jaan e mann . dinner party

so, mukul and me after an afternoon of cleaning at avon decided to take a brak from the dust and go watch jaan e mann the salman khan film at in orbit. was the place crowded or what. the festive season seemed to have completely overcoeme the mall. and there were lights dangling from the central dome and small brass diyas with little lamps in them all over the food court. and below them so many people walking, talking and above all buying.



‘jaan e mann’ tried so hard to be wink-wink bollywood literate- making references and twisting them. affectionate humor was attempted by taking over-the –top and making it almost ridiculous. trying to do a moulin rouge with not even a quarter of the skill. at least the first half was like that. in the second when bollywood actually takes control fo the story and is allowed to come through, the film at least doesn’t look as amateurish. better than ‘don’ by leaps and bounds. at least it did not have any pretensions.

after the movie mukul and me went sopan and manohars place where there was a party to celebrate their birthdays and diwali. this time instead of the wine there was high end scotch- smooth as hell. the house does allow a certain loosening up and conversation flowed smoothly with people i hardly knew after a few drinks.

manohar