Great expectations...

The Sunday morning, instead of my usual lazy self, I took my son to the audition of a children based programme.

And I saw a plethora of varieties of kids and parents alike. The parents eager to see their on the television, and the kids..wooh..don't even ask!!

Some kids eager to go and show their talent on the screen. All dressed up, with makeup. You are right, all made up. Dress and looks, and all. I must say, I was impressed with the amount of effort put by both parents and the children.

And then there were some kids who did not want to go in at all. The parents persuading them, but the kids were relentless.

Well luckily my son did not put up a show, thanks to my mother-in-law, who had prepared him. Also it was because of her interest that we went for the audition. But when I asked my son how did the audition go, he had a simple answer for me. I forgot. :). Then again I did not want to become that nagging mother who kept asking him questions. I thought if he was really good, then he would be selected. :).
Fingers crossed.

To dad with love...(Nanaku Prematho)

The title reminded me of the book by E.R. Braithwaite, To sir with love.  It is a book that is very dear to me. The book made me realize the importance of a a teacher in a student's life and appreciate them more.
I had the same feeling when I heard the title of this film, as my dad is one of the most important persons in my life, and I am my dad's pet. So with this aura I went to watch the movie.
The director Sukumar's last movie, 1 Nenuokkadine was a very intelligent movie. Though the film flopped I enjoyed it a lot. The story was way ahead of its time.

I can only jot down the good and the bad about the film, Nanaku Prematho in points:

The Good:

1. The story, intriguing
2. Jagapathi Babu, he is doing an amazing job as a antagonist. His work was on par with Jr. NTR. I am biased, yes, but I am helpless :). 
3. The entire look of the movie. Jr. NTR's look was nice and different.
4. Rakul Preet Singh did a good job. Her efforts did show up on the screen.

The Bad:

1. The execution of the story. It had a lot of potential. But it was just not well done.
2. Silly mistake: In an earlier scene, NTR tells JB Nov. 1 is his last day as a rich guy and in a later scene, JB calls NTR and tells him that today is Sep. 1??? What happened here??
3. Too many calculations, reminded me of my Physics lectures! Was it necessary?
4. Too much weightage to Jr. NTR. Other characters were not given their due.
5. Srinivas Avasarala was completely wasted in the film. He could have been given some more screen space and dialogues please. He is a good actor.
6. Rajiv Kanakala was also not given his due.
7. Music and songs, totally unnecessary. They were there just to add masala.

Jr. NTR did a superb job, no doubt but Mahesh Babu would have done better, IMHO.
It is a Sukumar's film so I will not reveal any part of the story. I will want people to go and watch it. 

But my rating for the movie would be: 3/5.

Size is the hero in size zero!!

A movie suitable to my size :), (un-size zero), this is what I felt when I started watching the movie yesterday night. I felt very happy when I saw Anushka Shetty look like me, fat and cute in the movie.

But she is tall which I am not.

The story line is simple, a fat girl (Sweety) who has reached a "marriagable" age. Her mother tries to get her marriage fixed but her weight becomes a problem and she is rejected. She is worried that her daughter might not get married at all. Which is when she meets Abhi through an alliance. She likes him instantly but since she knows what would happen next, she asks him to reject the match. But that was not the case with Abhi, he may have liked her. They meet again and become friends. 

Since the girl's marriage was not getting fixed and Abhi gets closer to another girl who is definitely better shaped, Sweety decides to join the slimming program. Another friend of hers who is competing for some beauty contest is also a participant of the program. During the course of the weight loss program, this friend gets ill and is admitted to the hospital. The reason is because of some improper content in the "slimming" juice that the program provides, the kidneys get spoilt. Sweety decides to protest against such programs which hide the reality behind the shakes and juices. She is fully supported by Abhi. How they go about this process is what forms the rest of the story.

