Ind-SA 1st Test : Tendulkar’s Century In Vain

As India lost the first test to SA, that too on home soil in Nagpur, the only thing to cheer about was Sachin’s century. Sachin has scored 34 centuries in 1st innings and 12 in the 2nd innings. Of these 12, India have drawn 5 matches, lost 4 and won only 3 of them. Which means, more often than not, his century has been in a losing cause.

 

Tendulkar’s 2nd Innings 100s in Indian wins

Score	Match Innings	Opposition	Venue	Date
104*	3	Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27-Jul-93
155*	3	Australia	Chennai	06-Mar-98
103*	4	England	Chennai	11-Dec-08

Tendulkar’s 2nd Innings 100s in Indian defeats

Score	Match Innings	Opposition	Venue	Date
122	3	England	Birmingham	06-Jun-96
113	3	New Zealand	Wellington	26-Dec-98
136	4	Pakistan	Chennai	28-Jan-99
100	3	South Africa	Nagpur	06-Feb-10

Tendulkar’s 2nd Innings 100s in drawn matches

Score	Match Innings	Opposition	Venue	Date
119*	4	England	Manchester	09-Aug-90
124*	3	Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24-Feb-99
126*	3	New Zealand	Mohali	10-Oct-99
176	3	West Indies	Kolkata	30-Oct-02
100*	3	Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	16-Nov-09

But Sachin is not to blame for the loss because we have always been defeated due to a weak bowling attack. To win a test match, its imperative that you get the opposition out in both innings, 20 wickets to be claimed. We could not even get 10, hence proving that the bowlers were neither effective in taking wickets nor in curtailing the runs. Even Sachin had stayed long enough he would have run out of partners because we had one more day of play left; too much to ask.

Hopefully we will do better in other matches and at least try to draw the series, if not win.

Fun Mode : Kishore-da’s Unbridled Enthusiasm

Just the other day I was listening to Kishore songs, not the sad depressing numbers which can make even a normal person melancholic, but some fun songs for a change. One thing that came out loud and clear was the fact that he enjoyed singing those songs, however silly the lyrics was or however absurd the tunes were; he gave it his all.

If a singer himself does not seem kicked about a song, how will he ever enthuse others? That’s the feeling I get when I hear those inane new talents on the numerous talent hunt shows. They come, they sing, they don’t even bother to work on the comments given by the judges [some of the judges are not even worth their salt, better not hear their comments at all] and mechanically appear again in some other show.

Anyways, back to Kishore da. He totally gets into the mood, full-on, unplugged. There are legends about Kishore and the manner in which he rendered the Khaike Paan Banaraswala number. It goes like this: Kishore actually asked for a bunch of pans which come in those cases [as seen in Padosan] and a peek-daan to spit out the paan. He sat on the floor or some kinda bed and literally rambled the words Bhang Ka Rang Jama Ho Chaka-chak. I go back to my previous para where I mentioned that unless the singer does not enjoy the song, there is very less chance that others will. And Kishore was a master of that. The kind of energy that he would blow into the song and the infectious jovial nature is unparalleled.

Since his Padosan songs have been talked about no end, I shall refrain from doing so. Let me talk about his other songs, especially from the black & white era. In the same genre as Mere Bhole Balam from Padosan was a song called Gaana Na Aya Bajana Na Aya, Dilbar Ko Apna Bana Na Aya. Its a hilarious song that blows your top-off. Kishore is seen trying to create a new song and the result is pure comedy. The lyrics were again by Rajendra Krishen and music by Hemant da. There is a small Brit accent piece, Kishore trying an imitation, really funny. Who could imagine the ever-serious Hemant Kumar composing such a number, but such was the exuberance of Kishore that everyone was affected by it. Also seen in the video clip is Gemini Ganesan along with Meena Kumari who are baffled by Kishore’s antics. Probably the only time that the south matinee was seen with Kishore in the same frame.

