Aamir

I watcher ‘Aamir’ yesterday night. I do not want to reveal much in terms of the plot of the movie as such because by doing that I would be killing the movie itself for you (believe me! i am right about this!).

But ‘Aamir’ will give you a new perspective. It will give you a third eye view of some our social problems. It will open up the door to several questions : most of which will be unanswered. But more importantly, it will make an honest attempt at trying to convince you that not all that meets your eye is the ultimate truth.

Kudos to Rajeev Khandelwaal! His portrayal of the character called ‘Aamir’ is simply brilliant! RajKumar Gupta is brilliant in his direction.

Overall, a must watch!

Rating : 4/5

Grow Up-2

Religion and Region. Every Indian uses these two aspects two define his identity. I touched upon the second aspect in my other post titled ‘Grow Up‘. That post got a lot of response, primarily because I did not agree with the opinions expressed on Kaustubh’s blog about the same issue.

I wanted to express my views on the first aspect : Religion.

To be quite honest, I have never really quite understood the concept of religion. I have never quite understood why my mom thinks I look like a Muslim each time I grow a beard.  Who is  a Muslim?  What does it mean to be a Hindu ? After all, as per my understanding, this whole concept took shape in different forms to guide people to lead their lives meaningfully and in harmony, whatever that is supposed to mean.

I am a Brahmin. I am supposed to wear a thread around my body and recite prayers in Sanskrit every morning. It is a different issue that I do not comprehend most of those prayers. But why should I recite them anyway ? Why should I wear a thread ? Because I am a brahmin ? So what if im a Brahmin ? How am I any different from a person who is not a brahmin ?

And if all relegions are ultimately supposed to be doing the same thing i.e teaching you how to manage your life, how does it matter if I convert from one relegion to another. It is my choice. Sure, you may lose all the respect you have for me in the process. You may advice me to rethink, although it is really none of your business to do so. But why would you go to the extent of murdering someone or resorting to outright violence like in Orissa or Mangalore ?

VHP and Bajrang Dal, grow up! For God’s sake!

And if Hindus in my nation, like myself and some of you reading this post, think that the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal actually represent us, then we have never really understood what Hinduism truly stands for.