That Girl in Yellow Boots

Its a twisted tale of a city's underbelly exposing the rotten and the mundane.

Its a tale of a girl - the kind of things she has to compromise to get what she wants.

Its a mockery on the society, displaying how even the most puerile of tasks corrupts you in the process of fulfilling itself.

Its the story of a girl who risks everything to find answers to a questions nobody seems to be raising.

And the movie is different because she is shown to be hit by reality, rather than a fitting ending.

Its the story of a pair of boots that go all around the place,  to get what they want.

Pyaar ka 'Dhishoom'nama

Man... this movie is THE ground reality!
and its been quite a while since someone took to the cause of us poor boys! ;)

So lets begin... a true movie about boys and girls - 
their fallacies in relationships,
their expectations and 
their foolishness! 


The Leads! :

Liquid: Typical frustrated padhakoo types. Padhai toh kar li, naukri bhi lag gayi, par kuch kami hai... haan - ladki kabhi nahin mili. aur na milne ka nateeja... choona toh bahut duur... kabhi baat karna bhi naseeb nahi hua! And oh yeah,  he is not gay, otherwise he would have been happier. PS: (Obvious from the above!) Never was in a relationship before.


Rajat: The good(-ie) guy - honest in the relationship, committed and sincere, romantic at heart, lovey-dovey right from the outset  - the most eligible (or, to pacify, read vulnerable) to become the proverbial  'kutta', and yes, he does become one! 


Choudhary: The cool dude, the guru the other two consult. The guy who knows the cool and casual ways. Interestingly, he is the only one having success reading girls! he can see before it happens! but again - he himself is strangled in a dilemma - her girl is not free from her ex! What to do now!? previous relationship status - not known, but going from his ways in the movie, he has an experienced head on his shoulders!


Now... moving on to the ('mis' (lol!!! 'miss') )leading Ladies...


Rajat's girlfriend: committed to her, very girly, but overtly controlling, demanding and arguably, the most beautiful of the three! (doesn't matter though). In short and crisp words, she is the most feared and dreaded type of them all - one u cant live with, one u cant live without, something i personally believe to be one of the reasons for the 7-year itch! 


Liquid's girlfriend: is technically wrong verbiage! She isn't even her girlfriend, she is just taking her for a ride! BIG TIME! is openly saying that she is not in love with him, but is then literally playing the 'more than a friend game' with him.


Choudhary's interest is grossly undermining the meaning of the word 'commitment'. She wants to leave her ex, but actually can't! why - she thinks she has things under control, when they actually aren't, but refuses to understand and follow choudhary's advice on the matter. reason that she gives is the o' so classical - its-her-personal-matter. Somebody go and tell her, of course it is your personal matter, very personal indeed... but that is the REASON why he is trying to help you... why else would someone take the pains to sort out someone else's mess! There are enough 'personal' headache's in one's own life! Choudhary being a guy himself knows how guys think, and thats why listening to him is probably a better choice! 


But all the three guys suffer from the same thing - they willingly allow themselves to be manipulated and do not express themselves when they need too.
Upto an extent, its needed to get into a rapport with the girl, to start a relationship,
but one should be careful to not let the other press the demolition button any time they want to!!!


The 3 also represent how guys ultimately respond to these situations :-

1. Rajat: goes quite, silently accepts his slow death in the hands of the one he loves! (he still loves her, no doubt, coz of this only, he cant tell her to stop, but somehow wants things to go back to being rosy again)
   
2. Liquid: confused as to cut off his contact with her completely. But he can't, because then he would loose the only girl he has talked to, the one whom he still talks to! As a result, feels stuck and betrayed, goes into depression, tries to assert himself by going to the  prostitutes! Ends up loosing more self esteem! Bad condition!
   
3. Choudhary: Hoping against hopes, that his girl gives up her ex when he knows that its not the case. Time and again, he can see the evidence of wrongs in the girl, but he is stopped from breaking off, still hopeful that he can make it work, patiently waiting for her girl to decide. But he knows deep down that she is not free of him, and that he is unable to accept this form of commitment, if it at all is a commitment! Result - he has to break it off! himself! painful....

Among the several notable things, these things also stand out:-


The fact that they aren't just fooling with their partners, be it the male characters in the movie or females, but are also fooling themselves into believing that it could work out - by springing false truths, false yes' and false answers. You cannot start a relationship on lies and expect it to be full of truth and transparency later!


Liquid proposes a great idea! - An All Men's Union :D
Need i say more??? =D
He is right in saying that the girl ditching a boy should not be allowed by any other man to date with them - result is more careful and meticulous decisions rather than a sway of the moment! 


