Movie Review - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Watched " Bhaag Milkha Bhaag " - It is a biopic on one of the greatest athletes of India - Milkha Singh aka Flying Sikh. A story of grit, determination, perseverance and sheer will power to excel. It is about a person who went through the haunting past of the India - Pakistan partition, poverty, being a vagabond, losing an Olympics medal by the fraction of a second to being India's Ace runner, a world record holder and a recipient of the Padmashri award. Milkha Singh's character seems to be tailor made for Farhan Akhtar. You just can imagine anyone else in that role. The attitude, looks, mannerisms, body language is just perfect. Farhan could surely be Bollywood's next perfectionist after Aamir Khan. Sonam Kapoor's performance is worth the Rs 11 that she took as her fee. Cricketer Yuvraj Singh's father Yograj Singh as Milkha's Team India coach, Pawan Malhotra as the Army coach, Prakashraj as Parade leader and Divya Dutta as Milkha's sister have given notable performances. The songs are hummable too. The nutty Sardar with his six pack body will win your heart. The movie is 3 hours 8 minutes long and go for it only if you like biopics or offbeat movies. One of the best biopics to be made in recent years and it definitely puts Farhan Akhtar in the race for the Best Actor award this year.

Kalsubai trek - Jun 2013

Blown away by the wind at the highest point in Maharashtra. Trekked to Kalsubai last Sunday with Trek O King and included 120 + trekkers and 4 wild ones from Goa. I would have loved to to take the Indore route but had to be content with the Bari route. This trek has been made easy to attract more visitors while ladders have been fixed at 6-7 places where the climb is difficult. I tried to make this trek as difficult as possible for me by taking the route besides or below the ladders. But still in terms of difficulty level I would prefer Rajgad or Torana. Sorry to say but nothing gr8 to offer for the regular trekkers but watch out for the final frontier, the pinnacle that also has the Kalsubai temple. Especially in the monsoon being at the highest point with the strong wind and clouds blowing made it an awesome WOW experience. To stop yourself being swept off your feet you need to sit down holding yourself or others. The velocity could be gauged from the fact that when I stood up with my hands widespread the wind pushed me ( currently weighing 90 kgs ) to a distance of 4-5 metres until when I stopped myself and sat down. Nevertheless it was a great experience being to Kalsubai specially 4 friends from Goa made it more enjoyable and interesting. — with Prabodhini Ekawade and 3 others.

Movie Review - Ghanchakkar

Watched " Ghanchakkar " - A small budget suspense movie starring Vidya Balan and Emran Hashmi. They make for a good pair but not sure what made them accept this film. It would suit better as a tele film on TV. The script does not offer much scope for the acting skills of the lead actors. It's about a man who has a memory loss and forgets everything about a bag of money. There's nothing bad about this movie but nothing great either. Watch it only if you must.