Billu Barber

These days I run away from Hindi movies. Most of them are frivolous love sagas and the ostentatious display of love makes me neasus.But yesterday I watched Billu Barber and it was a relief from all the song and drama sequence. It's a simple story about a village barber and his childhood friend, now a Bollywood superstar. Of course there is song and dance sequence but as one of the characters if Bollywood actor, the sequence does not sound too irritating. If you know story of Krisha ani Sudama then you will find similarities in Billu's story. I love Irfan Khan. I think he is one of the most talented actors bollywood has seen recently. SRK is as usual charming. But the best part of the movie is dialogue. If you know typical Indian village then many of the scenes make more sense. There was as usual controversy about the name of the movie. Apparently, Barbers were offended by the name Billu Barber and so the word barber is omitted from the title song. What's wrong with people? But of course omitting barber does not affect the film anyways. Many of my friends did not like the movie. But I think it is quite entertaining. If you enjoy simplicity , Billu Barber is a must watch.

Hercule Poirot Marathon

I am a self proclaimed mystery lover. After being tired of reading and working all day in a non fiction world, I need my quota of fun and fiction. Mystery is the best medicine to treat all my daily frustrations. And speaking of mystery who can forget the Belgian, Hercule Poirot. Agatha Christie created this peculiar detective that still captures mind of many mystery lovers. Of course he is a horizon away from Sherlock Holmes. Poirot's fairly odd personality and his methodical way of detection is simply entertaining. And David Suchet has portrayed this great detective with amazing grace as if he is Hercule Poirot. Poirot's attention to cleanliness, careful dressing style and the great mustache has kept me under spell all these years. I recently came across many Poirot episodes on You Tube. If you enjoy the mystery as much I do, I will encourage you to dive into You Tube. Since it's Spring break I am running episode marathons and just enjoying being surrounded by old British characters. It's been a while since I got hooked onto something. There are many more episodes to enjoy and so let me just go back to my marathon.