Sachin Tendulkar

"Khelo dil se."

As a country we love to love Sachin. No other person in the history of India can boast of such unconditional adulation coming from kids to grown ups to everyone. He has been entertaining us for last two decades and has been a perfect role model.

Although we have been saying that he is in last leg of his career for last few years now, World Cup 2011 is most likely to be his last World Cup. This one victory is missing from his crown and nobody wants it more badly than him. He almost single handedly won it in 2003, but it was not meant to be and final was a disaster. Cricket is a team sports and no one player can win the tournament for you which some critics don't seem to understand. Regardless of the result of 2011 world cup, Sachin will remain the greatest entertainer who has given us reasons to celebrate and elevate from our boring, monotonous lives many a times.

This recent tv commercial showing kids preparing Sachin's kit and getting him ready for the match is so beautiful and cute. The expression of love and awe in the face of kids is also the feeling of every Indian for Sachin.

Thank you Sachin.

--Bibhuti

Mera Kuch Samaan

I have always loved this song. But, I didn't know the context earlier. And now that I watched the movie yesterday (yeah, somehow missed this brilliant movie till now), I love it more. Everything will be less and nothing will be much in praise of Gulzar saab. So, I rest by saying this movie was so ahead of it's time.

The poetry is awesome and I specially like the portion before the song starts.

ek dafa woh yaad hai tumko
bin batti jab cycle ka chalan hua tha
humne kaise bhuke pyase becharon si acting ki thi
hawaldar ne ulta ek atthani deke wapas bhej diya tha
ek chamanni meri thi woh bhijwado

sawan ke kuch bheege bheege din rakhe hain
aur mere ek khat mein lipti kuch raat padi hai
woh raat bhijwado
aur bhi kuch samaan tumhare paas pada hai
woh bhijwado

patjhad hai..
patjhad main kuch patton ke girne ki aahat
kaanon main ek baar pahan ke laut aai thee
patajhad ki vo saakh abhi tak kaanp rahi hai
woh bhijwado

ek sau sola chand ki raatein
ek tumhare kaandhe ka teel
geeli mehendi ki khusboo
jhoot moot ke waadein



Movie : Ijaazat
Lyrics : Gulzar
Music : R D Burman
Director : Gulzar