When the title of a movie is this, its bound to generate curiosity. The promos were good, exciting and pulled audience. Good reviews over the newspapers enhanced the same. Excited...I decided to watch the movie, especially when it was directed by the man who made Khosla ka Ghosla and Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
The excitement however soon turned into disappointment. I found it difficult to sit in the theatre and watch the whole movie. It is aw, brutal and real but a drag inspite of being a movie of under 2 hours.
What makes it a failure?
The biggest draw back was the fact that the main plot or storyline or the script was weak. The raw brutality was presented in a manner which I would say is undoubtedly appreciable. But when the main plot fails, nothing else works (not even the good acting).
Connecting 3 stories into one also came up a few years back in a movie by the name "3 Deewarein" by Nagesh Kukoonoor. It was a classic movie though not very popular given the fact that it wasn't commercialised. Yet a movie from which every director can take an inspiration.
Back to LSD - What would have made the difference?
A much better plot was the basic need as already stated. A strong one essentially. The connectivity between the 3 stories did not have a big impact and thats why the try that the Director made to bring twists or create a new sense of excitement essentially failed. The connectivity was weak and not of much relevance.
The filming technique also fails. Similar to the style used in Blair Witch Project, the style doesn't work for me here. It merely added to the misery and created further disinterest.
We can just hope that a person of the quality of Dibakar Banerjee (The Director), comes back to his usual quality which has had an impeccable record before LSD...
Sunday, April 4, 2010
I am back!
I a back after a long time. Finally changed job and have shifted to the land of opportunities - Mumbai. The lifestyle and work culture is so much different and so much better. I hope further opportunities open up for me and I can move ahead in life!
I thought it would be easy but it wasn't to be so. Its difficult to live alone suddenly especially when you've been dependent on family and friends till now. However, a month and a half already gone and I have finally been able to settle down and cope up with the new fast-paced lifestyle.
I thought it would be easy but it wasn't to be so. Its difficult to live alone suddenly especially when you've been dependent on family and friends till now. However, a month and a half already gone and I have finally been able to settle down and cope up with the new fast-paced lifestyle.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
The first trip to Hyderabad
It was my first trip to Hyderabad last week. It's an amazing city, with great infrastructure and nice facilities. However, I found the streets and lanes pretty complicated and confusing!! It was really difficult to reach a given destination at any point in time!! Even the locals could not help much...
Then spent a day each in each of the client's sites - Tondur, Koyeguddam, Kottaguddam and Tuni. Now, these places are at the outskirts of Hyderabad. The locals spoke only Telugu...not Hindi...nor English! Luckily we sometimes had someone assisting us who could communicate in English or else we would have ordered for something and got something else!!!!
Food was great! Never knew that South Indian food can be something which is a lot different from the usual Idli/Dosa/Vada and yet be so good...
The Restaurant ISDA Thai was made with great thinking and designs. Each of articles or items used were imported from Thailand!! So can very well guess the cost that would have been associated with the same. The food was good and the DrInKs too...
Karachi Bakery is a famous place in Hyderabad for buying baked food and other stuffs. I had some great Liquor Chocolates...The chocolates were very tempting, but I avoided buying a whle lot of cake for myself!! Also got a few boxes of the most famous biscuits of Karachi Bakery - The Cherry & Almond ones!!
Then spent a day each in each of the client's sites - Tondur, Koyeguddam, Kottaguddam and Tuni. Now, these places are at the outskirts of Hyderabad. The locals spoke only Telugu...not Hindi...nor English! Luckily we sometimes had someone assisting us who could communicate in English or else we would have ordered for something and got something else!!!!
Food was great! Never knew that South Indian food can be something which is a lot different from the usual Idli/Dosa/Vada and yet be so good...
The Restaurant ISDA Thai was made with great thinking and designs. Each of articles or items used were imported from Thailand!! So can very well guess the cost that would have been associated with the same. The food was good and the DrInKs too...
Karachi Bakery is a famous place in Hyderabad for buying baked food and other stuffs. I had some great Liquor Chocolates...The chocolates were very tempting, but I avoided buying a whle lot of cake for myself!! Also got a few boxes of the most famous biscuits of Karachi Bakery - The Cherry & Almond ones!!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Hyperinflation - A Nightmare in Zimbabwe!!