How funny can Kishore da get? Well, turns out very funny. So funny that in the movie Aansoo Aur Muskaan, there is a song picturised on Kishore in a ashram which is called Swami Kishore-aanandam Kirtan Ashram. And the song itself is Guni Jano Bhakt Jano, which sees Kishore in the garb of a sadhu. The lyrics of the song even goes on to list all the stars of bollywood in a fine spin of words sounding like bhajan

brahmaande he koti sitaram prithvi par bhi anek sitaram
arre aashirvadam ashok-kumaram
prithvi-putram raja-kapuram shammi-kapuram shashi-kapuram
ramam shyamam dilip-kumaram purab-pashchim manoj-kumaram
arre premapujari dev-anandam, roopa-pujari IS-joharam
arre nilam-kamalam raj-kumaram, yade yadam sunil-dattam
are ittefaqam rajesh-khannam jai jaani rajendra-natham
uchhalamakudam jai mahamudam

Two of the wackiest Kishore songs feature Pran, and Kishore himself in motley attire, thats pure coincidence. In Cheel Cheel Chillake, he is dressed in a school uniform, probably on some tour in scouts jamboree. The movie was Half Ticket, I haven’t been able to see the movie yet. But if the movie is even half as good as the song, then it shall be a treat to watch.

No one can forget a pre-supposed duet song being sung by the same singer. Kishore achieved that feat in Aake Seedhi Lagi where he not only cross-dressed but also cross-voiced. He sang as Kishore for Pran and then as squeaky/screechy and rustic village-belle-Kishore for himself. I am not even finding words to describe Kishore’s ludicrous yet fantastic act. No one could have pulled it off, but him.

‘Kahani Kismat Ki’ had an unprecedented song picturisation. And much before Dharamendra had climbed atop a tank in Sholay, he was seen in a crane elevated carrier singing Rafta Rafta Dekho Aankh Meri Ladi Hai; which he does after gathering a small crowd. Towards the end, he even starts singing ghati lyrics which is hilarious, and an embarassed Rekha looks around for some kind of sanity.

Then, there is the Eena Meena Deeka number. The mukhda of the song is a string of garbled words that make no sense but have been sung with great conviction as though it were the commandments. Kishore totally believed in the song and executed it with perfection, just watch his choreography; amazing. And the lyrics of the song has some insensible wisdom. Check this

Mat socho ki sasta hai sauda
Phal paayega lagayega jo paudha
Dil ki ye kyaari banegi phulwaari
Ye duniya jalegi, jalan ki hai maari
Hasegi hasegi hasegi meri pyaari

If you thought Kishore had sung only romantic and sad songs for Rajesh Khanna, then you are wrong. Rajesh Khanna too had a fair share of Kishore’s masti songs. One of them being the Saasu Tirath, Sasura Tirath from the movie Souten. The lyrics literally mean that in-laws are are to be worshipped and visited regularly as a duty and a pilgrimage.

Another lesser spoken about song from the movie ‘Chalti Ka Naam Gadi’  was Hum The Wo Thi Aur Samaa Rangeen Samajh Gaye Na. The two brothers, Anup and Kishore, discussing the forbidden topic of an encounter with a woman which Anup hasn’t had and Kishore teases him with lyrics which go like this:

Khoya Mai Kaise Uski Baton Mei
Kehta Hoon Dam To Lene Do Ahhaha
Khoyi Woh Kaise Meri Baaton Mei
Kehta Hoon Dam To Lene Do Ahhaha
Kya Kya Keh Dala Aankho Aankho Mei
Kehta Hoon Dam To Lene Do Ahhha

Another song from the same movie, worth mentioning, is the Panch Rupaiya Barah Aana song. It so happens that Kishore repairs Madhubala’s car and she still owes him Rs.5.75. And Kishore is out to get that money, even if it means earning it by entertaining her.Watch Kishore dressed in leather pants, jacket and a feathered cap. And watch him each time he says Chahe Namoona Dekh Le and tunrs up in a different costume. This song later became an inspiration for a song in movie ‘Jeevan Ek Sanghursh’, where Amit Kumar crooned Dede Mera Dede Tu Bees Rupaiya, Twenty Rupees My Twenty Rupees.

