Confession at 2.45 am and the Departed connection

kartik krishnan
kartik krishnan   | Movies, Talking-Points | May 3, 2009 at 12:12 am


Confession at 2.45 am and the Departed connection

(This post was written a week ago on saturday night but wasn’t posted due to unavailability of computer)

Warning – personal rambling post

Its 2.45 am at night. I can’t sleep. Missing geeta, missing my sleep, missing my laptop, missing something, missing a good movie on the idiot box. Fuck it. There’s IPL drama every where. No laptop with me now. Else would have seen Departed or Prestige or insomnia or any of the good movies I love watching again and again. (Not to self – quote ramgopal verma when you write the blog)

RGV says
“How can you watch the same movie again and again?
How can you make love to your wife every night again and again?”

Faithi akin ? Screw faithi akin ..In fact still need to watch it though ..But “I’m busy masturbating on the DVD of nayagan”

And I’m not eligible to talk if I haven’t seen any of faithi akin. Point taken.

Missing a pen and a paper. Where will I pour out my “ulti” ??? Ah my new roommate to the rescue (the call center guy who works night shifts). Bummed a pen from him. Need to pay him 2000 rupees tomorrow. Not for the pen obviously.

Money isn’t that much of a problem right now. Touchwood. Have got a buffer. There’s a saying too much deliberation reduces action, too much thinking makes the blood yellow…too much money makes you lazy. Haven’t seen too much money but too much laziness/tiredness for sure. Too much masturbation reduces chances of reproduction… Nice dialogue. Mail it to the ‘good friend’ of Tarantino and ask him to coax tarantino to use it in his film.

Work ..work ..work ..Coffee & Cigarettes ..Slow Jim jarmusch movie. Couldn’t finish it. Working as an AD on Basra. Days pass inconspicuously.

My passport is about to expire. Must renew it. No I’m not going to IFFLA !!! It’s a general FYI
Why? So that you can pretend to be interested ?”
(Note to self – Quote Fightclub as well !!!)


I HATE ENGLISH !!!

I just hate it. It’s funny I’m writing in the language I hate. I hate english just like I hate good looking/HOT babes.

Because they don’t like me. It’s unnatural. Digressing- I don’t hate english as in HATE. But you know what I mean. The other day met a friend of a friend. Some Queen’s English guy. “Wonder if its hindi cinema I’m talking about”-I thought.

I always felt the intention of a language was to convey the thought.
Then why is the thought to convey the language ?
Is it the intention to convey the language or
is it the thought to convey the language ?
What is the difference between thought and intention ?

Intention sounds more english.
Perspective is even more english.
Repercussion is most english.

Where does repercussion come into the picture from ?
The repercussion of an incorrect thought behind even an otherwise correct perspective betrays its very intention.

YEAH !!! That’s more like it.
GRE ZINDABAD

Had a lovely Bohra Muslim Thaali khana today in Byculla. In a shaadi ka pandaal. Never thought Marriages could be this fun, or Byculla has this BIG a ground. Tyrewala is a Bohri surname. May be from byculla too. That’s why the big house in Jaane tu … Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Visited Prithvi Theater the other day. Don’t like that place. Everyone is a great playwright these days, a great connoisseur of ART. More so than India Habitat Center @ Delhi behind my former house. Where we would venture in to look/admire at the paintings, effectively only bird watching and cashing on some free food. Car watching was an option too. Not for me. “Car is a piece of junk that takes you from one place to another” – Tarantino

Oh shit. I need to sleep. Srinivas my director (apna tarantino wala PFC author Srinivas) will kill me.

Anyway, Was happy to see Shiv subramanium at prithvi. Wanted to approach him and tell him how I loved his acting in so many films, his writing in Parinda/hazaron/is raat. But didn’t. At prithvi everybody is a fan of everybody else. Simple permutation combination problem. IF there are N number of people in a place and they all think everybody else is great (there by also achieving the quality of humility, fake or real I don’t know), how many great interactions/acknowledgments of greatness are possible ?
NC2

Simple. Dad is right. May be I should take up that bank ki naukri and return to delhi. Will Subrat give me a chaprasi ki naukri now that I have proved my maths skills are still ok ?

