Getting back to life...

What a crazy week! 4 class tests- out of 30 marks, then reduced to 2.5 (yeah, I KNOW). I didn't care too much for them, I mean...who cares about 2.5 marks in the final year once you're placed? The tests were pretty entertaining...one of the supervisors from the M Tech class screeched like Ross making dinosaur sounds(for the non-FRIENDS addicts, don't bother). Another professor made us draw margins on both sides of the answer sheet...whaddehell has gotten into these people!!
Once they were all finally over I decided it was time to relax. The whole month of August had been pretty hectic, beginning with GRE, then placements, then these pain-in-the-ass tests.
I have virtually stopped going to theaters to watch movies, since I watch them on the computer, and due to my miserly nature. But this was a point of celebration, so I decided to catch a movie.
I caught the morning show(so at half rate) of Mumbai Meri Jaan. The movie is based on the train bomb blasts that happened two years ago. As most Bolly flicks these days, it has 5 different stories interconnected. A reporter whose life tragedy is made into a melodrama by her own colleagues (Soha), a police officer about to retire who thinks about what he has really achieved in his career (Paresh Rawal), a young executive who ponders over his principles (Madhavan), a struggling madrasi trying to get foot in Mumbai(Irfan Khan), and an anti-Muslim defeated businessman(Kay Kay Menon). All performances are brilliant with each character delineated with depth. I would recommend this movie to all those who consider Mumbai as their home town, and especially those who travel by local trains.
That evening, the entire wizards gang had gathered at Classic to celebrate a birthday. We came up with am impromptu plan to watch the first day first show of Rock On. In true wizards style, within minutes, money was collected, the attendance sheet was passed, and about 20 people signed up for the movie. *Sigh*, I am going to miss all this next year. The final toll went up to about 30.
After a meeting with a prof that lasted unto 10 mins before the movie (I wont go into the details), we just about made it to the movie.
Rock On does live up to its expectations. Farhan is truely an all-rounder. He has already proved his directorial capabilities by making a masterpiece like Dil Chahta Hai, but we get a glimpse of his singing and acting talent as well. Prachi Desai is demur and rather stoic at some parts. I wonder who her hair stylist was- it looked like she has run a road roller over her hair and stuck it together with fevicol. The lack of hair dresser talent is compensated by that of the interior decorator. Farhan and Prachi's house was WO-HOW. I was totally enthralled by the decor and furniture of the apartment, with the balcony and water wall. Arjun Rampal and Luke Kenny have given memorable performances, but the cake is taken by Purab Kohli, with his charm and sense of humour. He had always been my favourite VJ on channel V, and his charisma was the highlight of his performance. The music, of course, is mostly hardcore rock. Though most of the band songs are similar, Tum ho toh and Socha Hai remain amongst my favourites. The non-band songs Ye tumhari baatein and Phir Dekhiye are refreshingly soft. [:D] The story is somewhat old and gets predictable at some places. But overall, great movie and brilliant music. There's just one problem, you can’t dance in the theatre during the songs.
I can't believe I watched 2 movies in a week in the theatre!! I have to get back to my first love...computer/ipod shows [:)]