Agneepath.....Remade

So basically it's not a review rather a late review, of late I havent been able to catchup movies and this time also it was
only a conicidence that I saw Agneepath(remade)...
I somehow dont relate to the concept of getting inspired from others or getting the inspiration to do something new from something that is already done.
But then I was left with no option than to see this so called INSPIRED version of the original classic by Mukul Anand.
The movies has the same baseline as the original with the story here revolving around a few lesser characters than original and that's for good only.
I wish the director/producer would have made it without songs but then we wouldnt have got Katrina dancing to the tunes of Chikni-Chameli,
apart from that none of the songs made any significance to the story, so the songs were a bit annonying for me.
The surprise and best part of the movie was the negative/devilious avatar of Rishi Kapoor who revisited this negative genere many years
after Bol-Radha_Bol.
Another good thing about the movie is Sanjay Dutt, you will be amazed by his diaglogue dilevery which looks so natural and effortless.
He alongwith Rishi Kapoor are the only things that people will remember from this remake.
The dialogues given to both of them are good and the years of exprience that they have is visible in their dialogue dilivery.
There is nothing exceptional about Hritik or his portrayl of Vijay Chauhan, he has tried to do it his way but the problem is that
we remember the original Agneepath for Vijay chauhan not for Kanchacheena, so in that way I was disappointed.
Oh.... I forgot Priyanka Chopra, but I can understand that at times people have to do favour to friends, that could be the only reason for
her signing a film where she has nothing to do and besides that the story didnt need her.
So it's a well made remake and the ghosts of Yash Johar and Mukul Anand wont haunt the
If you havnt seen it yet watch it only for Rishi Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt.

ONE YEAR AT POLARIS......AND COUNTING..

So finished one year at Polaris this month.....and waiting for appraisl...hahahaha
But somehow I don't get the feeling like I have spent an year and probably the reason behind it is the haywire work routine of my project.
There are many things that I want to write about the previous year, but if I write those stuff it will look like my farewell speech..
So can only say that it was fun(most of the times) being at polaris for an year.
Lets c what 2012 has in store for me.

TOO ANGRY WITH BABA RAMDEV

It's been a long time since i wrote about something.....reason being that i write only when i feel to speak about something..
and in the past 6 months there was hardly anything that I felt writing about...
This time it's the so called "BABA/SWAMI" Ramdev....who has made me angry....
This fellow has a good motive of bringing the black money stashed in the swiss banks and of exposing all those people who owns it.
I will go a few years back down the memory lane when he got all the cheif minister's of all the states in India together
on one stage which happend for the first time in the history of India for the inaugration on his Patanjali Yogpeeth .
He was not a billionaire And to establis the yogpeeth he had to accepted the donations from so many of these same people/ministers.
What makes me angry is that dint he know about all these ministers wrongdoings?
How did he forget about the various court cases of various charges against all these so called donors/ministers?
I accept the fact that charges are not always true...But we all know about the law and order in India.....and how screwd it is...
Where the hell had his ethics gone while accepting the donations from all these people?
Dint he know that many of these people sitting on that podium are the one who have churned out poor people's money?
Still he accepted the donations from them at that time.
Now when he wants to bring all those black money back to India those same people are against him, and why they should not be?
It's just the policy of CYA (Cover Your A**) that everyone of them is following.
How can he expect the government to support his cause when the same goverment has so many corrupt politicians....and who
for sure has put their black money in those swiss banks.
In it's counterattack now the government has started to malign his image by trying to find issues against him , which makes
me really happy and I will be happier if he somehow is found to be guilty somewhere and put behind the bars.
At one point in time I liked him because of the work he was doing for people to make them healthy.
But at this point in time my problem with him is that if he himself is ethically not correct, how can he expect something good
from a completly unethical government........

A new beginning..............

It's a new beginning for me, and the feeling is really great.
Finally I achieved what I dreamt of 2.5 years ago.
I still remember the day when I ran away from my BPO job without knowing what I was doing and what I wanted from life.
I consider myself really lucky that at that time I decided to get into ORACLE.
And even luckier that unknowingly I got into ORACLE DBA.
And again even more luckier that things really started come in place one after another, ofcourse I have worked hard to get things in place for me.
I had to close the chapter of SQLSTAR to open the new chapter of POLARIS...
It's the start of a new chapter, which again I want to enjoy thoroughly like I did at SQLSTAR.
It's been a week and one thing I have observed that there are new things to be learnt everyday.
At times I get amazed when I see the whole team working, there is so less time to think, the brains run faster than a Ferrari.
I find myself like a novice in front of them....
At times I think I may not be able to do all these things...work like them.
But then it reminds me of my starting days at SQLSTAR..
And then I assure myself that it's just a matter of some time and some hardwork required and then I will be like one of them.
AT this point in time Life's looking good & exciting & challenging
and I am ready to face it, enjoy it.

