Chronicles of a Creative Writer

The blog has moved!

2009-11-23T03:44:00.001Z

Hey everyone!

The blog has moved to a different site: www.rahulnsingh.blogspot.com

Thank you and please continue to visit the new site!

Rahul N Singh

Twitter...here I come...

2009-09-06T23:04:00.002+01:00

Hey everyone!

A quick message to say that I have joined twitter and from now on, I will be posting on there..

I would like to thank everyone for their support on the blog and it would not have been a success without your blessings and good wishes.

I love you all very much!

Please follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/rahulnsingh

Lots of love,

Rahul N. Singh

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I am back!!!

2009-06-11T18:58:00.004+01:00

Hey everyone!!!

I hope all of you are well!!!

Well, I have a lot to apologise about...first of all for my inactivity! Actually that is the only reason why I need to apologise. However, I am back officially to write to you all personally!

Now, what can I say...why was I inactive? The first reason is that I had exams and some coursework to complete...so that consumed a lot of my time. The biggest reason was that I had to finish my second novel - 'Nazar - Evil Eye' however the name may change now. However, let's see.

I completed the novel yesterday and it has shaped up very well. That is only the first draft though. I have to edit it three times before I think of approaching any agents! I am sure it will do well - if I work harder this time!

Secondly, this means where does Love Is Complicated stand? Well, it stands no where as a novel but it is going to be turned into a screenplay. I have been doing lots of reading generally. I am reading the Slumdog Millionaire script...trust me the script is pure genius. If I want something to be so good...I will have to really improve my novel. Although, I should find screenplays a lot more easier because of my ability to churn out some good dialogues.

Thirdly, I think its time I head back to writing on this blog regularly. So my other announcement is that I will go through the scripting process of my novel and then also go through the editing process for my second novel. That way...I have no excuse but to come on here!!!

Anyway guys, I hope you all are well and you have always been in my thoughts!!!

The journey is still on-going!!!!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

P.S. Black Eyed Peas have just released their new Album - The E.N.D and it truly rocks! It is worth buying!!!!

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"I don't know if I am in control of my brain!" - Karl Pilkington

2009-05-20T19:37:00.003+01:00

Hey everyone!

Chapter three will be on its way!

Here is just a quick video of some comedy genius. If you are a fan of Ricky Gervais then you will love this. But most of all...you have to listen to the genius of Karl Pilkington!

It is absolute genius!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Charming and Angelic - Chapter two

2009-05-13T21:57:00.001+01:00

Chapter 2
My eyes widened as I watched the person walk in. My eyes did not blink as I took the vision in front of me. The office suddenly became the most romantic place in the world, I imagined orange coloured crispy leaves entering through the door, also attracted to the beauty that I saw in front of me. If love had to happen right now I would allow it to happen.
The dark-brown eyed beauty faced my father, ignoring my gawping existence. She pushed her black silky hair back, straightened to perfection. "Do you know where the nearest tube station is from here? I am new to the area." She smiled innocently as she spoke nervously. Her voice as sweet as Beethoven's classical music.
Dad looked at me. "He will know." He pointed at me and I closed my gawping mouth suddenly and put on a fake but genuine smile. I crossed my hands and watched her turn to look at me. Now there was no hint of falseness in my smile. I watched her hair whoosh past and her eyes slowly look at me. Everything seemed to be in slow motion. Her eyes blinked slowly, her hands clenching harder on her white handbag.
I looked around me for those leaves and couldn't find them. I could swear that they were in here. What the hell was happening to me. Wait there...I got to answer this girl's question. I need to get out of this silly romantic talk. I am not romantic...I am a man. I do not need to be romantic.
I stood up quickly with my chest out and I heard the chair bang onto the desk behind me. My face crunched up as I heard the bang.
I raised my voice and made it deeper. "What do you want?" I started tapping my finger on the desk to look cool.
This beauty in front of me looked at my fingers tapping and gave a nervous smile. "I need to know where the nearest tube station is?" Her voice ran through my veins like sweet sugar. My heart started beating faster than before and my eyes widened. Damn! I am looking like a fool in front of this girl!
I coughed to clear my throat and rubbed my hand on my chest. "I am bad at giving directions...instead I'll show you." My voice more manly than ever. It felt good being macho. Macho Mani! Sounds good!
She nodded and turned around. The silence was killing me. I looked at Dad and he was pretending to be working. I could tell he was laughing. How could I flirt with a girl in front of him. I showed the beautiful girl the door.
Dad put his pen down loud enough for me to hear and turn around. "Make sure you go home after dropping her to the station." He smiled.
"Ok...Dad." I said in my not so macho voice. The girl turned around and looked at me. I didn't know what to do. What should I do?
I smiled. "My voice is still breaking...I am still going through puberty." I said in my normal voice, which was rather macho but not macho enough. I need to stop saying macho, it is not helping me!
The girl laughed as she walked out the door. What the hell was I doing?!
I could not believe that in the next few minutes I will be one and one with a girl. A girl that I desired for everyday in that boring office. The day had come when a university girl would come into the office and my wish finally fulfilled...what more could I ask for.
Now I had to create a conversation. What should I do? Be a typical guy or be different so that she remembers me? A tough one to make...

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Charming and Angelic - Chapter One

2009-05-11T20:14:00.002+01:00

Hey everyone,

I am posting a chapter of a story that I will be writing for the blog. So here is another regular feature as love for my fans! Hope you like it!

Chapter 1
Have you ever wondered what it must be like to have the love of your life disappear? Have you ever wondered what it must be like for the so-called 'Prince Charming' to come and sweep you off your feet? Have you every wondered what it must be like to have the most 'angelic girl' come and take your breath away? You can stop wondering because my story solves it all.

I am Mani, short for Mandeep. I am a normal average man who works for my father's software company in London. The recession has hit us badly and now my dream to become an actor is minimal. I wanted to take acting lessons and now we hardly had any money to cover it.
I watched people walk by the office, listening to their i-pods, carrying their free evening newspapers and looking busy on their blackberrys. I could not understand the whole aspect of working in an office all my life. My father was a typical asian father. He wanted me to go to university and study medicine or law.
Come on now, I am 18, I want to have some fun. I want to see the world and feel the world. I didn't want to be stuck in some compact office doing nothing. That is what I did. I did nothing. I refused to go to university and I refused to find a job. I know I was being a burden on my father but he was being a burden on my dreams. He should have at least given me a chance to be an actor.
I looked at my father busy doing something. He was a nice guy from the heart. He was losing his hair now, so going bald was his only destination for his head. His glasses made him look around 5 years older than he was, although his skin did make him look younger. He didnt have wrinkles, possibly due to the fact he kept smiling whenever he could. A good 48 year old man! My old man!
I watched people walking past. Now I could see the university students. I loved watching the girls go past but not one of them looked at me. I wanted them to notice me but I just stayed in the office. I never went by the door to have a chat with them.
"Oi!" My father shouted. "If you want to go to the girls then go." He took his glasses off and pointed at me. "No one is stopping you. Stop being shy." He smiled at me.
I actually agreed with him but he shouldn't know that. "I am not shy!" I am extremely shy. "I am not that interested in girls at the moment." I loved girls, I loved women. I would day dream about one of those girls coming into the shop by accident.
Dad gave a little chuckle. "Listen, I was just like you. I would say I am not interested but everytime, in the corner of my eye, I would look at the beautiful young faces that would take my breath away. Their gait, the way they walk, the way their hips swayed left-right-left-right." Dad looked at the clock in front of him as he passionately spoke about his childhood.
But what the hell! My dad knew me very well. I couldn't allow this to happen either. "Look Dad, left-right-up-down, I am not interested at the moment. I want to go..." I was interrupted as the office door opened. Dad looked at me and smiled.

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A little update!

2009-05-08T21:46:00.002+01:00

Hey everyone

A quick post about what is happening at the moment. The novel is coming on very well and should be looking to complete it within the next two weeks.

The story is shaping up really well and should lead to some success. I will be looking at editing for three months. It is a long process but it will be one of the best experiences.

I think that at the moment, I am not worried about my personal life. For me at the moment, love is something I will encounter forever but something I will embrace later on. More on this on a later day!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Fools...

2009-05-05T21:20:00.004+01:00

Hi everyone,

The night comes and we all say good night, we pray that we can wake up to see the summer sun, the autumn showers and the winter snow. The spring brings in the glory of new life to the earth from the dark but white winter.

The moment we wake up, we may want to be angels or we want to be devils. Maybe we want to do good or we may want to do bad. The fact is whatever we want to do we can only have two outcomes. We can either be good angels or we'd be bad devils. There cannot be a bad angel and there can never be a good devil. It would destroy the world which has brought in the qualities of the expectation in human lives.

Forever, time has told that being good is not believable. The abuse that the good gets, one wonders what must go through their mind. 'Why did I suffer when all I did was be good to others?' These good people can question humanity, they can question those who give them the most irrational of comments. The reason is simply because they are good from the heart. They see good, they speak good, they hear good and they breath good.

Forever, time has told that being bad is absolutely believable. The honours that the bad gets, one wonders what must go through their mind. 'Why did I get praised when all I did was be bad to others?' These bad people laugh at the questionable 'humanity', they laugh at those that give them the most irrational of comments. The reason is simply because they are bad from the heart. They see bad, they speak bad, they hear bad and they breath bad.

Time does tell that conformity brings in greatness but in who's eyes? The ones that want you to go down! The ones that want you to stay where you are! The ones that do not question you but laugh at you, NOT with you! The ones that love fooling others! The ones that lie to make you think that you are good and that you are one of them!

When you open your eyes towards unconventional processes. There will be only a few that will want you to rise! There will be a few that want you to carry on going forward! There will be a few who question you with rational thoughts! There will be a few that will laugh with you, NOT at you! There will be a few that will realise that those that fool others are the real fools! There will be a few that tell you the truth to make you a better person and that you are one of a few!

Good people never give up on their goodness and bad people never give up on their badness. However, nobody likes to change, therefore the bad may always keep their bad persona! Change for the good or stay a fool!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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ORO - Obsession, regret and obsession!

2009-05-03T19:13:00.008+01:00

Hi everyone!

It has been a long time since I have wrote on here on a personal level. It was not that I became distant from the blog, I continued to visit and check for any comments but I am sure as you all know that I have been busy with my uni work and also with the new novel.

It becomes an obsession then a regret then it becomes an obsession again and that is called love. Love becomes an obsession at first. You want to love that person in front of you. You want to entice that person with whatever you have got. You become the attraction and then you become subtracted from that person's life. They leave you and you become obsessed with what is wrong with you?

You then start to regret the fact that you have become obsessed! What is the point of all this obsession? I wasted my time obsessing over the person that I love. I love that person to no end but receive nothing back. I am aware of the fact that love has to be given and nothing should be expected back. But even that fact becomes a conformist lie. You want to be loved back and you regret the obsession before. That person continues to obsess you through regret. You can ignore that person but that is another form of obsession. Ignoring the person will bring in more attention to that person.

Suddenly, you have realised that the regret you had has become an obsession. You want to do anything to get that person back. You get back into their lives. They do not understand why! They claim to have moved on but they haven't really. They want to test your obsession. They continue to deny their feelings but you know that your obsession cannot last long if there is no feelings from both sides. You are then told that you are hated by that person! You are told that it was a mistake that they had met you. You are told that you are the worst guy in the world! You scream and shout that this is not true, obviously in a respectful way! But suddenly realise that obviously nothing else is worth the time but yourself. However, you know that the love you have for that person is what makes you different from the rest. You may have been told that you are hated but really you are loved! You may have been told that it was a mistake that they had met you but really it is the best thing that happened in their life. You are told that you are the worst guy in the world but really you are the best guy in the world! The fact is obsession is part of a feeling called love. Without obession taking place, love cannot find its truest form.

People think obsession is mad and that is only because they are mad. Remember, live the way you want to live, f*ck (fish) the people that bring you down. Those that tell you that you are wrong, they are the worst people in your life. Ignore the f*ckers that tell you that you have made a mistake and nail you to the ground and tell you that you are wrong!

The fact is no one makes mistakes because you learn from mistakes. How can anything that makes you learn be a mistake? Every failure is a success, it depends on how you look at it! Perceive everything as a success and success becomes inevitable! Obviously!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Kolkata Knight Riders need to roar back!

2009-04-23T19:25:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone,

The game went to the Super-over, which meant that the match was superb and magnificently close! The match was pure entertainment for cricket lovers and especially for the fans on both teams, the Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals.

The Rajasthan Royals won a game that was very close. It was definitely KKR game to win, they should have won it but unfortunately it was snatched away from us!

Well, congratualtions to the Rajasthan team but as this blog supports KKR, that is who I am going to concentrate on.

Excellent bowling my Mendis, Ganguly, Gayle and Ishant! A special mention to Singh, the excellent debutant. He not only bowled brilliantly but fielded excellently! I must say to the KKR management, get rid of Agarkar! He is not needed in the team. He gives too many runs away!

From the batting side, one can only praise Ganguly and Gayle since they put on a magnificent performance. These two huge players showed why they are in the team and why they are so vital. McCullum needs to improve on his batting!

In terms of captaincy, I think McCullum did really well and tried to bring in the victory. However, if the captaincy is not doing well for his batting performance then he may need to reconsider giving it back to Ganguly. I do support McCullum but I want him to be able to hit those sixes like he did before.

Anyway many congrats to Rajasthan but KKR will bounce back and roar into victory in the next game!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Kolkata Knight Riders - 1st game!

2009-04-19T19:49:00.003+01:00

Hi everyone!

What a disappointing start for Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders. Losing 8 wickets to Deccan Chargers.

Credit goes to Deccan Chargers, they came last in the table in the previous tournament but now they look like they have sorted everything out. They put on a solid performance and one can only praise them on that. Gibbs, RP Singh, Gilchrist, led the team to a comfortable win.

Obviously, this is a setback for the Kolkata Knight Riders. They need to look at how they can improve on their strategy. There has been a lot of pressure on this team. First one, being the controversial multiple captaincy strategy. The next being the war of words between SunilGavaskar and Shah Rukh Khan. The next being the removal of Ganguly as captain.

McCullum couldn't do much with the game as he was the first to go out. He should have given a better performance. Then the eyes turned to the Bengal Prince Ganguly to do some damage. He did hardly any damage as he could only get one run from 12 balls. For Ganguly, a great performance would have done so much good for the whole controversy behind his removal as captain. Within the team, no one has won anything. Both Ganguly and McCullum have a lot to prove.

Despite the negatives. Hodge did brilliant in bringing in a strong innings of 31 but it was not enough to save the Knight Riders. McCullum and Ganguly strongly motivated the team when it came to fielding and they tried to bring up the team spirit.

All the Knight Riders can do now is analyse where they went wrong and improve straight away. The next game against the King XI Punjab will be important for them to get a win. No one can blame Shah Rukh Khan for the loss before people do. This is about Buchanan and the whole playing squad of the Knight Riders. They need to look at improving their strategies and possibly giving someone else the captaincy for the next game. They have three main strong batsman who can create serious damage: McCullum, Gayle and Ganguly. They can do so much with the bat and in the next game, they have to perform. Especially for their owner who has defended them left, right and centre!

Come on Knight Riders, the next match you will have to shine!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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GO Kolkata Knight Riders

2009-04-18T14:58:00.003+01:00

Hi everyone!

I hope everyone is fine!

As a cricket lover, I am already watching the Indian Premier League and I am loving it! I cannot wait to see the outcome and it is just plain good for it's entertainment.

The question is who am I supporting in the IPL!

Obviously I am supporting Kolkata Knight Riders! Why? Mr Shah Rukh Khan owns the team and he is one of my idols that I continue to support! He is full of positivity with whatever he does.

But talking about cricket. For anyone who loves cricket or any sport, it does not matter who the captain is, who is in the team but what matters the most on the day, it is about playing like a team. A famous saying is that there is no 'I' in 'TEAM'!

Knight Riders will rise to victory and it will be great to watch them play. The IPL last year was full of entertainment and surely, this year it will also be the same!

This blog is officially supporting Kolkata Knight Riders but whoever enjoys cricket is free to give their objective and sensible subjective opinions!

Go Kolkata Knight Riders. To show my complete support, here is the video for SRK's IPL team!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Someone provides stability

2009-04-16T16:20:00.003+01:00

Hello everyone,

I hope everyone is fine and have had a good week so far!

Remember once I talked about life events changing us for the worse. I still stand by that. The reason why I have recalled this is because I have yet again thought about what changes us!

When a friendship breaks, a relationship breaks or their are bonds broken within the family then what do we do? Instead of using the break to bring us closer to the people, we instead allow the distance to grow from the break. This is not meant to happen. When a break is made, the break is not meant to get bigger, its meant to be fixed back together.

Human relationships are special, no matter what type of relationship it is. Living life with others is important. Everyone can live alone, that is the most easiest thing to do. To live with others, to share your life with others is what is special about human relationships. The fact that we can bring other people closer to us, it is an extraordinary aspect of what makes us who we are.

Just remember, the most amazing lives are always touched by others. If you look at Einstein and his wife, Shah Rukh Khan and his wife etc. But all these people have had someone behind them. We all know Shah Rukh Khan can live on his own but his unique quality is that he has someone behind him who provides stability.

Obviously, not everyone is lucky but everyone can have someone who provides stability in their lives. It could be your mother, father, brother, sister, friend, girlfriend or boyfriend, husband or wife. We just need to find that person and hold on to them not let them go!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Pics of my new haircut

2009-04-15T16:20:00.005+01:00

Hey everyone

I know it has been a few days since I have posted on the blog! Many reasons for it. I have been busy with uni work and also with the new novel. I hope to finish the first draft of the new novel in the next two weeks.

However, this is going to be a short post and it is just for you guys to check out my new haircut. It is nothing great but hey, everyone needs a change!

Enjoy the pics!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Preview for Nazar - The Evil Eye

2009-04-11T18:39:00.004+01:00

Hi everyone

As promised here is the preview to the new novel that I am writing at the moment. Please read it and if you wish, please give your comments to it. It is the unedited version so it will not be as polished up as it will be. Here you go and may everyone have a Happy Easter!

The enclosed darkness welcomed me as I opened my fatigued eyes. I could not see one shed of light, not one strand of light was seen anywhere. I lifted my arm to know what was in front of me. It was something wooden, I could sense it was wood due to the feel of the grain. I was finding it hard to breath, my each breath was getting shorter and shorter, I could not see anything and this was affecting my mind. I kicked, what seemed to be a coffin, my knee banged on the lid of the coffin without any success. I tried to hear anything from the outside of this wooden box. I could hear voices but it was not English, my mind could not comprehend the mystical words...they seemed mystical to me. Why was I in this box? What horrible crime did I commit? Did I commit a crime? Was I someone that was at a place at the wrong time? How did I get in this box? My eyes were looking around, from left to right, from up to down and I could not see anything that gave a hint on what to do. I decided that I had enough and started knocking on the lid of the coffin. I could feel the vibration of pain run through my hand as I kept knocking. I felt something was missing, I was not doing something. I was excessively involved within my thoughts that I had forgotten to shout out for help.
I knocked on the lid with great force of strength. 'Get me out of here!' I shouted. I could hear some bustling of action from outside. I could hear the sounds of 'Shh!' a fair few times. For God's sake, I didn't know what to do. Should I knock again? Why was I scared about knocking again, I had their attention now. I knocked again but without saying anything. There was silence. The voices had stopped. Was I imagining all these voices? I was positive that I heard voices, I even heard the sounds of 'Shh'.
I could hear something. It was the sounds of footsteps. These footsteps were different. The footsteps spoke of authority. I could feel the energy coming from the footsteps until they stopped. There was silence for a few seconds. The sound of swift but rigid movement of footsteps all approaching around the coffin. Again, there was silence for a few seconds. I was finding it even more difficult to break. I felt like I was about to lose consciousness. My eyes started to feel heavy as the air around me was becoming airless. The darkness began to suck out my life's energy. My eyes started to look up, my thoughts were becoming a distant memory for me. My feelings were losing their awareness, even as I heard a huge bang of solid metal. My eyes started to feel the acceptance of darkness, when suddenly the lid of the coffin was lifted and thrown away. The luminous light was too much for my eyes as they squinted. I gasped for the fresh air. My hand reaching out for someone to grab me. All of a sudden, I felt a huge hand pick me up as if I was an action man doll and threw me as I hit my head on the solid, concrete wall. I tried to open my eyes but I fell into deep unconsciousness.

