Kitne Dialogue They...??

Note: This post is inspired by an article that appeared in Times of India. This isn't a word to word reproduction of the same article but my take on the topic.

With the "note" part done, I can now proceed onto the business end (or the beginning) of this post without much fear about plagiarism and copyright issues. I had this thought at the back of my mind since a long time but it took an article in the newspaper to get me to write about it.

Being a movie buff, I have a knack of quoting lines from movies in appropriate situations. This is funny for those who know these lines but those who don't, give me a do-you-expect-us-to-laugh? looks, most of the times my sister does that to me and the best part is that she knows what I am talking about. Well, without much ado lets us get to the topic. There have been innumerable movies that have left an indelible mark on me. Here is a list of few famous dialogues from a few of them:

1) Mogambo Khush Hua - Mr. India (1987) :
The first true blue, Made in India Sci-Fi movie had this larger than life villain who immortalised this oft-repeated line in the film. Such was Amrish Puri's prowess as an actor that he never said the line the same way twice.

My Take : Does using one's name in 3rd person have an intimidating effect?? Oh and by the way, Kartik never uses this line...ever ;)

2) Sara Shehar Mujhe 'Loin' ke naam se Jaanta hai - Kalicharan (1976):
The Subhash Ghai film did wonders for Shatrughan Sinha but it made Ajit one of the most popular villains of all time in Indian Cinema. The letters of LION read backwords spelt NO 17, an important clue in the flim. This is the movie that gave birth to the Galaxy of Ajit jokes, thanks to the accent and the nasal tang. Does Mona Darling ring any bell??

My Take : Firstly whats with him saying LOIN instead of LION, did the director even realise what LOIN means?? Thank god Ajit was properly dressed in the movie and we should thank Subhash Ghai for not making him wear a loincloth.
PS: I wonder if Himesh Reshammiya was conceived during the making/screening of this movie..

3) Mere Paas Maa Hai - Deewar (1975):
The famous scene where Amitabh Bachchan goes on ranting random lines about possessing random stuff (read Gaadi, Bangla, Bank Balance and what not) and Shashi Kapoor, listening to AB reciting lines from reams and reams written by Salim-Javed, seals the verbal duel by these four words. Game, Set and Match - Shashi Kapoor.

My Take : I just remembered this joke.

AB: Mere paas Buldingein hai, property hai, bank balance hai, gaadi hai. Tumhare paas kya hai?
SK: Mere paas bhi Buldingein hai, property hai, bank balance hai, gaadi hai.
AB: Arey!!! To Maa kiske paas hai???

4) Kitne Aadmi They - Sholay (1975):
The dialogues of this movie are famous to such an extent that it will not be surprising if somebody knows the dialogue but doesnt know the name of this film. Every single word that comes out of the paan chewing mouth of Gabbar Singh is immortal. Those who still dont believe me can search for Sholay on Youtube and be amazed by the number of spoof videos that show up.

My Take: So much fun has already been made of Sholay and its dialogues that its not funny. I remember this Raju Shrivastav's stand up act where Gabbar is Old and nobody obeys him anymore.

Gabbar asks Kalia: "Arey Kalia, tune bataya nahi kitne aadmi they"
Kalia : Kidhar??
Gabbar: Arey kal tum teeno kahin gaye they, yahan 3 ghode nahi they. Kya karoon kuch batao, Khali haath laute ho, shabashi doon. arey kuch to batao!!
Kalia: Tum jaante nahi ho.. humein bhej dete ho, yahan chale jao, wahan chale jao. Hum jaan bachake laute hai. Wahan Do aadmi they aur dono mamooli aadmi nahi they. Ek Sunny Deol ka baap tha aur Doosra ABCL ka chairman tha. ROFL!!!

5) Tumhe Kya Lagta Hai...Main Roz Is Takiye pe Baithta Hoon?? - Dil Chahta Hai (2001):
The movie that changed movie making in bollywood forever. The more I watch it the more I love it. This too had so many amazing lines but the one above was one of the funniest. Saif Ali Khan in his trademark style made these lines even more funny.

