Buggy Blogger !!!

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Blogger is throwing the following error last few minutes, wateva blog on blogspot i try to reach. Interesting how even google can make such horrible errors. How does trying to reach http://badrinath.blogspot.com or any x.blogspot.com thru a browser in any way compare to an automated request from spammer.

Btw I tried accessing the site from 3 different browsers including the safari on my machine from which I have never visited anything google. So dont think the cookie is to blame.


--Badri--

Update : Man google sets a load of cookies in your browser, and yes deleting all of them still doesnt correct the above issue. Is it just me or is everyone facing the same problem.

RACE -a review !!!

The movie doesn't even deserve a review. All those morons out there who gave the movie 2.5 on 5 pls quit movie reviewing.

Even though I mentioned above that the movie doesn't deserve a review for the sake of being a good samaritan let me, through this post, warn all those who haven't watched the movie yet.

RACE has no story, mid way thru the movie making , the director got confused and just wanted to complete the 2.5 hrs he had planned to shoot before. I am convinced the director doesn't know what he is trying to convey. There is loads of Flesh and Bips has been generous, not to mention Katrina who continues to store her clothes in matchboxes. Some impossible stunts that would make a tollywood Balayya movie look good. I dint like the music much , the music directors have come to think that a disco number with some english lines in between hindi songs is a sure success formula and hence are refraining from experiment new tunes.

And yes the lyrics need special mention, "touch me touch me touch me , kiss me kiss me kiss me" sounds more like prostitution than romance. All the actors are miserable but Anil Kapoor and Sameera reddy deserve special mention. Anil kapoor should stop trying this hard. Sameera reddy - What is she trying - given her pathetic looks I would have happily discarded her as just another sidekick insignificant, had she not tried to venture into comedy. I wouldn't be surprised if RACE won the oscar for the best comedy.

Finally - I am not sure why RACE is not racing out of the theatres its Horrible.

--Badri--

Naan Kudikaran Alla - I am not a drunkard!!!

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Although I have tasted alcohol in small quantities (very small quantities) in the past I have never gone to a pub or bar before with the intention of gulping alcohol.

Visited Club8 at Hyderabad Yesterday with 6 other friends and the moment we were seated I decided that I wanted to get knocked out , hung over or hammered or wateva. Thanks to my company (guys whose veins were filled with alcohol instead of blood) I gulped 1 L of Royal Challenge, 0.5 L fosters and 150ml red wine.(Not bad for a first timer right!!! and yes did I mention I drank a 0.5L tinny later at home). Here are things I got to know/learn from this experience

i) Beer tastes yuck , how much ever you drink and how much ever you eat on the side.
ii) Good wine is very powerful even if its a so called Ladies Drink.
iii) 2 L of beer and 150 ml of wine , does nothing more than blur the mind a bit, I was still able to calculate how much each of us had to contribute towards the bill, Close my eyes and chant/meditate, think of what i had to do tomorrow etc and oh ya I even found out that I had tipped the waiter Rs.500 instead of the planned Rs.50 and hence called him back and undid the mistake ;-)
iv) Nothing unites people like bad habits, if you smoke, u have a circle around you and drinks bring people even closer.
v) The effect Katrina Kaif and Bipasha Basu bring on with their sleazy numbers in Race is easily undone by beer (Sure beer kills troubles ;-))
vi) My teeth which is due for a root canal for god knows how long, hurt in spite of all the alcohol, alcohols doesn't really cure all problems.
vii)Alcohol makes me feel weak, reduces my reaction time, makes me blabber a lot and gives me a bad headache in the morning.

One more thing, although not directly in connection with Alcohol.

Why do these idiots at Club8 insist on playing deafening music,(rather noise). We (my pals and me) werent even able to discuss on what to order and 2 out of 3 times the waiters werent able to hear what we were ordering.

In spite of the fact that we were the only customers there and customer is supposed to be the boss , the stupid DJ insisted on not reducing the volume (he was drunk big time).

And hey one more thing i noticed, nothing makes more money than making people feel bitter.
UB makes a bomb selling yucky tasting beer and Ekta makes a bomb making people cry . ;-)

--Badri--

P.S : I am sober now , at least i believe i am

Rest in Peace - Raghuvaran!!!

