I have now been going to the gym for 1 month and 3 weeks. Occasionally I feel these urges of having a pastry or eating a burger. Its finally becoming boring including salads during and fruits after the meals. Someone recently asked me "isn't it frustrating?" Thankfully I haven't reached that stage yet.
Ofcourse there have been days when I've woken up at six in the morning grumbling "mujhe gym nahi jaana!". I then remind myself of the oodles of weight I've lost, the stamina that I've gained and the compliments that are still pouring in. And finally nothing beats the happiness on being able to fit into my old college jeans!! That's what has been keeping me going.
My trainer had told me that 25% of the weight loss is a result of exercises and 75% of it comes from dieting. As I have been constantly reminding my elder sister, this does not mean that I have been starving myself. I am just eating healthier. My lifestyle has become more disciplined. I know things can only get better from here.
I read in a magazine where one woman said that she sticks her latest slim and trim photo on her fridge. So whenever she opens it she always picks up an apple instead of a pastry or a chocolate. For another lady putting pictures of her old fat self on the fridge did the trick. :p
There is a fun way too of making oneself stick to the regime. Treat yourself at the end of every month that you followed the diet and exercise drill. Like I bought two nice tops for myself some weeks ago. I am already being told by friends to buy new jeans next for myself! You can decide to get yourself pampered by going for a massage as a prize. :D
I do eat a small packet of Lays once during a week. Since I can't do without cheese in my sandwiches I have switched to low fat cow's cheese. As I hadn't eaten junk food in all this while I didn't mind indulging myself when I attended my friend's wedding reception last week. I ate sandesh, barfi and a slice of cake. I even ate chicken and fish avoiding the heavy curries and only taking the chunks while doing so. When I hit the gym again after a three day break I put in an extra 20 minutes of cardio in addition to the regular half an hour of treadmilling and crosstraining.
I have been told to enjoy this new routine. Well... sweating out is no fun. But its not too bad either. Neither is it too difficult.
My small bit of advice: Be serious about your targets but don't take it too seriously. There's nothing wrong in wanting to look your best as long as you don't get consumed by it.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
News items!!
Heard some news stories lately which caught my attention and it looks line that only women are creating headlines these days!!
First one of them was about Shilpa Shetty being bestowed an honorary doctorate by the Metropolitan Leeds University for her outstanding contribution to cultural diversity. An honorary degree is conferred those who have put in years of efforts and created a mark for themselves in various fields be it theatre, art, literature or science. Shilpa Shetty however, has got this degree purely on the basis of her current wave of popularity. She did not even accept that she had faced racial discrimation on the Big Brother show. She even reverted from her very first reaction of "yeh kuch zyada ho gaya" to Richard Gere's action on stage. Since when has going for some functions in England, meeting Tony Blair at a gala event and getting a role in a musical constitute an outstanding contribution? If Universities will go on awarding doctorates to the undeserving then what regard will we continue to hold for a Ph.D.? Students have to put in years of hard work doing research as part of getting a doctorate. Why should Shilpa Shetty be handed this simply on a platter?
The other news item that took me by surprise was the release of Monica Bedi. What was worse was her being celeberated as a star in her village and hindi film directors saying that Monica's tryst with jail should not be the reason for not casting her in a movie. There are people with scripts ready to form queues outside her abode!! How come they didn't spot her talent earlier on?
Last week during one of our lab treats the discussion of Pratibha Patil was opened. This was before the Saturday election. India having a first woman president sounds really good. But shouldn't the honour have gone to someone having the same stature as Dr Radhakrishnan, the first male president of our country? I was watching her interview on Doordarshan that was telecast a day after the results were announced. Pratibha Patil was asked how she was feeling after becoming the President of India. She answered "bahut harsh ho raha hai" minus any emotion conveying the happiness and excitement. A recent Times of India editorial suggested that she could spend her time at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by gardening. I do agree that the President does not have a role in the governance of our country. But that does not mean that the man or woman occupying that post has no importance. In crunch time will Pratibha Patil be able to stand her own ground? I hope she ends up making more consequential decisions than a switch from dosas to uttapams in the breakfast menu.
