Krrish vs Superman - 2 !!

Hi Guys,

Thanks for your interest in the first episode of this series. :~)

So, lets continue the war. ;~)

One of the most common arguments we hear from junta is that the Indian Hero dances and sings which is very unrealistic. Now I got a different view on it. I guess this is where our strength lies. I ask why shouldn't we put songs and why shouldn't our hero dance ??

We shouldn't forget that Movies are just a medium of expression. And just like any art the artist is free to use any tools he deems suitable to convey the meaning. So, if the hero wanna express his love for his dearest, why shouldn't he sing !!

And I gotta say Bollywood music is one of the most beautiful, pleasant and sweet treasures we have. The quality of music and lyrics is uncomparable. Now I don't wanna generalize it to every crap director in Bollywood ( say David Dhawan ) but nevertheless one would agree that songs in 'Rang De Bansanti' ( by Rakesh Mehra ) were beautifully executed and never hampered the story.

As far as dance is concerned I am proud of Bollywood brand of 'dance' . Why?? , u might ask. Becoz it is not just dependent on physical movements. I have seen many English videos and I have to say that their dance just don't touches the soul, it is very much restricted to body movements ( Again, not applicable to each and everyone ). To better understand what I am trying to say just see the range of steps in an average Bollywood song. For e.g. take 'Des Rangila' from Fanna, the use of hands/legs movements, facial expressions is so beautiful, and take 'Main Aisa kyon hoon' from Lakshaya, wow! Every movement was in tandem with the theme of the song.

So, if Krrish sings and dances, it adds to his strenght. And I gotta say Hrithik is just amazing. Great movements and the whole dance sequence appears natural. See 'San-na-na, Aaj Pawan Bhi' for e.g.

So guys, just savour our own brand of SuperHero rather than uselessly comparing it to others.

Might be continued ... :~)

Krrish vs Superman - 1 !!

Welcome to the war of the month. :) With news channels sucking all they can from Krrish vs Superman, the 'aam aadmi' wonders what the hell is going on.

Because many of them even don't know Superman. It is kind of roti vs Pizza. Now how many Indians know or have tasted Pizza ?? ( Plz remember there is a lot of India other than Bangalore or Delhi :P )

Nevertheless this makes an interesting discussion and I was really entertained by a fight between 2 ladies on a news channel, with one hailing Krrish and the other defending Superman, though I am sure that none of them really gives a damn about either. :D

But whomever you prefer, one thing is clear, Indians have declared Krrish as the winner. And this movie is creating record box-office history. So, as far as money-makers are concerned Krrish is the king now.

But lets move to a logical comparison between them. First both are different. Lets not forget that one is an Indian and the other, an American Superhero. Their cultural heritage and environment is different. Their powers are different. Their styles are different. So, as such the comparison might be futile.

But ofcourse Superman is technically better. Little doubt about that. But then I gotta say that the stunts in Krrish are great enough to excite the audience and even make them jump. I myself have witnessed people getting really excited (especially children) while watching Krrish taking those long strides. More importantly, Hrithik Roshan makes Krrish appear very real when compared to Brandon Routh performing Superman.

And I gotta say Superman costume is at most funny. I mean, u got a gown hanging from your neck, S printed on your chest and a red underwear over your pant !! Seems Superman, has dressed up in hurry. ;-P

And lets not forget that Krrish is an Indian movie with Indian budget, so its gotta be technically lagging.

Well, there are so many other things to be discussed. Lets see guys what you have to say,

To be continued ...

Machine Learning Continued! - 2

Hey Guys,

I am back. Well, its after a long gap. But I hope now I am more consistent.

Thanks to Mohit for his insightful comment. He mentioned some very cool points ->

• We choose to learn or not from experience.

• We learn from our and others' mistakes.

I believe a more intelligent human being will choose to learn from experience. Though I don't have a formal proof. So, taking this assumption, lets go ahead with building a machine which learns from experience. In absence of this way of learning, I don't know how can a machine become intelligent. Thoughts are invited in this line of thinking.

The second point is pretty cool. But I guess this also comes under experience only. This is more of a reward/punishment procedure. So, father says to the child -> if you sit quietly I give you a chocolate.

If chocolate is defined as a reward, then sitting quietly might be a fruitful activity in the future, in case the machine is looking for a reward. Keeping in mind that there might be situations in which we are looking for punishment. :~)

So, guys I think we can march ahead with this exiciting discussion.

Please pour down your ideas.

Have a great time...