The Campa Cola Compound Story .....

police and public tussle at the society gate 

Today , India witnessed a hapless group of distressed Mumbaikars , line up , arm less against the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation and the Mumbai Police , in a last ditch effort to save what has been their shelter built of not only sand and pebbles , but their own sweat and blood . It has made the dusty lanes of Worli , Mumbai turn into a potential battle spot , with both sides unaware of each others next move , waiting for someone to make the first initiation into the tussle . But , Where did this all start , let's reconstruct a clearer view of the whole drama :
It all began in 1955 , when Pure Drinks Ltd was alloted the plot for setting up a production unit in the same . Later , in 1980 , the same company applied for permission to build residential complexes of the unused land , which was allowed by the BMC , with a approved plan of seven buildings , with up to five floors each . But , the constructors differed  from plans and went on to build five buildings each of 6-7 floors and two towers of 17 and 20 stories . This was taken into notice by the then officials of BMC , who had even brought an immediate "stop-work " notice to the builders , but to no avail . Being at a prime location , these apartments sold like hot cakes , with the occupants not having the slightest awareness of the legal tussle involved in the structure .

the save campa cola has garnered
huge support among celebs

The builders on their part had promised to settle all issues with the BMC , and as per records even some amount was collected by the BMC as fine from the builders for irregularities . Years went on , and the problem remained unsolved , with the residents entirely unaware of the fact that , they have been pushed into a building that never existed in record books . But then , life was normal for all residents , making them carelessly leave up the fact that they were yet to be provided Occupancy Certificates , though taxation , as usual was charged by the BMC to the residents .
Fresh trouble erupted when the residents lined up for water connections from the BMC , which then brought the unsettled score into the corporations memory . And since then , life has been a big question mark for those Worli residents , with every court date threatening to throw them away from what has been their shelter for years . The situation turned the ugliest turn for the residents , when even the Supreme Court of India refused to entertain their plea and ordered BMC to move forward with its plans to demolish the illegal structures .
This judgement by the honorable court is seen as a move to straighten all other such shrewd plans by other builders and set a bench mark by punishing the illegal move . But , this has also raised a few essential queries :
1. Where was the BMC's swiftness for the last 34 years . Seven buildings and two of them towers cannot be built overnight , hidden from the public and BMC officials ,  had it reacted promptly during the construction period , then would the situation have been as bad as it is now  ?

2. The builders being allowed to go on with a "stop-work" notice smells of something fishy , perhaps a nexus between the then officials of BMC and the builders , then will the highest temple of justice in the nation bring the officials into investigation ?
3. The builders , the prime accused in this plot , what is the administrations plans about them ?
4. Will the BMC , which has been collecting legal taxes of those illegal residents , acknowledge its fault and refund the sums collected as holding taxes , etc . over the period ?
5. The residents have been said to have legal possession documents , then how did the government machinery collect stamp duties for illegal possession documents ?
On a ending note , there are several such illegal structures all around the country , the notably best being the Adarsh Housing Board , will the same course of action be taken by the lawmakers , or will presence of influential names in the occupancy force a softened stand , well its for the time to tell , for now it's important that the Honorable Supreme Court self-introspects its move on whether is it actually setting a benchmark decision for such cases , and if yes then is it punishing the guilty or the victims ?

a banner pleading support from fellow countrymen by campa cola residents

 -Abi.

Ek Villain - a preview .

sid and shraddha in ek villain 

The Lead 

Sidharth Malhotra 

Sid is seen in a all new avatar 

After a charismatic debut in the KJO directorial Student of the Year , Sid marked himself firmly in the favorite list of all young audiences of Bollywood . His muscular looks , perfectly complimented his soft speaking character , and as expected Sid ruled the charts of sort after men . Since then , there has been no looking back for the Delhi lad . Months back , another fabulous act in the Rom-com Hasee toh Phasee saw Sid cementing his place for a rich legacy . But , all the audience wish to see in a upcoming actor is how he performs in varying genres , and here's Sid in a completely different shade of what he has done till date , and it looks optimistic .

