Saturday, May 02, 2009

About a dog

I was trying to watch this movie called Dus
My mind went numb & my heart said बस!

Desperately trying to be slick, smooth & grand
just like the real stuff from Hollywoodland.

Oh, Anubhav Anubhav Anubhav, why were you so rash
to follow up this stinker with yet another one called "Cash"?

In all honesty, it's not the only hindi movie
to make believe it's oh-so funky n groovy.

Think of काँटे, धूम, धूम २ & दोस्ताना
Swagger, pouts, Shades, & cleavage दिखाना

Mahesh, Karan & Co., here's some heartfelt advice
We want a good story, not rehashed Miami Vice!

Where's the challenge in ripping off Bad Boys 2?
If Johnny Gaddar could do it, so can you!

It could be somewhat funny if it wasn't so grating
Frankly My Dear, it's just nauseating.

All these cool auteurs remind me of a little girl
trying on, for the first time, her mama's pearls.

Her face all powdery, & red with rouge
stumbling & fumbling in grownup shoes.


4 comments:

Piggy Little said...

i liked the rhyme. bt why "dog"?
:-O

RelaxingBuddha said...

Dog: That's because the term can be used as a slang to describe something that's worthless. Also a brand or a movie that sinks without a trace.

Not to be confused with "dawg" which is a term of endearment among gangsta types in US or elsewhere! :-)

The post title was also a (weak!) pun on the Nirvana song "About a Girl".

Thanks for the comment, though!

Piggy Little said...

:) plz!!! dont be funny enuf to thank me for a comment, i am quite happy actually, given i didnt really know the slang usage..plus the play on the nirvana song.

ll look up the original. :)

RelaxingBuddha said...

Well, if you do look up the song, check out the MTV unplugged version that Kurt Cobain sang, with a whole lot of candles all around him. Am sure some crazy fan has put it up on YouTube as well! :-)

On a slightly related topic, you may like to read "About a Boy" by Nick Hornby. Good funny read, and yes, it's also connected to the song above, as should be evident by the title. :-)