First one of them was about Shilpa Shetty being bestowed an honorary doctorate by the Metropolitan Leeds University for her outstanding contribution to cultural diversity. An honorary degree is conferred those who have put in years of efforts and created a mark for themselves in various fields be it theatre, art, literature or science. Shilpa Shetty however, has got this degree purely on the basis of her current wave of popularity. She did not even accept that she had faced racial discrimation on the Big Brother show. She even reverted from her very first reaction of "yeh kuch zyada ho gaya" to Richard Gere's action on stage. Since when has going for some functions in England, meeting Tony Blair at a gala event and getting a role in a musical constitute an outstanding contribution? If Universities will go on awarding doctorates to the undeserving then what regard will we continue to hold for a Ph.D.? Students have to put in years of hard work doing research as part of getting a doctorate. Why should Shilpa Shetty be handed this simply on a platter?
The other news item that took me by surprise was the release of Monica Bedi. What was worse was her being celeberated as a star in her village and hindi film directors saying that Monica's tryst with jail should not be the reason for not casting her in a movie. There are people with scripts ready to form queues outside her abode!! How come they didn't spot her talent earlier on?
Last week during one of our lab treats the discussion of Pratibha Patil was opened. This was before the Saturday election. India having a first woman president sounds really good. But shouldn't the honour have gone to someone having the same stature as Dr Radhakrishnan, the first male president of our country? I was watching her interview on Doordarshan that was telecast a day after the results were announced. Pratibha Patil was asked how she was feeling after becoming the President of India. She answered "bahut harsh ho raha hai" minus any emotion conveying the happiness and excitement. A recent Times of India editorial suggested that she could spend her time at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by gardening. I do agree that the President does not have a role in the governance of our country. But that does not mean that the man or woman occupying that post has no importance. In crunch time will Pratibha Patil be able to stand her own ground? I hope she ends up making more consequential decisions than a switch from dosas to uttapams in the breakfast menu.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Gym's peppy songs
Here are the lyrics of the some of the songs that are played in gym and which I happen to love coz they are very foot-tapping and even to some extent motivating. :)
Movie: Lakshya
Haan yehi rasta hai tera
Tune ab jaana hai
Haan yehi sapna hai tera
Tune pehchaana hai
Tujhe ab ye dikhaana hai
Roke tujhko aandhiyaan
Ya zameen aur aasmaan
Paayega jo lakshya hai tera
Lakshya toh har haal mein paana hai
Mushkil koyi aa jaaye toh
Parbat koyi takraaye toh
Taaqat koyi dikhlaaye toh
Toofaan koyi mandlaaye toh
Mushkil koyi aa jaaye toh
Parbat koyi takraaye toh
Parbat koyi takraaye toh
Barse chaahe ambar se aag
Lipte chaahe pairon se naag
Paayega jo lakshya hai tera
Lakshya toh har haal mein paana hai...
Himmat se jo koyi chale
Dharti hile kadmon tale
Kya dooriyaan kya faasle
Manzil lage aake gale
Himmat se jo koyi chale
Dharti hile kadmon tale
Tu chal yunhi ab subaho-shaam
Rukna jhukna nahin tera kaam
Paayega jo lakshya hai tera
Lakshya toh har haal mein paana hai...
Haan yehi rasta hai tera
Tune ab jaana hai
Haan yehi sapna hai tera
Tune pehchaana hai
Tujhe ab ye dikhaana hai
Lakshya toh har haal mein paana hai
Movie: Fight Club
Joshilay jawan hoKhud pe gar gumaan ho
Aate hain yahan pe
Hone ko fanaa woh
Go go go go Fight Club
You got to go Fight Club
Go Go Go Go Fight Club
Yeh samaa yeh mastiyaan
Yeh diljawan aa rahe hain
Hum dilon pe mehfilon pe
Ek nasha laa rahe hain
Door se majboor se
Kuch yoon dilon ko thaame
Aa rahe ho dekhne ko tum naye hungame
Milke raho fight club
You got to go Fight Club
Go go go go Fight Club
Go go go go Fight Club
Door hai shor hai
Hum aankhon mein hai sharaare
Dil jo chahe khibch laaye
Hum zameen pe sitaare
Yaar bhi dildaar bhi
Rang bhi raag bhi hai
Pyar bhi takraar bhi
Aur jeet bhi haar bhi hai
You got to go Fight Club
Go go go go Fight Club
Joshilay jawan ho...
