Music Review : No One Killed Jessica

First things first Amit Trivedi is the composer of the year by a mile and his reputation expands exponentially each and every time he comes up with something new. Dev D, Udaan, Aisha and now No One Killed Jessica, that’s a line up that even the best in the industry, would be very very proud of.

The album highlights this young composer’s undeniable talent who has easily managed to etch out his own fan following in the otherwise overcrowded Indian music industry. There are 6 tracks in the soundtrack and each one has a unique flavour with eminently noticeable tunes.

The highlight of the soundtrack is Dilli Dilli, an out an out hard rock track which is bound to get noticed even if you are not into that genre of music, the songs simply mesmerizes and captures your imagination right from the first beat, the hardcore version isn’t much different from the original one and thoroughly presents a snapshot of the country’s capital city, already drawing comparisons with Rahman’s unforgettable ode to the city from Delhi 6.

'Dua' starts of a slow number but picks up tempo midway and transfers into an altogether different melody with life and soul.
Yeh Pal, is a soft soulful number with powerful lyrics which suddenly transforms into a stunning semi instrumental song which endears as it goes stronger towards the end.

Hard rock once again takes centre stage with Aitbar doing complete justice to Vishal Dadlani’s rockstar ambitions, Dadlani proves that there couldn’t have been a better choice for that number.
Aali re aali is a song with playful slang lyrics, the lyrics don’t sound that impressive initially but the catchy tune more than makes up for that.

A great album worth playing loud in continuous loop, the shelf life will perhaps be longer than the duration of Jessica Lal’s case hearing as the songs simply keep growing on you, must listen album even if you are not a complete rock buff.

An impromptu Conversation with Hathway Customer service executive

Hathway Internet India Ltd has quite a reputation when it comes to providing outstanding Broadband solutions, well if youve ever used it you will smell the sarcasm here. What I find even more shocking is their absolute lack of concern for customer relations. Though obviously occasionallly they manage to crack us up with witty replies and remarks which can best be used as fodder for blog posts like these.

On one such occasion, after giving enough consideration to the technical flaws that may arise out of the unpredictability associated with word wide internet, we made a call to our esteemed service providers.

Me : Hello
Hathway : Hello, hatway unlimited broadband, how may i help you.

Me: Dear sir, our internet conncetion has not been working from three days, can you fix it up once and for all.
Hathway: Let me know your credentials.

After checking the details.

Hathway: No sir, you are misinformed, your internet is working absolutely fine.
Me : what are you talking about.

Hathway: There is no problem with your internet connection.
Me: Excuse me, I am the one using it, dont you think I'll have a better idea about its status.

Hathway: You are checking it the wrong way, conncet the cable to your PC and then check.
Me: Ahh, right, you think I am crazy enough to call you up without connecting it to the PC ?

Hathway: I didnt mean that, but cant rule out the possibility either.
Me: What ?

Hathway: Alright, I think it is an issue with your PC.
Me: Right, there's no problem in connecting 2 PC's over LAN.

Hathway: Lan is different from internet.
Me: Ok, and what is the difference, as far as connectivity is concerned.

Hathway : You recieve packets from internet and exchange files over LAN.
Me : Really, and files are different from packets.

Hathway : Very different, a packet usually contains several files.
Me: alright sir, I've had enough about your Tech Insult, we have tried connceting the net through 3 different PC's, it doesnt work on any.

Hathway : In that case, all 3 PC's have problems.
Me: Oh really, so what are we supposed to do about it, since our PCs dont work should we change our connection.

Hathway : No sir, change your Pcs.
Me: Speechless.

Me: Alright: it was great talking to you, will get back to you after changing my PC.

Not to mention, the internet miraculously started working after an hour, obviously on an on and off basis, on usually as the payment date approaches .

Pune Party : Raves and Rants over Nothing

The media reports about the party are exaggerated out of proportion.

Probably anyone who has ever been to a professional institute will understand that Freshers and Farewell are two important parties that make space in any academic calendar between the rigours of a Post graduate curriculum. Traditionally Seniors welcome the juniors with the freshers party and the juniors pay back with an equally grand farewell .... simple enough.

But Perhaps our media finds it a little difficult to understand and digest, not to mention the cops who harass everyone apart from criminals . Now as proven criminals are bringing hooliganism to the parliament, students are spending time in lockup for a reason like freshers party.

489 students from Symbiosis Institute of Management studies(SIMS) were arrested for something which is pretty much a part of their college tradition and had the permission of college administration. Agree that police may be right about the laws, but perhaps a warning with an immediate termination of that party would have been more than enough, shamelessly playing with the reputations, careers and lives of so many students (mostly innocent). In any case organizers must be responsible for taking care of liquor laws of the land rather than student, and most of those 489 had absolutely nothing to do with organizing the party.

As if the police atrocity wasn’t enough the students are being branded as morally corrupt by the highly irresponsible media who doesn’t think twice before exaggerating the event for cheap publicity , and for the highest selling newspaper in India which terms it as a ‘Rave party’ despite of police establishing that there was no hint of narcotics.

Liquor bottles worth 18000 which was seized by the police amounts to something a little more than 36 per head for 489 students, enough to establish that either most of the students were sober or they consumed alcohol well within the permissible limit, greater chances of the former. This effectively means that a large number of totally innocent people were harassed by the police and media played a larger role in humiliating them to the core for a crime of participating in their annual batch event.

I hope the Symbiosis Management stands by its students instead of alienating them during this difficult and traumatic period, that’s the only glimour of hope till Times of India figures out what rave parties actually are.