Let's Talk Fraaandship.

This post is simply so I can talk about this movie I wanna see.

It's based completely on being friends and finding love thourgh- of all things- Facebook.

Yes. That blue and white miracle that suddenly links you with anyone and everyone you want or don't want to meet.

The movie looks adorable by the way, that's why I'm blogging about it.

But it also gives you insight on how the American world influences New Age India.

The kids in this movie have no qualms about dating and kissing etc etc.

Their only problem is what most American teens face : Does he/she like me?

And their dressing senses too reveals the new India.

A couple years ago, that girl would not be caught outside on the streeets in just shorts and a tee, now it's ok.

Then the partying, this is my new party song- at least for a few weeks: 

Basically, this movie and alot of other movies, gives people and insight on how the western world is changing the ever changing land of diversity and culture.

Vishnu and the Americans

So, we're reading The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri in my World Lit class at school, and let me tell you, it's definitely opened up a new view point to me.

Of course I've always wondered what Americans would think of the India if they actually met it. As is, the part that's not glorified as "the land of elephants" [side note: no, my family there does not ride an elephant to work/school, STOP ASKING ME]

What happens when they meet the India that isn't all desolate and full of malnourished, homeless street children.

What happens when they meet the real India?

The lives lived in small middle class neighborhoods, the lives lived in small houses or tiny apartments where every neighbor knows exactly what's going on in the house next door.

India is known as the land of diversity, infact it's motto is Unity in Diversity, so on that basis it's hard to group anything into groups. 

What is the real India?

Is it the India picturized in this book written by a man who walked those streets.

It may be what I know, or it may be a world totally different from what I know it to be.

These are just a few snap shots of the glories of India.

The devotional India:

The Indian symbol of love:

The accepting India

The cultural roots of India

And if you get a chance : http://india.gov.in/

The Sucky Yucky Part of Being Indian

Dating.

I am pretty sure the word doesn't exist to most desi parents.

If it does it's probably along with those so called swear words.

It's a dirty dirty word that word. 

It ruins children. Right?

Now I'm not saying all desi parents are like that, but for a majority, even those high and mighty "Oh, we have wonderfully assimilated into the American way of life while keeping our roots," people draw a line. And for some reason that line was drawn at one of the most important factors of adult life.

Let's face it, no matter how much your parents think they know you, they don't. Your friends, who are probably as young and "inexperienced" as you have a better chance of finding someone you'll love to be with than your parents.

You may have a wonderful and open relationship, but here, in the US of A, things are hidden.

That my dearies, is what is called a cultural lag. And that lag is currently the bane of desi children's existence. 

It just won't work. Let's face it. [Why am I trying to convince you of this? I don't know, you would get this, right?] In today's day and age. With the way we grew up, the way we are growing up, the secrets, the lies, the hidden lives and agendas, our poor oblivious parents, oh, what will you do?

 Our views are different, our values not the same, our experiences, beliefs, the challenges we face. 

Times have changed, desis, and I think we can all agree, it's time our parents change with them.

I shall leave you with a song. God I wish it were as uncomplicated at this. Why can't life be a movie where there's always a happy ending and gang of looney friends that just happen to love you so badly, they're willing to do anything, and everything.
So yeah, the song itself is kind of ridiculous, it's kind of over the top and dreamy. Possibly a bit annoying. But, it's cute, I can't help it...

The Mango Song!!!!

I love mangoes. I just do SO much! 

They taste amazing, look amazing, and I LOVE pretty  much everything that can come out of mangoes.

According to this website, the mango is healthy too!

Health Benefits of Mango

Mangoes are good staple for your daily diet
Mangoes contains high amount of Vitamins A and C
Mangoes are high in fiber and low in calorie

^SEE!^ Mangoes just rock in general!

Another reason I love mangoes are the different ways you can have them.

You can eat it plain, as fruit: 

Drink it as juice:

 

That's a juice company called Frooti by the way, it's pronounced fruity, and my friend Becca loves saying it's name with the awkwardest Indian  accent in the world.

Now onto my favorite way of having mangoes: 

MANGO LASSI!

It's yogurt and mango pulp and is basically a smoothie but not. It's better. Plus there are already mango smoothies out there. This is , in my humble opinion, one of the best drinks to ever emerge from India. It is just an explosion of taste in your mouth.

Plus they have a song! Listen to it, the mango song will get stuck in your head and never leave. Never, I tell you, NEVER.

 In the end, I love mangoes, as we have determined. I didn't really have anything else Iwanted to blog about, therefore this post was just a result of my obsession with mangoes. Juicy, tasty mangoes!

Bollywood and it's Magic

Lights, Camera....

Lots of extras?

Extravagent sets?

Foreign  Locales?

Team of choreographers ?

 Rain?

Ok, now, Action.

No, I'm not going nuts, I'm just introducing you to the world of Bollywood cinema.

I don't know how many of you actually care about, but I have to blog, so here I go.

Bollywood is changing dynamically by the way, but let's talk good old pre 2006 Bollywood.

Centered in Mumbai, which used to be called Bombay, ergo the Bollywood, it is the center of Indian cinema.

No matter how much they deny it, every actor in the country wants to make it big in that industry.

It's mystique, mystery, and enigma....it's magic.

To actors it's their dream but to the viewers, it's their respite of choice. It's hard not to have at least on favorite genre of Bollywood cinema. I mean the guys live for those high budget action movies which, by the way, make absolutely no sense. All they are, are, well. Explosions, fights, a couple song sequences, and a villain so dramatically evil that it causes me to burst out- in laughter.

I'm more for the romantic comedies. The movies like last years I Hate Luv Storys, which like most of these, start off with one protagonists telling whoever and whatever will listen how useless the notion of love is, occasionally even singing a song like this dude >
Then there's their yet to be met counterpart singing songs about just how they can't wait for that wonderful thing called love.

That, is my kind of magic. They even have adorable song sequences, see> Why am I going on and on about this movie, simply because I loved it enough to watch it countless numerous times, and because, well, I can.