Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Hell No changes how you see cliched horror movies

Saw this really funny Trailer of the movie 'Hell No'....


After watching the Trailer I was in splits, dunno how the whole movie would be but the makers have picked up some of the most cliched things shown in horror movie that we see. While watching all the horror movies we feel how can one person be so dumb to get into the scariest buildings in the middle of a dark jungle, or watch a tape that makes you die in 7 days or probably go to a petrol pump where there are no lights, infrastructure or even gas.  Frustrating and Funny but not scary ... what say ?

Here's the Sensible Trailer :P 


Significance of Twitter / New DM could soon open

Social Media Marketing is definitely big in all parts of the world (wherever Internet has spread it wings). All the tools have a special importance of their own.... However, the ones to shine are Facebook and Twitter.
I too tried Twitter for a few days and here are my Observations :

1. A Celebrity Creates a Profile on Twitter and People start Following him/her...

2. You can now Pester your favorite Celebrity Openly and send all sorts of Reverts and you can be very very very very very sure that you will NEVER EVER get a revert from them- because the communication is always going to be one sided.


3. By the way, for those who are lucky to either get followed by a Celeb or get a revert by an A-Lister (BY CHANCE) should know that there is  always someone else managing their Twitter Account... Especially in India a lot tweets appear on  a Celebrity's Profile when a Movie is about to Release/ Need for Brand Promotion/ Need for Planting News etc.

4. You can now take revenge or praise someone, start a revolution, go against political parties and celebrities, spread word about causes or your businesses, on a daily basis you can also take out all your frustrations or be a critic or a marketeer of any thing and everything under the Sun (quite many people have got success here) ...

5. Celebrities in the West are more open while sharing and they are Judged less by the crowd- but even for them its all about telling people what they feel - no one expects interaction or two way communication :)

The  positive side to it - Twitter is a good tool to get all possible news related to your Area of Interest Right from the Horses Mouth .

The most recent News on Twitter is the option of Direct messaging, according to which users can opt in to receive DM's from anyone, regardless whether that person follows you back or not. Otherwise, two users had to mutually follow each other for Direct Messaging to work. Wow ! So more of Point Number 4. from this blog All the Way :) 

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Interesting Facts on why do we Play Holi ?

Holi is being celebrated in the Indian Subcontinent even before the time of Rama and Krishna. It's an ancient festival- far more ancient than Diwali, therefore the festival has a lot of importance. And, There are couple of reasons which the "Generation Now" knows ... 

First of all - It's fun to smear Colors on every body's faces- make them look like Clowns (including your own self). It's also fun to grove on what the DJ is playing at the Rain Dance party. Secondly, Some people also try Bhang mixed with Thandai and it's super fun to watch them act all wonked out.... Thirdly, Holi is a National Holiday and its always nice to meet friends & family & also get to eat amazingly delicious food. 


And, despite knowing that harmful chemicals are present in the various colors used, we don't really care... Simply because if we can live in so much pollution-breath in harmful gases everyday and Survive even after eating all kinds of pesticide Laden food, then Holi also turns out to be the time to test our Immunity :) 

However, other than the above mentioned there many more interesting and age old reasons why people play with colors on Holi in different parts of India :

1) Agricultural : 

It is the advent of Spring and Flowers are Blooming everywhere. There is a Freshness in the Air, the Weather is Pleasant in most parts of the country making you feel Rejuvenated and Optimistic. The Gloomy, Lazy Winters are gone and here is the time to enjoy the Sunny Pleasant air around.  Being an Agricultural Festival Holi Symbolizes the beginning of a new Season and Hopes of a big Harvest. This is also the Time when we Remember the Rain God- Indra for Blessing our Crops and overall Prosperity. 

2) Mythology : 

a) Holika Dahan
Many years ago there lived a Demon King called Hiranyakashyap who had the boon of immortality given to him by Lord Brahma. But, the more powerful he became he also became more and more arrogant. He wanted people to pray him and not pray God. But, his own son Prahlad was a devotee of Lord Vishnu. The Demon King tried all that he could to stop Prahlad from praying his enemy Vishnu but the boys Faith only increased. Eventually, sick of his son's ways Hiranyakashyap ordered his sister to sit on a pyre with Prahlad in her Lap. Holika was blessed with a shawl, which would prevent the fire from harming her and would instead only burn Prahlad. The Little boy prayed to Lord Vishnu to save him. Not only did Prahlad was saved but Holika instead was burnt to death. Since that time, the burning of Holika is an important part of Holi celebrations, signifying the victory of Good over Evil. 