Vinod Khanna has rarely been seen in comical acts, except for the movie Hera Pheri with BigB. But in this song Priye Praneshwari from movie ‘Hum Tum Aur Woh’ is a song which sees Vinod Khanna in never-seen-before getup. The only other funny getup Vinod Khanna ever did was in Hera Pheri. In this song, Vinod is singing to his lady love in chaste hindi and even I did not know the meaning of a few of those words. The lyrics of the song and Kishore’s rendition is just awesome.

priye praaneshwari, hridayeshwari
yadi aap hamey aadesh karey to
prem ka hum shri ganesh karey

If anyone is depressed, thinking about love and missing their loved ones, should listen to Hum To Mohabbat Karega from ‘Dilli Ka Thug’. Its another comical song which describes the extent to which a person can go, to prove his love and to stay with loved ones. After hearing words like Joota Polish Karega Tel Maalish Karega, they are bound to smile at their own stupidity and limitless affection for their loved one, what with thoughts like … joota paalish karega lekin tum par marega, laila laila karega thandi aahen bharega and doobegaa nahin tairega pyaar se ham nahin darega

A song which encapsulates the qualities that a man looks for in a woman is very humorously penned in Zaroorat Hai Zaroorat Hai Zaroorat Hai, Ek Shirimati Ki, Kalavati Ki, Seva Karey Jo Pati Ki. It may sound a bit regressive, but its to be taken with a pinch of salt; because the song is really a romantic one at heart. Sample this:

haseen hazaaro bhi ho khadey, magar usi par nazar padey
ho zulf gaalo se khelti, ke jaise din raat se ladey
adaaon mei bahaar ho, nigaahon mei khumaar ho
qabool mera pyaar ho to kya baat hai 

itar mein saanse basi basi, vo mastiyo mei rasi rasi
zara si palkein jhuki jhuki, bhavey ghaneri kasi kasi
phoolon mei gulaab ho khud apna jawaab ho
vo pyar ki kitab ho to kya baat hai

And with Kishore enacting it, his facial expressions and the naugtiness in the voice was great.

This is just the beginning of a long list of Kishore-da’s songs which continue to enthrall us. The man was a complete maverick and no one entertained us, the way he did; whether it was infront of the camera or behind it, be it in the recording studios or shooting a movie. Whereever there was a fun moment, he was there; or may I put it like this – wherever he was there, there were fun moments. So, please go ahead and list your fave Kishore songs which tickled your funny bone, I am sure that won’t be a tough task!

This post was first published on PFC

shriya saran : moods & moments

Academy Awards : Oscar Nominations For 2010

Actor in a Leading Role

Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart
George Clooney in Up in the Air
Colin Firth in A Single Man
Morgan Freeman in Invictus
Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker
 
Actor in a Supporting Role

Matt Damon in Invictus
Woody Harrelson in The Messenger
Christopher Plummer in The Last Station
Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds
 
Actress in a Leading Role

Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side
Helen Mirren in The Last Station
Carey Mulligan in An Education
Gabourey Sidibe in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia

Actress in a Supporting Role

Penélope Cruz in Nine
Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal in Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air
Mo’Nique in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
 
Animated Feature Film

Coraline: Henry Selick
Fantastic Mr Fox: Wes Anderson
The Princess and the Frog: John Musker and Ron Clements
The Secret of Kells: Tomm Moore
Up: Pete Docter

Art Direction

Avatar
Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith

Nine
Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim

Sherlock Holmes
Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer

The Young Victoria
Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

Cinematography

Avatar: Mauro Fiore
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Bruno Delbonnel
The Hurt Locker: Barry Ackroyd
Inglourious Basterds: Robert Richardson
The White Ribbon: Christian Berger

