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Friday, April 28, 2023

Chupke Chupke Rukte Rukte - Nutan, Lata Mangeshkar, Paying Guest song



Nutan, Dev Anand and this song! :) 

I am strong woman,
although I am poor,
I look after my father
and earn the supper...

We are looking for a paying guest 
for our first floor,s of
preferable age is eighty,
with a hunch and eyesight blur :)

(haven't completed the poem! )

And enters Dev Anand as Rakesh,
with all the tricks to save his 
paying guest accommodation, 
win Nutan's heart, triumph a court case..
and YES! Glorify the virtue hard work and honesty..
and Love over fortune! :)

The movie has such AMAZING songs 
that are timeless! :)

Sunday, April 16, 2023

Good Blogging...:)

Good blogging is never about expensive lifestyle.

On the contrary finding beauty in ordinary...

but it does require you to have good photographic skills,

basic knowledge of focus, angles and colours...

It encourages you to capture aesthetic portraits, 

and makes you a travel photographer..making you

observant towards capturing beauty...in mundane things...

Recommending great picture books, movies,

literature...enhancing your cultural awareness...
























Its your safe Haven on this abundant world of internet!

Make it a creative playground...by being a good photographer,

a poet, a movie reviewer, a traveler...

And let the reader in your window of storytelling!

your inspirations, your happy places...etc..

And sorrows if you wish too...

I work on my art to give hope, not to take it away! :)

My summer dump! :)


 











May your summer be spent behind

soft Jaipuri fabrics, picking berries,

clicking fragrant and colourful flowers, 

this season has to offer, finding beautiful 

printed tiles, sipping watermelon juice,

while crunching fresh lettuce and 

mint chutney and enjoying a 

healthy fruit bowl topped with chia seeds :)

and clicking pictures of your precious pets! 


Let the season be creative, colourful and cool! :)

No matter what life throws at you!

Yum! Mexican food!









Guacamole anyone ;p

Jo Baat Kehte Darte Hai Sab, Tu Wo Baat Likh - Javed Akhtar | Jashn-e-Ra...



This awesomeness! :)
The ONE and Only Javed Saab!

Judith Kerr, author of 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea' - in her own words




She is awfully enchanting!...
I wish she was my grandma! :)



























what a LEGEND!

Judith Kerr :)

 















I was first introduced to Judith Kerr and Tiger who came to Tea by my late father!

He had a hobby of reading comics and picture books, Tin Tin, Archie Digest, and one of them 

was Tiger who came to Tea....

The simple yet funny illustrations left an impact on my mind as 

a child, and made me think if I could illustrate a story like this....


Later learnt a lot about Judith and her successful escape from Germany..

and 'When Hitler stole Pink Rabbit'

Forever in love with this quirky story and its cute illustrations... :)


I dream to age and grow old like Judith, keep illustrating and telling lovely stories!

Jhumka Nirzara - Parakh :)



Can't get over this pretty song, Jhumka :)





















when you sing Jhumka, dress accordingly :)

Adhi raat jab chand dhale - Paheli - Gulzar Saab




My attempt of this beautifully composed, (in your face) kind of a song,
written by Gulzar  Saab. Had a privilege of illustrating one of his poems 
for a publisher two years back :)

Just adore the folk touch to this song's composition! :)

:)

Bad things happen to good people constantly!

One should pray that, when our turn comes,

may God give us the wisdom to sail through the 

storm with strength, courage and perseverence!

















Character drawn in the illustration is inspired by yours truly...blessed childhood :)

Go back to simpler memories....happy school days...buchachi phula :)

Directors’ Cuts: “Become Microscope” by Aaron Rose




I usually go back to Corita when I am searching for inspiration as an 
illustrator. This extraordinary artist and educator always comes across,
as a smart little girl, who just seems mesmerised by colours and art..
And deeply rooted in truth and faith about GOD...

'Life is just a bowl of cherries sometimes'
'Press of my boot to the Earth springs a thousand affections'

such profound but positive and refreshing outlook 
of looking at life....

Love you Corita :) 

THE WORLD IS HER PAINTBRUSH AND HER COLOURS ARE BRIGHT :D

Thursday, April 13, 2023

Matching in 2015 - Coincidences are the delights :)











Thank you for all the Happy coincidences...on your blog...

