some more movies and books..

Babel : Finally I got to watch the acclaimed movie. And it deserves all the praise in the world. I am a fan of Latino poetry and literature. Now I am slowly loving their movies too. If you have n't seen this yet, put it in your list. As a practice, I wont go in to the details of story and be a kill joy. But this is a great watch. Definitely not one of those feel good movies. So watch if you dont mind going to bed in a sombre mood. Background music, Screenplay and some amazing action are one great thing in the movie. Watch out for that.

Sarkar Raj: After RGV's 'aag' debacle, anyone should have guts to go to theaters. But I for one believe form is temporary and class is permanent. So, I dared watching it. It was nt that bad after all. Few things you like about this movie are it has a good story to tell, not one of those bollywoord flix which make you wonder whats the point after three long hours. It is crisp. There are no stupid songs and you hardly get bored. Casting, technicalities are all signature RGV. Couple of things I don't like is the way Aishwarya's character is underdeveloped and suddenly thurst in to the audience at the end. There is also a joker Industrialists role, which was so filmy.
My recommendation is to watch it on dvd if you have time to kill or if you are an RGV fan (which by the way is a vice now).

Almost Single : Thats the new chic-lit book in the Indian market. After reading some good reviews and also the fact that Harper Collins offered huge chunk of money to debutant author for american edition, I got tempted to read this. While the idea of reading Indian chic-lit (chic literature) sounds novel, this book is a big disappointment. To cut short, replace carrie in Sex and the city with Bridget Jones and you have Almost Single. Nevertheless, you can read in flights where you have absolutely nothing to do. (first one to ask me, will get this book from me.)

Joker in the Pack : Student Lit. is the in thing now. There are books by IITians and IIM grads. This was also received with much applause since an year. Frankly, this reads like a blog of an IIM student. There is hardly any drama or good writing. There are too many cliche characters. If you want to take a peek into life of an IIM student, this probably works for you, otherwise its just another flight book. Offer valid for this book too :) first one to ask me will get it.

Above Average: This is another IITian's book. But this one is good. It is good writing and it has a good story to tell with all the humane drama. I would recommend this to folks, who want to take a peek into new age Indian literature. No offers on this book. you have to get your own copy :-) This is definitely a better book than the pot boilers dished out by Chetan Bhagat.

ciao more later..