Hazaron Filmein Aisi

Yesterday tea time was marked with a debate about the exact title of the recent movie - Hazaron Khwahishen Aisi (Means "Thousands of desires like this"). I have not seen this movie, heard 'tis good, and maybe would see it soon. However, what's the most appealing about this movie is its title. The title lends itself to endless imaginations, and hopefully the movie would be a justice to all that. Such movie titles, old or new, English or not, have always kindled me in a quest to imagine the story line, dream the dialogues, and then see the movie, to do a reality check. "A Streetcar named Desire" makes me desirous to see the movie as much as "Born on the Fourth of July". Knowing Oliver Stone, this must be a treat. Will slot these two for this weekend, and hopefully the neighborhood store "DVD World" will oblige me. A movie with a nice and long title is the Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb", and this one is a must watch for those who believe humour can't be satirized. In tamil, I have always wondered about the movie - "Silla Nerratil, Silla Manidhargal (Some times, Some People)", "Alaigal Oyivadhillay (Waves never stop)" or "Ninaithalay Innikum (So Sweet is the Memory)". Have not seen any of them, but a movie title in a similar vein is "Varimai Niram Sigappu (Poverty's color is Red)" and that was a classic Kamal movie, and is so left leaning that it turns out all right. "Do Aankhen, Barah Haath (Two eyes, Twelve Hands)", "Jaane Bhee Do Yaaron (Let it go, friends)", "Door gagan kee chaon mein (In the distant shade beneath the sky)" and "Yadon Ki Baraat (Marriage procession of memories)" are some movies in Hindi, which have great titles, and again I have not seen half of them. Which brings us to the next question - Hazaron Filmein Aisi (Thousands of films like these), and we are just scratching the surface. Time to pay a visit to the "DVD World" now ... NOW !