Random Thoughts...: May 2012

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Bollywood for life...

There are things that affect us.. and then there are those that mould or change our lives forever. Bollywood for most of us has just been a source of entertainment, for some even obsession, however for me, it has often been a great source of learning.

There is a great body of recognised / unrecognised work which has gone into making the hindi film industry what it is today and I'm sure there are those who realise that there is a great deal of quality which has also churned out of this dream weaving factory.

Today, I list 5 bollywood tracks which have shaped my outlook towards life. These songs embody the ethos, the spirit of life for me. These are gems which act as a beacon when I'm lost or just plainly down and out. These songs surely entertained us in the context of the films they were a part of, but for me, they did just that little bit more... they taught me how to live my life....

1) Kisi ki muskurahaton pe ho nisar - Anari
2) Ae zindagi gale laga le - Sadma
3) Aane wala pal - Golmaal (When I write Golmaal, I always mean the old Amol Palekar one!)
4) Zindagi ki yahi reet hai - Mr. India
5) Yeh safar... bahut hai kathin magar - 1942 A Love Story

Words that inspire me!

"A promise is a promise..." - Ratan Tata... while unveling NANO!! wat a man!!

"At the end of the game, both the king and the pawn go back into the same box.." - Being Cyrus

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen" - Winston Churchill

"When we think we know all the answers, life comes and changes all the questions."

"Those who think they know everything...annoy those of us who do!!"

"Treat each day as your last one... 1 day you'll be right!!"

"If you have to emphasise the importance of something, then it probably isn't that important in the first place..." - the 3 mistakes of my life (Chetan Bhagat)

"Admiration fades... Love endures!!"

"The loudest one in the room, is the weakest one in the room." - Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) in American Gangster

"greed, for lack of a better word, is good". - Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) in Wall Street

"Stop going for the easy buck and start producing something with your life. Create, instead of living off the buying and selling of others". Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) in Wall Street

"If your enemy is superior, evade him. If angry, irritate him. If equally matched, fight, and if not split and reevaluate."

"Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss."

"Greed captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit."

“All our young lives we search for someone to love. Someone who makes us complete. We choose partners and change partners. We dance to a song of heartbreak and hope... all the while wondering if somewhere, somehow, there's someone perfect... who might be searching for us.” - Wonder Years

“Growing up is never easy. You hold on to things that were. You wonder what's to come. But that night, I think we knew it was time to let go of what had been, and look ahead to what would be. Other days. New days. Days to come. The thing is, we didn't have to hate each other for getting older. We just had to forgive ourselves... for growing up." - Wonder Years

“I guess sometimes the ground can shift between your feet. Sometimes your footing slips. You stumble. And sometimes you grab what's close to you and hold on as tight as you can.” - Wonder Years

“Over the course of the average lifetime
you meet a lot of people. Some of them
stick with you through thick and thin.
Some weave their way through your life
and disappear forever. But once in a
while someone comes along who earns a
permanent place in your heart” - Wonder Years

“Change is never easy. You fight to hold on. You fight to let go.” - Wonder Years

"Its the choices that make us who we are,
and we can always choose to do what's right" - Spider Man 3

"Never wound what you can't kill" - Spider Man 3

"Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all!!!"

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Bollywood for life...

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