The tracks make you go mad, perfect for foot tapping and go yay! yay! on the dance floor. Elenore by The turtles as a melodic, whispery scheme that soon picks up the tempo, and turns into a cheery shout. The that tops the chart is Hi HO Silver Lining by Jeff Beck as it makes you believe that the world is waving at you and anything you want is yours.

So if you wish to ride a roller coaster this is ‘The Option’.

Rating***

To begin with, the basics; she’s got the kind of voice that makes you think of a kylie or a Gwen; but then there’s that strangely mature, unshakable confident and Madonna like quality to her music too. The album is old school and unconventional in the style of a Beyoncé or an Aguilera, its  novelty lies in the direction the drama is coming from. She is a full blown diva from the 70’s, completely unafraid of where or who she is, transplanted into morass of twenty-first century Hollywood.

For those who enjoy the sound of a singer, Speechless does a good job of setting the scene. Gaga’s voice is brilliant; it soars and dips, dancing into the spaces between the operatic and gloriously overdone guitar riffs and piano melodies. There’s plenty of the old gaga in this album too; since it evolved over the course of music tour in 2008-09.

Who the hell puts out an album with eight new tacks and remixes? Lady Gaga- leather clad, lyrically astounding, musically outstanding- but so damn weird, it’s awesome.

Rating***1/2

Photographs (track) featuring Will.I.Am is when you think its getting mellow, the lyrics browsing through the snapshots of a relationship that didn’t quite work out, the image of gun-licking Rihanna burns it up again. The album breaks through the roof, Wait Your Turn (track) is an electronic grind, the grungy Rockstar 101(track) is flawless. Even Stupid in love(track), slightly sloppy, finds redemption with the album’s great production values. Russian Roulette(track) is the counter piece, the one with the crazily unsettling video; ends with a quivering intake of breath and the gunshot.

Deliberate pose on the cover gives the insight of demented boyfriend déjà Vu, the snap and the crackle of the word speaks of lives flashing before eyes, and music blows the mind. All carefully constructed, Rihanna has the attitude of a hustler, and a winner.

Rating***

The combination of strong guitars and thumping drums is a common thread throughout the album , but the vocals at times, make you wonder that there is something missing, still some songs are so good they deserve a mention. Mind Eraser No Chaser, a powerful song that ends, oddly enough, with a mellow sound of a French horn. ‘What does it mean when the knife and the hands are your own?’ They are clearly trying to create new sounds, and that’s the USP of the album. Whether it’s putting in a French horn at the end of the song. or adding a sense of it in the middle, as in Dead End Friends, where a snaky riff plays in a hypnotic loop and recalls sheeshas. Drums kick of the the beat-y New Fang, and the guitars are so melodic that you don’t want Homme to start singing; but when he does sing, to your relief, he sings in the same melody , keeping it going. Its kind of music you dance to in a bar, with a mug of your favourite brew. The guitars are insane and the drums deserve a drum roll.

These guys are good and together they make for a trio that really knows its music and, most importantly, loves it.

Rating***

After successfully dispensing philosophies of ‘Jaadu ki jhappi’ in Munnabhai MBBS and ‘Gandhigiri’ in Lage Raho Munnabhai, Hirani incites a new philosophy of ‘Aal izz well’ in 3 Idiots. And like his doctrine, all is well in his helluva film.

The direction of the film represented a lot of ideologies through the thoughtful dialogues touching several academic issues from grading systems, parental pressure, student suicides, conformist coaching to theoretical knowledge, without getting preachy at any instance. Even the music and informal style of dressing of characters gave the film a trendy campus feel. Performance wise Aamir Khan steals the show with his sharp, optimistic and livewire attitude and not forgettable Boman Irani was exceptionally good as the principal despite adding a lisp to his character.

According to reviewers movie is a clear portrayal of  how ruined is our education system, a crazy race to become engineer or doctor. Knowing the fact that our education system is the  vertebrae of our country, we still follow the old, inundated system which was formed by the British Rule. But there is another school of thought which believes that 3 Idiots imitates our educational system and sends out a wrong message the youth.

With all the comments and compliments ‘3 Idiots’ was one of the most entertaining films of the decade by establishing a compelling connect with its audience

Research, writing and the making of the film has been a thought- provoking experience for Nandita Dass as it gave her an opportunity to express her concerns, dilemmas and beliefs. According to her most films about riots are full of violence and about individual character or villains but she has chosen to explore the fear, anxiety, prejudice and ambivalence of human relationships in such times.

According to critics the establishment of most of the characters were effective but somewhere marred by weak transformation or unsettled resolution of their conflicts. The sudden despair in Naseeruddin Shah’s pious character post his perpetually positive outlook isn’t convincing. Sanjay Suri’s overnight acceptance of his true identity appears both hurried and unpersuasive even Paresh Rawal’s character was not fleshed out and short-lived.

Overall Firaaq (implying quest) isn’t flawless but is sensitive enough to end your search for a poignant human drama. The film does not have a commercial pull, but it was noticed for being hard hitting.

The Prologue is sure to make its desperate attempt to make the first impression. But nothing apart from this in the book is interesting. There are too many cliches, too many repetitions like Ananya wearing the same color [peacock blue] Saree to every occasion and author mentioning it all over the book. There are many things that seem to be quite filmy like Jab We Met types…

On the brighter side the book successfully brings out the notions associated with marriage in our country. The boy is thought of as a cash certificate who has to be encashed at the time of wedding. The culture difference in north and south India has been scribbled with great effectiveness. The “larger than life” living style of punjabi’s and the melowed down south Indian lifestyle has been put with lot of sincerity.

But on the bottom line it is a nice and entertaining book. Perfect when you want to read something light and get amused. Chetan has never claimed to be a grammatically correct writer but for youth he speaks and that’s what makes him a writer with a fresh approach.

The book gives the reader an opportunity go back , study & find out who has done what during the time when power sharing games were played. This has actually changed the lines of history since many believe it was Jinnah who was responsible for the partition of India and the later consequences. Rather the book opened up serious and interesting questions leading to controversy thereby making it read more faster than its normal speed & may be writer also wants the same. After this heroic step government of India is trying hard to uncover all myth & come up with solid plans.The book which seems to have become responsible for a probable collapse of the historic and formidable Bharatiya Janata Party is selling like hot cakes.

One can disagree with Jaswant’s assessments but can’t afford to ignore it. He stoked the embers but was unaware of the fact that these flames will engulf him. The BJP has expelled him and he is in no man’s land for writing something that is anathema to most Hindus. On the whole the book is well written and It’s worth a read by any person who is interested in the sub-continent.

In this book he has covered subjects as varied as Attitude, Motivation, self esteem, personality, habits and goals among others. Shiv takes the reader through’ his own as well as a host of other world leader’s experiences and insights to keep the reader’s mind fresh and enthusiastic throughout the book. It is a book both for masses and classes.After reding this book it will improve your attitude, thought & thinking, self confidence, leadership, success, sef esteem, motivation.

Book is very much impressive and useful for the current generation, where they spend most of their time in frustration,negative thinking,lack of courage This book is not the read and forget type but a kind of a construction manual helping the reader build his life into a successful and fulfilling one.

A “MUST READ”  book for everyone as it can change your life hence worth every penny spent.