b) Sacrifice of Kamdev
After Lord Shiva got to know of Goddess Sati’s Immolation, he renounced all worldly duties and went into a deep meditation. The world’s balance started to crumble in his absence and Sati took rebirth as Goddess Parvati. She tired to win Lord Shiva’s Heart and wake him up from his trance however, Goddess Parvati failed in her endeavors. Then she requested Kamadev- the God of Love, to help her. Disturbed by Kamadev’s Love arrow, Lord Shiva opened his 3rd Eye that fired anger and Kamadev was reduced to ashes. It is said that it was the Day of HOLI when Kamdev had sacrificed himself for the good of all beings. Later, when Lord Shiva realized his mistake, he granted Kamadev immortality in an invisible form. This Legend also gave birth to the custom of offering sandalwood paste to Kamadev on Holi, to assuage the stinging burns.
c)  Fable of Ogress Dhundhi 
Dhundhi an Ogress consumed innocent children in the kingdom of Prithu. She had a boon from Lord Shiva that she would not be killed by Gods or Men, nor suffer from Arms or from Heat, Cold or Rain. Though these boons made her invincible but her weak point was a curse by Lord Shiva- that she would be in danger from Boys going Rowdy and Crazy. Ultimately, it was the Pranks by Children on Holi that chased her away. This is also why Rowdy behavior like throwing Water and smearing colors by kids is considered acceptable in many parts of the country on Holi.
d) Story of Radha & Krishna 
In Vrindavan and Mathura, Holi is celebrated for 16 days in the memory of the divine love of Radha and Krishna. It's believed when Lord Shri Krishna was young, he often complained to Mother Yashoda about his dark complexion and wondered why Radha was so fair. One day, his mother playfully suggested that he can smear color on Radha’s face and change her complexion to any color he wanted. Fascinated by the idea, Krishna smeared Radha’s face with colors introducing the colorful festival of Holi. Owing to this history, the festival of Holi, even today retains its flavor of naughtiness: smearing your loved one with bright colors and playing pranks on each other. Youngsters also engage in singing and dancing which is reminiscent of Shri Krishna’s Raas-leela with Radha and the gopis, during his time.playing Holi on the banks of the river Yamuna with Radha and other Gopis.The celebrations officially usher in spring, the celebrated season of love.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Thumbs Up for "A Perfect World"

Saw 3 movies today - In case you don't know, Just like people eat food, I have to watch at least One movie in a Day .... I missed watching on films in the last two days coz I was Traveling... I also missed Out on working on my upcoming Novel - A supernatural Romance (Don't wana get carried away right now and talk about it ) ... 
So, Coming back to my daily dosage of movies, I saw :
1) Robert Di Nero's A Bronx Tale 
2) Kumar and Harold go to White Castle 
3) A Perfect World ( Directed by Clint Eastwood, Written by: John Lee Hancock, Actor : Kevin Costner)

Saw A Bronx Tale which Despite being a Robert Di Nero movie, wasn't fast paced, but I give it full points for showing the intense Father-Son Love in the Movie... The New Agneepath (starring Hrithik & Sanjay Dutt)Copied the Part when the Little boy(Robert Di Nero's Son in the Movie) despite seeing the Cool Mafia guy-Sunny who kills a neighborhood fella, refuses to recognize him as The Murderer in front of the Cops, which makes him befriend Sunny- who the kid was always in awe of... It was funny, cz as an Indian Film watcher I was expecting the Protagonist to grow up into a Big Badass Mafia Guy because of his friendship with Sunny ... But I am glad that didn't happen ... Moving on, I have seen Kumar and Harold... but, the movie is actually Funny at a lot of places ... So Totally Worth a Repeat Watch However, It was A PERFECT WORLD that turned out to be an amazing Movie ... As a Writer & Film-Maker, this is the kinda stuff that I get inspired with ... What a story ! Two Thumbs up ! 

Kevin Costner was so Good...Full Points to Clint Eastwood too... Towards the end when Kevin Costner is about to die and little boy hugs him and cries was when I got so very emotional... The roller coaster Ride on the Car's Roof, the Boy stealing the Casper Uniform, Getting to do Trick or Treat .... and the whole chemistry being the little boy and a convict who had kept him hostage was so beautiful ...
  
It's hard to write down all the high points of the Movie cz there are so many of them .... Nevertheless, Thanks to the Movie, I am all energized and will probably watch one more Flick before taking some rest ... 
Yawn :)

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

The whole of our life is all about Letting Go ~ Life of Pi

Saw Life of Pi ...

After the Movie ended I heaved a long Sigh ...  And, stayed quiet for sometime ....

I won't sing praises for the film, it ain't really required .... All I will say is that a lot of film-makers in India should learn something from these kind of Films .... Learn about Originality, Honesty and Creating something that evokes human emotions that are so very Real .... The work should be so good that it should make the viewers feel exactly what the protagonists feel while the story proceeds....