Last Batch…Last Few Days…….

So I just finished my last batch with sqlstar, but I am glad that my last batch was a corporate batch at capgemini.
I always felt that it would be great to go for training in corprates, and yes now after handling one I can say dat it definitely is a great feeling.
I was a little anxious on the first day but then from the second day I suppose I started enjoying it and had a good time. The participants were good, they dint give me a hard time , so all was well.
I got only couple of days left at sqlstar and I want to enjoy it, the last couple of days with some great colleagues.

RAAJNEETI

I am so thankful to Prakash Jha for making this movie, the reason being that it has helped me so much to come out of the misery of kites.
After a long time there's a movie with such a nicely woven storyline, dialouges with so much impact, characters that you can connect to, the background score which is a perfect match for such a story and above all the value for your money.
I must say that Prakash Jha has done a really commendable job in bringing together the characters of Mahabharata in today's time and what better way to show it all through the dirty indian poltics.
At this point in time I must compare the two filmmakers in current time who believe in making realistic movies on various issues.
First one being Prakash Jha(Gangajal,Apharan etc...) and then Madhur Bhandarkar(chandne bar, Page 3, fashion).
What puts Prakash Jha a notch above madhur Bhandarakar is that with Prakash's movies people connect far better than Madhur's movies and the reason behind that Prakash's movies are far more easier to understand.
Within the first 5 minutes of watching the movie I knew that I am not mistaken by going for this movie.
The thing that I liked most was that even though I knew what is going to happen next
(because of my familiarity to Mahabharata) the story and the charater portrayl had the ability to make me tied down to my seat for almost three hours.
The way Ranbir Kapoor has acted ,it shows that acting runs through his blood.
He has completly overshadowed every other actor in this movie.
What you would like is that he has acted through his face , just by looking at his facial expression you can figure out what he is thinking and is going to happen next,you can't help but just get awed by him.
Although I felt that Ajay Devgan had nothing much to do but he again justifies the role of a new age Karna, another thing about him is that these kind of roles are the one which belongs to his domain and suits his appearance on the screen, I have said it time and again that he is the only few actors who can act just through their eyes, he just doesn't need a dialogue for so many scenes.
I do feel that Katrina's role was not justified or I would say that the hype that was created regarding her role did not fulfill my expectations as there are very few scenes with her in the frame.
Nana patekar, plays the role of 'solution provider' Krishna with so much sincerity and ease that only a seasoned actor like him can do.
Arjun Rampal has definately improved as an actor and what impresses him is his screen presence, the appearance that you can't ignore.Althogh it was evident that he found all those 'theth' hindi lines difficult to say.
As for Manoj Bajpai it was a tailor made role for him and he has made full justification to it.
I have said a lot of goody-goody now some letdowns.
A few of the scenes and the dialogues looked ridicules which could have been the strongest scenes like the scene where Ranbir(Ajay's as well) goes to meet Ajay Devgan, the scene in which Arjun Rampal and Ranbir's girlfriend Dies, I couldn't find the grief that someone goes through when their loved one's are murdered.
Another scene where Ranbir shoots Ajay Devgan, I dint find the emotion/anger that Arjun in Mahabharta had towards Karna/Duryodhana for killing them.
I am mentioning these few scenes which should have been the one what I call
'Movie-maker/movie-breaker' scenes.
With all these UP's and a few Down's it's a must watch and it deservs a ****.