Movie: Metro
In dino dil meraMujhse hai keh raha
Tu khwaab saja
Tu ji le zara
Hai tujhe bhi ijaazat
Karle tu bhi mohabbat
Hai tujhe..
In dino...
Berang si hai badi zindagi
Kuch rang to bharoon
Main apni tanhaayi ke vaaste
Ab kuch toh karoon
Berang...
Jab mile thodi fursat
Mujhse karle mohabbat
Hai tujhe bhi ijaazat
Karle tu bhi mohabbat
Usko chupaakar main sabse kabhi
Le chaloon kahin door
Ankhon ke pyaalon se peeta rahoon
Uske chehre ka noor
Usko...
Is zamaane se chup kar
Poori karloon main hasrat
Hai tujhe bhi ijaazat
Karle tu bhi mohabbat
In dino...
Movie: Gangster
Ya ali reham aliYa ali yaar pe qurbaan hai sabhi
Ya ali madad ali
Ya ali yeh meri jaan yeh meri zindagi
Ishq pe haan mita doon luta doon
Main apni khudi
Yaar pe haan luta doon mita doon
Main yeh hasti
Ya ali...
Mujhe kuch pal de ghurbat ke
Fakiran teri chaahat ke
Rahe bechain dil kab tak
Mile kuch pal toh raahat ke
Chaahat pe ishq pe haan
Mita doon luta doon
Main apni khudi
Yaar pe haan luta doon mita doon
Main yeh hasti
Ya ali...
Bina tere na ek pal ho
Bina tere kabhi kal ho
Yeh dil ban jaaye ek pathhar
Na isme koi hulchul ho
Sanam pe haan
Ishq pe haan
Mita doon luta doon
Main apani khudi
Kasam se haan luta doon mita doon
Main yeh hastii
Ya ali...
Friday, July 13, 2007
Alfredo pasta
This is my favourite and is loaded in calories. But is absolutely yuuuum. Lip smacking.
And as I am not going to make it for a loooong time now I won't be able to put up any pic here. :(
Ingredients:
250 g dry pasta
water in a ratio of 3:1 with pasta
3/4 packet of fresh cream (the small pack :D)
50 g butter
3 cheese cubes grated
1/2 cup milk
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp oregano
2 tsp pepper powder
Salt to taste
Veggies of your choice: I usually use 4 small sized capsicums cut lengthwise. Other occasions I add some mushrooms cut in quaters.
You may intead add small pieces of chicken (but I haven't tried this yet)
Just listing the ingredients has made my mouth water!
Method:
In a large pot bring salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook it for 15 minutes until it softens and expands. Then drain out the water.
In a large kadhai melt the butter.
Add the fresh cream slowly over a reduced flame.
Add the grated cheese in small portions.
Keep stirring all the while so that the sauce becomes smooth.
Stir in the milk and season with garlic powder, oregano, pepper and salt.
Simmer over low flame for 2-3 min till the sauce thickens.
Stir constantly.
Mix in the veggies/chicken and cook till they turn tender.
Put the pasta and mix well.
Cook for 3 min.
And voila!! Alfredo pasta is ready to be served!!
And as I am not going to make it for a loooong time now I won't be able to put up any pic here. :(
Ingredients:
250 g dry pasta
water in a ratio of 3:1 with pasta
3/4 packet of fresh cream (the small pack :D)
50 g butter
3 cheese cubes grated
1/2 cup milk
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp oregano
2 tsp pepper powder
Salt to taste
Veggies of your choice: I usually use 4 small sized capsicums cut lengthwise. Other occasions I add some mushrooms cut in quaters.