To tell me you are there to help me...

(Don't miss our matching outfits..the illustration and Mr. Bachan's) :)

You are the father I never had Mr. Bachan...

Adore you to eternity :)


This industry has given me a support virually...

for past 12 years...Can never be enough thankful! :)

Injustice shall ALWAYS be met with written consequences...:)


Especially Mr. Bachan thank you for your blog!

 

An ode to - Kal ho na ho :)

Running around the city]

Trying to heal my broken heart

While searching for my father,
Who is long gone.

A younger brother,
A precious baby sister,
A mother and a grandma 
who don't get along...

Grumpy all day, 
Raging against the world,
My best friend is there,
He tolerates it all.

A life filled with loved ones,
But my father's loss 
Has left a hole in my heart...

I am waiting for a miracle,
May be an angel,
To comfort and console me
Through the storm

I peek out the window one morning,
and I hear you singing
'pretty woman'
staring into my eyes.

The skeptical me ignores 
all that you are doing,
but you have taught me to smile
with all the warmth and fuzzies

You are helpful, gentle,
you have almost become
a voice in my head
and I have fallen for you alas...

Strolling through all the pastels,
I have chosen red,
passionate, adventurous,
I confess my love at last..

But you are a 'married man'
and you tell me to hold my best friend's hand
who loves me beyond measures,
I accept my best friend with a broken heart.

We are picking jewellery for the wedding,
and life reveals to me,
that my angel is 
about to die...

I run, through streets of 
NewYork...crying my heart out,
staring into the sea...and 
you arrive to console me...

You express your love for me
with your eyes...
and hold me close to your 'heart'..
(heart) that has made you sick
and I fail to breathe at all...

You have gone.
The angel I loved so
dearly is Gone...
a miracle who made
me smile has gone...
a blessing who made
me forget my father has gone...

and before leaving me
you have graced me with a love..
of my best friend 
who is my companion lifelong...

- Nirzara Verulkar














Movie that just gets Shah Rukh right!
In my opinion one of the BEST rom coms Indian cinema has created!
and does justice to shah Rukh's wit...

Karan Johar has portrayed this woman called Naina...
Her struggles, her pain, her messed up relationships..
A woman that was so layered...
who wants to sort the relationships first
(before having a career or a marriage)

And in walks the angel who bestows upon her those
blessings...gradually, unknowingly...
Transforms her life...

and gifts her Her best friend as her Lover...

My heart breaks at the end when
Aman and Naina meet at the water's edge...

The colour palette of the movie was a breath of fresh air...
and brought an entire new aesthetic to Indian Movies...

And the songs by Javed Saab....NEVER fail...























Best work by Mr. Karan Johar!

Atrangi Yaari LYRICAL VIDEO Song | WAZIR | Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akht...




Teri yaari....to may father...Mr. Bachan...
apni yaari atarangi hai...:)

Javed Akhtar • Jo Bhi Ammi Kehti Thi



NOTHING like Javed Saab!

Aaja Nindiya - Ankur Tewari



The illustrations....speechless...just talent!

Train Song - Lyrical | Gully Boy | Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt| Raghu Dixi...



sea of life....indeed...

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Just Amazement!


 












What an amazing creation in Ai.

'Rashtrapita' just reminds how much my spirit has to conquer....

such an honour to have been born in the same country as this inspiration...

No other place like Gandhi Ashram...truly!

Amitabh Bachchan Heart Touching Poem वापस आना पड़ता है। Trending Poem Of...




Shallow idiots get offended by the 'Intensity'
Gee my father is just so talented...

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

:)


 













The movie that talked about Goodness and power of ordinary people...

Lovely!

Juggling.. dignity, deadlines and dishes..

and if at all a woman fails in either of them, 

the social stigma and all

Pinjra - Shantanu moitra feat Swanand Kirkire & Bonnie Chakravarty, Coke...


This so beautifully describes EVERY religion...
Sahib mera 'bhola mann Jasia...'

Sahib gunje azaano main 

:)


 














Little late to the party ;p

But Pathaan still resonates...:)

The Rajs and the Rahuls still have an impact..:)

What a man!








so True! :)

Baseline : Shah Rukh Understands :)