Kites....Pleas fly away

Such a big letdown it was ...........
The first thing that I coluldn’t understand and failed to find a single reason why it was named kites .
There’s no relation between the name of the movie and the story (Is there any story at all ?)
I dont have anything positive to say , because there was nothing that I liked or connected to throughout the movie.
How can the roshan's make such a terrible movie and expect it to be a launching vehichle for Hritik in hollywood, it's the worst film that Rakesh roshan has made till date.
What surprised me was how can Rakesh roshan and Anuraag basu go so horribly wrong.
It seemed that Anuraag basu forgot the basics of storytelling while directing the movie.
The story credit goes to Rakesh Roshan but it's the director's job to make a script look like a movie , which I know he is very much capable but this time he really goofed it up.
I can’t believe that this movie is a brainchild of people who has made movies like ‘karan-arjun’,’koi mil gaya’,’gangster’,’life in a metro’ etc…
Hritik is looking the best till date but hell I dint pay to look at his razorsharp body or the much hyped bare back of Barbara Mori .
Barbara definately looked hot and it was a good change for the Indian audience to see a different face on screen.
At the same time I don’t know what Kangana was doing(actually the same goes for all the actors).
I have been scratching my head to find to write something good about the movie and the only thing dat was somewhat average in the movie is the picturisation in bits and pieces.
Two songs that has been topping the charts fail to impress miserably in the movie.
The songs suddenly start playing irrespective of the scenes.
Even Hritik has tried his hands at singing and its better if I don’t comment on it.
So at the end I could only say that the whole family has gone wrong in their work.
And sorry I really cant rate this movie.

ISHQIYA

A single word that can be used to described this would be 'Masterpiece'.
The day I saw it's promo for the first time, I knew that I am going to watch this movie.
I will start with the name of the movie which definately played a big role in getting my attention towards it.
But after watching the movie I think it could easily have been named '1 phool 2 maali'.
The first scence only is much more than enough to gather the attention of the audience and after that there is not a single scene or a minute in the movie where you will get bored.
It's a very simple story of how two thieves fall in love with a widow of and how she uses them.
It's simple story packaged in a manner that you will fall in love with.
The USP of the film is it's dialogues which are hilarious and the dialogue dilivery of all the three actors.
The script writer and director has definately done a lot of research in how the people speak in north indian villages.
All the 3 leading characters have done full justice to their roles.
But it's naseeruddin shah who steals the show.
IN his role of 'Khalu jaan' he comes across as a person whom you definately will like most among the three actors.
Vidya Balan is looked stunning, you will get to see a new side of her in this movie, which to a certain extent surprised me(the deadlock scene, I would call it a deadlock rather than using the
actual word that describes the scene because it was much more than that).
But the surprise package is Arshad Warsi, it would have been difficult for any actor to get noticed in a frame where naseeruddin shah is standing but the way arshad warsi has enacted this role,it
only makes my belief stronger that bollywood hasn't been able to tap in his talent and potential as an actor.
The improvement he has shown in his acting from the time he started his career is
really commendable.
I loved the director's attention towards detailing.
Not many people wil notice the character of the small boy called "Nandu", the way that boy has said his lines in a north indian accent is really remarkable.
What I liked about him is that he caught this inability of many north indians who face a tough time in pronouncing 'r'.
Vishal Bharadwaaj's music is outstanding as always.
'Dil baccha' is already topping the charts across nation, and in the film also the song has been
picturised on Naseeruddin shah so beautifully that those 5-6 minutes from the film are my best.
The new generation of directors that is coming up with unique stories is really a positive sign for bollywood, the quality of films that are now coming from bollywood is really good.
You will never feel that this movie is made by a first time director(Abhishek Chaubey)and also full credit to Vishal Bharadwaj for producing such a movie.
The only problem I had from the movie is that there is nothing dramatic in the movie, as I already said it's a very simple story packaged in an attractive manner and some really solid performance by the actors.
SO in all if it comes to rating then ISHQIYA definately scores a 4/5 and it's a must watch.

LEARNING NEW THING EVERYDAY

The previous 2 months has really been really busy.
I somehow finished my first batch although it lasted too long, but
I am happy that it finished.
Although it was not a very good feeling but I think that I am improving.
The feedback for the second batch is really good but I know I know I have
to keep on improving and there are still so many things that I don't know.
The best part of this job is that you have to be alert all the time, you never
know when someone will ask you such a doubt that you never thought of.

I AM SO HAPPY

How nice it feels to have a job and that to if it is something that challanges you to do your best and provides you an opportunity to grow not only as an individual but also stand out among others.

So the job I am talking about is of an ORACLE(DBA) trainer with the organization that is best in the business.
The feel that you get when you work with people who seriously are the best in the business is really an amazing feeling.
What I really enjoy is the people's reaction , their face expression when they listen that you are working with that organization it fills you with a different kind of joy.

