Bollywood waalonki Mumbai.........

MUMBAI…………. one of the magical cities in India….. a home for around 1.5 crore people… Everyone comes here to achieve their dream… each person with different life, different mood, different standard of living…………. Some call it, Bombay…….. Some call it, Bambai…… But for me it’s MUMBAI, rather, AAMCHI MUMBAI….

Today, I am going to tell about life of MUMBAIKARS and city’s connection with one of the most famous businesses in the city i.e. BOLLYWOOD. Hindi Film Industry likes Mumbai as much as Mumbai likes Bollywood. Mumbai City has been a central character in many bollywood films. Not only this but Hollywood people are also in love with this city. Slumdog Millionaire is the best example.

But Mumbai has a special place in the hearts of bollywood film makers. So, let’s talk about connection of bollywod & Mumbai.

Recently I watched movie, Dhobi Ghat, which is based on life of Dhobis in Mumbai. The film talks about their problem, their dreams, their struggle to earn bread & butter. This was the untouched subject until Kiran Rao looked into it.

In 2010, bollywood took us back in the 1970’s with films like Once upon a time in Mumbai & Action Replayy. Both films were different from each other. Once upon… talked about rise of underworld in Mumbai & Akshay kumar starrer Action Replayy made many senior citizens look back in their college days. Through this film director also tried to show fashion and romance of 70’s.

The films like Mumbai meri Jaan, Tum Mile projected unity of Mumbai during major crisis. Both films were based on  two most deadly situations experienced by people of Mumbai. The subject of MMJ was aftermath of series of bomb-blasts in Local Trains and how that incidence destroys life of many. Tum Mile was a story about how Flood in Mumbai helps two PREMI to get together. 

Director Madhur Bhandarkar has successfully shown the dark side of Mumbaikar’s life through his films like Traffic Signal, Chandani Bar, Page 3, Fashion, etc.

Films like Luck By Chance & Wake Up Sid! are about life of young Mumbai. Luck By Chance is a movie about an actor who comes in Mumbai to become Star. Wake up Sid! is a story of rich, young, carefree college student who becomes serious in life when his friend teaches him meaning of life.

 Movies such as Shootout at Lokhandwala, Satya were based on gang-wars in Mumbai. N. Chandra’s film Yeh Mere India talked about bias nature of people. He showed many types of biases in his film such as communal bias, religious bias, economic bias etc. he wonderfully explained their connection through the film.

Hollywood film Slumdog Millionaire also threw light on darker side of city’s life. It was based on life of street children and their dreams.

Recent marathi films like Zendaa highlighted politics and young people in Mumbai. Laalbaug-parel raised issue of life of textile mill workers and problem faced by them after closing of the mills.

These are just few examples…. There are many such movies & documentaries.

All these films tell about life of different Mumbaikars, 

their dreams....................,

their problems................., 

their struggle for existence.................,

their hard work to become successful..............,

and many more shades of their life. 

This city doesn’t offer you success without struggle. From Ambani to Ambavane everyone has to work

hard to taste success…. 

Hats off to Mumbai & Mumbaikar…..

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Aye dil hai mushkil jeena yahan

Zara hat ke zara bach ke, yeh hai Bombay (MUMBAI) meri jaan……………………..!!!!!!!!

AMBAVANE’s

दिवाने हुए पागल .........

उद्या Valentine's Day..... सर्वांचे Plans तयार असतील. असाच १ Plan. माझा मित्र परमार. एक पागल झालेला दीवाना.... त्याची कहाणी सांगितली आहे इकडे. यातली 99% माहिती खरी आहे. आणि 1% माझं Imagination.    

काही दिवसांनी  व्हालेंटाइन डे येणार 

तेव्हा काय करावं हां प्रश्न बऱ्याच लोकांना आतापासूनच पडणार

पण त्या अनमोल दिवसाचं planning मी आजपासूनाच करणार

पुण्यात आलेल्या माझ्या Sweet Heart ला मी आज भेटणार
तिच्यासोबत दिवसभर फिरणार 

तिच्या आवडीचं food मी आवडत नसताना खाणार 

नंतर तिच्यासोबत मी  shopping  ला जाणार 

पहिले मी तिच्या आवडीनुसार माझ्यासाठी shoes घेणार

shoes घेताना price tag कड़े मी दुर्लक्ष करणार

4000 चे असले तरी तिला आवडले म्हणून ते घेणार

मग तिच्यासोबत dinner करुन मी माझ्या flat मध्ये येणार

पूर्ण रात्र तिच्या आठवणीमध्ये घालवणार

आणि सकाळी 8.30 चे lecture बंक करणार.... 