Thank you for reading!
Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Snip Snip

2009-04-09T19:06:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone,

How are you all? I hope everyone is fine!

Well, what can I say to you all...I have cut my long hair and it is short now! It looks fine, I don't really know. I prefer long hair though, so I will definitely be going back to long hair. I will post up a picture soon!

The other good news is that I will be posting an exclusive preview to my new novel. I will definitely be posting it within the next few days...maybe Saturday.

The weather is good in England finally! I am so grateful for the good weather! This makes me think that if the sun is shining bright in our lives then there will be no room for overcasting clouds. If we decide to overcast our lives with clouds of ignorance then there will be no room for the sun to shine bright in our lives.

Take care everyone!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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The Power is the Prayer!

2009-04-08T18:25:00.004+01:00

Hi everyone,

I hope everyone is well. I would like to give my heartfelt prayers to the people of Italy, who have been affected by the earthquake. May the Power bless everyone!

I was asked a question and I thought maybe the answer will do some good here.

Q. What religious prayer do you say?

A. Firstly, I do not believe in any religion. I am neither Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian. I do not follow any established religion at all. The reason for me is simply, I cannot afford to give my time to rites and rituals, dogmatic belief and conformity.

Prayer is something sacred and for me is personal. I believe more in spirituality than in religion. I do not believe God has set down on any rules on how or when we should pray. Even, how many times we should pray to God. I believe that we should first be good to others, love others and leave no room for hatred in our hearts towards others. In fact, we should open up our hearts and think with our hearts. Remove the fear from our hearts and then we should pray. In my opinion, people will disagree with me, prayers are only effective when fear from the heart is removed.

I do not even like calling God - God! I like to call God - the Power. I believe the Power is what blesses us with an energy that is divine. The power of prayer is only effective when we pray from our hearts. Our hearts need to be clear with only space of love and courage. There should be no room for fear and hatred. When I pray it is simply opening up my arms, closing my eyes and asking the Eternal Power to consume me with the Divine Energy. For me that is prayer because I establish the connection with the Power. There is nothing beyond that Power...there is no word beyond that Power. The Power is the prayer!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Read 'The Alchemist'

2009-04-07T16:31:00.004+01:00

Hello everyone,

I hope everyone is fine and are having a good day.

What is it that stops us from getting to our destiny? What is it that stops us from having fun...the real fun, not the fun that we feel temporarily.

I am sure some of you will understand. Some of you might be thinking of; what is the fun that we feel temporarily? Or what does Rahul mean by real fun? Everything that is temporary can become permanent, it is our minds and our desires that limit the fun to a temporary status.

I have recently come in contact with a book. I was recommended to read this by my flatmate, who is now a very good friend of mine. He is also wishing to become a writer, I am sure he will realise this wish soon! He told me to read 'The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho'. I am positive that anyone that reads passionately, or feels passionate about writing books has definitely read this magnificent novel. If not, go and read it, it's hardly 150 pages. Each and every page holds a significance and is worth every minute of time spent in reading the book.

The thing with The Alchemist, is that it teaches something that I knew a few years back, so I did not really learn anything new nor has it dramatically changed my life. It's made me realise what I was doing and that I must continue to do so. In my opinion, for writers it is important for us to live in the present, the more we think about our past and future, more likely it seems that we limit our passion to reach our destiny.

I recommend 'The Alchemist' for any avid reader or anyone that is interested in achieving dreams. Actually, just read the book for my sake, I am positive it will not disappoint you!

Take care and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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More news on my new novel!

2009-04-06T17:22:00.004+01:00

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone is fine. Had a nice and quiet day so far and feel tired for no reason.

I finished the plan for my new novel except for the climax. That is something that I can never decide and that is the end. I never know what would happen in the climax. Yes, I do plan everything but as a back-up. I never follow a plan but use it as a reference tool. A story can take it's own course and own way of coming together.

I am writing my plan for the main character today, the protagonist. I have a clear picture of him in my mind, I know his characteristics and the way he responds to things. I quite like the themes of the novel...terrorism and religion become the main themes towards the end according to the plan, which makes me think the story will end up being different to the plan. I am going to create strong characters that will carry the plot forward but whatever good the plan has done and that is it created all the characters.

I think this story will be great...I will be posting the first chapter soon and I have to think of a title and the tagline to the novel. So I better start thinking then...

Catch you tomorrow!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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The Next Masterpiece...

2009-04-05T19:56:00.006+01:00

Hey everyone,

How are you all? I hope everyone enjoyed yesterday's post that celebrated one whole year of the blog.

This post today will be about my next masterpiece. Now, I know you all might be disappointed from what has happened in the last week but I have learnt a lot in this past week.

So what is my next novel about? What is it going to be? Am I going to keep with the romantic genre? Am I going to do genre writing? Well...all is now going to be revealed!

The next novel will not be of any particular genre but it has a few themes. The themes are terrorism and religion. The main protagonist suffers with amnesia and the story is seen in his eyes as he tries to recover his memory to know why he was being accused of terrorism. He is from London and turns up in India.

The main protagonist meets people on the way, he finds love, he finds luck, he finds happiness and peace in his soul but not until he recovers his memory. He needs to recover his memory and find out if he is really a terrorist or not, and that can only happen when he comes face to face with the unknown person in his nightmares!

I hope you like it and please tell me if you do or if you do not like it!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Chronicles of a Creative Writer celebrates its first year!

2009-04-04T00:00:00.005+01:00

Hello everybody!

Wow! One year has passed since I had entered the world of blogging. It has been one year where I have seen positive and negative in my career and in my personal life.

I must thank everyone that has visited this blog, knowingly or unknowingly, you make me happy. When I know someone has visited the blog, when I know that one person has visited...it makes my heart jump with joy! Thank you all for your continuous support and commitment on reading the blog. However, it does not stop there! Thank you to those that have commented on the blog too...it means the world to me!

Obviously, I am going to keep this as short as possible. My year has not been great but it has also been one of the best. From failing friendships to new relationships. From failing relationships to new friendships. It surely has been a roller coaster this year. From writing on the blog 3 or 4 or even 6 times a month to writing on it daily. From leaving Facebook to writing a new novel. From sadness to happiness. From darkness to light. Whatever has happened within this one year has brought me great joy, happiness and even a little bit of fame!

Surely, I must admit that Rahul N. Singh is nothing without his readership or fans. Whether it is my writing that you love, or my personality that you love or my wacky thoughts that you love. You all keep coming back to read what I have to say. Oh...I forgot to add that it could also be my good looks that you love that keeps bringing you back!

My promise for this year is to carry on writing on the blog, as regularly as I can. I promise that my writing will get better and better, day by day, from strength to strength because of the motivation that I receive from you all!

This post will be incomplete if I do not mention the people that have inspired me, motivated me or helped me with the blog.
First I would like to thank:
Baba Ji - You have been my source of happiness, tolerance, patience, love, affection and compassion to everyone that I meet. You have been my rock that keeps me steady when I am about to fall. You are there for me whenever I close my eyes. When I feel down - I know that You are always by my side, telling me that I am strong and that I can face the hurricane that is in front of me. Thank you for showing me and inspiring me to believe in the One God! Thank you and lots of love!
Sahiba - You are the very reason why I have this blog today. If you had not advised me to write a blog then I would not be writing this post right now. If it was not for you, I would not be celebrating this one year of blogging. If it was not for you, my readership would not have grown like it has. Sahiba, you have always visited the blog and although you does not comment on here as much as I would like you to, I know that you are always happy with what I write. You probably have more faith in my abilities than I have for myself. You have shown me to not give up and to continue writing on the blog. There was a time when I was going to quit and you reminded me that I had to carry on and that I would be disappointing so many people if I had quit. You have also been a rock in my everyday-life and have always made me smile when I am down. You give me strength when I feel weak. I am lucky to have a person like you in my life! Thank you and lots of love!
Vikram - You are one that came up with the name 'Chronicles of a Creative Writer' and you have possibly made it a household name for everyone's favourites or bookmarks on their internet browsers. You listen to my every word and advise me and assure me that I am doing the right thing. You always ask for my advise and listens to it carefully. You push me forward to do better in life and to improve my writing further and further! I love the jokes that we have and the hours of phone conversation about our fascination over Bollywood actresses! Thank you for your comments on the blog and for regularly visiting on the blog. For that my brother... once again thank you and lots of love!
And Shah Rukh Khan - Anyone that visits this blog can instantly recognise that I am a huge fan of SRK. There are reasons for it. He is a successful man not only in his career but also in his personal life. I have met him a few times in my life and I must say that he is a true gentleman. If there is anyone in this world of entertainment that I should inspire to...then only Shah Rukh Khan is the one. Thank you for entertaining me with your movies and also with your advise in your interviews.

Thank you to every reader, fan, friend and family that have visited the blog and who continue to visit the blog. This personal website of mine has helped me open up to a world that is full of love and which is obviously interested in me. I hope that I have made you think positively and made you smile. Thank you to everyone from the bottom of my heart and I love you all loads!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

P.s I have just forgot to add one person - my little brother Harsheet. He is constantly reading my blog and loves my writing. I am sure he is proud of his older brother as much as I am proud of him! God bless you and lots of love my little bro!

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Good news for my fans!

2009-04-02T19:01:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone,

Firstly, I am sure some of you are disappointed from yesterday's post. However, there is always some good news to follow.

The first good news is that if an agent doesn't take up 'Love is Complicated' by July, I will e-publish 'Love is Complicated' for everyone to download and read. Please be patient and see what happens in the next few months. Either way, you will get to read my first novel even if it is not of 'publishing standards'!

The second good news is that I will be taking on another novel and the idea has come to me. However, I will not be starting it yet, but maybe in the next few days I will tell you. I plan to write it as quick as possible and edit it as quick as possible for you.

The third good news is that despite 'Paralysed in Evil' being shelved for the moment, it will be taken upon again in the future. There are a few guides and books I need to read and think about before I do start writing again.

I am really sorry for disappointing you all but I can only get better and that is my belief in myself. We all have to learn the hard way and definitely I am learning (not learnt yet) how to get better. I want my fans to be fully satisfied with my work and that is more important to me than anything else. You have to be pleased with me. Just remember, I am only 21 and it is highly unlikely that my first novel will be published. I can only learn and not become a good writer but to become and rise as a great writer!

Lots of love to you all,
Rahul N. Singh

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Bad news for my writing...

2009-04-01T14:33:00.005+01:00

Hi everyone,

I hope everyone is good. The following news is not at all part of an April Fool's joke but is God's honest truth.

I got bad news for you all. Love is Complicated may not find itself an agent. After sending a few excerpts to an author, I was told the novel is not of publishing standard. Unfortunately, my debut may take a lot longer than we expected or hoped for. I am really sorry guys, I am not changing Love is Complicated one bit as I believe it can sell. I will not risk the simplicity of Love is Complicated even if it reads like a script. I still believe that it can sell! At the moment, I have lost hope for that to be published right now. I was even told that I could not even tell a story so what more can I expect. I guess my dream debut will take a backseat for now. I am really sorry! The hunt for agents is still on and like I said, if in a few months I do get a positive reply then maybe the dream debut will be back on. However, after those comments I have to take out a plan B!

The second bad news for you all is that Paralysed in Evil is also being shelved and I have to come up with another novel that will atleast allow me to enter the market. I know this will disappoint some of you and trust me it breaks my heart too. Unfortunately, simplistic story-telling is apparently not writing so it leaves me with no choice but to stop writing Paralysed in Evil. Again, I am really sorry.

What good news can I give you. I am at an all-time low at the moment and I have to think of new ways to tackle these so-called intellectual publishers/agents. I have to play the rules of the game for a while before I can start bending the rules. I really do not know if I am a shit writer or if I cannot write at all. It kind of makes me feel deluded at the moment. Hence, on that note, in case anyone did not read my last post then please do so, here is the link: http://chroniclesofacreativewriter.blogspot.com/2009/03/message-from-my-heart.html

I am really sorry for disappointing everyone who believed in me and Love is Complicated.

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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A message from my heart...

2009-03-29T17:52:00.003+01:00

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone is well...

I want to raise some of my feelings today. Somethings that are personal and I believe will be interesting for all my readers, friends and family to know.

Today...I was thinking about the people that are close to me. Now...I know there are a few people out there who haven't talked to me for a week, months or even years but what can I say to you guys.

I know that sometimes I have made decisions myself about our relationships. I know that maybe you see my 'ignorance' and run away from contacting me, just in case I may say 'F*ck off' but that may not be the case. I know that I have this principle that either you live with me or without me. I know it is harsh and may hurt some of you. However, I have been hurt so many times and now I do not even forgive everyone.

I know I always say we should forgive and forget and I do practice it. Then comes a time, when I feel that you are not listening to me. There comes a time when you will not see the bigger picture. There comes a time when I am right (it happens sometimes) and you may be wrong. I want to make things better but you may keep repeating the same things again and again. I want you to find the right exit but you keep going round and round the roundabout. I open my eyes and see the clear picture but you may have your eyes open but you have a blurred vision. When I have used up all my energy and I beg that you make the right choice then that is the end for me. This comes the end of the 'forgiving and forgetting' stage. Yes...if I do not forgive you then I do ignore you.

Do you think I like ignoring you? I dislike it. I want to feel loves just like everyone else does. I want to feel needed just like everyone does. I am not ashamed to say that I want to be loved and needed. I know that I give you so many chances and I make you feel loved and needed but why is it that you left me? When I need you right now...why are you not here? When I need to show you my love...why are your eyes not looking at my love? When I want you close to me...why do you run away from me? When I run away - how can you get close to me? I may be distant but I am the closest to you always, it is you that kept the distant.

I am just waiting for those few words that accept that I am right and that I was not wrong. I want you to realise that I never wanted the end the things the way they did...I wanted to prevent it but even I become weak and lose hope. I want you to realise that I always thought for the better and never for the worse. For you that is closest to me, I never want you to be away from me but if it has to be done then I will have to accept that.

This is for anyone that has not talked to me in a long time - it is just a reminder that I am always here for you but sometimes a compromise needs to be made. Sometimes there has to be a meeting point. Sometimes we have to accept the better even if it is difficult. If you get anything that is easy or go for an easy option...it does not make it better but worse for you. You appreciate things a lot more when everything is difficult for you. Do not write 'The End' in our book of relationships...try and continue with more chapters. Everything is achievable...we need to believe in ourselves and I am sure we can. Like I said...I always write for one person and will always continue to! Love you...

Take care and lots of love to everyone,
Rahul N. Singh

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I do not need the Man Booker's Prize!

2009-03-28T18:14:00.003Z

Hey everyone,

Yeah I know...what was my post about yesterday? Well...it was obvious and to be honest the very truth. If you do not believe me...go and buy the book: How to write the Perfect Novel by Chancery Stone. Not only will it make you laugh but will actually show you the truth behind those walls of so-called creativity.

I am not a conformist and unfortunately, unless an agent is willing to take a risk by representing me...I am looking towards failure. I got a rejection slip yesterday from a literary agent...apparently in today's market, my Love is Complicated will not do so well as the market demands something else. OK...that is fine...if you are talking about genre...but I still see many romantic stories on the shelves at the bookstore I went to today! So...is it that my novel oozes creativity...it is new and is complete with a healthy bunch of characters. Where is that agent that wants that? I know of the few people that have read my novel that it is definitely a bestseller.

Fine, people do praise it to be a bestseller if an agent chooses to represent me, but even if it sells a thousand copies then fair enough. I know that my story will give you tears, it will give you happiness and I know it will entertain you. If it can entertain me then it can entertain you. I know I sound like a sour grape at the moment but I am not a sour grape. I am telling the harsh reality...I am releasing my frustrations because I fear that no agent will represent my novel.

My writing will always be there for other people's entertainment. I do not want a Man Booker's prize or anything like that. Awards need me, I do not need them. For me the biggest award is when I know that someone...somewhere has brought my book. The more people that buy it...the bigger the value of the award is. For me...the appreciation of the public is the biggest prize. Within the next few months...either I will be writing here telling you that no agent will be representing me and I will be asking what should I do. Or and I believe that this is most likely to happen that, I will have an agent that is willing to represent me. I want the latter and I know if I have the good wishes of you all and the blessings from God that this can happen!

Anyway...I hope everyone is fine and are having a great weekend!

Take care and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Am I creating a new breed of writers?

2009-03-27T17:55:00.003Z

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone is fine and that everyone enjoyed the humour in my post yesterday!

I was thinking a lot about what is a good book? What is great about novels that are about talking chimps, kids that ride broomsticks, talking trees, ugly characters etc? Mine is about real people and real characters. My novels will always be realisitic.

My characters are real and they are beautiful. Yes, in Love is Complicated...Rahul is a stud and so is Nikhil. Naina is a pretty girl. I do not want a literary prize...I want people to love my book, to fall in love with the plot and to fall in love with the characters. I want them to feel a little escapism but not forgetting reality at the same time.

I am sure you are wondering why I am writing this...I am not saying Love is Complicated is the best novel out there but it is not something that literary agents or publishers will be looking forward to.

'Writers are well-known to be socially inept and misfits and are apparently fat and ugly!' (according to 'How to write the perfect novel by Chancery Stone). This is not good for me as I fit into society easily and I am full of confidence when I meet people. I do say this with no ego that I am not ugly...I am fairly good-looking and I am certainly not fat! So that must mean that I am breaking barriers just with my physical appearance. I am sure there is one agent that is willing to break the mould. I am not a boring person either...so I do wonder if agents appreciate that. God knows!

Maybe this looks like I am having a moan...it is not like that. It is actually the harsh reality. I am not a misfit for the literary world...I am about to give the literary world something special! Now that could be me just being over-confident...only time and an opportunity will tell the true picture!

Take care and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Scrub that art off!

2009-03-26T19:36:00.005Z

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone is fine!

Just a little warning for the light-hearted and youngsters, do not read ahead if you get offended by the talk of male genitalia.

I found some funny news today on BBC. An 18-year old had painted a 60-foot penis on the roof of his parents £1 million house. There is even a picture of it.
Check it out here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_7961000/7961224.stm

Now, I find that funny, maybe because my humour is cheap. I find it funny that this kid has to return from travelling and the poor kid has to go on his roof and clean his 60-foot penis. I will be honest, the kid has some guts to do that!

Thinking about it...if I ever did something like that...I would probably get a slap on my face for bringing 'shame' on my family. My parents would not just make me scrub it off the roof, they would probably make me paint the whole house, do the gardening, do all the house chores so I learnt my lesson. This kid is lucky that he won't get anything like that!

This reminds me of an incident when I was around 13 years old. My Dad found a 'love letter' that I was going to give to a girl that I fancied. He didn't do much, he laughed it off at the time. I am glad he took it with a sense of humour otherwise to be fair...I was expecting quite a few slaps. Instead I got the usual talk of 'You go to school to study not dating!' Ahh...the days of childhood bring a smile on my face!

My advise to all youngsters...don't paint a penis on the roof of your parents' house. They haven't got enough money for a cleaner to scrub your brilliant piece of art off, come on...it's a recession!

I hope no one has a recession on their sense of humour! If you do, then my humble apologies!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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The power of beauty!

2009-03-25T19:28:00.003Z

Hello everyone...

Whatever we see is beautiful, we automatically become attached to it. That is the power of beauty. Whatever we may regard as being beautiful or holding significant beauty, the power that it gives us is totally unmatched.

I do not know what people find beautiful, it does not have to be something venereal. It can be something simple like the wind blowing into my long, black hair. Or simply seeing someone smile. It can be anything. What do we find is beautiful? Does that beauty remain with us till the end of our time? Does this beauty always possess a significant feeling in our lives?

We must ask and also answer these questions too. There is beauty even in rejection, the fact that someone does not give up on the person he loves for three to four months can be seen as beautiful. In our own creative minds we can find beauty in anything that brings a positive impact on all lives.

Take care and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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'Good ignorance'

2009-03-24T19:59:00.004Z

Hi everyone,

I hope everyone is well and are enjoying their lives.

This moment feels as if it could last a lifetime but I do not want it to. I want to experience more to life, see more in life and venture into the greatness of what life can offer me.

Times have gone where I used to allow people to walk over me and do whatever they wanted and say whatever they wanted. Times have gone when I used to forgive and forget. Times have changed when I used to hate people. Now I can love everyone but not keep any personal relationship with those people.