I was extremely hurt when Richard Parker simply walks into the wood putting no closure to the friendship between him and Suraj ... I felt like I was the person being left alone, though I survived.... though I experienced what no one ever will... but yet grieving for being left alone to continue my life's Journey ....

Animals too have a soul .... It's so true .... This was the thought that made me turn towards Vegetarianism ..... And, After watching Life of Pi it looks the best thing I ever did ...

A big thanks to Ang Lee for making this Movie .... While I am writing this Blog, I am still in Awe of the emotions that were showcased in the extraordinarily brilliant 'LIFE OF PI'   ...
 

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

A Girl gets Gangraped in a Moving Bus in Capital City Delhi at 9:45 Pm ! ! ! Sad and Shameful !

This news was so shocking, it makes me feel that New Delhi- The Capital City of our Country, after so much modernization also, is simply not the city for the Womankind.... I wonder how these Criminals so freely and confidently attempt such Heinous crimes and move around in Broad Daylight ? What kind of Drugs or Intoxication are they on ? Are they even Human Beings or they are Demons ? How sick is the gratification for these kind of Psychopaths ? I just can't seem to understand !

Details of the Crime

Medical Condition of the Victim : Battling for Life in Safdarjung hospital
Area of Crime : A moving Bus in New Delhi
A 23 year-old medical student, was tortured and gang raped by a group of men in a moving bus on Sunday night. On Monday, Delhi Police arrested driver Ram Singh, 32, and recovered the bus used in the crime. The Victim had boarded a chartered bus with tinted glass windows from Munirka in South Delhi around 9.45 pm to Palam. Both of them were assaulted with an iron rod when the two resisted. They were dumped on the roadside near Mahipalpur flyover. 7 men, including the driver & conductor, told the couple that they were headed to Dwarka. These men misbehaved with the woman and when the girl's friend intervened, he was beaten up. She was then raped in the moving bus by four men. The girl has undergone surgery and is now on Ventilator at the Safdarjung Hospital. Even now her condition is very Critical. 

Phew .... ! Even though I have given out these details I feel all this is redundant.... The point is that these criminals are those people who have no fear of the Society, The Police or the Law.... 

A friend of mine on Facebook wrote : The only way to stop such brutal acts is by amendments in the law so that rape can be treated at par with murder and treated as a rarest of rare crimes, so that there is a provision to award death punishment to the convicts..Only death penalty can instill fear in the minds of such psychopaths..!!!

I totally agree...  I am praying for the Girl that first and Foremost she survives and then gets the strength and courage to deal with what she has gone through .... She needs Strength for not only coping up, but also to ensure that these "Horrible People" get convicted and pay for playing with her life and her Honor.... 

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

When you have nothing better to do ....

There are days in Everyone's life when they are immensely 'Vella' and yet quite capable of doing the Lamest things that makes them feel awesome  ;) 

How do I know ? Keep reading ... 

Anyway, While I was deleting data from one of my old pen drives, I found 2 remarkable pictures that made me reminisce about One such day ... ( In-case you didn't get the sarcasm-I am being Sarcastic here)

In in the year 2010 ....it was a chilly winter afternoon .... but, I was sitting inside my warm office cubicle ...... And, I was checking www.faceinhole.com ( recommended by Gaurav Gera on facebook via a status update) ... Nevertheless, I checked it out and after spending the whole day, I came up with 2 amazingly creative images of mine (sarcasm again...)
Here check em out :


I also posted them on facebook and a lot of people thought they are from some actual Photo-shoot ( Well .... Facebook in my life was at full swing back then, so I gladly accepted the compliments, but now I find it damn Funny ! ) 

So the Point is ... If you too have nothing better to do in Life... You can go and try out this fun website, where you can become a Superhero, a Diva, a Model, a Musician (sky is the limit) ... All you have to do it put your "Face" in the "Hole" .... 

Btw... The office I used to work in during those days, blocked the site coz they thought it's a Porn Website ... ROFL... hahahha....I mean ... They actually thought it was one ....

Love and Light :)

- Chandra

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Strategy behind Movie Posters, Showcasing Rowdy Rathode, Ishqzade and Talaash

Bollywood in an ever evolving industry, also the biggest reason why India produces the highest number of films every year. Our Industry is responsible for many people's bread and butter and millions of people dream of making it big or achieving super stardom. The inspiration behind today's Blog are the various and unique kind of Film Posters that are being made these days.

1) These Posters are created and launched months before the movie release and termed as 'First Look' they are responsible for creating a sub-conscious registration in the minds of probable future audience.
2) First Look creates enough buzz and also acts as a strong selling point.
3) Poster also gives a hint about the film and creates curiosity-The after effect is-People constantly keeping in touch to find out more about the film.
4) A unique poster helps creating Virility on Social Media Platform, the more people Share, Rant and Blog, the better it is for the Film. 

