Mumbai. In a movie hall. I am watching "Vantage Point". Interval. The pop corn hungry damsels push past me. I am in my seat. One row in front, up ahead, across the aisle, I hear an "Hello"! I look that way. An ageing PYT is on her cell. She turns as she talks. I am looking. Eyes lock. Minutes pass. She ends the call and is still looking. I keep myself still and ex-pressionless. I can see her children behind her. She turns towards the screen.

As an afterthought, raises her middle finger in my direction without looking at me. Whoa!!!

Maximum City!!!!

No Country for Old Men wins the Oscar...Wow!!!

Have my blogmates seen this classic by the Coen bros..see it it has the quality of story, screenplay and acting that will probably take 25 years to come to our country!

As we are still stuck in Hey Babyy and Om Shanti Om age!

Three cheers to the Coen Brothers!!!!!!!

Mala did not know what to do. Her heart was hammering hard. She could hear her husband opening the main door. What would she do if he smelt the air hard. The scent of amour!

Preetam was opening his socks. He worked in a factory. They made detergents. He always smelt of chemicals. His feet smelt too. She was relieved. He would not be able to take in anything different through his toxic nose buds.

Preetam smiled. She smiled too, hesitantly.

"Who is the man?"

Mala was scared shitless.

Preetam went into the bathroom. Minutes passed. He came back. Mala was sitting at the dining table. Perspiring and afraid.

Preetam smiled again. "You must be thinking how I found out. Easy. You have never looked so satiated and happy all these years with me. Does not take Astronomy to put things together, does it?????"

Happiness betrays too!

Saw "Halla Bol"..full of Halla!..Man ambitious..Man successful..Man Corrupt...Man Idealistic..Man Triumphs..Great!

But so much Halla..so Much chest beating..very 'Socialist' in Capitalist duniya.."Hai"..could have been a great movie!!

But, wait, It is great..Ever heard a Hindi Movie Heroine talk about the "Two soft ones, in the little pouch, between the two legs of all people who chin shave"..Yipee..she did..Vidya Balan did..so this movie is historic!!!

Rest was then Bah!!

He spotted her again. The last window in the complex opposite. The same lady from the Auto. He had sat with her. Thigh to thigh. His thoughts taken up - with her perfume, her clammy skin, meeting his elbow, as they sat, close, sort of siamese!

He had glanced at her. She at him. That cleavage through the saree, a soft green one, that caressed him. Of course, he had not tried any loutish stuff. But well, she was dishy.

So, he sat at the window now. Waiting for her to come there again. There, she was, playing with her hair, briading it for her evening out. She brought up her arms. He spied on her blouse. She was dishy, yet again!

Gyan was getting married. He had an invitation. Gyan called him over to help in the logistics. He happily went over. Not far. Gyan was busy with his mom and another lady. He motioned to wait. The other lady turned on cue. Gyan said, "Mashi, meet Asim!"

Why did he always fall for Mashis only!!!

The courtyard was old worldly. A meeting place for the elders and a playground for the youngsters. The tube well was there and so a lot of washing and filling went on through the day. A few households also lay their beds in the night and had another round of "gup shup" before turning their heads over to sleep. The main door was tended to by an old man who looked like a 1962 war relic!

Anu was married into the Saluja household on the second floor. Raghav was a nice man and only a few weeks into the marriage bought a Hero Honda that the elders guffawed and sniggered about. "Ab ye to bahut udega..Anu..tujhe pata nahin ye kya kya karega..kal Hauz Khas mein dekha tha..Oye, Anu beti bhi to jayegi..Oye, sab brake ka khel hai..Oye, Jakadke Pakad.." Raghav was a quiet man and so smiled at all the snide talk. Anu was happy. Her man was everything to her.

The days went by. Anu had a baby. The named her Ranu. Salujas of all kinds visited them to give their blessings. Great days. Lots of presents! Raghav was forever going to the market.

Then Sagar came back from Dubai. He was from the Khannas on the  first floor. He was very happy with his sudden riches. He ran off to meet his ashiq in Noida.

Evening came. Anu was down in the courtyard filling some water buckets. Sagar came in through the main door. Sagar was angry about something. He abused the old man at the gate. Then he saw Anu!

By the time sanity prevailed, Anu had been strangled to death.

Never did understand this,

Perception is all,

"Jo dikhta hai woh Bikta hai??"

So, why do we undress ourselves..

During sex?!

Is that for the self,

And the dressing and Language,

For others!

So, if my self image,

Is of an animal..

How am I suave and dignified,

Perception - towards others????

A mountain of Pink, barren but moist;

Damp and hot Breath to tender them,

Wisps of hair that slipped in,

Desire that churned constantly,

I caress that Pink,

I unravel the mystery,

The Woman, the unknown,

The forbidden,

The Kiss - Of Love!

She SMSed me on a cold Friday night. I luv u. I responded suitably. SMS again. Wanna meet u. Responded suitably again. SMS phir se. Cud u make time 2moro eve. I didn't respond.

Today. 4 msgs. Progressively agressive. when. why r u not rspondng. chalo..take ur time. kya hua??. Still no answer from me.

She is married. I know her hubby. Good guy. Don't want to create havoc in his life. But how to stop SMSes. My Bro says SMSes have increased divorces by 40% in India.

Am I adding to the figure?????

What a life yaar..The lady, if she was single, was a Hot Pick as they say..But now????

And I thought life was gung ho with work, home and my books!!

Yes, they did..

When I heard of D's resolutions for 2008..

Going off Nicotine, Going off Tina (not the Ambani lady yaar..his Tiny Tina!!), Buying a Pup (that would displace Tina in bed, I am led to believe..!!), doing Baba Ramdev stuff at 6 AM every morn this year (Yes..this is now the latest fad), having lauki juice every morning (has anybody tasted anything yuckier..raise your hand pliss), Buying ribbed condoms only (Tiny is not around..then who!!), visiting Goa only during rains (something to do with sea being violent and he calm or some mumbo jumbo of the ying yang sort), supporting only Indian football team and no other team (poor Dhoni..a fav from last year dropped!!), getting into exhibitionism (pliss don't ask why this), dating Mallu porn star (whoa!!), doing only 1 character plays where he is the only character (and I am the only viewer??)...and so on....

Still, D has agendas. I don't. The ambivalent me!