November 4th, 2009 by jaywant pandya
Yesterday (Dt. 3 November) I saw a song on B4U music. Song was very dearest to me. It was ‘Patta Patta Buta Buta Haal Hamara Jane Hai’. Very nice composition by great music director duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal and nicely sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammad Rafi. Till yesterday, I had only listened song, but had never seen.
From the very first moment, as shot was long shot, hero-heroine was not clear. At that time I had actually forgotten that song was from movie ‘Ek Nazar’ featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri (at that time). As soon as the picture about who the stars are got cleared, I got plesant surprise. It was my favourite actor. I felt one more feather added to my favourite actor’s cap.
But very soon I realised that actually that time actor was really learning acting. No good expression I found on his face. Also or for same reason, director had shot with long shots.
This song is a good example of good song wasted in picturisation. Same is the case with ‘Ye jo mohabbat hai’ song from ‘Kati Patang’ movie.
Very good song. Till some years ago, you were only able to listen songs, not see. So, from listening songs repeatedly, you would have got some imagination that song might have been picturised like this. Your imagination would get firm with repeatedly listening songs. But as soon as you would see song in ‘Chitrahaar’ your imagination is totaly cracked. I had never imagined that ‘Ye Jo Mohabbat Hai’ song could have been picturised the way it was. Kaka was shown singing the song in drunk position.
I feel same with all ‘Aashiqui’ songs which were picturised on Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal - expression less actors.
Can you remember such good songs which are wasted in picturisation?
Write right away here.
(To read in Gujarati, click : http://jaywantpandya.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/સારું-ગીત-ખરાબ-પિક્ચરાઇઝ/
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Tags: aashiqui, ek nazar, kati patang, patta patta buta buta, picturisation, rajesh khanna, song, ye jo mohabbat hai
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November 4th, 2009 by jaywant pandya
I don’t know whether it was mere coincidence or what!
Recently while surfing I came on DD. I stopped there for some moments as one serial was being telecasted. Cast included Varun Badola and Shweta Kawatra (Pallavi of Kahani Ghar Ghar ki). I found same dialogue-same situation, same story that I watched one or two days back.
‘Yes, it is the same,’ I told myself. Now I remembered perfectly. Same story was going on in ‘Sonu Sweety’ that is being telecasted on Sab Tv. As I kept continue watching the serial, it was confirmed that this is the same serial that was being air on Sab Tv too. Here, on DD serial’s name was ‘Sohni Mahiwal’, while on Sab it is ‘Sonu Sweety’. Hero - Varun Badola is same, heroine Shweta Kawatra is same. However some actors were different in ‘Sonu Sweety’, e.g. Shweta’s brother in the ‘Sonu Sweety’ was different. Set of house was also different. Serial is quite hilarious. It is ‘nock-jhonk’ between husband and wife. There is no double meaning dialogues which have become common in comedy serials. No chhichorapan. It is quite like serials that came during DD era.
So, the serial which was not clicked on DD that aired in 2006- three years back, became super hit on Sab Tv. So hit that now it has been telecasted twice in week!
(To read it in Gujarati click : http://jaywantpandya.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/સોનુ-સ્વીટી-સોહની-મહિવાલ/
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Tags: dd, Sab Tv, Shweta Kawatra, sohni mahiwal, sonu sweety, Varun Badola
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October 28th, 2009 by jaywant pandya
I don’t know whether it was mere coincidence or what!
Recently while surfing I came on DD. I stopped there for some moments as one serial was being telecasted. Cast included Varun Badola and Shweta Kawatra (Pallavi of Kahani Ghar Ghar ki). I found same dialogue-same situation, same story that I watched one or two days back.
‘Yes, it is the same,’ I told myself. Now I remembered perfectly. Same story was going on in ‘Sonu Sweety’ that is being telecasted on Sab Tv. As I kept continue watching the serial, it was confirmed that this is the same serial that was being air on Sab Tv too. Here, on DD serial’s name was ‘Sohni Mahiwal’, while on Sab it is ‘Sonu Sweety’. Hero - Varun Badola is same, heroine Shweta Kawatra is same. However some actors were different in ‘Sonu Sweety’, e.g. Shweta’s brother in the ‘Sonu Sweety’ was different. Set of house was also different. Serial is quite hilarious. It is ‘nock-jhonk’ between husband and wife. There is no double meaning dialogues which have become common in comedy serials. No chhichorapan. It is quite like serials that came during DD era.
So, the serial which was not clicked on DD that aired in 2006- three years back, became super hit on Sab Tv. So hit that now it has been telecasted twice in week!
Tags: dd, Sab Tv, Shweta Kawatra, sohni mahiwal, sonu sweety, Varun Badola
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October 16th, 2009 by jaywant pandya
Now evey Tom, Dick and Harry has mobile phones because they have become so cheap. (Ofcourse, I am talking from price point of view!) But where is the true way of using it? The Bhartiya caller will ask first (in Gujarat, I have marked this thing particularly), ‘Who are you?’ Man, you have called. You should first tell your identity. Ok. Many a times, it happens that after asking ‘who are you?’ he will ask you to give phone some body else. (He will order it, not request). If you want some another person, why did you ask for my identity? Some people will ask after calling, ‘Where are you?’. Buddy, after getting call, I am not in heaven that is for sure. There may be no connection between the intention of calling and the location of receiving person. And many callers also do not bother whether the receiver is realy have time to talk.