My Take: Dont have much to say about this dialogue but post this movie every Gori chick is "Christine". :D

6) I'll be Back - Terminator (1984)
Probably the most recognized phrase to come out of Hollywood. You listen to these lines and you immediately think of the Cyborg version of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

My Take: I included this line here coz there is a joke that I would like to share.
Once Steven Spielberg decides to make a historical musical docudrama starring all action heroes. He calls Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and Arnold. Everyone gets to choose what role one wants to play. So,
Stallone : I'll play Mozart.
Bruce Willis : I'll play Beethoven.
Arnold (striking a terminator pose) : I'll be BACH!!

There are so many other ones that I would like to quote here but it'll only make this blog too long. So people, please contribute to this post. This area is for me to write, so I have the comments section for you to put in your thoughts and comments.

Yeh Dilli hai mere yaar..

Dad being in defence services used to get tranferred every 2-3 years. Every transfer brought excitement to life as packing and unpacking was the best part about transfers. Yeah and there was a flip side too, having to lose all your friends. But well, that's not what I am gonna write about here.

I was 10 when I came to know that my dad was being transferred to Delhi. My happiness knew no bounds. This time there was a different kind of an excitement because we had to move to a city which had the biggest amusement park in the country, "Appu Ghar". Yes that was the only thing I was looking forward to.

Thus began our never ending train journey from Vishakhapatnam to New Delhi . I had no idea that Delhi was this far, it took 2 full days. So long it took that I was tempted to ask my mom if dad had gotten tranferred into the train...!!!

All excited about setting my foot on Sarzameen-e-Dilli, I got down from the train only to find that it was some random place called Hazrat Nizamuddin. I was like lets board the train again before it leaves... This isnt the place!!! But when I was told that this is where we were supposed to get off, I was utterly disappointed. I mean who wants to live in a place called Hazrat Nizamuddin after you have spent the last couple of weeks dreaming of living in New Delhi???

Stepping out of the station I was taken aback by the sheer scale of the city. Everything I set my eyes on seemed to be moving in its own way. Such was the hustle bustle of this city that I instantly fell in love with it. And finally it sunk in that we had moved to the capital and not to a random place.

I spent the first year of my life in Delhi living in Vasant Kunj. The now posh and upmarket locality was just a budding colony then. Rather a mere collection of discreet localities between Vasant Vihar and Mehrauli. Vasant Kunj was the place where neighbours hardly spoke to each other, let alone celebrate community Holis and Diwalis. We seemed isolated in that place. Qutub Minar and a fleeting glimpse of peacocks dancing in rain visible from my room window were the only things good about that place. School was about 10 KM from home and it seemed to be at the other end of the city. Missing the school bus was biggest fear as I used to leave home at 06:30 AM and in winter it was more of a pain. Winter was too cold and summer was the hottest I had ever experienced. The charm of Delhi was slowly fading away.

As I was growing up, the city grew around me too. Second year on, it was new place, new friends, and a new feel about the city. I slowly started to understand the dynamics of the city. Travelling in crowded public transport, shopping in markets where people fall over each other in festival season and even otherwise, having the awesome food that is available in abundance that you can die eating and still keep eating in your after-life, going through the widest and best of the roads in South Delhi, enjoying the cool breeze against your face in the evenings in summer, feeling the warm sun basking in winters, striking a conversation with absolute strangers, watching innumerable kites flying (around Independence day) which seem like colourful confetti falling from the sky, being awestruck by the sheer brilliance of the architecture (Rashtrapati Bhawan and the surrounding areas), circling the Connaught Circus by foot hundreds of times and I can go on and on about the city. All the stuff that I had hated about Delhi in the beginning , seeing them in a different light, made me fall in love with Delhi and every passing day I loved the city more.

