I found this off a real old blog I maintained. Its a letter to the 'younger me'. I thought it was worth keeping - and what better way than to put it here? Here goes:


Dear Gursimran,
I write to you, not to tell you what lies before you but to give you the strength to cope with it. Your life won't be easy. It never has been, and it never will be. But it is not a cause for concern, for no one's is. You will of course, realize this with time. I know you're in a hurry to grow up and take control of the world around you, but go slow, for you will never lead such an innocent life again. Never tire of learning more. Try to read as much as you can and learn to put across your feelings effectively, else you'd regret it later in your life.
Don't worry too much about the future. Be yourself and don't change that for anyone who comes your way. Don't forget that you're but a kid and you must accept that like everyone else around you. I write this to you hoping that my words from the future can perhaps help shape my past better.
You have always been creative in thought and life will tend to extract that from you as you grow. Never leave your creativity and originality behind. It will be the one thing that will take you places in life. Love those around you, they are not hostile to you. Even if they are, accept them, for they too are accepting you.
Its alright if you don't have a sibling. Think of all the unconditional love that is showered on you. You don't need a sibling to find emotional support, find friends who will equalize that love which you expect. No one will stand by you forever. The friends you're holding on to so dearly will not even look at you years later. Don't blame them or yourself. You grow out of things all the time.
It will only be over a passage of time when you would come to realize how people change and how things transform. You will encounter many emotions you've never known, but don't be afraid to follow your heart as long as you're true to yourself. Be brave because you may never know when you encounter the undesirable. Believe in yourself, thats the best weapon I can suggest for you.
Gursimran, the future will hold many promises for you, but for that you must act right in your present. This life won't come again. Live it to the most so that when years later you're writing a letter to your younger self, you can smile like I am today.
Love,
Gursimran

Suddenly the realization dawns upon me that I may be the only one who didn't like Lage Raho Munnabhai - oh God, am I evil?
I personally don't care even if I am devil personified, but if I spent 2.5 hours on something, I'd expect it to be worth it. Which Munnabhai part 2 - for me wasn't.
The movie is not a sequel to the very popular Munnabhai MBBS, but it like another episode with only two common characters - Munna (who sadly, is referred to more as Murli) and Circuit. While Arshad saves the sanity of the movie, Sanjay - to me - looks a little tired in his acting. As if its a trodden path and he doesn't have to work hard enough to make it work. Like the brand is established and he only has to play the part. He didn't really impress.
Vidya Balan is pretty - no doubt, but has little to show for her part. Her only role in the movie is to give a pleasant presence and add a romantic twist to it - though the romance too is not well-formatted. While the naughtiness in Chinky - Munna relationship in the first part puts a smile on your face, Jhanvi - Murli don't click as a fun couple. Its just too typical like a hindi movie. Boman Irani is pushed into a part of a corrupt Sardarji (Lucky) - but is made to look rather repulsive than funny. The costumes make him vulgar, loud and incompetant of raising any smiles - I guess I was just lost in his nasty beard and red pajamas.
The comedy is not great. Infact, its only average. I don't recall any fits of laughter or even giggles throughout the movie. The take is on Gandhism, and its application in today's life. The idea is good, so is the implementation - but in the midst of it all, we wonder why it had to be Munna and Circuit, it might as well have been some other characters.
LRM is not a funny movie - its not a comedy. Its a feel-good light-hearted movie, but it doesn't even come close to MBBS. While the producers have tried hard to push too many pretty faces around the canvas - Vidya, Diya, Abhishek, Jimmy.. they have forgotten the core of Munnabhai.
Humor.