MY first batch has already started and I have finished three lectures.
Although the first two lectures were ok but I feel that in the third lecture I was more relaxed,fumbled far less than the first two lectures.
The students are also good , they have not troubled me till now.
In the first lecture when I entered the classroom with the marker and saw the students I definately was the person younger than all of them, all of them must be two-three years elder to me.
But there was never a single moment when I felt that I can not deliver in front of them and the reason behind is my office environment and the way all the other faculty guided me regarding how I should go about it.
The continuous demo presentation, their breifing during my presentation , how things can be made easier for the students to understand with the help of real life examples and made the job easier for me.

I specially thank Ruchira mam for firstly showing faith in me and when I failed to stand upto her expectations she again made me believe that I can do this job if I try a little harder and put in a little more effort.
I again thank her and Geeta mam for bearing me through those evryday presentations and
because of their explanations during presentations now I try to relate the topics with realtime examples.
The work environment is wonderful, all the people are really helpful and everybody has a pleasent appearence, everybody is chilled out and partly the reason behind that is the knowledge about their subject.
It does help you if you are confident about your subject knowledge and definately that reflects on your face, your behaviour,your appearence.
Another thing that I liked most regarding them is that all of them are a big foodie, they just love to have burgers,cheeeeeeeese sandwiches and above all the most favoured is chicken, they just need a small excuse to eat chicken.
I was really lucky in terms of attending parties in the office because I enjoyed three parties in the first four days now when I talk about parties they are not those small tea parties , the parties over here are something like a bless for a foodie.
So in all I am having a really good time and the only way from here is the road ahead.

Things Are Improving

Things are improving and looking good slowly, at least a little better on career front,
apart from that I also cleared the first semester KT exams , really did not hope to clear it.
It was important for me to clear that KT exam, which eventually I cleared.
And somehow I will go to the second year.
The second semester results are still to be declared but I am prepared for that blow.
The next 2-3 months are going to be the most cruical month for me, and I know that I have got to put in a lot more effort and hardwork in the upcoming months.
I hope everything goes fine.

Feeling Really Low

Things are not going too well , It can not go like this,
I have to utilize all the opportunity that comes by, I need to put in more efforts
and practise more.
It feels bad not only for myself but for people whom you let down, who expect something from you.
I am not so habituated to rejections or failure so I am finding it difficult to handle all these things.
I dont know what I am doing is correct but I believe in pursuing my dreams and working hard towards it,
I hope someday all the hardwork pays.
I am not that kind of a person who likes to prove something to the world or show them what I am capable of,
but certainly I will call those few people who has expectations from me
to let them know that I have achieved what I wanted.
I know I am sounding like an emotional fool but that's how I am feeling now.

THE 'MYSTERY' MOVIE

Last night I saw this movie on one of the cable channels.
Although I missed the first 20 minutes and I had not even seen the promos of it so I did not know which movie it was.
And I bet if you are not allowed to see the start of movie you also would not be able to configure the name.
Normally I do not watch movies if I miss the start but there was something about the look in which the picture is shot that made we wait for a few minutes and try to configure which film it was(which I could not configure even after the film finished).
After a few scenes I saw Rajat Kapoor and at that moment only I knew I will watch this movie , even thouh I had a presentation to make today for a job.
For me that's the credibility that an actor should posses,
they should be able to attract the people to cinema theators to watch their work/performance.
As soon as the movie progressed I saw a totally different Rajat Kapoor from his previous films.
The way he used his silence combined with his expressions and the looks in eyes was really
wonderful.
In most of the scenes he remains silent still speaking a lot.
I don't know if any other actor today from bollywood would be able to do that.
Now something about the movie.
It's a very simple story , very neatly woven script around 2-3 characters.
At this moment I would like to mention something about the young filmmakers today is that
they really are coming up with some brilliant and differnet ideas, they don't have the backup of the star producers of bollywood but the content of their film is so good that they definately earn a name for themselvs, and that should be the biggest reward a filmmaker should be looking for, appreciation for his film by the mass but that does not happen always because people even fail to notice when such "small films" release(which happeend in this case).
Going back to movie second time.
Rajat Kapoor plays the main protagonist of a writer who has just been released from jail and
is writing a story dedicated to his wife.
Somehow he looses his briefcase in which he has all the manuscript of the story.
And then the story revolves around that briefcase , how it goes from one person to another.
It may sound weird but yes that is the story of the movie but I can tell you that when you watch the movie you might not like it very much but definately you will have a word of praise for the director and Rajat Kapoor.
And now I have to mention the name of the movie which I found from my "knowledge source"
GOOGLE(Mr.Larry Page and Mr.Sergey Brin you need to pay me for this advertisement) ,
It is "SIDDHARTH - THE PRISONER" .

