“শোন, অভ্যেস বলে কিছুহয়না এ পৃথিবীতেপাল্টে ফেলাই বেঁচে থাকা…”
Nice Guys Finish Last…
Oh nice guys finish last, when you are the outcast
Don’t pat yourself on the back, you might break your spine
– Green Day defines a way of life. The songs are about me and my life. Green Day is what wisdom looks like to me.
Review: Rajkahini (2015) – Bengali – Srijit Mukherji
Disclaimer: This is more of a rant consisting of my personal views about the movie. Not only regarding the movie, but also the various topics covered by it. Hence, this blog post shouldn’t be considered the kind of traditional ‘reviews’ that critics do, as the coverage of the writing is beyond the movie itself.
The thing with Srijit Mukherji movies is — each new one makes you think, “this is by far the most different one of the lot”. And, the man somehow manages to keep that feeling a constant with each new release of his.
Review: Nirbaak (2015) – Bengali – Srijit Mukherji
Amidst constant hindrances, I was finally able to watch Nirbaak at the Mitra Cinema Hall, here in Kolkata. Nirbaak is a one of its kind Bengali film, by Srijit Mukherji. I was overflowed with the amount of interest I had for watching this movie. Partly because, I watched all the previous movies by Srijit before and found each of them kind of different and belonging to a different class of its own within the Bengali film space. Otherwise because, Nirbaak, particularly, at least from the trailer, seemed to be the most weird and different movie by Srijit so far. So there was that overpowering intention to watch it as soon as possible — and it made me inexplicably glad in the end.
Net Neutrality – The Old Mindset that Keeps Resisting Innovation
At present, the major telecom companies in India are pressurizing the Indian Govt. to pass laws that’ll allow them to treat each type of internet traffic differently. It essentially means that it’ll no longer be you as an user who decides what you want to browse on the internet. They instead want to control what, how and when you use the internet. Many pro-net neutrality groups and experts are linking net neutrality directly to freedom of speech — and they’re not wrong in doing so.
I Praise Liberty
I praise liberty, the freedom to obey.
