For a person like me, who lives in the present, anything unexpected which comes in the way is a miracle. Not unexpected to an extend that – I see a boy fighting a dementour with his petronas charm, but yes small things like

• Seeing a 5 year old beggar gleefully running back after getting a 20 rs note from someone is a miracle
• Experiencing a butterfly playing with you on your shoulder in a cool and pollution free morning breeze is a miracle
• Witnessing the rise of common man against corruption of politicians is a miracle

Even the untimely death of Sri Satya Sai Baba against his prediction of leaving the world in 2022 seems to defy the fact that he was something beyond a mere human being… now that for me is a miracle again.

I may not be looking for a UFO to land next to be or Obama calling me up and saying – dude! I need you now… please come and save the day for me. But yes I yearn everyday for that miraculous smile on my loved one’s face, that miraculous laughter moments with my friends and even for the fact that how miraculously I can write so that all you intelligent people can care to give your eyes to it..Today is full of miracles.

(Dedicated to Gurudev)

It has finally struck me that there cannot be anything that can be greater for a person than his or her own personal satisfaction. The whole story lies in what satisfaction metric is inculcated in head and heart of that particular individual. He may find content in loving someone dearly or satisfying his bodily requirements. He may be satisfied leading a normal middle class life or die of craving for high class luxurious life. He may find solace in solitary environment or love being lost in the (homo sapiens) race.
Now what is actually boggling my mind is – to achieve the state of satisfaction, how does an individual decides what path to pursue? Why do some people lead dexterous life while others turn sinister? After all both have the same aim – to be satisfied. Is there any component of satisfaction criterion which forces an individual to take one path or the other? Or are these just some non-defined coincidental notions which just happen, without any careful thought or insight into the matter. Or is it that bad people are generally those who fail to realize what they truly want, in search of answer to their criterion of satisfaction.
Also can we truly say that satisfaction metric would be a constant criterion? Does not it change with time and circumstances? We all know that a man is never satisfied.. today I have nothing, I wish for a decent job, tomorrow I have a good job, I want my company, day after, I have my own company, I want to retire and look back to realize if I had lived any moment worth remembering in my life.. common notion though, but do these momentary changes in satisfaction criterion defer us from our true contentment or is it just the basic human nature?
I can’t tell, even after 21 years of my life, that I know what makes me happy. Is it something to be sad about or is it quite normal? May be I don’t even want to know. I may or may not be happy but I am still leading a good life… if that’s my satisfaction metric.

1. Caution – If you really want to see the movie, don’t go with your girlfriend, coz one cozy moment with latter can cost you one murder.

2. What to look for – Try to enjoy the breathtaking cinematography during Kashmir scenes as those would be the only bright scenes in the otherwise completely dim and dark movie.

3. Caution (part 2) – don’t get startled by neil’s machoism, john’s pathetic acting, irfan’s slapping spree, Russian dialogues (no one is supposed to understand them.. you wont get the subtitles anyways), anu kapoor’s love/lust and nassers’ mushrooms. . these actually are the reasons for their deaths (to a large extend)

4. What to look for (part 2) – priyanka’s flawless acting, she is so damn natural.. and not to forget, her 18-65 age transition beats the curious case of Benjamin button or even Paa when it comes to her makeup.. if not anyone else, the makeup guy is going to get all the awards this year.

5. Why should you see 7 khoon maaf –

•  If you are a man, you know what all to avoid after marriage. Or for that matter even before marriage (as in case of anu kapoor).   
• If you are a girl and your boyfriend/husband is not good to you, you know how to easily get rid of him.
• If nothing applies then wait for interval.. you simply can’t afford to miss the way interval is announced.

6. Verdict – go give it a shot.. it is not a movie in which you can sit back and enjoy.. some scenes may make you feel uneasy.. some parts of script may seem loose.. It is not conventional bollywood we are used too.. after all its vishal bhardwaj and we know good makdee and kaminey were.. rite.. this movie would surely keep you engrossed.. if you sit till the very end.  

