Max reaches his friend’s place and is surprised at how small an office he has and stops to wonder if he was doing something that wasn’t worthwhile. He scraps all the random thoughts running through his mind and steps in. Walks into his friend’s office and meets him. His friend welcomes him with a hug and asks him to take a seat. Without wasting anytime, his friend introduces Max to one of his subordinates and asks him to commence the process of familiarizing Max with the goings on of the distribution unit. From identfying production companies, negotiating, agreements, logistics, stock checking, distribution, further negotiationm basically from alpha to omega.

As time passed, Max started showing exemplary skills in every field. He also went the extra mile and became sort of the union leader of the employees. He got their concerns to the higher authorities; his friend. Within a short time span of 4 years, he had managed to increase the distribution units from 1 to 4 in 3 different cities. His friend was very proud of him and promised to make him his partner and let him handle 2 sectors all by himself. Max regularly sent money to his uncle’s house and wrote to them as he considered them his family. He had also saved enough money to invest in real estate, and 3 ambassadors. Don’t ask me why he bought 3 of them. Maybe he found some use of it. Within another year, business was going smooth but stagnant. No growth and they badly needed to expand. His friend put forward the idea of him joining his business and both of them investing more money into the business and opening up more distribution units in 2 other cities to increase their revenues. Max readily agreed as, in a way, he was thankful for the life he had and he wanted to grow. After their discussions, his friend agreed to invest quite a bit of money and to get Max to be an equal share holder, his friend asked him to invest the same amount. If Max invested that amount, he would be left with exactly INR 8,000/-.

In a way Max loved the challenge. He thought to himself, “If this is a wrong decision, then I stand to learn from this. So what, I have my friend and team with me. If something goes wrong, we can always work our way up.” He agreed and they started the procedures to open the new units. He handed over the money to his friend and told him to take care of the formalities as that was what was happening all these years. He handed over the money and decided to visit his only family to tell them the good news and go check on them after years. As soon as he said this, I sat back on my chair, widened my eyes and cupped my mouth. Max looked at me and made the loser sign on his forehead. I sat there motionless.  Max was in charge of all the operations whereas his friend was in charge of the management. He stops, looks at me and says, “You guessed right Mithun, he screwed me. I am not ashamed to admit it.” He adviced, “Whenever you get cheated or screwed in business, shout it to whomever you want. Do not keep it within. Only then will you have the drive to prove to those that you can come out of it and you are capable of it. If you are the only one who knows it along with a few others, you will keep a low profile and end up a loser.”

In a way, it is true. It does help in many ways. I openely accept my first failure but at the same time working ten times harder to prove myself and find myself at peace. I find a lot who agree with me in the wrong decisions I made, advice me, correct me, say the I-told-you-so phrase but most of all support me and offer me all kinds of help. And one thing I appreciate and realize is that, all those weren’t just words. Every single person who promised to help me has come to my aid, with absolutely no expectations. It is indeed a good feeling. Just for the sake of those people, I want to excel in life. I will ensure I do not make the same mistakes that I made and I saw others make. But I might make new ones. Take life as it comes and learn as you go.

Max then returns from his home to find out that his childhood mate and his work buddy for so many years has, no points for guessing, invested his money and moved on. All within a matter of 2 weeks. Apprently, the procedures had started well before the handing over of the money. Basically he was broke with just INR 4000/-, 3 ambassadors and a piece of land. What he did after that, I can not say, f@#k!!! He quit his job, spent a few months brooding over his mistake and without wasting anymore time went on to build a whole new business that flourished to not that state alone but 3 different states and lives a happy life with his family. Due course of this new venture he went through a lot of hardships as well which I am not allowed to speak about. Pretty much the same thing, backstabbing, cheating, lying, but by other people in new ways. This time, he had a back up plan for everything that happened. He ends by saying, “Once bitten, twice shy. I just followed my instincts and learnt to observe, read and decipher people.”

Recently, his old friend got in touch with him, apologized and asked him if he was interested in a new business venture and told him this time he would work for him. “What goes around, comes around.” He told me, “Mithun, you just do your part. The universe has a way of its own. It will reward you with everything you want if you want it with all your heart and work towards it.”

If you guys haven’t heard of or watched it, please get your hands on this documentary called “The Secret”. It is a life changing documentary. NOT THE MOVIE, THE DOCUMENTARY. At least for me. I hope you enjoyed this post. I just wish Max lets me write about his work someday. I would love to share the rest of his story. It is action packed.

Cheers!!!

As a movie buff, I watch anything and everything that comes my way. Be it action, comedy, thriller, suspense, horror, classics, world movies, sheer slapstick comedy, name it, I watch it if I get the chance and time.

But most of the times, especially these days, it is hard to get myself to sit and watch a movie as there are a million things running through my head and after while I feel I am wasting precious time. Is it a common feelng or is it just me?

Anyway, here are the movies that are a must watch. I will keep updating this post so keep an eye on this space.

I have gone through enough pain to put this together. I have been collecting movies for almost a decade now. Each one of these movies are a worth watch.

If you have watched these movies already, please forgive this soul, this post is for the less fortunate ones. The ones, you know, who are not as cool as you. But if you want to add onto this list, be my guest. I will add them to the post.

