As time goes by......

You must remember this....
A kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh....
The fundamental things apply...
As time goes by....

These are the words to the famous song we all recognize Casablanca by ... you've probably heard the tune but didn't know what it was...

WARNING: This post is verrrrry long... go get a glass of Coke or something before you settle own to read this ;)

Anyways, if you haven't seen the film yet, but plan to, you may not want to read further - mega spoiler alert...

At first, I thought what more I could write about a movie that is arguably the most reviewed & discussed... But then I decided to write anyway - from the POV of a newly initiated Classics fan...

My first reaction to Casablanca's intense screenplay was - wait a sec, I don't watch war movies - what am I doing here... And then, after shutting up the little voice in my head, I got through the initial layers of the film and got into the groove of things...

And to my surprise, the story isn't dated - I thought it might be, considering it was shot in 1942 when wars were all around... Perhaps it is a sign of the times that war struggles and the fight for freedom are as current today as they were back in 1942.

Back to the film, set in French Morocco - as exotic a locale as one might get, the film is full of rich texture and colorful characters (it is a B&W movie - so, pun not intended)... The initial voice over sets the mood - about the arduous refugee trail from Paris to Marseilles to Oran to Casablanca, which is basically in Africa, but is unoccupied France...

Casablanca is one of those films, where, no matter how many times you watch it, you don't remember the exact dialogues - because a) the dialogue is so quick & witty - both humorous & sarcastic at the same time and b) they were delivered so wonderfully by the actors that you paid more attention to the minutae of expressions during the dialogue more than the actual words...

That being said, this film has singularly given us the most number of memorable one liners - be it - "here's looking at you kid" or "We'll always have Paris" or "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship"...

The Epstein twins did a wonderful job with the screenplay & dialogue I think - for instance:

Yvonne: Where were you last night?
Rick: It was so long ago I don't remember...
Yvonne: Will I see you tonight?
Rick: I don't make plans that far ahead...

More of the snappy quotes can be found here... go on and read some of them - I'll wait :)

Bogart is the man... seriously! He definitely puts the S in smoldering....What a wonderful supporting cast - Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Claude Rains, Paul Henreid - wonderful, wonderful stuff ... they carry the movie beautifully on their more-than-able shoulders...

And the lady - Ingrid Bergman...as Ilsa Lund, she has perfectly portrayed the part of a woman torn between deep passion and fierce loyalty - towards to different men of course :) ... As Victor Laszlo's (Paul Henreid) wife, she is, as Bogey puts it in the end, 'part of his work, the thing that keeps him going' - him being one the cornerstones of the underground movement to free France from the Third Reich - she is the kind of inspiration that builds a life and makes you want to make the world a better place - and in this case, literally, make the free world a better place... and even as the cynical Rick puts it, 'she is not just another woman'...

Our main man, Mr.Bogart - from the cynical, saloon-owner (as he calls himself) to the no-nonsense businessman to the rank sentimentalist - this movie has demanded his full range of acting skills... I mean, the look that passes over his face when he sees Ilsa after all those years - you see a hint of softness only to be replaced in a flash by such burning hatred - and all this after seeing him stone-cold in the first 20 mins ... this is the stuff legends are made of...

Before I get into the love story that is an undercurrent to this film, I must stop and say a few words about the cafe that stages all this - Rick's Cafe Americain (that is not a typo - that's the way it is spelled)...

Those of you who know me, know how I dislike drinking & smoking - yet, instead of being appalled at the amount of booze and tobacco in this film, I felt it contributed as much to the setting & atmosphere as much as any of the characters ... Rick's - the place to be! From the opening bars of Dooley Wilson's 'It had to be you' - a song I greatly love, it being featured in several rom-com's in different cover versions of course - but to hear the man sing it in the original, live bar - it brought such a nice feeling of familiarity & warmth, I cannot say enough ... I would have gladly paid to sit in a quiet corner (of course there is no such thing as 'quiet' at Rick's) in Rick's - either with Sasha or Karl, just to observe...

This is not the typical story where they spend half a reel telling you how the leading pair fell in love - just 3-4 scenes where the intense bond between Bergman & Bogart are portrayed - they definitely look like they belong together...the easy rapport, the palpable chemistry...wonderfully done... Sam, the performer at Rick's is the only one privy to the details of the Rick-Ilsa relationship history and he stands by his boss with indubitable loyalty...

