Aham Brahmasmi

“ Toh bhaiya aisa hai ki hum poori duniya ki sar par chadhkar baitheh hai. Chhote-bade harr aaine mein, hum hi toh rehte hai. Hum hi hai jo najro ko lubhaate hai, aapke selfie k liye Likes hum hi toh leke aate hai. …Hum aapki khoobsurti ka raaj hai, aapke sar k permanent taaj hai. Humara status koi Bajrang Bali se kam nahi hai – dekhiye tel unhe bhi chadaya jaata hai, aur tel humein bhi chadaya jaata hai. Hum baal hai. Sabse bada bhaukaal hai, khopdi ki khaal hai, bheje ki dhaal hai, agar mil gayein toh kamala hai, aur nahi milein toh jindagi bhar ka malaal hai. ” With a soliloquy for the ages, deftly delivered by the inimitable Vijay Raaz’s off-screen voice, Amar Kaushik sets the tone for this social problem comedy movie Bala . What catches the viewers’ attention first up, is the wonderful medley of pictures that accompany this opening stanza – from everyday tea-stalls to roadside Romeos, it captures the common man and his ubiquitous hair. Or lack thereof. After all, what better w...

“ Shudhu kobita’r jonno ei jonmo, shudhu kobita’r jonno kichhu khyala, shudhu kobita’r jonno eka heem shondhebyala bhubon periye aasha, shudhu kobita’r jonno opolok mukhohshree’r shaanti ek jholok; Shudhu kobita’r jonno tumi naari, shudhu kobita’r joono etoh roktopaat, meghe gaangeyo propaat shudhu kobita’r jonno aaro deerghodiin benche thaakte lobh hoy manush-er motoh khobhmoy benche thaaka, shudhu kobita’r jonno aami omorotwo taachhilyo korechhi. ” Sunil Gangopadhyay