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October

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A good story, a talented cast and a genius director can always create magic on screen. Well that's exactly what happened in the case of October. Shoojit Sircar  is an amazing director with a great vision . His movies are sweet, subtle and sober and his previous movies are still  loved by many people because of the beautiful essence he adds to storytelling. So this movie was already in good hands and we all knew that.           Varun Dhawan - the Golden Dharma child, who always ends up doing Rom-com flicks did a very good job as the lead of October. Almost the entire movie is on his shoulders which he is quite capable of handling by now. After seeing  him in Badlapur, I was certainly sure that he can act in a genre completely based on  anger,vengeance and emotional sentiments. But October is something very different. A movie which actually changes your mindset about how life is altogether and how it can be endured with love, peace and patience.             Basically this movie i

F.R.I.E.N.D.S vs. HIMYM

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So lemme clear the air first by saying that both these shows are amazing no doubt about it and comparing them will be a difficult task. These shows have always been on either side of a weighing scale. However I'm still going to jump into this so that people can choose wisely. Although a small piece of advice if you haven't watched either of them you should start with FRIENDS. Why to start with FRIENDS? Simple. Its in a way more humorous and less emotional than HIMYM. Does this mean that HIMYM is less humorous? No. It shows us a better version of reality then FRIENDS. Its shows us that life is not always easy but not that difficult as well. Basically both shows have this 1 strong similarity that the entire show is based on how each individual reacts. In FRIENDS, it is a tale of 6 FRIENDS and how the life around them turns into motion whereas in HIMYM, Ted, a guy from  group of 5 friends tells his kids about how he met their mother i.e his wife. The cast of both the shows