Resurgence

It’s a Wonderful Life Sadly the same can not be used to describe the life for many of us. However I am not commenting on anyone’s life. This is the title of a Hollywood classic. I was to see this movie much before I finally saw it yesterday. I thought I would write a ‘reco’ for it and had promised one of my friends on the similar lines. However after viewing the movie I feel that I am no one to judge the movie or even recommend it. This movie is far above that. The story has nothing new but it is the way it is told that completely bowls you. It is a high spirited Christmas tale directed by Frank Capra. To be fair there are many such movies made in India during the late 40’s and 50’s which have the same feel and are probably equally engaging. But that does not take anything away from this movie. It is a tale of goodness. It is a tale of love. It is a tale of friendship. It is a tale of humanity. James Stewart stars as George Bailey, a guy who had big dreams of moving out of h...

Apna yeh Tashan……….. Before I start let me clarify that I’m a better judge of movie than the title suggests. So when the idea to watch the movie in a theatre cropped up in my roomie’s head I was scared. He tried to convince everyone around to gather the support for his initiative and surprisingly found many takers. The weight of the expectation to watch the movie alongside him just because I am his roomie was suddenly relieved and I was a happy man. 'Well if he has so many people to go along with him then a polite denial will not hurt his spirits', I thought. It is not that I have anything against the crass which the Yashraj served us with this time, I just could not bear the thought of wasting my hard earned money (Well I don’t have any of them left now. I had to ask my friend to lend some.) on this movie in the time of financial crunch. The week rolled on at its own pace and I was happy that no one was bothering me with the questions of being the part of their adventurous fl...