I feel so bollywoodish today!

Mausam Kaur jindaabad...

Why do I remember the festival of color - Holi, every time I put Turmeric Powder (Yellow), Garam Masala Powder(Brown), Chili Powder(Red) and Common Salt(White) in any of the vegetables I make ? ....why at that precise moment I remember the colors shown in countless bollywood movies? (the recent one being Jhoom Barabar Jhoom). How come Bollywood is so spicy and colorful and hollywood is so mild and colorless? Why do I love the typical Bollywood sing-&-dance routine more and more with each passing day? How come I now love the dance moves of Govinda and Salman Khan more than ever?
I think now I have started watching the bollywood movies not for the story or to enjoy the cinematic excellence but I have started watching the desi movies as a celebration of our culture. A movie like Jhoom Barabar Jhoom which was devoid of any story or screenplay turned out to be quite entertaining for me coz I focused on the songs, the dances, the colorful dresses and the bright lights.
The years of nurturing on a diet of typical bollywood fare has seeped in my blood and no amount of hollywood tonic can change that now i guess. My expectation from a hollywood movie remains the same- To watch a great story enacted by excellent actors, well supported by director and other technicians but for Bollywood movies, story has become a luxury. I think I primarily watch hindi cinema for the atmosphere; if the film turns out to be as good as Munnabhai series or Rang de Basanti then that is a reason enough for repeat viewing.
The Leonardo Caprios, the Ben Afflecks of Hollywood will never be celebrities for me but I will go to great lengths to see the Deols, the Bachchans, the Khans, the Kapoors from Bollywood.

God, I feel so bollywoodish today!

Anyways, I am the head cook in the houshold now. My bro gets to taste all the spicy dishes that I cook and oh Boy does he hate the job! well the poor guy has no other choice. Anyways I love all that I cook so I think I can live with it, but I hate ironing the clothes. ( Mom why in the world you never taught me how to do that!) . I guess I will have to learn the most boring job in the world if I have to survive @ Purdue. Time to sign off now :-)

Regards,
Ajj Kaim

Winamp playing :
Bol na Halke-halke from Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
Jhoom from Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
Kabira by Agnee