3 cheers!

3 cheers to the makers of 3 idiots! The best movie of 2009 teaches us how to live life and to pursue one’s dreams. All of us cherish the times spent in college. College life is all about having fun, bunking classes, catching the latest movie, crushes yada yada yada…For 3 idiots – Farhan, Rancho, and Raju , college was all this and more.

Rancho played by Aamir Khan is a guy who thinks out of the box. Loves to implement what he has studied. Is inquisitive and believes in striving for excellence and not success.
Farhan played by Madhavan is a care free guy who admires Rancho’s outlook towards life. He’s an engineering student by default. His only passion is wildlife photography.
Raju played by Sharman Joshi likes sticking by the rules of life. Is a wimp who has an ailing father, unmarried sister and poor mother. Raju dreams to be an engineer.
Piya played by Kareena Kapoor is a medical student who is attracted to Rancho for his innovative ideas. And is the professor’s daugther who hates the 3 idiots.
Virus played by Boman Irani is a professor at ICE – Imperial College of Engineering. He hates students who bend the rules. Has a stereotypical outlook towards education and does not encourage imagination and innovation.

But all this does not stop the 3 idiots. They believe ‘aal izzz welll’ and that one must study to be capable in life. Rancho is a constant support in Farhan and Raju’s life. Rancho is a pillar of strength…It is the life of the 3 idiots, how they follow their dreams due to Rancho’s persistent efforts…

The movie conveys the message of student suicides, parental and peer pressure, ragging, the drive to be at the top and the need to move ahead in the race of life beautifully. Hats off to Rajkumar Hirani for conveying the message of life with ease and simplicity. It’s a must watch! One of the best movies of its time!

Movie Review: Welcome to Rocket Sales Corp.

Shimit Amin’s Chak De! India struck gold at the box office and gave SRK his most memorable role, that of Kabir Khan. His second film, Rocket Singh Salesman of the Year may have not done well but the critics have appreciated the current favorite Ranbir Kapoor’s performance. It’s a film that every one of us can relate to not just the people involved in ‘sales’.

Background: The story revolves around Harpreet Singh Bedi or HB who wants to ‘sell’. He joins AYS which deals in computer products and services as a trainee. Though he goofs up in the interview the CEO is impressed with his never-give-up attitude. Field inductions, rule of selling all interest him but it sis the corruption (bribery and politics) that disturb him and put him in trouble. He ends up being a ‘zero dimaag’ in the eyes of the CEO. So, here starts his discovery of selling himself to the world. Starts his own firm called Rocket Sales Corp (besides being a trainee at AYS). Gets a small team of people from AYS who trust each other and have the will to go higher with an honest outlook to life. His firm is known for its service and very soon the sales of Rocket Sales Corp grow higher than AYS’. This disturbs the CEO of AYS who is eager to know all about Rocket Sales…
Watch the movie to know what happens next…I don’t want to give out everything.

Cast: Ranbir as HB is fantastic! He has amazing screen presence. Guahar Khan as the receptionist of AYS is a pleasant surprise. Good acting from Giri as the IT guy and Nitin who’s the Sales Manager. And not to for get Prem Chopra who is adorable as HB’s Dadaji.

Watch the movie…It conveys the idea of selling effectively. Remember we are all selling at every point in life.
As HB says, “Spiderman ko bhi risk lena padtha hai.”

Aman Ki Asha

It’s 2010! A new year and a new beginning for all of us.
As a reader of The Times of India, I was eager to see the first page and it brought a smile on my face. I’m sure it got many readers smiling too. It read ‘LOVE PAKISTAN’. Aman Ki Asha, an Indo-Pak peace project is an effort to bring the two nations together. One of the articles titled ‘Peace with Pakistan. Give tomorrow a chance’ by Jaideep Bose ends with these lines…
‘You may say I’m a dreamer, But I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us…’
Lets work together for peace and harmony between the two nations.