Today's movies can learn a thing or two about plot twists from this movie - I mean, who would've expected that Rick would fo a 180 and put Ilsa on the plane with Laszlo - didn't everything he said and did upto that point indicate that he planned to turn Laszlo in, get away to Lisbon with Ilsa to take the clipper to America? And Capt. Renault, who thought he wouldn't turn Rick in for shooting Maj. Strasser? "Round up the usual suspects" he says!

Here's the thing about all the main characters in the film - they all have questionable morals and pasts but you love them anyway... Here's what I mean:

Rick Blaine: Wanted fugitive, ran guns to Ethiopia, owner of Rick's
Ilsa Lund: ditched Blaine at the train station, wife of the several-times-reported-dead Laszlo, deeply in love with Rick
Capt. Renault: Clearly a womanizer, a 'poor' corrupt govt. official, also an exit visa provider - for a steep price
Ferrari: Exit-visa blackmarket monopolizer, owner of the Blue Parrot
Ugarte: Exit-visa blackmarketer, more reasonably priced than Renault
Karl: Maitre'd and participant in the underground movement

Now onto the "love" story - I'd heard the million$ line "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine" before - but now I know exactly why he said that :-) - the lady is a trophy - no wonder the until now unshakeable Rick crumbled to pieces, no wonder his stoic facade fell away in the face of his one true love...

The look on Ilsa's face when she walked into Rick's & recognized Sam, the look of hesitant recognition on Sam's face... that said it all... what depth there was to Rick's & Illsa's past...

Ilsa's love for Rick is clear in every scene she has with him, at the same time, her scenes with the straight-as-an-arrow-decent Laszlo show us her faith, respect & adoration for him - it is not easy to portray such conflict and Ms.Bergman has done this effortlessly...

To have the love of a man like Rick - that is the stuff dreams are made of (yes, I am clearly in love with Rick's character) and like I said before, to have the love of a woman like Ilsa... well gentlemen, that would make your life...

My take away from the film was - sometimes the right thing to do will break hearts, almost always, doing the right thing will cause pain but has to be done anyway...

The ending of the movie is much much debated and I can understand why - if you ask me, happily ever after is not all its cracked up to be (no, I am not bitter) - Rick did the right thing - for all of them - by putting her on the plane and letting Laszlo go... he literally changed the world... Now how many movie characters can boast of that (superheroes apart, that is)... So what if he was as crushed he was, in letting her go, as he was in the train station when he read her goodbye note in Paris? [Richard, I cannot go with you or ever see you again. You must not ask why. Just believe that I love you. Go, my darling, and God bless you. Ilsa. ]

I could go on and on - having watched the movie thrice in 3 days, scenes & dialogues now randomly pop into my pretty little head (ok , not pretty or little) and I end up spending a few minutes chuckling quietly ... This movie is now officially at the top of my faves list...

Till the next post... 'here's looking at you kid'... ta!

pure awesomeness...

I know I said I would write a few words about Casablanca ... and I will... will be rewatching it for the 3rd time (yes, its that good)... initial reaction: pure awesomeness ... and as much as that makes me sound like an overexcited teenager, it really is awesome ... till later then! ta!

Looking forward to ....

watching Casablanca on Friday... that was next on my Netflix list! Expect a few words on it from me! ta!

a kinship beyond blood...

Sunday was a movie marathon day for me - totally had a blast - after a loooooong time...
Managed to pack in Jab we met, Bommarillu and Rang de Basanti... and even as I write this, I am seriously considering watching Dil Chahta Hai ...

Rang de is an all time favorite of mine - for a number of reasons... I first saw it in the theatre in Feb 2006 - with my gang of buddies after a friend's wedding ... the timing was so brilliant ... it was our first year in the real world after post-grad college - the movie perfectly captured on-screen the camaraderie and affection I felt for my friends - the 9 of us managed to survive the post-grad course (and I am not talking about the acads) and like I mentioned in my first post - these 8 were my reason for living through the course with my sanity intact...

I could write pages and pages about why I love Rang de but will try to keep it short here... I dont want this to end up as a movie review...

Rang de joins the rank of all time awesome buddy movies - Dil Chahta Hai is another favorite of mine... the fact that Aamir has starred in both is just a coincidence...