For stupid little comments...I used to ignore them. Now I do not ignore the comments...now I ignore the person who says those stupid little comments. Why? The main reason is that I never have to deal with such comments from that person again. I rather move on with my life and not look back at what went wrong with those people. In my life...I have to be happy and that is more important for me.

I advise everyone that love everyone but never allow people to walk over you. Be adamant and be submissive when needs be. However, never take advantage over people. Treat people how you want to be treated. I can honestly say if I said a stupid comment to my friend then I would want my friend to ignore me for as long as it took for me to realise that I was wrong. I appreciate that more than my friend continuously forgiving and forgetting. Although I admire the forgiving and forgetting, it will be the 'good ignorance' from my friend that I would appreciate because that will truly teach me a lesson.

I hope everyone enjoyed this post!

Take care and lots of love...
Rahul N. Singh

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Stormy situations...

2009-03-23T19:25:00.002Z

Hey everyone,

I am really sorry about not posting yesterday and it being rather late today. I have no Internet access in my flat...the network is playing up again so please do accept my apologies. I hope everyone is fine and are keeping well.

The wind blows harshly onto my body today and the overcast of clouds above me give me a hint of rain. I walk on and on as I struggle in forcing my feet to carry on walking forward. It seems that the weather is trying to stop me and is this a sign or a message from the Power above?

In our lives, we face every type of obstacle in our possible 'stormy' situations that we encounter on an everyday basis. Why do even the best of us have to struggle? What are we going to attain from the struggling days. From a credit crunch, failed job applications, rising debts...what gives us hope for our storm to settle?

The Power within us gives us hope. The Power that can also be perceived around us. The Power which people have many names for. I keep it simply as God. Having faith that one day this storm will settle and we may think that we find destruction after the storm has ended. However...we will not find destruction but a paradise because we fought through the stormy situations of life.

Paradise needs to happen now and should happen in this life. What if there is no after-life? What paradise will we be expecting then? Attain paradise today by maintaining positive attitudes towards our everyday life. Who knows what tomorrow will bring...forget tomorrow...what our next moment may bring...

Take care and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Honesty is not the best policy?

2009-03-21T23:19:00.003Z

Hello everyone,

I hope everyone is fine. I guess I am late again to get my blog post to you yet again. I hope this is not a regular occurrence.

Again, it was a busy day with the family. Spending time with a few friends and talking about my writing to a few people too. I do a little PR now and then. I like to talk about myself alot.

People may see it as if I am an egoistic person and that I am full of arrogance. It is not like that. I rather talk about myself than other people...unless if I have to praise someone. I will always praise someone directly. In fact thinking about it...I also do criticise people if they hurt me. So in a way...I am very honest. Sometimes they do say...honesty is not the best policy. Despite, it not being the best policy...I always try to be as honest when I can. It is difficult but not impossible.

However...I must admit I hate a few things which I will talk about soon. I say I hate things but I don't necessarily hate them. These things just annoy me or upset me. I will talk about them another time.

Anyway...I shall catch you back here tomorrow. Take care and write to you soon!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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The older you get...the wiser you become!

2009-03-21T01:03:00.003Z

Hi everyone,

I am very sorry for the late post. I was out with my family...was a nice day. Gave my eldest brother a surprise for his birthday. It was a nice gathering of people, friends and family.

Today, I was thinking about the unique effect of age. They say as you grow older, you grow wiser. Although I disagree with that statement because if we look at politicians, so-called religious people who tend to be older than 35...they don't grow wiser, they just grow older.

Being wise is an important quality to have in life. Fair enough it is experience that makes you become wiser by the day but it is important that we learn this earlier on. Sometimes, we should accept that other people can be right and that we can be wrong. Personally, whenever I believe someone has made a bad decision...I do my best to reverse that decision and make it a good decision. I give options on improvement and I never give up. I don't know why I do this...I don't do it often though.

I think being humble is rather important too. If we cannot be humble about our success then why be humble when we fail? When we fail...we suddenly realise that we did something wrong and we try and learn from the mistakes. However, when we succeed...we do not look and learn from what good things we did, we consume that success. We allow that success to consume our mind and hence ego is formed. Being egoistic is important too but not in the sense that people start disrespecting us because of it.

Take care everyone and I hope everyone is well!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Still going strong...

2009-03-19T20:12:00.004Z

Hi everyone,

I hope everyone is fine.

I feel a little blank today, not that I am upset or anything. I am having writer's block at the moment. I am wondering what will interest you and what would grab your attention? So many questions run through my mind but they are blank questions...I think Sameer (main character in Paralysed in Evil) has finally took control over my mind.

That is only because I have just been writing a chapter for the novel just now, and I really like Sameer, his character is very strong and he is a very unpredictable person. I love his innocence as much as his guilt.

I have not had anything but rejections from literary agents for Love is Complicated at the moment. The hope for that one agent is still in my heart...going strong. There has to be one person that will love it and will represent it!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Sun's radiance...

2009-03-18T20:12:00.003Z

Hi everyone,

Hope all is well and that everyone is having a good day. I had a great time with my friends last night. Although, we were late in getting Irish food, it did not stop us from having a good time.

I went for a walk today around London, along the Southbank and walked on the Millennium Pier towards the Tate Modern. It was a nice sunny day here in London and it was great having a walk in decent weather.

I love walking, it is one of my favourite hobbies. The reason why I do love it is because I always feel one with myself. I always think of new stories to write or try to come up with a new story to write. Today, I just wanted to enjoy the weather, which is finally giving its hint towards a lovely summer. As I soaked in on the Sun's radiance, I realised how much I truly loved the peaceful mother nature!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Open towards other cultures is important...

2009-03-17T17:22:00.003Z

Hey everyone,

Hope everyone is well and are having a great day.

It is St.Patrick's Day today, so I might be going out to spend an evening with my Irish friends. It is great to know about other people's cultures and traditions.

I am always amazed by the way people live their lives according to their culture and traditions. I enjoy the little things that are different with these special days. I think it is important that we are all open towards other cultures. Learning from others is important and we can always find something valuable to learn from each other.

I shall be tasting Irish food and I do not know what Irish food is...so this is a first. I will be looking forward to that and that will be a unique experience for me. Enjoying other people's way of life is a learning experience and no human being on this earth knows everything. There is always time and need to carry on the learning experience.

I will catch you all tomorrow and Happy St.Patrick's Day to everyone!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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My dream house

2009-03-16T17:52:00.008Z

Hey everyone,

I am back after a hectic weekend. I met up with family. Firstly, it was my youngest brother's birthday so we went ten-pin bowling. I came last on both games! I must admit that I had a good time despite losing. Spent time with my other brothers, my sister-in-law and my parents, which was a good experience since all of us had not been together in our parent's house for a good few months!

I also met up with my two best-friends and one of their girlfriends who I had went to school with. It was great catching up with them.

I got to meet my Uncle who had just come out of hospital after facing a quadruple bypass...Thank God that he is getting better and I pray to God for his good health always.

However, yesterday I was coming back from Cannock to London. On the way, there was a house in the middle of nowhere. I did not even know the location of this place, it was in a remote place, possibly a mile away from the motorway itself.

Coloured in very light pink, a balcony stretched across the house that was surrounded by trees. Beneath the balcony was a spacious porch, which would be excellent for a summer's evening drinking some tea or coca-cola. I do not drink alcohol, otherwise it would have been a nice wine. It looked as if the house had from 5-8 bedrooms at the very least. The house was high up on the hill and it stood out from the other houses that I have ever seen. Now I felt that if I have ever got this dream house, I would certainly feel like a King. It was beautiful, and the most pulling factor about this house was the fact that the house was surrounded by God's natural beauty.

I always feel that if I ever need time alone with my family, say my wife and children, this would be the ideal spot for our summer vacations. Being one with God's creation of natural beauty is possibly the best feeling to have but that does not mean we live away from society. I would like to use this house to spend time with my close friends and family members. However, this is a dream house on a dream that depends on a great and successful future. InshAllah it will all be possible! However, I want that house!

Take care and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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A special meeting on an ordinary train...

2009-03-13T17:14:00.004Z

Hey everyone,

I am in Cannock today...my home town! I sat on the train for a few hours and there I was back in the town that I spent my childhood years in...a lot of my thoughts originate from here.

As I was on the train coming to this little town, I sat next to a girl that was another university student. I took out my mac and was working on approaching the literary agents and also on my novel - Paralysed in Evil.

She was looking from the corner of her eye on what I was writing until she brought the topic up. She was a British Indian herself and she recognised that I was using Indian names for my characters. She started asking about how long I have been a writer for and what inspires me to write. I explained everything to her and it was quite a unique conversation.

I told her that my writing comes from within and that whatever I write...doesn't tend to mean that I am fully aware of what I write. Sometimes, it is like a blackout...everything flashes in front of me and there it is on paper. The power of my mind and soul connects and the words flow to create a story. This lovely girl just looked at me and smiled and looked surprised at what I said. She claimed that she hardly sees anyone speak with such passion but I knew that this once in a lifetime meeting was going to have a lasting impact to me.

The best part of it, she never took my name and I never took hers. I didn't know what she did but she knew what I did. The only thing that connected us was my writing and this made me realise that my writing connects me and my readers or whoever comes into contact with me. I think now that I should have took her number at least but the beauty of just talking to her took me away into a world that I had created myself. This one meeting had made me realise that when it comes to my work...I will have to do the PR work. It took one beautiful girl, who's name I do not know to make me realise that I have to be connect with everyone.

I must say this meeting created a smile that I had not had for a long time. It brought back a smile not because I had a special relation with this girl at all but the fact that this girl made me feel special without the intention of doing so. I want people to feel like that when they meet me too.

Take care everyone and I will write again to you tomorrow

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Life matters to me...

2009-03-12T18:33:00.002Z

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone is fine.

I am having a busy day, still approaching literary agents. I am not really at a time or a speed to stop. I might be looking at another night of reduced hours of sleep. I am going to keep this post quick and easy to read.

The matter of life exists because we make sure life matters to us. Without the acceptance of life...what is the point of living? The art is to accept life and whatever life brings to us with a smile and aim for the best!

Have a good night everyone and write to you again tomorrow!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Creating a hell for others is actually creating hell for yourself...

2009-03-11T16:50:00.009Z

Hello everyone,

I would like to wish everyone a Happy Holi! May God bless everyone with a colourful life.

I hope everyone is well and are having a good day. I sent out around 18 proposals to Literary Agents today, I hope I get lucky with one of them. I must admit I am nervous about it but it is one of the best feelings to know that one day...these restless nights would lead to this one book of many on the shelves.

I was thinking today that I do not want to be two-faced...many people change but I do not want to change for the worst, I am sure this is one many of us pray for. However, what I do hate is when people say they do not lie but they lie. I find that rude and lately, I have seen people do that. I know how much it hurts, maybe that is why I never tell a lie that would hurt someone.

I also never play around with someone's feelings...how can I? I genuinely respect everyone, no matter what they have done to me. They could have said the worst things to me but would that mean I would refrain myself from praising those people. Never! If someone deserves praise then they deserve it. However, I must say...that does not mean that people should play around with people's feelings. One time...you might beg for my friendship and then the next you could be saying I am worthless and that other people are better than me...I still do not understand the logic in that.

I would make this statement...that an honest living creates happiness and peace. People who lie, who hurt people, who disrespect others, who play with other people's sentiments will only create a hell for themselves. Creating a hell for others is actually creating hell for yourself. In their attempts to create a hell in your life, they will themselves be living in hell. The pain will hit them ten times as much! I believe in this karma. Live a good life and heaven will surround you. Be my friend and I guarantee heaven in the friendship.

Take care and I will write again tomorrow.

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

Please note: Heaven and hell are not used in religious/spiritual context.

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Rising to new heights...

2009-03-10T16:45:00.003Z

Hi everyone,
I hope everyone is well and has had a good day!

I am in the university library doing some work regarding approaching agents. I did not get any sleep last night and tonight looks like another sleepless night for me too! i have held everything up due to my personal problems but now I am rid of those problems.

Getting rid of my problem may have been difficult but it is definitely possible and I made it possible for myself. I was keeping myself back but now I realised that at the moment, only I am worthy of my own time. I had spent three months going round and round in circles but now I have straightened my own path.

From yesterday, my level of confidence and optimism has rose to new heights and I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders and now that excess baggage that made my life difficult is no where in my life. It has been thrown out for good! That 'disaster' in my life is no longer a force, I am stronger and better than that force.

All I can say is that now it is me and my time with the literary agents...I hope it all goes well.

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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A new beginning...

2009-03-09T17:25:00.004Z

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone is well and has had a good weekend.

Again a very short post but I will hope it does well for you and that you can take something from it. Just to add...my Anonymous friend replied back to the letter...it was nice of that person. I feel privileged.

I want my readers to know that today is a new beginning for me. A new Rahul has been born...no more of how sad and depressed I am as those days are gone. I look forward to a life ahead which will be fun and enjoyable to not just me but my fans too.

I am still in the same situation as before but I decided to let things go and move forward. I should start a new beginning where the sun shines the brightest, the stars twinkle brightly and darkness has hardly any impact. From now, it is time that the best things come into my life and that I work to please my fans and my few friends and family!

God bless everyone and I still believe in love...in fact, my search for my 'Naina' continues...

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Look for the best...

2009-03-08T17:57:00.002Z

Hi everyone,

I hope everyone had a peaceful Sunday and are looking forward to the week ahead.

Today, I thought I will leave my post short and simple. I think lately you have read so much that maybe some concise thoughts will do some good.

The optimism in my life is never down. I know that whatever I want...I will eventually get. However, the main aspect of that is my belief in myself and then fulfilling what needs to be done. Sometimes, I get lazy and I become pessimistic but why? What is the need for such things...life is short for that. Look for the best so that the best can come from within.

I think this week...I may have had the worst week ever...emotionally as I know that maybe my depression is not getting better but that will not stop me...from pleasing my readers. In fact, you guys get to read what is on my mind sometimes and I am sure you all appreciate that. Just remember, the dark clouds will always show the brightness of the Sun...because light is far more powerful!

Take care and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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A letter to a friend...

2009-03-07T18:44:00.006Z

Hey Everyone,

I hope everyone is well and is enjoying the start of their weekend!

As I have said there has been someone that has been posting comments on the blog that is rather disturbing, however as you know, I do try to delete them in time, so that none of my readers/fans get hurt by such words.

Now, I am fine with whatever people say to me, to be honest...I have no problem but it can upset me and can hurt me too. Sometimes, it is the last thing you want to read from someone. So I decided that today, I will write 'sort-of' a letter to this person! However, before I do that...check out what this person wrote!

Posted by Anonymous to Chronicles of a Creative Writer at March 5, 2009 3:19 PM
you're gay

Posted by Anonymous to Chronicles of a Creative Writer at March 5, 2009 4:00 PM
i said ur gay

Posted by Anonymous to Chronicles of a Creative Writer at March 6, 2009 9:28 PM
It wasn't disturbing, I just called you gay.

Sorry you broke up... but it doesn't matter because you're gay, right?

Dear Anonymous,

For the first time, I am having to write personally to someone that is foolish as you. I do not know if you are a man or a woman but whatever you are...you are a homophobic. In case you did not know...homophobia is actually a criminal offence in this country.

I am writing personally because I think I need to clarify a few points! Firstly, I am not a homosexual or gay (as you call me). Now, I have nothing against people who are gay as it has nothing to do with me or my work. In fact, I see them as human beings but they have different likes and dislikes. That does not mean that they are bad and certainly I will not put someone's sexuality as a reason for me to hate them. To be frank...Anonymous...I can say this...even if it makes me pompous...my views and opinions show that I am a far better person than you are!

I really do not know why you are scared of revealing your identity? Why won't you tell me your name? Keeping yourself as Anonymous is just plain silly. I am sure that you are an individual that believes in what you write...so reveal who you are. Tell me your name and I will talk to you on an even more personal level. I would definitely enjoy doing so.

Why are you writing such things? Do you know me personally? Do you know what I do everyday? What proof do you have to call me gay? From what you write...you clearly do not know me personally and if you do...you must dislike me or even hate me. Even if you do...it really does not matter to me. I know I cannot be liked by everyone because my thoughts and my life is beyond the 'normal' way people live their lives!

I want to confirm to you that I am madly in love with a girl and yes, I love her truly...so that is one reason why I am not gay! Another reason would be that...I love women too much to be homosexual...in fact it is women that turn me on. I hope that doesn't hurt your feelings!

However, I must tell you that I enjoy the fact that you come onto my blog. You read what I write and then you make a comment. You do not know how much happiness that brings to me, it makes me so satisfied that I can get you to call me 'gay' because you visit my blog and write comments to grab my attention. You must really like me! If you did not like me...why would you even visit my blog?

Lastly, I would like to send you an invite. I do not know you. You could be a man or a woman. I would like to invite you to spend a night with me...no...not like that. Do not get your hopes up! We will go out to the city of London, I will pay for your journey and we will go to a few bars or clubs and I can go and flirt with women and if you are a guy...you can flirt with girls...or men...whatever your preference may be. If you are a girl...you can get a guy or a girl to flirt with. It is an open invitation and I will be giving you one night to hit the town with me whenever you wish. I promise you there will be nothing sexual on my side! We will just go out to the city like friends! If you do not accept it...it'll be your loss not mine! Also, please my request is that stop with the 'gay' comments and be more constructive with your time! I honestly do not have the time for such low-thinkers, narrow-minded and most of all...people who are 'homophobic' like yourself commenting on my blog. Grow up and understand that this world is diverse and that unity is what true human beings want in this diverse world!

Take care and all the best in life!
Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

P.s. I hope my readers enjoyed the humour in this post!

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Acceptance time or....

2009-03-06T17:32:00.005Z

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone is fine! I have had a busy day today and I just have a few minutes to spare with you.

Yesterday, some 'clever' person decided to leave some rude comments on the blog, I had to delete them and they were rather disturbing. However, I will definitely talk about what was said on a different day!

It's Friday and I am not sure what to do tonight, maybe go out or stay in and do some work. I am not entirely sure yet. I did not sleep much last night either, which is not very good. Last night was tough for me, as usual before I go to bed...I tend to clear all my thoughts and once I do that...I am one on one with my thoughts and feelings. I must admit this is the worst time I have had in my life. I do not fail to admit that I am depressed because it is true, I am depressed.

This time, I cried because I felt like I had failed to keep something special in my life and that maybe what was special to me, was not special to that other person. I cried and cried and before I knew it, it was the early hours of the morning. My heart felt numb, I could feel my body closing up and I felt like I did not have the energy to open up anymore. I felt like being a closed person and staying that way.

I had to gather my thoughts, I had to realise that the other person has probably moved on and that I do mean nothing now. I think it is time for me to forget every memory and remove each memory I had. Maybe it is time for me to open up to whatever might be in store for me in life. I am more open to death but now I am also more open to moving out of England in the next year or so. I do not want to stay in the country, that reminds me of the pain of my separated love. Maybe I can say that now is the end to what was special in my life because it does feel like it. The other person does not care about me and I have to accept it. I say that I have to accept it but let's see if I actually do! Otherwise, Let's smile and enjoy whatever we can in life!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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If someone said they could live without you...

2009-03-05T15:34:00.006Z

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone is well and is keeping well.

Have you ever had someone say that they can live without you? Now, if someone said that to you and they meant the world to you...how would that make you feel? Happy? Sad? Confused? Angry?

I was thinking about this situation quite a bit yesterday. Now...what would I do if someone had said that to me? I would probably leave that person alone. Fine...I leave that person alone and let them live their life the way they want to. However, what true impact would it have upon me?

Firstly, let's look at the fact. That person means the world to me...so obviously me keeping quiet and making no effort for communication will have a definite affect on me. Will I show what affect it has upon me? Probably not. If someone close to me said they could live without me, I think it would break my heart and my silence would mean that I have possibly died for that person.

Now the external aspect of me...would still be normal. I will carry on life normally...keeping myself busy. However I know, once I am by myself with my thoughts and feelings...it would depress me....depression will consume me. I know that it would because for me living without that person would be difficult, in fact impossible. I will keep on telling myself that this is what they wanted, they could live without me...they don't need me. With those thoughts...I realise that maybe this little deed of mine would be fruitful for that person and maybe I will get a little happiness from that.

Maybe I will not talk to that person ever again unless it is initiated on the other side. However, I know that this is the consequence...not of what I wanted but of what the other person wanted. I did that for someone else so that they could have an easy life...otherwise I know that my stubborn nature for wanting only the best in life, would have disturbed and annoyed that other person...arguments would have happened. I say 'would have'...because maybe they would not happen. Maybe I say 'would have' so it would make me feel less guilty for letting that person go! The things I would do just because I love and care for someone, that my own feelings are ignored by myself...

