New York... & India's got Talent

Just to be clear, what I am talking about is not the city New York but the 2009 Indian Movie 'New York' released this week. I watched it today at Satyam Cineplex in Janakpuri (can you believe that the AC was not working through out the movie in a Housefull show of Rs 160 each, just terrible. I thought people used to go in AC theatres to even sleep in this damn heat of Delhi). After a long time I saw long queues for a movie ticket, I had to wait 45 mins in queue to get the ticket for 1.40 pm show. I couldn't watch the planned 12.30 pm show as I got on the ticket counter at 12.45, so no point missing the first 15 mins of movie (I had this friend in college who used to say that he can't watch a movie if he missed the numbering/credits). The movie was nice, I would give 3 out of 5. It's a story of 3 people of Indian descent in New York city whose lives change after the 9/11 attacks. Many Asian people were badly impacted all over the western world after those attacks, they were being eyed as villains all the time. Many innocent people were arrested by security agencies & harassed/tortured considering them as terrorist suspects. So this movie is a story of such people who turned into a terrorist or FBI agent & what happened to them after that. The first half of movie is fast paced & interesting compared to second part where the climax is not as striking as could have been considering the subject of the movie. The fun element of the college time or an Indian in US for 1st time could have been lil more but maybe the director wanted to stick to the topic. Good performances by Katrina (she has actually acted for the 1st time and spoke Hindi with accent which is not acting but her real style I guess), John (I have always liked him as an actor of caliber, but its lil funny when he says in a pure Indian accent that "I am an American") & Irrfan too. Neil (the guy hardly looks Inidan though) is really good, he has great range of facial expressions and has given a nice performance. Overall a nice Movie which shows how the events which are news for many can change life of teh people who are part of it, enjoy!! (FYI... I also need to watch X-Men 4, Terminator 4 & Transformer 2 sonn)

This weekend also marked the start of India's Got Talent (IGT) on Colors. It's Indian version of Got Talent Series like many other Indian version of American/European shows on Indian Television. Seems we can't come with our own original ideas & just love copying there shows like American Idol=Indian Idol; Dancing with Stars=Jhalak Dikhla Jaa; 30 Seconds to Fame=Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega; Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao=I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here! and many others. But I like watching Talent & Reality Shows comapred to any saas-bahu drama or other stupid stuff. Even news channels have become drama with all of them accepting & promoting the INDIA TV format. IGT has Shekhar Kapur (he's an international celebrity so I like him but quite an emotional/dynamic guy. starts laughing or crying or acting hysterically at any moment), Sonali Bendre (you get old & useless then you become judge I guess. she definitely was very pretty but still... aren't you suppsoed to shine ur own career before jumping on others) & Kirron Kher (she's nice & Also Anupam Kher's wife) as judges and the 1st week was not bad. Hopefully the show will bring out some good talent of India.

So what do you think about the movie & these TV sh0ws, any comments/questions?? Till then... keep reading, commenting & enjoying. This is RAHUL saying Good Bye & Good Luck... JAI HO!!!!!