I found Rang de's execution to be brilliant - story, screenplay, music, dialogue, costumes, camerawork .. you name it..

Some lines from the movie crack me up every time - "mere paet mein toh chuhe kabaddi khel rahe hain yaar" or "yeh sab samajhti hai yaar" or "puchchu aur daer nahin ruk sakte? kash, par puchchu ruk nahin sakta... [all the guys]: puchchuuuuuuuu!! " or even "miss freedom contest da sari round" - my favoritest though is "maut ki ungli".. precious...

The dialog that Aamir's character mouths when Karan and Sukhi go to drop off Aslam - about how baahar duniya hame nachaati hai but university ke gates ke is paar ham zindagi ko nachaate hain ... struck a chord with me - so true, so true... And sadly, he was right about even the best of friends not getting to meet after leaving college - working hard to make their own lives... I've first hand experience of that... but .. life moves on... And yes, you 8 out there - I miss you all badly...

The highlight of the movie was, for me, how well each of the characters had been defined and how well they gelled together (I know I know, they had all those orientation sessions to get familiar & comfortable with each other... still)... And tell me, who didnt want to be friends with them or have friends like them... Karan the cool rebel, Aslam the shaayar, Sukhi the clown, DJ the mischevious, Ajay the sexy IAF pilot or Sonia the sweetheart of the group... Aise dost kahaan milte hain... I also loved the way the friendship between Aslam and Pandey - who went from tearing each other's throats to solid buddies, slowly developed ...

I usually run the Rang De dvd only till the part before Ajay dies - I'd watch the rest of the movie but I usually cry my eyes out and given the current temperatures where I live, I'd run the risk of serious dehydration... Rang de is and always will be an instant pick-me-up for me...

I love every track in this movie - you already know how big a fan of ARR I am - this was one of his best I think - cool, hip and even after 2 yrs, gets me grooving - be it to Khalbali or the title track or Paathshala...

And yes, if you also noted - it was two Siddharth movies in a day - I'm a big fan and I love how he does tamil, telegu & hindi films with ease - he is an under-rated actor but I'm sure his time will come...

Since then I have gone on to watch these guys separately in starring roles - Aamir in TZP, Soha in Khoya Khoya Chaand, Kunal in Laga Chunari mein daag, Sharman in Life in a Metro, Madhavan in Evano Oruvan ... all fine actors in their own right... young blood...

Anyways, I think I will stop rambling here... my ipod beckons... till the next post then.. ta!

Got tagged.. hmm..

Yes, that's right... this found its way to my inbox after all... just for kicks thought I would put it out there... read on...

1. Last movie you saw in a theater?
Dasaavathaaram - totally regretted it

2. What book are you reading?
Does NatGeo Traveller count? Rome is gorgeous *sigh*

3. Favorite board game?
Monopoly I think

4. Favorite magazine?
Entertainment Weekly & Reader's Digest (that's right)

5. Favorite smells?
Cleopatra by Tocca and first coffee dikaashin

6. Favorite sounds?
mom's moving around in the kitchen in the early morning - something about the first rustle of activity for the day

7. Worst feeling in the world?
That I'm fading out of people's lives

8. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up?
Do I have to wake up just yet?

9. Favorite fast food place?
Kolkata chat - their pani puri makes my dil go hmmm

10. Future child’s name?
Do I have to pick one now?

11. Finish this statement. “If I had lot of money I’d….?"
Give most of it away to charity and put the rest in a trust fund for disadvantaged kids

12. Do you drive fast?
Like you wont believe..naah i'm kiddin

13. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?
Yep... a lil blue bunny named Mannoo

14. Storms - cool or scary?
toe-curling awesome

15. What was your first car?
you mean what's GOING to be my first car...

16. Favorite drink?
fresh squeezed Lemon juice

17. Finish this statement, “If I had the time I would….”?
Be a forensic anthropologist like Brennan but only if they can guarantee that Booth will be my FBI partner orrr
Be a doctor like Meredith but only if they promise me McDreamy ;-)
ok ok y'all know I'm kidding. If I had more time, I would spend it on pursuing music seriously

18. Do you eat the stems on broccoli?
Are you kidding me?

19. If you could dye your hair any color, what would be your choice?
Why - what's wrong with it now?

20. Name all the different cities/towns you’ve lived in?
Madras & Chennai (that's right - two vaaary different cities in essence) & Tempe

