113th birthday of J.R.D. Tata!

I feel privileged to be part of the business excellence journey of Tata group. What a thought way of celebrating the birthday of a great entrepreneur, a great man. Bharat Ratna, Mr. J.R.D.Tata.

Movie: Fidaa and Mom

For Shekhar Kammula, there couldn't have been a better way of knocking  the doors of box office, after a considerable gap, than doing this masterpiece of emotions and simplicity. It's occasional that the depiction of emotions in films come closer to reality which we cannot help but accept. Fidaa is a perfect example of this sort.

Shekhar Kammula played it utterly safe this time by relying on his skill of showing an attitude-full female lead. Sai Pallavi has done an exceptional job. Kuddos to her characterization. Great picturization and camera work. It always feels good to see people whose work once you admired come back with a bang; happy for Shekhar Kammula and team.

By the way, watch #Mom, if you haven't. I used to think that if there would be a movie made in India with the title 'mom', it could only be about the Mars Orbiter Mission! Well, as Mr PM also mentioned once, mom never disappoints. #Mom doesn't disappoint too. Congratulations to Sridevi for her 300th film! And I will continue to look forward for a film on Mars Orbiter Mission from the Indian cast and crew.

No comparison... Take Home #639

Many of the people today we compare ourselves with, down the line few years our paths could be entirely different and there won't be anymore space for comparison, only moment to cherish remain.

No comparison. No stress. Full of life, laughter and some meaningful moments.

Coach-Player relationship!

Coach-player relationship is beyond the difference of opinion both of them may have. Dispute with coach will remain as a black-page in every player's history, no matter how skillful he or she is. A given player may look important at the given moment but inclusiveness is important at any moment!

Handling the situations between coach and player is not an easy task. And the best people who can resolve that are the coach and player themselves. Whatever said and done, there can be a situation that leads to the ultimate decision. How that whole decision process happens and what happens post the decision process elevates the integrity of everyone involved. 

Hope for... Take Home #638

The easier it is to hope for, the tougher it is to let go.

Ifs and buts... Take Home #637

Not clarity but ifs and buts give us exciting memories to cherish and motivating stories to share! 

Being aware... Take Home #636

We need not wait for hard times to come to us to know who our friends are. If we are fully aware at every moment and are not easily gone by the momentum of the moments, we come to know, rather realise, who our friends are!

The record '10'!

Coming back from a career threatening injury to win the record 10th french open title and 15th grand slam title, Rafael Nadal's this journey shows the art of possible! A lot to get motivated from. Injuries may hurt you but they cannot stop you. 

At times it feels as if everything that's earned hard-fought is gone for a toss! It feels as if everything is at stake, as if everything has come to standstill. If anything that can pull a person from state to the glory yet again is belief. Belief, induced by friends and family in us. Belief, that we have on our potential. Belief, that time works things for us provided we work towards our goal. Belief is an important aspect of life, of success. Nurturing the belief is not always easy. It takes a lot of effort time in time out. The one who constantly attempts to hold onto the belief is the one complemented by it. 

Congratulations to the champion player and his team! Looking forward to watch more motivating games from Nadal and co. 

Mortality, the truth!

Life keeps giving us constant reminders that we are mortal. If only that's realized fully, there will be no space, rather time, for hatred, anger and jealousy in us. We are what we are and others are what they are. We better be. We better live. And let everyone else be and live too! 

Talking positive!

Bothered by truth... Take Home #635

If we are aware from within that a truth is hurting us, first we must feel happy to have known the truth. Next comes the course correction or whatever that can settle the matter for us. 

Better to be bothered by truth than to be innocent of it! 

Performance feedback... Take Home #634

Performance feedback shall be given in terms of what a given person can do in the given circumstances and what's actually done! There is no point giving comparative feedback, especially when it its intended for improvement. Everyone is unique hence can uniquely contribute. It's important to nurture the uniqueness to establish diversity which leads to better creativity and efficiency. 

Movie: Sachin - A Billion Dreams

There couldn't have been a suitable tag line than "A Billion Dreams" to this heartfully made docudrama. The genuinity I felt in Sachin's voice throughout the narration is some thing I will remember for a long time. Watching the life events of the player I grew up admiring made me relive and feel nostalgic about some of my own moments. The role of every individual in the success of one of the phenomenal players ever has been depicted in a heart warming way. Thanks to the background score of A.R.Rehman which kept the spirit up right throughout the drama.

Well, a proper movie could have further justified it's release across nations in multiple screens as the quest here is not as difficult as finding the right casting for a biopic on Aishwarya Rai! Could have been better picturized, better casted, and better screen played! This one is not for a cinema lover I guess. At some frames, I even felt neglected as an audience; may be my perception but that's what I perceived truly.

All in all, the docudrama is sounded as grounded as Sachin has been. It's about the inspiring journey of an individual who became a phenomenon. A lot to learn from; and a lot circumstances to fall in place to witness another of his kind coming up in any sport in India.