Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Mithun da-The legend

I have always been a great fan of 'Mithun da'. In fact a die-hard fan who enjoys even his B-grade movies for all the absurdness it shows. IMO, Some of his top-rated B-grade movies are:
Gunda, Truck driver suraj, Cheetah, Shapath ... And who can forget the lotan kabootar from 'Dalaal (A long list :-) )
Mithun da is a great actor but his dialogue deliveries and dance style was undoubtedly a trademark.
I just remember some of his dialogues :
भीगी हुई cigarette जल नही सकती,
और यह तय है की तेरी मौत की तारीख टल नही सकती।

मैं हूँ तुम जैसे लोगों से नफरत करने वाला,
गरीबों के लिए ज्योति, गुंडों के लिए ज्वाला
तुझे बनाके मौत का एक निवाला,
तेरे सीने में गाड़ दूँगा मैं मौत का भाला,
मिला दूँगा यमराज से तेरे को...साला....

मैं हूँ दो नम्बरी, एक से ज्यादा तीन से कम,
दिखने में बेवडा भागने में घोड़ा,
और मारने में हथोडा...
and this is one of the classics...Bullet hits into dada's leg, he falls down but after a moment he stands up and says:
दुश्मनों की लाशों पर भांगडा करने वाला कभी लंगडा नही हो सकता॥
Deserves some standing ovation and of course some echoes of sitti..

How can i forget one of the greatest 'cult movies' of all time..GUNDA
The movie had all the ingredients to make it an unforgettable movie..Action, drama, Amazing and unforgettable dialogues and ofcourse Mithun da as the 'Angry middle-aged man'.
And you know even IMDB has given this movie its due credit by rating at 8.1. If you really want to know more about this 'classic movie' you need to watch it. I guess every dialogue of this movie is unforgettable.
One of the dialogues of the movie when 'Lambu atta' gang kills 'Bulla's siter'
मुन्नी मेरी बहन मुन्नी, तो तू मर गयी ???
लम्बू ने तुझे लंबा कर दिया? माचिस की तीली को खम्बा कर दिया? [Ek mast sitti to banta hai bhai..]
I was just reading this post of one of the great fans of Mithun da...rightly titled as "Gunda-the legend'
Some really nice posts:
An A of the B-grade
Gunda FAQ
Orkut community

So if Mrigya, Disco dancer, Boxer, Prem pratigya, Shaukeen, Ghulami, Pyaar jhukta nahi, Agneepath, Guru show the real actor in him then the league of movies like Gunda, Jallad, Dalal, Shapath...shows the real entertainer.

कोई शक??

Monday, May 18, 2009

Singh is (still the) King..

So the final mandate is out and who could have expected the results to be so clear just by the time the clock hits 12 O'clock on a Saturday morning.
Everyone is happy and relaxed to see the results. Not exactly because UPA is going to form the govt but because people have given a clear and firm mandate to a party/alliance. Now this will stabilize our democracy and the govt will get more freedom and time to work for the nation rather than spending most of their time in alluring the allies.
Sorry i am not an expert but my take on the results.
Why UPA won:
  • They had not a very bad last five years.
  • Their moderate approach in handling critical situations.
  • Congress party, which has been assumed to hold the legacy of running the government.
  • Gaining from the negatives of their opposition.
  • The youthful congress. Gandhi siblings and the other youth brigade. They are educated and they have vision. They make the future of the nation and nevertheless they can always get the guidance from the experienced leaders of congress.
Why NDA lost:
  • They somewhere distracted themselves. I guess they were not very clear as if whom to project as the face of the party. They were hanging themselves between Modi and Advani.
  • The loosing faith of other allies with BJP.
  • BJP couldn't even resolve the differences culminating inside their own party and how could they have claimed to manage the allies.
  • BJP is still not able to make itself a party for the people and by the people.
  • Allies getting greedy and opportunist.
My take on the results from Bihar:
I am really happy to see the results of Bihar. NDA swept away as much as 32 seats out of 40 which is surprising as well as heartening but I just hope the flag of development under which the 'Janta' has casted their vote continues. Some major 'Neta' lost not because they didn't do anything for the people of their constituency but they tried to be 'Abhineta' and remember you can't fool the people anymore as they know what "Mukhauta" these Abhinetas wear and how easily they can change it for the opportunity. Nitish kumar has definitely done some good work and Junta has admired him with their vote but the way Nitish kumar has been reacting before the poll results should not be a wrong syndrome.

As like every citizen of the nation, i too hope the nation with almost new political scenario goes ahead on the path of development and prosperity.
Amen!!!