Gauri’s Thoughts

A collage of couple of pics taken by S at Lalbagh flower show…..

Yesterday afternoon I was walking through M.G.Road here in Bangalore when I saw this very pretty earring with the roadside vendor. It was just after a short rain, so he was just opening his ware.And I heard a snatch of his conversation with a cop which went something like this ( ofcourse in Kannada ):

“No sir, I am exempted from paying this whole month as I have lent my mobile to XYZ-sir for a week “

Probably I should contact Airtel with the story and get a sum…they can beautify it with a Rehman jiggle…whatya say?

“Arabikatha”..A shining little star in the otherwise dull horizon of Malayalam movie world is directed by Lal Jose and has one of the best actors Indian movies have seen- Srinivasan ! I have always been a fan of this great man who always seems to cash on his dark complexion and heightlessness. I will have to do a separate entry about his scripts that always manage to guarantee a runaway HIT and a great movie.

The movie revolves around a true and good hearted communist ( played by who else other than great Srini) with blind faith in Communism and party that he is willing to question even his father’s integrity provided the party says so and how he becomes a scapegoat in a political drama and finally how he triumphs over the evil. Sounds more like a Suresh Gopi flick is it ? Theme might be the same, but the way the story is portrayed is completely different- hero is a common man , leads a common life and faces all problems a benign man could face in today’s wicked world.

I also liked the way in which the Director reminded us that we who always demand our RIGHTS tend to forget our DUTIES. This seems to be especially true in Kerala, where we seem to be very conscious of our Rights , but seem to bat a blind eye towards our Duties.

As the title goes, the story also unfolds some ugly aspects of the otherwise magnificent Arabian ( Gulf) fable .

In short, the movie is definitely worth a watch!!!