Although I have done and seen a lot over the last two weeks these are the few events that have qualified successfully for the contender ship for Koskers.

Namesake- the Novel, a lot has been spoken about in my previous posting about this book. . Though Jhumpa Lahiri has a lot of areas of improvement as a writer, the Novel does leave you thinking, about a lot of things, Specially Gogol who is left with no one in the end that will remind him about his memories about his childhood which is better in compared to the lifestyle that he refuses to accept but also finds it hard to blend with the traditional culture. All he is left with a Book that he was gifted on his fourteenth Birthday by his father, the collections of short Stories by Nikolai Gogol. I had once heard a saying “By the time a son realizes his father was right he is already a father.” In Gogol’s case, he is not even a father, but yes he has lost a lot of opportunities, when he could have been with his family at the right time, to be their support. Waiting to watch the movie.

Chini Kum – A great movie with some brilliant acting by Tabu and Amitabh Bachchan. The Big B was accused recently of taking his Mega stardom for granted, and expecting the audience / fans to accept whatever he does by crossing boundaries in the movies like “Nishabd” . He has proved in this one, that he is just using his talent, proving that the director fails in Nishabd to have conveyed the message in a different format . You can also connect yourself with the story easily, sometimes we do come across situations where in we hoped or wished that we would have asked for something else other than what we actually had. And of course the highlights of the Film are the comic and witty dialogues between the powerhouse Tabu and Big B’. Delhi being shown no less in compared to London, which is also an important factor in the movie.

“Fantastic Four and the rise of the Silver Surfer”- Of course an Entertainer, like one said, it takes you on a roller coaster ride. Amazing visual effects and some great looking actors like Chris Evans and Jessica Alba. The best part of the movie is character selection, The Actor Chris Evans who is Hot, has been the right choice for his character. He has been dragging attentions, the Next Tom Cruse of Hollywood.

Ocean’s Thirteen- George Clooney and gang is back for another bang. Not as great as the first part, but is a great entertainer, the one factor that is missing in the third one is the perfection in the detailing unlike the previous ones. But one good thing, the director did not commercialize this one by incorporating big star like he had done in the previous or the second sequel. The focus was not lost.

Sa Re Ga Ma/ Indian Idol/ Sa Re Ga Ma Pa- These Shows have drawn all the TRPS and is a huge hit in the Indian Television. But one thing we have all notices lately is that the Rifts and the heated arguments between the Judges, and the Mentors fighting with the Judges, disputing their decisions. I still remember Sa Re Ga Ma, when it used to come in Zee hosted be Sonu Nigam, the Show then was truly based on Music. And whatr great talents like, Shreya Ghoshal and Abhijeet are the products or the discoveries of that show. Indian Idol has changed the meaning completely by showing the entire selection process right starting from the talent hunt, Now nothing wrong in that but, that aspect has now carried forward, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa which is supposed to be an improvised version of Sa Re Ga Ma, is more popular for arguments, and the mentors talking about themselves more than talking about the contestant, the contestant ends up being in a nowhere situation. The improvisation was supposed to be for the betterment of the show, now it is turned up for the betterment of the TRP, After all its all Money Honey. “TRP hai to show hai”. Even the competitions like Voice of India. They all are more famous for the arguments rather than the talent hunt. Adesh Shrivastava Accusing Alka Yagnik of giving wrong decision and hence being an incompetent singer. Come on guys learn to respect the talent. This culture has gone up to an extent of exposing ones character rather than the art that they are popular for. In Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Bangla, Shilajeet went to an extent of asking the Judges if Lata Mangeshkar was a perfect singer. Taking the argument on a different tangent. And the latest trend on this show is of a Mentor, Well that is good, but the mentor rather than helping the contestant on song selection , ends up defending the contestant for not performing. Gone are the days when we knew Kishore Kumar Only as a singer, similarly RD Burman as a Music Director, we had to readf the gossip colums to find out about their personal nature and their life. Its all open now. Earlier when we saw an Amitabh Bachchan Movie, we never knew Amitabh as a person, we knew him as an actor, today the Media is so strong that when we watch a movie of Amitabh Bachchan it is nothing new, we have watched him in so many interviews, in Ads and also in News channels surrounded with controversies. But there are actors who have still kept the the trend , like Amir Khan And Akshay Khanna. Its exciting to watch them on screen, well both the culture I am talking about on stars , have their own Pros And Cons.

Real Madrid wins the Spanish La Liga Title- Wow what a nail biting finish of the Spanish football season, even the Cricket world cup this year has failed to draw attention. I had people who never watched Real Madrid Play earlier watching them and wanting them to win. Yes they did win , and what a victory, this time it was not Beckham , Ruud Or Raul Or even Casillias, It was Reyes in the Finals. Its sad that the Great Player Reyes might go to the Atletico at the Start of the next season. It was only him who gave us the victory. And Yes Raul dada did climb the fountain celebrating the Victory.

So the Kosker goes to Real Madrid Vs Malorca, Where Real Not only won the Match but also the Title, a Much deserved win , for the club as well as for the liga, as the Liga was slowly drawing towards monotony with Barcelona winning consecutively. So as I mentioned in my previous posts. The best was saved for the last.