same time crying out in frustration at the crap I was watching. Shrieking women is sthing I can do without in a movie, especially hysterical ones during childbirth. Anyway, I also witnessed 3 chil births.

Rest of the day wasn't so bad. Watched a cpl of X-Files episodes after tht. Oh and btw, I did skip my dinner cos of the movie. Anyway, so late into the night my wingmate comes back from Jamshedpur. I go into his room, grab a packet of mathris tht he's got and sit down to watch the movie he's just started. Nine Months. Deja vu ?? I skipped the thought. I should mention tht I haven't really been reading newspapers of late. The movie anyway starrs Hugh Grant & Julian Moore, so I thot wud be worth a watch. Am a fan of Hugh Grant after Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral.

So we start watchig. 20 mins into the movie, my frnd remarks - this movie is almost like Salaam Namaste. Deja vu again...!! But its just not me this time !! I notice the similarities. Guy goes off the hook as soon as he learns abt his gf's pregnancy. Same red car. Similar grp of frnds. And the lot. Ahh, wat the heck. Probably a coincidence. And even if it is, the English version is obvsly going to be much better than the Hindi one. So we continue. As the movie progresses, the similarities become strikingly obvious. Guy can't care enuff. Gal leaves boy. Boy meets a new gal. New gal creates some short term problems. etc etc..

The last 10 minutes though, were mind blowing again to say the least. And OMG, did they copy each and every detail, right down to the videocam !!! And the same shrieking of hysterical women. And 2 more childbirths, bringing the total to 5. As if I hadn't seen enuff. The rest I m sure u can imagine. To put it in simpe words, it was like watching Salaam Namaste all over again.

Thr r ppl who wud advise u not to watch Salaam Namaste even once. I watched it twice in a day within a space of just 6 hrs.

I feel lucky to be alive to tell this story. Its a miracle. The truth is out here for u to see.