Take care and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Two extremes in life...the best and the worst!

2009-03-04T11:52:00.006Z

Hi everyone,

I know it is rather early for a new post, however I have some spare time before my class starts. I hope everyone is well.

Firstly, I feel the need to explain the 'engine' behind the blog post yesterday. I was discussing the post with a friend and mentioned that the post was rather 'rigid' which I really agree with. It is meant to be rigid, it is not meant to flow. Each sentence holds a meaning on its own and can only be understood by someone that isn't really a conformist.

This makes me realise that I am not a conformist. If someone tells me that good things falls apart because better things are in store...I do not believe that. Good things that happen in life are to be treated as the best thing. The fact is simple, this word 'good' can be interpreted in any possible way. It can mean anything and is not very definitive. People who say better things are in store are people, who are conformists. I am not a conformist. I believe that if something is good...it's the best. If something is bad...it's the worst! That is how I view things...maybe this makes me an unconventional individual. I appreciate everything in life, the best or worst. If I do not know what the worst feels like, I wouldn't be able to feel the best things in life. If I didn't feel what the best feels like then I wouldn't be able to feel the worst things in life.

Maybe, we need to stop expecting better things in store. Maybe, we should appreciate what is good in our life and make it the best thing in our life. That way, if we only expect the best and not only expect 'good' then we will definitely have a better life. We'll achieve all our dreams because we know that the best feeling to have in reality is by fulfilling the dreams that we had for days, months or years. Our life should be about going for the best in life and making sure that we go for things that make us better individuals.

I always think that the power of two is the binding force of the power of one. Why? If myself and God merge together...that is the power of two and that would be my life fulfilling its every desire. After all, marriages are done with two people, a friendship is made with two people, a sibling relationship is created by two people. In fact, every type of relationship is created and kept with two people! As two people meet, it forms one relationship making the power of One the most fulfilling of all powers!

I wish everyone the best and I will write again tomorrow.

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Good things do not fall apart...good things are the best things!

2009-03-03T18:07:00.004Z

Hi everyone,

I hope everyone fine and has had a good day. Best wishes to all.

I was thinking today about things that happen for a reason, whatever does happen...there is a reason behind it. Yes, I do believe that...however whenever someone does something wrong and feels guilty, I feel that is the line to use. However, things only change for the good, if both people have the intention of doing a 'good' action. A decision or words that could hurt anyone is never done with good intentions and can never be justified.

It is true that people change but they should never change for something special to break. Every relationship is special. If someone changes it is not for someone to learn to be without that person or to let go off that someone. People change only for their selfish needs and if someone changes, it should be a positive change. People should change to bring others together and closer than separated and distant.

When things go wrong...why do they go wrong? Do they go wrong so we appreciate things when they go right? So this means that if you really believe something is right then you should make sure that things go right. You don't allow things to go wrong and wrong decisions, actions and words should be kept to a minimum. There is no point trying to be innocent by thinking wrong things happen so right things can be appreciated. Wrong things should not really happen at all!

Now...can we believe lies? No...you can only believe the truth. But hey, nowadays people lie for the most silly reasons and people tend to believe lies. However, lies are not meant to be believed so that you trust no-one else but yourself. You should be able to trust others and others should not break your trust. Sometimes, people break their own trust with others not others breaking their trust. Yes, we should trust ourselves but we need to trust others. It should be our duty that nobody stops talking to us because of our lies. We should be able to have others trust in us because we are trust-worthy.

People say that sometimes good things fall apart and break so that better things fall together. I really disagree with that. Good things should never fall apart and they should never break apart. Good things are not good things, they should be seen as the best things and should be treated like that. Bad things only fall apart so you can achieve the best things in life. Good things happen and it is best to see them as the best thing happening in your life.

I hope you enjoyed this post and thank you for reading.

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Both worlds are black and white...

2009-03-02T18:04:00.003Z

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone is well and had a great weekend. My best wishes for the week ahead to you all!

Only to add things for my disastrous last week, yesterday Shah Rukh Khan did not win the best actor award at the FilmFare awards. I am sure you must have seen my post from yesterday regarding it. I feel sad when someone gives the best quality and best commercial performance that year and gets snubbed. I feel sad at that but hey, I know SRK is a person that is beyond awards now, his presence in films is enough to make me and others happy!

I still see no improvement in my personal life and now maybe, it is a mere acceptance of what is happening is creating a wall around the problem. I am not thinking about it unless I touch the bottom of my soul. I know that atleast, once in a day I touch the bottom of my soul and all that pain cames rushing back. It is upto me how long I allow it to consume me and how much it does consume me. It is like as if I am getting in depression and getting out of depression. I am depressed, I don't know if I always have been depressed in my life.

I say that I don't know if I always have been depressed in my life, for many reasons. My childhood was never easy and neither was it colourful. However, there were moments and even months when I had forgotten that my life was black and white, and that my life did have colours in them too. I want those colours back, maybe my constant return back to this blog is the fact that I know I feel those colours for a few minutes while I am writing.

I know that writing 'Paralysed in Evil' is actually bad for me, writing about a character who I know from within, I know how dark his world is...I know how happy he is and how sad he is. I know if he is depressed or not. However, what difference is in my life? When I write that novel it is black and white and when I come back to reality...it is black and white...my both worlds at the moment is mostly consumed with the colours of black and white.

Thank you for reading and I will write again tomorrow!

Take care and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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FilmFare is definitely NOT FilmFAIR!

2009-03-01T21:02:00.005Z

Hi everyone,

After last year, seeing Shah Rukh Khan win the best actor award for ChakDe! India...I thought Filmfare was gaining back the credibility that they lost a few years ago by giving the best actor award to Hrithik Roshan for Dhoom 2 and ignoring SRKs Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and Don – The Chase Begins.

This year, I was lucky enough to watch Jodhaa Akbar, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Ghajini. All three films had exceptional performances at the very least. Respectively, Hrithik Roshan for Jodhaa Akbar, Shah Rukh Khan for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Aamir Khan for Ghajini. Now, out of these three performances, Hrithik wins the Best Actor award for Jodhaa Akbar...but was he good enough or even better than the other two actors?

Jodhaa Akbar won the majority of the awards but definitely was no where near being worthy of it. I found Jodhaa Akbar to be a great movie to fall asleep to. A film that would definitely be good for treating insomnia. Hrithik's performance was average. In some scenes, he was brilliant and showed us why he is one of the biggest superstars in the industry. However, in several scenes I could see an over-acting performance. There was scenes where he lacked intensity and it was no where near a top performance that was even credible to be nominated. However, if Akshay Kumar for Singh is Kinng can be nominated then Hrithik for Jodhaa Akbar definitely deserves to be nominated.

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, the biggest grossing film overseas and a blockbuster in India. Which clearly makes this film...an all-time blockbuster. Shah Rukh Khan, who played the lead in this film gave one of the best performances not only of his career but one of the best ever performances given by any actor in the Hindi Film Industry. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, was an interesting film, a film which spoke of simplicity and a story that only true romantics would appreciate. Shah Rukh Khan excelled in every scene, whether he played the simpleton Suri or the over the top romantic Raj. He swapped from each character easily but still making us aware that he is Suri. He could have been Raj, his alter-ego but his eyes would speak like Suri. This performance could not be repeated by anyone else, only Shah Rukh Khan could do such a role and give justice. He certainly proved to be India's top actor and also the person that deserved the award by miles.

Ghajini, the biggest grossing film in India today and rightly so, Aamir Khan not only gave a good performance in this remake from the Tamil movie of the same name, but he cleverly marketed the film to a new level. You could even say he used Shah Rukh Khan to sell his film because he spoke more of Shah Rukh Khan than he did of his own film, Ghajini. Coming to the performance, Aamir repeated what many actors did before, to play a man that is destroyed because his love has been killed. He had acted excellently in some scenes, for example when he looks at the sight of his girlfriend, who is being britually murdered by the villain. His expressions in that one scene was brilliant. However, in the rest of the scenes, he gave a good performance than kept the audience engaged in the film. However, I would admit that Aamir deserved to be nominated but he did not deserve the award for a performance that was done by his peers before. Note down, Darr for Shah Rukh Khan.

My other concern is why is Aamir Khan even nominated for any Indian award show? Everyone knows that he does not accept awards so why even nominate him? If he won, would you give the award to a man that doesn't respect the awards and calls them flawed? It is stupid and silly, only nominate those people that respect awards from everywhere. If Aamir only prefers the Oscars, then let him keep running for them, if he only goes to the Oscars then frankly, he doesn't deserve any award from any award ceremonies.

I can now say that this year, yet again, FilmFare loses its credibility. Jodhaa Akbar did not deserve most of the awards and it certainly sounds like the jury suffered with short-term memory loss and forget about two performances that were clearly better than Hrithik's for Jodhaa Akbar. No matter what people say or think, or what the Industry says or thinks, or what critics say or think...Shah Rukh Khan is the deserving person for his perfect performance for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. The bottom line is...FilmFare is definitely not FilmFAIR!

I hope everyone is fine and had a good weekend. Write to you again tomorrow!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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The pain cannot be kept back...

2009-02-28T18:51:00.003Z

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone is well and I am back again writing to you!

Is the life we see ahead of us...something that we expected? The future that we expect, is it because of our actions and thoughts of the present? It is a question that will never be answered in words but only our life will give those answers.

I am still in pain from the last few days, trying to think of why these things happen...but is it something that is meant to happen to me? As much as I run forward, I feel the pain hit me just as hard. I find myself falling quicker than before.

I believe a lot that God will make things better but sometimes I wonder when it will be all better. But then who am I to ask? I can only accept what is happening and I can keep reminding myself that.

The future is not in my hands but the future lies in what God wants at the end of the day. If I am to do anything and this is to try and forget my pain by working on my blog, my novel and trying to get an agent. This scares me as I know the pain will come back to me and even I know, the pain will only go when everything is justified.

Take care and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Bonds of the energy of life...broken!

2009-02-27T13:19:00.003Z

Hi everyone,

Hope everyone is well and are having a good day. Yet again, another early post but I have a busy day ahead.

Confidence is something that is falling everyday with me. Due to the past few days, the words that have been said to me have really brought me down, in terms of my confidence. Everytime I think about that problem that has caused a wall to surround me, it depresses me even further and maybe I am not sure where I will be in the next few weeks.

I say that I don't know where I will be in the next few weeks but I know I will be here writing to you guys, going to university lectures and classes, doing my radio show hopefully, writing my novel and getting somewhere. However, on the personal front, I see dark clouds.

These dark clouds consume my mind at first, they darken whatever happiness may reside in the mind, it creates the foundation of depression. Suddenly, out of nowhere the dark clouds will absorb the feelings of joy and happiness in my heart, now the foundation of depression has built it's house, which has the most strongest security. To get out of this depression is difficult. Soon after, if nothing is done, these dark clouds will darken the very bright light that resides in the soul. The soul becomes black and hollow, the energy of life leaves the soul just like smoke from a incense stick...however it is not a beautiful wooden fragrance, there is no fragrance. It is just nothing. The dark clouds of depression have now created a huge wall around the house making it near to impossible to break down...now the depression will be secure in my life and only tears will roll down these cheeks but for no apparent reason. They will just flow and flow and flow...all because one person broke every single bond of the energy of life within me.

Lots of love and take care...I will write again tomorrow...

Rahul N. Singh

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I am dead to you!

2009-02-26T12:46:00.007Z

Hey everyone,

Hope you are all well and yes, I know this post is up a little early but I am sure you will appreciate that.

I do not really open up much but I can say something that I am deeply hurt after some events yesterday. After reading some words (not on the blog) and realising what they meant, caused me distress, pain, discomfort and anger. For the first time, I had wished that I had the ability to hate someone.

I can understand now that it is so easy to fall into the trap of hatred. To gather up all that energy to hate someone, it suddenly attacks you and consumes your mind that it is the right way. I had so many questions and answers to why to hate this person was right. But suddenly, I thought you know what...hatred is nothing, pity is worth much more. I pity that person for hurting me because yes, I may be able to forgive, but to look at that person in the eye again and even mention a word to that person again seems distant and an act that will not take place from my side.

The road is long, however, the ditches in the road is what can stop us. I just see those ignorant fools as a ditch in the road that try to corrupt and sabotage my road. Let me tell you one thing, I have an attitude when it comes to things like this. I hate it when people just pretend to care...yeah right...save it for someone that will believe it! If you hurt me and I say I do not want to talk to you...let me make one thing clear. My attitude is simple...I am dead to you and you do not exist in my world. In fact to sum it up when I think about those people...I say..."F*** 'Em"! I am keeping that outlook. That way, whoever is in my world, I will love them. Those that are not in my world...I will look at you and be like 'Who the f*** are you?!'

Sorry for the swearing and I know my regular readers will not mind...in fact I think you will probably like to see another part of my personality! Yes, I have a multi-faceted personality! Thanks for reading and if it hurts anyone personally, then that must mean you know you have done something wrong to me! If in doubt, talk to me and if I do not reply back to you within 24-48 hours then you might be one of those people!

Take care and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Message to people who dislike me and my blog!

2009-02-25T18:20:00.003Z

Hi everyone,

Hope everyone is well and keeping positive.

This post is mainly towards the fools that have a problem with me. I know that there has been a certain person who is visiting my blog and has wrote some rude comments, I cannot express myself but to speak out a message to those that either hate me, disagree with me with a negative attitude and to those that are just blatantly ignorant.

The fact is...I do not really care about who these people are, neither do I care about what they do. I do not waste my time on them very often. However, now I feel it is taking its toll since someone finds it funny to say derogatory comments about someone's mother.

In case, you do not know, I have huge respect for women and most of all, if anyone finds it funny about saying jokes or even a rant that degrade mothers...go and do it somewhere else. I do not have any negative talk like that on my blog at all and it is not allowed. Comments will be deleted and I just hope to God that you learn from your ignorance.

This blog talks about being positive and I have remained fairly positive, I do not say I hate that person who wrote such comments. All I know is that I feel sorry for that person's family, friends and colleagues that the person they think they know, is nothing but a fool posting disgusting words of hatred on someone's blog.

The fact is, you don't have the guts to say it to myself. You probably hate what I believe in, you may hate my open-minded nature, you may hate my positivity, you may hate the fact I can love others. It would not surprise me if you hate the fact I respect Shah Rukh Khan.

I have no time for people like this and this is my message. If you want to read my views then visit. If you want to hate me...then hate me, but leave this blog out of it and e-mail me personally. Here is my e-mail address: rahulsn011@hotmail.co.uk

I will be very happy to talk to you and see what problems you have with me or my blog. If it is just because I am better than you, then grow up. No one is better than me and no one is less than me. Everyone is a single identity, with one personality. It is up to you how you live your life and how you mould your personality. All I know, is that you shouldn't hurt anyone and cause stress in people's lives.

Sorry to my regular readers about this...but sometimes there is a need express how annoyed I am towards those idiots.

Anyway, my love to you all and God bless!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Why question to love?

2009-02-24T19:27:00.002Z

Hi everyone,

Hope everyone is well and had a good day today! Wishing you all the very best!

Have you ever wondered how you can do the total opposites, despite thinking that you cannot? Am I making sense? Let me explain further, I am really scared of heights. Terribly scared. Yet, I can travel on an aeroplane and look down onto the Earth and not be scared at all? Maybe the situation is different...but the matter at hand is height.

What I am trying to say that although our mind can be fixated at thinking it has adapted to one way or it can only do one thing...why limit the mind? The mind can do anything and that with ease. It is our negativity that makes us think twice. It is our ego that thinks twice.

Someone once questioned me...you cannot love everyone? I thought to myself, firstly the person in front of me will never accept the fact I can love everyone, it does not matter what fact I give to that person. I simply replied 'I do not have much of an ego to hate someone else because they are better than me.' In that one line, it explains a lot. Fights and arguments sometimes happen because we feel threatened by someone else. Jealousy is another factor that makes us hate someone else. If we are comfortable with ourselves, then we can love others for who they are...good or bad. I see so many people love animals and materialistic items... but where has the love gone for fellow human beings? We question a thousand times whether we love or if we should love someone? Forget the questions and just love everyone for who they are!

This is a short post but if looked closely, the words have a much deeper meaning. Take care all and I will write to you all tomorrow.

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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I'm annoyed today!

2009-02-23T17:45:00.003Z

Hi everyone,

I hope all is well with you all. I hope everyone has had a good day too. I would like to wish my Baba Ji...a very Happy Birthday!

I feel really annoyed today and to be honest, what reasons can I give? It is just one of those days where I think about things and just wonder how can those people that hurt me, smile so much and laugh so much. It is not the problem that they are smiling or laughing...the problem is that they took my smiles and my laughter away.

I don't know what I should be doing for some people. Should I pretend that everything is well and that our friendship is in top form or should I be honest? I want to run away but running away doesn't get me far and doesn't mean the situation will be further away from me.

I can understand that sometimes, people make choices and this can affect any relationship they have but I still believe that every choice that is made, should consider those that are around you. I don't know where to voice my disappointment because when I do, it seems to fall onto deaf ears!

Should I remain calm and laid back and allow the situation to spiral me into a depressive state or should I run away into a unknown dark place and live alone? Or should I face up to the situation and demand only the best to come out of it and nothing less? What if I fail in my demands...where do I take this body, this mind and this soul? Where else can it keep wondering?!

Take care and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Animal Instinct

2009-02-22T17:05:00.003Z

Hey everyone,

I hope all is fine. I have had a quiet day today, just doing some coursework and I thought let me spare 5-10 minutes and write to you all.

I was walking to my local Tesco to get some milk and I noticed a man walking his dog. Now, those that know me are aware that I am scared of dogs. However, thankfully it was only a little tiny dog...I remember at one time I even used to be scared of them!

I am happily walking and I see this little dog literally dragging his owner. The owner was a white man, possibly in his mid-40s and was at least 5 foot 10 inches tall. Now, for me that is tall...since I am only of average height. What I found amazing was that the dog was literally leading the man and dragging him along and the owner had to literally accept this happening.

I found this ironic, a little dog literally was owning it's owner. The dog, let us use this as a metaphor. We all know that humans are a lot more intelligent...however I do not think we are. We can just be like animals because of our 'evil' side, where we love to attack others for whatever reason. Now, we can't be lead by these instincts...we need to move away from that. This world has it's fair share of animals and to be honest, one day humans may become animals themselves.

Hope you liked this post, it is kind of weird I guess. Take care and I will write to you tomorrow.

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Should I hide my eyes that are hurt?

2009-02-21T20:53:00.003Z

Hi everyone,

I hope all is fine with you and I must apologise for the late post once again. I had gone to watch Billu Barber again and all I can say that SRK is still bringing in the people. Loved it the second time too!

Today, I must say was kind of tough for me on the personal front. I was asked a few questions and I answered them honestly but it hurts me more that I told the truth than tell a lie.

I was sitting on the train coming back from the cinema, I thought about how I would not act in front of people. I was and always will be 'me' in front of everyone's eyes. However, I will never be living a lie in front of anyone. Maybe, I do not want people to ever misunderstand me, although I must admit for some people, they wait for the right moment to misunderstand me.

I wonder at times, whether because of other people's choices or other people's demands whether I should hide my pain and my suffering? Should I hide my eyes that are hurt? I do not know what is right or what is wrong...all I know is that for other people, if it makes their lives easier...we accept what they want (unless it is the right thing and it depends on what they want) and then give them the outcome of it. The outcome is your choice...you can do whatever you want or whatever is needed!

Take care everyone and I will catch you here again tomorrow.

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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London is well-mannered?

2009-02-20T18:50:00.004Z

Hey everyone,

Hope everyone is well and are having or had a good day. I know, I have wrote a movie review and still doing a personal blog post. I miss you all today so I have to write to you.

Times are changing but London does not change. The city that does not sleep has started to understand me. Well, I might have started to understand the city. After three years living in this city, do I want to leave or do I want to stay?

This is the one city that can make my dreams in terms of, the acting school and a lot of literary agencies are here. Maybe, I have to live here but my dream is to go back to Birmingham.

The only problem with London is the arrogance of people. Today, I was trying to walk off the train and some guy with a briefcase, you would suppose he is an intelligent guy...well he was not. He was dumb and lacked common sense. He didn't move out the way and I had to force my way through him and his stupid briefcase. Things like this make me want to move away from London. I now honestly believe...true education must also include manners! Most of London needs to have lessons in that!