NEWS :

Tamil actor Raghuvaran passes away

Veteran actor Raghuvaran passed away in a hospital in Chennai on Wednesday morning following a brief illness. Raghuvaran, 60, is survived by his ex-wife and son. Raghuvaran was married to actress Rohini.

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RESPONSE:

Feel sad, was a big fan of his , used to do mimicry of his when i was in class 10th . Used to go around saying "bomb vechiruven bomb" . The very thought of Rohini reminds me of "Aasa adhikkam vechchi" song from one of the movies she acted in. I have heard rumours that she corrected Raghuvaran from his bad ways. Wateva be it he was a good villain and one star i Liked.

Rest in Peace - Raghuvaran!!!

--Badri--




Complete list of Academy Award nominees and winners!!!

And the oscar goes to........

Best Picture

"Atonement"
"Juno"
"Michael Clayton"
** "No Country for Old Men" WINNER
"There Will Be Blood"

Actor
George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"
** Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood" WINNER
Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Tommy Lee Jones, "In the Valley of Elah"
Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises"

Actress
Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
Julie Christie, "Away From Her"
** Marion Cotillard, "La Vie en Rose" WINNER
Laura Linney, "The Savages"
Ellen Page, "Juno"

Supporting Actor
Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
** Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men" WINNER
Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War"
Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton"


Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"
Ruby Dee, "American Gangster"
Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement"
Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"
** Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton" WINNER

Director
Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Jason Reitman, "Juno"
Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"
** Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men" WINNER
Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood"

Foreign Film
"Beaufort," Israel
** "The Counterfeiters," Austria WINNER
"Katyn," Poland
"Mongol," Kazakhstan
"12," Russia

Adapted Screenplay
Christopher Hampton, "Atonement"
Sarah Polley, "Away from Her"
Ronald Harwood, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
** Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men" WINNER
Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood"

Original Screenplay
** Diablo Cody, "Juno" WINNER
Nancy Oliver, "Lars and the Real Girl"
Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"
Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava and Jim Capobianco, "Ratatouille"
Tamara Jenkins, "The Savages."

Animated Feature Film
"Persepolis"
** "Ratatouille" WINNER
"Surf's Up"

Art Direction
"American Gangster"
"Atonement"
"The Golden Compass"
** "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street" WINNER
"There Will Be Blood"

Cinematography
"The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
"Atonement"
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
"No Country for Old Men"
** "There Will Be Blood" WINNER

Sound Mixing
** "The Bourne Ultimatum" WINNER
"No Country for Old Men"
"Ratatouille"
"3:10 to Yuma"
"Transformers"

Sound Editing
** "The Bourne Ultimatum" WINNER
"No Country for Old Men"
"Ratatouille"
"There Will Be Blood"
"Transformers"

Original Score
** "Atonement," Dario Marianelli WINNER
"The Kite Runner," Alberto Iglesias
"Michael Clayton," James Newton Howard
"Ratatouille," Michael Giacchino
"3:10 to Yuma," Marco Beltrami

Original Song
** "Falling Slowly" from "Once," Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova WINNER
"Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
"Raise It Up" from "August Rush," Jamal Joseph, Charles Mack and Tevin Thomas
"So Close" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
"That's How You Know" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz

Costume
"Across the Universe"
"Atonement"
** "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" WINNER
"La Vie en Rose"
"Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

Documentary Feature
"No End in Sight"
"Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience"
"Sicko"
** "Taxi to the Dark Side" WINNER
"War/Dance"

Documentary (short subject)
** "Freeheld" WINNER
"La Corona (The Crown)"
"Salim Baba"
"Sari's Mother"

Film Editing
** "The Bourne Ultimatum" WINNER
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
"Into the Wild"
"No Country for Old Men"
"There Will Be Blood"

Makeup
** "La Vie en Rose" WINNER
"Norbit"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"

Animated Short Film
"I Met the Walrus"
"Madame Tutli-Putli"
"Meme Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)"
"My Love (Moya Lyubov)"
** "Peter & the Wolf" WINNER


Live Action Short Film
"At Night"
"Il Supplente (The Substitute)"
** "Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)" WINNER
"Tanghi Argentini"
"The Tonto Woman"

Visual Effects
** "The Golden Compass" WINNER
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"
"Transformers"

--Badri--

P.S: I cant understand why "No Country for old men" won 4 oscars the movie sucks.

