The Unsent Letter

Dear Bambs,

These are the thoughts that cross my mind as you move away to bigger things in life. Like a flock of homesick cranes flying back to their mountain nests, we are all pilgrims on life’s journey. We keep journeying, never arriving. There is always a further bend along the road to negotiate or another road to travel. I guess this uncertainty, is what inspires us when we wake up in the morning.

I read somewhere that there are many goodbyes, we have to say, before we can say our “eternal hello”. All along our journey we have to keep letting go: Of places, people and events. Some doors close, others open. Every transition in life is the closing of one door and the opening of another. But only the ones who are ready to walk through the “opened” door can see the “eternal sunshine”.

I sincerely believe that only few of us are prepared for life’s transitions. We try to cling to what seems an irrevocable part of us. But ultimately we let go, with all the pain going’ into a hiding somewhere in our hearts. Part of us is comfortable with it, but another part resists the inevitable, causing pain.

In an excerpt from the poem “Miles to Go”, Robert Frost says,

The Woods are lovely dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

Farewell Dear…..

A Bigger House

Raghu left to UK on Sunday after 2 days of hectic "rolling" around all over the place. Now that he has gone there is a big void at home.

V5 is never the same without Ayhay a.k.a Imaan . Or for that matter even if anyone of the rest are missing. Such is the bond that has developed over the past 18 months. But, I guess somewhere you have to get used to the fact that nothing is permanent but change.

One of the songs by Byrds rings in my head in such a situation.

To everything, turn, turn, turn.
There is a season, turn, turn, turn.
And a time to every purpose under heaven.
A time to be born, a time to die.
A time to plant, a time to reap.
A time to kill, a time to heal.
A time to laugh, a time to weep.

Yes, its a season of changing times.....

Being Cyrus

First Punch: Being Cyrus is a offbeat subject and very artistic and may not appeal to the masses.

Those who were fortunate enough to watch Spike Jones' "Being John Malkovich" may find subtle references to the Cyrus movie other than just the movie titles!!

The interesting thing about the movie is how it speaks in subtle meatphors. Several sequences are interconnected at the conclusion to give the audience a "ohh" and "AAHHH" in thier heads. The story uncovers in a very strange way with a few dream sequences interwoven in between. The background music and the story's ambient setting give a haunting feel.

Cyrus(Saif) walks into the Dinshaw household following an Ad to work as an apprentice to Dinshaw Sethna (Naseerudin Shah) in pottery and sculpting. During his stay at the Dinshaws', he develops an intimacy with Katy(Dimple), Dinshaw's wife, who apparently believes that she is married to a loser.

Dinshaw and Farukh(Bomman) are diametrically opposite brothers, who don't feel much for each other. Thier father lives with Farukh in a Parsi locality in Mumbai. While Farokh doesn't treat his father well, Cyrus tries to befriend the old man. This is when the threads in the story begin to connect together and you slowly get a hang of the game in Cyrus' mind.

Being Cyrus is directed by Homi Adjania, and is pretty good for a debut. The movie has some sure elements of Film Noir, and has a lot of quaint mysticism.

The acting of Bomman and the Police Inspector(???) adds a lot of humour(Black) to this much serious movie. Saif is brilliant in portraying Cyrus Mistry, but you might get turned off by a lot of hamming by Dimple.

The movie got a lot of cheer for a couple of dialogues in the theatre. One was when Saif quotes Leo Tolstoy " Every happy family resembles the other, and every unhappy family is unique in its own way" in the background at the dysfunctional family of the Dinshaw's. And the other is "When the game is over, the King and the pawns go into the same box".

The first half of the movie takes you on an enigmatic ride with a major twist setting in the second half. Even though the movie has very strong characters and a conclusion that catches you off guard, I felt the movie falters at the end. Frankly, I came out of the movie "Being Stupid" and hearing a lot of strange voices in my head!!!

Bottomline: It's a movie which won't let you rest in your seat. Being Cyrus is like entering someone's mind (Think Being John Malkovich) and watching his dreams, thoughts, fears and desires. Now you take your own call to watch the movie or not!!!