PD Ponders

Now with the work I do listening to songs and selecting them to be air played has become quite monotonous.  I have some how developed a deaf ear for songs which keep coming on to my desk.  There are very rare moments I get to open them and EA (Emotional Atyaachaar ) from the movie Dev D was one such song.  The brass band of marriage processions which is part of most of our north Indian marriages (most because I did not get married the brass band way) and now a days slipping in our south Indian weddings too.  That sound has an immediate connect to something important to all of us. The term Atyaachaar means Rape in our modern day to day dialect.  But the thought of it being used in a Bollywood song with such power was unthinkable.   Anurag Kashyap who directs the movie too has shared a fantastic story about this song -  http://passionforcinema.com/devd-emosional-atyachar/   The influences he has shared are eye openers too.  The slightest thought of Atyaachaar gives us many ima...

Banglore has been my love from the time I remember.  I wanted to give something back to city.  I was very touched when a non Kannadiga hmmm Non Bangaloerian told the camera during shoot of a short film that he wants to give something back to the town by learning Kannada I was touched.  Do not know about others but I was touched.   I now have started an EZine  called Whats Up!!   very similar to the one on Radio City!! but which is more comprehensive and user friendly.  Have asked people to chip in and also started a group which is 93 strong as of now!! Want to atleast have 500 concerned members who will act and react to the posts and comments on the EZine   .   Hope this is the something which I am giving back to Bangalore.   I love you honey, I love Bangalore!! Check it out   at www.ivcorner.com/whatsup.htm Originally posted on Yahoo 360 Blog on Friday November 4, 2005 - 01:32am

I was born on a wednesday at 4 pm just before moon rose up the sky and I hail from a place in Karnataka called Pavagada.  Well the place is wellknowon for werewolves check out this news link  http://www.wolfsongalaska.org/Wolves_South_Asia_Pavagada.htm   So dont be amused to see me as in this picture on a full moon day Am pasting the article here so that I dont loose it ever... BEWARE!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! The Wolves of Pavagada: A Mystery That Was Never Solved  newindpress.com / May 11, 2005 BANGALORE: A cry pierced the chilly night air and the woman woke up, startled and staring into the pitch dark. She quickly searched around but there was no sign of her three-year-old daughter Venkatasubbamma, who was sleeping beside her. The three dogs lying at their feet did not even react. The next morning, July 27, 1983, the villagers found a pool of blood and the clothes of the missing child. The foot...

Well I have been fascinated by the medium of movement arts from a long time. Specially films holds me gently and passionately. I got to act in one of my friends nameless movie (will update the name once I hear of it) as one of the characters who is the witness to violence created by an ex goon Kotwal Ramachandra. Because we stare at him and not recognize him and he wants to show off in public, I and my friend get a scar on our faces (thats in the pic) and later we both are sent to hospital for stitches. Irony was that the guy who was going to cut me was i think around a foot shorter than me and he was aided with a half foot stool to reach my height, the ingenious special effects technology of Kannada film or any film industry. This movie is written by Agni Shridhar who too is known for his acquaintances like Kotwal, Jayaraj etc. The movie is woven around the politician and goonda nexus which ruled and was ended forcibly with deaths of Kotwal, Jayaraj and second generation gangs of Oil ...

I hit bollywood!!! Yes acted in a Bollywood movie "Yeh Fhassa" , in an funny scene with one and only comedy king Johny Lever. And realized First Sandlewood & now Bollywood. This came as a simple chance to me and thanks to Bangalore which has dearth of actors who can speak Hindi. Also thanks to good friend Arun Sagar the set maker for many movies I suddenly got a call after my morning walk. He said theres a movie directed by Indrajit Lankesh (Old Govindappa Road acquaintance) and they need a good Hindi speaking theater artist. Immediately got a call from the production manager Babu and I landed up there by 11 am after sending few mails to workplace and excusing myself from work that day. Thanks to my new company PGSL who are really considerate in such matters. I spoke to Abbas Hirapurwala after settling down at the location about the movie story. Simple story about seventh year itch of marriage. Arbaaz Khan and Tara Sharma are happily married with a daughter. Ar...

After much time spent on thinking about to go or not to go finally we packed our bags to visit four cities of South East Asia - Singapore, Kaulalampur, Pattaya and Bangkok. The entire tour was planned well in advance since it was the first of its kind to all its participants. The tour took us to the cities in the order mentioned above keeping in mind the costs so that we are happy, happier, happiest by the time we come back to town. Singapore:  We landed in  Suvarnabhoomi Airport  (what a marvel) to take a flight to Singapore, we needed to do a lot of formalities like counting luggage, seeing if all the things are in place, brush, almost have bath oh yes and do paper work like immigration. We landed in  Changi Airport  the airport and were escorted to the  Windsor Hotel . We then did some organized sight seeing of City Tour covering  Orchard Road Central Business District ,  Thian Hoch Keng Temple ,  Merlion Site , Raffles Landing Site & later headed for unorganized shopping at Sim...

LOVE You changed my world with a blink of an eye That is something that I can not deny You put my soul from worst to best That is why I treasure you my dearest You just don't know what you have done for me You even pushed me to the best that I can be You really are an angel sent from above To take care of me and shower with love When I'm with you I will not cry even a single a tear And your touch have chased away all of my fear You have given me a life that I could live worthwhile It is even better every time you smile It so magical those things you've made To bring back my faith that almost fade Now my life is a dream come true It all began when I was loved by you Now I have found what I am looking for It's you and your love and nothing more Because you have given me this feeling of contentment In my life something I've never felt I wish I could talk 'til the end of day But now I'm running out of things to say So I'll end by the line you already know ...