Hyperinflation is a situation where inflation rates are very high or out of control. In such conditions, prices rise rapidly and value of currency plummets drastically. Definitions used by the media vary from a cumulative inflation rate over three years approaching 100% to inflation exceeding 50% a month.
The main cause of hyperinflation is a massive and rapid increase in supply of money which is not supported by a growth in goods and services. This results in an imbalance between the supply and demand for the money (including currency and bank deposits), accompanied by a complete loss of confidence in the money, similar to a bank run.
Zimbabwe entered the Hyperinflation zone during January, 2007. Since, then the rates have hardly looked back. In November 2008, Zimbabwe’s annual inflation rate was 89.7 Sextillion (1021) percent. This means that prices are doubled every 24.7 hours approximately. This was a record rate. However, it failed to beat the rate faced by Hungary in June 1946. The table below shows some of the highest inflation rates in the world till today -
Four Zimbabwean Dollars have been introduced since 1980 to tide over the problem of issuing higher currency notes. In fact even the 100 trillion Zimbabwean Dollar bank note was issued. The 3rd Dollar (ZWR) that was created in August 2006, was again revalued in February, 2009. One unit of the new currency (ZWL) was equal to 1 trillion ZWR. The new bank notes of the 4th Dollar was issued in face values of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500.
Lets hope that situation improves in the future. The hyperinflation in the past have been so devastating that currencies were being used as wall-papers or thrown as trash. Zimbabwe being the first country in the 21st century facing hyperinflation, we can hope that other countries are well equipped to counter it!!
The main cause of hyperinflation is a massive and rapid increase in supply of money which is not supported by a growth in goods and services. This results in an imbalance between the supply and demand for the money (including currency and bank deposits), accompanied by a complete loss of confidence in the money, similar to a bank run.
Zimbabwe entered the Hyperinflation zone during January, 2007. Since, then the rates have hardly looked back. In November 2008, Zimbabwe’s annual inflation rate was 89.7 Sextillion (1021) percent. This means that prices are doubled every 24.7 hours approximately. This was a record rate. However, it failed to beat the rate faced by Hungary in June 1946. The table below shows some of the highest inflation rates in the world till today -
| Country | Month with highest inflation rate | Highest monthly inflation rate | Equivalent daily inflation rate | Time required for prices to double |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | July 1946 | 1.30 x 1016% | 195% | 15.6 hours |
| Zimbabwe | Mid-November 2008 (latest measurable) | 79,600,000,000% | 98.0% | 24.7 hours |
| Yugoslavia | January 1994 | 313,000,000% | 64.6% | 1.4 days |
| Germany | October 1923 | 29,500% | 20.9% | 3.7 days |
| Greece | November 1944 | 11,300% | 17.1% | 4.5 days |
| China | May 1949 | 4,210% | 13.4% | 5.6 days |
Source: Prof. Steve H. Hanke, February 5, 2009.
Four Zimbabwean Dollars have been introduced since 1980 to tide over the problem of issuing higher currency notes. In fact even the 100 trillion Zimbabwean Dollar bank note was issued. The 3rd Dollar (ZWR) that was created in August 2006, was again revalued in February, 2009. One unit of the new currency (ZWL) was equal to 1 trillion ZWR. The new bank notes of the 4th Dollar was issued in face values of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500.
Lets hope that situation improves in the future. The hyperinflation in the past have been so devastating that currencies were being used as wall-papers or thrown as trash. Zimbabwe being the first country in the 21st century facing hyperinflation, we can hope that other countries are well equipped to counter it!!
Monday, December 28, 2009
SOme of the best adds ever made!!
Advertisement is means to communicate the product to probable consumers in the future. Here are some of the best conceptualised adds...
1) Fast Food
2) America Still Appreciates A Good Dumb Blond Joke
3) best tv ad - "three men in a toilet" spoof ad
4) Audi best ad ever
5) BMW funny
1) Fast Food
2) America Still Appreciates A Good Dumb Blond Joke
3) best tv ad - "three men in a toilet" spoof ad
4) Audi best ad ever
5) BMW funny
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