Masakali MasaKali - Delhi 6

Mr Prasoon Joshi, creative director - Chairman, McCann-Erickson, the writer for great songs from movies like Dilli 6, Ghajini, Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic, Taare Zameen Par, Fana, Rang De Basanti, Black, Rok Sako To Rok Lo, Phir Milenge , Hum Tum, Aankhen, Lajja .. someone who has written a song like "Meri Ma" from TZP which created a wave in the country with the lyrics and the strength in the words. the music added life to it anyways but it was the lyrics were awesome. Another grt wordings from Prasoon Joshi was "Is Bar Nahi" on the Mumbai 26/11 attacks.

Now such a person with profound deep words, fantastic sounding full of meaning, come out with a song like Masakali.

i mean have u read the lyrics!!

"Zara Phank jhatak Gai, Dhool Atak aur Lachak Machak Ke Duur Bhatak" and the bombay link to Heera Panna re.. :) hahahahha!!

this is awesome range of thinking.. the lyrics, the absolute not making any sense, random words put together with the feeling that they belong together and in no other way!! u actually have to read the lyrics so that u can sing along with the song and its such a fantastic tune that u cannot miss out on it. In the telecom sense,

if its the highest set RBT, ur song has arrived. it is the way it is, songs become a hit not by standard way of defining success but by telecom paralance. :D specially for the telecom guys, once a telecom always a telecom.
the song actually has been made so popular that it actually came in the papers too.. hahahah...

The lyrics now are:

Aye Masakali MasaKali
UD MataaKali MataaKali

Aye Masakali MasaKali
Ud Mataak Kali Mataak Kali

Aye Masakali Masa masa MasaKali
UD Mataak Kali Mataak Kali

Masakali MasaKali
Ud Mataak Kali Mataak Kali

Zara Phank jhatak Gai
Dhool Atak aur Lachak Machak Ke Duur Bhatak

Ud dagar dagar kasbe kuche nukkad basti

Mein yeah e yeah e

Itdi se Mud Ada Ud
Kar Le Puri Dil ki Tamanna
Hawa se Jud Ada Se Ud
Purr Bhuur bhurrr Phuurrr
Tu hai Hera Panna Ree

Masakali MasaKali
Ud Mataak Kali Mataak Kali

Masakali Masa masa Masa Kali
Hey Matak

Ghar tera saloni
Badal ki colony
Dekhade thenga In sabko jo udna na jane

Udiyo na dariyo
Kar manmani manmaani manmanni
Badhiyo naa mudiyon kar nadani

Udiyo na dariyo
Kar manmani manmaani manmanni
Badhiyo naa mudiyon kar naadani

Bas Than le muskaan le
Keh sana nana nana hawa

Baas thaan le tu jaan le
Keh sana nana na na na hawa

Aye Masakali MasaKali
UD MataaKali MataaKali

Aye Masakali MasaKali
UD MataaK mataak

re re re re re re
ra ra ra ra

Hey hey hey hyyy
ho ho hoo hoo

Tujhe kya gum tera ristha
Gagan ki basuri se hai
Pawan ki guftagu se hai
Suraj ki roshani se hai

Udiyo na dariyo
Kar manmani manmaani manmanni
Badhiyo naa mudiyon kar nadani

Udiyo na dariyo
Kar manmani manmaani manmanni
Badhiyo naa mudiyon kar naadani

abb Than le muskaan le
Keh sana nana nana hawa

Baas thaan le tu jaan le
Keh sana nana na na na hawa

Masakali MasaKali
UD MataaK MataaK MataakKali
Masakali Masa Masa MasaKali
MataaK mataak

re re re re re re
ra ra ra ra

Hey hey hey hyyy
ho ho hoo hoo

re re re re re re
ra ra ra ra

Hey hey hey hyyy
ho ho hoo hoo
Hey heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

Validation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk980jV7Ao

Reshma, a very dear friend forwarded this short movie on youtube to see.. from the name i thought it would be a self motivational speech kinds, but cause it was a short film, it felt like it would be a story with a message. its only after u see it that u realize that Validation is beyond giving u a message on how to live life or how to be happy but actually shows u the complete effect of 1 small nice gesture by this one man who has a normal job and a normal life.

He "validates" everyone who came to get their parking validated at his counter. he is a parking attendant. a few genuine complements from him actually had such a profound effect on the people that they queued up to feel nice because of his words.