Another interesting thing happens is that you have gone personally to meet some Mr. Joy. Now Mr. Joy gets a call on his mobile. Now you become less important for Mr. Joy, but the person who is calling from distance gets importance. What a tregedy! And it is not sure that the conversation will take short time.
Now take sms services. In language of Himesh Reshamiya, fabulous, mind blowing, fantastic that is what we can say about sms service. So fast, so quick, so speedy! But many sms writers forgets or do not bother to write his or her name at and of sms. They take it for granted. Ofcourse, it may happen that sms senders number is saved or even not saved.But even if it is saved, many a times name is not shown in sms or call. Lets assume that sms sender writes his name only. Will it be suffice? No. there can be many person having similar names. He or she should write his or her full name with some fact revealing identity. e.g. Vijay Malhotra, de. manager, SBI.
Now come to email. Many persons just forward emails without deleting the previous persons’ email address and other details. It can be some time dangerous or even some time mischief can be happen as receiver can get email ids of so many people in one mail and you can not say with full confidence that receiver is 100% good person.
In social networking sites like orkut, facebook and hi5, every Tom want to be friend of Dick. Just click on button- add friend and request is reached. Mahesh becomes friend of Ramesh and sees that Nilesh is friend of Ramesh, sends friendship request to Nilesh. Now not necessarily Nilesh is knowing Mahesh. Whenever I get this type of friendship request in orkut or facebook, I send message, ‘Do we know each other? Yes, then how?’ If the requesting person gives appropriate answer than and only I approves him or her. But one case happened with me gets me laughing and same time annoying also.
One person requested me to become friend. I asked same question written above. It replied back with asking me who I am! I told it that I was journalist. Without telling about itself It replied me, ‘Welcome!’
Tags: email, facebook, hi 5, mobile phone, orkut, sms, social networking sites
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October 14th, 2009 by jaywant pandya
Promo 1 : There is couple trying to take a sleep at night. Suddenly power comes and light is on. Wife tells husband to switch off light as she can’t sleep with lights on. Husband asks her to wait for a while. Within few seconds power cuts off again. Couple now again happily try to take a sleep. But before going to sleep wife reminds her husband not to forget pay power bill as otherwise power will be cut!
Promo 2 : In an area, people are playing with colours on occasion of Holi festival. One leader comes with chamchas. One or two men act of pouring water from bucket. With fear of getting wet, leader goes back. Then these men says, ‘Pani aaye na aaye, tyohar to aate hi hai.’
These promos are of serial ‘Lapataganj’ coming soon (from 26th October) on Sab Tv. This is based on famous poet, writer, satirist Sharad Joshi’s (whose daughter Neha Joshi is well known actress and anchor) stories. From promos, one can judge that this serial is going to give you not only entertainment but also it will look into middle class and rural people’s lives.
It seems that with this serial and ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chasmah’ Doordarshan time is coming back as this type of serial talks about society’s lower and middle class people’s worries with entertainment. There had been a huge gap where nonsense serials like Ekta Kapoor’s K brand serials and other Saas Bahu Serials were ruling. In humor slot also there were serials in which humor was also nonsense. But with ‘Taarak Mehra…’, ‘Tedhi Baat’, ‘Sonu Sweeti’ like serials, good entertainment is back. I am not advocating or making p.r. for Sab. There are FIR and Gunwale Dulhaniyan le jayenge like serials also. But overall, good and meaningful entertainment is back again, that’s what I see.
So, wait and watch for ‘Lapataganj’!
Tags: Doordarshan, Ekta Kapoor, K brand serials, lapataganj, saas bahu serials, Sab Tv, sharad joshi
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September 25th, 2009 by jaywant pandya
On last Tuesday (22nd Sept.) evening, one of my relative staying in Vastrapur, Ahmedabad passed away. He was took for funeral at 8.30 pm. When we came back after last rituals, we were shocked to see celebrations of Garba were going on with loud music playing through loud speakers! Have we become so much insensitive that we forget one death in our society?
Please note that society is not too big and Garba were being played exactly opposite that block where death happened!
I remember one case of my life. It was of my childhood. In 1982-83 we were returning to our home at Ranavav, Dis. Porbandar in autorikshaw. Music was being played in rikshaw. As there was death of one old lady, staying exactly opposite our home, music was stopped as soon as we entered in gally where our home was located.
Really time has much changed! Today’s people believe in one mantra -Jalsa Kar Bapu Jalsa Kar.
Tags: Ahmedabad, death, Garba, Loud speaker, mourn, shock, vastrapur
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September 24th, 2009 by jaywant pandya
Navratri is on in full swing. Even after whole day’s hard work, men and women are taking part in group dancing - one of a kind festival- with great enthusiasm.
