http://www.vodafone.in/existingusers/iphone/pages/preregister-iPhone.aspx
I guess this would be a locked phone only, but the good point is that we do have multiple carriers to opt from.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Aamir Movie Review -- Go Watch It....
Movie - Aamir
Producer - Ronnie Screwvala
Director - Raj Kumar Gupta
Producer - Ronnie Screwvala
Director - Raj Kumar Gupta
Music Director - Amit Trivedi
Actor - Rajeev Khandelwal
Date of Release - 6th June 2008
Actor - Rajeev Khandelwal
Date of Release - 6th June 2008
Seldom you come across a movie like "Aamir", plain yet powerful, small but heavy, with loads of debutant but performance like experienced, with unheard of music but one that sticks on your mind for long after watching the movie. In a nutshell this is what the movie is all about.
The movie Aamir starts with the protagonist Aamir(played excellently by Rajeev Khandelwal in his big screen debut) landing in Mumbai and from that moment Rajeev's life is more like a roller coaster ride questioning Rajeev's belief that a person makes his own destiny.
Not following the typical Hindi Movie stereotypes Aamir has no actress in fact no major actor besides Rajeev Khandelwal in the movie. Though a few songs are part of the movie but they are played in the background and tend to render well on the big screen. In fact I bought the audio cd of Aamir after watching the movie which explains the fact that the songs are some real gems.
In addition instead of shooting the films in beautiful locales the movie is actually shot in the dingiest of Mumbai bylanes which you would have had ever experienced, and honestly this adds authenticity to the movie. Again the end of the movie defies all bollywood logic and makes Aamir a real gem.
Aamir may or may not be a box office hit, but certainly deserves to be seen, appreciated and applauded. Kudos to Rajeev Khandelwal, Raj Kumar Gupta and the music director Amit Trivedi. This movie is definitely not to be missed if you are a movie lover.
The movie Aamir starts with the protagonist Aamir(played excellently by Rajeev Khandelwal in his big screen debut) landing in Mumbai and from that moment Rajeev's life is more like a roller coaster ride questioning Rajeev's belief that a person makes his own destiny.
Not following the typical Hindi Movie stereotypes Aamir has no actress in fact no major actor besides Rajeev Khandelwal in the movie. Though a few songs are part of the movie but they are played in the background and tend to render well on the big screen. In fact I bought the audio cd of Aamir after watching the movie which explains the fact that the songs are some real gems.
In addition instead of shooting the films in beautiful locales the movie is actually shot in the dingiest of Mumbai bylanes which you would have had ever experienced, and honestly this adds authenticity to the movie. Again the end of the movie defies all bollywood logic and makes Aamir a real gem.
Aamir may or may not be a box office hit, but certainly deserves to be seen, appreciated and applauded. Kudos to Rajeev Khandelwal, Raj Kumar Gupta and the music director Amit Trivedi. This movie is definitely not to be missed if you are a movie lover.
Rating - 4/5
Friday, June 13, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Bharti Airtel and Apple to Bring iPhone 3G to India
Good news for Apple's iPhone ensthusiats in India. Check out the following post at Apples officical website
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/06/09bharti.html
"NEW DELHI and SAN FRANCISCO—June 9, 2008—Bharti Airtel and Apple® today announced that they will be bringing the highly anticipated iPhone™ 3G to customers in India later this year."
Can't wait for this to happen. Just hope that the price of the iPhone remains unchanged whenever it is launched in India.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/06/09bharti.html
"NEW DELHI and SAN FRANCISCO—June 9, 2008—Bharti Airtel and Apple® today announced that they will be bringing the highly anticipated iPhone™ 3G to customers in India later this year."
Can't wait for this to happen. Just hope that the price of the iPhone remains unchanged whenever it is launched in India.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Apple Iphone 3g in India Soon :-)
As per Steve's Job keynote iphone 3g would be launched in India in the next few months. Check out its hosts of features out here
http://www.cnettv.com/9742-1_53-50002572.html
and yes you are right , all over the world it's 8 gig version is priced to a max of $199 and 16 gig version a max of $299.
Check out the below link for it's availability in India.
http://www.cnettv.com/9742-1_53-50002573.html
With such a competitive price i see tough competition for other cell phone vendors like Nokia in India. Already a big time user of ipod touch looking forward to this iphone 3g launch in India.
Check out Apple's India website for more details and features for Apple 3G phone.
www.appple.co.in
Cheers....
http://www.cnettv.com/9742-1_53-50002572.html
and yes you are right , all over the world it's 8 gig version is priced to a max of $199 and 16 gig version a max of $299.