Phonix has done me immeasurable service by introducing me to the two lines by paash

“Sabse khatarnak hota hai,
Hamare sapno ka mar jana.
Ghar se nikalna kaam par, aur kaam se loutkar ghar aana,

(superb quote- I’m on fire today !!!)

Anyways was happy to see shiv subramanium. May be if I was in delhi I would have approached him. May be if I was what I was 4 years ago, a little more naive and innocent, I would have approached him. Now I’m cynical.

“The play was good” says vasan bala.

While I’m writing this blog, he’s busy writing a script. Kameena sala, Vasan bala, Kai zhala ???

My eyes have gone more inside. Are dark circles becoming dark noir depths of “human character and depravity” – wonderful adjectives. Must use them not in blog but also in life, throw in somewhere and here there. More self deprecating. Will sound woody allen ? Kaufmann ? Will get laid more. Am I interested ?

“Sex is not the only purpose of life sir” or as Jackie shroff says to aftab shivdasani in the cult classic film also starring amisha patel “Kya yehi pyaar hai” –
Love is not the heart of life.
It is only a part of life

Or as anupama verma says to amisha patel.
Ek aurat ke liye, gold medal jeetna zaroori nahi hai, par gold jaisa pati milna zyaada zaroori hai” – WOW. Lovely. Have seen that film too. Take that you supporters of indi cinema.

Changed the title to include the “confession” word. No I’m no Kaufmann. I’m not a dangerous mind either. I’m a departed fan. Scorsese rocks.

Anyways coming to the point of the post and the priestly confession.
I remember when departed released in India, I saw it in theaters. At that time (I must confess it is still) my knowledge of non hindi/tamil cinema was miniscule. It still is. So everyone at PFC is right. As always.

Anyways, here comes a “Wrong Kar Bhai” post.
When it was released I saw it in theater. To be completely honest that was the first time ?I had seen a De Caprio and a Matt damon film. Not even Titanic was the first. The first was departed.
They both looked the same to me, same body proportions, face, skin colour, hair cut etc etc. The only difference was that de caprio had stubble. But that’s ok. So what ?

I thought they were the same actor. Unknowingly I had discovered Paresh’s 3 roles ion OLLO/Double life of veronica.

WHAT A BRILLIANT IDEA !!!
One guy was a cop who is actually a mole for the gangster.
The same looking guy (in a double role) was a gangster who is actually a mole for the cops.
Same actor, same person, but two different roles. Two sides of the same coin. Two sides of the same personality. Two people within one guy. Cops or Criminals.

I got a greater orgasm when De caprio chases Damon from the porno theater (please note – orgasm after the porn theater scene) WOW that guy is actually looking for himself. Too good.

It was only much later that I realized after the 2nd 3rd viewing that they were two different actors/people. My bubble burst. And I didn’t share this with anyone. Because everyone knows so much, they would have insulted and scoffed me, which is ok. The problem with insult is that it is not the problem as such, but more is the danger of them not taking you seriously ever.

Scorn all you may, but I really wish I could revisit that experience, that innocence of being stupid, the will to be wrong/incorrect, the naiveté and unsophistication. The unpretentiousness and caution less existence.

I’m guessing no one will hire me anymore.
Dad I’m coming to delhi. Was it union bank ki naukri of India or DRDO ? Oh it was IAS kya ?
Cool, 2 years of studying till the break. May be then I will loose naiveté and be more english. As the residents of Sapna vihar-Delhi sing in Oye lucky …
Lets learn english
Let’s learn english”

I’m going to sleep.
It’s 3.30 am. Alarm is at 6.30 am. 3 hours to sleep. Could watch some film if I could.
I need to wash my clothes. I need to wash my underwear. I need to jog and lose weight. Do I have a single original blogpost in my hairy head ? I’m a walking cliché. I need to buy a laptop. I need to watch more cinema.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Tags: departed, faithi akin, fightclub, Oye Lucky Lucky Oye, ramgopal verma, scorcese, shiv subramanium
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34 Comments

  1. Kenny Kenny says:

    At last,
    The Return of KK!
    .
    That’s a very brave confession, thinking that Matt Damon and Leo DiCaprio were the same actor. It’s true that they’re almost interchangeable. If I remember an equivalent embarassing confession, I’ll join in here.
    And yes, for f$@#’s sake, lose weight!