असाच १ week जाणार.....

नंतर काही काम काढून मी घरी जाणार

घरी आई बाबांना hi-hello करुन तिला भेटायला जाणार 

जाताना तिने पसंत केलेले shoes घालायला मी नाही विसरणार 

तिने shoes ची तारीफ़ करताच मेरा दिल डार्लिंग डार्लिंग होणार 

पण आपल्याकडे घालण्यासाठी दूसरी चप्पल नाही हे मला आठवणार 

आता आमची स्वारी पुन्हा adidas मधे जाणार 

पुन्हा तिला पसंत पडली म्हणून मी 900 रुपये ची slippers घेणार

नंतर तिच्यासोबत movie ला जाणार

The Tourist कितीही भंगार असला तरी तिला आवडला म्हणून चांगला म्हणणार

 नंतर ती मला cigarette lighter गिफ्ट करणार

 as usual मला ते फार आवडणार

घरी जाताना तिला  Vodka पिण्याची इच्छा होणार   

 मात्र तिची ही  unexpected demand ऐकून मला धक्का बसणार

पण स्त्री हट्टापुढे मी नमते घेणार 

काही दिवसांनी मी पुन्हा पुण्याला येणार 

झालेला किस्सा मित्रांना सांगणार 

मी दारु पीत नाही याची मलाच  लाज वाटणार 

त्या गम मधे मी रोज २-३ cigarette जास्त फूंकणार

कोणी 900 च्या slippers ची टिंगल केल्यावर त्याला त्याच slippersने   मारण्याची धमकी  देणार


Main Celebaration साठी  पुन्हा घरी

आता Valentine's Day जवळच येणार
तिच्यासाठी मी 1000 रुपयेचे chocolates घेणार
तिची दारु पिण्याची हौस पूर्ण करण्यासाठी  1 महागडी Wine घेणार 

Wine घेताना आपण दारु पीत नाही याची पुन्हा आठवण होणार

पण तिला Valentine gift देताना मला फार आनंद होणार

त्या दिवशी तिला I LOVE U बोलणं सुध्दा खुप Special वाटणार  

अजुनही बरेच काही करणार 

पण त्याबाबत मी कोणालाच नाही सांगणार 

आणि शेवटी ही relationship आता marriage मध्ये convert होण्यासाठी देवाकडे प्रार्थना करणार

 WISH U VERY HAPPY VALENTINE"S DAY !!!!!!!!!!!!

AMBAVANE's

Mumbai - Shiv Sena - Pakistan's cricket match

     

These days ICC Cricket World Cup is talk of entire country. Indian subcontinent will be hosting this event for the second time after 1996. Cricket is not just a game in our country it has become religion. Not only ICC but various other corporate houses are also looking at this event as a source to earn maximum profit.

      The organizing committee is paying attention in each and every aspect related with this event. Most important priority is security. They want this game to be happen peacefully and smoothly. 

BUT....                     BUT ....                    BUT.......

      There is one major problem which I think ICC forgot to taken into consideration while selecting venue, Wankhede stadium, Mumbai.

     

      MBA people especially marketing guys are very much aware about PESTEL factors which affect business environment. But ICC didn't analyze political factor deeply. These days no one talks about Pakistan's cricket  for good reasons. But according to me, Pakistani Cricket team has capacity to bounce back. In today's TOI, Harsha Bhogle has also said the same thing.

     For a moment let's assume Pak players showed extraordinary performance and their efforts help the team to reach till finals. And here problems arise. Will Shiv Sena and MNS people allow Pak Cricket team to play in Mumbai? and the alternate venue for Final match is D Y Patil stadium, which is also in Mumbai.

    Shiv Sena Supremo Balasaheb Thackeray already showed his strong oppose for India-Pakistan cricket match in Mumbai. He said about  this way back in late 90's. And till today no match has been played between these countries in Mumbai. Even today Balasaheb has power to stop Mumbai with his one order.

   

             Blasaheb is just against cricket match but Raj Thackeray’s hatred about Pakistan is not just limited to cricket match. He has gone one step further. Recently he opposed one of the reality shows featuring Pakistani singers.

   In such political atmosphere I don’t see any chances of match between Pakistan and any other team, in Mumbai. ICC must take this fact into consideration and make arrangements for other venue; if Pakistan enters into final.

AMBAVANE's