So, that was my scoop on it. Now let me share 3 posters I recently saw and found impressive. 

Last year, I came across the Poster of 'Rowdy Rathode' posted on MovieTracker.in. Sanjay Leela Bhansali who is known for making deep, intense, serious films and BLUE Films ...Lol, he loves to use all possible shades of the color Blue i.e. light blue, dark blue, sky blue etc etc. So, it was hard to believe that a colorful idea like that one came courtesy Sanjay “Neela ooops Leela” Bhansali :D . . . The Poster Deserves an applaud as it was Sanjay himself who wanted to give a rustic look to the Sonakshi Sinha and Akshay Kumar starrer. The posters were actually hand painted by the street painters, reminding us of the bygone days of Hindi Cinema. Interesting One-liners like 'Ilaka Tera, Dhamaka Mera' and 'Naya Saal Naya Maal' ... etc have made it more fun. Some people might call it cheesy, but I think it's totally Desi and I loved it. Here's a Dekho at the Poster: 
A creatively thought Poster by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Another Poster that's very different and Catchy is YRF's Ishqzade, starring Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor. The Poster has a Red Background and this one too has a Rustic Feel to it. The poster has a never seen before idea and I totally liked it. Thumbs up to Aditya Chopra who is the head honcho of YRF, he must be given oodles of credit for always coming up with such amazing ideas for all his movies. He not only likes to promote new talent ( after all he gave us SRK who became super big after DDLJ), but also his marketing strategies are very modern and creative. The movie has an amazing storyline and the poster definitely creates a lot of curiosity, making the movie look very promising.
Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra in Ishqzade
Moving on, we all know Aamir Khan as a ‘Perfectionist’ -someone who is known to put his heart and soul into his films. And, in the past few years, Aamir has not only focused on acting but also ensured that his films are marketed in the best possible way. He always done fewer films yet people wait desperately for his films and instantly fill up the cinema halls once the movies are out. Aamir, is now all set to intensify the intrigue surrounding his upcoming ‘Talaash’ with India’s first-ever digital poster. Although the film is slated to release on 1st June but the film’s official poster was created specifically for an Internet launch to arouse curiosity and both the poster and the first teaser are now out for people to watch.

Tell me which Movie Poster got your attention recently and why and I would put that up too along-with your credit on it :)

Friday, March 16, 2012

Winters Gone .... It's Summer Time :)

I have never been a fan of Winters and have multiple reasons to dislike the Shivery-Quivery season. First and foremost, Winters make me Dull, Lazy, Slow, Sleepy and it's so tough to go anywhere. In fact this year I literally was hibernating like Polar-Bears do and turned completely Anti-Social (that was also because of the crazy amount of work I was doing). The only few times I went out clubbing was when I was in Mumbai.

I know I am sounding like someone who had to live at the North pole, but that's how I feel. I really wonder how people survive in super cold regions, where there is no vegetation and all you see is Thick layers of snow everywhere-where temperature is way below 0 degree. Pray how do people survive out there? One thing I am sure of in life, that I won't go Mountaineering (unless I really decide to turn into a Sanyasi :P) ....
My Winter Blog Picture- Filmy ... Who Me ???? Naaaa .... lol
Being a Delhite has both pros and cons. Delhi is an awesome place to live in with Wide Roads, Metro's(now), Big spacious houses, the best food, clothes etc etc ... But one has to face the extreme atrocities of all the seasons and it's not safe for women, specially NCR. Mumbai one the other hand is safe, Traveling in Autos and Taxi's is considered Kool and no one bothers about which car you drive and how much money your Daddy's got. Mumbai Party Culture is also considered the Best, although I personally feel Delhi Crowd is way Hotter ;) 

Nevertheless, To welcome Summers, I removed my Blog Photo (www.Chandramehendrou.blogspot.com) which was shot last year during the Winters and uploaded a New One :) Now, It's time for the Colors, the Spring, some Fun, Energy and Sunlight ..... It's time for chilled Ice-creams, low temp A.C's, sexy clothes and Night Outs, yeah baby, it's Time for Summers :) ( I didn't include Water Parks coz it made me sound like I am still in school and it also wasn't rhyming... Lol) ... Anyway, Make sure you guys have a Blast this summers and also let me know about it @ chandra.mehendrou@gmail.com ... xoxo :)

Latest Pictures of 'In the name of Luuuv'

Heya,

Here are some really Nice New Pictures of In the name of Luuuv's new Edition. I forgot to Post them earlier, guess its High time now :) Check them out :)
Cover page of 'In the name of Luuuv' made by Mitrarun Haldar
Satish Kaushik Posing with 'In the  name of Luuuv'
I love this Picture ... That's me Holding my prized possesion - In the name of Luuuv