    (Tip: If anyone wants Subrat to come after them with an axe/chainsaw, try spelling ‘lose’ as ‘loose’.)

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  2. Vikram Vikram says:

    Wow! Wish I could rant like that :D

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  3. AB. AB. says:

    that’s not what RGV said.
    Principal of his college, asked his friend that question. and that friend answered it. RGV mentioned abt that incident.
    ——
    i don’t know why it is considered that ‘use of sex-related-words=intelligent writing’.
    ——
    This is one of the best site about indian cinema, probably the best one.

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  4. Magik Magik says:

    awesome comeback kk. loved it.

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  5. Magik Magik says:

    pfc’s in-house gun-slinger!!!

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  6. Kenny Kenny says:

    @AB
    “i don’t know why it is considered that ‘use of sex-related-words=intelligent writing’”
    Whoever gave you that impression?

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  7. indraneel indraneel says:

    Here comes the Original cowboy…mind it!
    ..
    Dark circles, the joker kinds?
    maybe you want to look like Shyamalan,
    If you have nothing do..
    Rant likho, rant likho!

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  8. phoenixnu phoenixnu says:

    hahahahahhehehehehohohohohhahahah …tu raat ko 4 baje uthkar ghar isliye gaya tha ? love is overrated. sex is overrated. soapy sntimentalism. quickie fun. and u r fat. u r ugly. u have dark circles. u needw new undies. u r fat. u r ugly. u hav dark circles. u need new undies. u r fat. u r ugly. u need to be picked up! u need to b adapted! all the best mr untitled!

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  9. Vasanbala Vasanbala says:

    acham illai acham illai acham enbadu illaiye….

    and some idiot translated it in English.

    This is Maha Kavi Subramani Bharathi….the GRAND Father of All Tamil Rants.

    All the “wah wah KK” gang read this.

    ————————————————-

    Fear I have not , fear I have not,
    Even if all the world opposes me,
    Fear I have not, fear I have not,
    Even if they judge me as the worst,
    And tell things bad about me,
    Fear I have not, Fear I have not,
    Even if I am fated to live by begging,
    Fear I have not, Fear I have not,
    Even if I loose all my wealth due to desires,
    Fears I have not, fear I have not.

    Even if well endowed ladies with bra,
    Throw their eyes at me,
    Fear I have not, fear I have not,
    Even if dear friends mine,
    Make me eat poisonous things,
    Fear I have not, fear I have not,
    Even if hoards of army,
    With green uniform comes,
    Fear I have not, fear I have not,
    Even if the entire sky breaks,
    And falls on my head,
    Fears I have not, fear I have not.
    ————————————————-

    KK, PFC inn Bharathi, nee kalaku machchan :)

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  10. james james says:

    brilliant write up bro…

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  11. Sourav Sourav says:

    Tu aa gaya KK?!

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  12. Sourav Sourav says:

    Likhte raho!

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  13. kartik krishnan kartik krishnan says:

    @kenny:)
    @vikram – :)
    @AB – i know it wasnt RGV who said it ..was his friend satyendra …but was writing at 2.45 am all muddled up. galti ho gayi.
    will also try and reduce the use of “sexuality”. I quite agree with you on that part.

    However- did you know rgv has also said this –
    “When a finger is pointing at the moon, don’t concentrate on the finger or you will miss the heavenly glory” – Bruce Lee (Enter the Dragon)

    @thank u magik :)
    @indraneelda – hahahahahahah
    @thanks phonix :)
    @vasan – machcha as kamal hassan says to soooooooooo many heroines
    “oru muththam kudu”
    @james – thank u
    @saurav – lets meet up at golden moments soon …

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  14. Gattu Gattu says:

    Heeeheee,

    will also try and reduce the use of “sexuality” Joke of the year. KK tarantino ko chhod ke Adi chopra ki school mein jayega. Har Ladki mein rab ko dekhe ga (aur apneappko Kabhi RUB nahi karega). Tickle me hard dear. But, don’t stop ranting about lack of Sex, you’ll become a toothless tiger. :(

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  15. Vasanbala Vasanbala says:

    Gattu Zindabad!!!!!!

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  16. arun prakash arun prakash says:

    Arre KK, don’t ever think about that bank ki naukri. Persist with cinema, and perish with cinema.

