Its been raining in Mumbai since Friday. And boy! I’m loving it. Thursday evening there were light showers in my area. I did not expect such heavy rain on Friday. So I was caught unawares. No raincoat, no umbrella. Still, I loved it. Getting drenched in the first rain of this monsoon. I sure am glad that the rains have arrived earlier than usual. It was a really hot summer. The heat and sun was driving me nuts. I am so very glad that the temperatures have dipped many degrees. There has been constant rain since then.

I am not usually so enthusiastic about rains. I hate getting drenched and muddy. All my pastel and white dresses will have to be kept at the bottom of my closet. I don’t want to get them dirty. But still, this yea, I welcome the rain. It’s a beautiful season, isn’t it? The down side of rains in Mumbai is the flooded roads and traffic congestion. Sure enough, I was delayed to work because of traffic jams. But, what the heck, I am just going to enjoy the rains this year.

Now that the IPL is finally over, its raining movies at the Box Office.  There was a serious drought of good movies. Now there is the big release “Sarkar Raj” with almost whole of Bacchan clan starring in it. Every single news channel had interviews of the Bachchan parivaar. I was quite sick of them. Then there is “Sex and the City”, “Mere Baap pahle aap”, “ Aamir”.

I decided to tread the road less traveled and watched “Aamir”, this weekend. This is a small movie and had a limited release in multiplexes. I saw it in a mini theatre, with just a handful of people. It is a debut film, both for the director, Rajkumar Gupta and the lead actor, Rajeev Khandelwal. It is definitely not a mainstream movie. I appreciate Khandelwal’s guts for taking up this role. With his good looks and romantic lead roles in TV serials, this one is a deviation.  The film has received some good reviews from the critics. Especially the gritty portrayal of Mumbai’s underbelly. The cinematography is awesome. The movie is pacy, but somehow lacks the punch in the end. Especially liked the beginning and the background track of “It’s a good day”. I am a sucker for good background scores. There are a few other tracks. But having an English gaana in the opening sequence – I really liked. Go watch it if you are a fan of serious cinema.