let it be

January 20, 2008 | Filed Under Theatre & Movies, beatles | 1 Comment 

i saw a movie called across the universe. there were exactly 10 people in the auditorium. A couple sitting next to me, said “I am glad that I came for this movie”. They didn’t know about the movie.

I knew about the movie. And I saw the first show at an auditorium I love as soon as i realized it was playing.

You should watch it if:
- u love the beatles
- u love music
- u love someone (a dog or a cat even)

I have to make adjustments to my top 5 movies of all time, now that i have seen this movie. when the “let it be” song appears in the movie, i cry. (yes i will cry again when i see it again.) those who love giving me movies, should think about gifting me the dvd of this movie. or better still a divx version (big boy are you listening?)

people please go and see the movie, when a movie like this gets such a poor response my heart aches. it feels like there are only ppl in this world who see karan johar movies. if this continues, movies like these will stop coming to india and i will need to take up the profession of psychotic murderer. (hope i have scared you enough.)

do see the movie, am saying it nicely. just a request. see it before it disappears and i am guessing it will be this friday. i don’t see theatres keeping it on for more.

whiff

January 17, 2008 | Filed Under Poetry | 1 Comment 

it felt like yesterday,
when i asked you,
what perfume you were wearing?
you said, “green tea”
i said, “i drink green tea”

you thought i was obnoxious

and today,
when i drank darjeeling tea
from my cup at ccd
a few drops of the potion
fell on my hands.

i could smell your memory

i am still obnoxious, you know,
i rubbed the tea bag on my palms
and smelled them for a while