The Reading Group-Invites ONLY- 1 |p146| - Page 76

Smita ji, the synopsis summary post was really something... I loved the mention of the Nether worlds, the unsuspecting recruits, the obsession with teen pyali chai, and wayward vampires... Alas, had Paulo commissioned the resposnibility of writing THE ALCHEMIST to you, it would've been more bearable. 😃😆😆

My vote: RainbowWarrior (not because she voted for me, or because she wrote poetry; but because her synopsis looked beyond what happened in the story).

Originally posted by: RainbowWarrior

Smita, I love your synopsis collection post, very well written 👏
You should write a fantasy fic 😊

Just to confirm, we start the new book next week?
My free reading space is currently taken by a marathon run of Percy Jackson (5 books in 10 days, only during work hours... imagine that 😉 😆) So, next week works for me 😃

I second it... Smita ji, you ought to start writing! ⭐️

We'll begin discussing the next book when this thread is complete. (Probably the next week will be a reasonable time to start!)

I would also like to ask whether we are still waiting for more votes, or whether we can confirm that our next book is: "A Long Way Down", which will be followed by: "Three Cups of Tea"...

Significant Incidents:

• BluePandora introduced himself (pg. 54) and provided and excellent analysis of his readings.👏
• Rainbow Warrior provided her excellent analysis. 👏
• We decided to vote on what book to read, the book choices were "A Long Way Down" and "Three Cups of Tea". For now ,A Long Way Down seems to be our next venture.
• RW made a reading group badge. It was really appreciated by everyone.👏 We decided to institute member awards for each book.
• Smita introduced the Simplified Synopsis Challenge to which RW and Mohit replied impressively (they could be future poets) and Ekta and Smita came up with simplified summaries which were great. Pinki never did try but if she did it would be like Ekta's and Smita's ,since she isn't too creative especially with words.😆
• Smitha80 introduced herself (pg. 53)
  
• Smita wanted to know what everyone thought about Santima's love story.😛
• Kezia(Ashrozia) introduced herself (pg. 62) as an avid vampire follower.
• Mohit and Ekta were super busy in recruiting new members. 😆
• Mohit described Santiago's physical appearance so Pinki would fall for him(it didn't work) 😆
• Pinki made a racist comment according to Mohit but he refused to argue since he can't argue with Pinki anymore. 😃.
• Smita and Mohit made Pinki happy (is that significant enough to add it to the list or am I rambling?) 😆
• We rambled endlessly on vampires ,teen pyali chais and classical music 😛
• Ekta came to a conclusion, that if she doesn't bribe some members she won't get to read "Three Cups of Tea".
• More endless rambling which is bound to continue until this CC is over, since we decided that when we start a our new book with a new CC.
• Ekta, Smita and Kezia discussed Telangana.
• Mohit averted a major war between Kezia and Pinki by playing classical music.
• The voting for the summary challenge has started, it will end sometime next week and results will be announced.
  

Matters Discussed:

• RW reminded us of the similarity of the quote "And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." And the dialogue "Kehte hai agar kisi cheez ko dil se chaaho toh poori kaynath tumhein usse milane ki koshish mein lag jaati hai."
• If the book was a bollywood movie, how many songs would be in the movie and where would they be placed?

Nice work Pinki 👏 (and rambling is a good thing 😉)

Originally posted by: pinkisluv91

If the book was a bollywood movie, how many songs would be in the movie and
where would they be placed?

I forgot about this one! I'll tackle it now 😃

Firstly, the name of the film...

The Hindi cover of the book does not help much (see below)



The strap line reads "Apne Sapno Ko Saakaar Karne Ki Ek Andrajalik Kahani ", most folks (like me) won't know the meaning of 'Andrajalik' (Mohit, help?!), so can't use that.. need something simpler and yet silly like 'Dhund - The Fog'....

How about...
The Alchemist - Raigistan ke Dil se, Khazane ki khoj tak
The Alchemist - Follow your heart to the girl of your dreams 😛

Now, the songs...

Song 1: The Alchemist (title song)
The title song will play in the background in the opening credits similar to the film 'Aankhen' with Amitabh Bachan giving dialogues.

"AB: A dangerous adventure is about to begin..

Raigistan ke Dil se, Khazane ki khoj tak
The Alchemist, The Alchemist, The Alchemist

AB: Journey through dreams, with wind and sand..

Zindagi ki khoj se, Pyar ki jung tak
The Alchemist, The Alchemist, The Alchemist

AB: Speak to the earth, the world, the universe.. Agni-path, agni-path..
Oops! I mean The Alchemist, The Alchemist 😃


Song 2: Chal chala chal
A carefree happy song (before the journey begins) that Santiago sings on his travels with his sheep, running around trees, and chasing after merchant's daughters of various towns, he passes through.

"Chal chala chal, chal para mai, Akele hi, is raste par
Le jaye jahan bhi, hai mujhko nahi ab, koi bhi fikar

Bhair-bakri, mere saathi... urr chala mai, jaise pavan
Mera sapna, hai ek ladki, jo banaye mujhe, apna sajan

Chal chala chal, chal para mai, saari duniya, hai mera ghar
Mai jao jahan bhi, koi bhi rasta, lagta nahi mujhko darr"


Song 3: Kashmakash
A serious song that plays in the background while Santiago considers the words of the king of Salem, should he go forth on this treasure hunt?