You may intead add small pieces of chicken (but I haven't tried this yet)
Just listing the ingredients has made my mouth water!
Method:
In a large pot bring salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook it for 15 minutes until it softens and expands. Then drain out the water.
In a large kadhai melt the butter.
Add the fresh cream slowly over a reduced flame.
Add the grated cheese in small portions.
Keep stirring all the while so that the sauce becomes smooth.
Stir in the milk and season with garlic powder, oregano, pepper and salt.
Simmer over low flame for 2-3 min till the sauce thickens.
Stir constantly.
Mix in the veggies/chicken and cook till they turn tender.
Put the pasta and mix well.
Cook for 3 min.
And voila!! Alfredo pasta is ready to be served!!
Tomato clear soup
I've been advised by my dietician to take soups regularly during dinner time. But I didn't want to use the readymade mixes as they are rich in starch and corn syrup. So Daddy told me the recipe of Tomato Clear Soup and I added my own little touch to it. You just need 20 min to make this soup. Read on to know how.
Ingredients:
2 tomatoes and 1 onion: coarsely grated
1 and a hal f cups water
2 choti ilaichis
3 laung (cloves)
1 dalchini (cinamon) stick
1/4 tsp pepper powder
salt to taste
Method:
In a cooking vessel put all the above ingredients except salt.
Bring the water to a boil.
Then add the salt.
Let the mixture simmer on a low flame for 15 minutes.
Remove from flame and drain the stock into a bowl.
Serve hot along with bread crumbs.
Kitna easy!!
Ingredients:
2 tomatoes and 1 onion: coarsely grated
1 and a hal f cups water
2 choti ilaichis
3 laung (cloves)
1 dalchini (cinamon) stick
1/4 tsp pepper powder
salt to taste
Method:
In a cooking vessel put all the above ingredients except salt.
Bring the water to a boil.
Then add the salt.
Let the mixture simmer on a low flame for 15 minutes.
Remove from flame and drain the stock into a bowl.
Serve hot along with bread crumbs.
Kitna easy!!
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Cigarette: how is it injurious?
The other day I happened to remember a Dev Anand song from the movie Hum Dono:
Main zindagi ka saath nibhaata chala gaya
Har fikr ko dhooyen mein udhata chala gaya
The second line means "every tension I went on puffing away in a smoke". This and a recent post on Gurveen's blog made me come up with a question.
What are the ingredients of a cigarette?
It turns out a cigarette contains 599 additive and just over 4000 chemical compounds are created when it is burnt!
Quitsmokinghub.com has listed some of these harmful chemicals and their ill effects. Arsenic, benzene, chromium, nickel, vinyl chloride, aminobiphenyl, 2-naphthylamine, cadmium, N-nitrosodiethylamine, N-nitrosopyrrolidine, N-nitrosodiethanolamine are the ingredients that can lead to cancer. Breathing ammonia can cause asthma. Acrolein, pyridine, nickel, cadmium and catechol are reponsible for respiratory diseases. The nicotine, carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide and toluene that are present can cause dizziness, nausea and headaches.
It is nicotine which makes the cigarette addictive. Did you know that it is ranked above alcohol, cocaine and heroin as the drug with the highest severity of dependence? Nicotine travels all the way to the brain via the lungs and blood stream. The brain is the actual site of addiction!! For those who smoke I wonder if they know that when they breathe in nicotine they are actually taking in a commercial pesticide!!
Americanheart.org says that "Nicotine causes a short-term increase in blood pressure, heart rate and the flow of blood from the heart. It also causes the arteries to narrow. The smoke includes carbon monoxide, which reduces the amount of oxygen the blood can carry. This, combined with the nicotine effects, creates an imbalance between the demand for oxygen by the cells and the amount of oxygen the blood can supply."
Everyone who has seen Julia Robert's famous movie Erin Brockovich will remember the discussion she has with a college professor about hexavalent chromium. Chromium six which finds its way into the human body through cigarette smoke is responsible for causing cancer, respiratory diseases and irritation to the skin and eye.
