Santhosh's Blog (2009-2018)

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Preface And I SAY WHAT A YEAR this has been! Well, okay, to be fair, we still had quite a lot of nonsense this year... but hey, you know we're speaking of Bollywood. With the "Great" comes the "not-so-good" movies! On that note, let's proceed to the Top 10 highest grossers of Bollywood this year (List taken from Wikipedia on 29 December 2013 ) Chennai Express Dhoom 3 (still running at the time of the writing of this post) Krrish 3 Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Grand Masti Race 2 Aashiqui 2 Special 26 Which ones, for you, were deserving to be in this list? You can think about it, and most importantly, keep it for yourself . Ponder for a minute over what just happened. For all the undeserving ones, replace them with some new Hindi flicks you wanted to see there. Got my point? That is what criticism is all about. It is not about giving a movie 4 and half stars for the sake of the box office. Espe

Disclaimer: My blog, my space, my choice. Deal with it. Hateful comments will be deleted with pleasure! Preface "Oh Kohli is so Handsome" "Dhawan's moustache is sexy" "Dhoni is so COOL" "Yuvraj is TOO GOOD, man" NO! For Heaven's sake... we are about to play a T20 World Cup, it's not a fashion show. Ah well, just have a look at the squad I would opt for, in this massive tournament played in Bangladesh.

1. Naughty Boy - La La La (the winner) Will not say more. Play it on loop, and see the double meaning behind the simple lyrics. It can heal the most painful pain, the most sad sadness. But that smile that comes afterwards...it smiles. Simple. 2. When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars A painfully beautiful track. But soothing in its after effect.. 3. One More Night - Maroon 5 The beats are infectious. And the lyrics are powerfully true. At least I can relate to them! 4. Roar - Katy Perry Katy Perry gives us her best with this one. If she can come to India for an IPL Opening Ceremony, she can eventually even sing a song for Bollywood. Are you hearing me AR Rahman? Hehe. Post dedicated to my sister Supriya, and my "Sandy-sister" Mayuri. Love you all, have a great end of 2013. Make 2014 YOUR year... but before that make sure, 2013 ends on a great note. Cheers.

Hello Readers! Now that I've caught your attention, please continue to read ok? (Hehe) This is one is mainly dedicated to my sweet father, my passionate mother and my awesome sister. And obviously to all those well-wishers all around me. I have been working on these two covers since quite some time. Check it out, and get back to me when you can. Love and regards to all of the ones who mean a lot to me. Let me list them here, by name if possible: - Those who make me smile - Those who make me laugh - Those who have been there for me (for a long time, or for a short period) - The people who bonded with me on a very fun level - Those who made me cry, but made me feel light and gave me a shoulder to cry on - Those who inspire me - Those who support my family - Those who make my parents happy - Those who make fun of my sister in order to make her smile - Those who call me Santa, and who know the importance of such a nickname eventually Well I did say "if possible

  Introduction Ladies and Gentlemen, 2013 is coming to an end. Wait, you knew? Ok, I think you knew. But what cinema-goers and music lovers do not realize, is that the year has sadly come to an end for Bollywood. We have had a bit of everything this year, to be honest. From a silly "Chennai Express" to a beautiful "Aashiqui 2". Eventually we also had "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", but we also had an undeserving "Grand Masti". Thankfully, the year ends with a BANG. Got the joke? No? Let me try again. "2013 will end with a DHOOM". Is that fine now? I think so... Anyway, keeping aside the various puns and jokes worthy of an Aamir Khan movie, let me just say that Pritam has given us a "feasty buffet" to participate in. We have a bit of 'Malang', we have some Arabic Dhoom Machale as well. The dessert is also very tasty with Julius Packiam's instrumental. And that will be the point of this music review. It

Hello to all! This is going to be a relatively short post, about the forthcoming posts to be uploaded on this blog. First and foremost, here's hoping that you, my readers, are keeping well and that you have had a good 2013. To those who usually like reading the posts I publish on the various topics I cover in my blog, here's good news: this month there will (hopefully) be 4  posts published on my blog. To know what, and on which topics I will be writing about, keep reading!

“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.”  -  Molière "The true measure of a man is not how he behaves in moments of comfort and convenience but how he stands at times of controversy and challenges." - Martin Luther King Jr. Sailing through this journey called 'Life'... © Santhosh Muraleedharan Hi Readers, Hope you are all doing well. Have been going through very difficult times lately, so this post is going to be a "Note To Self" type of post, where I'm reminding myself of how to keep myself going with such strong views. This blog post will be about the demoralizing, demotivating and moreover, the saddening power of Obstacles in Life. It is going to be formulated very generally, and using my own personal views and experiences regarding this topic. As opposed to what you may initially assume about the nature of this post, it is not to give out a pessimistic description of them. But on the contrary to insist on

Salutation Readers :) So for those who have been following my "Lifeblog's" (a term which I actually invented very spontaneously four years ago, and which I will stick to even now), you may have known that I have been trying to find the right type of studies for me, for the past two or three years. First I started out doing the first year of my undergraduate studies by opting for the Mathematics course. The outcome of it? It ended up being a very wrong choice, as the matter was very difficult to grasp for me, and the rate at which the workload came just kept increasing. The class sizes were small (not surprising, as not many people opted for this course, since it's known for its toughness), but on the whole I couldn't keep up with it as the matter was dry and moreover difficult. Within the same university system, I then ventured into International Relations, with the hope that things will be better. I met amazing people, made great friends (whom I'm

Hello Readers! Here's thanking you all for contributing in making my blog read over 10,000 times ! It is indeed a very special milestone for my blog and for myself! It is rather interesting to see how I have grown as person in the last 3 and a half years! There have been deep lows, but there have been huge highs. There have been lots of Bollywood. Quite a bit of cricket. There were also my covers of Hindi songs. Some music reviews. And mainly a LOT of moral talk, pseudo-philosophy (if I may say so), and life experiences. The lessons I learned are something I cherish, and I look forward to grow as a person even now, because my life is constantly a learning curve. To mark the special milestone, I decided to change the colors of the blog, by making it more blueish and more vibrant. What do you think of it? Do leave in your comments with the precious feedback! And I know this year I've not written much on the blog, since I've been busy with studies and other duti