This really made me cry...

The last movie, in which I cried was Taare Zameen Par. The title song shook me so badly, that I cried in the theatre itself. The next is, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, that I finally saw today. I regret not having watched it earlier.
The story is so simple and the movie is so beautiful. The people in it are the ones who have made the movie beautiful. The heart felt performances of every actor clearly touched me.
Yet again, the director is the winner, having executed the simple story in the most amazing way possible.
And how can I not talk about Salman Khan. I don't know if he is the one accused in the hit and run case or the black buck case, he is totally people's man in the movie. His innocence and charm added magic to the already beautiful movie. Nawazuddin Siddiqui, in his role, did superbly well.
Harshali Malhotra stole the show with her hand and her eyes :).
Overall, a must watch movie by ALL. I am sure everyone would like it. As as Bajrangi says...Jai Shri Ram.

Uppungule Godavari

Maha pushkaralu comes once in 144 years. Do not miss it. This is what is displayed in the advertisements put up by Telangana government. Amma also asked me if we were planning to come. I was hesitant, thinking of the kids. But since AMMA and Attayyagaru were also coming, both my husband and I decided to go. And I was not disappointed.

An amazing NH44 and greenery on both sides of the highway, it was a wonderful respite from our daily routine. An icing on the cake was the slight drizzle that quenched the thirst of the land and the humans.

Kudos to the government for the arrangements at the ghat and the banners giving the information. Full marks to the police force employed, and the volunteers who are always ready to help.

We visited the sri ram sagar dam in Pochampad. There were announcement of crocodile near by. My son was apprehensive of getting into water. But my daughter, not a chance. She thoroughly enjoyed her time, though limited, in water.

Surprisingly, even i had a great time in the holy river. All the tiredness of the journey vanished while I was in the water.

The roads were crowded, though. Lack of train and bus tickets, many families ventured the road way. Toll gates took a toll on time.

Barring pukes of my daughter, the journey was a wonderful one. Thanks to all who helped us!

Bahubali - bali unna movie (powerful movie)

I finally managed to get tickets to Bahubali. And so I watched it in the evening today. A magnum opus, I must say. Larger than life. Period. That is all I have to say about it.

Every single scene was beyond ordinary. In the literal sense. And the waterfalls, I have no words to describe my feeling for them. I wonder if such a place actually exists!

A couple of scenes did remind me of Avatar, like the mountains and their shape.

All the actors did a good job, but the real hero is the director. For his vision and execution, Rajamouli deserves the last laugh.

Watch it if you wish to transport yourself to a different world that exists only in the dreams of the director. A beautiful world indeed.

Two stands in life...

This is all so hypocritical...
When we are depressed about not being able to achieve anything in life, we are advised to stay content with whatever we have.
At the same time, we are advised to not stay content and always try to achieve the next level in life.
How does man balance these two stands in life?
How does man not stay depressed and focus on the next big thing in life?

I see people around me and feel so proud of them all. They are all so good at hiding their problems and smiling & laughing along with others.
I really wonder how they are able to manage these two stands!!!

Feeling confused ~~~

Chasing tomorrow....my review!!

Ok, after a long time, I got a book to read....The last one I read was Breaking Dawn for the third time. So I bought a couple of them for myself to quench my reading thirst.

The latest book that I read was Chasing Tomorrow by Tilly Bagshawe.

I must thank Tilly Bagshawe, the author who writes books based on Sidney Sheldon,  as she keeps the legendary author's flame alive. She really tries hard to bring that fire in the characters and the story line for which Sheldon is still known for. I won't give her cent percent for that, though.

So coming to the book, Chasing Tomorrow is the sequel to the Sidney Sheldon authored If Tomorrow Comes. Thanks to my impeccable memory, I could not recollect the original story. But the character, Tracy Whitney, the strong woman carved by Sheldon came rushing back to me, the moment I read the synopsis at the back.

Without revealing too many details of the story, all I can say after reading the book is, the character is still strong as the original one. But the story is not one of the most engrossing ones. I must confess I could not put down the book till I finished it, but after having read it, I felt the story was not among the ones that stayed with me for long.
 
It is not a bad read, definitely a must for Sidney Sheldon fans. You won't be disappointed if you do not have much expectations from it.

What's your Rashee?

A very happy "Manmadha" year to all of you.

So Ugadi arrived and as usual, all of us were busy with ugadi pachidi, new panchangam and panchanga sravanam. I must admit, all the members in my family are very interested in astrology.
We watch everything, from Mulugu's vaaraphalalu on Maa to Gemini TV's subhodayam to Zee Telugu's Srikaram Subhakaram. And get satisfied when in one of the channels, a good week for our Rasi is predicted. In the same way, curse the fellow on TV, if he does not good predictions for the week.

All this commotion, nowadays only on Sunday mornings, has brought some interest in my son towards Astrology. He knows his star, rasi and all. 

Now let me not get diverted from the topic and tell you what I really wanted to :).
All of us were discussing what was in store for our rasis for the year and my son comes with this and tells everyone, this is my RASI!!

If you are still confused, his Rasi is TULA!

The mosquito is back!!

Saketh's new mosquito story

Saketh had gulab jamun the other day. So 2 mosquitoes were heard  talking (by Saketh only, of course), Areh, I feel like having something sweet today.
The other mosquito says," Hey! you know what, Saketh just had gulab jamun."
The first mosquito says," What a wonderful news you gave me. Thank you."
And then the first mosquito comes and bites him, drinks all his blood.
Now Saketh no longer has "sweet" blood.