I believe the city you grow up in has a major role to play in your development as a person. So I owe a lot to my being in Delhi for being the person I am. The city that gave me friends, the city that gave me memories to cherish, the city that I feel I am a part of, is the city that I call my Home.

Delhi turned out to be a lot more than just Appu Ghar. It became my home. It became a part of me as much as I am a part of it. I have been to and have lived in a lot of other cities but in the end I belong to where my heart belongs and that is Saddi Dilli.

Yeh Dilli hai mere yaar.. Bas Ishq Mohabbat Pyar...

All that Jazz....

First post of 2010.

Yeah, Happy New Year and all that jazz!! I dont know why but sending countless mails (starting with Dear all), innumerable SMSes and Greetings is not my thing. So for all those whom I didnt wish a Happy New Year, I did just that in the first line (not that they'll read this post or something, but still..).

Looking back at 2009, it hasnt been a bad year at all. Yeah, not at all. Cant recollect a single event or happening that made me sad. I did so much of all that I love to do and I wanted to do, I think a lot of people dont do that in their lifetime. What all happened with me?? read on:

1. I almost got laid off - Only to be picked up before I got laid off, that too at a higher pay
2. Went on THE RIDE of MY LIFE - Have kept and will keep talking about it!!!
3. Reunited with long lost friends - Time has gained pace since.
4. Also met school buddies, and I was the tallest among them - Known me since 10 years??? and you know what am saying.
5. Made new friends - Increase in the diameter of the social circle is directly proportional to the increase in Fun.
6. Travelled - Agra, Bhubaneshwar, Puri, Konark, Mysore, Bangalore, Dalhousie, Amritsar, Rishikesh, Haridwar, Shimla, Manali, Ranthambore, Spiti Valley to name a few places visited.
7. Movies and loads of them - From the biggest hits to the collossal disappointments. Almost like a movie a week and sometimes 2 or 3 movies a week.
8. Watched Sholay @ PVR - Since its SHOLAY it needs a special numbered topic of its own. And watching it on the big screen is a significant achievement. Period.
9. Started working out - Made a resolution and stuck to it. Proud of myself.
10. Bought a House - Have a Housing Loan on my name
11. Ate and ate - Never in a year I have had so much food. I mean who goes to Amritsar from Dalhousie (it takes 5-6 hours) just to have Kulchas???
12. Didnt do a lot of stuff I wanted to - didnt learn to play guitar, didnt fall in love, didnt go to Goa, and there is a lot more.

Well, not a bad year, wasnt it?? 2010 seems promising, so just seeing it unfold day by day is exciting. So here's wishing this Year brings loads of luck, happiness and excitement in our lives and all that jazz.....

Sometimes...

Sometimes I ponder.. Where life is taking me..
Sometimes I just want to break free..
Sometimes I wonder, why don't I let it just be..
Sometimes I ask myself, Is this really me?

Sometimes I want to do the things I really want to do,
Sometimes I am so Happy, it all seems untrue,
For times of happiness are so few,
Yet I feel, these times I really don't value.

Sometimes I dream of finding that true love,
But then whats not in my hand, I shall not think of,
Sometimes I wonder is there anything called true love?
So I leave everything in the hands of that man above.

Sometimes I feel like I walked a 1000 miles,
Sometimes I feel I can spread a 1000 smiles,
Sometimes I feel like fishing for stars from the skies,
But I know that the fishing-net I have, wont suffice.

Sometimes I question, why do stuff just for the sake of it?
Sometimes I let it go, as I just am doing my bit,
Sometimes I wonder, why dont I let it just be..
Sometimes I ask myself, Is this really me?
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Sleep......ZzzzzzZzzz!!!

Wikipedia defines Sleep as a naturally recurring state of relatively suspended sensory and motor activity, characterized by total or partial unconsciousness and the inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles. But for me, Sleep is absolute bliss. On a different note, one must give it to Wikipedia guys who define sleep in such a way that by the time one finishes reading that sentence, he is drowsy if not alseep.

