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Notes on Lost Highway

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This note is to explain the title and inspiration behind it. Its not an original title. I have actually used the title of one of my favorite movies, which I am sure many of you gus already are aware of! This is the imdb link to the movie:  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116922/ It is directed by David Lynch. A dear friend from Norway introduced me to him and since then I have been completely hooked to his work. He is literally the 'dream merchant' which infact most folks in showbiz are aslo known as. But Dave (thats what I call him) is 'The Real Dream Merchant'. He sells us his vision of dreams through his movies. And his dreams err movies are in some ways real inspiration to let people dream! His movies looks more like a visual poetry..full of layers, not just vertically placed one above others but also layers which merge and unclasp seamlessly, overlapping from all possible directions...more like a complex three dimensional mesh of visuals transcending dreams and r

Lost Highway

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I am always lonely; when the eyes close suddenly Whom can I take in my team; before I drift into my dream? From this world to that; Losing control like tit for tat Live and love but; take a flight beyond realities Where everyone is blind; I search for my own abilities Why are you scared; it’s no longer dark So colorful and warm; out there things seem to work I am telling you all my soul mates; you will definitely like the place Where bitches donot ditch and dogs donot bite; they just chase Searching for the line; that will cross me over Not just in sleep; or else I will be just another yawner Well inside the eyes; is one whole new universe? Where a rising sun is; but just another ordinary curse And lightning strikes the demons; making him char Always a spectator never an actor; why am I so far Why do I have to wake up? Or for that matter why do I have to sleep? I know what it is; my mind is soon gonna flip

Requiem for the human

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Stripes and dots                   Lots and lots Color and creed Power and greed Man and woman Fair and Tan Pain and joy Shy and coy Coward and sacred Love and hatred Born and kill Injure and heal Tried and tested Created and wasted Don’t dig too deep Darn! O’ silly human Learn to learn U don’t need a lantern Out in the sun

Women at Work!

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A critical appreciation of UTV’s No One Killed Jessica (NOKJ), Jan 2011 I  rarely watch cinema through a critical lens since for me the whole motivation behind watching a movie is shuddh time pass and entertainment. But once in a while an odd movie ends up touching us in various ways and at different levels, transcending beyond time-pass entertainment and thus making our movie-watching experience more worthwhile and meaningful. NOKJ is one such movie, which bare-bones the Jessica Lal’s high profile case in a doc-drama format. Though the mainstream Hindi film Industry of India has never been known for skillful and clever adaptation of real life incidents, there have been a few brilliant exceptions to this rule. Anuraag Kashyap’s “Black Friday’ a splendid & first-class cinematic adaptation of Mumbai blasts of 1993 while staying close to real events, comes to mind. NOKJ is a close second in recent cinematic history.  In this overtly male biased Indian mode