Super success of an ordinary plot of 'Sholay', but exemplary performances by just a couple of puppets and some immensely popular dialogs made it iconic and a bench mark in masala - action - thriller - comic - romantic - nonsense - and what may you call it.


Another pot - boiler is 'Maah ki Daal'. This ones ready for release on 7th March. It epitomises a whole gamut of emotion, action, drama, comedy, romance, intensity, intelligence, beauty & what have they.



PLOT:Set in Rampur Village ( apparently my Atlas has 27 listed in India), in the Khasi Hills of North Assam. Lush tea estates and the beauty of the mountains far surpasses all the pleasure put together. A matriarchial society governed by Gundis. No man dare raise a voice, head or hand or anything, at all.



CAST:



Sarpanch (Tanushree) Plays the orchestra where all bring their instruments and play up a cacophony.



Zamindaar (Shailja)Her dominance is well known and knows how well to use her word power.



Sahukaar (Hemlata)Lending smiles at the slightest is her forte.



Baniya (Seemayi)Apart from her groceries store, she also conducts song and dance routines for the nautanki.



Vidyarthi (Babli)Very inelligent young girl, has big dreamz.



Vaid (Sujamalini)Knows her fashion more than her profession, and thats why the men in the village root for her......(slightly edited on request, though I didnt find anything wrong earlier too)



Vet (Mahagurru)Has a knack of cajolling smaller animals and trapping them for her experimentation.



Observer (Malati)Hardly talks, but her eyes soak in a lot.



Bard (Manavki)Smooth operator, sings Ghazals, atleast sometimes.


......and the others who make a decent entry.
All characters are very forceful and lively in their own respect. they never go out of their defined portrayals.
They are upfront, straight-in-the-face and powerful orators.
They are hard task masters and have made the role of Men redundant and only as khoonte se bandha bael.



SIDEYS:
The men are a subdued, lethargic in the presence of women and childlike to avoid ignominy.
There is a villain and his goons, who pitch up somewhere there and enter on their Bakra - Buggies once in a while when the village is asleep.The dust rises, a clatter of tiny hooves, a few animals whine but none dares to open their mouth.



Unko pta hai munh khola to bakra bana denge.


Look up each of the cast and match them with whom you think it portrays by name or designation or job description. Combine them all and you know who you have, you cant take them /her for granted any more.


You got a Modern Day Woman, the Mother of all Daals...Maah ki Daal.....

Cheers to Womens Day and the New Woman of today...


You just cant take a 'Ghar ki Murgi Daal barabar' any more.....

Team MS wanted some excitement to be generated with the budget thing & rolled out SMSes, announcing that these posts shall go to the Finance Minister. Well, I mentioned on a friends' status on FB about this and a neighbour remarked that these wont be sent, only salient features of these DPs shall be extracted and presented.

Let me talk about what the Govt does, actually it does nothing...it is by the people, for the people, of the people.....so where is the question?

And precisely that is the reason, to keep them busy, they will send them these DPs to read, laugh, enjoy, get sullen at the mistakes they & their counterparts did and then worry about the impact on the impending elections in the 4 states & by then we are into Jan 2011 - time to think again for the next budget.

This budget released on 27.2.10 has marred the color out of Holi, even on MS except on the logo. The FP status is already taken & MNIB (My Name Is Budget) will rule the FP for the next week or so, needless to say.

Budget 2010 ki Holi

Tax increased on Luxury/SUV models:
How does it matter to the common man, and even for that matter to the high and connected, who still dodge the DRI and get their Hummers et al.
Sush, I love you but i cant help.

Tax on Ciggies and smokes goes up:
It does every year & Wills Lifestyle Show gets bigger and better each year too. What an anomaly?
Or is Wills also into another big business that I didnt know of, well they do make clothes and buying them means your hard earned money going up in smoke anyways.

Banks to be set up in Rural:
And fight the zamindaars, lenders etc.
WOW, is that another b;ock buster in the making.

Women & Child development to get 50% hike in allocation:
I like that, all that talk about equal oppotunities....
Ae Khuda, Insaa'n to banaya, per yeh mard ka khitaab kyun lagaya?
They even get extra IT Rebates.

Toys, Mobiles etc to cost less:
Matlab ab connection khareedo, instrument free....

New Service tax on Domestic Air Travel:
Counter Window reads-
Book in Advance, to avoid DISSAPPOINTMENT
Terms & Conditions Apply.

240 Cr allocation fr awarding scholarships for opting for Science studies:
I am sure this is funded by the US of A.

200 Cr Spl Package for GOA to increase its Green Cover:
Since when was the Sea Sun and Sand supposed to have Green, or is it the Russian Mafia there wants some place for bird watching??

MET Deptt get a share for modernisation program:
Will they come on time???