Cocoa used in chocolates is harmless. But it is used in cigarettes to open up the lung more to the tobacco smoke. Another additive is ammonia which I'd like to remind the readers which in everyday life is used in solid and liquid fertilizers. One of the famous application of arsenic is as a rat poison. On normal occasions formaldehyde is used to embalm dead bodies, butane as jet fuel and carbon monoxide is an exhaust gas coming out of cars!! I clearly remember using liquid chromium during chemistry practicals in college to clean all the dirty testubes and beakers.
These are only some of the harmful chemicals. These and the rest of 570 additives can be viewed at http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/nicotineinhaler/a/cigingredients.htm.
PS: Hope all this puts off some people's addiction to smoking.
Main zindagi ka saath nibhaata chala gaya
Har fikr ko dhooyen mein udhata chala gaya
The second line means "every tension I went on puffing away in a smoke". This and a recent post on Gurveen's blog made me come up with a question.
What are the ingredients of a cigarette?
It turns out a cigarette contains 599 additive and just over 4000 chemical compounds are created when it is burnt!
Quitsmokinghub.com has listed some of these harmful chemicals and their ill effects. Arsenic, benzene, chromium, nickel, vinyl chloride, aminobiphenyl, 2-naphthylamine, cadmium, N-nitrosodiethylamine, N-nitrosopyrrolidine, N-nitrosodiethanolamine are the ingredients that can lead to cancer. Breathing ammonia can cause asthma. Acrolein, pyridine, nickel, cadmium and catechol are reponsible for respiratory diseases. The nicotine, carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide and toluene that are present can cause dizziness, nausea and headaches.
It is nicotine which makes the cigarette addictive. Did you know that it is ranked above alcohol, cocaine and heroin as the drug with the highest severity of dependence? Nicotine travels all the way to the brain via the lungs and blood stream. The brain is the actual site of addiction!! For those who smoke I wonder if they know that when they breathe in nicotine they are actually taking in a commercial pesticide!!
Americanheart.org says that "Nicotine causes a short-term increase in blood pressure, heart rate and the flow of blood from the heart. It also causes the arteries to narrow. The smoke includes carbon monoxide, which reduces the amount of oxygen the blood can carry. This, combined with the nicotine effects, creates an imbalance between the demand for oxygen by the cells and the amount of oxygen the blood can supply."
Everyone who has seen Julia Robert's famous movie Erin Brockovich will remember the discussion she has with a college professor about hexavalent chromium. Chromium six which finds its way into the human body through cigarette smoke is responsible for causing cancer, respiratory diseases and irritation to the skin and eye.
Cocoa used in chocolates is harmless. But it is used in cigarettes to open up the lung more to the tobacco smoke. Another additive is ammonia which I'd like to remind the readers which in everyday life is used in solid and liquid fertilizers. One of the famous application of arsenic is as a rat poison. On normal occasions formaldehyde is used to embalm dead bodies, butane as jet fuel and carbon monoxide is an exhaust gas coming out of cars!! I clearly remember using liquid chromium during chemistry practicals in college to clean all the dirty testubes and beakers.
These are only some of the harmful chemicals. These and the rest of 570 additives can be viewed at http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/nicotineinhaler/a/cigingredients.htm.
Let me leave you now with a picture comparing a normal lung with a smoker's lung.
And here is a picture of the what other organs that are affected by smoking:
PS: Hope all this puts off some people's addiction to smoking.
Monday, July 09, 2007
My comments on the Lagaan blog (2)
Click on the titles given below to see Aamir Khan's posts.
POST: Creating Bhuvan
That was a highly interesting read. The post provided me an insight into the inner workings of Aamir Khan's mind. What more could I ask for?
Bhuvan is a highly lovable character. You love him for his innocence as he declares that cricket is not very different from gilli danda and you love Bhuvan for his naughtiness when he knowingly acts that he doesn't know of Gauri's affections. You love him for his courage as he accepts the sharat eventhough he is unaware of what it will take to beat the Britishers at their own game. You love him for the way he stands up for his principles as he goes out of his way to convince the villagers of allowing the achoot (untouchable) Kachra to be a part of the Champaner team.
