TRENDwood ...or COPYwood?

If somebody asks you , which year do u think an Indian film will win an academy award, what will u say? I would say"i would rather not say". The film industry which produces maximum number of films in the world still believes in producing commercial films which are more of a business prospects for producers than a work of art. Directors opt for a simple formula film with a romantic love story, dhink chyak music, action in the air and emotional happy ending. I mean, how many of the crew or artists of a Salman movie can proudly say that yes ....this is my best work. Why cant the power houses of Indian film industry dare to step out of their shell and create a film which symbolizes only its main theme and not the usual masala movie?

Some of you might say no, there had been some artistic movies over the years focusing on different issues. but, to my observations most of these movies were small budget movies, which were and are produced in that fashion because they had a small budget. Some of these even did well on box office, but my point is why we don't see big production houses who has the financial boosters hiring quality actors and making an quality film? Some of them also tried to pretend to have made one of such films, but as usual they measured negligible on quality scale and vast on commercial scale. The thing i don't understand is, why do they have to have a love story blended in every movie? Take for instance a movie of an renowned Indian superstar who is playing a super hero in the movie releasing soon. people were expecting a sci fi movie with lots of action. now, when promos appeared hero was shown romancing his heroin,singing songs for her, then marrying her and having kids. I mean why cant he just be the super smart and powerful superhero who fights bad guys? And the romance stuff was not shown as necessary supporting part but as a major deal of the movie. And about the songs, why every time? why for every occasion? why for once every 20 minutes? I appreciate the songs and often like them but i would love to sit in a theater for 2 hours without hearing any needless songs. These days they even launch music way before they launch movie. The purpose is to start with hit music so that even if the movie is a big suck up, people would at least come to see two love birds flying around.

Coming to action flicks, are these action films or a lesson for us as of how concept of gravity is a myth and Newton was a biggest fool. And i have a major problem with rohit shetty... whats with the flying cars? are we in 2050 already? I guess he should export material which jumps in air as soon as u touch them to aircraft manufacturers. Some other bizarre examples were concept of a memory chips which fits in human brain, a red chip for feeding evil emotions to a robot. The second one was a real LOL moment. How can u correlate red color so called as "dangerous color" to dangerous robot? is it like because the outer portion of chip was red its hazardous chip. If it was either blue, green or yellow, the chip would have been just fine. Talking about the sport movies, let me tell u directors u can make big bucks from a total stupid love story but u cannot fool Indian crowd on a cricket based storyline. I mean, How are we suppose to believe that a batsman can hit six on every single delivery he faces. what a big fat lie! just learn from very few successful films like lagaan and aashayein. attention to details people! The comedy ones doesn't bother me so much. even if the acts are insane, they make no sense at all, but as long as u laugh.... who cares?

there are so many technical aspects present in production of a movie that we haven't even heard of, so the technology has a major role to play. If the budget is heavy then why not use these modern aids rather than wasting money on 50 different romantic locations. Of course this kind of turn over can only be expected from top producers and directors. Fear of failure puts shackles on creativity and forbids them from surprising the audience. I read this inspiration quote in a movie, Hollywood undoubtedly "If the change is needed, then the ones who has the ability to take action has responsibility to take action". I still hope i will live to see some Indian director grab one of those shiny gold knight statues one day announcing that Indian films industry from now onward will not be known only for its quantity but quality as well.

Want to see a magic trick?

Don't read it out loud... "Avada Kedavra" or somebody will die. No i m not advertising the upcoming last part of Harry potter series, which is scheduled to be screening on 15Th July by the way, this is actually an attempt to push you in the world of wizardry. Now if you are in, do some magic...ohh ,i guess you should first know what magic is. Its art disappearing things from the sight instantly and making them reappear from nowhere. Basically its actions forbidding all the laws of physics and which makes guys like Newton and Einstein wanna kill themselves....doesn't matter they are already dead. So lets start with magic. Does it really exist? And not some kind of illusion, in real way.

