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Now, this is called truly following in your parents’ footsteps. According to industry insiders, Abhishek and Aishwarya Bachchan are set to recreate the magic of Amitabh and Jaya in a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Abhimaan of 70's.
The film will go on the floors in February 2009, and has music by AR Rahman.
The movie maker Rajeev Menon will bring Ash Abhi together for the film that will be remake of Hrikesh Mukharjee’s “Abhimaan” of 70’s in which parents Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan appeared. The film will show them to be singers like the previous film. The film is about struggle between married partners to get fame.
Review Abhimaan 1973
Commercially successfull Abhimaan was Released within months of its lead players Jaya and Amitabh's marriage. The screen couple encounter discord due to their differing levels of professional success.
Subir (Amitabh) is a star singer, known for his repertoire of crowd-pleasing songs, a fact established by the Kishore Kumar number, 'Meet na mila re man ka'.
Subir's visit to his doting aunt, Durga Mausi , who lives in a distant village, fructifies in a meeting with Uma (Jaya Bhaduri), daughter of a classical singer.
Interestingly, director Mukherjee subtly suggest the differing points of view underlying the obvious attraction that the couple feel for each other. Transfixed by her voice, he proposes, and under Subeer's tutelage Uma begins to sing professionally. Before long however, her career has far outstripped his own. Seething with resentment, Subeer hits the bottle and abandons Uma to depression and a miscarriage.
The film evocatively captures the blissful early days of the marriage
Superb performances by Amitabh and Jaya are the life force of the film. While watching Abhimaan, one is tempted to wonder if Jaya's subsequent opting out of the limelight was partially influenced by this film. Amitabh plays a star singer with flamboyant élan, looks genuinely in love and later wears the sullen look as if it were second skin.
Jaya is appropriately expressive in the first half and appears effectively numbed in the climax.
3 Sept 2008
1 Sept 2008
Weeding Is not Every Thing...
This page is for all you people out there who are wanting to get Married. There are many Beliefs and Superstitions surrounding the Sacred Ceremony of Marriage. My thoughts on this are.... if you believe it so.... then so shall it be. Just remember this.... Don't be so anxious or Hell Bent on getting Married or think that time is running out. Take your time in life and find the one Mate you really wish to spend the rest of your life with. Get to really know the person you want to marry.... if you have not lived with this person for at least a year... then you really don't know them and all their habits. Also... why take Vows if you are not going to stick to them. So many people rush out to get married and a year later they are divorced. So take your time... and Choose wisely!
A.The bride will have good luck if she dreams on her wedding day.
B.Finding a tear in the Wedding Veil is a Omen of Good luck!
C.It is bad luck for the bride to drop her handkerchief while entering or exiting the carriage.
(A good reason not to use one!)
D.It is bad luck to give the bride a telegram on her way to the ceremony.
(Unless she's won the lottery!)
E.It is bad luck for the bride to eat anything while getting ready for the ceremony and until after the ceremony is over. (Did Weight Watchers add that in?)
F.It is bad luck for the groom to see the bride in her wedding attire before the ceremony.
G.It is good luck for the bride to throw away bread as a symbol of throwing away her troubles. Even better, for every piece given to the poor on the way to the wedding, a misfortune will be averted.
H.It is Bad Luck to have visible mirrors in the Ceremony area. It is Bad luck for the Bride to see herself in the mirror fully dressed before the wedding... she should leave off one item of clothing such as a shoe or something.
I.On the Wedding day, It is bad luck for the Bride and Groom to see each other before the Ceremony.
J.It is said that it is good luck for a bride to cry on her wedding day. All sorrows are washed away leaving room for only happiness.
K.Orange blossoms are lucky in the bouquet or décor.
It is good luck for the bride to carry her mother's prayer book.
L.Placing a bit of salt in a shoe, pocket or glove will bring the bride luck for several reasons. The Greeks believed salt symbolized loyalty and lasting friendship. Also, devils and witches supposedly hate salt so it keeps them away.
M.In order to insure Good luck, the Bride must exit with her right foot first across the threshold.
N.The circle of the ring, without beginning or end, symbolizes eternal love.
O.In early Rome, through to the Renaissance, only the wealthy wore rings. The one exception was the wedding band.
In the Anglo-Saxon north, rings were among the gifts given to the bride before the wedding. The word "wed" is from the Anglo-Saxon word for "pledge"
P.It is Bad luck if the Brides car does not start the first time or has car trouble on the way to the ceremony.
Q.If the youngest of the daughters is the first to marry, and the older ones want husbands, they have to either dance barefoot at the wedding or in green stockings. If they want to be insured of their luck, they must dance in a hog's or pig's trough!
R. It is a good Omen if the Bride or Groom sees a cat on the way to the Wedding.
S.Blue is the Symbol of Spirituality and Faithfulness. The Bride should wear or carry something Blue to increase her luck in Marriage.
T.Red is a traditional color for Chinese brides and was worn by American brides during the Revolutionary war as a sign of rebellion. In India the wedding dress is traditionally red, for good luck.