But one should also give a thought about noise Navratri is creating. Ok. It is democracy. You want to enjoy. No opposition. No problem. But why should your celebration (majaa) become punishment (sajaa) for others? Aren’t you concern for those who don’t want to take part in celebration, for those who have B.P. problems or for those who can’t bear loud voice for one or two health reasons. There are many people who gets headache often after passing their 30s. There are many who even can’t bear somebody talking in high pitch. (Remember Sudhir- Mangal one of seven brothers in ‘Satte Pe Satta’ movie, always talking in high pitch?) What about them?
Let’s give some relaxation. If you want to enjoy with noise, ok, enjoy. But can Navratri celebration be limited to just 12 am so that all those who want nice sleep, get it? Notwithstanding Supreme court or police’s order (in case of Gujarat) to limit celebration upto 10 or 12 am, celebrations are going on up to 2-3 am without any restrictions.
There will be Diwali celebration after 23-24 days. And nowadays, Diwali celebration or any wedding function or any celebration - be it of victory in election or victory in cricket match- is not complete without firing crackers and that too noisy crackers. Insensitive people who fires crackers on road will not also consider vehicles passing thereby and our roads are not that much big to pass safely while crackers are fired.
Many Gujaratis will consider me as enemy of celebration, but no I am not against celebration. And I am not just opposing Navratri’s loud celebration, I oppose noise at every possible occurrence- be it listening music at home or in office with great volume or be it praying in mosque or in religious processions which are very frequent or be it at temple or be it party or be it at wedding functions. Why do we use to listen music with great volume? Are we deaf? That must be case, I think. What can be done with them?
Just take pity on them! Nothing else.
Festivals should lead you to satvikta (goodness) and not towards tamasikta (demon like deeds).
Tags: loudness, mosque, navratri, noise, religious procession, speaker
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September 20th, 2009 by jaywant pandya
Call them stunts, call them election strategy, Congress’s austerity measures must be appreciated. They were really essential in present economic scenario. Yes, you can say they are delayed, because economic slowdown was there since some times and now drought has worsened the situation.
But many Mantrijees and MPs are not happy over it and so are some of English journalists. While Mantrijees can not oppose these directly as these are initiated by Congress high command, they have left option to just whisper here and there. But I wonder why BJP-the party that was strongly believing in simplicity and now has totally adopted five star culture has not declared support to this. It seems role reversal of BJP and Congress. Congress is turning towards Austerity-simplicity and Aam Aadmi while BJP is just rising emotional issues but not thinking of common people.
Even Janta Dal (U) leader Sharad Yadav has questioned about these suddenly measures. Sharadjee should know about Common people’s difficulties for getting two time meals. Milk price is risen every two or three months. Prices of sugar, pulses and food grain are sky high. I would like to ask Congress that why it doesn’t put pan on Satta (trading) on such essential commodities of which prices are being hiked day by day due to Satta.
Having said this, I will go further ahead to suggest that CEOs and Executives who get handsome amount should cut their salary, not too much, just by 2 percent. Avoid press conference in five or three star hotel. Cut stationary cost. For middle class, it could do simply that save power, water and petrol as much as possible. Try to reduce or avoid taking lunch or dinner in hotels/restaurants. Don’t waste food. These seem to be trivial steps but they can be proved life savings majors for many persons and families.
After all, Ganga runs from up to down. I mean to say lower class is always get inspired by upper class.
Tags: aam aadmi, Austerity, bjp, Congress, janta dal (u), sharad yadav, simplicity
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September 15th, 2009 by jaywant pandya
It is nothing but cheating.
That’s what we can tell about ‘Bollywood Dhamaal’ show- a so called game show coming on E24 at 10.30 pm.
In this show, one beautiful girl posing as an anchor asks viewers about bollywood puzzle. What was I saw yesterday (14th September, 2009) was photo of one young film actress. Her face was hiddent. Part of body starting from neck was only shown. Viewer was given two choices : call or sms. The callers were constantly giving wrong answers thus tempting viewer to sms or call. And prize was also quite big. It was Rs. 17,000. I smsed but the message I got in reply was : Mubarak Ho! Aap ka lucky no. hai….something and keep smsing to make your chance better. Callers were constantly giving wrong answers. I thought about calling. I called but It was clear from tv there was no call coming eventhough my call was not being received. Only just sweet voice of girl saying : Congratulations! You are lucky to be reach in waiting list! Your call can be transfered anytime to studio, keep holding. Meanwhile price was getting higher and higher. I ended my call and understood all the game. The call cost was Rs. 10 per minute. So their game is that caller’s call should not be attended so that call time gets increased. And there must be in house or staffters who pretend to be caller keep telling wrong names of the actress so that viewers get tempted to hold call more minutes.
And this is not only mine experience. You can check on net. Many has written against this show.
What a cheating!
Tags: actress, bollywood dhamaal, call, e24, sms
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