A Movie That Has Stayed With Me #WriteAPageADay #pebbleinwaterswrites @blogchatter

I kept walking on new paths.  Some new memories were added on every path.  Every time some old memories faded away.  The details got mixed with the dates in the past.  Some people who had ever met, when? I don't remember now this properly.  Some faces were remembered and context were forgotten about them.  Some context were remembered and faces were forgotten. Some people I don't remember at all. Neither faces, nor words.  Some memories got entangled in the jungle of confusion. The meeting of some seemed like a solution to many problems.  I joined some memories and became a part of them.  Some memories dissolved in me and became a part of me. The same holds true for movies. When an artist lives a character in a movie, how well he lives that character depends on his ability.

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The story and direction also play a prominent role.  All in all, when all these features are coordinated in a balanced way in a right equation in a movie, then that movie has a special effect on our heart and mind.  This is the reason that some people, some movies, some places, some events, and some stories we remember for many years and some we forget immediately.  Do we consciously ignore some things and pay too much attention to others?  I believe that only one story or movie should always be with us, it is not possible. It has to be many that keep changing dynamically depending on mood, circumstances, etc. Our memories are like running water.  Many movies secretly make a deep impact on our character and we are not aware.

According to a research, after watching a movie, we forget about 40 percent in just three hours.  And by the coming nine months, we are unable to remember more than 20 percent.  This percentage can be higher if we watch the same movie again after some time.  What are your thoughts about these ideas and views?

Life In A Year #MovieReview #BlogchatterA2Z #Hollywood #Movie

Life In A Year (2020) is a Love story between two teenagers. But it's a well matured love story. It's a story of a clash among a father's plans about the future of his son, a mother's love, a 17-year boy's discovery of what he actually wants in life and a young girl who's about to die in a year. A must-watch emotional and inspirational drama well directed and equally well acted. Cara Delevingne as Isabella has played the role of dying girlfriend. Daryn, played by Jaden Smith also fits in his role well. Daryn is 17-year-old. His father is quite strict about his future and this forces him a very disciplined life.

The moment Isabella comes into Daryn's life, things start changing in his life in a big way. His perspectives on his future, studies, and life change altogether in a very different manner. It is Isabella who teaches Daryn to look at life in a broader spectrum. Initially Isabella tries to avoid Daryn as she knew about her condition. But gradually she had to accept Daryn's proposal. The crux of the story is here. The moment Daryn finds out that Isabella is dying in a year or so, he decides to give her a complete life in her last year. That makes the story of Life In A Year quite touching and emotional.

Just watch the film and enjoy without being too judgmental. I was really wondering why this fanatic film has just an average of 5.8 rating on IMDB. My rating was 8 for this. 

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Gulabo Sitabo #MovieReview #BlogchatterA2z #bollywood

Gulabo Sitabo was released in June 2020. Directed by Shoojit Sarcar and produced by Ronnie Lahiri & Sheel Kumar, this film has three very versatile actors - Amitabh Bachchan, Ayushmann Khurrana, and Farrukh Jaffar. The roles of Chunnan "Mirza" Nawab, Fatima Begum, and Baankey Rastogi have been played excellently by Amitabh Bachchan, Farrukh Jaffar, and Ayushmann Khurrana respectively. Other artists also played their respective roles quite impressively. The story of Gulabo Sitabo is written by Juhi Chaturvedi. Music is by Shantanu Moitra and lyrics by Shantanu Moitra, Abhishek Arora, and Anuj Garg. I would say it's a great team work altogether by all the departments.

The story of Gulabo Sitabo goes like this. Chunnan 'Mirza' Nawab (Amitabh Bachchan), popularly known as Mirza, is a very cunning, sharp minded, active, and greedy old man who keeps stealing small items from the Haveli to get some money in lieu of that from the market. His wife, Fatima Begum (Farrukh Jaffar), popularly known as Begum, is 17 years older than Mirza. Begum owns a big old Haveli in Lucknow. The Haveli is in a very poor condition. Besides Mirza and Begum living in the Haveli are various other tenants to whom their respective rooms have been leased out to them. Most of them are not even paying the rent for various reasons. Begum wants to sell this property and puts Mirza on the job to find some appropriate buyer. Mirza is desperately waiting for Begum to die so that he becomes the owner of the property. Baankey Rastogi (Ayushmann Khurrana) lives in the same Haveli in one of the rooms with him three sisters and mother.

There is a consistent tussle between Mirza and Baankey because Baankey never pays the rent of his room and keeps giving convincing reasons for that. Mirza wants Baankey to leave the room and move somewhere else but all in vain.

Overall, the story of Gulabo Sitabo is fast and engaging. It's a good entertaining, lightweight, comedy film performed very well by all the artists. A must-watch if you haven't so far.

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Panga Movie Review #PangaMovie #Panga #MovieReview #Bollywood @hotstartweets #hotstar

The Bollywood movie Panga lacks a number of basic fundamentals of any movie. It lacks rhythm and fuel. The biggest flaw is characterisation of the main character Kangana Ranaut. Weak characterization further weakens with the poor acting by Kangana Ranaut playing the role of Jaya Nigam. The theme of the story is very strong. There is no doubt about that. It could not touch even the double of its budget at the box office. It's a low budget movie. Had it overcome some basic flaws, the revenues could have touched 5 times of its budget without any doubt. Despite having a strong story line, the key role, in my opinion, makes it a weak presentation. Though Kangana Ranaut is well supported by the other actors very well. But she herself could not do complete justice to the role given to her. She was not at her best this time.

The story of Panga movie goes like this. Jaya Nigam is an ex-star in the world of Indian National Kabaddi. She was one of the most successful Indian Kabaddi captain with a great success in National and international arena during her tenure as a captain. Because of her family constraints after her marriage, she had no other option but to compromise with her rising career that too when she was at the top of it. This, somehow remains as a point of regret in her mind and heart. And then after so many years of her marriage, that hidden desire of continuing her career gets ignited by her son and well supported by her husband. Because of a big gap she is seen in a dilemma initially whether she would be able to get back on the track with the same zeal, momentum, and energy.

Jassie Gill has done a fantastic job as Jaya's husband, Prashant Shirvastava. Richa Chadha, as usual has proved her maturity with her polished acting. Yagya Bhasin as Aditya Nigam, Jaya's son, has also done a marvelous job. Neena Gupta, as Jaya's mother, fits the bill perfectly. It's an overstretched movie just because Kangana Ranaut. She could have done a lot better. It's good that all the other actors played their respective roles magnificently. Otherwise, Panga movie would not have been able to touch even its budget figure at the box office. The story gets out of track at many points. The end could have been a lot better. It's a waste of a superb story because of a poor acting by Kangana Ranaut and a weak direction Ashwiny Iyer.