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Hemant Kumar Songs

Na tum hamein Jano https://youtu.be/AuF-N8V3JXg Ye nayan dare dare https://youtu.be/2gMhbWeo30o Yaad Kiya Dil ne  https://youtu.be/ojGRfcrdbfM Nain so nain https://youtu.be/L6kNKzN3zPo Teri duniya me jeene se https://youtu.be/XHuSP_uvL4o

Movie review “83”

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I saw "83" on Disney+ Hotstar and after watching it I can only say, it is an outstanding movie that everyone should watch.  This movie celebrates India’s iconic World Cup win against the mighty West Indies on 25th June 1983, at Lord’s, London. Making a movie on a grand sports event that is already etched in the hearts of all Indians requires great courage. Director Kabir Khan has done an amazing job by recreating those glorious moments on screen. Splendid performance by Ranveer Singh. He has put his soul into Kapil Dev’s character. Whatever role he plays he owns it. In this movie right from Kapil Dev’s accent he has perfectly portrayed the patriotism, aggression, and anguish of Kapil Dev. He has aptly depicted the emotions that Kapil Dev went through during the World Cup series. All the actors have done a superb job. Pankaj Tripathi was excellent in his role of manager PR Man Singh, who was everything for the team. The team was not having any doctor, therapist, or coach al

Melodies of Music director Salil Chowdhury

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Salil Chowdhury  (19 November 1925 – 5 September 1995). Salil da was not only a music director but he was a writer, poet and lyricist too. He has composed music in 13 different languages but his major work is  seen in Bengali, Hindi, and Malayalam films. He had profound knowledge of musical instruments like Flute, Esraj, piano, violin etc. and is well reflected in his music. I have listed some of my favorite songs of Salil da in this post.  Song: Maine Tere Liye Hi Saat Rang Ke Sapne Movie : Anand  Singer- Mukesh Song: O Sajanaa Barakhaa Movie : Parakh Singer: Lata Mangeshkar Song: Ye Din Kya Aaye  Movie: Choti Si Baat Singer : Mukesh Song: Tasveer Teri Dil mein Movie: Maya Singers: Mohammad Rafi & Lata Mangeshkar. Song: Na Jiya Lage Na  Movie:  Anand Singer: Lata Mangeshkar Song: Itna na mujse tu Pyar badha Movie: Chhaya Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Talat Mehmood Song: Dil Tadap Tadap ke keh raha hai Movie: Madhumati  Singers: Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar Song: Rajani Gandh

Tribute to Shridevi

There are very few actors who leave an impact on us. Shridevi was amongst them. I am sure there are innumerable fans of her. I am one of them. Credit goes to my elder sister. I was introduced to Shridevi's movies by my sister. She would made me watch every single movie of Shridevi. She being a diehard fan of Shridevi never missed any of her movies. Right from the hit movies like Majal, Mawali, Chalbaaz, Chandani, to the not-so-hit movies like Judai, Army, chand ka tukada, Chandramukhi, Mr. Becahra, we have watched all these movies in theatres. I remember, how I would come back from school, then eat my lunch in hurry and get ready for the afternoon show. Sometimes we would go with her friends and sometimes just two of us. In those days, my only driving force for going with her was the hot  samosas  and roasted peanuts that we used to get during the interval. Later on I started enjoying watching movies. Initially, what I admired the most was Shridevi's dancing skills. I remember

movie review- “Lamhe”

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In this post, I will be sharing my ideas on my favorite movie  “Lamhe” which is also regarded as one of the most remarkable films in Shridevi's career.  Lamhe (1991): Lamhe   is remembered as a classic cult amongst various Bollywood movies till today. It is said that the subject of the movie was ahead of time and so the movie couldn’t impress the audience at that time. I feel, it is the best romantic movie I have ever seen in Bollywood. I have watched this movie numerous times and I can still watch it again and again.  Yash Chopra had mentioned in his interviews how he got the idea of making Lamhe . While making Silsila in the year 80-81, he thought of making a film with a new subject (which was indeed lamhe) but everybody was scaring him saying that the movie was very dangerous to make. So he decided he’d make Lamhe only when he would have a hit movie with him. After the success of Chandni, he decided to make only Lamhe and nothing else. He said, Lamhe was a gamble for him. Ma

Benefits of fasting

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I started Dr. Dixit Diet in the month of July and since then I followed it without break. Initially, I aimed to lose weight so I started with 2 meals a day. I found amazing results after following this diet. Then somewhere I came across one amazing video of Dr. Pradip Jamnadas who is a cardiologist by profession.  His lecture was an eyeopener for me.   I  was so impressed by his lecture that I kept 24hours water fast. I had already left sugar and was having 2 meals a day daily, so it was not a big problem for me to stay hungry for 24hours a day. When I got more confident, I started keeping fast on "Ekadashi" twice a month. On Ekadashi, I keep water fast for 40 hours. That means, if I have dinner tonight at 8pm, I'll directly eat at 12noon, during my lunch which will be the day after tomorrow.  Keeping water fast on Ekadashi helped me a lot in many aspects. I was able to lose weight without much efforts. In these 8 months, I have lost 13 kg. Also, I have found something am

Book Review- " Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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Today I finished reading “Becoming” by Michelle Obama. I enjoyed reading this book. Becoming is about the chronicle of experiences of  Michelle Obama’s  life’s journey right from her childhood to her days in the White House. It feels that you are entering into her world through this book.  This book cannot be finished quickly as there are about 426 pages to read, with 24 chapters and three sections named, Becoming me, becoming us, and becoming more. You can also go for the audio version of this book which is about 20 hours long. It took almost 15 days for me to complete "Becoming". The book is not an easy read because there are so many things that will compel you to ponder. You will smile and cry along with the author. The preface starts with a beautiful message that becoming is limitless. As per the author, “what do you want to be after growing up?” is the most useless question asked by adults to any child. She feels growing up is infinite and she followed the same princip