I hope you guys see the humour in what I wrote. I will write again to you tomorrow. Take care.

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Movie Review: Delhi-6

2009-02-20T15:42:00.003Z

Hi everyone,

Delhi-6 is the film that is directed by the person that gave us Rang De Basanti. We all remember how great that film was. However, does Mehra live upto the standards and the expectations with Delhi 6? With a star cast of Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor and Waheeda Rahman, do they do complete justice to the expectations?

Delhi 6 is the story of Roshan (Abhishek Bachchan) who travels back to Delhi-6 with his cancer-suffering paternal Grandmother (Waheeda Rahman) from America. They come back and the film is packed with multiple stories and to be honest, there is no coherence in the story. The story is all muddled up and basically revolves around a 'Kaala Bandar' which is a metephor for our evil sides. There is also a love story between Roshan and the beautiful Bittu (Sonam Kapoor). In Delhi-6 you see a fight between the Hindus and Muslims, who normally sit together and respect each other until some tantric swami comes in the picture.

Visually, the film is fine. There is nothing special but it looks all digitally enhanced. However, songs weave in and out of the narrative, holding no special meaning. To be honest, this is a film where I cannot comment as it doesn't meet expectations in that sense. Everything that is captured on the camera doesn't hold the scene together at times.

The songs are fine and are the best thing about the film. All the songs are interesting and are enjoyable. Only if the film could have done justice to the expectations that the music gave. Masakalli is my favourite. But also, Arziyan and the Aarti. Both of them are amazing. Rehna Tu is an excellent track but I feel at times, the choreography could have been better and it looked misplaced with the film. Abhishek did not do justice to the song Kaala Bandar either.

Mehra, does an average job with Delhi-6. The screenplay is not fool-proof and to be honest, the main thing that fails with the story is the actual love story. It does not strike a chord. Throughout the film, I wonder where the ailing grandmother has gone. Mehra, handles the climax weakly. It is near enough the same climax as Rang De Basanti...violence. It just didn't do justice. Plus, at the end I wonder what happens to Roshan and Bittu and if the ailing grandmother does die in her Delhi-6.

For the performances...there are too many characters in the story. I will only mention the main three. However, although this person is not a main character, Rishi Kapoor shines in this film and makes it interesting. All his scenes are held together due to his excellent acting.
Abhishek Bachchan - An average job but his American twang gets really annoying and he cannot pull off being an NRI. They way he emotes is fine in a few scenes especially when he is with Rishi Kapoor and Waheeda Rahman. It is strictly an aevrage performance.
Sonam Kapoor - Alongside Rishi Kapoor, this beautiful young lady kept my interest in the film. There is something about this girl. She is your girl next door. She acts well and I am glad that Mehra does unleah some of the potential in Sonam. It will be great to see what this beautiful girl will do next. A thumbs up from me.
Waheeda Rahman - Excellent as always. She holds the film together in some parts and makes it a lot interesting. However, I would like to ask her to next time, make sure that her character is well developed. She plays the ailing Grandmother perfectly but is terribly ignored in the screenplay.

Overall, it is a below average film. Nothing great and nothing new. The story is all over a place and my movie review is more based on the story. If the story interests me then my review will be good. I have to be satisfied with the story. Mehra does not meet the expectations, the film may have had a good message behind it but the story takes too long to get to that message. Thanks to a good few performances, that this film is interesting in parts. This film may either flop or do average business.

Rating: 2.5/5 - Excellent music, some top performances and a nice message behind a messy story.

Thanks for reading and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Maybe Radio it is!

2009-02-19T21:57:00.003Z

Hey everyone,

I am very sorry for the very late post...but I am the bearer of some good news. However, my manners always comes first...I hope all of you are well and thank you for your continuous support on the blog!

I had another meeting today regarding the radio show. I am actually going to be launching the university radio station next Thursday, which should be really good. I am going to be helping around and making sure everyone has their drinks but most of all, it is going to be a little self-promoting!

I was discussing today the idea of maybe hosting a Bollywood show and you know just add a little bit of humour. However, I would like to know what you guys think I should do. I am open for suggestion. I plan to be playing Hindi music of course, maybe RNS's Top Ten of the week? Or do you reckon it is best to play whatever track I want to?

I guess my lateness to write on the blog is excusable but let me assure you my first love is always going to be this blog. This blog is what made me the writer that I am today, the support and love I have received and continue to receive is really a lovely experience. I do not want to let go off this experience. If I am anything today, it is because you lovely readers, continue to come and visit my blog, despite your busy schedules. God bless you all with everlasting happiness, success and strength to achieve your dreams!

I am quite excited for the radio show, any names for my show? I was thinking of calling it 'The RNS Show'. However, I am planning to pull a friend of mine into it and then use my radio show as a talk show and then put some music into it. I got a lot to plan but this new venture will be exciting. Also, next September, I hope to attend an acting evening school for now, as it is cheaper and I am doing something before I plan to join an institute!

I love you all and I hope all is well!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Blog...maybe radio?

2009-02-18T16:58:00.002Z

Hey everyone,

How are you all? Hope all is well and it is not long till it is March and the beautiful spring mornings will wake me up!

What can I say today...well last night, I was approached to join my university's radio and do a show there. Well, everyone who knows me that I am a shy person, so basically I am looking for someone to join me and host the show with me. It depends if I decide to do something like this, it will only be to promote my blog obviously.

So it got me thinking, what would I do on this show? I just thought it should be a talk show, where people just listen to me and my strange thoughts...you know possibly listening to what I think of the week's news events. If you got any ideas of what you would like to hear me say...please do tell me. Also, I would put the latest Bollywood songs too!

I will keep you posted on this radio show...it might happen, it might not happen. So nothing is decided yet but if it is, I will tell you and inform you...I promise!

I will be off now and I will write again tomorrow...and here is a random quote I just made up: 'If love is meant for everyone, go and grab your right to love.' It is a little quote I made while writing my first novel!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Lost my phone!

2009-02-17T18:11:00.002Z

Hey everyone,

How are you all today? I hope everyone is well in whichever part of the world they are in. I am fine but am I really? Well...you going to find out anyway!

Today, I start off brilliantly. My alarm on my mobile phone wakes me up, I go to uni, attend a lecture and seminar. Still possessing my beautiful phone. I sit with a friend in the sports area of the uni...I still don't know what the name of the area is called but oh well! I still possess my phone...I go into one lecture and suddenly I lose my phone and it is no where to be seen or heard again.

Now...I am absolutely fine. I did worry at first but then I think everything does happen for a reason. An hour later after losing the phone, I was calm again but that is thanks to my friend, who made sure that I didn't worry, her positivity made me positive. Thank you! Even more, another friend, chinese friend mind you, she gave me her phone to lend for a few days while my new one comes along. I just find that to be a beautiful gesture. Now, I am sure you can see why I love women so much. As much as women brag to me about how bad they are, I still love them! My weakness but at least I am not a male chauvinist pig!

Oh well, I lose a phone but I am still alive. I am still breathing. God could have done worse to me and took my breaths away altogether but this time, God is being nice and has only took my phone away from me. I won't be in contact with many people and I won't have their numbers but oh well...it is not my loss but theirs. In a way, I am glad because it renews who is meant to be a contact of mine and who isn't. I can't wait for someone to text me and I reply saying the classic 'Who's this?' only to find out that it is one of my close friends or family...time for beatings I suppose!!!

Anyway, take care guys and I have learned today that let us be positive even if we lose items like our phone.

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Deep in my heart...depression resides.

2009-02-16T21:09:00.002Z

Hey Everyone,

What a day today it was for me! I hope everyone is fine. My day went quite well, I said bye to my parents who are off to India...how lucky are they?! While I sit here in London...which I now find to be boring and demanding me to put life into it!

I sat on the train coming back into London from Heathrow Airport...the one with 5 terminals! God knows why it needs five but hey London is trying to go 'green' so the lovely Government obviously knows what it is doing!

On the train, I always start thinking about things...in fact when I am alone, I think a lot about myself. I go inside each vein and vessel in my body to understand what is me...who am i? What is my purpose? I never get a definite answer but I know the way or what I have to do? Did I just contradict myself? I have the answer and that is to realise who I am. Am I Rahul Singh? Or am I someone beyond that? Or am I something beyond that?

Now the title of my thread is very deep itself. The more I look into my heart...the more I see that there is depression. Why is there depression? Why does it reside in my heart? Should I transfer my emotions from my heart to my soul? My heart feels pain, when it sees pain, my heart squeezes. The other day, I looked into someone's eyes and I saw pain and my heart squeezed with pain. My eyes started filling up with tears, even now as I recall that memory...those eyes, the pain comes shooting back. How I just wanted that pain in that person's eyes to go away. I hope that one day, I have the impact to do that...InshAllah!

I hope you like this post...I guess I will write back to you tomorrow...until then...take care and have a great day/evening!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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My Experience at the Zee Carnival 2009

2009-02-14T14:26:00.010Z

Hi readers,

Yesterday, I had attended the Zee Carnival which as everyone is aware of, one of my idols Shah Rukh Khan was attending and also the beautiful Anushka Sharma.

I had come back from watching Billu Barber on Thursday night and decided with my friend to do an all-nighter. We didn't want to risk waking up late and not being able to meet Shah Rukh Khan. We started the all-nighter at 1am and it slowly crept to 4am, when I said I am going to have a shower, get ready, straighten my hair and then we will leave. It got to 5:30 am and I was ready and me and my friend decided to leave.

We waited ten minutes for the bus, in the chilling cold winds of London to go to Balham, where we would eat breakfast and have a coffee. We got to Balham at around 6:30am. We had breakfast and sat for a few minutes discussing about how nice it was that Shah Rukh was coming to the Zee Carnival despite his shoulder injury. By that time it was around 7am. So we decided to leave and catch the train from Balham to Kensington Olympia.

If it was not the weather that was kind to me, even the trains were being nasty to me. There were no trains going to Kensington Olympia at 7am and so we decided to go to Clapham Junction station, where hopefully there will be a train to take us there. We got on the train to Clapham Junction, which was bombarded with people in suits and getting ready to work. In fact, I felt special amongst these 'richer' people that I was going to have memories that were priceless and which dreams were being fulfilled.

We got to Clapham Junction at 7:10 am. How great...the next train to Kensington Olympia was not till 7:45. I was thinking to myself that may be me and my friend were rushing it a little. I kept saying that no one will be there and hopefully we will be there first. We were happy that we would probably be the first one's there to meet Shah Rukh Khan.

We killed our 35 minutes by discussing this and my friend reminded me that last year, SRKs European friends would be there before us and maybe again they would be there before us. I told my friend that it was possible and that were at least 50 of them watching Billu Barber only 9 hours ago and they were all staying in Earl's Court, which was only 5 minutes away from the venue. Plus, the other matter is that nothing surprises me when it comes to the positives of Shah Rukh Khan anymore!

So we hopped onto the train and got to Kensington Olympia. We got there around 8:15 am. The excitement of seeing Shah Rukh Khan was going through my mind. The fact that I got there a little earlier than expected to. Well, let me explain the show was going to start at 12pm and I thought 10am would be a great start and now that I was two hours early, it was beyond my happiness. In fact, I was confident that; fine I would have to wait for 4 hours but at least me and my friend would be the first people there.

Call this as a joke on God's part, in fact I always feel that God loves playing jokes on me. When I got there, I saw at the very least 30 people there. I looked at my friend and she told me that I should have got there at 6 like she had said and now we would stand no chance.

So basically, we waited for four hours, the wait was long and was really disturbing. Most people were not being considerate with each other, some ladies were flirting with the security guards (it did make me laugh) and most of all, some people had recognised me from either this blog or the writing that I do on other forums. I also met a Punjabi family that came form Derby to see SRK and it was so great to see how star-struck they were but also how respectful and considerate they were towards me and my friend. It was great as I got to talk to them and understand why they wanted to meet Shah Rukh Khan. Before the doors opened, I was positive that there were at least 200 people waiting to go in...there could have been more...my average height does not help to see far ahead in a crowd of people.

Cutting the long story short, we got inside and I ran to the autograph stage and for the first time, I think I ran the fastest I ever did, just remember I was competing with like 50 people to meet SRK and I knew that no matter what I had to meet him. So, I managed to get there in the first 20 people and was ready to meet my idol. We waited for another few hours...2:30pm was the scheduled time for SRK to arrive. In the meantime, we saw Anushka Sharma, didn't meet her personally because if I did then I would have lost my chance to meet SRK! I saw her from far and I was amazed by her beauty. In fact, I was exactly shocked with the way she was, her innocent look and pleasing personality made me a fan of hers already! I love her!

It got to the time SRK was going to arrive on the autograph stage and despite there being a delay (not SRKs fault) he came with a black suit on with black trousers. He wore his dark sunglasses and all I can say is he looked great. I could see teenage girls, mothers and middle-aged women to grandmothers going crazy for Shah Rukh! They were screaming and shouting 'Shah Rukh, you are sexy!' It was funny seeing that, as usual because SRK does get shy at such things. Not only women, but there were an equal amount of men, who could not hold their excitement at seeing a star with a normal attitude. A star who seemed human. This made some teenage boys and middle-aged men go to meet SRK!

We get to the main part and it I got to meet SRK, one on one conversation with the one and only King of Hindi Cinema. I walked on the stage and he smiled at me. I was actually quite shocked at that because I didn't expect a smile off him so soon. He shook my hand and he said let's take a picture. We took a picture, unfortunately I am not able to download it but once it is, I will post it on here. Back to SRK, he signed my Rab Ne CD, I gave him an envelope with a letter and he asked me what it was? I simply replied 'A gift' and I think he understood from there. I said that to him that I hope to be a big writer one day and if he could bless me, SRK simply replied 'InshAllah' and that in fact, it meant the world to me. It was highly emotional for me and I am sure you can understand what it means to me. He did something else for me but it was not exactly for me. I had to do something for someone else and I am glad that I got his wishes behind it too. This only made what would seem to some people an ordinary experience but for me it was and always will be an extraordinary meeting. I thanked him and he wished me a good life with his trademark smile!

I got off the stage and I was rather emotional from inside. I didn't show it on my face much but inside my heart I felt I had done something special and something that meant a lot to me. Maybe because today, I didn't meet him with just only 'me' in my mind but I met SRK with the fact that I wanted him to wish well for someone, which he did. Only I can and that other person can understand what that means. Maybe, this gesture I did for this other person would not be appreciated enough from their side. However, I appreciate SRK for being so considerate with not only his manners but with his time and caring nature. For that, this assures me that being inspired by SRK is not a wrong thing! Shah Rukh Khan, you rock!

Then we decided to to the live stage where Shah Rukh was going to perform with a huge audience. Literally, when he came, all of the people at the Zee Carnival had left their stalls to go and see him and see what he had to say. Once he was on the live stage, there were screaming, shouting and eyes of admiration looking at SRK. He spoke about his shoulder injury and about Billu. What surprised me even more is that despite his injury, he danced a few steps to 'Love Mera Hit Hit' and this really meant a lot to me. Why? The fact is, that he did this despite having an injury and did it with a smile. This guy has to be very genuine because he was signing autographs and posing for photographs for around 45 minutes and then performing on stage, it is not easy. He never mind his injury felt to other people and this is why I find him to be a special gem for Hindi Cinema. For those that think he is not genuine and probably puts on a act, yesterday proved that he is not an act, he is genuinely an honest and happy person. He loves seeing other people smile!

I went around and signed up for Whistling Wood School for Screenwriting and Acting...what do you guys think? Should I go for it?

Then we got to meet the beautiful and stunning Anushka Sharma. When I met her, she was sweet and bubbly and even had a conversation with me. We posed for a photograph and even though I am smaller than her in height (but honestly, she was wearing heels), I didn't feel uncomfortable. We spoke about how I found her amazing in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and she thanked me. I told her that she was my favourite debut actress of all time and again, she smiled innocently and replied a thank you. I must say, she is now one of my favourite actresses and I absolutely love her!

Me and my friend decided that we would see how it's like to be behind the barriers and to watch SRK directly converse with his fans. We did just that, we watched how SRK smiled and conversed happily with each and every person. It was such a beautiful atmosphere. Then Lara Dutta and Irrfan Khan, once again joined SRK on stage and signed a few autographs. They decided to come around and meet all the people around the barriers. Lara was stunning and beautiful and I told her I loved her in Billu Barber and she said thank you. Irrfan is a sweet guy, you can tell he has a good heart. I told him that I enjoyed watching him in Billu and that I am a fan of his work. he shook my hand and said 'Thank you' and continued on to meet everyone else. SRK came around and I believe he noticed me and smiled and put his hand forward and I shook his hand. It was an amazing experience.

To conclude the day, although it was tiring and I came back with a bad back pain due to the cold and chilly weather, I came out with warm and honest memories that I would remember for the rest of my life. The warmth that each star gave was enough to show that they are normal people with normal emotions.

Most of all, since I had gone to meet SRK, I came out thanking him for being so considerate to me and everyone else. He is a true King to the Film Industry and I pray to Allah, that SRK sees more and more success in life. I pray to Allah that may SRK have everlasting happiness and that he can continue to change people's lives with his excellent and honest life! He is not just an Indian, he is a citizen of the world and this is proved with the Zee Carnival. Shah Rukh, thank you, thank you and thank you very much for being there for us in London and I know it caused a lot of pain due to your shoulder but thanks for not showing us that pain. I have heard that true and honest people, who love others; whenever they meet other people and they smile, that they forget their pain. You smiled with everyone and that proves to me that you forgot about your pain and your truthfully and honestly smiled at each one of us that met you yesterday! Thanks Shah Rukh!

Thank you for reading all of this and I really do appreciate it. I know it is long but I am sure you will read this and it will leave you a smile on your face.

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Movie Review: Billu starring Irrfan Khan, Lara Dutta, Shah Rukh Khan.

2009-02-13T03:06:00.007Z

Hi Readers,

When the name Shah Rukh Khan appears to be the producer of a movie...one expects quality entertainment. When one hears the name Priyadarshan, one expects a film with excellent comedy. When Irrfan Khan is mentioned...we expect a quality acting performance. When we hear the name Lara Dutta...we expect a performance with the bonus of beauty. When you know that three beautiful ladies are appearing in item numbers, one expects great escapism. Does the film meet the expectations?

The story of Billu is simple. A story of a simple man Billu (Irrfan Khan) who resides in a village. He is married to a beautiful wife Bindiya (Lara Dutta). They live a hard life but they keep themselves happy. One day, a movie superstar Sahir Khan (Shah Rukh Khan) comes to shoot for a movie in their village. News spreads around the village Billu is Sahir's childhood friend. Billu does not want to visit Sahir for many reasons but they are good at heart. As the people in Billu's village use him to get close to Sahir, does Billu take advantage of the news that he is friends with the superstar?

Visually, the film is excellent. Manikandan is excellent with the sets. The fact that he captures the village with excellent beauty. He also makes sure all the songs are visualised amazingly. He does not disappoint. Writers Mushtaq Sheikh and Priyadarshan do not disappoint with the screenplay. The story never loses focus as everything falls into the narrative superbly. Even the songs go with the narrative.

The songs are all done excellently. The choreography for each song are done brilliantly, not one of the songs disappoint. My personal favourite is Marjaani, there is something about Shah Rukh at the end of the song. Love Mere Hit Hit, Deepika is beautiful and she does dance well but it is Shah Rukh that makes the song go that extra mile. Rocking and Reeling is brilliant and Priyanka is stunning. Aa Ae O is done amazingly. The songs all stand out and that is another special thing about the film.

The director, Priyadarshan has created one of his most amazing directorial movies. This is far by one of his best films of recent times. The way he brings out the excellent screenplay, the way he brings out brilliant performances in each of his actors. After Virasat, this is the film that makes us realise how great Priyadarshan is. Also, he makes sure all the songs go with the narrative and the glamour is sure seen. He also is brilliant with the comic scenes and the humour is subtle and funny. Priyadarshan executes the climax with the audience feeling great and total paisa vasool.

