The Magic That Is Endhiran

I liked everything about the movie Endhiran ( The Robot in Hindi ). After watching it I became a bigger fan of Shankar and Rajnikant. Man, those guys are awesome ! When the much-hyped movies like Raavanan, Kites failed to make an impression, Endhiran came with bigger hype and it turned out to satisfied everybody. That was an understatement, everybody was thrilled about that movie!

It was the first time I saw such a response at the theater in Bangalore. Though it was a Tamil movie, and was released a week before, the shows were houseful. Though they got vast parking for bikes, this time I needed to park all the way back. I didn't have my usual coffee before movie, because the huge crowd around the coffee shop didn't let me reach the counter. I didn't make it to the loo in the interval, which will say it all! All around were Rajni's posters and banners. Interestingly, there were pictures of Kannada movie association guys wishing good luck for the movie. That was interesting…

I hope both Rajnikant and Aiswarya will not stop acting. Rajni was as dynamic as he always been and after watching Raavanan and Endhiran I guess Aiswarya came now. She is at the highest of her acting. Please do not leave screen. May be after the baby, you can come back like Kajol did ;)

There was some let down. I watched it in a multiplex. Wish it was a single screen theatre with some real fans… It would have been more of a treat then.. Though the 'civilised' crowd at the multiplex too at times gave into the temptation of whistling and howling.

Go watch the movie in theater itself. It is worth. I got much more to tell about the movie and the music. Check those links… ;)

Euphoria - Under-Rated Genius

They hit like a storm when Dhoom Pichak Dhoom played on our TV screens in 1999. The newness in the song was so awesome that with that single song, they became every music lover's delight. The simple plain lyrics, a mood so Indian with a 'rock' feel to it and most importantly Pradeep Sarkar's awesome video. The doctor with unruled hair and child like innocence proved that he can write songs and not just prescriptions ! Then followed Phir Dhoom, Mantra ( The first ever single by an Indian band ), Gully, Mehfuz, Redhoom ( the best-of collection).

But something went wrong, they didn't make it big the way they deserve to be. For the songs not half good as theirs, other singers were celebrated like icons. Many one song wonders been the Princess or Prince of Indipop. But these guys who not only claimed but did Hind-Rock never got the recognisation they deserve. True, we Love them. Whenever they perform we gather to celebrate ( I remember they performing at Chennai IIT, it was awesome). Still...

Guess they went wrong in promoting themselves. Initially they teamed up with Archies Music ( yes, the very same company who makes cards). They, though make beautiful cards, were not good at selling music. While I was searching for the single Mantra in Bangalore ( 2001 ) at various music stores and even at the Archies store at Brigade Road, they haven’t even heard about it ! At last I managed it from another store ( at Commercial Street which is closed now !). Only Gully was properly marketed ( T-Series) and also sold at a good price ( 99 for CD ). I wonder why hey moved to Tips for Mehfuz ( a bit pricey at 160 ). Though it had a few exceptional songs, it never made to big. Too sad..

They do their music with passion. Got beautiful poems and had some awesome videos. And instead having just a tag line, they show the world that they can DO HindRock. Nor just celebrating Love, they had songs for every emotion. Even for a city ( Dilli ). My favorites include Dhoom, Tum, Aamne Samne, Maa, Phir Dhoom, Aao Na, Pyar Hi Tha, Maeri, Gully, Ab Na Jaa, Mantra, Mehfuz, Bewafa, Soniya and on and on...

We Love you Palash and your band. Waiting for more from you... All the Best...