Costume Design

Bright Star: Janet Patterson
Coco before Chanel: Catherine Leterrier
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: Monique Prudhomme
Nine: Colleen Atwood
The Young Victoria Sandy Powell

Best Director

Avatar: James Cameron
The Hurt Locker: Kathryn Bigelow 
Inglourious Basterds: Quentin Tarantino
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire: Lee Daniels
Up in the Air: Jason Reitman

Documentary (Feature)

Burma VJ: Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
The Cove: Nominees to be determined
Food, Inc. Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
Which Way Home: Rebecca Cammisa

Documentary (Short Subject)

China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province: Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner: Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant: Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
Music by Prudence: Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
Rabbit à la Berlin: Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

Film Editing

Avatar: Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
District 9: Julian Clarke
The Hurt Locker: Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
Inglourious Basterds: Sally Menke
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire: Joe Klotz

Foreign Language Film

Ajami: Israel
El Secreto de Sus Ojos: Argentina
The Milk of Sorrow: Peru
Un Prophète: France
The White Ribbon: Germany

Makeup

Il Divo: Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
Star Trek: Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
The Young Victoria: Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Music (Original Score)

Avatar: James Horner
Fantastic Mr Fox: Alexandre Desplat
The Hurt Locker: Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
Sherlock Holmes: Hans Zimmer
Up: Michael Giacchino

Music (Original Song)

Almost There from The Princess and the Frog: Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Down in New Orleans from The Princess and the Frog: Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Loin de Paname from Paris 36: Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
Take It All from Nine: Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart) from Crazy Heart: Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best Picture

Avatar: James Cameron and Jon Landau
The Blind Side: Nominees to be determined
District 9: Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham
An Education: Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey
The Hurt Locker: Nominees to be determined
Inglourious Basterds: Lawrence Bender
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire: Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness
A Serious Man: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Up: Jonas Rivera
Up in the Air: Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman

Short Film (Animated)

French Roast: Fabrice O Joubert
Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty: Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte): Javier Recio Gracia
Logorama: Nicolas Schmerkin
A Matter of Loaf and Death: Nick Park

Short Film (Live Action)

The Door: Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
Instead of Abracadabra: Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
Kavi: Gregg Helvey
Miracle Fish: Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
The New Tenants: Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Sound Editing

Avatar: Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
The Hurt Locker: Paul N J Ottosson
Inglourious Basterds: Wylie Stateman
Star Trek: Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
Up: Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

Sound Mixing

Avatar: Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
The Hurt Locker: Paul N J Ottosson and Ray Beckett
Inglourious Basterds: Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
Star Trek: Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J Devlin
Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen: Greg P Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

Visual Effects

Avatar: Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R Jones
District 9: Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
Star Trek: Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

District 9: Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
An Education: Screenplay by Nick Hornby
In the Loop: Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire: Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
Up in the Air: Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Writing (Original Screenplay)

The Hurt Locker: Mark Boal
Inglourious Basterds: Quentin Tarantino
The Messenger: Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman
A Serious Man: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Up: Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

slumdog millionaire – a true story

AR Rahman picked up 2 Grammy awards today for Slumdog Millionaire

This is an astounding achievement. Slumdog Millionaire sweeping the Oscars, just as it had done at the GG and Baftas. Its a true story of survival, of destiny and of dreaming big.

I am not talking about Jamaal and Saleem, I am talking about Rahman and Resul and all other Indians involved with this movie. These guys, from a humble background, on the dint of their hardwork, committment and dedication to the art, grit and determination, went on to win international awards and accolades. And unlike Jamaal, who took a wild guess at the last answer to become a millionaire, they have come up the hard way.

