An Interesting Chat with Col GB Rao - Naam, Namak and Nishaan

 Col GB Rao retired from the army and has been in the Bofors unit. I asked him how he motivated his men to give their best.

'Everyone must feel important,' he said. 'Everyone should feel that they have an important part to play in the mission. They must know their purpose, their team,their leader. Mostly they must know that they are there because of their - naam, namak, nishaan. They are there for their Naam (name), Namak (the one who is feeding them) and Nishaan (the badge on their chest, their flag, their country or whatever they are fighting for)

I think Col GB Rao explained that beautifully. Thank you Col.Next time we will take a pic together which I will post here. 

Witness for the Prosecution - Movie

 1957. British.

A senior barrister recovering from a heart attack takes a case of a man who appears to have murdered his rich lady friend. But the defendant's wife who is the main alibi for him, turns against him, leading to some very interesting twists in the end.

Sir Charles Laughton as barrister Sir Wilfred Robarts steals the show - he just pulls off the movie all by himself. Such delightful characters, such delightful dialogue. Superb.

 

Day 20 - Indulge Yourself

 I bought myself a pair of running shoes a couple of months ago and realised they were not the fit they appeared to be. So I discarded them since I had no choice and indulged myself with another pair today - Anjali and me shopped around and found these two. Hopefully they should work for a while.

AFI's 100 Movie Quotes

 I discovered this while looking up 'In the Heat of the Night' and found it very interesting. Wonder if they have one such in Bollywood.

Check out the link.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Movie_Quotes

Classic lines from famous films. Take a guess!

'Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn'

'I'm gonna make him an offer he cannot refuse'

'Here's looking at you kid'

'Go ahead, make my day'

'Love means never having to say you're sorry'.

'They call me Mr Tibbs'

'Show me the money'

'You can't handle the truth'

'I'll have what she's having'

In the Heat of the Night - Movie

 1967. English.

Some kind of a cult hit being based on racial discrimination in Mississippi, it was nominated for seven awards. A rich businessman is killed in a small town in Mississippi and as luck would have it the cops find a black man in the railway station with a fat wallet. Turns out he is a cop, a homicide expert from Philadelphia, but the racist cops in town do not treat him right. The widow however forces the mayor to use his services and he does uncover the murderer despite grave danger to him from the racists who want to kill him.

Sidney Poitier is amazingly intense as Mr Virgil Tibbs (They call me Mr Virgil Tibbs) and Roy Steiger Police Chief Gillespie. The last shot when Gillespie accompanies Tibbs to the railway station and tells him to take care was very cute - they both smile so beautifully!

  

Lucky Bashkar - Movie

 2024. Telugu.

A bank clerk who is constantly in debt for no real reason (he's not into gambling, drinking, nor has family debts to pay off) gets into a get-rich-quick scheme in the bank (how someone who cannot manage his family finances like buying an extra vada pav despite having a job) mainly because he is set up by the bosses (all chors), finally decides enough is enough, and goes off to the USA to join his first partner in crime with his ill gotten gains but not before nobly whistle blowing on his bosses. Reminded me of 'Scam'. 

No emotional chords touched though.

Homeless in Winter

 I go for my morning walk at about 6. It's chilly these days. At the bus stop where I have not seen any buses stop, there are places to sit which are now occupied by some homeless families. They are draped in blankets and are fast asleep,open to the elements. Women, children, men and their meagre belongings all around them. A few paper plates reveal their food arrangements - mostly from the free food counter near Model colony. 

  

I wonder where they have come from, what their plan is, how long they plan to live like this. And I wonder where they will go.

And how they will fare.