Yes it does. And its not in magician's wand. No, its in every man's brain when he realizes he has disappointed and loses any hope, its in his heart when he gathers all his energy to put one last effort, and its in his eyes when he gazes upon the horizon which is far from his reach but has decided to march towards it anyway. Magic to me is in the legs of the runner who has fallen, but still gets up and sprints to the finish line. magic to me lies in guns of a brave battalion, who has seen most of its men dead, but still standing on its ground, determined to cut through every piece of enemy flesh and snatch the victory from a lion's den. Magic to me is in the fighting spirit of the team who has come from a total downfall and going on to win a match. when all chips are down, practically no chance of making it through, The one who gets up, gets up to challenge all odds is a true magician and the did is called the MAGIC! the complete definition with examples, i m an engineer after all.

Every one of us can be a wizard. There are some powers gifted to us. you have got the wand as in a human heart which has unconquerable will to succeed and the spells as in the never dying flame of hope. our scientist friends have discovered sources of energy in food and air but have they been able to explain the source of a man's will? an inner source which is infinite, abundant but closed. It is the source of our actions which has surprised everyone and deemed as a miracle. so guys lets create miracles, swing your wands, cast your spells but not everyone dares to do so.dare to challenge and dare to rise. As long as you don't give up, you can turn around tables. human mind is capable of doing wonders. Not that you can touch the sky but expect the unexpected. As they say and with a little twist IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING* (conditions apply)

New game, New rules

The teenager years of our life brings us lot of goody packages. at the age of 16 we are officially approved to drive a vehicle, then we drive the bike to enter college at the age of 17, after a year we are allowed to cast our 1st vote. In following years many of us have their 1st i love you proposal, mostly girls of course. and just when think you can not get enough of your passionate college life and friends, there it is, At the age of 21, the opportunity you have been waiting for. knock, knock....who is it? Its the million dollar paper, The offer letter. Thus begins the process of most talked about transformation from jeans and T-shirt to ironed formals, from a college desk to a bench, form a classroom to a cubical, from every day's Sunday format to tight 9-6 schedule, the transformation of a student into a professional.

I still remember the first day at MIT, lot of things were uncertain. but i knew that when i will graduate from this renowned institution, i will have a degree and an offer letter from a reputed firm with a healthy salary. now most of those things have come true, although one can never be satisfied with the salary part. when asked by an interviewer about our long term goals most of us must have said i want to be a team leader by the age i m 30. well, does any one us know how to get there? And am sure you wont get the answer the way we get it to 99% of our questions, google it. And of course the over smart pundits of our class, they will tell you how to influence the people around you and sneak through to fool the system, but my friends its not the dumb college internet firewall anymore,its the world where you are useful not by your skills but only by your contribution. The promotion to the upper class is not mandatory, the world where you can not carry your backlogs to the future, but you must pass them at each step with flying colors. There are no friends anymore, now they are your competition. the world where each sentence with a CAN will be replaced with a MUST. the world where your potential and your future will not be decided by hard work you do but by the your ability to make decisions and your persistence to support them.

until now we have seen ourselves as a learner segment of the system. we were taught, we were guided, we were build to be a part of creditable and responsible society. now the construction is complete, new batch of young and aspirant men is ready. all those moral, social and curriculum values which were imparted on us in the course of 20 years, now is the time to prove yourself worthy and use them for welfare of the people. its the payback time. for every language you learned, every circuit you have build, every project that u have completed working for countless sleepless nights now is the time to create something big for which generations will be thankful for and then you will say, yes i build that. there are no books now, no bounded syllabus its the world where you can define things as you want to. you can shape them as you would like to. so, ignite your mind fellows, let your imaginations fly, fortune's smiling upon you, grab it and live it.

we had our curriculum backing us all the time throughout our academic career. now, there are no marks, there are no grades. all the high scores and distinction you got are nothing but a just a preliminary criteria. when you will join the company there will be no difference between a topper and an average student. once you have entered in a professional organisation your college, university are merely irrelevant. so, before you step into a world with only one rule, only the strong ones survive ,buckle up boys. ready your guns, the game RESTARTS!