KAMINEY

I have hardly updated my blog so early previously.
But a couple of songs from this move made me write about it.
The first one definately being "dhaan te naan", there is nothing great about the song but then the use of the tune "dhaan te naan" which almost all of us have used during childhood days at various occassions like when telling some story to our friends and I still remember it used to be the entry tune of the hero.
Vishal Bharadwaj has used that tune very nicely and the for the first time ever i thought that someone surpassed Sukhvinder Singh in a high pitch song and vishal dadlani succeded in it quite brilliantly.
Probably it's because of his rock music influences.
The other song that's making the round is "Pehli Bar Mohabbat" which is brialliantly sung by
Mohit chauhan.It definately will remind you of those beautiful moments with your partner.
There is a different kind of madness in his voice I dont know the exact word but probably it's called kashish, correct me if I am wrong.
It really has some really lovely lyrics listen to it carefully and I am sure you will love it.
The only problem with me in this case is that I have stopped listening to such love songs and even stopped watching love story based movies.
The other really nice song is the title song "Kaminey" which is a slow song but I was surprised to find that it is sung by Vishal Bharadwaj himself.
It's a nice slow song which some really interesting lyrics.
Something that I have noticed about the lyrics written by the vetren lyricst and writer Gulzar is that he seriously is writing some beautiful lyrics over the last few years, be it
"Slumdog Millionaire","omkara" or "Guru" .
Although many people knew him before "jai ho" also but it did shot him to the fame so late in his career.
Vishal Bharadwaj being the only few directors in bollywood who understands music and has an ear for it succeeds in creating an album with some really good songs.
The other songs are not as good but people in this country have strange taste so you might like the other songs also.

CHAANDAN ME

So....... updating the blog after a long time.
Hardly got some time to do anything as neices had come down in vacation.
Had a blast playing with them.
The youngest nephew(Gulgule), he really gave me some tough time .
Now they are gone I kinda miss them.
Another thing is that for the past couple of months I have really found it difficult to concentrate and I still am finding it difficult to handle few things in life.
I think the only way I will be able to divert my mind from all this is when I get a job when I wont have time to think about these things.
Now something which made me write about it, and that's Kailash KHer's new album "Chaandan me".
I was eagrly waiting for their third album and I must tell you that the wait was really worth it.
One thing that I really liked about their music is that over the years their music has really matured over the years.
Like their previous albums this again has very soft music(most of the songs).
Another thing that impresses you is the lyrics, although to understand the lyrics and meaning
people might find some difficulties but they do make a lot of sence(unlike today's songs).
I particularly liked the song 'BHEEG GAYA MERA MANN' , the title song is also good.
"Rang Rang Ma" did surprise me a bit bcoz it's the only song with some fast beats unlike other songs.
"Na Batati Tu" also comes as a surprise with it's fast beats.
The use of sitar in d song "Teri Yaad Me" alongwith its lyrics makes it standalone in the album.
"Tere Naina " also is very good again the lyrics are rally good.
"Ishq Ho Gaya" is good with its slow pace and some nice guitaring.
After a long time we have an album with all excellent songs.

29'TH APRIL 2009

DEV D ..... nope my new IPOD

yeah, I know the title sounds a bit confusing.But it's true.
I wanted to write something about DEV(ch*$#a)D but then i thought what's the point in writing about something which pissd me so much , rather write about something which is making me happy these days which is my iPod. Its a Shuffle 1 GB.Got it as a gift from brother.
But then I think writing aboou this crap movi will be the best remedy to decrease my frustration.
I was eagrly waiting for this movie to release and wanted to see it because I really like Anuraag Basu as a storyteller/director, but i dont know while watching the movie the scene where
Paro comes to Dev and tells him that her family members are thinking of her marriage and she expects him to talk to their families or whatever she thinks, and Dev tells her to leave.

At that moment I thought what a ch@#*ya fellow this man is, and then he proves it by getting drunk and unconscious in front of her in the marriage.

What pissd me off was I couldnt understand what he actually wanted?
And i dint feel like watching the movie thereafter.
I know most of the people liked the movie but then it's my view.
I dont feel like rating it , so i won't.
Now about my iPod, this truly has become my companion nowadays.
I was planning to buy a transcend MP3 player for some time now but I was really surprised when bro gifted it to me.
When i first saw that it's just 1GB i thought atleast it should have been 2GB.
but now after using it for almost a month now I feel that I really don't need more than this.

