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Peekay

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It took him five long years to come up with another movie, but Rajkumar Hirani made the wait totally worth it. ‘ PK ’ is one of those rare films in Bollywood that would appeal to the masses as much as it would win accolades from the critics. The film has a never-thought-of-before concept and the execution is beyond brilliant. The film is a about PK, a stranger in the city who takes everyone by surprise with his inquisitive nature and curiosity. Like the makers believe, the main story is best kept under wraps. Revealing anything about it would be taking away from the experience that ‘PK’ is. In an obvious sort of way, this is also Aamir’s best performance yet. For one, his role has absolutely no reference points, unless you consider Mr Bean or Rowan Atkinson as an unearthly sort of figure. On the face of it, PK certainly derives bits from Mr Bean. For the most part, he seems like a rather original and funny fellow: a short, slim weirdo with overstretched ears, lips red with be...

Kiss of Love

Recently protest movement against moral policing which was given the name 'Kiss of love' was in news. This protest was given this name because people decided to kiss each other as a form of protest against moral policing. Interestingly this protest started from state of Kerala and rapidly spread in other parts of the India. Agreed, the country should be socialised. How to talk, laugh, teach, dispose waste, welcome guests. This is our culture. Whilst I am happy many people now accept this, there are some people who turned violent. We are part of the most tolerant and flexible religion, not a muscle flexing religion. We say  Athidhi Devo Bhava  but how well are we welcoming guests in our country and giving them nice hospitality? We also say Matru Devo Bhava,   Pitru Devo Bhava and Acharya Devo Bhava thus equating parents and teachers to being the supreme. How much are we respecting them? The greatness of India and its culture can be ...