movie marathon weekend

saw three movies this weekend
starting with a movie which i wanted to see for long, but for some reason always missed it. Until a friend mentioned it and i watched it, got engrossed so much that finished it before i slept on friday night .. Ijjazat !!! a 1982, Nasserudin shah, Rekha and Anupama patel starrer.. a classic piece of work by Gulzaar sa'ab ..Loved the songs .. I have liked them for long ..hummed them .. sung them ...

Next was a spanish movie .. I don't understand the language, but i love the way it sounds and the movie is "Butterfly" what a piece of work, unique subject, wonderful direction and flawless acting.

The sunday was wrapped up by, The last lear .. a very theater like movie , It was a story of an actor a theatre actor ..about his passion for work ... some strong actors .. with amazing performance ....was captivating !!!

and there were more on TV.. which were watched here n there ...

Start where you stand

Start where you stand and never mind the past,
The past won’t help you in beginning new,
If you have left it all behind at last
Why, that’s enough, you’re done with it, you’re through;
This is another chapter in the book,
This is another race that you have planned,
Don’t give the vanished days a backward look,
Start where you stand.

The world won’t care about your old defeats
If you can start anew and win success,
The future is your time, and time is fleet
And there is much of work and strain and stress;
Forget the buried woes and dead despairs,
Here is a brand new trial right at hand,
The future is for him who does and dares,
Start where you stand.

Old failures will not halt, old triumphs aid,
To-day’s the thing, to-morrow soon will be;
Get in the fight and face it unafraid,
And leave the past to ancient history;
What has been, has been; yesterday is dead
And by it you are neither blessed nor banned,
Take courage, man, be brave and drive ahead,
Start where you stand.

By Berton Braley

Someone special said something that striked my heart and while thinking about it, i got a printout which was on my desk for many days may be a year and when i read it , i see this beautiful poem. Today it has a different meaning !

चाँद फिर निकला ( chaand phir nikala)

चाँद फीर निक्ला
और आज पूरा सफ़ेद चेहरा लीये हुये
चांदनी के साथ

Chand phir nikala
aur aaj poora safaid chehra liye huey
chandani ki saath

चलो फीर, उस चाँद की रौशनी तले
देखें हम आकाश को,
हाँ उसी पेड़ की शाखाओं के बीच से
देखें हम उन तारों को,

उस बैंच पर बैठे
एक दूसरे का हाथ थामे
ब़स रहे बैठे हम
रात भर, एक दूसरे के साथ

Scribbled by wandering soul in the mind ..
while enjoying the company of his soul
At the lakeside on a beautiful full moonlit night !!!