LIFE'S SO BUSY

updating the blog after long time , was kinda busy with studies .
Thankfully this Oracle thing will come to an end /should come to an end in the first week of may.
Then the second sem exam is also there so the may month will also be almost same but the family members are going to native place so will have some moment of relief, at times it feels good to spend some time alone. Also I am excited about my neices coming here they will be here by mid may , i am surely going to have some tough time while studying for the exams.
Then I am also happy wid the way things are progressing in life personal as well as professional (professional sounds weired).
1 more thing I dont know how I cleared 5 out of 6 subjects in my first sem , I have to thank god for that , i wish something like this happens this semester also , coz i seriously havent been able to chk the books becauase of these certification exams.
If someone reads this just wish me luck for my exams.

GHAJINI

Only the name of the film sounds diffenrent, there is nothing new to the story.
There has been so many films in the 90's with such storyline where the actor's girlfriend gets murdered by a villain and the only motive of the hero is to kill the villain.
It's kind of the same thing packaged in a different manner.
The thing that went in favour of the movie is that such story came after long time and then it's the magic of Aamir khan that he will make the same thing look different by doing it in a different manner.
Although it may sound strange but still i would say that it's the only hindi movie which is
adapted better than the original which is "MEMENTO".
IT's not that I dint like Memento but the way the story has been told in Ghajini convinced me more than Memento.
Talking about the music although the film dint really required songs with such storyline still
songs has been encorporated into it. But Rehmaan has done justice to them.
I dont know why a section of media are saying that lyrics by Prasoon Joshi is not that good, I dint find anything wrong with it.
Anothet thing is that Aamir khan carries the whole film throughout the movie alone ,there is nothing for Jiyah Khan to do and as for Aasin is concerned she lacked that extra bit to tickle the funny bone of audience.
But she looks good on screen.
They could have got some other actor to play the role of Ghajini, the actor looked totally unconvincing.
So, the film is about only 1 person.
Aamir is good in both his characters.He must be given credit for all the hardwork put in behind those bulging muscles.
I would say that if you have an option of watching either ghajini or Rab.... , then go for Ghajini
atleast it makes sense unlike Rab... where the actress fails to recognize the two different looks of her husband.
Ghajini on a scale of 1 to 5 will score 3 1/2.

MAXIMUM CITY --- Mumbai Lost & found

The first thing that attracted me towards this book was the cover page.
Just by looking at it I knew it is going to be a good book.
It is a must read for all Mumbai people , if you think that you know Mumbai then read this book you will know how little you know about Mumbai.
The writer has put in a lot of efforts in writing this book while doing his research work.

it is kind of an eye opener on issues like the 1993 riots, involvement of sanjay dutt in it, the way the riots took place, how blasts were planned ? how the gangsters work? how police works?
It must have required a lot of guts on his part to write things about Bal Thackrey and directly pinpointing him as the main person responsible for the riots.
One of the most interesting part is that of the life in slum.
Although I would say that he only wrote things which would attract people in reading about life in slum and mainly concentrated on how each one of them is hitting on someone else's wife,
sister,sister in law etc...
I would have been happier has he mentioned about how people stay connected to each other in slums, chawls, care for each other, celebrate in good times and mourn in bad times with each other.
I think he lacked there.
Story on vada-pav is also good.
Another interesting part is on the life of the bar girls, in this part I would say he really
put in more hardwork in reasearch on bar girls, I dont know why he had so much interest in it ,at times I found that he is dragging it a little too much.
In the end he also mentions about his school ,years spent there ,his friendship with director/producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra.His association with him during the making of
Mission Kashmir.
That part again was not needed, I mean who is interested in knowing what you did in your school,
when you are writing the book on Mumbai .
I would say that he probably missed one very important thing about mumbai which is it's lifeline
that is the local trains.
He should have written something about the local trains,how people talk in trains ? what is the main point of their discussion ? The daily spats in train etc....
Although it is a good effort and he even succeeds in opening the eye's of the readers , but I would still say that it lacked a lot of things about Mumbai.
I would still recommend it to everyone who wants to know what has happend in Mumbai over
the years.
It will be kind of Mumbai revisited for you.
On a scale of 1 to 5 I would rate it a good 4.