Sunday, July 22, 2007

Nirastra Bhav!

That is Harry Potter doing his jaadu in desi. Well, I am as confused about what the movie was about, after coming back from the movie, as I was while watching it. I thought the confusion was because I missed the first 10 min, but, when I read that only thing that happens in those 10 minutes is the incident that prompts Harry to use his magic outside the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and leads to a threat of expulsion from the school.
Needles to say he is saved from expulsion by his Prof Dumbledore. Then there is a piece about ministry getting paranoid that Dumbledore is creating a magician's force, which could pose security risk to ministry. And they send
Dolores Umbridge, as a teacher at Hogwarts, who makes life of students quite miserable. How she meets her nemesis, is one part of picture. And it is as non-noteworthy as rest of the movie.
Then there is a threat from
(now returned) Lord Voldemort, and he is trying to take over control of Harry's brain. And that is climax of the movie, where Voldemort and his cronies have a confrontation with Harry, Ron, Hermione & colleagues.
Dumbledore appears from nowhere and fights a battle of his life to return the attack launched by
evil Voldemort. Then Harry does a mental battle with Voldemort and prevents him from taking over his brain. And that was it.
Well, I was waiting that something worth attention to take place somewhere in the movie. But I kept waiting and movie ended without giving that something.
Must have made sense to die hard HP fans, but for the uninitiated in HP saga, it was a case of movie falling well short of expectation.
But who is complaining when it is a big hit at the box office!

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Ellora in rainy season!


Wish I was a poet to describe this greenery!

Somewhat difficult route to Sita Ki nahani







The Waterfall on cave 29 - The Sita ki Nahani



View from Sita ki nahani
A cave with a view!
Hand in hand!


Cricket on the Mhaismal plains


Fascinated by the wild flowers! So cute!