    Somewhere along the way when you think you’ve reached somewhere you’ll say ‘I’ve finally come, this is the biggest orgasm of my life’.
    And,this isn’t Tarintino, this is original!

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  17. AB. AB. says:

    @13 kartik.

    i just thought, that maybe who doesn’t visit rgv’s blog, they may use this quote again somewhere, after reading it here. so i just clarified it for them, i know, if u read it there, u can’t forget that whole incident and abt satyendra :-)
    —-
    yeah, i have read that, bruce lee one too, at his blog, and many times i remembered that one :-)
    but if that finger has a little cut, blood coming, or a bee/spider is there, or something abnormality, then focus will go there too.

    And yes, i enjoyed heavenly glory too :-)
    when i read it slowly and little loud, i liked it.

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  18. Gattu Gattu says:

    On a serious note, I recommend you to see Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Robin Williams starrer Good Will Hunting (written by Matt-Ben duo). It may not be a great film. But, it’ll be surely worth your time to see actor-writer Matt Damon. :-)

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  19. kk- machan great to see you back & in good form.
    so get set & go.appidi podu podu, asathipodu kannale :)

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  20. rbehemoth rbehemoth says:

    >>I always felt the intention of a language was to convey the thought.
    Then why is the thought to convey the language ?
    Is it the intention to convey the language or
    is it the thought to convey the language ?
    What is the difference between thought and intention ?
    LOL!

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  21. puru puru says:

    For KK all thoughts come with the intention of masturbation. :)

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  22. Jaiganesh Jaiganesh says:

    abhe saale.
    ithna din hua tume apne sar dikhana me?
    I too had passed through the confusion between Matt and Leo for quite a while – pretty much like I confused Jackie chan and Let li in very many martial arts movies. In dasavatharam I confused to so many characters with Kamal had not the disclaimer (Which was dumb to put it straight up) said that he plays only 10 roles!!!

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  23. kartik krishnan kartik krishnan says:

    @gattu – thakns for looking into the sex in my articles..will try not to write/mention the word in my next post.
    will also check out the films you mentioned
    @arunprakash – thank u ..inshallah
    @sethu – thanks
    @rbehemoth – iddi yeppidi !!!
    @puru – :)
    @jai-hahahahahah

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  24. dazedandconfused dazedandconfused says:

    KK- great to know that you are now an AD on Basra.
    .
    Arrey yaar phir thoda aur blog kar na apne iss experience par. Hum saale IT waalon ko thoda vicarious pleasure milega!
    .
    Of course, not asking you to rant against your boss, sanitized version hi sahi!

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  25. Tanul Thakur Tanul Thakur says:

    After a long, long time, I saw the names ‘KK’, ‘Vasan’, and ‘Phoenixnu’ on the same page! PFC ke purane din yaad aa gaye! Hope you write often! :)

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  26. Rk Rk says:

    @KK,
    “Working as an AD on Basra”.
    …….
    100s of words going here and there and no details of most important news? It is hidden as some mini news in the crowd of words. Why?
    How is the experience? what is this project?
    Why not to vent permanently this rant and write in details about this new assignment brought to your way by nature?
    Other mortal souls may get some benefit from your experience and rich writing.
    Please write on that.

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  27. Sumit Sumit says:

    Loved it! One of the most funny things in the recent past

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  28. Sumit Sumit says:

    Loved it! One of the most funny things in the recent past

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  29. Srinivas Srinivas says:

    Would be interesting to know what happened the following morning post writing this blog? :)

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  30. Magik Magik says:

    More on Basra!

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  31. Sudhir Nair Sudhir Nair says:

    Well KK, if this comes as a solace to u…I had a similar feeling when i saw Infernal Affairs….but then i caught up with it after the first 30 mins of the movie and yeah….i do struggle to distinguish between chinese actors….
    so in other words ur blooper is greater than mine :lol:
    and i second RK…WRITE MORE ABT BASRA !!!!!

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  32. Sourav Sourav says:

    KK..stop promoting Golden Moments…:P..lets go to Janta this time around..and get your director Srinivas too.:)

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  33. kshitij kshitij says:

    Remember Red, hope is a good thing.
    -Andy Dufresne
    :)

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  34. Sammy Sammy says:

    KK’s Synechdoche….budda ho gaya hai tu :P

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