Sensex Outlook - Oct 2010

Sensex zoomed in September despite the global concerns, yen outlook or retail shareholder selling of 13,000 crores.

My prediction for october - Downward bias.

High range 21650 - 21850 range; strong resistance at 20850-950 range.
Downside of 3 to 5% can be expected if FIIs turn as sellers., then we can test 18500 to 19200 range.

My pick for the month - Buy Century Textiles - Entry 500 to 508 - upside 535 to 548; SL 492-495;

Sell Bank of India 540 to 548 range for a target of 503-511 range SL 565.

Update on Oct 6 - BoI stop loss triggered.

Enthiran - Movie Opinion

Here I go with Enthiran's Movie opinion (Saw it in Pune, E Square on Oct 1)

1. One line story - Scientist Rajni creates a Robo Rajni, Sabotage happens and how the problem is resolved...

2. Thalaivar rocks - style, acting or voice modulation - supreme

3. Ash - subtle show

3. Supporting cast - barring Danny no one gets much space., blink and gone !

4. Technical stuff - superb - be it photography, action scenes. Graphics work is the backbone of the movie.

5. Shankar - Lot of people call dream story and mess up, this man consistently delivers. His narration in second half has always been his strength - be it, gentleman, indian, jeans or anniyan. Enthiran rocks due to the tight story line with simple twists and tales. Presentation style is superb.

6. Rahman - Kilimanjaro sounds the best in cinemas. Very different back ground score this time with loads of metalic sounds

7. Negative - Too much of tech jargons...yes, some ten-fifteen minutes of length cut could have been better.

8. Thanx to the producers, sun pictures, who didnt blink their eyes on budget. Welcome support to the Indian cinemas..i should say..

9. Rajni fans are so smart and intelligent - on the scene when Rajni asks Ash to kiss., nice sound came "Kabardhar".... all had a hearty laugh.

10. Over all, a must watch in theatre - to experience the ICON's stylist ever show ever on silver screens...

Maharashtra Tourism

As most of you are aware, i am working out of Pune for the past 7 months. I managed to visit many places over this period and wanted to share my experience with Maharashtra tourism. what to expect, what not to expect...


1. Maharashtra is filled with mountains and hence lot of Ghat roads. Pls do not ever think that you can cross one KM in one minute at 110km speed in your car. 150 KM trip will take 5 hours... so pls be prepared for that. Dont even take the word of your tour operator.

2. Roads are mostly bad due to heavy rain effect, ghat related water stagnation etc. So, do keep your backup tyre intact.

3. Food availability is very stable. One will get Pav misal (bread with gravy), vada pav, rice, dal anywhere inside the state. Same with Non-Veggies.

4. Climate is mostly dry. Rainy season is July, Aug and September. Winter in December & January.

5. Accomodation booking to be done in advance... Payment (50%) has to be transferred while booking. Lot of people travel on three day week ends. So., planning has to be done atleast one month before.

6. Coastal towns are very sleepish but homely. Not knowing Hindi / Marathi will be an issue to interact. Dont expect too much of facilities and blindly trust the web page pictures. They are often misleading.

7. People are relatively nice and not at all arrogant. They are willing to guide and help while you are on the road.

8. MTDC runs resorts at decent rates everywhere.

9. Price of a "Guide" services is very very affordable in historical places. Pls pls use them.

Aurangabad, Ajanta, Ellora

http://picasaweb.google.com/svijayganesh/AjantaCaves#
http://picasaweb.google.com/svijayganesh/ElloraCaves#
http://picasaweb.google.com/svijayganesh/DauladabadFort#

Ajanta is one of the finely maintained places. MTDC's facilities, food is very good here.

Ahmednagar

Dont miss the hot Jilebi and Pan / beeda.

