2 Movies

Have further watched two movies which are as below:
Welcome Back: Watched this movie on the laptop.
Enjoyed it thoroughly. Diverse actors make it a cocktail and enjoyable.
Exodus: Gods and Kings
My God what a movie this is. Based on Moses story. You have got to watch it twice to get its essence. I watched it on Tata Sky Showcase Channel and so could watch it twice (because it repeats itself in a day).
The guy playing Ramses has done a tremendous job. How Moses could not be at peace with his family and had to go after his people is also excellent. The last 30 minutes of the movie is more than excellent when the sea gives way.

Brownie Point in Vegeterianism

I will say people who chose to be vegetarian do this with the hope that they will get "brownie points".
Now what is brownie point?
"An amount of credit considered as earned, especially by favorably impressing one having power or influence." That is what I have got from google.
Now who is in ultimate power?
Most of the believers will say it is God or by whatever name we may call Him.
Thus people will say we become vegetarian to impress God so that he will look upon us with pity and do favour for us in our day to day lives.
Similarly there is the system of days the week my earlier post.
Each day of the week is allotted to a particular deity and even the days of the week are named after those who control time and our lives.
Thus by becoming vegetarian on Monday people want to impress Lord Shiva or the Moon God and so on.
Some people stretch it a little further and do "fast" i.e. the leave food altogether on their chosen days.
Thus it is the belief of the people which directs their actions. It has less to do with the facts which may be known through a scientific manner.
It is actually people what they feel in their hearts or what they are conditioned to believe in due to their spiritual masters (Gurus) or religious books or customary practices happening over decades or centuries.
Thus it is selfish interest of people which makes them vegetarian. There may be some who abhor violence against animals and chose vegetarianism but the fact is being vegetarian involves killing plants and boiling plants and frying plants which are living things. So where does one draw the line?
Thus there should be no imposition of vegetarianism or prohibiting people from having animal meat like beef. Muslims are prohibited to have pork because a pig is unclean but Hindus not having beef makes no sense especially when they personally do not mind.
It is personal choice of an individual and for Muslims and Christians and other castes it will be part of their dietary requirement. Several people will not be knowing what to have apart from this. Thus there should be no prohibition of any food and "freedom of choice" should be available.
If someone wants 'brownie points' he is fully entitled to not have meat and be vegetarian but if one does not believe in this crap and wants to have meat should be allowed.

Large Swathes of territory

Recently our PM Modi has remarked with sadness about how people and non-state elements hold "large swathes of territory" and indulge in violent acts.
I will say what is RSS. The leader of the party of BJP, the RSS also hold swathes over large portion of territory. Let us try to do an analysis.
Below are the 29 states of India along with the area:

State	Area (sq kms)
Uttar Pradesh	2,40,928
Maharashtra	3,07,713
Bihar	94,163
West Bengal	88,752
Madhya Pradesh	3,08,245
Tamil Nadu	1,30,058
Rajasthan	3,42,239
Karnataka	1,91,791
Gujarat	1,96,024
Andhra Pradesh	1,60,205
Odisha	1,55,707
Telangana	1,14,840
Kerala	38,863
Jharkhand	79,714
Assam	78,438
Punjab	50,362
Chhattisgarh	1,35,191
Haryana	44,212
Jammu and Kashmir	2,22,236
Uttarakhand	53,483
Himachal Pradesh	55,673
Tripura	10,486
Meghalaya	22,429
Manipur	22,327
Nagaland	16,579
Goa	3,702
Arunachal Pradesh	83,743
Mizoram	21,081
Sikkim	7,096
Total Area	32,76,280

BJP (&RSS) is in power in the following mentioned states and let us for one second forget the states where BJP ally is in power.

States (in alphabetical order)	Area (sq kms)
Chhattisgarh	1,35,191
Goa	3,702
Gujarat	1,96,024
Haryana	44,212
Jharkhand	79,714
Madhya Pradesh	3,08,245
Maharashtra	3,07,713
Rajasthan	3,42,239

Thus BJP-RSS combine is in control of area 1.4 million square kms out of almost 3.2 million square kms of India. And let it be remembered that it is a contiguous land area. Almost 50% of India it can be said.
Now that is "large swathe of territory" to put it in PM words where the BJP and RSS virtually have a "free hand" and can do whatever they want. What about it?

Agneepath 2012

I have watched this movie just once and that too on the net somewhere in 2013. I have not watched it twice and do not intend to watch it again.
But it got released around Republic Day, 2012 and I will say that this movie is one of the most violent movies especially against Muslims.
The director I think is Karan Malhotra, the same guy who has directed Brothers.
Now how is it anti-Muslim movie. Let us list down the points.