The movie briefly touches upon long distance relationships - one needs to practice austerity (quite literally) when in a long distance relationship. As a character in the movie said, "bf duur, toh support toh sabko chahiye..." true, but lets take that support minus the flirtation , shall we!


The movie also left a few questions in my mind,
What happens to the girls in the end?
well this is shown in the movie, rajo's girl finds a new 'kutta',
Liquid's girl keeps on fooling around with ppl to use them,
ditto for choudhary's interest, she is still confused.


What happens to these boys?
Will boys be boys?.... who knows???? ;)


Interestingly, if you think about it, all three were perfect husband material!
Rajat was the romantic boy, committed and sincere, who would keep her girl happy! What else would one want!
Liquid: Educated, well earning and clean background/history! He is the stable man one would want to be with!
Choudhary is the dashing youth, attractive, street smart and above all, not rash but sensible.


Still they are taken for a toss!

"rasm-e-duniya hai toh yehi,
pahunche koi koi..."

In the end, i would only sum up to say that its been a wonderful ride watching this movie.
And there is a lot more to write! But the intensity is such that it overwhelms senses!
If this movie helps even a single person, I would say the movie has served its purpose.
It will be remembered as a cult movie, which dared to show the reality to both sexes!


PS: if you get time, do read THE HINDU's review of the movie! Its nice!

10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU

Hi there. it's true... i really hate....
i mean love this movie.

Its the kind of movie that i can go on watching over n over again :)

I quite liked the premise of the movie,
with Julia Stiles (as Katerine Stratford) the perfect teen angst, that too a girl, oh boy is she angry !!!
And her sister, one of the most fabulous looking girls i have ever seen on-screen, Lerisa Oleynik as Bianca Stratford (does it ring any bells ???)(this question is only for my specific targeted audience).

Quoting from the movie itself :-

"...Your missing the point. I mean look at her....just look at her...
her eyes, her smile, the way she looks...i mean she is totally pure !!!"

...and goes her bedazzled lover, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (as Cameron James).

God she looks amazing, in that sunflower dress, as a matter of fact in that Red dress of hers,
and oh not to forget that pink prom dress of hers.... a princess in her own right !!!
I mean if u look into her deep round smiling eyes, dare u not fall for her.

On the other hand, her mutant sister is a born rebellion of sorts. Harder to crack than to soften i would say !!!

The Dad is also one character m sure most of us can identify !!!
Larry Miller as Walter Stratford plays the role of a single and completely off the hook father.
i mean there are limits to prevent your daughter from dating,
and he shows them to us :)

Heath Ledger plays Patrick Verona, the perfect chael chabeela of the film,
the only guy that has the guts to take on the shrew that Julia is !
Memorable role it was, the best part i liked was when he sung a song to her in the playground,
complete with an 'inhouse' orchestra ! Watch it to feel it. M sure if any girl wud have been
in her place, she must have felt like a princess !!! Dumbfounded by the charisma that it holds
to be vowed by someone like this, and that too for a girl of her reputation of 'tempestuous' ( a synonym is used by her councellor in place of this word, for her. But m not telling u that. Must watch it believe it !!!)

The plot begins to thicken when the rules of the house change.


" Old rules are out. This is how we do it now.

Bianca gets to date...




........................ if she (Julia aka Katerine) dates. " - father

" But she is a mutant. What if she never dates ?!?!?!?!?!???" - Bianca

" Then u dont date... oh i like the sound of that" (grins mercilessly) - father

I insist this movie is a must watch. I myself have watched it 2 and half times within only two days of knowing that this picture exists, and that consists of downloading a 700 MB file as well.

Now m on the lookout for Its complete soundtrack. Have searched a bit on the net,
havn't had much luck though, but still, if u find any of it, do let me know.

Will be waiting...tcao :)
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"I hate the way you talk to me, and the way you cut your hair;

I hate the way you drive my car, I hate it when you stare.

I hate your big dumb combat boots,

And the way you read my mind.

I hate you so much it makes me sick;

It even makes me rhyme.

I hate the way you're always right,

I hate it when you lie,

I hate it when you make me laugh;

Even worse when you make me cry.

I hate it that you're not around,

And the fact that you didn't call.

But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you;

Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all. "
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Before starting to write some serious stuff about the movie, i must mention that there were a few 'other' stories realted to it as well.

Bon, alors.....

I liked the storyline. The movie had immense potential.

The story is all about belief and faith.

Interestingly, i came across the difference in faith and beleif as the linguistics define it...
Faith is something which u have because of your conditioning, the way u hv been brought up.
Whereas beleif is something u do by your own will !!!

If you beleive in yourself, and have faith then nothing is impossible !!!

It teaches us about responsibility. If you are true, and u know you can bring about a change , then its not your choice, but your responsibilty to do so.