Cutting Chai with Bhawana Somaaya - Day 81

More Secrets
9.04.2013, Mumbai

The element of time delay allows you to reflect what you want and to make a new choice therefore decide what you want to be…Do it and think thoughts about it, emit frequency and your vision will become your life..! Nothing can come into your life unless you summon it through persistent thoughts. Our feelings tell us what we are thinking but our thoughts are the cause of everything…

…Believe in the unseen, in the moment you are, in the universe that shifts to bring you closer to your scene. You must act, speak and think as though you are re-living it now. All experiences including our feelings. You can have whatever you want in your life but there is one catch you have to feel good..!

…There are no exclusions to the law of attraction. If something came to you, it is because you drew it with prolonged thoughts. Law of attraction is precise therefore it is important to know what you are thinking about yourself how you are feeling. If you are feeling calm – it means something extra ordinary is on your way. Emotions are valuable tools that tell us what we are thinking. The feeling of love is the highest frequency you can emit. The greater the love you feel and emit, the greater the plants you are harnessing...

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Cutting Chai with Bhawana Somaaya - Day 80

A Secret to share
8.04.2013, Mumbai

Sharing excerpts from Rhonda Byrane’s self help book Secret that touched my heart so that you can share the same with someone meaningful in your life…

…The simplest way to look at law of attraction is to think of yourself as a magnet and attract all you desire. If you set it in your mind you are going to hold it in your heart. You are the most powerful transmission tower in the universe. The frequency you transmit, reaches beyond cities, countries. It reverberates and transmits that frequency with your thoughts. The pictures you receive from the transmission of your thoughts are the pictures of your life. If you want to change anything in your life, change your thoughts....

…See yourself living in abundance and you will attract it. It works every time, with every person. Listen to your thoughts and listen to the words you are carrying. The law is absolute and there are no mistakes. So think and speak what you want. The law of attraction gives you whatever you are thinking about. All you need to do is to focus on them with all your intention. You create your life through your thoughts. Make your last thought before going to bed, good thought….

…When you focus, you are summoning what you want with the mightiest power in the universe. Your life transforms when you focus on what you want rather than what you don’t. There is no such thing as hopeless situation. Every single circumstances of your life can change. You draw everything to yourself - people, job, circumstances health, wealth, joy, home, even a car…Whatever you think about you bring about...!

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Cutting Chai with Bhawana Somaay - Day: 79

Reinventing Remakes

5.4.13, Mumbai

Saal 1981 mein - writer director Sai Parnjpye ne - teen doston ki bohat hi hasmukh film banayi thi - jsne ek tarha se Hindi cinema ka rukh badal diya tha – Chashme Baddoor.

Aaj kariban 30 saal ke baad – ek aur mashoor director – David Dhawan – issi film ka remake laaye hain – ek bilkul hi naye andaz mein.


Nayi Chashme Baddoor dekhne ki 5 vajah hai:

Pehli – Purani Chashme Baddoor story/ screenplay ko credit dete hue – nayi film uska remake nahi intelligent adaptation hain.

Doosri – Dialogue writers Sajid-Farhad - original writer - Sai Paranjpye ki naqal na karte hue – unki soch ko apnakar – chatpatta banate hai. Iss swadisht recipee mein - music ka tadka lagate hain Sajid Wajid.

Teesri – Performances - Faroque Shaikh ke role mein Ali Zafar –Rakesh Bedi ki bhumika mein Divyendu Sharma – Ravi Baswani ke role mein Siddharth - Deepti Naval ke role meiin nayi ladki -Tapsee Pannu aur mature romance ke liye Rishi Kapoor aur Lilet Dubey masti se bharpoor hai!!

Chauthi – Remake hote hue bhi film mein surprises hain – kuch characters aur kuch yaadgar pal mein adla badli hain. Kabhi na bhulne wala ‘Chamko’ scene - lead pair ke bajai -Rishi – Lilet par darshaya hain.

Paanchvi – Aakhri aur sabse aham baat – director David Dhawan purani film ko naya twist dete hai. Film uss daur mein na jaa kar - wo masumiyat ko purane music mein piron kar mahaul banati hain.

Aisa nahi hai ki film mein koi khamiyaan nahi hai – magar film ki spirit – aur entertainment – unn saari khamiyon ko bhula deta hai…

David Dhawan ko wapas box office par lane ke liye - Chashme Badoor ko Big Entertainment Ratings milte hai 3.5 stars.

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Cutting Chai with Bhawana Somaaya - Day 78

Morari Bapu’s Manas 700
01.04.2013, Mumbai

A few years ago Morari Bapu held Ram Katha at Kailas in the peak of winter. Titled Manas 700 his sermons have been produced in a booklet compiled by his devotee Nitin Vadgama. I read it and have reproduced excerpts of Bapu’s teachings from my understanding.

Bapu began his katha with a confession, he said, ‘Ram is my truth, Krishna, my love and Shiv my compassion and all they want from me or you is love. It was those who were incapable of love that commenced the started the ritual of puja. Truth cannot be won or defeated, nor can love or compassion. Kailas where we are assembled now has four qualities and Sadgaru values all these four things. Ucchai / Height symbolises high thinking. Stheerta / Stability because Kailas is undeterred by threat and Sheetalta / Tranquility because here you communicate amidst nature and Ekant /Solitude because eventually all of us are alone...