For the performances:
Irrfan Khan - This actor has never given a performance that leaves you disappointed. He makes sure that the audience empathises with Billu in so many scenes. Irrfan is in total ease with his character. He makes Billu funny but not in a derogatory way. Irrfan proves why he is a quality actor and one only needs to watch the climax to see the beauty of the actor's performance.
Lara Dutta - She is totally de-glamourised and she makes sure that she is not just a pretty face. Despite looking simple, she looks beautiful and her acting is amazing. She makes sure that Bindiya understands her husband as well as her own children. Lara shows how star-struck normal housewives may be. An excellent performance.
Shah Rukh Khan - He proves that not only has he produced one of the best comedy movies this decade but proves why he is the best at bringing out emotions. He plays the superstar brilliantly and spoofs himself a little too. Just watch the climax scene and you will realise why Shah Rukh is the best star-actor in the industry. He compliments the story brilliantly.
Om Puri, Rajpal Yadav and Asrani create giggles and make sure you laugh out loud.

Overall, the film is brilliant. From performances to the tight screenplay to the brilliant visuals to the excellent item numbers...nothing leaves you feeling empty. The dialogues are brilliantly written and has each scene goes by, the audience is able to interact with the story. If you are looking for a film that has a complete package in quality entertainment, then you will not be disappointed here. Go and get yourself to the local cinema and watch this film that creates laughter as well as tears. This film should do well at the box office...super-hit is expected.

Rating: 4/5 - Paisa vasool in quality and entertainment.

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Billu to Zee Carnival

2009-02-12T15:24:00.002Z

Hey Readers,

I know it is early for me to post but hey, I have a busy night in front of me. Hope all of you are well!

I have bought some new software for my apple mac and I am considering on branching out of this blog website and creating my own. However, I have not yet decided and the move towards a new website will hopefully take place. If it does take place then it will be by April 4th, which will mark the 1st anniversary of me writing on a blog or website.

The thoughts tonight is very clear, I am going to watch Billu. I have to write a movie review and I am also meeting Shah Rukh Khan tomorrow and I really cannot wait. To meet my idol once again, I hope that I get what I want out of it.

The dreams that we have in our lives are our mirror for the future. If we look in the mirror right now are we seeing our lives with the sense of satisfaction. The satisfaction that it feels complete because you are trying everyday to make sure your dreams continue to be your mirror for the future? If not, then do so quickly, don't lose out on precious time!

A few random thoughts and I hope that everyone is well and one thing is for sure, a dream is only possible to become reality, if we live for today and not tomorrow!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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It was just a drill...

2009-02-11T18:06:00.005Z

Hey everyone,

Hope everyone is well and is looking after themselves! I wish everyone the best of health as I know in England, it is raining and is cold!

I woke up today with the sounds of the fire alarm. I looked at my mobile phone...07:30! Great...it is early morning and I have to wake up to a deafening sound of an alarm. I rushed out of my bed, for some odd reason I got into my jeans and put on a different t-shirt and quickly got my jacket on. I walked out of the door and realised that the alarm was just practice fire drill. I guess, I have to follow health and safety regulations at my halls of residence!

I feel that there is a time when I think of feuds. Even though, I do not hate anyone, there are people that I do not get along with. Either I find them fake or my humour and their humour does not match. I do not hold it against them either, I do not have the time or effort to hate it. However, if someone does hate another person, then both parties must be wrong...right? Let me just say, if a friend of yours hates another person, who you are friends with...but yet tell you that it is that other person that is wrong. Come on, no one is that perfect that they do not contribute to it. When someone else isn't wrong, they never say they are right in a situation between feuds either. They are just content. I hope I make sense.

The element of knowing what is genuine or not...well what is genuine? What I write on my blog, do you find it genuine? I don't know. All I know is that I try to be genuine and give it my all to please everyone and make them think...or give them a smile. I want people to smile when they come on here, even if the subject matter is serious. I would like someone to read it and say...'This guy knows what he is talking about!' I do not know if I do that now but even if I do, I want to continue with that passion. I just feel like saying to my readers today, that you are like my family, my little family. I love you all!

Anyway, I will catch you tomorrow...it will be an early post...so not to worry! Then late on Thursday night, there will be the exclusive movie review for 'Billu' which is a Shah Rukh Khan production. If people are not already aware but it was previously called 'Billu Barber' but was changed due to some problems that evoked with the term 'barber'...weird but that is life!

Lots of Love,
Rahul N. Singh

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What have you got to lose?

2009-02-10T17:31:00.003Z

Hi Readers,

Again, I am back to you. Their is always a strange feeling now that whenever I do visit my blog...I do think of you. There is some sort of energy that pulls me to write something. As far as I am concerned the blog is not meant to teach you anything or show you some great writing talent. It is for me to give some sort of diary of what I feel...or what I have observed.

Circumstances...we always use circumstances as an excuse to get away from reality. What is reality? Reality is what we are living right now in the present. I know that nothing can affect me when I am writing. No personal feelings can come in between what I write on here. I can go through a death, birthday and any other event in life and still remain myself. Why should I lose myself to circumstances? I have to be myself in every circumstance and yes, my emotions need to be shown to, they need to come out too.

Don't allow any circumstance to deter you from what you want. If you want something, then do go for it! What have you got to lose? Who knows if you will get to live another day, forget a day...another second?! Life is just as unpredictable as the famous British weather. When I wake up every morning, I thank God for another day that I can make yet another attempt on achieving my dreams. Maybe to achieve my dreams, it may look as if I am being selfish and inconsiderate, but my honesty remains. I do not do anything where it cheats another person. I always look at how it may benefit someone. I only care about the benefits of others. If I didn't, I wouldn't be writing on here for you!

I hope you once again enjoyed this post. I will write again to you tomorrow. Take care all and enjoy each moment of your day and night!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Today is everything...tomorrow is nothing!

2009-02-09T17:41:00.003Z

Hey everyone,

I hope all is well with everyone. I am sorry that I have not been able to write during the weekend. I have been busy and trying to overcome the sadness of a sudden departure. Death is something, we all cannot run away from and this weekend has taught me a lot.

I was on the train coming back from Birmingham, which is a good 100 miles away from London. For the first time, since my birthday I had cried. I only cry when I am alone. I never cry around people because I believe I have to be the shoulder of support and I feel humbled that I can do that.

I thought about my Uncle that had passed onto the heavens and it struck me, how life is so short. We run away from people, from the world but what do we achieve? My Uncle lived his live to the max, he lived a complete life. The fact is, why his life was complete was due to his openness and his complete self. He showed everyone what it truly meant to be a true human being. I know how unrealistic it sounds but it was truly realistic. The man that I used to see every Sunday when I was from 11 years to 16 years, was the realistic human being. He loved everyone and he showed it.

I had learned one thing from this whole weekend that today is everything. Make sure you enjoy every second of the day and try and make the most of any situation. Personally, we can all gain and lead a life that can please everyone. Whether it is my words on here, or the words I say to people in person, I just want my love to remain true. I want my eyes to continue to speak of love. I know that I have to be there for the people I am emotionally attached to everyday...they know who they are. I will not give up on them and that is my special link with them. They could do the worst to me but I will not show them the worst of me but only the best of me. Life is too short for the worst things, life is only worth the best things. Trust me, today is everything and tomorrow is nothing!

I hope you enjoyed the post and please do keep reading. I think this post is fairly long, so I do apologise for that. Thank you for reading!

Lots of Love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Which direction?

2009-02-06T14:25:00.004Z

Hi everyone,

I am a little early today in writing this post as I have a busy weekend in front of me. I hope everyone is well and are keeping themselves happy. Just to inform you all too, I will not be posting anything tomorrow as I will not have any Internet access. However, I will write again on Sunday.

6th February is a special day for me...for a few reasons. Maybe later on, I will tell you why it is. It is a day of my own personality reflection to see who I am and what I am doing. Am I right or wrong? Why haven't I done this or that? So it is a day of reflection more than anything else.

I realised how I dislike being ignored. I do not know why. But if someone ignores me, deliberately or by accident, it always hurts me. I feel that it is never right to ignore someone but then again, sometimes people have something against you.

I always wonder if I have done something wrong, I don't think I do but people seem to pick on little faults that I have apparently made. Should that keep me down? I don't think it should. If people accept me for who I am, then I guess it makes this world an easier place to live it. I am fortunate to accept people for who they are, good or bad, whether I like them or dislike them. When you dislike someone, it can be very hard to unconditionally love that person or those people.

Within love, I can see a load of dimensions and that is what I find great about love. At one time, I did find that even hatred is a type of love. But it is a negative type of love. As I mentioned before, people always have time to hate. Well, that must mean they love to hate. They don't love to love. I hope you understand what I am trying to say.

This post seems to be everywhere at the moment, I do not know where it is heading, I guess that is my emotional state right now. Stable but not sure of which direction to take. As usual, it will be a quick decision...I always take haste decisions...sometimes I need to calm down and think over and over again.

A different post I think today, maybe not but I feel different today! Anyway, I will write to you again on Sunday! Take care all!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Emotions need to drive us forward...

2009-02-05T18:42:00.004Z

Hi everyone,

I hope all is well. I must apologise that I have not kept up with posting everyday, things have been really tough with me at the moment. However, I am slowly getting back to routine. Hopefully by next week, you will see me regularly writing again.

These past few days have made me think a great amount on the concept of death. Possibly, one day I will share with you. After hearing about a person close to my heart passing away, it makes you think twice about the concept of living and how we do live.

I look at how quick we are to hurt someone but yet, why don't we ever show our unconditional love or our honest feelings for people? I remember a spiritual saint saying that 'People have so much time to hate but hardly give time to love.' This saying is true. We can make any reason to be against someone, to make others feel hurt, in pain and see them suffering. However, when we see progress, happiness, we begin to harbor feelings of jealousy and anger. Why do we do such things?

I always feel at times of death, it is best to speak out than keep your feelings inside. I am glad that I have a few special friends that I can speak my feelings out to without thinking twice. I feel in this world which is full of people in their own little 'closed' worlds, it is about time we opened up our little worlds and show everyone how great it is.

I hope and I do pray to God that everyone in this world can open up and not be ashamed of showing their feelings. In a world, where emotions are not important but it is emotions that drive us to be the people that we are or are meant to be.

I hope that I have the strength to be the person that I am meant to be. I know that life is short and is full of surprises. But I want my life to be short of surprises but full of life.

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Part Two: Appreciation for Shah Rukh Khan - Humble before and after.

2009-02-02T11:41:00.007Z

Hey Everyone,

The second part to the Appreciation for Shah Rukh Khan is here. After the success of the first part, it is only honourable to continue this. Hopefully, it should be a 10 part series for Shah Rukh. I am trying to think of who to honour and appreciate next, so please if you want anyone for me to appreciate, tell me and I will definitely consider it.

For years, we have known people not only in the entertainment industry but people all over the world, who lack one basic element of human qualities...humility. Any one bit of praise or success, we create an ego. Not a positive ego but a negative ego.

This negative ego is those things such as pride or being big-headed. Acting as if you are higher than everyone else around you becomes a norm. Is this the reason why we should be successful? Is that the true way of enjoying success?

Shah Rukh Khan is well-known for being humble. Now, despite his massive success, he has not allowed his ego to take over him. He has kept to his roots and has realised one certain aspect...that success is not always guaranteed.

Being humble in a fraternity that demands arrogance. We see it everyday on our screens of certain actors who make a few hits at the box-office and then claim to be number one or to be the King of Hindi Cinema. Shah Rukh has recently given three back to back blockbusters but has not allowed anything to make him arrogant.

Could it be that Shah Rukh is acting humble? I do not think he can act for over two decades. it is very hard to act humble so honestly for the past twenty years and that is a fact. Plus, I know personally that there are a massive amount of fans of Shah Rukh, who admire him the most because of his humility.

Shah Rukh has been on the top since 1995 and after bringing in so much success not just for himself but for the Hindi Film Industry, to remain like one of us has been a truly remarkable example of how to be.

To end this post, it would be great to see a little insight of Shah Rukh with his own words:

“Everything isn’t made for me alone. God has given me enough, I’d better be happy and contented.”

This clearly shows that Shah Rukh is not at all greedy and is happy for other people to be just as successful as he is. Despite this world becoming a 'dog-eat-dog world' and a rat race, it is very easy to be instable and fall in the traps of the negative aspects of being successful. However, we have seen that you can be at the top of any success ladder and that there is no excuse for us not to be humbled with what God or a Higher Power has given us.

I would like to point you all out to a scene from 'Luck By Chance' that Shah Rukh did a cameo in. I am sure you will see what the real Shah Rukh Khan is within the industry!

For those that do not understand Hindi...here is the translation of the conversation between Farhan and Shah Rukh Khan.

SRK: congratulations! I've been hearing very good things about you.
FA: Thank you so much.
SRK: Come have a drink with us. C’mon. Your real work starts now. Actors work apart from acting. It's really to choose the right kind of role. Think about it - your first film chose you. But from now on, you should choose. You.
SRK: Are they your friends?
FA: Yeah, right now. For the moment. They were in school with me.
SRK: Oh. Hi. You're not going?
FA: No, I’ll meet with them tomorrow.
SRK: Vikram, stardom is a cocktail; fame, power, money, all that is dangerously intoxicating.
FA: I can't even imagine what it must be like for you.
SRK: It's insane. But one thing I learned from life. Don’t forget those who knew you when you were nothing. They are the only ones who’ll always tell you the truth. Like those…who are here….for the moment….who were there from your school days.

Thank you for reading and watching the video above and I am looking forward to writing the third part next week!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Tough time but happy time!

2009-01-31T18:04:00.004Z

Hey everyone,

Another post to lighten up my day! I just want to talk about a few things! I hope that everyone is well and is enjoying the weekend!

At the moment, Paralysed in Evil is held up as it is taking me time to get into the writing aspect. There are few minor difficulties that I am having but hopefully soon it will all be sorted out! It is such a dark novel, that it is quite hard to write all the time.

Secondly, some good news for Bollywood/Hindi film lovers that Billu Barber, which is Shah Rukh Khan's home production is to release a day earlier in the UK! So the film will be releasing on the 12th February with advanced previews as this is confirmed by Eros Entertainment! While it is releasing worldwide on the 13th February. Also, people of the UK are also lucky to have Shah Rukh Khan attending the Zee Carnival on the 13th, 14th, 15th February! Alongside SRK, his co-star from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Anushka Sharma is also attending the Zee Carnival! Which for me is a double-treat!

Tomorrow, I will be posting my second part to 'Appreciation for Shah Rukh Khan' so that will be definitely a joy to write. If any of you have not caught Luck By Chance, if you can, please go and watch this! Shah Rukh Khan's two minute part proves to the Hindi Film Industry why he is the King and the only Numero Uno!

I will catch you here tomorrow...take care and look after yourselves!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Movie Review: Luck By Chance starring Farhan Akhtar, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rishi Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan

2009-01-30T16:55:00.007Z

Hi everyone,

Luck By Chance has been in the news for quite some time as this is Farhan Akhtar's sister's directorial debut. Zoya Akhtar does not promise you just a good entertainer but an entertaining film with substance. You do not have to be an actor or be involved in the film industry to like this one...this is a film that can be used for any person in whatever field of work.

The film is all about two wannabe actors Vikram Jai Singh (Farhan Akhtar) and Sona Mishra (Konkona Sen Sharma). They both support each other in finding fame in the Hindi Film Industry and also have a loving relationship. Then there is Romy Rolly (Rishi Kapoor) who is a producer and is making a film with his brother directing it. The leading star cast for the film is Zaffar Khan (Hrithik Roshan) and Nikki Walia (Isha Sharvani). Unfortunately, Zaffar decided not to be in the film as his role is unconventional, hence leading the leading male actor slot open. Sona goes to a producer all the time asking for work, although he promises to put her in his big budget movie, he fails to live up to the promise. Then the film goes on to how Vikram gets the role in the film that Zaffar Khan opted out of and how fame or the road to fame can affect our relationships. Do we leave our loved ones behind? How people in the industry are like chameleons? Who do we trust in such an industry?

Visually, the film is excellent. Cinematographer Carlos Catalan does a great job and each scene has something to tell thanks to the brilliant screenplay. Writers Zoya and Farhan Akhtar do a great job with bringing the script onto the celluloid so beautifully. Each cameo in the story is backed up and are not just thrown in for the star value. A lot of praise needs to go to that.

The songs are all great and most of all, one needs to praise Hrithik Roshan with his dancing in 'Baawre'. He brings a lot of his positive energy into that song and totally looks like he is enjoying himself. The whole choreography for the song is amazing. All the songs strike a chord and are mainly with the narrative.

The director, Zoya Akhtar has done a tremendous job and this is possibly by far, the best debut for a director this decade. If the 90s has brought us Karan Johar and Adi Chopra then the decade of 2000 has brought us Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar. Full praise for Zoya as she beautifully brings a film from a script and a screenplay and bringing it full effect on the big screen. She brings out every performance in the film amazingly, even the cameos do not disappoint!

For the performances:
Farhan Akhtar - Amazing performance and this is an actor-director that has full potential to go far. I am glad that he is taking acting seriously too. He brings out the character and shows how much someone has to go through in order to get to fame. He shows the dark side of his character with just as much passion as he shows the good side. Takes a very good actor to do that and most of all, I could empathise with his character.
Konkona Sen Sharma - Once again, this lady never disappoints. She totally understands her character and this shows in her portrayal. She shows how women in the industry are treated differently and that if a girl wants to become an actress, it is not about talent but more the look of the 'actress'. This beautiful actress shows in her performance that it is not the beauty in the body and face that make an actress but it is the acting ability that makes an actress!
Rishi Kapoor - The legend himself proves to why he is one of the best veteran actors of our time. He is totally into his punjabi character and one should see the scene when he is upset about Zaffar opting out the film. The way he emotes as his character is just amazing!
Finally, I go to Hrithik Roshan, who does a special appearance in this movie. What an actor and a surprise. He is into his character straight away and performs excellently! He leaves his mark graciously.
Obviously Dimple Kapadia, Sanjay Kapoor, Juhi Chawla and Isha Sharvani all do an excellent first-rate job!
However, how can we end this without mentioning the one cameo that leaves an impression, that leaves a mark with one or two minutes. Yes, we all know who it is and that is Shah Rukh Khan! In fact, he is the turning point in the film and gives the most important message. This little cameo proves to not the industry but to fans of Hindi Films...that Shah Rukh Khan is possibly the most genuine star/actor in the business! By the way, that is no exaggeration, those that will watch it, will definitely agree!

Overall, a top movie exceeding immensely in every department. All praises go to the director Zoya Akhtar, I wish her all the best with her future films. She is a promising director! Farhan for giving an amazing performance along with Konkona. Hrithik...amazing performance and it was great seeing him on screen once again! Also praise to all the cameos especially Shah Rukh Khan! This film will definitely be a hit! It deserves to be, so get out of your homes and catch this film at a nearby cinema!

Rating: 4.5/5 - Excellent movie on all aspects!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Allegations

2009-01-29T19:48:00.004Z

Hey Everyone,

As promised yesterday, I would talk about how to deal with allegations that other people may accuse us of. Now, these allegations could be small, merely gossip but they can always break any type of relationship.

Normally, people shout out loud how these allegations are wrong and they are not right. Hence, this provokes a lot more intense comebacks by those that are causing the problem in the first place. We then create an attitude towards those people, possibly not forgiving them. We ignore their existence but surely is that the right way?

Now, I have been accused of all sorts in the past and they all turn out to be mere gossip by people who want to see me down. Of course, it does affect me, it naturally would. There is no wrong in that. However, the way I deal with it, is a lot different. The reason is that maybe I have a big heart and do forgive people but that doesn't mean I am unaware of who makes these depositions.

I deal with them differently. I continue to meet those people that I know, do not like me. I still continue to acknowledge their existence. I still do forgive them. In fact, I forgive them straight away but I find it useless to talk to brick walls that do not understand who I am. I don't need to waste time on thinking about how to deal with them. I need to focus on my time on the people that love me for who I am. That is the most important thing. Take every bit of the allegations with a pinch of salt. Surely, it will only do good for you!

Hope everyone is well! See you around!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Face the criticism

2009-01-28T19:11:00.004Z

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone has had a good day and all is well!

I do not see why people find it hard to praise others! Why is that? I was sitting down in my room, after a day full of lectures and thinking why do some of us look for faults in others? Why is it that we can point out the fault in others but when it comes to us...we see nothing wrong?

Think about looking into a mirror...the reflection you see is of yourself. Whether you like the way you look or not, that is what the mirror shows you. It does not create a false reflection. However, how can we mirror our personalities? How can we show people who we truly are? Is there a mirror that can show it?