The change point in this man's life was when he fails to make the woman he falls in love with, smile. thats when he looses the will to make people smile and feel nice abt themselves. he gets back to making people feel nice when he sees a young couple out on vacation wanting him to take their snap. He makes them smile from their hearts because of the words he says.. he reminds them of the love they share and how lucky they are. He started getting smiles off people while taking their photographs. one such photo was of an old lady in a wheelchair who because of what he said had a very very beautiful smile on her face.

The worlds a small place, this lady happens to be the mother of the woman he loves and she starts to smile only cause her mom smiles... thats the best part of the story.. his dream to be with the one he loves and to roam the world with her, that comes true!!

the picture pasted is the last few mins of the film.. seemed to be the most beautiful end to it..

2 things that make u smile are the people around u, strangers or people u care abt. when people u care abt smile, u smile from ur heart, ur eyes lit up and u stay that way for a long time. when strangers make u smile, the day seems brighter. this stranger's gesture can be a nice smile, a kind word, a complement or just a pleasant face. if i am the stranger, when u think of it, not very difficult things to do.. simple but still not done!! :)
looks like simple things in life get ignored!! :)

hoping to do the simple things in life..

When life seems to be a rerun!!

sometimes life gets to a point when today seems the same as yesterday or the day before that or the day before that... routine is alright sometimes, u get up, get ready, go to work, come back, eat and sleep.. but when the traffic conditions along with the kind of cars are also the same on the road, it does become a rerun or a "deja vu" kinds..

Unfortunately the condition on the roads is so awesome, that u have the time to check out the colour, make, number plate, the toy handing off the rear view mirror, the seat covers and also the people with what they are doing.. u kinda develop a relationship with them, without them knowing.. they become ur road buddies.. :D
thats another blog taking abt road buddies and things that happen on the road and how u master the exact time to touch a place so that traffic is the least.. have a thesis on that which very surprisingly holds true and is proved everyday..

back to the reruns!!
reruns in a way are good, cause there no extra effort, its like sleeping.. u r so used to it that its just something u do.. no thought.. if life was all abt reruns, it would be life.. people will be in 1 state of mind forever which would be boring.. TV serials also have a limited reruns after which they run out their own life. but Exceptions always there - "Friends" those reruns dont die.. :)

going in for another rerun episode of my life.. going home!! :) catch u later in the 2nd repeat of the same rerun!!

Is baar nahin - Prasoon Joshi

Is baar nahin

Is baar jab woh choti si bachchi mere paas apni kharonch le kar aayegi
Main usey phoo phoo kar nahin behlaoonga
Panapney doonga uski tees ko

Is bar nahin

Is baar jab main chehron par dard likha dekhoonga
Nahin gaoonga geet peeda bhula dene wale
Dard ko risney doonga,utarney doonga andar gehrey

Is baar nahin

Is baar main na marham lagaoonga
Na hi uthaoonga rui ke phahey
Aur na hi kahoonga ki tum aankein band karlo,gardan udhar kar lo main dawa lagata hoon
Dekhney doonga sabko hum sabko khuley nangey ghaav

Is baar nahin

Is baar jab uljhaney dekhoonga,chatpatahat dekhoonga
Nahin daudoonga uljhee door lapetney
Uljhaney doonga jab tak ulajh sake

Is baar nahin

Is baar karm ka hawala de kar nahin uthaoonga auzaar
Nahin karoonga phir se ek nayee shuruaat
Nahin banoonga misaal ek karmyogi ki
Nahin aaney doonga zindagi ko aasani se patri par
Utarney doonga usey keechad main,tedhey medhey raston pe
Nahin sookhney doonga deewaron par laga khoon
Halka nahin padney doonga uska rang
Is baar nahin banney doonga usey itna laachaar ki paan ki peek aur khoon ka fark hi khatm ho jaye
Is baar nahin
Is baar ghawon ko dekhna hai
Gaur se
thoda lambe wakt tak
Kuch faisley
Aur uskey baad hausley
Kahin toh shuruat karni hi hogi
Is baar yahi tay kiya hai

Prasoon Joshi

Mumbai at WAR

Mumbai at WAR for the 1^st time after the 71 Indo-Pak war.. this time the enemies – 22 year old kids who should be thinking about which girl to go out with in college and not be motivated beyond imagination to randomly kill people with AK-47s and grenades.

