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Spending time with a forgotten friend.

Friends play such an important part in shaping your personality and you have some of your dearest memories linked with them.
However I have failed to stay in touch. 
Even if I miss them, so very much, I have not made an effort.
So this New Years, I am going to make a change, I am going to remove some time out, for my old friends, who might feel I have forgotten them.
I am starting with an evening at the movies and a long dinner catching up on , gossip, Life and fun !
Don’t wait for the calendar to flip to 2019.
Call your forgotten friend now ! 

COLD CHOCOLATE WAR

Talkie – Belgian Dark Chocolate Mouse Cake
Theatre – @therollingpinindia
Ticket Price – Rs.125

Box office rating – 2.8 stars

Review -A salivating film, about a war fought between Belgium and Switzerland that not many know of.
The movie showcases the famous chocolate hero, Belgium chocolate and his victorious win.
Switzerland was a land of superior milk chocolate warriors, who are fooled by a dusty and fine strategy planned by Belgian Chocolate.
Like the Trojan horse of Troy, Belgian chocolate decided to enter the city of Switzerland, in disguise, wearing a blue cape and white chocolate crown.
The Swiss chocolate army thought of him a King, of a nearby Swiss village and let him pass.
Just when the Belgian chocolate reached to greet the king, he dropped his blue cape, revealing the smooth chocolate mousse inside of his, impaling the sword through his stomach killing the milky white king. This was how Belgium won the war and till date there remains a Cold War between the milk chocolates of Switzerland and dark cocoa chocolates of Belgium.

DR. D-OH!

Talkie – Bubblegum Shake
Theatre – Doh !
Ticket Price – Rs. 225
Box Office Rating – 2.5 stars

Cast – Milk, Cream, Vanilla Ice cream, Bubblegum.

Review – This movie is about a famous doctor, Dr. D:OH. Dr. D:OH was a vanilla specialist doctor. He was famous for treating in a very unusual way. One day, A sweet sugary Vanilla visited his dispensary, who was suffering from Blandaria. Dr. D:OH, checked Mrs. Vanilla and prescribed Milk and Cream twice in a day for a week. But, even after a week, Vanilla returned to doctor with side effects. Doctor thought a lot and came up with a solution of giving an injection of sweet bubblegum essence. This essence will get inside Mrs. Vanilla’s sugary blood and make it sweet. Well, Mrs. Vanilla and the movie was still bland and the injection din’t work much.

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Feeding the birds is also a form of prayer – Pope Pius XII.

This is probably the last thing on our minds, when we think of the things we could do with our Last 30 Dates in 2018.
But trust me it feels heavenly.
On your way to work or home find a some time, buy some tasty food for the birds and feed them.
We assure you it will be tasty for them and liberating for you.

FRY FLICK

Talkie – Hot and Spicy French Fries
Theatre – @thechocolateheaven_mumbai

Ticket – Rs 170
Box office Rating – 2 stars 

Review – It is a short film based on teenage romance. This is a genre that is often explored, but rarely a mega hit. Unfortunately this teen flick doesn’t quite do justic to the genre.
This masaledar story, explores the deep fried, crispy potato Mr. French fries undying love for the spicy and saucy Thousand Island.
Whenever a film has these two characters at play, you expect, the spicy thousand Island and crunchy French Fry to work wonders. But sadly neither do they live up to the predictable taste of such a classic, nor have they invented something new. I wish they could add more characters and twists in the story.

AT THE BAR

Talkie – Grilled shrimp spaghetti
Ticket Price – Rs.390

Theatre – @culinarytalesmumbai
Box office rating – 3.5 stars

Cast – grilled Shrimp, Aglio Olio Spaghetti, garlic bread, shredded cheese and stir fried veggies.

Review – This film is a visual delight that could have had a slightly more delicious screenplay.
Set in a dry and greasy bar of Italy, Aglio Olio Spaghetti stood in the middle of a chaotic street of salt and pepper. The bar tender had a staff of crunchy and fresh stir fried veggies.
One day at the bar, two rubbery, shrimp men, suited and grilled in oil, standing tall were seated at the bar. It started with a mild conversation about some shredded cheese. But turns into a heated one, where one amongst the two shrimp man kills the other.
I won’t disclose this climax of how and why the shrimp killed the other. But you must try this Italian gangster film at a refreshing theatre called Culinary Tales.

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Sometimes, it is better to bunk class and enjoy with friends, because now, when I look back, marks never make me laugh, but memories do – A.P.J Abdul Kalam

We are closing in on 2018 ,and there is so much , we wish we had done. I am sure, only a few of us would have done something that was a thing of our childhood, for an example, the joy of a breathless, pani puri eating competition with a friend. Pick your favorite memory and most importantly a childish memory, and relive it today. Because that is what will make you smile when you think of 2018.

AYE AYE WATERMELON – BASIL

Talkie – Watermelon and Basil
Theatre – Grandmama’s Cafe (Juhu)
Box Office Ratings – 3.8 stars
Ticket prices – Rs. 170

Cast – Watermelon and Basil
Review –
You must have heard of Batman and Robin, Ant Man and Wasp. But have you ever heard a superhero duo story of Watermelon and Basil. No?
Then read this to know the classics of Watermelon and Basil.
There was an era of Summer, where a villain ;Heat who was attacking all human kind, sucking up all their energy and water.
People stayed indoors at all times, schools stayed shut until the rains would shield them from the heat.
Looking at the plight of these innocent people god sent a refreshing duo called watermelon and Basil to save the world from Heat. Watermelon was round, red and juicy with skills that were hidden it’s sweetness and bulky ness. Basil on the other hand was soft and light, but at the same time had the power to promote extreme blood flow to whomsoever came in contact with.
Watermelon and Basil together created a medicinal cooler, which had antioxidants, proteins, Vitamins and minerals.
This helped the people fight the heat and rejuvenate themselves. The medicinal cooler is still available in all the Grandmama theaters, so book your tickets now.

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‘Buy something tasty from a vendor and say thank you’.

Vendors have a thankless job. 
They too have a family, parents to care for,spouses they love, kids whose dreams are their goals and friends to chill with.
They are basically no different from us.
They have every right to dream and stay happy.
So before you say good bye to 2018, buy something from a vendor you would otherwise not buy from, spend some money on them rather than a store in the mall and thank them for their service.