AR Rahman – We all know of Rahman’s struggling days, how after death of his father his family had to put musical instruments on hire to make ends meet. Here’s your true story of a boy who starts playing those very instruments to make a living, who converts to another faith to make peace with himself and find solace, who starts off as a musician creating jingles, then gets a big break in Mani Ratnam movie, moves to Hindi film music, then conquers the imagination of west with his Bombay Dreams and finally wins the GG, Bafta and Oscar … there’s your movie. A man with love in his heart, music in his soul, dreams on his mind and destiny on his forehead. AR Rahman, the flagbearer of Indian film music, winning two Oscars, one for Original Score and the other for Original Song, this is a dream come true.

Resul Pookutty- an FTII product, who moved to Mumbai to work in sound-mixing and did some great work in Black, Bluffmaster, Saawariya, Gandhi My Father[his self-confessed best work until now] and finally SDM. From anonymity to stardom, but it has not changed him a wee bit. He won the Oscar for Sound Mixing, shared the honors with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke.

Gulzar - a poet, a wordsmith, a man with some brilliant thoughts and the conviction with which he pens his thoughts, is one of the best writers that Inida has produced. He started his career way back in 1960’s, assissting Bimal Roy, writing dialogues, penning lyrics, then went onto write some fantatsic stories which he directed and brought to light with his wonderful screenplay. His volume of work speaks for itself, ranging from social issues to political battleground to soft and sensitive children’s movie to the subtle romantic moments which we remember long after time has faded all other memories. His command of urdu, phaarsi and hindi is just amazing. From winning a dozen awards back home to winning an Oscar for Original Song, he shared the honors with AR Rahman, he come a long way.

Anil Kapoor – born in a chawl in Tilak Nagar, Bombay in 1958. He was educated in Chembur. His father was a film producer and so was his brother, but they always seemed to be unlucky with their production house becasue they bandked on the wrong movies. After tasting success with Mr.India and other works like Lamhe, Tezaab etc they produced RKRCKR which was a disaster. To make-up for the financial losses he made some really crappy movies like Andaz and Mr.Azad. But he came out of that bad patch with some really good movies like 1942ALS, Virasat, Taal etc. He has seen the ups and downs of the film industry, the dust behind the stars. Though he was neither nominated nor won any award, he danced and celebrated the most whenever SDM picked an award. His enthusiasm was rubbing off on everybody and created really good vibes.

Irfan Khan, Saurabh Shukla – fantastic actors in their own rights. Irfan said in some interview that his role in SDM was chopped for the benefit of the movie, that’s how non-interfering and unselfish he is, just lets his work do the talking. A brilliant actor who has made his mark in the west as well, with movies like The Warrior and Namesake. Saurabh is a terrific writer himself, and his effortless acting is wonderful. Whether he is playing kallu mama of Satya or the chomping-glory boss in Dasvidaniya, he does it with such ease and finesse. Their contribution in the movie might have been small, but was noticeable.

Dev Patel, Freida Pinto – they have just started out and this comes as a shot in the arm for them. From hereon, they can choose their career and movies, as well as their bf’s and gf’s.

And finally, Danny Boyle, the man who made all this possible. Though I have my own issues with the movie, nevertheless, he deserves every bit of the success that has come his way. He made it possible to bring together these talents under one cinematic vision. Although I do believe that, had the movie been from an Indian production house, it would not have been noticed so much, but yet, its the content that matters too. He took his chance, shot the movie in India with total conviction, over-played a few things, but still the end-product was endearing. Its a proof that hardwork always pays off, albeit a little late. The moment his name was associated with the movie, it started going places. His credibility drove the movie, brought-in the audiences, entralled the masses and the critics and made history.

Smile Pinki was another entrant which won the Best Documentary/Short Subject award. They made it to the red carpet all the way from UP, fairytale stuff. Awesome stuff !

Its a red-letter-day for us, we should mark this day in the annals of film history and otherwise…3 oscar winners bring glory to India, make us proud. Jai Ho !!!

This post was first published on PFC

all khans’ under fire

In a strange turn of events, all 4 Khans’ of bollywood have come under fire from different quarters. While Shiv Sena took on 2 khans’, Aamir and Shahrukh over the IPL issue, the other two were lambasted by different communities of Rajasthan for their irresponsible behavior.

