Bettab Dil ki Adhuri aur Akhri Tammana!!

After few months, I thought of writing something on this blog site account also.

I cannot understand why their is a tiff in Ayodhya over Ram Janam Bhumi. I don't know if their was a "Ram Mandir" or it was Always a "Babri masjid". But what i know is this tiff has actually degraded the value of Ayodhya. Ayodhya is a city of around 100000 Ayodhyaites who are living with the fact that the city has more than 7500 temples around but whole universe is revolving around just one 6 acres piece of land. many political parties have actually got into power because of this land but has anything changed.

Yes!

"Ram Janam Bhumi" has actually became a brand now, all thanks to jobless, aimless and tactical minds who have made it that way. The name itself has became a weapon of mass destruction. Remember the afternoon of December 6th 1992, handful of nuts and mindless people took a giant disastrous step. I am sure, that this steps had nothing to do with the construction of Ram mandir. They wanted to gather power to take sympathy and control of blindly following indian's.

Before going any further, here is some background about the disputed land:-

The latest archaeological evidence comes from examination of the site after the destruction of the Babri Mosque. The Archaeological Survey of India under BB Lal, although initially published as finding no significant structures as these reports were based on inconclusive facts and were mere a media leak, subsequently put forward evidence of a pre-existing temple predating the mosque by hundreds of years as its final report. Claims have been made that worship took place on a platform called the "Ram Chabutara" prior to Independence. According to British sources, Hindus and Muslims (who came from Faizabad) used to worship together in the Disputed Structure in the 19th century until about 1855. P. Carnegy wrote in 1870:

• "It is said that up to that time, the Hindus and Mohamedans alike used to worship in the mosque-temple. Since the British rule a railing has been put up to prevent dispute, within which, in the mosque the Mohamedans pray, while outside the fence the Hindus have raised a platform on which they make their offerings."

Why can't we do the same thing now also. It's just a matter of worship; but because of power play; it has became an issue where people lost lives at the place they were suppose to get blessings for their lives.

BTW, facts says that these ruthless individuals have actually collect loads of money for construction of Ram Mandir. I ask them, why can't they spend this money in renovation of other holy places in and around ayodhya. Shree Ram is same in all those temples also; but why they are not getting any weights as compared to the disputed land. If they really want to construct the temple, they could have made an arrangement as like it was during the British Era.

I don't want to write a long blog; because I may say something which could hurt sentiments of few individuals; but I want to force-ly say that " I as a Hindu and Indian don't need a temple which has blood all over". I am happy to have a place where blessings are given happily not under protection of gun and battle tanks.

Tere bin Laden... Movie review. A fun film to watch.

Sometimes one's relationship with the movies gets a little strained. Week after week of watching the same item numbers, the snazzy European locations and stilted dialogues catering to the NRIs create a sense of fatigue and boredom. And the film buff almost makes a decision to take a breather and stay away for a while.

But then comes a film like Tere Bin Laden and hope is rekindled all over again.

Recently, we had My Name is Khan which dealt with the tragic aftermath of the 9/11 disaster for ordinary citizens, especially those belonging to the minority community. But debut director Abhishek Sharma's Tere Bin Laden is a film which reveals how ordinary citizens wanting to reside in America must either give up on their ambitions or resort to drastic measures.

Tere Bin Laden is, however, free of drama and emotion. It's a satire about all those wanting to set foot on the promised land. And it works.

Our protagonist Ali Zafar has spent most of the last decade living in Karachi with one single-minded obsession -- getting to the United States of America. He believes his future lies there. He will entertain even the most harebrained scheme as long as it takes him closer to his destination.

Meanwhile, Ali plods through his days working as a reporter for Danka TV, an almost unknown news channel run by Majeed.

On one occasion, when Majeed sends him to cover a rooster crowing competition, Ali meets a chicken farm owner called Noora (Pradhuman Singh), who is an almost perfect lookalike of the most wanted criminal Osama Bin Laden [ Images ]. Ali sees this as an opportunity to make a quick buck, without visualising the far-reaching consequences of his actions.

Since great schemes cannot be executed single-handedly, Ali sets out to cement a team who can help him. There is Gul, Ali's assistant and cameraman who doesn't seem to have an ambitious bone in his body. But he supports Ali unhesitatingly. Gul manages to evoke a laugh merely on the basis of his body language and expressions.

There's Zoya (Sugandha Singh) a veteran make-up artist who dreams of turning entrepreneur. Qureshi is a radio jockey who hates America and all things American. But his thought processes are rather random and not derived from a consistent political ideology.

The opening scene in the film is one where a news caster stands at the edge of the runaway, making an announcement. A plane takes off and the newscaster wig flies off.

Even as you laugh and continue to laugh your way through the film, one realises the director was very clear in his intentions -- there is so much humour in our daily lives, let's take some of it onto the big screen. Like Laskar-e-Amreeka a shady immigration agency with Rajendra Sethi playing the dubious owner.

But Tere Bin Laden is not just a film about slapstick jokes and naughty humour. Through all the gags and jokes, one is forced to accept how willingly we compromise on our ideals and values to attain our cherished goals; how we persist in giving personal gain more importance than building a cohesive society. There are some constant digs at America and their imperialist policies but the one-liners are sharp and cleverly woven into the script.

Theatre guru Barry John -- playing the devious, manipulative American officer -- and Praduman Singh -- as Osama Bin Laden -- make a perfect cast.

The dialect is authentic, with a peculiar mix of Punjabi and Hindi, liberally sprinkled with a lot of cuss words and swearing. Noora, the fake Osama with his chicken obsession, really sounds like a farmer who has been born and brought up in rural Pakistan.

There is no attempt to cater to the NRIs, and a sub-titled TBL will probably fall flat on its face simply because thedesi humour will be lost in translation.

If the film suffers it is mainly because of the budgetary constraints. Most of the film is restricted to the interiors as it probably wasn't possible to shoot the film in Pakistan. With better sets and a wider variety of locations, the film would have been a masterpiece.

Tere Bin Laden is definitely a must-watch.