Update 1

Transformers 2 : Revenge of the Fallen, Get Rich or Die Tryin, The Hangover, Notorious, No Country For Old Men, The Usual Suspects, Changeling, Bruno, Boondock Saints,  Ali-G, Blow, Borat, Trainspotting, All Gods Children Can Dance, The Reader, Sideways, Dragon Hunters, Frequency, Breach, Red Belt,Fireflies in the Garden, Kill Switch, Mongol, Contact,Mr. Untouchable,Wristcutters – A Love Story,O Jerusalem, Dead Man Walking, Schindler’s List, The Strangers, The Caller, Contact, The Visitor, Partition, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Shawshank Redemption, Contact, Juno, Donnie Brasco, Lord Of War, Funny Money, 300, London, 21, Seven Samurai, American History X, Scarface Ronin, Restraint, Snatch, Red Face, Spy Game, Sleepy Hollow, Pursuit Of Happyness

If you feel, “Damned, I’ve watched all these, this is a shit list”. The next step would be to grab your mouse, scroll to the right top corner of this page and just click on the “close” button. Very simple…

Otherwise, if you find this list somewhat useful, then scan through, cross out the ones you have already watched and watch the ones you haven’t. It ain’t rocket science my friend.

Update 2

Spun, Thank You For Smoking, The Doors, The Sixth Sense, 8 Mile, In Bruges, Signs, Unbreakable, The Bridge On River Kwai, Dr. Zhivago, Nothing Like The Holidays, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Shrek, Valkyrie, Seven Pounds, I – Robot, I Am Legend, Ace Ventura – Pet Detective, Ace Ventura – When Nature Calls, Man on the Moon, Einstein & Eddington, Zeitgeist Addendum, Lord of the Rings, The Caller, Frost Nixon, Underworld, American Pie, Harry Potter, X – Men, The Wrestler, Wall -E, Marley & Me, Doubt, Pink Panther, Blairwitch Project, Finding Nemo, Shark Tale, Good Morning Vietnam, Rainman, Star Wars, Kung – Fu Panda, All Roads Lead Home, Camille, Charlie and Me, Choke, Clubbed, Flow For the Love of Water, Freezer Burn, God On TrialGood, Humboldt County, Hunger, Keith, Kenny, In the Land of Women, Murder.com, Outlander, Passchendaele, Pride and Glory, Push, Tamami The Baby’s Curse, The Secret life of Bees, The Wave, The Hurt Locker, The Lucky Ones, The Last King of Scotland, Blood Diamond, Apocalypto, Passion of the Christ, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Recount

Update 3

Ray, Walk the Line, Soloist, 2012, The Godfather, Rocky, Rambo, Little Miss Sunshine, Good Will Hunting, Independence Day, Magnolia, The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951), Mystic River, Big Fish, Kill Bill, Waterboy, Cast Away, Big, Philadelphia, The Terminal, The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Rosemary’s Baby, Bonnie and Clyde, The Omen, The Grudge, The Ring, The Exorcist, The Conversation, King Kong, The Adventures Of Robin Hood (1938), The Letters from Iwo Jima, Casino, The Rounders, The Children of Men, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Seven, Heat, Terminator, Toy Story, Harvery, Friday Night Lights, V for Vendetta, The Lion King, Ratatouille, The Graduate, Batman – The Dark Knight, Batman – The Begining, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Silence of the Lambs, The Hannibal, Red Dragon, The Matrix, Forrest Gump, Apocalypse Now, Saving Private Ryan, Behind Enemy Lines, Bad Company
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The Prestige, Duplex, There’s Something About Mary, Star Trek, Sin City, Braveheart, The Patriot, Jaws, Midnight Meat Train, The Green Mile, Blade, Gladiator, The Manchurian Candidate, Die – Hard, Lethal Weapon, The General’s Daughter, The Jackal, Ben Hur, Les Diaboliques, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, Casablanca, The Blade Runner, Psycho, One Hour Photo, Unforgiven, Sweet Smell of Success, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Flyboys
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Road Trip, Friday, Home Alone, Austin Powers, Liar Liar, Meet The Fockers, Meet The Parents, Bruce Almighty, Men In Black, Hitch, Hairspray, Superbad, Knocked Up, Pineapple Express, Napolean Dynamite, Ocean’s Eleven, Ocean’s Twelve, Ocean’s Thirteen, Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle, Namesake, Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Taladega Nights, Night at the Museum, Wedding Crashers, The Brothers Grimm, Darjeeling Limited, 40-year old Virgin, Step Brothers, School of Rock, The Mummy, Disclosure, Wild Things, Basic Instinct, Gothika, Swordifsh, Bringing Down the House, The Love Guru, 50 First Dates, I Love You Man, Super Troopers, Zoolander, Shanghai Noon,Shangha Knights, Dogma, Dumb and Dumber, Pearl Harbor, Naked Gun, Spy Hard, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, The Gods Must Be Crazy, Dude Where’s my car?, Nacho Libre, Wild Hogs, Babel, Crash, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Charlie Bartlett, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

Update 6

Death at a Funeral, Galaxy Quest, Hot Shots, The Whole Nine Yards, The Whole Ten Yards, South Park, Chity Chity Bang Bang, Rush Hour, Police Story, First Strike, City Hunter, 40 Days and 40 Nights, Dan In Real Life,Lars and the Real Girl, Stuck, The Lady Killers, Road to Perdition, The Aviator, Catch Me If You Can, Revolutionary Road, Titanic, Bowfinger, Jackass: The Movie, Anger Management, Ice Age, American Gangster, Training Day, Man on Fire, The Shining, Gone Baby Gone, 3:10 to Yuma,

These movies are my all time favorites. I am still spading out the rest.

Cheers!!!

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