7. If you sit till the very end, and you think you have got hold of movie.. try and answer which is the 7 th khoon ?? I mean 6 were .. neil nitin, john, irfan khan, some Russian, anu kapoor and nasseruddin shah.. so which 7^th murder is she confessing for..??

        a. The dog she shot when she was child

        b. The maid who got burnt

        c. OMG!!! She didn’t even spare Christ

        d. Sorry dude.. I was busy with popcorns

Why are people going for 127 hours? Is it because of the Danny Rehman Jodi of Slumdog fame or the 6 Oscar nominations this movie has fetched? I just did not find any good bollywood movie worth a watch and so gave in to this biographical adventure. But all those who have been audience to it, for whatever reason, have not at all been led down.  The movie is actually awesome. Who would have imagined seeing just one man stuck in one position for 94 minutes (movie length actually depicting 127 hours) could be so exciting?  Was it the magic of James Franco (the actor who depicted mountain climber Aaron Ralston) or the screenplay of Danny – Simon or the music of Rehman… who cares.. it was such a perfect blend.

Apart from the terrifying hand cutting and urine drinking scenes, there are many other things (realizations) which leave an impact on our minds. One of them being – a man is still so small when compared to nature, the more he thinks he has conquered it, the more vulnerable to danger he gets. And also how important it is for a man to maintain his social nature. Aaron would be having his hand today if at least someone knew where he was heading to…

Secondly the movie makes us question “how it feels to face death”. The moments filled with regrets and guilt was all what we could see and relate to. So is the pain in death physical or remorseful?

Thirdly and most importantly it lets us know that how special is family for an individual. I might have put it in very straight words but the explanation is far too complex. Though we do not have time for our parents due to work or lifestyle or we have already had enough of them (in some cases)… but still they will remain the only ones who would always and always be with us. Each unreturned call hurt Aaron more than anything else. And premonition of his son giving motivation to Aaron to cut his hand was further something which I fail to appreciate to an extent maybe because I can’t relate to it. But I am happy that he found his way out.

And did anyone found out why that punctual raven failed to return the last day?? If not, then I guess we would have to turn to “Between a Rock and a Hard place” by Aaron Ralston himself. His 127 hour ordeal would have much more to say which could not be told in just 94 minutes.

Saamir

Confused

Bemused

To the pinnacle of insanity

Driven in hope of clarity

Apropos my life’s ideology

Don’t know what I endeavour for

Is it too much of me in it

Or is it you who reigns perfectly

Is I truly the reason I am striving for

Or is it the antagonism between you and me

Day after day and night after night

I tussle with and for my own self contemptuous

My contentment when I behold

I tend to be dextrously virtuous

I look at you, you don’t look at me

My selfishness makes me precarious

Was there too much of me in it?

I try and try and try till the end

You win at the finish with routes and bends

I don’t approve and won’t ever try

Still feel murky and despondent I lie

You look at me, I don’t look at you

Cursing myself all the way through

So is it you who reigns perfectly?

The end had to be me

For it had begun from here

You came and spoiled

For all what I had pondered

Was it fair to go where I won’t?

Egalitarianism is gone don’t

You take it as your victory and my defeat

But still you have the applause and that’s unjust

I cry for the acclaim and thrust

Am I the reason I am striving for

Or is it the antagonism between you and me

Unable to decide where to draw a line

I take refuge of pain and melancholy I roar

I am not afraid to walk on your lines but

Unethical for me are the paths you drove

Can I follow something I don’t believe in?

Still dejected I am forced to seize those

You rise by falling or fall by rising

That concerns me not at all

But I fall if I don’t and even if I do

Take your course; the plunge is for sure to befall

I want to ascend, to mount to glory

But only available option is falling

The eyes are yours, you have my whip

And I have nothing, no sense no grip

For hunger of triumph is what gets mounted

I am no humanitarian but want to be one

The competition does not let the both accounted

Is this the cause of frustration?

Why it is that happiness is lost

When I see you where I belong?

Why am I not able to judge

What I do to my own convention?

Confused..

Saamir