Heros Flying Villains Dying

One of my friends e-mailed me this link asking "can any actor top this?"

http://uprightvideos.blogspot.com/2006/03/antics-of-great-clown-ballaya.html

These set of clips are very funny, but they are not the only ones on the face of our silver screen. May it be Tollywood or Bollywood. Besides Ballayya’s telugu cousins like the Mega Star, and the Super Star, we have a tamil counterpart Rajni, and a similar flavor in bollywood, the great Mithunda. These guys have an unbeatable style and moves, and not to mention their glittery and colorful outfits which perhaps even a circus monkey would hate to have them on. They are not the regular guys. They can perform feats and stunts that defy gravity and Newton’s laws of mechanics without any reservations. But they are stars, and their movies are ‘super hits’. How come? Because they give what people want. May not be for you who is reading this blog and who watches the movie from a ‘Balcony’ section of the cinema, but for those billions of others who buy tickets priced at 1/4th of the price you spend. But they out number you, they bring more dough and fans to the movie makers and actors. Its like the Chermas (a local garment store in Hyderabad.) which gets (or used to get) more revenue than the Benetton store right across the street.

Few commentators on that blog got little personal about Indian Cinema and Hollywood productions. Personally, I hate to watch most of these heros-flying-villains-dying kind of Indian movies. I enjoy Hollywood movies, even if Agent 007 with skies outperforms a motorized parachutist or walks out from a massive explosion with his suit as new as the one from the dry cleaners. I clap when "The Trasporter" dodges two automobiles rushing head on by jumping up as comfortably as a little girl skipping over her rope

I want a "beautiful lady" as my life partner.

Everyone wants a beautiful life partner. I am no exception. But, what is real beauty? Good looks?? Sexually Attractive body???

In one of our conversations among friends, we came up with this question. What is real beauty in woman and whom would we choose as our life partner? We had nice time debating, arguing, contradicting, yada yada yada. Few for my argument and few against saying “C’mon dude! Be honest! Isn’t it the “Cup size” of her lingerie that matters for you?”

Now here is what I would say about "Beauty" in women.

The dictionary says beauty as "The quality that gives pleasure to the mind or senses and is associated with such properties as harmony of form or color, excellence of artistry, truthfulness, and originality." A pretty looking lady does not necessarily be beautiful. Good looks are only skin-deep. A good look may fade off like an attractive flower, which will wither sooner or later. Nothing against good looks, but it is just one of the other million ingredients which make "Beauty."

A poem will be more beautiful if it has deeper meaning than just fancy words sans essence. A woman will be more beautiful if she has the right nature than just an attractive visage. Beauty comes from deep inside a person. It is a reflection of ones character, their mind and thoughts. Beauty lies in ones actions and deeds. Beauty is defined by ones kindness and their loving nature. Real beauty is in being oneself and not in pretentiousness. Beauty is perennial.

There is one more way to look at beauty…

In the middle of the eighteenth century, the Scottish philosopher David Hume wrote: 'Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind, which contemplates them.' Or think of the common saying" beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder". The more you like a person from deep inside, the more beautiful you will find them.

"There is attraction and sex.
And Then there is beauty and love."

Here is my deeper view…

What would you want a woman to look in you? A tall person or a person who thinks high? A person with broad shoulders or a person whose shoulders are always there for her to lean on? A handsome person or a person who can make her feel beautiful? A hero or a husband? Unprejudiced answers to these questions, will even answer the question this blog started with.

Boggling Blogging

I have been hearing a lot about this "BLOG" thing happening all over the place. So I typed blog in google and was surprised to see more than 500 million results. Clicked on couple of links, then bounced from one blog to the other. I don’t know how much time I must have spent reading. An equivalent reading probably could have got me a 4.0 in my degree. Now let me admit, I am getting fascinated with this thing. So must have been the case with millions of other BLOGshrooms sprouting all over the planet.

I have seen lots of desi-bloggers jotting down anything and everything. But, most of them are very interesting and live with humor and wit. Now, I want to be one among them and share the fun. I have no idea how it works. I wonder what is the probability of a blogger reading this post. Will it be equal to Salman getting the best actor award? Or Lallu getting a Nobel peace? I will wait and watch…