I love films and music...
oh and TV cos it's my job! i also like taking photos (see about me for links to pics i have taken)
I used to have a massive essay on here... until myspace decided to ruin my whole page! It's at times like that I wish I was more organised and had saved it somewhere.
Anyway, I'll just make a list of artists i love...
Erykah Badu, D'Angelo, Lynden David Hall, Maxwell, Mohammed Rafi, ADF, Nitin Sawney, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holliday, The Beach Boys, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Jeff Buckley, Niraj Chag, Safri Boys, Blur, Oasis, Pulp, Juggy D, Kishore Kumar, Malkit Singh, Lalchand Yamlajat, The Killers, Sukhshinder Shinda, Gurdas Mann, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Bally Sagoo, Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jnr, DJ Aqueel, Suketu, Kat Flint, The New Town Centres (the last 2 aren't in here just cos they're mates, but also cos their music is great - so check it out!)...
there's more i need to remember!
Oh and my profile track usually reflects my mood/emotional state (cos I'm deep like that)... so beware if you ever find any death metal on here! lol
Where do I start?? I could be here all day with this one, but here's a lil list...
*Star Wars (obviously!),
*Goodfellas (the best opening scene ever?),
*Indiana Jones (the best action hero ever?),
*Toy Story (a revolution in animated films),
*Ghostbusters (Who you gonna call?),
*The Lost Boys (scary Keifer Sutherland),
*Stand By Me (scary Keifer Sutherland... again!),
*Sholay (best Indian action film ever),
*Mughal-e-Azam (Indian cinema at its most beautiful),
*Pakeezah (amazing songs),
*Les Quatre Cents Coups (Truffaut's first and best),
*Shawshank Redemption (a great story of friendship),
*The Breakfast Club (one of the ultimate teen films),
*Dirty Dancing (i'm a twenty-something girl, course i love it!),
*Monsoon Wedding (epitome of a Punjabi wedding!),
*Casablanca (no explanation needed),
*The Goonies (a proper kids adventure film),
*Dil Chahta Hai (Aamir Khan and co have great chemistry),
*It's A Wonderful Life (makes you realise life IS wonderful),
*Back to the future trilogy (a time travelling delorean, MJ Fox and hoverboards... what more could you want?!),
*Lord of the rings trilogy (amazing!),
*E.T. (standard for any kid!)
The two best programmes on TV at the mo - The OC and Lost.
In the past - Six Feet Under.
Best animation at the mo - Samurai Jack... it's genius!
*The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy
*Lord of the Rings,
*Harry Potter i-vi,
*White Teeth,
*The 3 Muskateers,
*The Scarlet Pimpernel,
*The Witches,
*James and the Giant Peach,
*The Life of Pi,
*Jane Eyre,
*any book by Bali Rai
*My mum - for being the most inspirational and hard-working woman i know, and teaching me how to be a woman with a bit of class, dignity and self-respect. And she's the best cook!
*My dad - for bringing me up to think twice, question everything and teaching me to be the best person I can be. One of the most intelligent men I know, and totally self-taught.
*My many many uncles - for, along with my dad, being some of the most interesting men on Earth.
Politics, literature, art, music, science, religion, life and death - I've listened to them discuss it all over a plate of pakoras and glassy or 2!