From the video clip your unshaven look goes very well with Bhuvan character. The moustache somehow wasn't clicking. May be you should have tried a stubble along with the moonch sort of like you had in the second half of Fanaa.
POST: 26 June 2007
Naya Daur and Lagaan are similar in the sense that both highlight the indomitable strength of the human will power which can achieve even the impossible. In the former its a win over mechanization and in the latter over the foreign rule. The story of Naya Daur is infact significant even today's times as automated offices are gaining preferrance over those run by men and women. In a country where many are unemployed the first option should not even be considered as an option.
Coming back to your post Aamir... Is the procedure used to decide which scenes of Lagaan to delete applied to all your films lately? How do you keep the details about the films in secrecy then?
I understand the point of your act appearing effortless despite all the efforts that you put into while preparing for a role. Its the same while giving presentations in front of an audience. You have to practice enough so that you don't skrew things up at the same time what you speak shouldn't sound well practiced. But ofcourse there is no semiconscious state to be achieved in this case. :)
POST: 28 June 2007
I am so glad to learn that Aamir Khan has given up smoking! This is something which you must initiate other people specially youngsters to also follow.
The Sachin Tendulkar incident was indeed funny.
The one dialogue that I specially love from Lagaan is Bhuvan's description of the relation between Lord Krishna and Radha as "kamal ke patte par os ki bhoond jaisa. ek bhi nahi hue aur alag bhi nahi". The whole sequence of scenes in which Bhuvan stands up for Kachra is amazing. He doesn't sound preachy or saint-like but simply right.
Check out these dialogues here.
POST: Creating Bhuvan
That was a highly interesting read. The post provided me an insight into the inner workings of Aamir Khan's mind. What more could I ask for?
Bhuvan is a highly lovable character. You love him for his innocence as he declares that cricket is not very different from gilli danda and you love Bhuvan for his naughtiness when he knowingly acts that he doesn't know of Gauri's affections. You love him for his courage as he accepts the sharat eventhough he is unaware of what it will take to beat the Britishers at their own game. You love him for the way he stands up for his principles as he goes out of his way to convince the villagers of allowing the achoot (untouchable) Kachra to be a part of the Champaner team.
From the video clip your unshaven look goes very well with Bhuvan character. The moustache somehow wasn't clicking. May be you should have tried a stubble along with the moonch sort of like you had in the second half of Fanaa.
POST: 26 June 2007
Naya Daur and Lagaan are similar in the sense that both highlight the indomitable strength of the human will power which can achieve even the impossible. In the former its a win over mechanization and in the latter over the foreign rule. The story of Naya Daur is infact significant even today's times as automated offices are gaining preferrance over those run by men and women. In a country where many are unemployed the first option should not even be considered as an option.
Coming back to your post Aamir... Is the procedure used to decide which scenes of Lagaan to delete applied to all your films lately? How do you keep the details about the films in secrecy then?
I understand the point of your act appearing effortless despite all the efforts that you put into while preparing for a role. Its the same while giving presentations in front of an audience. You have to practice enough so that you don't skrew things up at the same time what you speak shouldn't sound well practiced. But ofcourse there is no semiconscious state to be achieved in this case. :)
POST: 28 June 2007
I am so glad to learn that Aamir Khan has given up smoking! This is something which you must initiate other people specially youngsters to also follow.
The Sachin Tendulkar incident was indeed funny.
The one dialogue that I specially love from Lagaan is Bhuvan's description of the relation between Lord Krishna and Radha as "kamal ke patte par os ki bhoond jaisa. ek bhi nahi hue aur alag bhi nahi". The whole sequence of scenes in which Bhuvan stands up for Kachra is amazing. He doesn't sound preachy or saint-like but simply right.
Check out these dialogues here.