We are prepared when they blow up our offices, our buildings, our trains, our buses, but this time when they came in from the waters and took to the basic form of terror – on the road with the ammunitions – IN YOUR FACE.. shoot the people whoever, whenever – be there.. “akir kya bigad lenge” attitude of these terrorists has shaken the very roots of each mumbaikar. Like loads of leaders and prominent people are saying ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. The politicians can continue to sleep and enjoy their personal security, we the mumbaikar will now not sit around and hope and believe that the people whom we directly or indirectly put to power will wake up, at least after this incident and do something that will make a difference.

A 105 iconic building The Taj Mahal hotel, an awesome state of the art hotel – The Oberios, after 24 hrs still battling and hostage to the madness and the mayhem created by these inhuman plans.

Café Leopold the only place where u can enjoy a tower of awesome beer and mad music at the top. Just 30secs of madness turned this wonderful beer tower, foreigner gauging place to the start of a battlefield.

Nariman House, a place that was just an address or a location on colaba causebay is now a NSG operation area.

Another 6 locations where there was shooting or a bomb blast happening in the last 26 hrs.. starting 26/11/08 9:34pm to still happening.. when will this end!!

The Mumbai Police, Maharashtra Police, NSG, navy, army and all the people involved are doing such a fantastic job in this endless war against terrorism. With the kind of salaries that they get, the kind of politics and political pull and push that happens to them and the sad state of affairs for our armed forces in this country, they are a bunch of seriously motivated officials who donot think before putting themselves on the front line to do their duty. To the 3 top officials, ATS Chief Hemant Karkare, the encounter specialist- Vijay Salaskar and the Mumbai ACP - Ashok Kamte and the other 11 police officials – We Salute You.

To all the innocent people who were injured or lost their lives – wish u were in some other place, safe and ok. Condolences for your loss and hope the families have the strength to go on.

Corporate India and the hospitality industry have proved that that’s an industry to work for. Apparently they are doing something right, for their employees to take their jobs SO seriously. At both Taj and Oberoi, the staff has turned out to be heroes, doing their bit to make sure that the guests who sometimes can be mean, can demand the skies because they are paying for it, are safe and the staff have “made it a little more bearable” for the people. Again putting themselves on the line.

For once, at least 3 TV channels have shown that journalism and intelligent and relevant coverage still exists in this country. NDTV, Times Now, CNN-IBN. Hats off to their entire team to make sure that the relevant, necessary and timely information was given in plain simple language.. no bollywoodisation happening to it. It is on days like these that the professionals are separated from the amateurs.

Personally, I wish the relatives weren’t asked questions like “what’s going on in your mind right now” or “how did u feel when u 1^st heard the new of your relative in this place” or “how are u staying positive”

There are so many questions that u would want answers for:

• Why did this happen
• Who are these people
• What were they told and sent here that they were so motivated and so brave at the rotten thing they are doing
• Could we have been more prepared
• Did the 3 bravehearts and the other 11 cops loose their lives because of the best they did or because our governments did not provide them with any protective gears.
• Now what?

Now what is something that can answered.

Now is the time to sit up and take notice

Now is the time to make sure that things happen and result in a better life

Now is the time to not rely on other people but do everything as citizens of this wonderful city called Mumbai

Now is the time to be a true mumbaikar, resilient, strong and for the 1^st time – take action.

There has to be something that people of this city can do to make things better in this city. To make it safer, not so vulnerable to mad psycho attacks. This time I know I am not the only one feeling this way.

You were not safe in a train or on a bus or in a popular building.. these u can avoid.. but the road, how do u avoid that, how do u go for a walk, get from one place to another. That’s saying like your home’s not safe. Not a good feeling and don’t want to live on with that. This city is too awesome to have this feeling about it.

What i as a mumbaikar am going to do is stay patient in malls when people are checking my vehicles, stay patient on the road when there is a naka bandi, stay patient when there is a line to get to a cinema hall and hope that they find what they are looking for.

What i will not do is NOT rely on the politicians to take action inspite of the fact that they were pre-empted abt this.

All i have to say to these cowardly terrorists in true mumbaiya style is: "Garden main ayela hai kya.. saale ch****, chal diye hamare shahar main aur aisi acchi jagah par aisa hamla kiya… Bombay main garden ki jahan nahi hai.. apne ghar jao and phir dubara nahi ana." *

Disclaimer: Pls ignore the language, it comes from the heart of a mumbaikar.