Shiv Sena, in their mouthpiece ‘Saamna’, is outraged by SRK and Aamir statements over IPL. While Aamir bore the brunt because all he said was that merit should have taken precedence over nationality while selecting players for IPL, SRK went overboard in sympathising with Pakistan and said that he felt “humiliated” that no talent from Pak was picked. SRK made ridiculous excuses that he couldn’t attend the auction of players. What an excuse! He is the brand ambassador of Nokia and Airtel, all he needed was to be in touch with his represntatives, but he chose not to. And now that his movie ‘My Name Is Khan’ is ready for release, he wants to win back his fans in Pak and Dubai. He is only serving his self-interest, as he is the co-producer of the movie and he wants to protect his fan-base in middle-east. That also serves the purpose of him dancing in lavish Dubai weddings. SRK’s stand was purely a business-minded decision, and not an emotional one. The irony is that, these very people are gonna circulate the pirated cd/dvd of his movie. SRK was calling for trouble, when he went out of his way in support to Pak. Shiv Sena has called him a ‘traitor’ and torn down posters of his movie. I am sure they will cause problems during release of the movie too.

Now, coming to Saif Ali Khan, his involvement on ‘black buck’ hunting case has caused some discontent among sections of Rajasthanis who felt that he should not have been awarded the Padma Shri. Since he has not been proven innocent in the case yet, and he isn’t the most deserving candidate for the award, his effigy was burnt.

Lastly, theatre screens acorss cities in Rajasthan were ransacked duty to wrong portrayal of the ‘rajputana’ clan in the movie ‘Veer’. Hence, the mischief mongers smashed glass windows and tore down posters of Salman Khan.

