A day out with family

I love going out with my dad in general. His old-school sense of humor, his style, his giving in to my tantrums and indiscipline, and most of all - his energy... makes me go ga-ga every other time :-)

Anyway, my outings just with family became numbered when 'other things' took over as the time consuming, somehow the 'more fun' factor in my life. And it's been a while this way.

So, today was one such numbered day. I was out with family and relatives and as usual, I took some pictures. Here are a few elements my day through the eye of my camera.

A cuppa tea, anyone?

Yes, I played the good old Tambola, fauji ishtyle. Wow, the game is boring (and I always knew that)!


Mom flaunting her Tambola ticket. She ALWAYS wins something wherever she goes. Should introduce her to gambling soon, I guess. Hehe.

A beautiful black cat at the club

Review: Chance Pe Dance (Chance Pe Prance)

Remember that feeling you get when you do something stupid and wish you NEVER did it? Well, watching UTV's Chance pe Dance does the trick and soon enough makes you wanna sit up and realize the shit that's flying in front of you.

The movie isn't a dance bonanza, as the name may suggest. You won't find Shahid Kapoor breaking into a classy dance sequence at every chance he gets -- Chance pe Dance, you know! Instead what you discover, as time slooooooowly goes by, is an utterly predictable pauper-turns-superstar NON-story.

Or wait, did they mean 'grab that opportunity' by that title? Fuck it, nevertheless.

Shahid Kapoor has done some decent work in the recent past, and his acting talent is unquestionable in this one as well. What I don't understand is that how does an actor fall prey to such a mediocre script?!

Along with him, Genelia D'Souza adorns the new-gen mulgi role decently (with her slow talking dialogues that include, ''I dunno yaaa.'' ''No yaa.'' and other sentences that end with ''yaaa''). And yes, Genelia doesn't dance much in the movie. And apparently, she's playing the role of a choreographer.

Adorable funnyman Satish Shah could have made up for humor that was lacking. Alas, his role ends abruptly in the movie! (Shockingly, I had it my head that he had passed away sometime back in real life.. sorry :-P ) On the other hand, Monish Behl has an irritating screen presence for whatever time he's on. I did not understand whether he was a villain or the movie guy with a golden heart. Ugh.

Why I sat through the entire shitty movie is a different story altogether, but PVR's (Lower Parel) special '67% water' Coke, the turpentine-smelling vegetarian burger and the cushy salty pop corn, all free (and all of which I still drank n ate), just added dampness to this silly movie.

One could easily give this one a miss. Or if your girlfriend forced you into it, put on your in-ear headphones, lay back, and enjoy the air-conditioning.

It's that time of the year again!