- Part 4

09Feb 2012 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

BOLE

BORN TO DIE !!!!!!! Saw Bole a few months back and have been wanting to write on it since then, but somehow was struck by a writer’s block! Few would have heard about Bole, a Pakistani movie, which in spite of having a very new and relevant issue to discuss, failed to reach the masses The story of a typical conservative Shea muslim family of Pakistan, of a Hakeem, is in flash back as a narration of the heroin, the eldest daughter of the Hakeem sahab. The girl is addressing a press conference just before being hanged, as a confession of her crime and pleading guilty of a murder. The hakeem had almost lost all his patient clientele and was living a hand to mouth existence. In spite of the…

06Sep 2011 by Sanjay Kapoor 1 Comment

school

Teacher’s Day! Teachers Day is always special for me, and I remember most of my teachers from nursery to postgraduate and in fact all who taught me something in life. There are two people, whom I never miss to wish. Since 77 there was Mr Christopher Dass, my English teacher for class 11th & 12th from Lucknow Christian College. He was fond of writing and would write plays keeping me in mind as the lead role. We did several plays in those two years. His handwritten letters, which often ran into over twenty pages, are my most valuable collection. Plan to publish them as a book one day.The tragedy is that since last two years I am unable to contact him. He is in Lucknow, but i have lost his…

29Jul 2011 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA

emotions, friendship, GENDERS, interpersonal relationship, itrapersonal relationship, Life, love, Marriage, movies, relationships, social trends, society

Males Bond !! After a row of nonsensical movies, it was a real respites and a great delight watching ZNMD ! Hindi cinema has come a long way from the time when a simple love story or a love triangle was presented in four hours ending with marriage or death of the second hero, to a time where the stress is not on the story, but on life, emotion and above all inter and intrapersonal relationships. The stories today in good movies are real, which raise questions in one’s mind and give answers to many queries of one’s life. ZNMD is another such movie revolving around the lives of three friends .Based on similar lines of that of Dil chahta hai & Three idiots, somewhere this, seemed to touch the…

08Jul 2011 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

I Am-Grey in life

GENDERS, Life, love, Marriage, movies, relationships, Sex, Sexuality and Sexual Trends, social trends, society, TERRORISM

THE GREY IN LIFE ! While we were all too busy, enjoying the four letter words of Delhi Belly and admiring the return of the angry old ( oops........young)man in Budha Hoga Tera Baap,a lovely art movie from parallel cinema, I Am came and went, unsung, unheard and may be unseen ,like so many other good art films. Like Seven Feathers, I Am too is a collection of four independent stories where the director has touched four burning socio-legal issues which really don’t have a right or wrong answer and are far beyond the Black and White shades of life, but their cause, effects, implications and solutions ,all are grey. The movie has beautifully touched the various aspects of four very pertinent contemporary issues ,Single mother, Jammu and Kashmir issue,…

02Jul 2011 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

WHY ONLY DOCs

medicine, social trends

WHY ONLY DOCs !!!!!! Doctors at one time were considered Demi Gods and many patients do so now too, but the reputation, status and respect for doctors is gradually deteriorating in the society .It is doubly sad to read and hear about this, firstly because the blame for all the faux pas of my profession, are put on the fragile shoulders of the Doctors and secondly all the doctors are considered to be same, The situation is so bad that the integrity of a doctor is compared to that of a lawyer or a policeman In spite of being a very ardent believer and preacher of the principle, that every doctor should respect the faith ,that the patient, imposes on him or her, specially in a surgeon, in handing over…

02Jul 2011 by Sanjay Kapoor 1 Comment

PYAAR KA PANCHNAAMA

movies

Realisticaly Humerous ! Thanks to my wife Nidhi ,I saw Pyar Ka Panchnama last night and it was a wonderful experience. Don’t remember laughing so much in any movie lately, and that too on blatant realities of life .A blend of Dil chahta Hai & Pyaar ke Funde, this movie is better than both combined. Experimenting with new comers the producer and director have very successfully presented Male Bonding, Love affairs & Life in a chummery The story revolves around three friends, Choudhary, Nishant alais Liquid, and Rajat alais Rajjo. They seem to be management graduates or software engineers working in the corporate world and living together in a common flat. All of them are desperate to have a girlfriend, and at the very first opportunity each manages to get…

30Jun 2011 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

SOCIAL NETWORKING

attitude, interpersonal relationship, itrapersonal relationship, Marriage, relationships, Sex, social trends

The population on the net world or the virtual world is increasing everyday and so is the insecurity and irritation of the remaining world which seems to be overreacting to social networking and Cyber-relationships Social Networking in any form is a healthy past time, if done without compromising on work and family .Its a great destressor and can be indulged into, at any place, without any major infrastructure. It is not only a great and simple means of staying in touch with family, relatives and friends but one not only makes a large number of new virtual friends, who often become real friends, but gets aware of what’s happening in the world. You can voice your thoughts, discuss problems and express your views. Doing this often solves many personal issues…

07Jun 2011 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

CORRUPTION

social trends, society

ALL TO BE BLAMED All of us are talking and even shouting against corruption and dishonesty..............and it is a very good thing to happen. But have we realized that we all are party to it............we all indulge in it, in some form, in giving or in taking.........in cash or kind or in form of favours .Be it passport ,railway ticket, driving licence, affidavit etc................we don’t mind spending a little extra, to save time or a trip. And maybe don’t mind taking favours too.............the malaise has made a chronic existence in the system and in our lives...............and reminds me of a story, which my Dad told me, when I was small and which was told to him by my grand mom Once there was a King. He was not only powerful,…

11Mar 2011 by Sanjay Kapoor 3 Comments

MISUNDERSTOOD MALE

attitude, emotions, friendship, GENDERS, interpersonal relationship, itrapersonal relationship, love, Marriage, relationships, Sex, social trends

THE MISUNDERSTOOD MALE !!!!!!!!!!! Since the time of Adam and Eve, there have been certain misconceptions about the Men! The general image, on man has always that of a emotionless ,ruthless, unromantic, insensitive and irresponsible human being, who loves to be left to himself, or with his male friends ,to enjoy his sports and TV and hates going out, partying and shopping, who is having a ball of a time, in the family, at the cost of the women, and all that this sex-maniac expects from a woman is sex and more sex!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With all my sincere regards to all the caring, sensitive and emotional ladies, and my respect for their concerned love ,I shall try to touch this eternal story of the GENDER MYTHS ,and at least try to…

17Feb 2011 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

Kids and teenagers, love, Marriage, relationships, religion, Sex, social trends

ARUSHI MURDER CASE--------------HONOUR KILLING !!!!!!!!! Honour Killing is the latest fade in India and almost tops the list of existing social evils. After the so called encounter deaths, Honour Killings are the in-thing. Indians are very good at picking up and emulating bad things and that is exactly what has been happening in the last few years Honour killing is a death punishment given to someone by the family of the local panchayat or villagers for bringing shame to the family, clan or the village. It was earlier being used as a local punishment for someone who was a serial crimnal, a thief, a conspirater, a rapist or a murderer. But gradually its significance got diluted and it is being used for trivial crimes like eve teasing,wearing western clothes, girls…