Woh Kagaz ki Kashti...

I walk through the empty streets in the morning of mumbai....the morning breeze giving me goosebumps...and my soul waiting for the first ray of sunshine to fall on me...I prefer morning walks becoz they give me the energy I need for the day...But today, besides energy...I needed something...A hope...An inspiration...A thought...

I see a few kids walking through the street with me .... and before i knew it, I was chit chatting with them..those kids were the everything i was looking for...happy...enthusiastic...anxious...and self content...
Totally reminded me of the song:

Woh Daulat bhi le lo..Woh shohorat bhi le lo...Bhale cheen lo mujhse meri jawani..
Magar mujhko lauta do...Bhachpan ka sawan..Woh kagaz ki kashti...Woh baarish ka paani..........................................

Why cant we all be like that...innocent...friendly....without any inhibitions....without any prejudices...
One of the kids was dumb and deaf...couldnt communicate...A thought that crossed my mind...Whats the point of communicating?? when all it can create is differences...Our power to communicate has made more enemies then friends....be it inter-racial differences...Inter-caste differences....or cultural difference....or even the mere difference of gender...

I wish the world was a better place...I wish I could do something to help...I wish there was something i could change...someone i could influence positively...and thats when it struck me...This is what i wanted...A hope...An inspiration...A thought...A change i wanna make...A change I WILL make...

Critics...

A friend who helps psychotic critics to do their work....

The word critic comes from the Greek κριτικός (kritikós), meaning a person who offers reasoned judgment or analysis, value judgment, interpretation, or observation The term can be used to describe an adherent of a position disagreeing with or opposing the object of criticism.

Do you agree with this? How many of you go with the movie reviews before watching a film? I m sure most of you would say yes. I am not one of those. I believe in making my own opinions of movies, so i have noone to blame if i end up not seeing a good movie, or the other way round.

An American author Raymond Chandler has said "Good critical writing is measured by perception and evaluation of the subject. Bad critical writing by neccesity of maintaining the professional standing of the critic" Does it set your mind rolling?? When was the last time u saw a movie that was rated 4 out of 5 star...and it didnt appeal much to you. Would you give the critic a benefit of doubt or question your judgement of movies??? Its time you start thinking about the movies that are given 1 or 2 stars, which you might end up liking...

I doubt if the critics realise that they few words decide 50% of the fate of the film.

Friday has become a D-Day for ppl making the film and hence impacting probably the creativity of the writer/director. With pirated CDs easily available in the market with a day of the movie being released, do we really want to trust the critics??

A Food for thought...???