A HIT...and mind you, NOT by chance!!

So I find myself booking tickets for Luck By Chance on a Saturday morning, that too at 9:30 am and 9:30 being the operative word rather number :D But considering the astronomical ticket rates at multiplexes nowadays, it's these morning shows that come to the rescue of us otherwise huge money spenders (courtesy Shoppers' Stop, Brand Factory et al)!! Anyway, that's really not the idea behind this post...
Let's get straight to the point...Zoya Akhtar, the Director has finally arrived! Yep it's Luck By Chance I'm talking about and trust me, what a fantabulous movie! Intense, intelligent and leaves you wanting for more...all the characters have been etched in such a superb fashion that you get to see different facets of the ever intriguing human psyche! Hats off to both Farhan and Konkana for such brilliant performances and not just them, it's the entire cast that's done a fab job!

The opening credits feature with all those people in the background, who are associated with the film industry in some way or the other...be it the tailor stitching clothes or artists painting posters or even people selling tickets at the counters in cinema halls...of course, the list doesn't here...Zoya has been pretty meticulous about it! If this is how the film kickstarts, then you know what's in store for you..yep something beyond your money's worth! Having said that, I would like to add that you would also come across Farhan shooting songs a la Shahrukh (the typical mushy romantic songs that Shahrukh's delivered till date) but even then he isn't bad after all haha!! The screenplay is excellent and for all you movie buffs (even non-movie buffs) out there, it's a real treat in the form of Luck By Chance!

All said and done, it's a hit and definitely NOT by chance!!

Daylight Robbery!

Often we come across overpriced items in malls, swanky retail chains and it gives you this "what-the-hell-how-can-something-be-priced-like-that-when-it's-not-worth-it" feeling! Well, that's what today's mall experience is all about. If you are lucky, you could get a fair deal but that's rare. And you go to a relatively smaller shop, chances are that you may get the same thing cheaper. Such is life.

Well, this experience is not just limited to malls. There are more players here...a visit to your doctor may leave you with a similar feeling. I'll tell you how.
The other day, I went to my doc for some reason and I was prescribed medication for two days...the doc's advice came with a disclaimer saying if I wasn't alright in two days' time, I would have to drop in again at her clinic. I took it with a pinch of salt hoping that such a thing wouldn't happen...but as luck (or the lack of it) would have it, I had to drop by for the second time at her clinic...things were fine until I was asked to shell out the same amount I had paid her two days back. I was shellshocked at this atrocious act...I mean as far as possible, aren't docs supposed to treat/cure their patients in one go or is it something that has to happen in dribs and drabs?? To top it all, she says, that's how the system works and if I visit her for the third time, I need to pay her the same amount AGAIN!!! I'm sorry lady if you can't do your job well, you have absolutely no right to blame it on the system...probably it's time to get your act together coz there are way too many docs out there and probably doing a much better job than you...