"Kashmakash...
Kashmakash hai...
Kashmakash...
Kashmakash hai...

Kashmakash mai hai jo tu,
Yeh bhi sunta ja..
Hassil nahi koi,
Jisne koshish hi na ki
Manzil ko paoge kaise
Agar tum na aage bade..

Kashmakash hai...
Kashmakash...
Aaj tu hai.... ek kashmakash"


*Whew! hindi films have a lot of songs..* 😕


Song 4: Sheeshay ki Duniya
The song in the Crystal shop at the top of the hill, where our hero gives up his dream (almost) and turns to practicality.

"Sheeshay ke sapnay
Dekhe thay maine
Jo toote, to achha hua
Maine duniya ko bhaap liya

Sheeshay ke bartan
Baichay jo maine
Sapna naya hai mila
Maine Duniya ko paa liya

Sheeshay ke sapnay
Toote jo mere
Maine samajh liya
Sheeshay ki hai Duniya"


Song 5: Raigistan ka Dil
The desert song (duh!), plays in the background while Santiago treks through the sand. The song is a fast number, in complete contrast to the desert (that's hindi films for you 😊)

"Raigistan ka Dil
Raigistan ka Dil

Raith ka risna
Hawa ka chalna
Suno, suno awaaz ko....
Raigistan ka Dil, suno

Suraj ka ugna
Chand ka dhalna
Dekho, dekho is chakra ko...
Raigistan ka Dil, dekho

Raigistan ka Dil
Raigistan ka Dil, suno!
Raigistan ka Dil
Raigistan ka Dil, dekho!"


Song 6: Kab aaoge (question)
The love song, the song of seperation, the song of seperation in love, the song of love that's seperated, the seperated love song... you get the idea? 😉, borrowing heavily from Border 😊

"Urdtay chumman (flying kisses) aate hai, Woh pooche jaate hai
Ke ghar kab aaoge, Ghar kab aaoge
Tum bin, yeh Nakhlistaan (oasis) suna, suna hai"


Song 7: Mai aaonga (answer)
Santiago finds his treasure and sings with joy, once again borrowing heavily from Border 😊

"Mai wapas aaonga, Mai jald hi aaonga
Khazana le kar ke, mai is bahanay se
Nakhlistaan (oasis) mai ek ghar, banaoonga"


** THE END **


Hope you enjoyed that ⭐️

I should be off right now, but I felt compelled to stop and point out the need for compiling the best posts at the end of this thread. (We can't let all the gems of our work stagnate in the midst of some random pages!)
So, who volunteers?? Come on, step forward!! ⭐️

Originally posted by: RainbowWarrior

Hope you enjoyed that ⭐️

RW ji, it just struck me... Have you invented all these songs???

P.S. I'm off actually... but I'd like to know... 'coz I would never be able to do that...

@Smita ji: Can I make a Bollywood-style movie with songs in other languages??

Originally posted by: immunoblot

RW ji, it just struck me... Have you invented all these songs???

P.S. I'm off actually... but I'd like to know... 'coz I would never be able to do that...

Yeah, I did and I thought it was obvious... unless someone's already stolen them while I was making them up today! 😛

I've been writing poetry and songs (in hindi and english) for a long time now so it wasn't too hard 😊

Originally posted by: RainbowWarrior

Yeah, I did and I thought it was obvious... unless someone's already stolen them while I was making them up today! 😛

I've been writing poetry and songs (in hindi and english) for a long time now so it wasn't too hard 😊

@Bold: Nope. Not to me, it wasn't that obvious...

Anyhoo... what really impressed me was AB saying: "The Alchemist, The Alchemist, The Alchemist". That sure has some character! 😆😆😆

Originally posted by: RainbowWarrior

The strap line reads "Apne Sapno Ko Saakaar Karne Ki Ek Andrajalik Kahani ", most folks (like me) won't know the meaning of 'Andrajalik' (Mohit, help?!), so can't use that.. need something simpler and yet silly like 'Dhund - The Fog'....

How about...
The Alchemist - Raigistan ke Dil se, Khazane ki khoj tak
The Alchemist - Follow your heart to the girl of your dreams 😛

I just realized that RW's Bollywood movie begins with a suitable title. Mine should too...
Since THE ALCHEMIST is already fixed, the strap-line must be suitably chosen... I remember a movie called: "Daag - The fire", so I propose the following, which are infinitely more sensible... (Though I wish, I'd have come up with the names that RW has invented.) *envy!

Aww Rainbow ji ,Blot Ji thank you🤗

Wah wah Rainbow ji kya songs diye hain,bas ek item number ki zaroorat hai..we will place it just before he turns into wind.
Ps:I love Percy Jackson series.

Blot Ji,I think we can confirm " A Long Way down" since both Meena ji and SAS ji haven't shown up..