The only way our personalities is mirrored is by the way people treat us. Now, before people start thinking...'but I have a good personality...why are people still bad towards me?' Tough, face the criticism because you have to. That is the harsh truth. You are going to get people that are jealous of you and try and put all sorts of allegations against you. The real question then goes to...how do you treat those allegations? Think about it...

Guys, a short post but that is what I wanted to share...I will give the answer to the last question tomorrow.

Take care and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Take what is yours!

2009-01-27T18:06:00.005Z

Hi Readers,

I hope everyone is well! It is great to get back to you and share some of my thoughts.

There are times, when things happen, we don't understand them but due to us not understanding those things, does it mean they are wrong? In situations, which we do not agree with, do we allow ourselves to conform to agreement or do we fight for our freedom and fight for what is ours?

When I mean by fight...I don't mean - Get your swords and shields out! I mean about fighting your unwillingness to fight for the right cause! When we know something is ours, that is rightfully ours, we should fight our own mind that may create doubts in getting what is not with us at the moment.

Sometimes, there are many pathways to deal with situations. If someone shows you a better pathway, it doesn't mean that your pathway is wrong. In fact there may be flaws with your pathway and someone is helping you improve it. Take help but ONLY if you know you can trust that person. Do not give up on becoming a better person, there is always room for improvement.

Even with myself, I find so many flaws but I know I am not perfect. I think I would stop writing, if I thought I was perfect. I have to work towards that perfection, if it can be attained.

Therefore...I end with a quote: 'Perfection can be attained with the constant mind directed towards improvement'.

I hope you enjoyed this post and I hope you like the picture below. I really love it!

Take care and Lots of love,

Rahul N. Singh

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Part One: Appreciation for Shah Rukh Khan - Honest Hard-work!

2009-01-25T13:56:00.017Z

Hi Readers,

I've thought of something new for my blog. To have appreciation blog posts for some of the people, I hold significant. Of course, there are some people who have a huge influence on my life but I choose not to mention them on my blog. I will say that they know I do not need to mention them! They are beyond appreciation!

It would be unfair for me to start this new 'Appreciation for...' without Shah Rukh Khan. In fact, this guy will be a regular on this new feature. For the past two years, I have seen his work closely and I have tried to look into one of India's biggest brands...the SRK brand.

His way of working, his way of life, his way of speaking, his way of emoting with his fans are all inspirational for me. Could one blog post explain all that for this man? I do not think it can hold justice for someone who has done so much.

My dreams of being a creative writer or even just following my dreams were ignited a year or two back. My dreams were awakened by a few people and one of those people is Shah Rukh Khan. In fact, as I write this, I am thinking of the best way to appreciate Shah Rukh.

Shah Rukh, came as a storm to the Hindi Film Industry, best known as Bollywood. He came as a scruffy looking man but he had one vision. The vision of being the biggest superstar! How he did that everyone knows. In fact, his journey is what inspires people like myself, who want to make it big in the entertainment industry.

What strikes me the most about this great guy is that he gives his true, honest opinion on why he is a brand or a successful man. He said on Oye! It's Friday which is hosted by Farhan Akhtar, that honest and hard-work is the way to be successful. Those two words highlight what kind of person SRK truly is.

Honesty, if everyone on this earth was honest, wouldn't it be a better place? The fact is, we lack honesty in our lives. We think of how to better ourselves only by demeaning other people. Why not better ourselves by thinking or believing we can outdo ourselves? Religion or spirituality teaches honesty in it's core of beliefs. However, how many of us actually practice it? I agree that not every famous person is honest...but to reach where SRK has, then honesty is the only way. It would be true to say Shah Rukh Khan is possibly the most famous living man today!

With honesty there is a price to pay! Shah Rukh receives so much criticism by the media, by his own industry because it is full of, as I quote Karan Johar 'Dishonest Honesty' and due to that Shah Rukh Khan is faced by ignorance by his fellow peers. Due to Shah Rukh not conforming to 'Dishonest Honesty' he has to pay the price. People do not like him, more due to jealousy, whoever they may be.

Hard-work...sheer determination to succeed. That is what Shah Rukh is. He does not give up, as they say he has the 'Never-say-die spirit' and that is truly what Shah Rukh is. He does not give up on what he wants. I believe his hard-work is basically just out-doing his last success or moving on from his failings. A guy that can see his failure and not blame his audience shows why he is the best in the Indian Film Industry. Even though, his Paheli flopped, he didn't go out and criticise everyone who said it was a bad movie (Paheli is one of my favourite movies). He didn't go out and say that the critics are stupid (even though most of them are). He saw his failure, picked himself up and only worked on getting better. He works hard everyday, only to out-do and better himself. That is truly inspiring for anyone, in whatever field of work.

As I end this Part One for Shah Rukh Khan...it is true to say that honest hard-work is the way forward for youngsters and old alike. It is time, we follow this one aspect and make this world a better place. For those, that are like me, the entertainers, then surely looking into the success of Shah Rukh Khan is a push-force for us to achieve our own dreams. Part Two for Shah Rukh Khan will follow in the next week.

I hope you like this and if you want, please give your feedback either as a comment or in the shoutbox on your right! Or tell me of anyone, who you hold as an inspiration or who has made an impact on your life and would like to know why I appreciate them, then please do tell me. I do like to learn about other important people too and it'll be great for increasing my knowledge.

Thank you for reading! Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Novel with content of 'masala'!

2009-01-24T17:29:00.004Z

Hello everyone,

Hope all is well! Watched Valkyrie today, amazing movie. I give it a 4/5! I never usually watch war drama but I am glad I watched this one. Did I mention that Tom Cruise is one of my favourite actors in Hollywood? If I was you...go and watch this film! Plus, Cruise was on the Jonathan Ross Show last night! It was hilarious, it is worth the watch too!

Have a little get-together with some friends tonight, just a casual gathering. I am not much of a party person or even a clubbing person...they don't give me a thrill. However, if a party is an excuse to meet up with old friends and family, then why not!

I was on the tube (London Underground trains) today and I was getting quite a few looks. There could be two things, my stubble scares them or I am good-looking. I go with the former, I am not good-looking, even if the young ladies were smiling at me!

I have to say, I am now a 'Sameer' when I go out only for a walk. Well, I do not become him but I try to think like him, so I get to know the inner depths of the character. This is one of the reasons, why I like 'Paralysed in Evil', as I am trying to incorporate a new way to bring characters alive for the second novel!

More information on Paralysed in Evil! It is what is safely called a 'masala' type of a story. Basically, there is romance, action, good vs evil, heroes, villains, pain and suffering. The first half of the novel is rather light-hearted but it is the second half when things get darker. The transition is beautiful.

Anyway, I am off now to carry on writing the novel before I have to go to this party! I am a good boy...all I drink is Pepsi! Yes, I do not drink alcohol! There is a new fact that you know about me...

Take care and catch you tomorrow!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Movie Review: Raaz - The Mystery continues starring Emraan Hashmi, Kangna Ranaut, Adhyayan Suman

2009-01-23T17:20:00.008Z

Hi everyone,

The latest movie out of the Bhatt camp, a horror movie directed by Mohit Suri and stars Emraan Hashmi, Kangna Ranaut and Adhyayan Suman. Expectations are high from this movie as it has excellent songs and had brilliant promos. Does it live up to the hype?

The story is about a painter Prithvi (Emraan Hashmi) who paints a picture of a woman dead, who happens to be Nandita (Kangna Ranaut). What happens is that Prithvi has visions and then paints them straight away and several times he saves Nandita. Once he paints the pictures he knows something wrong is going to happen to her. Her fiance Yash (Adhyayan Suman) is the presenter of a reality show, which shows that superstitions are wrong, hence he does not believe in the supernatural and expects Nandita to do the same. Raaz is all about the mystery as to why does Prithvi receive these visions? Why is Nandita linked to the supernatural events? Is Yash hiding something from one of his reportings?

Visually, every scene is perfect, there is thorough detail and you stay glued to the screen. Not a moment passes when you look around. The screenplay is very good and so is the story. The writers have made sure that believers and non-believers in supernatural events can watch this movie without any cringe-worthy moments.

The songs all stand out, especially Maahi, Suniyo and Kaise Ye Raaz Hai. All the songs go with the narrative and none of them are out of place. Each song reminds you of the story and you appreciate that as a viewer.

The director, Mohit Suri leaves a lasting impression and he is a fine director. To direct a horror film is definitely hard, as most horror flicks churned from Hindi Cinema tends to be laughable. However, Mohit handles it very well and keeps the audience interested in every scene and makes sure that each scene is significant. His direction shows that he allows the narrative of the story to play a huge part, with the characters being significant in playing a part in that process.

Now to the performances by the actors:
Emraan Hashmi - This guy impresses me after every new movie that he does. He allows his eyes to express most of the feelings as his character doesn't talk much. His body language is perfect and brings out the character. Also, he doesn't kiss in the movie, which is a new thing. An incredible performance and trust me, this guy has huge potential! I am a fan of his work now!
Kangna Ranaut - Not only is she beautiful but she can act. Her emotions just flow freely and allows the character to take over. Her eyes are used the most as she shows fear a lot of the time. When she is possessed, she does it perfectly. An excellent performance and she definitely has more to show us. I would like to see more of her on the screen! This lovely lady has a great amount of talent to show us.
Adhyayan Suman - An incredible performance by this relatively newcomer. He acts alongside Emraan and Kangna with great ease and matches up to their level of performances. I am totally impressed with this actor and I hope he goes far in the industry. At times, he is over-shadowed by his co-actors but that is nothing to worry about, as he is, I believe one-film old!
Jackie Shroff - who is in a special appearance and how much I do miss this actor! I hope he signs more films as he is an incredible actor and he shows it with this movie.

Overall, an excellent movie, a gripping story, excellent screenplay, songs that go with the narrative amazingly, great performances and a great movie directed by Mohit Suri. This movie has everything going for it and most of all it matches up to the expectations. it is definitely a movie worth watching! Go to the cinema and watch this! Hopefully it should do great business, a hit easily!

Rating: 4/5 - Excellent all-round!

Lots of Love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Living in between realism and idealism!

2009-01-22T18:35:00.005Z

Hey Readers,

Hope you are all well!

I wrote my 2nd Chapter for Paralysed in Evil last night. I wrote three versions and I must tell you it was a gruesome experience. However, I love the way the 2nd chapter has shaped up and it shows you the darkness of my protagonist Sameer.

Paralysed in Evil is a story that is between reality and fantasy. With any super-villain story or even super-hero story, there has to be elements of fantasy. With Sameer, he is a dark character and due to that he has dark humour. The fact is, he allows you into his world and he understands the world around him, he understands the people around him.

As I wrote and finalised the 2nd chapter...I looked at the evil in Sameer and the fact is, he is evil because he wants to be. He does not need to justify what he wants to do, he just does it. He lives in between realism and idealism. He knows that in order to have a realistic world, an idealistic world needs to be created in the mind. Hence, you can imagine what this character is going to be like.

If you have not read the preview chapter for Paralysed in Evil, check it out and I hope you do like it! http://chroniclesofacreativewriter.blogspot.com/2008/11/first-preview-paralysed-in-evil.html

I am going to go now and write the 3rd and 4th chapter. At the moment, I am still behind schedule...hopefully I will be on schedule by the end of the month!

Take care and catch you here tomorrow!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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I dislike negative talk...

2009-01-21T18:28:00.007Z

Hi readers,

Hope all is well with you and I hope you enjoyed my blog post yesterday!

I was thinking to myself, more like listening to my own thoughts. I realised the amount of negative talk that I listen to. People share their problems with me, which I have no interest in knowing. In fact, when someone talks ill of another person I know...I get a headache.

Recently, someone called me and talked about a problem they had with someone. Personally, I hardly pick up phone calls, so if I do...you could say your kismat (luck) is good! Now, all I received was negative chitchat entering my innocent right ear. My face instantly looks as if it cannot be bothered and I listen and listen. When the phone call has ended, I felt as if someone had thrown me across the room and my head hitting on the rock solid wall!

I dislike negative chat and most of all, I hate how people question you to see if they are right...what do you expect me to do? I am only going to agree with the hope that the phone call will end as soon as possible.

I have already made it difficult to get in touch with me and it will only be best if people talk about something positive, like how they have helped someone! Not about how someone is playing games with them. What surprises me is that people know what not to talk to me about, so follow it or just don't talk to me. I have enough negativity in my life, I do not want anyone else to add to it.

Now if my phone rings...wait I won't even hear it...it will be on silent. That way I can concentrate on my work and not on silly little feuds!

I am not being negative but just voicing what I think. I guess I have reached the end of my tolerance with such matters. How many more chances can I give to people, who call themselves friends?!

Take care and just remember there is always a tone of humour in my posts!

Lots of Love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Writing for 'Paralysed in Evil' begins!

2009-01-20T17:53:00.010Z

Hi readers,

How is everyone? Hope all is good with you and I am wishing for the best of you all. I want to first congratulate America and the World for a historic day, when Barack H. Obama was sworn in as the 44th President! This brings me great joy and I am amazed by his words today. The hope is that now he does practice what he says and builds upon a world, which can live in peace and unity! The full text of his inauguration speech is found on this link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/obama_inauguration/7840646.stm

First of all, the good news for today is that the writing for 'Paralysed in Evil' has officially begun. This is the most exciting projects and I hope that I can deliver the expectations that you have for me. I hope that I can bring a new identity to evil and that I can create a cult character that can be remembered. Obviously, I know how much it takes to write in 1st person as an evil character but it is enjoyable. I really don't know how to explain the feelings that go into writing this because it takes a lot of energy.

I have done a lot of preparation into this novel. I studied gangs, how they were formed, how they functioned and how they made money. It created a lot of knowledge and obviously, I want to create something different that is not part of the norm but can be accepted as the norm. I listen to soundtracks that have a dark undertone. I also have a posters up of the recent movie 'The Dark Knight', one of the Batman and the other of the Joker. This is for the basic reason that I understand that for evil to exist, good must exist! Here take a look:

'Paralysed in Evil' will take around 6 months to complete and with the way it is looking now, it could be a little longer.

However, I do have some bad news. My manuscript for one literary agent got rejected as my work fell outside their line of work that they promote to mainstream publishers. However, they did state that the manuscript was 'well-written' which gives me hope. My journey for the right literary agent continues!

Hope everyone is well and my love goes to all,

Rahul N. Singh

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I blog - does it mean I have no life?

2009-01-18T19:45:00.011Z

Hey Readers,

Hope everyone is well! I am really looking forward to Obama's Presidential Inauguration. I really do hope that he does act upon his promises and is not the normal politician that we are all used to!

I was once asked, in fact this person was trying to insult me...

'Why do you blog?'
'Isn't blogging for people with no social life?'
'Don't you have any friends?'

Now, I am a nice guy...I do not really care about what people think about blogs or even bloggers. Come on, our biggest celebrities run a blog! It would be unfair if I do not answer those questions, since I mentioned them!

Why do I blog? I blog because I am interesting. I like to show this world and not just my friends my interesting personality! Someone might find that sad...but you might have a Facebook account. Now Facebook is kind of blogging with those status updates etc.

So isn't blogging for people with no social life? Yet, it is fine to have a Facebook/Myspace/Hi5 account and constantly update your status's as if people care about what you are doing or how you are! I still have an active social life, most of my day goes by being at uni and doing uni work. Then, it is writing my novels. I watch movies and go out with my friends when I have spare time. Blogging doesn't mean that I sit on the computer all day and write a post out! It takes me a maximum of half an hour! Does that mean I am a spontaneous thinker/writer?

Do I have any friends? I think I do have friends. I am friends with people, I don't know if they consider me as a friend though! Only joking, I have a lot of friends, who I do try and keep in touch with. I am bad with keeping in touch with them but they are good with keeping in touch with me. I do have a large family too, so you know I got a large social circle!

There we go, I have answered them. I am not saying it is bad to have a social networking account, in fact it is a great idea! However, my life is only interested in this blog and not social networking websites anymore! Hopefully nobody will question me now, hey! Us, bloggers do have an interesting life too!

I will hopefully speak to you tomorrow, thanks for reading and I hope you do see the humour in my post!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Stop and search?

2009-01-17T20:49:00.005Z

Hey readers,

I hope all of you are fine and well! I request all Hindi music lovers to check out the soundtrack from Dilli 6, it is amazing! A R Rahman has produced one of his best works in his career! Will write up my review one day!

Well, I have sent my first submission for my novel today and I hope I receive good results. It is a great feeling and I must say that I am sure I can achieve my dreams. It is all about self-belief. I hope God is kind to me, as He always has been. I want to also thank you all for your good wishes!

I was speaking to my friend yesterday. A white male, he got stopped by some officers under the terrorist act. Now what surprises me is that we cannot question if we are stopped and searched under this terrorist act! How is this justice in a democracy. Is the UK, now a country that is closing in on our personal freedom?

Now, I am a British Indian, although I do refer myself to be only a human being and belonging to no nationality. However, I do not want to be stopped and searched because of the colour of my skin! The thought annoys me. I do follow the law, do not think that I am going against the system. However, I feel that this will only separate society from the Government and the Police. Should we feel safe because of the Police or should we be in fear because of the Police? With all these laws that are going through, giving more powers to the Police can also harm the INNOCENT!

I do not want to create a political debate but I want to create awareness. I thought the UK was a country with democratic rule...however I think we are forming a new type of government! Personally, I believe youngsters should be more involved with politics and this can change the world in a big way. Youngsters have such a huge passion to move this country forward but an opportunity needs to be given.

Please do not take my words out of context. The intentions are clearly positive!

Thanks for reading and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Movie Review - Chandni Chowk To China Staring Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone

2009-01-16T17:05:00.009Z

Hi everyone,

Chandni Chowk to China (CC2C) is a film that is produced by Hollywood's Warner Bros. This must mean added quality! Better story, better direction, better acting and most of all better action. There is one thing Chandni Chowk and China do not mix together in this movie.

The story...is there a story? Right, let me try and explain! Akshay Kumar plays Sidhu, a vegetable cutter in Chandni Chowk, who is raised by Dada, played by Mithun Chakraborty. Sidhu is always unlucky and goes to many mystic saints (mainly frauds) and one day encounters Chopstick, acted by Ranvir Shorey. Two chinese guys come along from China to find their 'reincarnated village hero' in Sidhu (Akshay Kumar) so that he can save them from the villainous Hojo, played by Gordon Liu. Happily Sidhu goes off to China meets Sakhi and Meow, both played by Deepika on his journey and Sidhu is distraught after Hojo kills Dada. Sakhi and Meow are long lost twin sisters and they reunite with their Chinese father, who trains Sidhu to be the karate kid! Since the story goes nowhere you find yourself watching Sidhu fight Hojo and wins! Oh...and some African dwarfs come along and apparently the next one will be Chandni Chowk to Africa...God save us!

Visually, you are left with nothing. You go home thinking, did I actually watch a movie based in China? The action isn't visualised greatly, in fact this is terrible to the standard that we once expected from an action King...Akshay Kumar. The great wall of China's beauty is not captured and it looks normal! The technological aspect is poor and imagine the villain as a potato...honestly I felt like my skin was peeling by Warner Bros! The film has far too many flaws! A potato that portrays the Lord Ganesh survives everything that happens to him! The climax...God knows what happened there! How could Sidhu gather 5 minutes of memory without the villain hitting him? How did two poor Chinese men get to Chandni Chowk? Why didn't the police ever get involved with Hojo? With this film...you have to take a lot for cinematic liberties!

The songs are forgettable barring Naam Hai Sidhu. The rest of the songs are totally forgettable. Please tell me what they were thinking when they choreographed 'Tere Naina'? The song itself is so sweet, yet picturised badly! It was nowhere near a love song that I expected!

The director...was there a director? Nikhil Advani...it surely shows that Kal Ho Naa Ho was ghost-directed by Karan Johar! How can you make such a film like CC2C? The story has too many flaws, the comic sequences are repetitive and there is hardly anything that makes you laugh. There is no entertainment. The action is poor for a film that looks like it will have excellent stunts and martial arts! Did you expect that your audience are that dumb?

