Really! Ok .. hang me if you will, but thou shalt not stoppeth me from ranting about yet another movie that I saw tonight. Yeah, you guessed it right - "Whats your Rashi". I am totally overdosed on Ms. Chopra right now. I can't stand the sight, voice or even a thought of her anymore. She was like all over the movie (I guess that WAS the point of the movie). And the songs! There are probably more songs in the movie than Chopra's and Baweja's total lines put together. In Mumbai theaters, where I had never before witnessed any form of express/ animate reaction of the crowds during a movie (read whistling, booing, clapping, getting up from the seat to do an impromptu jig...you get the drift, right?), this movie was the first time that one could hear the whole theater (including oneself) let out a collective groan everytime PC/HB would break into a song. Whatever said and done though, Priyanka Chopra is a brilliant actress and even Harman Baweja is quite good. And if you could (if only you possibly could) find it in your heart to forgive the director for inflicting the torture of the umpteen songs on you and then forget about them too, you may actually end up liking the movie.
Anyhoo, what I am puzzled otherwise about is why do they spell my rashi as SIMHA instead of SINH, when obviously it is pronounced as the latter. What is it with people avoiding the use of the obvious (phonetically matching at that!) spelling of Indian words when spelt in English. Another case in point - spelling of "ALIBAUG", when it is pronounced as "ALIBAG". I just cant figure that one out.
Carrying on from the movie, lets see if I actually match the characteristics of a Leo. The standard traits of a Leo (female) are thus as follows , as per Ms. Goodman:
- Social leader of her group (ahem and then double ahem!)
- Vivacious, clever, gracious, beautiful, and sexy (the number of "ahems" that I want to graciously cough off my beautiful throat have the potential to fill the next ten entries, so I would leave them out)
- Short tempered (now THAT is true)
- Loves exquisite gifts (well who doesn't?)
- Loves flattery (well well well!)
- Arrogant and vain (I would like to believe I am neither of these)
- Spendthrift (C'mon..you cant blame a girl for being a girl and liking her shoes, bags, clothes, earrings, perfumes, lip glosses, watches, bling etc. etc.)
And if you guys have not read Linda Goodman's Sun Signs, grab a second hand copy from that magazine stall in front of Shopper's Stop in Bandra and get going. Its the best way to spend some quality time on yourself. Call it self indulgence if you want, but its great fun.
Adios.
6 comments:
Overdose is exactly what flashed across my mind and Harman reminds me way too much of Hrithik...his moves, his style...which is awrite, but not original! Concept was interesting, the progression of the plot was slow....all in all...so-so!.
I could not relate to any of the rashees, prolly coz I'm on the cusp...and so are u...rite? And speaking of self indulgence I suppose as a cuspian, one has the advantage of attributing the best traits of both rashees and the worst of none...
yep true...but cudnt relate to nything Virgo.
well darlng i thnk soon ur blog will replace T.O.I 's movie review .. good going :)
That will be really cool...I will get free premiere passes!
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