U.This is an unlucky Month for Marriage.... this coming from Ancient Rome when May was the month for making offerings to the dead.
V.It is bad luck if the groom's last name starts with the same last name as the bride.
Some believe that it is bad luck to marry someone born in the same month as you.
W.The bride will have mother-in-law troubles if she breaks something on her wedding day.
The mother-in-law test of the bride's housewife rating is to place a broom on the floor. If the bride moves the broom to the side, she will be a good housewife: if she steps over it, she will not be.
X.In some Middle Eastern Islamic countries, the bride must be a virgin. At the wedding party on the wedding night, the groom and bride leave the ceremony to consummate the marriage. The mother of the bride must stand outside the door of the bedroom to wait for the groom to hand her a blood stained sheet to verify the bride's virginity had not been violated. If the blood is not present, the groom has the right to annul the marriage.
Y.In Indian, in the Sikh and Punjabi cultures, games are traditionally played with the groom for money. The sister of the bride hides the shoes of the groom until he pays her. Later when the groom is entering the HOME, the sister of the bride blocks the groom's entry , and in order for the groom and his family to enter, he needs to pay.
Z.i AM STILL UN MARRIED
A.The bride will have good luck if she dreams on her wedding day.
B.Finding a tear in the Wedding Veil is a Omen of Good luck!
C.It is bad luck for the bride to drop her handkerchief while entering or exiting the carriage.
(A good reason not to use one!)
D.It is bad luck to give the bride a telegram on her way to the ceremony.
(Unless she's won the lottery!)
E.It is bad luck for the bride to eat anything while getting ready for the ceremony and until after the ceremony is over. (Did Weight Watchers add that in?)
F.It is bad luck for the groom to see the bride in her wedding attire before the ceremony.
G.It is good luck for the bride to throw away bread as a symbol of throwing away her troubles. Even better, for every piece given to the poor on the way to the wedding, a misfortune will be averted.
H.It is Bad Luck to have visible mirrors in the Ceremony area. It is Bad luck for the Bride to see herself in the mirror fully dressed before the wedding... she should leave off one item of clothing such as a shoe or something.
I.On the Wedding day, It is bad luck for the Bride and Groom to see each other before the Ceremony.
J.It is said that it is good luck for a bride to cry on her wedding day. All sorrows are washed away leaving room for only happiness.
K.Orange blossoms are lucky in the bouquet or décor.
It is good luck for the bride to carry her mother's prayer book.
L.Placing a bit of salt in a shoe, pocket or glove will bring the bride luck for several reasons. The Greeks believed salt symbolized loyalty and lasting friendship. Also, devils and witches supposedly hate salt so it keeps them away.
M.In order to insure Good luck, the Bride must exit with her right foot first across the threshold.
N.The circle of the ring, without beginning or end, symbolizes eternal love.
O.In early Rome, through to the Renaissance, only the wealthy wore rings. The one exception was the wedding band.
In the Anglo-Saxon north, rings were among the gifts given to the bride before the wedding. The word "wed" is from the Anglo-Saxon word for "pledge"
P.It is Bad luck if the Brides car does not start the first time or has car trouble on the way to the ceremony.
Q.If the youngest of the daughters is the first to marry, and the older ones want husbands, they have to either dance barefoot at the wedding or in green stockings. If they want to be insured of their luck, they must dance in a hog's or pig's trough!
R. It is a good Omen if the Bride or Groom sees a cat on the way to the Wedding.
S.Blue is the Symbol of Spirituality and Faithfulness. The Bride should wear or carry something Blue to increase her luck in Marriage.
T.Red is a traditional color for Chinese brides and was worn by American brides during the Revolutionary war as a sign of rebellion. In India the wedding dress is traditionally red, for good luck.
U.This is an unlucky Month for Marriage.... this coming from Ancient Rome when May was the month for making offerings to the dead.
V.It is bad luck if the groom's last name starts with the same last name as the bride.
Some believe that it is bad luck to marry someone born in the same month as you.
W.The bride will have mother-in-law troubles if she breaks something on her wedding day.
The mother-in-law test of the bride's housewife rating is to place a broom on the floor. If the bride moves the broom to the side, she will be a good housewife: if she steps over it, she will not be.
X.In some Middle Eastern Islamic countries, the bride must be a virgin. At the wedding party on the wedding night, the groom and bride leave the ceremony to consummate the marriage. The mother of the bride must stand outside the door of the bedroom to wait for the groom to hand her a blood stained sheet to verify the bride's virginity had not been violated. If the blood is not present, the groom has the right to annul the marriage.
Y.In Indian, in the Sikh and Punjabi cultures, games are traditionally played with the groom for money. The sister of the bride hides the shoes of the groom until he pays her. Later when the groom is entering the HOME, the sister of the bride blocks the groom's entry , and in order for the groom and his family to enter, he needs to pay.
Z.i AM STILL UN MARRIED
Using Microwave - Must read It
1.Male and female hormone production is shut down and/or altered by continually eating micro-waved foods.The human body cannot metabolize the unknown by-products created in micro-waved food.