21. Favorite sports to watch?
Basketball & good arguments

22. One nice thing about the person who sent this to you?
Sweet of you to remember me after all this while

23. What’s under your bed?
Someone's boots (remember that song - whose bed have your boots been under) - I'm kiddin!
Only thing under my bed is.............. the floor *straight face*

24. Would you like to be born as yourself again?
Most definitely

25. Morning person, or night owl?
night owl. no doubt (didnt you read my response to qn #8?)

26. Over easy, or sunny side up?
I don't eat eggs

27. Favorite place to relax?
my bed, looking out the window with a hot mug of coffee in my hand, ipod playing in the background

28. Favorite pie?
Haven't had pie yet.. huh.. didn't strike me till now *scratches chin thoughtfully*

29. Favorite ice cream flavor?
Chocolate Devotion (at ColdStone)

30. Of all the people you tagged this to, who’s most likely to respond:
I'm not gonna tag ppl ... paavam..but if you're reading this and send me your responses, I would love to read them


Current mood: sleepy
Current music: Disco deewane by Nazia Hassan (wonder how that ended up in my ipod, didnt know I had it!)

10 times the #@%$#%$#...

That's right... for those of you familiar with my vocab - you read that right...

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed below are solely mine and are not intended to offend or hurt anyone, not intended to cause any loss financial or otherwise - they are merely meant to serve a higher purpose - save you 3 hrs of your life...

Ok so I haven't always been a great fan of the 'great' Kamal Hassan... and tend to be cynical of his recent work - it almost always borders on risque, perverse.. whatever you want to call it..

All you Kamal fans out there - don't come rushing at me with brickbats or their verbal equivalents... Am only writing about the dude because I feel 3 hrs of my life have been wasted watching his latest flick and I want to share the paaaiinnn I feel...

Like I said before, I've never been a fan of Kamal and I've never taken sides on the classic Rajni vs. Kamal argument (y'all know what I'm talking about) ... Yet, at the urging of my friends, I went, with an open mind, I might add, to his latest flick ...

Never mind that the theatre was so far away, never mind that we got there so late that we had to sit in the 3rd row from the front ... no, never mind all that...

And there began the odyssey - the movie managed to gross me out in the first 15 mins no less - I mean, come on, iron hooks through the back and hang him from a pole - there were kids in the audience dude! Ok, so I am queasy about these things - sue me...

What started out in the 12th century - yes, you read that right, 12th century somehow managed to turn into a modern day plot spanning 3 countries - chasing a synthetic virus across the globe - just read that - chase, virus, globe - sound familiar? ok, forget that... now think of how well this could have been treated - got it? ok now think of the worst way to treat this storyline - and make it 10 times worse ... that's how the movie was - the worst possible treatment... with liberal doses of innuendos and inappropriate jokes ... oh and did I mention the ill-timed slapstick comedy... Gawd! Come on, do not insult my intelligence like this!

The story was patchy at best, at best! The leap from the said 12th century start to the U.S was beyond unimaginable, not to mention highly illogical...

Fine, whatever, keep the story rolling... throw in what felt like a million cheesy lines, a healthy dose of funny potshots at common south-indian traditions and behavior, a heroine who is like an LP on an endless loop, yapping away to the high heavens and oh yeah, did I mention, Chaos theory - do the filmmakers even know how to pronounce that right? Jeez!

Here's the best part - our leading man, in 10 editions... ten... one of him wasnt enough.. we needed to see 10 of him.. yeah right. Nothing personal here - I wish him a healthy, happy, rich, successful life .. but be sure I wont be paying greenbacks to see anymore of this stuff...

ok, forget the acting, forget the storyline - atleast something in the technical department? Nope, zilch there too! Obviously CG CGI - audiences aren't dumb any more - we all know CG when we see it, but here, you didnt even have to know what CGI was and you could tell - it was that bad... I can hear ya'll out there saying its an indian film, even this level of graphics is quite an achievement for us... ok, maybe, but that doesn't cut it - at all. To be taken more seriously in the movie industry, there has to be a lot more put it... what's that? we don't have the budget? Sure.. fall back on that excuse why don't you... Do I even have to start about the ridiculous figures that movie budgets run into nowadays?

notice how this post has been so negative? bordering on bitter? I am not like this people! I am generally a sunny, live and let live types - but my buttons have been pushed...

