Life and Other Things

  The Half of It   Define Love. What does it mean to you? Did the definition change with passing of your teenage, 20’s or 30’s? Is it something to do with “Age”? Or is it more to do with experiences (good or bad) you had in your life.   Is it different in small cities vs big cities, Does it change with distance, What matters the most and least, Who brings what to the table, What brings you and binds you together, (How come with every person, the meaning and intensity of these factor changes?)   My first idea of love was, Talking endlessly on calls and chats, Reaching tuitions early and leaving late to have those 10 min walks (times we had to answer at home for every movement of life) Going for coffee at CCD (project work:p) where we would end up buying only one and share it for hours, Speaking to each other without filters and backspaces, Passing chits to each other during class and even leaving some in each other bags, Learning the time when our calls got automatica...

    It’s been 11 years since the movie released. A movie which made Ranbir Kapoor an overnight sensation. The day he proved he’s made for bigger and greater things than what people envisioned. I was a kid (maybe in the 9 th Grade) when I went to watch it. Apart from the songs, I didn’t like it much. It felt like a butchered up job of screenplay, editing and writing in some parts. Maybe that’s why I never had a re-run. 11 years apart, it re- released this month. This time it was a whole different experience. Partially because of the die-hard fans who kept singing loudly as if the screening was a live karaoke event. This time, the movie made a better impact. This time, I experienced it in a better manner. Here’s a take on this. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It’s a beautiful storyboard orchestrated with beauty of meaningfu...