I finished watching my first John Abraham movie. No, it's not of the handsome hunk who acts in the Bollywood movies, it's this late Malayalam director, who has way less muscles and way more beard. He has directed only 4 movies, all written by himself. The one I watched is 'Amma Ariyan'. 
The gist of the movie is the story of our protagonist Purushan, who on his way to meet his friend, before leaving to Delhi, chances upon the body of a person who had just recently committed suicide. He doesn't know who it is, but wanted to find who it is and tell his mother about his son's fate.
I have been hearing about John Abraham, for quite a while. His legend status, his mystique. The bearded nomad who came into the Malayalam movie scene, started the first independent cinema movement, directed just four movies and then passed on. His acts were blasphemy for the established directors and producers. Four movies - two national awards (one for best movie and one a special jury award) - one movie was enough to get me hooked. One down, three more to go.
John the saint, the legend, the 'Ottayan' of Malayalam movie, lives on.

Gulaal - Anurag Kashyap

Excellent portrayal of emotion, crude crassy but I was glued. Kay Kay Menon's Dukey Bana was good but the best of the lot was Rannvijay 'Ransa' Singh by Abhimanyu Singh. Ayesha Mohan was good too.

The movie is all about one man's intense love for a Rajputana state. Movie has lots of symbolisms to add to the lot. Also there are lots of intense scenes. The transformation of Dileep Singh cannot be seen as the thread of the movie, but it can be considered as the one central plot.

All the songs, especially 'Aarambh hain prachand', were excellent.

This movie was in my to-watch list for so long. Its one of those movies where you actually take the side of one of the characters (not necessarily the protagonist) and live the movie through him; in my case it was Ransa in this movie.

Go watch the movie, if you are reading this blog, I guess the movie is worth watching too. :)

The Holiday - Movie

The first best thing that you notice five minutes into the movie is how immediately likeable is the character played by Kate Winslet is. The character portrayed by her, of Iris Simpkins, is of a small town girl working in London, who recently finds out that the man whom she loves has got engaged to the other girl whom he was seeing. Well its complicating, for them at least. Extremely great dialogues and spectacular background score by Hans Zimmer. The dialogue delivery by Kate Winslet and Jude Law is also worth mentioning. The portrayal of the other two protagonists of the movie, by Jack Black and Cameron Diaz is also excellent.

All in all a worth watch.

As Good As It Gets.

This is a good movie, but can't say its worth watching again and again as the other two I had mentioned earlier. Jack Nicholson as always has done an excellent job here. This guy is some one who will be excellent wven if the movie is crap. Sort of like the chicken piece in the hostel mess biriyani, the only good thing in the plate, and you end up enjoying only that piece.

But this movie is another thing, perfectly enjoyable, feel good kind of.

MELVIN (to Carol)
Okay, I got a real great compliment for you and it's true.

CAROL
I am so afraid you're about to say something awful...

MELVIN
Don't be pessimistic. It's not your style. Okay... Here I goes... Clearly a mistake.

(this is hell for him)

I have this -- what? Ailment... And my doctor -- a shrink... who I used to see all the time... he says 50 or 60 percent of the time a pill can really help.I hate pills. Very dangerous things,pills."Hate," I am using the word "hate" about pills. My compliment is that when you came to my house that time and told me how you'd never -- well, you were there, you know... The next morning I started taking these pills.

CAROL (a little confused)
I don't quite get how that's a compliment for me.

Amazing that something in Melvin rises to the occasion -- so that he uncharacteristically looks at her directly -- then:

MELVIN
You make me want to be a better man.

Snatch.

Snatch, is another movie, which I can watch again and again. The film has lots of punch lines and funny dialogues.

   If that's not worth a bet, I don't know what is.

        - He doesn't look bad, does he? - No, he looks great.

        He'll do you proud.

        You reckon that's what people should do for me, Gary? Do me proud?

        It's what you deserve.

        Pull your tongue out of my arsehole.

        Dogs do that.

        You're not a dog, are you?

        No. No, I'm not.

        However...

        ...you do have all the characteristics of a dog, Gary.

        All except loyalty.

The Departed.

I just love this movie, 'The Departed'. Has watched quite a lot of times, don't remember how many.Still, I can watch it again and not get bored. Me and my bro watched the movie in the theatre on Day 1 and Day 2. How 'bout that? :) Here is a dialogue snippet from the script:

UNCLE

You always question everything,don't you?

BILLY

Yeah, well, maybe it would have done you some good to have a

question from time to time. "Am I an asshole?" "Are my kids a mess?"

"Is my wife a money-grubbing whore?" Those are questions.

(the UNCLE starts to leave)

"Have I been good to my dying sister or am I just pretending to be?"

(he's stung THE UNCLE)

Too late now, right?

"Lorca eh? No. Neruda. No. Who? I dont remember."

"I used to listen the bare feet splashing in the ship

And had a feeling of the faces darkened by hunger
My heart was a pendulum between her and the street
I don't know with what strength I freed myself from her eyes,

I broke away from her arms
She was left clouding with tears her anguish

Behind the rain and the glass"

This piece of verse comes in the movie "The Motorcycle Diaries" after the scene where young Ernesto leaves his lover and moves to embark in his journey. Dunno where is it sourced from, bt it struck some chords.