At the end of the 3 hrs I feel that it was just an excuse for the dude to dress up 10 ways and hoard all the screentime... and from the number of people in the theatre who stayed behind to watch the credits which had our leading man going through his various make up sessions - well, I feel sorry for you .. really sorry..

Oh and Mallika Sherawat as a CIA agent trained in Pakistan? really? Shoot me, shoot me now!

If you value your time, at all , you might want to think twice before heading out for this movie...

I am going to bed now - after taking 2 extra strength Tylenols... to make this pain in my head go away...

Pissed off with my review? scroll to the top - I did put out a disclaimer...

There are three types of people...

Those that make lists, those that don't and oh wait, there is no third type... Guess which type I am...

ok ok .. so there are a lot of lists that have suddenly shown up on my blog.. I can only say, there are more to come... Apparently I have a lot of top 5's and 10's..

Have to look to into laying them out better though... Thanks for looking and have fun laughing at my weird tastes! Ciao

...the garage girl...

Guess what turned out to be at the top of my NetFlix list - Sabrina... before you start chuckling away to glory, it wasn't Sabrina the teenage witch :P - it was the 1954 B&W version starring Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart and William Holden...


Now, when I popped the DVD in, I fully expected to see a digitally remastered, technicolor version of the movie - but boy, was I taken in by the DVD cover..
It turned out to be the original black & white version - which turned out to be the best way to actually see the movie, not just watch it...


In times where CGI is the main weapon in the Hollywood arsenal and the special effects ante is being upped all the time, it was a refreshing change to see something that was character driven - no gimmicks, just good old acting...


Most of the movie was obviously filmed on a soundstage but the top-class acting and humor more than made up for it...


Onto our leading lady - Audrey Hepburn... the first film I saw of hers, was My Fair Lady (yet another classic and who hasn't seen this movie, right?) and the next was a brief scene I saw from Breakfast at Tiffany's - which, btw, is also on my netflix queue...


To think that Sabrina was only her second movie, after Roman Holiday, is amazing... I think the term the critics used about her was 'elfin' - I so agree... Her transformation from earnest young-adult (no, not teenager) to a sophisticate - is a thing of beauty... I guess 2 yrs in Paris has that effect on you..


Anyways, what I'm really saying is, beyond the Oscar-winning costumes she wore to portray this transformation into an elegant socialite, it is the expressions she so cleanly conveys that convince you...


Be it swooning over David before her said Paris trip (to learn cooking, no less), or the quiet submission to the fact that she would probably never be that girl, the ease with which Ms.Hepburn captures those emotions is what really captivates you...Oh and did I mention the utterly gorgeous gown she wears to the Larabee party when she gets back - the lady is a vision... Linus you were a fool not ot dance with her in the first place...


What do I say about Mr.Bogart now? Honestly, I've heard a lot about him and was curious about the term 'Bogarted' (which I am yet to understand - looks like I'd have to watch more Bogey movies to figure that one out) and what better way than to observe such a legend ... He plays the role with such ease - he made running a multi-million $$ empire look so darn smooth!


I must say here that I was quite taken by his efforts to bring his every-dallying brother in line, be it sneaking in an article in the paper about his brother's impending engagement to the daughter of a tycoon (just a tiny nudge in the right direction) or pretending to take William's side when discussing Ms. Fairchild (oh yeah, that's her name - Sabrina Fairchild, in the movie) so he could convince William to sit down (knowing the champagne glasses hidden in David's pockets would most certainly cause damage in the you-know-where when he sat down) - I totally understand where he is coming from (no offense intended cherie) ...


He lights up the screen in the scenes with the other Larabee men (oh did I not mention their names, David & Linus Larabee) ... Larabee Sr. provides such comic relief that I had to try desperately not to keep snorting out laughing...


Overall, Sabrina is what you might call a chick-flick - but given the fact that the term wasn't around back then, I will settle for the term romantic comedy instead ... I've seen my fair share of rom-com's (and am not ashamed to admit it) - and this one is certainly one of the better ones...


The fact that I am here, writing about the 1954 version instead of the 1995 Harrison Ford-Greg Kinnear- Julia Ormond remake, says something right?