Khwaja Mere Khwaja - Song lyrics - Jodhaa Akbar (2008)

It is very interesting that of all the songs in a movie for which he is the music director , A.R.Rehman chooses to the sing the best track. Or does the track become the best cos he sung it.Anyways dint like the tracks of Jodhaa Akbar much. All tracks were 2 on a scale of 5 except Khwaja....


I cant stop myself from humming the tune, its got the mughal style and is very well composed. Here goes the lyrics.



Movie : Jodhaa Akbar
Music Director: A R Rahman
Director: Ashutosh Gowarikar
Producer: Ashutosh Gowarikar, Ronnie Screwvalaeda
Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai
Singers: A.R.Rahman
Lyrics: Javeed Akhtar


Khwaja ji iiii…. khwajaaa

Khwaja jiiiii eeee, khwaja jiiiiii , khwaja jiii


Ya garib nawaz
Ya garib nawaz
ya garib nawaz
Ya garib nawaz
Ya moinuddin
Ya moinuddin
Ya moinuddin
Ya khwaja ji
Ya khwaja ji
Ya khwaja ji
Ya khwaja ji

Khwaja mere khwaja
Dil mein sama ja
Shaho ka shah tu
Ali ka dulara(para * 2)

Khwaja mere khwaja
Dil mein sama ja — (para * 2)

Beqaso ki taqdeer
Tuney hai sawari
Tuney hai sawari—- (para * 2)

Khwaja mere khwaja

Tere darbar mein khwaja
Door toh hai dekha

Tere darbar mein khwaja
Sar jhuka te hai auliya
Tu hai unalwali khwaja
Rutba hai pyara
Chahne se tujhko khwaja ji mustafa ko paya

Khwaja mere khwaja
Dil mein sama ja
Shaho ka shah tu
Ali ka dulara

(music.....)

Mere peer ka sadka
Mere peer ka sadka aaaaa…..

Hai mere peer ka sadka
Tera daman hai thama

Khawajajiiieeeee

Tali har bala humari
Chaya hai khumar tera
Jitna bhi rashk kare beshak
Toh kam hai ae mere khwaja
Tere kadmo ko mere rehnuma nahi chodna gawara

Khwaja mere khwaja
Dil mein sama ja
Shaho ka shah tu
Ali ka dulara(para * 2 )

Khwaja mere khwaja
Dil mein sama ja

Beqaso ki taqdeer
Tune hai sawari(para * 2)

Khwaja mere khwaja
Dil mein sama ja
Shaho ka shah tu
Ali ka dulara

Khwaja ji khwaja ji….(* 7)

--Badri--

P.S: Does anyone else feel that Aishwarya is really looking very pretty in the movie.

P.P.S: What does
"Khwaja mere khwaja
Dil mein sama ja
Shaho ka shah tu
Ali ka dulara" mean ?

Darling je t'aime!!!

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Valentine's day, Sad romantic songs and Bryan Adams crooning 'Please forgive me' kinda forced me into writing this poem(ok attempt at poetry)
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Embers of a lost fire
Lead me into this sickly ire
What was I thinking when I let you go
Girl why did i have to say we should take it slow

Three words is all you wanted to hear
But my heart palpitated and stomach churned with fear
Not just cos I was scared of commitment
But also cos I thought love was an imaginary figment

Now that you are gone and I am on my own
I feel emptiness right up to my bone
Smiles are short and frowns longer
I have forgotten sleep, thirst and hunger

Ya I felt that its cliche' too
And these are just breakup blues
But aren't these supposed to fade in days few
And if I was so confident why for so long do i rue

I am not sure if I am in love or my hormones are in treason
But honey I know now we broke up for a reason
For I have learnt that without you I am a body without life
Oh darling if feeling thus is love,then please please be my wife

In the eyes of every woman i see I see you
And tears flow out telling me my love for you is true
I imagine phone rings and SMS arrival tones
When i realize their absence, I feel as if pelted with stones

I know now that I am not me without you
I need you now today and I know this much is true
To hell with commitment, I pledge you myself use me as you please
Come to me and stay with me for ever oh darling please.

Without you I am so incomplete
Only you can make me feel replete
One last thing i got to say even if its doesn't rhyme
I am convinced that Darling je t'aime....

--Badri--