A Movie to Cheer up the Valentine's Day
Kazi Shahidul Ahmed,A Student at Glyndwr University, London
Wow .....!!!
Thanks Dharma Production for "HASEE TOH PHASEE" . I couldn't stop myself to congratulate Karan Johar on this experiment . As a viewer, on watching the film I want to say this is amazingly sweet, just perfect for the Valentines Day. Was it enjoying-It does not await sayings... (after an era I've seen this kind of simple but sweet story and enjoyed really a lot !)
Lets do some details chat about it.....
Story: A straight-forward boy and eccentric girl are drawn to each other. Wait, they're not the ones in a relationship. Will their love fructify??
Review: Hasee Toh Phasee is for the romantics who like their shot stirred not shaken. Debutant director Vinil Mathew's straight-forward approach is smart and really fresh have to say; his characters are lovable<3. Nikhil(Sidharth Malhotra) is an optimist, who believes once committed, there's no straying. Meeta( Parineeti Chopra) is a non-conformist; she's a go-getter in her personal and professional space & she is little abnormal human being you can say she doesn't live for usual things as she has some own unusual habits . Naturally Nikhil and Meeta's ideologies don't match. But there's an under-current in their equation that keeps the audience hoping them that they will seek each other out.
Ok, so why aren't these two together in the first place? Is it only because they are poles apart as people? No, it's because Nikhil is engaged to be married to Meeta's elder sister Karishma. And, Meeta herself has been missing from the family scene for seven long years chasing her professional dream.
It is only when the prodigal returns, does she realise that there's an emotional void in her life. Besides her father who dotes on her, she also feels the need for a companion like Nikhil who can put her topsy-turvy life into perspective.
This romantic comedy mirrors the quirks in human nature subtly and provides humour in everyday situations; in the family and amongst friends. Parineeti's relationship with her father(Manoj Joshi, in fine form) strikes the right emotional chord.
The songs--Shake It like Shammi and the Punjabi Wedding Song add zing to an otherwise simple narrative. Parineeti who has come to represent the power-house performer passes with flying colours. And, Sidharth, whose good-looks distract, shows a definitive growth in his second outing as an actor after Student of the Year.
If you're looking to rediscover the magic of goofy love around Valentines ... Then must have a look this movie . My rate for this 4 out of 5 (****/5) . Thanks All, Have nice a Nice Weekend .
for the expression of love
really isn't romantic at all
-- at least not in the
traditional sense. Father
Frank O'Gara of Whitefriars
Street Church in Dublin,
Ireland, tells the real story
of the man behind the
holiday -- St. Valentine.
"He was a Roman Priest at a time when there was an emperor called
Claudias who persecuted the church at that particular time," Father
O'Gara explains. " He also had an edict that prohibited the marriage
of young people.
This was based on the
hypothesis that unmarried
soldiers fought better than married soldiers because married soldiers
might be afraid of what might happen to them or their wives or
families if they died."
"I think we must bear in
mind that it was a very
permissive society in
which Valentine lived,"
says Father O'Gara.
"Polygamy would have
been much more popular
than just one woman and
one man living together.
And yet some of them
seemed to be attracted to
Christian faith. But
obviously the church
thought that marriage
was very sacred between
one man and one woman
for their life and that it
was to be encouraged.
And so it immediately
presented the problem to
the Christian church of
what to do about this."
"The idea of encouraging
them to marry within the
Christian church was what
Valentine was about. And
he secretly married them
because of the edict."
Valentine was eventually
caught, imprisoned and
tortured for performing
marriage ceremonies
against command of
Emperor Claudius the
second. There are legends
surrounding Valentine's
actions while in prison.
"One of the men who was
to judge him in line with
the Roman law at the time was a man called Asterius, whose daughter
was blind. He was supposed to have prayed with and healed the young
girl with such astonishing effect that Asterius himself became
Christian as a result."
In the year 269 AD,
Valentine was sentenced
to a three part execution
of a beating, stoning, and
finally decapitation all
because of his stand for
Christian marriage. The
story goes that the last
words he wrote were in a
note to Asterius' daughter.
He inspired today's
romantic missives by
signing it, "from your
Valentine."
"What Valentine means to
me as a priest," explains
Father O'Gara, "is that
there comes a time where
you have to lay your life
upon the line for what you believe. And with the
power of the Holy Spirit
we can do that -- even to
the point of death."
Valentine's martyrdom has not gone unnoticed by the general public. In
fact, Whitefriars Street Church is one of three churches that claim to
house the remains of Valentine.
Today, many people make the pilgrimage to the church to honor the
courage and memory of
this Christian saint.
"Valentine has come to be
known as the patron saint of lovers. Before you enter into a Christian
marriage you want some sense of God in your life -- some great need of
God in your life. And we know,
particularly in the modern
world, many people are
meeting God through his
Son, Jesus Christ."
"If Valentine were here
today, he would say to
married couples that there comes a time where
you're going to have to
suffer. It's not going to be
easy to maintain your
commitment and your
vows in marriage. Don't be surprised if the 'gushing' love that you
have for someone changes to something less "gushing" but maybe much
more mature. And the question is, is that young person ready for
that?"
"So on the day of the
marriage they have to
take that into context,"
Father O'Gara says. "Love
-- human love and
sexuality is wonderful, and blessed by God -- but also the shadow of
the cross. That's what Valentine means to me."
Wow .....!!!