Bapu says prayer is uninterrupted remembrance of God and if you are able to do this painlessly it will cure you of all your sufferings. There are simple ways to live a good life and remain happy but we forget them. Shudh Bhasha / Good Speech is one, then Shubh Bhav / Good Feelings and finally Shubh Darshan/ Good Vision. There is a reason for my naming this this katha as Manas 700. Ram Katha comprises 7 Sopans – Bal Kand, AyodhyaKand, Aranya Kand, Kiskindha Kand, Sundar Kand, Lanka Kand and Uttar Kand.

He emphasized on the importance of chanting Hanuman Chalisa – said doing so religiously makes you Buddhiman / Intelligent driving you gradually to Asangta and Vairagya / Reflection and Detachment which is the ultimate freedom from sorrow!

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Cutting Chai with Bhawana Somaaya - Day 77

Copyright rules notified
31.3.2013, Mumbai

According to an article on intellectual property published a few days ago in The Ecomomist ‘The conventional way to protect intellectual property is to patent it. This gives an inventor legal protection for his idea: if others want to use it, they must pay him.’ According to the paper digital thieves hail from all countries, but one stands out. In the 16 years since America’s Economic Espionage Act (EEA) made the theft of commercial secrets a federal crime, a third of all EEA prosecutions have involved people born in china or seeking to help its government or businesses. Since 2008, 44% of cases have had a Chinese connection.

Most trade-secret thefts like most tax raids involve insiders. These are typically employees or contractors who are given access to sensitive information, which they snaffle via flash drive/ mobile phone/ email. Respondents to the McAfee survey rated insider threats above those posed by software vulnerabilities or cyber-terrorism. We are privileged that our generation is a witness to dramatic changes in intellectual property globally.

The government of India has enhanced the registration/ license fee for copyrights issued by the Registrar of Copyrights. This follows an amendment in the Copyrights Act, 1957. Under the new Copyright Rules, 2013, the minimum fee for registration has been increased from Rs 50 per work to Rs 500 and maximum fee from Rs 600 to Rs 5,000. The Minimum fee for licenses has been upgraded from Rs 200 to Rs.2, 000 per work and maximum fee from Rs 400 to Rs 40,000. The new fee structure provided under Second Schedule of the Rules is applicable from March 14, 2013.

The Copyright Rules, 2013, have been notified by the Copyright Division, Department of Higher
Education and Ministry of Human Resource Development.

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Cutting Chai with Bhawana Somaaya - Day 76

Publishing is changing
30.3.2013, Mumbai

The Washington Post is all set to charge frequent users of its Web site. The paper will for a fee from those who look at more than 20 articles features a month, although the fee amount is not yet decided. The paper wants their readers to pay as their digital package is as precious as the print edition. The new decision could drive away a lot of advertisers and audience but the paper is willing to take the risk.

It is not just the publishers of newspapers but also books that are all set to write a new chapter in book business. All it needs is the right title and the right idea to market it. Westland has already made inroads into its departmental store Westside, having set up racks for its latest Shiva Trilogy. They have also launched five Café Coffee Day (CCD) outlets in Chennai to sell its top titles. Their goal is to reach out to salons like Lakme and outlets like Star Bazaar with a side promotion for e-books with Croma which distributes products such as Kindle. As part of Tata Group, retail formats such as Tanishq and Titan will be new destinations for Westland’s future titles.

Unlike many publishers Westland is all for experimenting and not threatened by technology.

The argument being that majority of the sales abroad happen online, so why not in India?.

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Cutting Chai with Bhawana Somaaya - Day 75

You have to be a Himmatwala to watch this one!
29.3.2013, Mumbai

Iss hafte ki release hain – Himmatwala.

1983 ki Himmatwala - Kader Khan likhi aur South filmmaker Raghvender Rao directed Jeetendra -Sridevi starrer - 80 ke dashak ke mahaul aur mijjaaz ki superhit film thi.

2013 ki Himmatwala Vashu Bhagnani produced aur Sajid Khan directed Ajay Devgan – Tamanaah starrer purani Himmatwala ka adaptation hain.

Kahani – kirdaar – soch – neeyat – music – action – yahan tak ke choreography bhi purani Himmatwala se prerit hain – iske bawajood baat nahi banti.

Iski bohat saari wajeh hain …

Tab bhi aisi vahyaad likhawat - double meaning gestures aur dialogues na-gavara thhe...

Naye avtaar mein -aisi zabaan aur ashleel vichar - bardash ke bahar hain!

Tab bhi inappropriate costumes – provocative dance steps aur invasive camera angles embarrassing thhe...

Naye avtar mein – unhi sab baton ko - Remake ke bahane dohrana - vulgarity ki saari hadh paar karna hain!

Film mein na emotion hain – na drama – nahi imagination – ya originality - aur entertainment ko toh aap dhoondhte reh jaoge...

Iss se zyada film ke baare mein kuch kehna film ko wajood dena hoga.

Vashu Bhagnani aur Sajid Khan ne ye film kyon banayi wo woh jaane.

Afsos iss baat ka hain ki Ajay Devgn jaias kabil actor - shayad 100 crore club ka hissa banne ki chah mein - aisi film ka hissa ban gaye.

Himmatwala -wo nahi jo sher yaane Tiger se ladta hain…

Himmatwala wo hain jo 3 ghante aisi film ko jhelta hain….

1983 ki Himmatwala ko tab film critics ne tab kitne stars diye thhe ab yaad nahi…

2013 ki Himmatwala ko Big Entertainment Ratings milte hain 1 star.

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