Notes.

I watched Kuttey yesterday – what a terrible letdown. Given the list of artists as part of the cast and crew, I had such high expectations. But the skill of being a competent storyteller cannot be faked. It tried too hard to be cool, “new age”. Every frame screamed that it was inspired by the style of Guy Ritchie or Tarantino. Or even Bharadwaj’s own Kaminey.

What the Jr. forgot is it isn’t the style that made these directors what they are.

Everybody was trying too hard – even the seasoned actors looked uncomfortable playing the part. A short run-time of 90 minutes felt too long, even though the screenplay was fast-paced. I kept moving ahead scene after scene because I knew exactly how it would play out.

Barring the last 15 minutes, hardly any part catches your attention. Sigh! Such sheer waste of talent.

I attempted to watch Netflix’s new docuseries “MH370: The Plane That Disappeared” - and it’s absolutely terrible. It gives focus to too many characters, goes all over the places and never returns back.

I don’t even know what’s the story they want to tell. It’s not what happened to the plane or who is responsible or even how it affected the people related to the passengers on-board. It tries to do all of it and does half-assed job at each.

I would recommend listening to the podcast episode on this topic by Stuff You Should Know. They do a far better job at explaining the mystery than this supposed to be well-produced documentary by Netflix.

I love USB C standard for charging - one cable at a fixed places charges everything throughout the day. My work and personal laptop, iPad, earphones, headphones, speaker. And my phone. Thank god i don’t use iPhone.

Silence is golden. Amidst friends, it is not. →

It was Holi today, and I was surrounded by friends or people I knew once as friends. Yet there was hardly anyone I could walk up to and converse with without things getting awkward pretty soon. I knew then that some threads between us were broken.

Who knew iOS had built-in background sounds for rain, ocean, stream and few others? Plays even while playing music or podcasts or when the device is locked. Wonderful! Available under Settings > Accessibility > Audio Visual > Background Sounds (h/t Recommendo)

Tile. And not much else. #mbmar

If only it was this simple to zip some mouths. #mbmar

One of the questions people like to ask lexicographers is this: Can you sneak something into the dictionary?

Source - Dord: How a Non-Word Made it into the Dictionary →

Solitude is wait. #mbmar

I love the weather when the winter has bid its goodbyes but the summer is yet to settle in. The surroundings are pleasingly busy. #mbmar