Movies
- Casablanca – Classic love triangle set against the backdrop of wartime conflict. It’s a potboiler with everything going for it - superb musical score, suspense, unforgettable characters and extremely memorable dialogues. It showcases all emotions beautifully of lost love, war, duty and sacrifice.
- Hangover – it’s a mindless laugh riot that is completely over the top. Its funny line for line and plays out like a mystery of crazy incidents. You cant wait for the next scene to unfold.
- Life is Beautiful – It’s a movie that touches your heart and moves you. Life is beautiful is truly beautiful. It’s a poignant story of life and love set against the backdrop of world war II. It’s a movie with a moral that tells you that “He who laughs last laughs best”.
- Dabangg – This is what I call “Full on” entertainment with the desi Robinhood in full creation with mind blowing music and masti – Total Paisa Vasool.
- Mughla e Azam – A classic love story told in the mist lavish manner. This is one of the biggest box office hits in Indian cinema. The film broke box office records in India when released and held the record for the highest grossing film ever
Books
- Kane & Able by Jeffrey Archer – A marvelous story spanning 60 years. This brings alive multiple emotions in the struggle to build fortunes.
- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini – It’s a beautiful story set against the volatile history of Afghanistan that brought out the role of educations in women’s lives.
- Kite Runner by Khalid Hosseini – Ita a story of two friends from different socio – economic backdrop but forge a deep bond that transcends politics, war and economics.
- The Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams – An extraordinary trilogy that I have read twice and both the times enjoyed it as much. A wacky adventurous story that literally takes you to the end of the world.
- Many Lives Many Masters by Dr. Brian Weiss – This book on past life therapy has truly given a new meaning to my life. The teachings of the masters spirit have a message for all of us and our body is just a vehicle for us while we are here.
Music
- Tere Ishq Ne Nachaya by Abida Parveen - Abida Parveen sings love songs and induces spiritual estacy with her megistic voice.
- Teri Deewani by Kailash Kher from the album Kailaasa – Kailash Kher has an earthy rustic voice that emanates straight from the belly to the listeners heart.
- Mustt Mustt Album by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – I adore Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and his music. All his Qawwalis are a benchmark as far the devotional sufi music is con cerned.
- Tere Mast Mast Do Nain by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – infact I enjoy most of Rahat’s songs. He has a vocal mastery and all his songs have great emotional power.
- RD Burman – Album – Collection of forever songs – Right from Padosan to Amar Prem to Aa Gale Lag Jaa to Sholay – all his songs have an ever green quality and can never go out of vogue even for the next many generations.