Sunday, July 08, 2007
My comments on the Lagaan Blog (1)
I've decided to write my comments on the Lagaan Blog here else they get drowned in the sea of comments already put by people for each of Aamir Khan's posts. His last post has already received 708 comments!!
You might find it funny my addressing to AK directly. :-)
Click on the titles below to see the Aamir Khan's posts.
POST: First step. Aamir.
Welcome to the engaging world of blogging Aamir Khan!
I had always thought that the late release of the Lagaan DVD was some mastermind stroke of yours. I remember you being hailed as a shrewd businessman for the way you publicized Lagaan so its a surprise that the 6 years delay was caused by your ignorance as a producer.
Ofcourse people are still interested in Lagaan. It is one of a kind. You just have to do a google search to find out for yourself. I myself had recently posted on my blog lyrics of all the songs and some dialogues from the movie. Its obvious the Lagaan effect has not dwindled with time and everyone will throng to buy its DVD. The film is a classic.
POST: Refreshing
It is shocking to read that Aamir Khan is scared of using the the computer! How can it be so? You are in a field which is creative and at the same time very technical. Complete movies are being made using computer graphics!! And managing a blog is really easy. People have used it as a medium to write books, to launch campaigns and to publicize companies.
"A while" doesn't describe the years your website has been in the construction mode. I have lost hope on ever seeing it in an active state. If you had really wanted to start it you would have done so by now.
I would love to know more about the making of Lagaan. Why not tell about incidents that have not been talked about in either Chale Chalo or Spirit of Lagaan.
POST: Do I need to give a title each time?
A title gives the reader an idea of what the post is going to be about. Its like the taglines which all movie names are accompanied with these days. I remember Lagaan's was "Once upon a time in India". So yeah... I'd prefer if each post had a title.
Why would you require to spend 3 months in a village in UP to prepare for the role of Bhuvan? What if you were to play an astronaut in a film? What if you were to be a scientist in a movie or a politician? What if you were to act in a dark movie on the underworld?
You might find it funny my addressing to AK directly. :-)
Click on the titles below to see the Aamir Khan's posts.
POST: First step. Aamir.
Welcome to the engaging world of blogging Aamir Khan!
I had always thought that the late release of the Lagaan DVD was some mastermind stroke of yours. I remember you being hailed as a shrewd businessman for the way you publicized Lagaan so its a surprise that the 6 years delay was caused by your ignorance as a producer.
Ofcourse people are still interested in Lagaan. It is one of a kind. You just have to do a google search to find out for yourself. I myself had recently posted on my blog lyrics of all the songs and some dialogues from the movie. Its obvious the Lagaan effect has not dwindled with time and everyone will throng to buy its DVD. The film is a classic.
POST: Refreshing
It is shocking to read that Aamir Khan is scared of using the the computer! How can it be so? You are in a field which is creative and at the same time very technical. Complete movies are being made using computer graphics!! And managing a blog is really easy. People have used it as a medium to write books, to launch campaigns and to publicize companies.
"A while" doesn't describe the years your website has been in the construction mode. I have lost hope on ever seeing it in an active state. If you had really wanted to start it you would have done so by now.
I would love to know more about the making of Lagaan. Why not tell about incidents that have not been talked about in either Chale Chalo or Spirit of Lagaan.
POST: Do I need to give a title each time?
A title gives the reader an idea of what the post is going to be about. Its like the taglines which all movie names are accompanied with these days. I remember Lagaan's was "Once upon a time in India". So yeah... I'd prefer if each post had a title.
Why would you require to spend 3 months in a village in UP to prepare for the role of Bhuvan? What if you were to play an astronaut in a film? What if you were to be a scientist in a movie or a politician? What if you were to act in a dark movie on the underworld?
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
From fat to slim (5): treadmill vs cycling
Just learnt something interesting today from my trainer. Apparantly while using the treadmill for 20 min you burn more fat than using the exercycle for the same time. The reason is that on the treadmill you use your whole body to walk and run. But on the exercycle you use only half of the body weigh and so we burn only 30-40% of the fat burnt !!
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