Thanks Dharma Production for "HASEE TOH PHASEE" . I couldn't stop myself to congratulate Karan Johar on this experiment . As a viewer, on watching the film I want to say this is amazingly sweet, just perfect for the Valentines Day. Was it enjoying-It does not await sayings... (after an era I've seen this kind of simple but sweet story and enjoyed really a lot !)
Lets do some details chat about it.....
Story: A straight-forward boy and eccentric girl are drawn to each other. Wait, they're not the ones in a relationship. Will their love fructify??
Review: Hasee Toh Phasee is for the romantics who like their shot stirred not shaken. Debutant director Vinil Mathew's straight-forward approach is smart and really fresh have to say; his characters are lovable<3. Nikhil(Sidharth Malhotra) is an optimist, who believes once committed, there's no straying. Meeta( Parineeti Chopra) is a non-conformist; she's a go-getter in her personal and professional space & she is little abnormal human being you can say she doesn't live for usual things as she has some own unusual habits . Naturally Nikhil and Meeta's ideologies don't match. But there's an under-current in their equation that keeps the audience hoping them that they will seek each other out.
Ok, so why aren't these two together in the first place? Is it only because they are poles apart as people? No, it's because Nikhil is engaged to be married to Meeta's elder sister Karishma. And, Meeta herself has been missing from the family scene for seven long years chasing her professional dream.
It is only when the prodigal returns, does she realise that there's an emotional void in her life. Besides her father who dotes on her, she also feels the need for a companion like Nikhil who can put her topsy-turvy life into perspective.
This romantic comedy mirrors the quirks in human nature subtly and provides humour in everyday situations; in the family and amongst friends. Parineeti's relationship with her father(Manoj Joshi, in fine form) strikes the right emotional chord.
The songs--Shake It like Shammi and the Punjabi Wedding Song add zing to an otherwise simple narrative. Parineeti who has come to represent the power-house performer passes with flying colours. And, Sidharth, whose good-looks distract, shows a definitive growth in his second outing as an actor after Student of the Year.
If you're looking to rediscover the magic of goofy love around Valentines ... Then must have a look this movie . My rate for this 4 out of 5 (****/5) . Thanks All, Have nice a Nice Weekend .
"St. Valentine, The Real Story" By David Kith Cart
Collected by Helal Khan
Flowers, candy, red hearts
and romance. That's what
Valentine's day is all about, right? Well, maybe
not.
Flowers, candy, red hearts
and romance. That's what
Valentine's day is all about, right? Well, maybe
not.
for the expression of love
really isn't romantic at all
-- at least not in the
traditional sense. Father
Frank O'Gara of Whitefriars
Street Church in Dublin,
Ireland, tells the real story
of the man behind the
holiday -- St. Valentine.
"He was a Roman Priest at a time when there was an emperor called
Claudias who persecuted the church at that particular time," Father
O'Gara explains. " He also had an edict that prohibited the marriage
of young people.
This was based on the
hypothesis that unmarried
soldiers fought better than married soldiers because married soldiers
might be afraid of what might happen to them or their wives or
families if they died."
"I think we must bear in
mind that it was a very
permissive society in
which Valentine lived,"
says Father O'Gara.
"Polygamy would have
been much more popular
than just one woman and
one man living together.
And yet some of them
seemed to be attracted to
Christian faith. But
obviously the church
thought that marriage
was very sacred between
one man and one woman
for their life and that it
was to be encouraged.
And so it immediately
presented the problem to
the Christian church of
what to do about this."
"The idea of encouraging
them to marry within the
Christian church was what
Valentine was about. And
he secretly married them
because of the edict."
Valentine was eventually
caught, imprisoned and
tortured for performing
marriage ceremonies
against command of
Emperor Claudius the
second. There are legends
surrounding Valentine's
actions while in prison.
"One of the men who was
to judge him in line with
the Roman law at the time was a man called Asterius, whose daughter
was blind. He was supposed to have prayed with and healed the young
girl with such astonishing effect that Asterius himself became
Christian as a result."
In the year 269 AD,
Valentine was sentenced
to a three part execution
of a beating, stoning, and
finally decapitation all
because of his stand for
Christian marriage. The
story goes that the last
words he wrote were in a
note to Asterius' daughter.
He inspired today's
romantic missives by
signing it, "from your
Valentine."
"What Valentine means to
me as a priest," explains
Father O'Gara, "is that
there comes a time where
you have to lay your life
upon the line for what you believe. And with the
power of the Holy Spirit
we can do that -- even to
the point of death."
Valentine's martyrdom has not gone unnoticed by the general public. In
fact, Whitefriars Street Church is one of three churches that claim to
house the remains of Valentine.
Today, many people make the pilgrimage to the church to honor the
courage and memory of
this Christian saint.
"Valentine has come to be
known as the patron saint of lovers. Before you enter into a Christian
marriage you want some sense of God in your life -- some great need of
God in your life. And we know,
particularly in the modern
world, many people are
meeting God through his
Son, Jesus Christ."
"If Valentine were here
today, he would say to
married couples that there comes a time where
you're going to have to
suffer. It's not going to be
easy to maintain your
commitment and your
vows in marriage. Don't be surprised if the 'gushing' love that you
have for someone changes to something less "gushing" but maybe much
more mature. And the question is, is that young person ready for
that?"
"So on the day of the
marriage they have to
take that into context,"
Father O'Gara says. "Love
-- human love and
sexuality is wonderful, and blessed by God -- but also the shadow of
the cross. That's what Valentine means to me."
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