Many complained that the second half of the movie is sluggish. But as a viewer I did not get bored at all. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. The movie completely lay on Anushka's shoulders and she carried it with ease. She was well supported by Arya, I found their chemistry cute. The character of Anushka's mother is a strong one and was well played by Urvashi. The rest of the characters played their role well. Adivi Sesh looked superb in the movie.

Music is not that great.

Overall a nice feel good movie. Can watch it once.

My rating for the movie would be: 3/5.

Oh..what a tamasha!! (Movie review)

Continuing with my last post. 

The story is about a boy who lives himself in a place called Corsica. This is where he meets a girl. The two spend the rest of the days together having fun, but without making any advances towards each other (though they wanted to). Time flies by, and the girl comes to the boy's city for work and finds the boy in a totally different avatar. She does not understand and tries to make some sense out of the boy and his life. Does the boy understand what she wanted to convey and what happens next forms the rest of the story.

I actually had not seen the tagline of the movie before. I saw it only during the interval of the movie. Why always the same story? This is the tagline and is so true. The first half is yes, boring. I thought, what a waste of such talented people. But the post interval part is the strength of the movie. It is very powerful with amazing performances by Ranbir and Deepika. Imtiaz Ali truly brings out the best out of Ranbir in every movie they do together. This was proven again in Tamasha, after Rockstar. 

Music is also good, I have already reviewed it before :). It fits the storyline beautifully. It actually flows with the movie.

A special mention about Piyush Mishra is really important. Because he plays a pivotal role in the boy's life. Why and how, one must watch the movie for it.

I believe every person will definitely relate to the movie. So I urge everyone to go ahead and watch the movie.  

My rating for the movie will be: 4.75 / 5. 

Oh...What a tamasha!! (Audio Review)

Now I know, where were you Rahman all these days, spawning tunes for Tamasha. And the wait was totally worth it. Reminds me of yet another blockbuster after Rockstar, reminiscence of the latter are existent in this album. 

Let me go through the songs in detail:

Safarnama: Takes me to a beautiful safar. 

Wat wat wat: One of the most enthusiastic tunes that I have heard in some time. Reminds me of  Katiya Karun from Rockstar.

Tu koi aur hai: Nice soulful piece.

Matargashti: The highlight of the album. Mohit, you are a rockstar.

Tum saath ho: Alka Yagnik is back with a bang. And with a superb song that completely suits her voice.

Heer toh badi sad hai ji: Another fun filled song. Mika does full justice to the song. 

Chali kahaani: This song reinforces the fact that Rahman-Sukhwinder make a great pair. The lyrics of the song are equally beautiful. 

I am eagerly waiting for the movie after having listened to the wonderful songs. Hope it does not disappoint. I am sure the combination of Imtiaz Ali, Ranbir Kapoor and A.R.Rahman will not :). And Deepika Padukone would only be icing on the cake. I hope I am correct..fingers crossed!!

My rating for the audio would be: 4.5/5. :)

EXTJS: Model ID appended to the AJAX/REST URL

Please refer to this link for the actual post: http://shashimyriadmystery.blogspot.com/2015/11/extjs-model-id-appended-to-ajaxrest-url.html

Upgrade from EXTJS 4 to EXTJS 6

Ever thought of upgrading your application in EXTJS 4 to EXTJS 6.
I just did. And no wonder, there were plethora of issues. 

What I did for my convenience was to list them down. I have placed the table below.
Hope it helps you as well.

Do leave me a comment, if the post helps you!!

Purpose	Before	Now
Header config	proxy.proxyConfig.headers	proxy.config.headers
Proxy config	proxy.reader.root	proxy.reader.rootProperty
	doComponentLayout()	updateLayout()
Fetch the operation	request.operation	request._operation
Fetch the records	operation.records	operation._records
Fetch column data	record.raw.Values	record.data.Values
Locale file names	ext-'locale'.js	locale-'locale'.js
Combo box select	record[0].data.value	combo.getValue()
Renderer listener	_meta.tdAttr	meta.style

I do plan to add some more issues that I came across. Those shall be a part of subsequent posts.