Lets go to the performances, the main star of the film is Mithun Chakraborty, this veteran actor is a legend and was the only one that made this film bearable for me! Well done and please choose scripts that are excellent, allow Amitabh Bachchan to do these type of mindless roles!
Akshay Kumar - How long is he going to repeat the same act? He didn't make me laugh! I cannot empathise with his character! He cannot cry! In fact when he does cry it is the only time I laugh! Akshay, you have repeated your 'stupid and mindless' act far too much. In my opinion, this is his worst ever performance! Akshay you cannot do commercial cinema as good as Aamir Khan or Shah Rukh Khan! They beat you by a mile. You can walk but they are running in terms of quality and commercial success!
Deepika Padukone - Thank God, she did some martial arts! She should have taught Mr Kumar a thing or two! Average acting, nothing great!
Ranvir Shorey - I cannot believe that this is the very guy that was superb in 'Bheja Fry'! In this, you have shown the exact opposite! This is his worst performance and I guess Mallika Sherewat's 99 slaps didn't teach him a lesson on choosing scripts!
Gordon Liu - He was fine...nothing great! He was not scary as the villain either!

Overall, poor film, poor direction, poor production, acting is poor and the story gets nowhere. Fine, Advani told us to leave our brains at home. I did that, but now please tell me...my brain was at home but my senses couldn't cope with this movie! When I thought Singh is Kinng was bad, NO...NO...Singh is Kinng is a masterpiece compared to Chandni Chowk To China! This is simply a no-brainer movie only to be liked by people with a low IQ! Business should be average to the max!

Rating: 1/5 - Thanks to Mithun!

Thanks for reading and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Synopsis - hard work!

2009-01-15T18:30:00.006Z

Hey everyone,

I am back again, I am really enjoying writing on here everyday. Being able to converse with you, really does brighten up my day!

A few things brighten up my day, firstly waking up and praying to God! Having a shower, I cannot stress how much I love that! Listening to some Hindi music and seeing what Shah Rukh Khan is doing! His work and words inspire me as a fan! I also listen to Ricky Gervais's podcast, he is a comic genius along with Karl Pilkington and Steve Merchant! Listening to Karl's thoughts, one can't help wonder if he is a new-age genius! However, it makes me laugh! Then talking to those people that I am emotionally attached to! I enjoy that the most and since it is only a few, it always makes me feel fortunate to have them. Then most of all, writing my novel and on the blog, completes my day!

At the moment, I am writing the synopsis for 'Love is Complicated' it is long and tiring and I needed a break, so I thought blog time! Hopefully, I will send my first submission to an agent tomorow! God willing, it should go well!

Also, check out this video...I hope it works on here but I absolutely love it! It features SRK and Priyanka Chopra in their song from Billu Barber! I haven't seen SRK do this before but I like it. Girls are always lucky to see SRK, who is always doing something new! Priyanka is amazingly hot and I am sure us boys are in for a treat!

I hope you enjoyed the song and I will catch you here sometime tomorrow!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Blogs - Controversial?

2009-01-14T20:31:00.005Z

Hi everyone,

Hope all is well with you! Just a small post today, in fact this might be the next trend of this blog! I will possibly write more now and then. Actually I do not know, I guess I am just going to write whatever I feel!

Finished my exams and tonight I am constructing a list of literary agents. Something I should have done a long time ago. I guess I have been too lazy! But I am not lazy, I was caught up with a lot of things too. Oh well, excuses have to be made sometimes!

I am sick and tired of blogs written by celebrities that create a stir with the media. Big B has yet again gone and criticised Slumdog Millionaire. To be honest, I do not think that surprises me. After all, Shah Rukh Khan attended the Golden Globes to present the film. Oh let us not forget that Big B attended the Chandni Chowk To China premiere in London on Monday night. An Akshay Kumar film! Mind you, Akshay had once stated that some 'TOP' Bollywood superstar is trying to sabotage his career. Doesn't take a Sherlock Holmes to realise that he is on about Shah Rukh Khan! Well, at least Akshay is honest and told us to leave our brains at home when we watch Chandni Chowk to China!

I do not know if this blog post creates any controversy, I do not think it will. I am not such a big name, but to be honest, I might get someone that hates what I have wrote and will say something. Do I care? No! I am just stating my opinion like Bachchan Sir does! We all have a right to our opinions and media please let people visit Big B's blog, I am sure he doesn't need you to advertise his blog for him. He is a big superstar!

Right, I am going to sign off now and get the list ready! Speak to you tomorrow!

Love you all,
Rahul N. Singh

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Do we create doubts?

2009-01-12T19:41:00.010Z

Hi Readers,

Hope everyone is well!

First of all, what a great night for Hindi Cinema, as Shah Rukh Khan presented the film 'Slumdog Millionaire'. This was a big occasion for the Indian Film Fraternity as SRK is the first Indian superstar to present at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards. This is definitely a golden moment for us all and I am sure it shows that Hollywood know who the King of Bollywood truly is! It does make me proud to be a fan of his!

Secondly, the major announcement is that I have completed the plan for my second novel 'Paralysed in Evil' and I hope that in the coming days of writing out the first half, it turns out well. I must say music does help. I am listening to 'The Dark Knight' soundtrack, it is powerfully evil and painful and also the 'Devdas Theme' from Devdas, which is about pain and suffering.

I will keep you updated on each day as I write. The first half of the novel is scheduled to be penned from 19/1/2009 and should end by the 28/2/2009 and then the second half is scheduled for the summer. Please give your good wishes that I keep up with my schedule!

As I was writing the plan for 'Paralysed in Evil' I kept thinking about Naina from 'Love is Complicated'. I miss Naina's character. I really enjoyed writing her character. The way she doubted her love for Rahul, she denied it and even said that she didn't love him. However, is it only doubts? Does she actually truly love him and doubt that she can truly love him? In my opinion, the most realistic character is Naina. Now personally, speaking for myself, I am the total opposite. I create my own doubts to make myself 'normal' if that sounds right? I never doubt my ability to do things, I create these 'doubts' in my mind, so that I can feel like a normal person. However, now I question...do 'normal' people doubt?

Thirdly, another announcement is that after 'Paralysed in Evil' my next novel will be another love story. This is a love story between two university students, with one lover being terminally ill. More details will be given later in the year.

I also have a chatbox on the right-hand side! Just leave a little message when you visit the blog. It be really good way for me to interact with you, when you visit here. Or you can interact with other visitors. Please do use it as I have paid for the service.

Hope you enjoyed this blog post. Speak to you soon!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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No more...

2009-01-09T22:53:00.005Z

Hi readers,

I hope all is well! I also hope that you are enjoying my music and movie reviews, which is an addition to this blog. As most of you know me, I love Hindi music and Hindi cinema!

Getting into the post...I do not like lies personally. I don't think anyone does except for liars of course! However, I mostly despise people that act like they care about you and yeah, they mention how much they 'love' you, whether its friendships, relationships or family. Obviously, like I mentioned in a post in the past, there are a few genuine people that do love you! However, one thing about me, which I always thank God for doing, is that I can love everyone honestly and unconditionally.

I was speaking to a friend on the phone, I was told that my post on 'I don't believe in relationships.' was too kind! I found it to be harsh but I was told a different intake to that particular post. I was told that I even love my enemies and treat them with respect because that is who I am. I never praise myself but I will mention the praises that people give me... I am comfortable with myself as I know I am honest to myself hence I am honest to you! I am also very humble, so I know I won't be a bigot about my qualities.

However, as much as I get praised, I do get criticised! Although, my biggest criticism is for being boring. I think that is due to myself only talking about movies, music, the blog and my novels. I think that must bore some people. I think it is nice that some people find me boring, I know that my close friends know that I have a weird sense of humour.

Yesterday, I decided that I was going to quit Facebook! I don't think many people thought I was being serious, however I have left Facebook officially! The reasons are a few, some personal, some that I can discuss on here! Obviously, my main reason was that I wanted to concentrate on the blog a lot more. I would like to write on here on a daily basis. I don't think my posts will be this long. A few lines and that would be it. Telling you how I think about the day! I want to give my readers a little more insight into my thoughts! I hope it proves to be positive!

Anyway, take care and I will hopefully speak to you soon! Lots of love,

Rahul N. Singh

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Movie Review - Slumdog Millionaire starring Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor and Irrfan Khan

2009-01-09T15:52:00.012Z

Hi everyone,

Slumdog Millionaire...this one film has got nominations for Best Film at the Golden Globes, it won 5 critic choice awards and it wins most of all, my heart! What a start to the New Year for films. I started writing movie reviews with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, an excellent film. Then Ghajini, an average film. Now Slumdog Millionaire, another excellent film.

The story is simple, it is about a boy Jamal, who is born and raised in the slums in India, played excellently by Dev Patel and then finds himself becoming a millionaire on the Indian version of 'Who wants to be a Millionaire' which is hosted by the superb actor Anil Kapoor. On his journey in life, he has a brother, who lives for money but at times has a caring heart. Most of all, he has a childhood sweetheart Latika played by Freida Pinto. His journey on the game show is just because Jamal knows his childhood love would be watching it. Obviously, as much as society is corrupt, the police interrogate Jamal, however the police officer played again superbly by the talented Irrfan Khan by stating that Jamal is too truthful and honest and let's him go and then Jamal finds that destiny will shine upon him despite facing harsh ordeals.

With the visual aspect of the film, the director makes sure that the audience can live through the characters eyes. Whatever the characters see and the way they see it, the audience find themselves captivated by it. The slums, the busy streets, the hustle of the train stations. The Taj Mahal is shown beautifully in this film and I do find myself wanting to go again to visit India.

The songs, the music is amazing. AR Rahman scores one of his best work with this film. I felt like I was back watching Dil Se, which in my opinion was AR Rahman's finest work. The songs go with the narrative and one enjoys it to the extreme. Most of all, the item number at the end, I think that was a nice addition to the film. Boyle made sure that the 'Hindi Cinema' feel was also added to the film with 'Jai Ho'.

The director, Danny Boyle brings us an excellent film that maturely touches upon corruption, jealousy, prostitution, hypocrisy, destiny and love. He allows the audience to see everything through the eyes of the characters. The fact that Boyle allows the audience to see what life in the slums is like. Then touches upon destiny and touches upon truth and honesty. The message of the film being simple, if you stick to the principles of truth and honesty, destiny will be kind to you! It is something I believe in and I am sure we all do too! There was not one scene which I found was unnecessary! Well done to Boyle!

In terms of performances, we start with Dev Patel, who is surely an actor that has a long way to go and he can achieve great heights, whether it is Indian Cinema or Hollywood. He emotes perfectly, a lot of the time he is emoting with his eyes and he does it amazingly. He does not disappoint you. The scene when he finds Latika, he clearly shows how much his heart was wanting to meet her again and he allows his body language to do that! Great job.
Freida Pinto, again supports Dev excellently. She emotes with her eyes a lot, she shows the pain and turmoil that women face in a society that may teach honest principles but its society itself is corrupted with money.
Anil Kapoor plays an excellent host for the game show, we see the negative shades and he does it with subtlety, there is a twinkle in his eyes and I could not help noticing it. I am glad that he took this role that may have been small but was definitely unique.
Irrfan Khan, this is one of India's most talented actors and he does not disappoint here either. He shows how corrupted the police are when he is around fellow colleagues. But on his own, he has a heart and when it comes to truth and honesty, he will give the correct justice. Excellently played by Irrfan.
Also, it is important to say that every person that acted in this movie were brilliant. There was not one problem with any of the performances!

I conclude this film as definitely one of the best films of 2009. We do have more films to come but Slumdog Millionaire is easily one of the best. The story is great and the audience leaves the cinema with smiles! Dev Patel gives hope that British born Indians can act unlike Upen Patel. I hope Hindi Cinema grabs the talent of Dev Patel! This is clearly an actor that can act and is not in the business just for the stardom! Freida Pinto is beautiful and is a talented actress! She definitely can go far and let us hope that she chooses the right roles for her talent! The visuals of the film leave an impact and definitely makes you want to visit the Taj Mahal one more time. In fact, it also makes you want to see the slums and see everything for yourself!
The audience will love this film, especially if you enjoy meaningful entertainment! Go and get yourself at the nearest movie theatre showing this movie! Sum it up in one word - BLOCKBUSTER!

Rating: 4.5/5, an excellent movie overall!

Thanks for reading and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Billu Barber Music Review starring Irrfan Khan, Lara Dutta and Shah Rukh Khan

2009-01-07T00:46:00.005Z

Hi Readers,
I bring to you the music review for the much anticipated Red Chillies Entertainment production Billu Barber which stars Irrfan Khan and Lara Dutta in the lead. Shah Rukh Khan does a special guest appearance in this film. Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kappoor and Deepika Padukone are in item numbers. The lyrics are done by a number of lyricist mainly consisting of Gulzar. The music score is done by Pritam.

Marjaani
This is my favourite track along with Love Mere Hit Hit! What can I say about this song. Lyrics are great and the music is fantastic. The punjabi feel with the commercial content is just great. The visualisation will be awesome as we have seen by the promo. SRK and Kareena know how to make the audience go crazy with their item numbers! The chorus really does stand out and let me tell you, it takes you on another level. Pritam has hit it right with this song. Sukhwinder Singh and Sunidhi Chauhan bring you what in my opinion is the song of the year! Gulzar does well with the lyrics and again needs praise for this. This song is a definite chartbuster with the audience! I also love the remixes to the song too!

Love Mera Hit Hit
I love this song just as much as Marjaani! Again Pritam gets this song right too! The lyrics are great and the music is foot tapping. I would love dancing to this and this will be big in the clubs. I love the visualisation and SRK and Deepika will fire up the screens with this song that has a futuristic feel to it. The chorus is amazing and even the english lyrics are done well. Neeraj Shridhar and Tulsi Kumar are excellent in this song and bring up the value of the album. Ashish Pundit and Mayur Puri do a mindblowing job with the lyrics. This song is a definite chartbuster too and it will be big in the clubs and parties! This song is a Hit Hit!!!

You Get Me Rocking and Reeling
This is a song that got me hooked upon later and not within the first hear. I have to say this song will do great and what can one expect when the visualisations come out? Priyanka Chopra and SRK will definitely make this song a chartbuster! The lyrics of this song is also good and they make sense, even with the english lyrics! I love the chorus of the song. Neeraj does well with this song to after a great Love Mera Hit Hit! Sayeed Quadri brings good lyrics along with the song. Once again, Pritam creates a great music score! This song will end up bring a chartbuster with the audience.

Ae Aa O
This song is good and has a great feel to it! It is about how one should think about themselves and look ahead. I love that about the song! It is a song that will look at the best of us and I love that. I guess this song shows the introduction of Sahir Khan (SRK) in the film and hence you appreciate the music score for what it is. Pritam does well with this. KK is excellent with this song and doesn't dissappoint. Rani Mazumder and Suraj do excellent in complimenting KK! The lyrics by Neeraj Sridhar is once again top notch! If we assume this song goes with the narrative of the film then it should do well and will end up bring an anthem for those that want to be successful and look out for themselves in a non-egoistic way! This song might find itself becoming a chartbuster.

Jaoon Kahan
I love the way this song starts and the music touches the heart. This song is picturised on Irrfan Khan and this song will go with the narrative of the film. It is about an ordinary man's feelings and Sayeed Quadri does an excellent job in creating that mood. The singer is none other than the legend Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and he excels with this song. He brings it onto another level. Pritam is excellent with music and does excellent. It is a song that everyone will listen to on their own and contemplate on. The visualisation for this song will definitely make this song much better. It will do with the audience!

Billoo Bhayankar
This song brings you a village feel and this is what makes this track work. If it wasn't for the ordinary and traditional music and the ordinary lyrics it would not have worked. Pritam does excel with this and deserves praise for this song! Gulzar is amazing and brings the lyrics on another level with the village feel to it! I cannot wait to see the picturisation on this, Irrfan Khan will surely bring a few smiles with this song! Ajay Jhingaran, Raghuveer and Kalpana all make this song a special one! This song does not dissapoint and it is catchy! This might become a surprise as a chartbuster!

Khudaya Khair
This is one song which I love and to be honest, it is simple and that is what makes it special! This song is fully in hindi. I enjoy this song. Soham brings you into a world where dreams are meant to be fulfilled and what I guess is about movies. The visualisation will be good as it shows Lara thinking and SRK on a swing and riding a bike. So this should be a great hit! Gulzar does well with the lyrics and Pritam does well the music. The chorus is excellent and is the same that is used in You Get Me Rocking and Reeling! I love it and I think Pritam does excellent with that! This song compliments the album really well!

Conclusion
The songs are all great and the remixes go well with the songs. This music album is completely commercial and there is something for everyone in this excellent album! Pritam does well and of course, one is hoping that he has originally created the music and has not copied from somewhere else. The lyrics all make sense and this is one high point with a film that is known to have item numbers!
Depending on who you are, you will find atleast one good track in this album. I enjoy the album altogether and even the remixes. Regarding the remixes to the songs, some people may not like it but I enjoyed them! Obviosuly, this depends on who you are but as a young guy, I love remixes aslong as they sound great and do not steal the greatness of the original song.

The ratings
For just the original songs 4/5! For the complete album including the remix then 3.5/5! Everyone go and buy this album because it is worth it and SRK will create fire once again on the music charts after Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi!!!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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I don't believe in relationships

2009-01-05T18:08:00.009Z

Hi readers,

I hope everyone has had a great start to the New Year and I do hope this year of 2009 brings goodness to all. A special note that I pray that God brings peace to Palestine, it is sad to see the violence that is going on and I hope that the major powers of this world bring hope for peace and unity.

To go the topic of my discussion, it is towards my next novel 'Paralysed in Evil' which highlights the journey of a London-based gangster with Indian origins. In this novel, I do go against everything that I highlighted in my previous novel 'Love is Complicated'.

Lately, I have realised that I am a romantic myself but do I believe in relationships? No, I clearly don't. Not anymore! I don't think anyone can be true to you and most people are false and fake. They like to play with your feelings and bring out these words that are meant to mean something...yes, the words 'I love you' which is common for fake people to say!

In the past month, I have realised one thing...it is best to keep yourself to yourself. Never tell anyone exactly how you feel, that person will always let you down. I have created characters that show their soul to their lovers and give their soul to their lovers and the main problem is deceit. If that lover betrays my character, I would rather want my character to tell their lover that he/she is dead to them. People who cannot value or see positivity in your love, what is the point of keeping them in your life? Take them out..NO...NO...throw them out of your life!

The problem with people is that they fail to see positivity and it is people like myself that get beaten down for our positivity. I question myself...should I carry on being positive or shall I start creating feelings of negativity towards those that are negative towards me? But I do love all, that is my problem. I love and accept every human being, no matter who they are. However, I am sure God will forgive me if I show those people that have hurt me, a bit of what my pain feels like.

All I have to say to those people that don't like me or have hurt me. Wait, you may not even know you have hurt me but count yourself lucky that I haven't made you aware of it. All I want to say is that don't expect me to be me anymore. Those that are true to me, I am afraid it is because of these people that I have become so private in my own feelings. I only blame those people that have hurt me. To be honest, those that have hurt me truly and they know who they are...one message, in my world you do not exist, for you people, I am dead. For the very few people that I showed my soul to and have let me down, I am more than dead to you!

I only believe in true relationships and there are a few of these in my life and I love those people more than anything in this world. I am glad that these few people have so much value in my life and I know that I or even they will never let go of the relationship. I hope that God does protect these relationships as they are worth it!

As I end this blog message, it may seem harsh or whatever, it may hurt some but that pain you feel is only a mere 1% of the pain I feel. All I can say is that stay true to yourself only and I am sure God will bless you with a few true relationships because those people are true themselves!

On a positive note, in February I am getting the opportunity to meet Shah Rukh Khan again at the Zee Carnival and I cannot wait to see my favourite star once again. I hope this summer is also great and I get to meet my biggest idol, if not I will travel to India myself!

Take care and lots of love to all,
Rahul N. Singh

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Happy New Year!

2009-01-01T22:46:00.003Z

Hi to all my readers,

Firstly I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year. May 2009 bring you everlasting happiness and success. May there be peace and unity in this world!

As I reflect on this one year, my first novel is complete, my blog is a success, I have started writing movie and music reviews for Bollywood films. Also, I have started writing my new novel, which is based on a London-based gangster!

I think the start of this New Year is that I am going to let go of those people that have let me down. To move on in life and accept that these people are not worth it. Even if I have given them my all, it would not be appreciated. At this moment in time, I have no time or effort to keep my relations with them. I have always tried to be positive but I guess it is this positivity that has shown me that who is true to me.

I guess this new year means a new beginning, a new start for everything. I must say that lately I have become more reserved and I think that is the way I will remain.

I do wish you all a Happy New Year and all the best for 2009! I pray that everyone gets everything they want.

Love you all,
Rahul N. Singh

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