Middle Class rejoices:
Salaried save 10K on 4L Taxable income,
31K on 6L,
51K on 8-12L.
But Fuel increases by about Rs 3/ ltr, i.e about 7%.
So, Aam Aadmi saves 0.25%, but ends up pauing an average extra 7% for all purchases.
WOW, Clap Clap, FM....Fill up your coffers.

Farm loans @ 5% to rescue the debt ridded agri force. They waived Rs 71000 Cr in 2008.
Is Farm Ville listening?? Reduce the cost of implements and seeds. They suck & the returns aint too good either. You dont want us Suiciding on FV, do you??

I would rather have a colorful budget and let the Govt run its own by its Gold reserves.
Be wise & be profitable. Reduce your exceptionally high wage bill & corruption. You are already profitable. Plan better, employ better euipped people and use technology sensibly- you are gonna be a role model govt. The tag of developing economy shall vanish in less than 5 years. It will be Holi everyday.

Happy Holi MS
Hum to nahi Happy Holiye is Budget se.

All pinups are BUNNIES/STUDS,
Privates are PU**Y/COX,
We strut out our ASS,
Meet wid BEAR hugz.
We want a LIONS share,&
CHICKEN out at slight provocation.
We APE each other,
Count SHEEP when we cant sleep.
Like-minded are BIRDS of a feather,
Lead a DOGS life.
Work like a DONKEY,
She is DOE-eyed,
He has an ELEPHANTS memory.
Eat like a HOG,
Drink like a FISH,
We are WOLVES in a LAMBS clothing
We work on HORSE power,
And talk BULL sh!t.
She walks like a GAZELLE,
If he is clever, he is a FOX,


.......etc



Hum me INSAANO wala kya reh gya hai???



Aage se gaali deni padhi toh-

tu agle janam me insaan bne,
insaan kahin ka,
insaan ke bache,
insaana(lyk kutta),
insaaniya(lyk kuttiya),
dhobi ka insaan,
kolhu ka insaan,
insaan ki maut mille. . .



Tum kutte thhe, kutte ho, kutte rahoge. Tumhari aanewali nasl kuti hogi,kutte kahiin ke. . . . . . .



aisa keh ke kutti ne kutte se munh mod liya aur chali gayh.







ARE WE COMING TO A STAGE WHERE WE SHALL BE ASHAMED TO CALL OURSELVES HUMAN ANYMORE.



SUDHAR JAAO AND BE HUMAN, DO HUMAN AND LIVE HUMAN.



YOU ARE DIFFERENT FROM ANIMALS AND TRY TO REMAIN DIFFERENT.

This is a short one, but I wanna know,
What was it that made Lord Krishna Pick the Gopis clothes when they went bathing in the pond?
What was there in his mind when he asked them to come and take their clothes from him?
Was it a sensible thing to make it a part of the epic tale with reference to this episode about one whom we worship?
My choice of TOP two answers for each of the above gets MS 500 worth.
The one wittiest to crack me at my sides gets a MS 1000 gift.
Please use the comments section only to answer.
I will be back to check and award on Saturday/Sunday night, that is VALENTINES DAY!
Happy Valentines Week!!!

I have secrets
I have feelings
When she frets
Or feels like saying things

I lay by her bed
And wait every night
But now she would come instead
And switch off the light

I knew all she felt
When she wrote in me
By what problems she dealt
Like a fish from the sea

She wrote wild
All that she thought
Her life as a child
All that she had been taught

She now has grown up
Too old to remember
Too busy with her coffee cup
Too elegant to surrender

She lived like a princess
Now she is to be queen
I will be lost in her dresses
Never to be seen.



My Daughter wrote this over a year back and was not wanting it to be shared as she felt this would open her secrets and we will actually know that she maintains her diary. She wanted it to be her personal space, and despite assurances we were not able to convince her that her space is her private life. Today she understands and is willing to let us into her lives, but just that much!

Her Diary speaks its mind of how it is treated, how it ought to be treated and what thoughts run through it when it is alone and wanting attention.

A - Angels, appearing so bright, telling of Jesus that first Christmas night.
"And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host."Luke 2:13

B - Bethlehem, crowded and old, birthplace of Jesus by prophet foretold.
"But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel."Micah 5:2

C - Cattle, their manger His bed, there in the stable where He laid His head.
"And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger."Luke 2:7

D - David and his ancient throne promised forever to Jesus alone.
"He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David."Luke 1:32

E - East, where shone the bright star which Magi on camels followed afar.
"Behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews?"Matthew 2:1-2

F - Frankincense, with myrrh and gold, brought by the Wise Men as Matthew has told.
"And when they had opened their treasurers, they presented unto him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh."Matthew 2:11