2.Liquids, when heated in a microwave oven in a container with a smooth surface, can superheat; without actually boiling. The boiling process can start explosively when the liquid is disturbed and can result in a violent burst of water and vapor resulting in liquid and steam burns
3.In a microwave oven,food is cooked by exposing it to microwave radiation. Most household microwave ovens operate on a frequency of 2450 megahertz (MHz or million cycles per second) in a continuous wave (cw) mode. Larger ovens used for industrial applications sometimes operate at 915 MHz.
4.Continually eating food processed from a microwave oven causes long term, permanent, brain damage by “shorting out” electrical impulses in the brain [de-polarizing or de-magnetizing the brain tissue].
5.Closed containers and eggs can explode when heated in a microwave oven due to the pressure build-up of steam. Products that are heated too long can catch fire.
6.Because the microwave oven's cavity is enclosed and metal, fires are generally well contained. Simply switching off the oven and allowing the fire to consume available oxygen with the door closed will typically contain damage to the oven itself.
7.Any metal or conductive object placed into the microwave will act as an antenna to some degree, resulting in an electric current. This causes the object to act as a heating element. This effect varies with the object's shape and composition, and is sometimes utilized for cooking.
8.Any object containing pointed metal can create an electric arc (cause sparks) when microwaved. This includes cutlery, aluminium foil, ceramics decorated with metal, and almost anything containing any type of metal. Forks are a good example.
9.Micro-waved foods cause stomach and intestinal cancerous growths [tumors]. This has been a primary contributor to the rapidly increased rate of colon cancer in the United States.
10.Another hazard is the resonance of the magnetron tube itself. If the microwave is run without an object to absorb the radiation, a standing wave will form. The energy is reflected back and forth between the tube and the cooking chamber. This may cause the tube to 'cook' itself and burn out.
11.The prolonged eating of micro-waved foods causes cancerous cells to increase in human blood.
2.Liquids, when heated in a microwave oven in a container with a smooth surface, can superheat; without actually boiling. The boiling process can start explosively when the liquid is disturbed and can result in a violent burst of water and vapor resulting in liquid and steam burns
3.In a microwave oven,food is cooked by exposing it to microwave radiation. Most household microwave ovens operate on a frequency of 2450 megahertz (MHz or million cycles per second) in a continuous wave (cw) mode. Larger ovens used for industrial applications sometimes operate at 915 MHz.
4.Continually eating food processed from a microwave oven causes long term, permanent, brain damage by “shorting out” electrical impulses in the brain [de-polarizing or de-magnetizing the brain tissue].
5.Closed containers and eggs can explode when heated in a microwave oven due to the pressure build-up of steam. Products that are heated too long can catch fire.
6.Because the microwave oven's cavity is enclosed and metal, fires are generally well contained. Simply switching off the oven and allowing the fire to consume available oxygen with the door closed will typically contain damage to the oven itself.
7.Any metal or conductive object placed into the microwave will act as an antenna to some degree, resulting in an electric current. This causes the object to act as a heating element. This effect varies with the object's shape and composition, and is sometimes utilized for cooking.
8.Any object containing pointed metal can create an electric arc (cause sparks) when microwaved. This includes cutlery, aluminium foil, ceramics decorated with metal, and almost anything containing any type of metal. Forks are a good example.
9.Micro-waved foods cause stomach and intestinal cancerous growths [tumors]. This has been a primary contributor to the rapidly increased rate of colon cancer in the United States.
10.Another hazard is the resonance of the magnetron tube itself. If the microwave is run without an object to absorb the radiation, a standing wave will form. The energy is reflected back and forth between the tube and the cooking chamber. This may cause the tube to 'cook' itself and burn out.
11.The prolonged eating of micro-waved foods causes cancerous cells to increase in human blood.
The History of the Middle Finger
The History of the Middle Finger
Well, now......here' s something I never knew before, and now that I know it, I feel compelled to send it on to my more intelligent friends in the hope that they, too, will feel edified. Isn't history more fun when you know something about it?
Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English longbow was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as "plucking the yew" (or "pluck yew").
Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, See, we can still pluck yew! Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodentals fricative F', and thus the words often used in conjunction with the one-finger-salute! It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic gesture is known as "giving the bird."
IT IS STILL AN APPROPRIATE SALUTE TO THE FRENCH TODAY!
And yew thought yew knew every plucking thing.
Well, now......here' s something I never knew before, and now that I know it, I feel compelled to send it on to my more intelligent friends in the hope that they, too, will feel edified. Isn't history more fun when you know something about it?
Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English longbow was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as "plucking the yew" (or "pluck yew").
Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, See, we can still pluck yew! Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodentals fricative F', and thus the words often used in conjunction with the one-finger-salute! It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic gesture is known as "giving the bird."
IT IS STILL AN APPROPRIATE SALUTE TO THE FRENCH TODAY!
And yew thought yew knew every plucking thing.
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