1. It shows an orphan (the hero) who is Hindu but joins Muslim anti-socials. And the concept that "All will find refuge in God(Allah)" is defeated as his core values remain anti Muslim.
2. Our hero goes on to kill the sons of the "main guy" who is Muslim. But keeps a 'retarded son' alive who becomes the inheritor of the wealth when the hero kills the main villain. Thus it suits Hindus to keep retarded persons in charge of affairs of Muslims whereas eliminate the "size matters opposition". It is same for Americans and Israelis. Israelis also eliminate men in Palestinian territory and then go after the opposition remaining who are women and children and elderly. US invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq was also on the same format. the eliminate the powerful opposition and keep the not-so-powerful or retarded people in power who will work for their interests. In other words, Agneepath movie shows the "regime change" which is followed by US and NATO.
3. The movie shows flesh trade where women are traded as a commodity. It shows Muslims engaging in the practice. Thus it shows Muslims in bad light. It negates the concept that Muslim religion has respect for women and that is why there is Burqa in Islam. Else it shows even worse thing. It shows that Muslim people treat Hindu women badly whereas they treat their own women very well. Also it shows the hero as the savior of women where he takes charge and then frees all the women. Thus it shows that a Hindu hero however anti-social he may be never does anything bad to women.
4. The original Agneepath movie villain is made a secondary villain in the 2012 Agneepath movie. Also that Villain it seems is equally a villain for the hero but allows the hero to go after the "uplifted villain" in this new movie. So it shows when it comes to Muslims or Muslim villain the Hindu hero and Hindu villain can come together.
5. The main villain is killed very badly and while uttering very good Shayari. "Shayari" is a past time of educated people in Hindi-Urdu culture. People spend their entire weekends and evening listening to Shayari or taking part in the Shayari marathons. Thus, all those people who do Shayari should be looked as villains and that is what the film shows. While many sidekicks of the villain are shot, this main villain is killed by hand in the most barbaric fashion.
6. Many Arab people are shown to be shot by the hero. Mainly those who came to trade in the commodity shown in the movie, Indian women. Thus it shows not to give Indian women to Muslims in general and Arabs in particular. Here, the director thinks that Indian women are very precious. But the fact is it is not so. Even if such trade is made official no one Arab would be interested.

That is all I can remember. I may have forgotten certain points. But just think what this movie will have effect on kids. I am sure kids who watch this movie will be deeply disturbed. And Hritik Roshan as a chocolate boy image is destroyed. This is not improvement I feel. This is 'de-improvement'.
Also what I feel that you can replace the Muslim Characters in the movie with Christians and the movie will still be valid. Instead of Arabs you can show Europeans and the movie will still be valid. And hence, what this movie essentially has shown is anti-Minority mentality. In Brothers movie also, the same director has shown a guy from Brazil, Pedro (white) getting killed after being getting stuck in the head in a MMA match. Also, in the case of an Italian opponent he gets hammered by the hero to oblivion. Thus in Agneepath, though the intention of the director could have been to show Christians/Whites he may have agreed to show Muslims after convincing by certain elements who wished to show Muslims in a bad light.
Original Agneepath never showed this difference and violence. It made a South Indian as villian along with others as well as it showed another South Indian as a side-hero.

Beef Ban Consequence

I will say what the BJP-RSS combine has done in Maharashtra by banning beef i.e. male cattle (bull and calf) slaughter is a tragedy. How is it a tragedy? I will draw the results from what I read an article in Times of India Paper today.

• First they outlaw something which was prevalant since long time. So people who are involved in the trade lose their livelihood and source of income plus they do not provide alternate employment avenues.
• They permit slaughter of buffaloes. They should realise that buffaloes are not plenty across the length and breadth of the country. Mainly buffaloes require plenty of water where they can escape the Indian heat. You must have heard "Gayi Bhais Pani Mein". It means for a long time the bhains i.e. the buffoalo will now remain in the water. So I had read somewhere that now farmers will find it prudent to switch from cows and bulls to buffaloes. So indirectly, the BJP and RSS is responsible for making bulls and cows (It makes no sense for a farmer to keep cows without the bulls) extinct in the Indian landscape. Farmer will find it more profitable to rear buffaloes. They are morally responsible for making bulls disappear from Indian landscape. It is same as making a species extinct in the wild.
• During drought, farmers find it difficult to make ends meet. Already the farmers would be deep in debt. When they are unable to produce from the lands from where can they feed their farm animals when they and their families face hunger and starvation. And when Govt banned cattle trade they cannot sell those as well. So their cattle die either from hunger and starvation or they the farmers would be poisoning them. Certainly if a farmer can commit suicide by drinking poison what is a big deal to him to poison his cattle.
• Again when the cattle die (more during drought), I am sure no one does "Antim Samskar" for them like humans. Basically in Hinduism the human corpse is burnt and destroyed and too much of wood is used. Again this wood can only be available after cutting of trees which is scarce anyways. And destruction of trees and forests lead to dry situation and drought plus floods both. Trees and forests provide the humidity for clouds to be sustained and cause precipitation or rains. Now for cattle they would be burying the dead instead of burning. Now what happens, the remains of cows will decompose and degrade and when rains happen, it would percolate down to ground water level and the same people will be pumping out or getting through tube wells. So the BJP-RSS motive of keeping the cow and bull as God is defeated because the decompose portion finds it way to the water table and gets consumed by humans.
• Will a farmer watch his cattle die in front of his eyes, that itself may cause him to lose his mind and commit suicide or will he sell it to people who will find every possible use from the cattle and farmer will find it proud and remains of cattle will also find use. The farmer can make money. He knows his efforts would have borne the fruit. Rather than contaminating the environment, the meat would be eaten or exported. By products from cattle like Skin can be used in leather, bones would be used in fertilizer or medicine production (We do not know where all they can be used). I am only speculating. Which is better?