Check out the below link for it's availability in India.
http://www.cnettv.com/9742-1_53-50002573.html
With such a competitive price i see tough competition for other cell phone vendors like Nokia in India. Already a big time user of ipod touch looking forward to this iphone 3g launch in India.
Check out Apple's India website for more details and features for Apple 3G phone.
www.appple.co.in
Cheers....
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na Music Review
Movie - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Director - Abbas Tyrewala
Music Director - A.R. Rahman
Lyrics - Abbas Tyrewala
Track -1 , Kabhi Kabhi Aditi - Rashid Ali
Undoubtedly the best song of the album, this song has a young feel to it. The talent of newcomer Rashid Ali is very well exploited in this song. This one pleases your ear from the first go itself. We need to lookout for Rashid Ali, he definitely has got a jumpstart to his career.
Rating 9/10
Track -2 , Pappu Can't Dance - Benny Dayal, Naresh Iyer, Satish Chakravarthy, Aslam, Blaze, Tanvi, Bhargavi
On the first listening this never looked like a Rahman track, and in addition the unorthodox lyrics by Tyrewala didn't help either. But after a few listening this peppy young song does catch up with you and its presence is now all over the music channels. I assume that this song may be enjoyed well on the big screen when the movie releases and the list of singers in the song act as a fresh breeze.
On the first listening this never looked like a Rahman track, and in addition the unorthodox lyrics by Tyrewala didn't help either. But after a few listening this peppy young song does catch up with you and its presence is now all over the music channels. I assume that this song may be enjoyed well on the big screen when the movie releases and the list of singers in the song act as a fresh breeze.
Rating 7.5/10
Track - 3 , Jaane Tu Mera Kya Hain - Runa
One of the songs with typical Rahman songs which grows on you with each listening. Has a nice pleasing melody and good vocals by Runa. Incidently after the aditi song this is another song which contains the name of the title "Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na" within the song. Surely some innovative lyric writing for the movie.
One of the songs with typical Rahman songs which grows on you with each listening. Has a nice pleasing melody and good vocals by Runa. Incidently after the aditi song this is another song which contains the name of the title "Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na" within the song. Surely some innovative lyric writing for the movie.
Rating 8/10
Track - 4 , Nazre Milana Nazre Churana- Benny Daya, Satish Chakravarthy, Sayonara, Darshana, Svetha, Bhargavi, Anupama
One of my favorites for this album whose video is now on air on music channels. Again unorthodox mix of English and Hindi form lyrics for this song and gives it a pretty young feel. Multiple singers in the song add that peppy college feel to the song.
Rating 8.5/10
Rating 8.5/10
Track - 5 , Tu Bole- A.R. Rahman
This is definitely very different which Rahman has ever explored both with music and his own singing. This song can be categorized as jazz/blues and really well executed by rahman. Though this does not in the league "Lukka Chuppi" ,"Jaage Hain" or "Khwaja Mere Khwaja" but it's totally different from anything attempted before hence we would need to look out for this. I suspect that this might be the title song for the movie.
Rating 8.5/10
Track - 6 , Kahin To- Rashid Ali, Vasundhra Das
slow number with Rashid Ali again doing a tremendous job with his vocals. This song is pretty hummable and should catch up after the release of the movie.
slow number with Rashid Ali again doing a tremendous job with his vocals. This song is pretty hummable and should catch up after the release of the movie.
Rating 7/10
Track - 7 , Jaane Tu Mera Kya Hai - Sukhwinder Singh
A slow version of the song by the same title sung by Ruma. This also has a different set of lyrics but does not loose the original magic touch. Sukhwinder Singh as expected is dependable and delivers the good pretty well.
A slow version of the song by the same title sung by Ruma. This also has a different set of lyrics but does not loose the original magic touch. Sukhwinder Singh as expected is dependable and delivers the good pretty well.
Rating 8/10
Track - 8 , Pappu Can't Dance (remix) -
I was never a big fan of x and this song makes my belief stronger. Not sure why we ever need to remix a song like 'Pappu Can't Dance" which originally is a party number and pretty good.
I was never a big fan of x and this song makes my belief stronger. Not sure why we ever need to remix a song like 'Pappu Can't Dance" which originally is a party number and pretty good.
So the final verdict as for most Rahman album is that it is a must buy if you are a music lover. A couple of songs (like Aditi and Nazre Milana nazre Churana will stay in our mind for a long time).
Final Album Rating - 8/10
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Double Bonanza For A R Rahman Fans
You obviously couldn't have asked for anything more. Two Hindi movie releases of Rahman within a week is too good. Both Ada and JTYJN (Jaane Tu Yeh Jaane Na) are real gems. Currently relishing this moment. Will come back soon with music reviews of both the albums, so keep looking out for this place.
Enjoy ....
Enjoy ....
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