Yeah, so the boy gets the girl, but not before being punched in the faced by his younger brother to make him realize the garage girl is the one for him (oops, did I give it away *blinks innocently*) ... Its the little gestures that you remember - her singing in French, his hat finding its way to her to turn it down the French way - when she's on the boat back to Paris, Larabee Sr. sitting on his hidden Olive vial, Mr. Fairchild's (the Larabees' chauffer) discomfort while escorting Linus & Sabrina on their 'dates'...

Oh, and Sabrina naming her French dog 'David'? Priceless!

And so my ipod says...

My second post wasn't going to be about the music I am listening to currently - but here we are anyway... And this is not going to be a music review - just some thoughts induced by my current repeated-ipod-playing-till-the-play-button-is-worn-out phase...

there are a lot of words out there about ARR's two new releases - JTYJN and Ada... here are a few more... As far as the former goes, ARR managed to drag yours (initially reluctant) truly over to the side where Pappu can't dance but we all sing along anyway... And I love the nod to his earlier jazz venture in Iruvar - jazz is definitely a forte for you sir... the title track instantly transports me over to a lazy sunday afternoon that could be spent mozing around at the local Starbucks with this track playing over the shpeeker, mocha frappucino in hand... aah that's the life...

if only my ears had any verbal abilities, they would thank ARR for Kabhi Kabhi Aditi and the sombre-yet-engaging Jaane tu mera/meri kyaa hai...

But more than these tracks, Meherbaan from Ada has enraptured me... there is something about that song that takes me from feeling like I'm walking along a beach at sunset to watching a slow, gorgeous sunrise to strumming a rock ballad atop a cliff somewhere...you know - wind in your hair-black leather jacket-rockstar jeans - shades and a stunning lead guitar included...

this man is pure genius I tell you... This song's got me hook, line and sinker....

And so far I have only been talking about the instrumentation and the arrangements...

As a very knowledgeable friend and I were discussing (you know who you are) - the lyrics are a thing of class and perfection and as he put it, in chaste Urdu! Although it took me a while to hunt down the correct meaning/translation (thanks to time wasted on a couple of @#$@#$ translations of the song), by the time I got there, the song had me around its little finger anyway...

I love the way ARR says 'henna' in the song - his enunciation of the words themselves are a clear indication of the underlying intimacy...

Afore said friend and I were discussing Ada at length and as I was telling him, compared to ARRs previous body of work, this is quite unstructured and free form ... Ok so this album is supposed to be experimental, so I will give it the exact amount of latitude it deserves.. but still...

Don't get me wrong - I'm all for change and all that jazz (so you noticed the pun huh? ya that's intended *wink* ) - but I am a stickler when it comes to music - clean notes, skillful execution and masterful arrangements...take me to a place where the harmony makes me melt like butter...

Except for Meherbaan (and its oh-so-awesome instrumental version) - Ada has not managed to capture my already wandering attention...

I read somewhere that Ada has taken 6 yrs to complete (is that true chotu?) - and while it may have started out as ARR perhaps testing waters beyond familiar shores (any resemblance to the saagar & kinaara in Meherbaan is purely coincidental *cheesy grin*) , I doubt the album will be remembered as a breakout act in the current music landscape...

ARR is great at setting up well defined boundaries in his songs and then doing wonders within - but in Ada, it is the other way around - it is so free-form that it would take more than two-relatively-raw-voices to execute the tracks in a way that justifies the creative boundaries being tested...which has now got me thinking who would have sung these tracks better *scratches chin thoughtfully*

The two versions of Ishq Ada (M&F) are contrasted in themselves and left me feeling like my ears had been dealt with some serious injustice... While the arrangements in the song are quite engaging, the same cannot be said for the vocals - I'm all praise for the attempt at the execution, but it just falls short.. I'm sorry...

Maybe if the complexity had been put into the instrumentation instead of the vocals, we'd have had a whole new ballgame...Maybe, just maaybe ...

So what do you think of Ada? Does ARR break free and soar? Or, do you feel the way I do about Ada, tickled but not satisfied by the attempt?

Till the next post (whenever that is)...

Tu hai nazar, main nazaara...
Tu hai saagar, main kinaara...
Tu hai zabaan, main hoon bayaan...
Tu hai nihaan, main hoon ayaan...