Like I said BJP-RSS cannot solve any problems in the nation. They can only create distraction, diversion and divide and rule and loot the country in the process.

Watched Phantom

I have watched Phantom. Could not wait and so downloaded it and watched it online.
I will say Kabir Khan has done very fine job.
And like I had said earlier, since he is a Muslim he deals with this subject very delicately so as not to harm too much.
I must say that I have not watched Baby or Attacks of 26-11 but I have watched Holiday and D-Day and both deal with the subject of terrorism but are too bloody. The directors and production being non-Muslim (I think) they have treated the subject of Pakistan rather roughly.
Also I had watched Agneepath which starred Hritik Roshan and that one too treated Muslims very harshly and though no Pakistan was shown in Agneepath it virtually attacked Muslims as the main villain was portrayed in a bloody fashion by Rishi Kapoor.
If we talk about Phantom I did not feel that Pakistan was treated inadequately in the movie.
Also, the movie clearly showed that India is involved in terrorism inside Pakistan. Indian has its people spread out in Pakistan and they can do whatever they want and this is what Pakistan has accused India all along
Sleeper Cells in Pakistan
Thus what happens India is the trouble maker and the peace disturber in the region and not Pakistan.
Also, this concept of going after the Mumbai Attacks plotters or the alleged plotters must have come to the mind of Kabir Khan after watching D-Day. D-Day came in August 2013 and was too bloody I felt.
So before anyone could jump the bandwagon, Kabir Khan ventured into the area and made it.
Also towards the end they show a Muslim tea seller whose son was killed in Taj hotel where he was working as a waiter. And thus due to Mumbai attacks not just Jews, Hindus and Christians were affected but also Muslims, that is what Kabir Khan shows.
I had watched one movie "Un Hazaaron Ke Naam" starring Vinod Khanna and this was also based on Mumbai Attacks but this movie had shown a waiter being killed in Taj but he was Christian and hence there was a clear divisive strategy earlier.
Also Saif Ali Khan is shown to have lost his platoon in an operation earlier. Thus he is keen to reunite with them in the "afterlife".

Babas and Matas

In India there are several Babas and Matas.
And they are mired in controversies.
Sura Baba
Yesterday in Ashram of Sura Baba there was pitched battles and we can now say like Sarathi baba earlier, this Baba's shop also faces closure.
Who is doing this and why? I have got a feeling that local politicians must be involved in this.
They want to grab Ashram land. Though these Baba's might have started their ventures years back, and acquired the land at a 'throwaway price' now the lands might be 20 or 30 times more value and that is what interests these local politicians and goons.
Like yesterday I was watching the proceedings on TV, and it clearly appeared that the people attacking the Ashram were goons. They do not differentiate between men and women. And all those who resisted were assaulted with sticks. Those who were assaulted were basically the people who were the 'bhakts' or the followers of Baba and residents of the Ashram.
After they were made to flee, people simply went on to destroy property worth lakhs if not crores including vehicles, furniture and fixtures and electronics items. Grocery items were looted from shops in the premises.
Basically the goons were 'instructed to render the premises into a shape that it cannot be restored into what it was earlier". Out of station people had to vacate and return to their villages and towns. And the Baba and his sons were arrested and sent to remand.
All this same as happened in the case of Asaram bapu or Sant Rampal or Sarathi Baba. It is the same story repeating itself. Similarly the case for Radhe Maa is going on and verily it is likely that she may meet the same fate.
My personal view is that these people should not be touched. They have the faith and belief of millions behind them. In this world which is a very dangerous and disturbing place, these Babas and Matas provide a 'place of tranquility' to their followers.
If people can blindly follow stone idols and wooden idols in temples what is the harm in following a Baba or Mata who actually speaks to them and provides guidance and blessing and "peace of mind".
All the religion will say that man has been made in the image of God. Even if it is not so, there is no doubt that for a believer man is made by God. And these Babas and Matas provide guidance related to God only and hence they should be allowed to function unhindered. The state should not interfere in their matters and that is what I feel.
We find whichever Govt. is there, this case of those Govt. going after these people is visible. While we can say UPA Govt went after Asaram bapu, the NDA Govt went after Sant Rampal. They just go after those people which that particular Govt. doesn't like.
While Baba Ramdev may be a 'Yoga guru' or Sri Sri Ravi Shankar may be the founder of "Art of Living" which is basically the "Art of Yoga", other Babas may be providing solace to their bhakts in someway or the other. We must allow them to function. Then we will have the ultimate "Freedom of religion" and not just in name.