G - God, who from heaven above sent down to mankind the Son of His love.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life."John 3:16

H - Herod, whose murderous scheme was told to Joseph in a nocturnal dream.
"The angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt ... for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."Matthew 2:13

I - Immanuel, "God with us," for Christ brought man back to the Father's house.
"Behold,a virgin shall conceive,and bear a son,and shall call his name Immanuel."Isaiah 7:14

J - Joseph so noble and just, obeying God's word with absolute trust.
"Then Joseph being raised form sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife."Matthew 1:24

K - King. A true king He would be, coming in power and authority.
"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, they King cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation."Zechariah 9:9

L - Love that He brought down to earth; that night in the stable in lowly birth.
"In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him."I John 4:9

M - Mary, His mother so brave, counting God faithful and mighty to save.
"And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word."Luke 1:38

N - Night, when the Savior was born for nations of earth and people forlorn.
"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night."Luke 2:8

O - Omega, meaning "the last;" He's eternal: present, future and past.
"I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last." Revelation 22:13

P - Prophets, when living on earth foretold His redemption and blessed birth.
"I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel."Numbers 24:17

Q - Quickly, as shepherds who heard hastened to act on that heavenly word.
"And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger."Luke 2:16

R - Rejoice. The sorrow of sin is banished forever when Jesus comes in.
"And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth."Luke 1:14

S - Savior. To be this He came; the angel of God assigned Him His name.
"She shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS, for he shall save his people from their sins."Matthew 1:21

T - Tidings related to all, telling of Him who was born in a stall.
"And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people."Luke 2:10

....contd in comments



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Ghanghor ghatta was chhaaoing,
Kale baadals were garhgarhaing,
Mores were nachoing,
Papiha was peehupeehing,
Bachhhas were koodoing,
Ladies were bhaagoing helter skelter,
Rickshaw wala was kheenchoing his plastic sheet,
Sabzi wala was kholoing his tattered umbrella...

Well thats what is becoming of our day to day language on the streets. Hinglish is taking over Hindi and English, majorly.

To make pakoras as the rainy thunderous clouds encircled that evening, I had to gather all the essentail and preffered ingredients- the Green Chilli, Brinjals, Onions. For the batter I needed a consistency that was just right to drop in the oil, properly spiced.

All Ready, Steady, Go........

One by one they went into the wok & came out Gold 'n' Crisp. Instantaneously I put the first one in my mouth as reward for successful completion of the mission pf banaoing pakoras for the first time. The palate sizzled, blisters on inner cheeks, eyes began to water and there was nothing that was right thereafter for 3 days.

Actually when the kaminepann ke baadalswere garhgarhaoing, I had reached the Bus stand opposite the college campus. The evil kali ghatta was gheroing on the group of hapless girls, who suddenly stopped peehupeehing. They covered themselves by kholoing the tattered umbrella kind of stole / dupatta of one of them & this rowdy group kept encircling closer koodoing and naachoing in a drunken stupor. I kheenchoed all my guts from within and stepped in between, trying to be a saviour and hoping to cause a stir in the approaching storm to wither away.

It was not to be.

The 3 girls, petrified, it was past 10 PM, was returning from office and knew it was not an unusually late hour, but the boys seemed in a manner not decent by any standards.

No words exchanged, Black sleeveless Tee ( Baingan looks, due to the haircut) heaved a push at my chest, pushing me back to my car. I rolled up my sleeves, so did the one in a white full sleeves Tee. He had a chakra design and 'OM' inscribed in the centre. I thought I 'll take him first, but the skinny Green polo neck came in, whistled and muttered something like, "Kya Unkil, chaavi dekh ke hero bann ne ko mangta hai?" Keeping my cool, I shifted my wedding ring from the 4th left to the 3rd right. They were ready to get blows from my right one. Little did they know my left shoulder is the stronger one. That was to save the diamonds on the ring as i use my left more than my right in such fisticuffs.

Moved up to the Chilli, held him at the neck and pushed him to the bus stand railing. He just toppled over, must be weighing less than 50. He had his ear bleeding as his head struck the bench. Brinjal came up only to get a one kaan ke neeche whack from my left one and all he muttered was sorry. The Kanda gave me kick on my right thigh and I fell to the pavement. the girls pounced on him. I got up and took charge again. Brinjal and Chilli were not around. Onion had tears, said, "Chhodo na Unkil, galti ho gayi."

My trousers had gone dirty and so was my shirt. The girl offered to clean my behind with the same dupatta that was a shield to their skin a few moments back. A couple of by standers clapped. One girl feebly shouted, Balle Balle. The other screamed Sat Sri Akal.

I asked them, if they wanna take an auto home, or wanna get dropped a couple of bus stops ahead. One said she will come, two said they will take an auto. Something transpired in Marathi, and all three said, "Drop us a couple of stops ahead."