south spice : 2010 calendar

Schedule : IPL-3

Date	Match Details	Time			Venue
		GMT	IST	Your Time	Ground	City
Mar 12 – Fri	Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders, 1st match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Brabourne Stadium	Mumbai
Mar 13 – Sat	Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals, 2nd match	9:30	15:00	15:00	Brabourne Stadium	Mumbai
Mar 13 – Sat	Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils, 3rd match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium	Chandigarh
Mar 14 – Sun	Kolkata Knight Riders v Bangalore Royal Challengers, 4th match	10:30	16:00	16:00	Eden Gardens	Kolkata
Mar 14 – Sun	Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers, 5th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Mar 15 – Mon	Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils, 6th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Sawai Mansingh Stadium	Jaipur
Mar 16 – Tue	Bangalore Royal Challengers v Kings XI Punjab, 7th match	10:30	16:00	16:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Mar 16 – Tue	Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings, 8th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Eden Gardens	Kolkata
Mar 17 – Wed	Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians, 9th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Feroz Shah Kotla	Delhi
Mar 18 – Thu	Bangalore Royal Challengers v Rajasthan Royals, 10th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Mar 19 – Fri	Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings, 11th match	10:30	16:00	16:00	Feroz Shah Kotla	Delhi
Mar 19 – Fri	Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab, 12th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	ACA-VDCA Stadium	Visakhapatnam
Mar 20 – Sat	Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders, 13th match	10:30	16:00	16:00	Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium	Ahmedabad
Mar 20 – Sat	Mumbai Indians v Bangalore Royal Challengers, 14th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Brabourne Stadium	Mumbai
Mar 21 – Sun	Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils, 15th match	10:30	16:00	16:00	ACA-VDCA Stadium	Visakhapatnam
Mar 21 – Sun	Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab, 16th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Mar 22 – Mon	Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders, 17th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Brabourne Stadium	Mumbai
Mar 23 – Tue	Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings, 18th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Mar 24 – Wed	Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals, 19th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium	Chandigarh
Mar 25 – Thu	Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings, 20th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Brabourne Stadium	Mumbai
Mar 26 – Fri	Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers, 21st match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Sardar Patel Stadium	Ahmedabad
Mar 27 – Sat	Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, 22nd match	10:30	16:00	16:00	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium	Chandigarh
Mar 27 – Sat	Bangalore Royal Challengers v Delhi Daredevils, 23rd match	14:30	20:00	20:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Mar 28 – Sun	Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings, 24th match	10:30	16:00	16:00	Sardar Patel Stadium	Ahmedabad
Mar 28 – Sun	Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians, 25th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	Hyderabad
Mar 29 – Mon	Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders, 26th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Feroz Shah Kotla	Delhi
Mar 30 – Tue	Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab, 27th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Brabourne Stadium	Mumbai
Mar 31 – Wed	Chennai Super Kings v Bangalore Royal Challengers, 28th match	10:30	16:00	16:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Mar 31 – Wed	Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals, 29th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Feroz Shah Kotla	Delhi
Apr 01 – Thu	Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers, 30th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Eden Gardens	Kolkata
Apr 02 – Fri	Kings XI Punjab v Bangalore Royal Challengers, 31st match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium	Chandigarh
Apr 03 – Sat	Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals, 32nd match	10:30	16:00	16:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Apr 03 – Sat	Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers, 33rd match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground	Nagpur
Apr 04 – Sun	Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab, 34th match	10:30	16:00	16:00	Eden Gardens	Kolkata
Apr 04 – Sun	Delhi Daredevils v Bangalore Royal Challengers, 35th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Feroz Shah Kotla	Delhi
Apr 05 – Mon	Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals, 36th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	Hyderabad
Apr 06 – Tue	Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians, 37th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Apr 07 – Wed	Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab, 38th match	10:30	16:00	16:00	Sardar Patel Stadium	Ahmedabad
Apr 07 – Wed	Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils, 39th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Eden Gardens	Kolkata
Apr 08 – Thu	Bangalore Royal Challengers v Deccan Chargers, 40th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Apr 09 – Fri	Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians, 41st match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium	Chandigarh
Apr 10 – Sat	Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings, 42nd match	10:30	16:00	16:00	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	Hyderabad
Apr 10 – Sat	Bangalore Royal Challengers v Kolkata Knight Riders, 43rd match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	Hyderabad
Apr 11 – Sun	Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab, 44th match	10:30	16:00	16:00	Feroz Shah Kotla	Delhi
Apr 11 – Sun	Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians, 45th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Feroz Shah Kotla	Delhi
Apr 12 – Mon	Deccan Chargers v Bangalore Royal Challengers, 46th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	Hyderabad
Apr 13 – Tue	Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils, 47th match	10:30	16:00	16:00	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground	Nagpur
Apr 13 – Tue	Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders, 48th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Apr 14 – Wed	Rajasthan Royals v Bangalore Royal Challengers, 49th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium	Ahmedabad
Apr 15 – Thu	Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils, 50th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Apr 16 – Fri	Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers, 51st match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium	Dharamsala
Apr 17 – Sat	Bangalore Royal Challengers v Mumbai Indians, 52nd match	10:30	16:00	16:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Apr 17 – Sat	Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals, 53rd match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Eden Gardens	Kolkata
Apr 18 – Sun	Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings, 54th match	10:30	16:00	16:00	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium	Dharamsala
Apr 18 – Sun	Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers, 55th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Feroz Shah Kotla	Delhi
Apr 19 – Mon	Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, 56th match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Eden Gardens	Kolkata
Apr 21 – Wed	1st Semi-Final	14:30	20:00	20:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Apr 22 – Thu	2nd Semi-Final	14:30	20:00	20:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Apr 24 – Sat	3rd Place Play-off	14:30	20:00	20:00	Dr DY Patil Sports Academy	Mumbai
Apr 25 – Sun	Final	14:30	20:00	20:00	Dr DY Patil Sports Academy	Mumbai

chatur ramalingam : chamatkar ka balatkar

The last time I came across such a hilarious piece formulated by word-swap was when a grade-5 kid had prepared an essay on ‘My Best Friend’, but the topic turned out to be ‘My Father’. Well, the kid just replaced the word ‘friend’ with ‘father’ and this is what the essay looked like:

I have many fathers…but Nik is my best father…I have other fathers too…but they don’t play with me or come home …Nik comes home everyday and plays with me…..Mom loves Nik….Nik helps me with homwork….A father in need is a father in deed.