Lavasa

http://picasaweb.google.com/svijayganesh/LavassaUnderCloud#
http://picasaweb.google.com/svijayganesh/LavassaUnderLights#

City being built as of now. Decent for a day's trip. Can go in bike too

Bhimasankar

http://picasaweb.google.com/svijayganesh/Bhimasankar#

Nashik

Trimbakeshwar is a very good shiva temple.

Malshej Ghat

http://picasaweb.google.com/svijayganesh/MalshejGhats#

Decent for a day's trip. Food is not great.

Dapoli

http://picasaweb.google.com/svijayganesh/DapoliKonkanCoast#

The best food town on the coastal.

Sinhagad

http://picasaweb.google.com/svijayganesh/Sinhagad#

Good for nature glimpse.

Raigad Fort

http://picasaweb.google.com/svijayganesh/RaigadFort#

Murud Janjira

http://picasaweb.google.com/svijayganesh/JanjiraFortMurud#

Cochin like town with lot of guest house stay options.

Diveagar

http://picasaweb.google.com/svijayganesh/DiveagarBeach#

Got lot of guest house stay options.

Pune

http://picasaweb.google.com/svijayganesh/GaneshVisarjanPune#

Ganesh Visarjan

Ganesh visarjan is celebrated in a very nice way across Pune. There is procession, band, DJ, Music, dance, Dhol / Band music and what not. Do catch a glimpse of frenzy below.

Jhootha Hi Sahi - Music Review

Movie Name - Jhootha Hi Sahi
Music By A R Rahman
Lyrics by Abbas Tyrewala
Over all Rating - Must Listen for melody lovers

1. Cry Cry By Rashid Ali, Shreya Ghoshal - 5/5 - immensely likable track in the lines of Dil Chahta Hai... Nice, simple, rhyming lyrics adds huge weight to this simple tune.

2. Mayya Yashoda (Jamuna Mix) By Javed Ali, Chinmayi - 4 / 5 - Lovely singing by Javed and especially by

Chinmayi in this track. Chinmayi is improving album after album on diction, accent etc. the ending portion of song... robust...

3. Hello Hello By Karthik & Hentry Kuruvilla - 3.5 /5 - Simple melody explaning the waiting mode for a call... nice phone sounds added here and there adds flavour like oh maria style

4. Do Nishaniyan By Sonu Nigam - 5 / 5 - Haunting melody with lovely flute and piano work.

5. Pam Pa Ra By Shreya Ghoshal & Suzanne D'Mello - 5 / 5 - Fine techno track and energetic beats. You automatically end up shaking your legs for sure... Listen to the beat change from second interlude...

6. I've Been Waiting By Vijay Yesudas - 4 / 5 - Surprise factor of vijay yesudas singing a hindi song...does not disappoint at all. Lovely melody, jazzy feel.

7. Mayya Yashoda (Thames Mix) By Javed Ali, Chinmayi - 4 / 5 - Little more stylish singing, techno beat comes up in this version. Subtle changes in the music arrangement when compared to Jamuna version.

8. Do Nishaniyan (Heartbreak Reprise) By Sonu Nigam - 5 / 5 - Haunting melody with lovely flute and piano work with lot of humming....

9. Call Me Dil By Rashid Ali - 3.5/5 - Lovely melody and nicely sung. Nicely supported by Drums and guitar.

I loved this album, melody is back with vengeance...

Lyrics and most used words

Check this post by madhan karky... Interesting analysis.

http://madhankarky.blogspot.com/2010/09/research-top-100-words-used-in-tamil.html

Chulbul Pandey Rocks

Movie Opinion of Dabangg

Plus Points

1. Electrifying screen presence of Salman Khan
2. Lovely Music
3. Superb Humour with some great one-liners
4. Not seen such an excitement in the recent past in theatres - whistle, dance for Munni Badnaam track - entire duration....

My best pick of scenes - Salman's proposal scene and wedding scene...

Minus Points

1. So called story :)
2. Telugu cinema type screen play - sentiment, love, villain, song or fight - story moves in that order