Since, I cant remember when, sleeping had been a "hobby". And I didnt know when this hobby of mine became a "passion". I consider myself one of the forunate few, who can sleep whenever, whereever and however they want. By however, i mean not necessarily lying flat. Sleep gives so much pleasure that even the alarm tone in the morning seems to be the background music of some romantic dream ;).

Earlier in school days (Class 12th to be precise), my dad used to wake me up early in the morning so that I could study. Waking up at 5:30 AM to study was the hardest thing for me. Keeping eyes open at that hour is one thing, and then waking up to do something that put me to sleep a night before is completely different. My grandma used to make coffee for me so that I can stay awake. One cold morning, I was sitting on the floor with a book in one hand, and a coffee cup in the other. I had taken a few sips and then I dont remember what happened for the next couple of minutes. What I remember is that there was a huge brown patch on my T-shirt and it was burning HOT!!! People say that having coffee stops one from sleeping but I think I'll be only one in the world who was woken up by Coffee!!!

Another characteristic feature of my sleeping, is the Dobly Digital Surround Sound that I produce while being asleep. Before your imagination starts running wild, let me assure you, that I have heard that I snore. With the reviews that I receive from people, I can proudly say that this sound can be recorded and be used as an alarm tone :P. Well, whatever you read in this paragraph are the thoughts of other people because I seriously doubt if snoring happens, as I never got thrown out of lectures and meetings.

And then, there have been times when friends have left from my doorstep after repeated bell ringing and calling on my mobile, parents have never forgotten to take house keys along with them so that they dont have to face the consequences, I made plans of playing cricket with friends in the early morning and they had to play with 1 player less, and the list goes on. So well, now you know what sleeping means to me.

And lastly, did I mention that I didnt cry when I was born?? Because I was born on a sunday morning, and me being me.. what else do u expect???

Have I changed??

Noticed how I usually start my posts apologizing for my absence and then I end the first few lines saying that I'll be more regular?? Whom do I apologise to?? No one comes to me and says, "hey, what happened?? Long time no post??" So none of all that this time...I have changed!!!

I used to be a simple, non-adventurous, I-stay-home-on-weekends kinda guy. But all of a sudden since the last 6-7 months, my weekends have been getting over in a blink. Its been like so much stuff n so little time to do. Yeah, its mostly due to the company of friends I have got now. But for my parents, its like a whole new Kartik they are seeing. So for them.... I have changed...

Earlier even on holidays and long weekends, staying at home, sleeping, and watching TV used to be on my to-do list. Maybe a movie or two thrown in here and there. But since November 2008, I have been on 9 or 10 trips!!! And one that I call "THE RIDE OF MY LIFE", a 2000 KM bike ride across himalayas, which was totally Adventurous. A very close friend of mine, after seeing my pics from the ride said, "Kartik Badal gaya hai (Kartik has changed!!!) ".... I have changed!!!

I was a shy, introvert and stay-within-myself guy until not so long ago. Singing in public, let alone speaking, was one of the biggeest fears. But now...none of that whatsoever. Whats the point of having a talent and not showing it off. And yes, I used to be modest too... I have changed...!!!

Talking to girls wasnt my cup of tea. Thats absolutely true (this line is for the girls who know me now :P)!! I used to shy away from doing so. In school, mostly the talk used to be limited to course work. But now...ask the girls who know the "present" me....their numbers are.... ;)
So I have changed...!!

There are a lot of things which didnt change and I am happy that way and there are a few which I would like to change, but all in all this is the way I am and you'll have to bear with it..

PS: I normally try to be funny in my post and to some extent succeed. But this time there is no fun element.. Why??? coz I have changed!!!

Spiti Ride - A Trailer

This video was shot by me on our way to Spiti on Day 2 of the ride. Pics, description and Triplogue coming soon!!!

People in this video - Anshul, Arjun, Imran and Ankur (in the order of appearence)