56th National Awards : Complete List

1. BEST FEATURE FILM – Antaheen (Bengali)

2. INDIRA GANDHI AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FILM OF A DIRECTOR – A Wednesday (Director : Neeraj Pandey)

3. BEST POPULAR FILM PROVIDING WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT – Oye Lucky ! Lucky Oye (Hindi)

4. NARGIS DUTT AWARD FILM ON NATIONAL INTEGRATION – Aai Kot Nai (Assamese)

5. BEST FILM ON FAMILY VALUES – Little Zizou (English,Gujarati)

6. BEST FILM ON SOCIAL ISSUES- Jogva (Marathi)

7. BEST FILM ON ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION/PRESERVATION – Jianta Bhoota (Oriya)

8. BEST CHILDREN’S FILM – Gubbachigalu (Kannada)

9. BEST ANIMATION FILM Roadside Romeo (Hindi)

10. BEST DIRECTION – Bala (Naan Kaduval – Tamil)

11. BEST ACTOR- Upendra Limaye (Jogva, Marathi)

12. BEST ACTRESS – Priyanka Chopra (Fashion, Hindi)

13. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Arjun Rampal (Rock On !!, Hindi)

14. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Kangana (Fashion, Hindi)

15. BEST CHILD ARTIST – Shams Patel (Thanks Maa, Hindi)

16. BEST MALE PLAYBACK SINGER – Hariharan (Jogva, Marathi)

17. BEST FEMALE PLAYBACK SINGER – Shreya Ghoshal(Antaheen, Bengali)

18. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Avik Mukhopadhyay (Antaheen, Bengali)

19. BEST SCREENPLAY- Sachin Kundalkar (Gandha, Marathi)

20. BEST AUDIOGRAPHY- Pramod J. Thomas( Gandha, Marathi)

21. BEST EDITING- A. Sreekar Prasad (Firaaq, Hindi)

22. BEST ART DIRECTION- Gautam Sen (Firaaq, Hindi)

23. BEST COSTUME DESIGNER – Neeta Lulla (Jodha Akbar, Hindi)

24. BEST MAKE-UP ARTIST – Moorthy V. (Naan Kadauul, Tamil)

25. BEST MUSIC DIRECTION – Ajay and Atul (Jogva, Marathi)

26. BEST LYRICS – Anindya Bannerjee and Chandranil Bhattacharya (Antaheen, Bengali)

27. SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Bioscope (Malayalam)

28. BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS – Govardhan (Mumbai Meri Jaan, Hindi)

29 BEST CHOREOGRAPHY – Chinni Prakash & Rekha Prakash (Jodha Akbar, Hindi)

30. BEST FEATURE FILM IN EACH OF THE LANGUAGE SPECIFIED

a) Mon Jai – Assamese
b) Shob Charitro Kalponik – Bengali
c) Rock On – Hindi
D) Vimukthi – Kannada
E) Thirakkada – Malayalam
F) Harishcnadrachi Factory – Marathi
G) Vaarnam Aiyiram – Tamil
H) 1940 LO Oka Gramam – Telugu
I) Yarwng – Kokborok
J) Gaggara – Tulu

31. BEST BOOK ON CINEMA – Bollywood Melodies (English) Author: Ganesh Anantharaman

32. SPECIAL JURY MENTION – The Director’s Mind (English) Ujjal Chakraborty

33. BEST FILM CRITIC – Altaf Mazid and R.K. Bidur Singh

source : http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2010/jan/r2010012302.pdf