Shraddha announced big with her debut

Shraddha Kapoor
The Celeb offspring had a dream debut with Mohit Suri directed Aashiqui 2 , which saw both the plot and the cast be an instant hit . There's not a lot the audience have seen of Shraddha since then
,and hence , there's a lot excitement with her performance in the movie . Also , we have Shraddha voicing for a lovely track for the movie , which has been ruling the chartbusters since .

Theatrical Trailer 

The Plot

Though predictability is pretty low for the movie's plot from what we have received yet , it seems we are to be presented with a action-packed edge-of-the seat thriller suspense , though romance seems to be on a high note . The story is said to be of villains and their love affairs , and that is all we are available with till now . While every new bite in form of interview , songs  or poster adds another twist to imaginative build-up in the audience's mind , the actual content can be unleashed only when the curtains rise on 27th .

Buzz and Reception 
The trailer and especially the songs have been highly acclaimed by every critic , who have been vocal of Ek-Villain subduing all competitors for a rich collection . There has been a special mention of the music directors as critics say " never was such a complete album made , a box full of chartbusters " , and its predictable , this is all set to achieve a big milestone and it has the audience's buzz in its favor .

-Abi.

PM in Bhutan - googly for others , bull's eye for India

From the day he was to-be sworn in as the future prime minister , Namo has been busy planning strategic efforts to bring back diplomatic relations with all our neighbors from the lows we have seen in the past . Be it inviting all SAARC premiers to the swearing-in ceremony or selecting Bhutan as his first foreign destination since coming to office  , the leader is always seen en-route to a perfect bingo at the end .
His latest decision of selecting Bhutan over other invites has come as a unbelievable feat attained for the Bhutanese power , while it was the need of the hour to have Bhutan , in favor as a very important strategic move . Over the last few months , there have been repeated reports of anti-India organisations operating from Bhutan . Also , some major diplomatic errors by the past government had seen Bhutan inch closer towards China .
Also , the geographic location of Bhutan makes it extremely important , being a defense buffer between the Asian giants of India and China , so , Bhutan being made the first spot in the PM's visit has not come as a surprise for expert diplomats .
In his address to the Bhutanese house , Namo laid stress on how a strong India is good for the whole SAARC region , and how Bhutan is a major element in India's future strategies . He described the India-Bhutan friendship to have stood the test of time , and  also announced further expansion in several trade and developmental agreements .
Seeing the warmth involved by both sides in visit , one can say , happier and good days are here for long between the two neighbors

-Abi.

Sports Bites : Weighing the India Cap ..

Each time a new cap has been presented to a fortunate individual , it has made the media houses go tizzy sniffing out reasons behind the player making the cut , so it was more than expected for the news that a team of new-faces and returning-faces representing India in the ongoing Bangla series to sell as hot cakes . The situation was made more tricky when the host captain welcomed the so-called "second-string Team India " with an unpleasant remark of being surprised at the light-weight approach of BCCI towards the series and thus ended up spicing up the dead rubber .
As the teams headed for the first time in Mirpur yesterday , it was a lose-lose situation for both , with Bangladesh under the threat of severe unpopularity , losing from a weaker India , whilst Team India were to lose sight of potential comebacks in case of a poor outing . There were several debates whether the Indian cap has been devalued going by the number of new faces in the squad but the emphatic victory that the team had in Mirpur yesterday has seen the dust settle down . With India taking a 1-0 lead in the three match affair , it remains to be seen who has the last laughter , and what results do the BCCI's new experiment bore for it .

-Abi.

The intro chord ....

In today s webbed , self-socialized life led by us , indigenous thought process is more or less an extinct species . We try to emulate the most shiny profile in our contact list , and in the process end-up losing the original self created by the almighty . It is aptly said " if all the faces were to be fine and best , the world would have been a boring store of identical toys " . So , keeping in mind the need to have a channel which allows to see ourselves in our own reflection , we begin this journey of posting the heart's treasures and display them before the worldly brains ......


-Abi.