What is happiness..?? What makes one forget their grief..??

Like the stars that faded at the sight of the moon, all the people in the surrounding faded out with the

appearance of a Muslim girl, coming towards the café. She was young, maybe around 18 years old.

She was fully covered in burkha except her eyes. Siddharth’s eyes fell on her. As she approached him, he could see her clearly.After observing her eyes carefully for quite some time, he somehow felt that that she was not happy and was worried about something.

Article in 'The Hindu' Newspaper about my Novel 'Unrecognised Potential'

http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2649482.ece

A few years back writing a book and getting it published at the same time was no mean feat. But the Indian publishing industry has gone through a remarkable change and has encouraged many young debutant authors from various backgrounds to narrate their stories.

A few years back writing a book and getting it published at the same time was no mean feat. But the Indian publishing industry has gone through a remarkable change and has encouraged many young debutant authors from various backgrounds to narrate their stories.

“When I visited my native village, I was awed by the talent that the youth have but due to lack to opportunities they are in a rut. I was born and brought up in Hyderabad and I had all the opportunities in the world that helped me get through IIT. I wanted to write something that highlights the rich culture of an Indian village and potential is has,” explains Ravi Kumar.

The story revolves around the life of four friends who come from different sociological backgrounds and are confused about their aspirations and what choices to make in their lives until they visit a village.

An avid reader of Franz Kafka, Haruki Murakami, Fyodor Dostoevsky, he started writing first on his blog and after reading Aravind Adiga’s White Tiger he was inspired to write the book. Though he admits that his IIT background might have opened the publishing door for him but he insists that it is not a book about the students in IIT.

“I don’t want to promote my book with the help of my IIT tag. The book is about four simple young students from the city who finds answers to their life,” insists Ravi.

The book Unrecognised Potential is priced at Rs. 95.

The book is available at flipkart and amazon at discounted rates.

http://www.flipkart.com/books/9381115282

http://www.amazon.com/Unrecognised-Potential-Ravi-Kumar-R/dp/9381115281

Film Review and Analysis: The Reader Unearthed Completely

The film inspired from a German novel with the same name essentially deals with the feelings of the German generations after the holocaust. The gap and the misunderstanding between the generations are neatly portrayed in the film. 

What would one think would be the response of every German young child, for what their parent’s generation did? Naturally they would hate their parents and their generation whenever they read a history book or see a documentary. This film is an attempt to bring an understanding between both the post war German Generations which are having difficulties comprehending the holocaust. It explores how the post-war generations should approach the generation that took part in, or witnessed, the atrocities.

Book Review and Analysis: Haruki Murakami's 'Norwegian Wood'

Let’s enter the world of good books.  Possibly there are two categories of books here; works which make you feel good for the next few days but leaves you soon and the works which stays with you forever like a sweet memory.  And this beautiful work of Murakami which essentially deals with the theme of loss of loved ones and the way the characters try to cope up with it definitely belongs to the latter category. This possibly is the most simple and straight forward work from Murakami but still it retains all the essence and the flavor of his writing.

Film Review and Analysis: David Lynch's "Mulholland Drive" Unearthed Completely

'Mulholland Drive' is an American film written and directed by David Lynch. The film is famous for its surreal content and bizarre imagery. The implications of the film are not straight forward and Lynch had declined to offer an explanation leaving the audience and critics to speculate about the film. I had a difficult time unearthing the mysteries involved in it and had to view it many times for appreciating the artistic content involved in the film. It is no doubt one of the finest of Lunch’s work establishing him as one of the greatest directors.

Film Review and Analysis: Tarantino's Death Proof

"Death Proof" is a thriller film directed by Quentin Tarantino. The film centers on a psychopathic stuntman whose sole purpose as it appears is to follow young (may be intoxicated) women before murdering them in staged car accidents using his "death-proof" stunt car. First of all, is it really a thriller film?

I watched Tarentino’s masterpieces Reservoir Dogs and Pulp fiction before watching this film. Unlike those films, the story line is simple without any non linear features but he ensures that the viewer is bound to the screen till the film ends. The introduction of the stuntman (Mike), his clumsy way of eating, his car, his looks at the young girls and many other unusual things makes us think what he is up to? The stuntman also has got nice way of dealing with girls by putting them at ease with his apt words. So, definitely his character intrigues you more. The lap dance scene is surely worth seeing and sometimes orgasmic. With all this going on, the viewer is definitely interested to know what would happen next. He is suddenly horrored when Mike kills the young girl who is on a ride with him by his atrocious driving when she is put in a cage without any safety restraints ultimately smashing her skull. This follows the breath taking accident scene where all the young intoxicated women whom Mike has been following are brutally killed by him in a barbarous accident where everyone is dead in a horrified manner. The scene is highlighted and is shown in various angles highlighting the fate of each one of them during the accident. There would be no evidence to convict Mike and hence would be set free. He doesn't weed any smoke,doesn't drink alcohol, turns on the head lights before the crash, destroys the photographs and most importantly targets the intoxicated young women.

After fourteen months, Mike is again ready for his new adventure when he comes across another bunch of young girls at a store. One of the girls wanted to test drive a car similar to the one in the film 'Vanishing Point'. She convinces her friends and rides on the car's hood using only leather belts to hold onto, while one of her friends drives it at high speeds. The scenes worth watching are shot well. Mike who will be observing them from a distance gets ready for his new adventure with his death proof car. Unfortunately for him, the girls turn out to be the masters this time. The movie ends when the girls physically strike him until he falls unconscious on the ground.

This is a film probably with an aim to highlight ”Every dog(Mike here) has its day” type thing where the issue of a bully targeting young and helpless women is dealt . Though the thrill is maintained initially by first disclosing the way the stuntman does his amazing psychotic acts, the ending disappoints you as Mike stays in defense for most of the time while the girls take the lead. This might have been necessary for the script where the bully need to be taught a nice lesson but this leaves the viewer questioning why the stunt man was shown so aggressive and skilful in his stunts with the first group of girls. On the whole the film is worth watching. You get everything you expect from Tarentino without troubling your brain much. Nice dialogues with 'fuck' inserted wherever possible, great cinematic shots, nice editing and back ground score with occasional references to pop music to boost you up. Give it a try in case you don’t get anything else. One who doesn't know Tarentino can safely give it a rating of 7.5.

Unrecognised Potential - The Novel authored by me

Four friends — Siddharth, Surya, Swetha and Imran — in their early twenties, hailing from different social and economic backgrounds, live in the metropolis of Hyderabad. Siddharth, frustrated with the way the world is, constantly questions the basis of the existing systems of the modern world. Driven by the passion to do something for the people's sufferings and for all the iniquities and the inequalities in the society, he is always looking to embark on his heart-craving philanthropic career.