My left shoulder is still frozen from the impact of the fall, where i tried to balance my structure as I fell. My wife does not know the reason, but if she does , she will be proud. Wouldnt she be?? I did India proud. Chauvinism is still not dead. I was writhing in pain, she woke me and asked I am banaoing Chai, wanna have some???

Height?
171
Weight?
63
Chest In?
46
Chest Out?
53
Hair?
Short
Eyes?
Clear
March Past
Good
Attention
KHATT
Stand at Ease
KHATT
Attention
KHATT


Well, this was what I went thru when I was shortlisted for NCC.



Isnt it all the same, when the Groom-to-be's Mother is watching the Bride-to-be, as she comes in; though there is nothing much spoken, but what is being watched very closely are:
*Height
*Weight
(especially around the hips as seen in a saree & is camouflaged by a salwar suit)
*Is the hair oiled (read nourished)
*Eyes-are they good or have a squint, or even a doubt if there are lenses
*Complexion-extremely fair scores ahigh, but wheatish is passable, sallow will raise questions,for sure. Dark dames please excuse!
*Body structure-straight back, firm bust, square shoulders, sway of arms
*Dress sense-Subtle, gawdy, extra flourescent, matching, fitting etc.
*Jewellery worn-how much of it looks artificial
*Footwear-Actually looking for cracked heels
8Gait-The walk is of prime importance & an experienced eye shall take a few blinks to note something awkward. It also gives out many a secrets, personal secrets.
*Other small, yet important points are, well....
Ask the girl to come and sit close, hold her hand in between her own palms and check-
(a)How she smells under the garb of perfume & a light hug may/will reveal
(b)How soft are her hands, that defines luxurious/laborious lifestyle.
(c)Does she sweat in her palms or her fingers, how warm is she-or how cold has she got


Also watched closely are the Lips, especially at the ends. Smoking lips, or upset stomach, blisters are all revealed there.


At such close quarters, even the make up kind of is X-rayed thru by the Mom in law to be's vision for skin clarity, pimples, acne, rashes, allergies or other skin issues.


Making the girl talk will leak secrets about her oral health & odour, dental build up too.


These ladies are so clever, they even put an arm around your shoulder and gradually come down to the waist, not to show affection, but to gauge the flab under the clothing. You may see them keeping their hand on the girls thighs too, for the same reason.


Many a times they ask you to bend & touch the feet, but giving Aashirwaad is only a formality, what is being noticed is how your feet are placed while you go down and come up, and that reveals the strength of your back.


There are many married members here, have you an opinion on my take on the selection criteria/procedure that these Hitlers follow. It may only help a lot of our unmarried, soon-to-be married friends to be prepared and give it back to her in the same coin!!


Rip me apart, if you differ, But do give your comments & suggestions with an open heart. You may help prepare someone for the NCC of Life.




Psssst- It is only for Entertainment and may not be taken seriously please!! HE HE

Ik raat jab ek KHATMAL toilet se nikalke aapke bedroom me aaya & aapke bistar me ghuske aapko kat leta hai...

do u ask...

kahan se aaye ho,
kyu aaye ho,
kaise aaye ho,
tumhare saathi kaun hain,
kahan hain,
phir kab aaogey,
kaise aaogey,
kaise katogey,
kahan katogey,
kab katogey,
kis se katogey,
kyun kat te ho,
kaun bhejta hai katne ...ke liye...

ya pehle ek chappal maar ke usska sarvanash kar doge?


or do you go asking your neighbour..kya yeh KHATMAL aapka hai???


Happy Birthday wishes for Kasab!!

Happy Birthday Face of Terror in India!! :-(


we celebrated the birthday on 26/11.......what else was that!!!

Stay our guest, atithi devo bhava!!

On the other side they are training them to go and create terror here, and they will be paid money and their families taken care of.......now they are told...go and unleash terror....and be a guest of the Govt of India and enjoy their Hospitality!!!!

When you feel that the person in front of you is yawning and then you too are prompted to yawn, immidiately after that...what could be there between the two of you at that point of time......
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YAWN SAMBANDH !!!!!

Scientifically its proven that we yawn due to lack of oxygen in the lungs due to fatigue and body being week after labouring to process the inhaled air to be broken up properly, and so the body prompts us to yawn and draw in excess air,and then supplement the lack in the lungs to recoup and put it in system and that is required for the normal functioning of body systems...but when we draw a huge amount of air in from around us, suddenly those close to us may feel the lack of air available to them and then they are also prompted to draw a large amount of air immidiately.

Someone please put this straight,as i am putting down what i jhard from a friend recently....

ARE YOU YAWNING ALREADY????...Is it the lack of oxygen, or is it ....??????