Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Stick Out

Hockey is the National Game of India!! Shahrukh Khan is one of the most popular actors in India. What happens when both are combined or mixed together ? Is it like sugar in sugarcane juice.
Well ChakDe is a movie which can be called a sugarcane juice with sugar in it.
I don’t know what critics would like to say about the movie but then, it is a perfect or a near to perfect made movie with no flaws, and even though they exist, they cannot be pointed out.
Something which seldom happen in the Indian cinema, this movie neither has the unnecessary affair prodigy nor does it have songs, where in the actor and actress normally tend to establish themselves as complete fools in the foreign nation. The best part of the movie is that it makes you shift uncomfortably in your seat, which is caused due to anxiety and anxiousness of what is going to happen next, even though you know the result right before the movie started.Although critics have rated this as the best movie of SRK,I would not rate it that way. But then it was definitely at par with his best movie. A striking feature is that you see a much fit SRK.
The plot of the movie revolves not around a bunch of related romantic actors and actresses, but around a group of people who, even though have been portrayed in small roles,they are important parts of every flick in the film. The movie is about a player in hockey who has been declared as a traitor because, he was as per the good ol' Indian Media the culprit behind the loss in the world championship,which was held between the arch rivals Pakistan.
However after a span of 7 years he is set to return!! This time he is there to coach the Indian Women Team, who he believes can win the world cup. The movie tries to show the real hardship and the bitter truth of the National Game which is not so popular.
All the characters portray and show all emotions whether helpless or happy, which definitely wince your eyes at times in the movie.
Even though the movie tries to portray a sense of patriotism, by crossing some barriers, but then overall its worth a big applause not only for King Khan but to everyone who have been related to the film.
I would rate it as a Must Watch!!!

Fashion Week

This is my first review of fashion. I was too flabbergasted by the Wills Fashion Week which just got over a couple of days ago. Indian fashion ramp has been always prized with great collections from the celebrity fashion designers like Rohit Bal, Tarun Tahiliani Payal Jain.models like Carol Gracias, Anchal Kumar and bollywood celebrities like Shilpa Shetty and Lara Dutta.

The fashion week this year emphasized more on the dresses, which were elegant. Elegancy I call here is, what if you compare the same with the recently worn dresses by some of the most controversial Indian Bollywood actresses (not to hurt their feelings). After the deep cleavage visible dresses and etc, the fashion week revealed that the fashion statement does not define and depends on the percentage of body revealed, but depends more on the elegancy and creativity, which are presented. Whether you call this a shift of Indian mentality or the term globalization effecting fashion in India, this definitely calls to show the western fashion designers that we are here to survive and stay.
Dresses and design this time featured not only the not wearable dresses but on the dresses, which though were simple but were also creative and which can be easily used on the daily basis. Feature of this year fashion week included many accessories which were based on the motif of not only fashion but also elegancy and a statement within itself. Flowers sprinkling the carry-all bags and the furls in the frocks and the skirts, presented a fusion of the yesteryears with the future.
The show was flagged of with the designs from Rajesh Pratap which marked the elegancy and the theme of this year's Will Fashion Week. Mixture of the Ghaghra Cholis with the kolhapuri by Anjana Bhargav definitely added the Indian touch to the fashion week. Ranna Gill summer-spring swim wear brought you closer to the Hawaiian beach, with its Latino American designs. The mixture of colors made you imagine, sitting next to Cuba beach surrounded by celebrities all ready to show off their designs. The designs were truly a head turner. Rohit Bal's collection preceded the curtain down for the show.
This year Fashion week had more than 40 designers, who showcased their collection for the spring 2008. The event was inaugurated first in the year 2000, and unlike the monotonous starred hotel venue, the show was held at a sprawling venue with ample of space even for the buyers lounge.