There were a few reasons for watching this movie. Actors that I have revered all my life including Konkona Sen, Irrfan Khan, KayKay and Shiney Ahuja have played a part in this flick. Anurag Basu has helmed the role of a director, whose Gangster (2006) was critically acclaimed and loved by the masses. The music by Pritam and the songs (lyricists Sayeed Quadri, Amitabh Varma, and Sandeep Shrivastava) are so contemporary and funky, I listened to it almost everyday in Europe, visualizing the tale against the urban backdrop of Mumbai. The question I begged to ask now was – when is Life in a…Metro releasing?
Spiderman 3 (2007)
He’s back and in a BIG way. The visual effects are awesome, the story (though melodramatic in parts) is captivating and most importantly, more villains join hands to finish off our friendly neighborhood superhero than before — there’s Sandman (Thomas Haden Church), the New Goblin (James Franco) and Venom (Topher Grace). Additionally there’s also a slimy-sticky-creepy-black-substance that I must name as the most damnable character in the story as well. This is director Sam Raimi’s third Spidey installment and we all must hope to see the fourth one from him soon.
Back from Heaven
I have come back from a hectic 10 country European tour and I don’t have enough words to describe it. The experience was exciting (don’t think I need to say that, do I?) is all I can manage just now. I am in the process of writing a travelogue – a day by day account of my trip and trying to finish it early so I can share it with you guys. Meanwhile, I have published some selected pictures from the trip on my Flickr page. So enjoy them for the time being while I go back to writing my article.
You can meet God
With the advancement in technology and the evolution of the human mind, the value that entertainment brings to its viewers becomes directly related to the size of the TV screen. I soon realized my TV was not performing to the best of its abilities in the 21st century. Hence I decided to upgrade my TV screen to 29″ and walked into this big electronics departmental store in suburban Mumbai to make choice. Being an ardent brand loyalist, I opted for this TV brand which I had already owned twice earlier. The choice was therefore easy to make and the TV entered my house on the promised day.
CHI Mumbai Launch: The Story in Pictures
Mumbai city now has its very own SIGCHI or Special Interest Group in Computer Human Interaction. On Friday, 23rd March 2007, an elaborate ceremony was held at the Hyatt Regency Mumbai to launch this unique initiative which was attended by some 60 participants from across the corporate and design spectrum. It was a pleasure to host Joseph ‘Jofish’ Kaye, a research assistant from Cornell University, who had earlier spoken on pushing the boundaries of HCI at CHI Bangalore. The event was sponsored by Human Factors International and was inaugurated by Dr. Eric Schaffer. Check out some of the pictures from the event.