What's the new mantra of 2010? All is well. I don't know how to write it the way Aamir Khan says it in the film 3 Idiots: "Aal iz wail", maybe.

I just read Amit Varma's post saying that though he enjoyed the film, its story sucks. Yup, for most of the Bollywood movies, you need to tell your brain "Sleep  Well" during the three hours of the movie. If you don't, you keep wondering what's happening.

The movie is an overall entertainer, but then there is this sloppy ending. Friends beating up a long lost friend, huh. Couldn't they think something more interesting? But this isn't the only reason why I think 3 Idiots is just a mediocre movie. One of the basic premise of the story isn't convincing enough.

As I write this, I am thankful to my parents that they never pressured me with their expectations. Not that they didn't want me to excel in my life and have a good career—they wanted me to be a doctor. They were supportive, and never rebuked me for not qualifying in the several competitive exams that I took in my short attempt to get into a medical college--and I failed in all of them during the two years. But they had faith in me; they thought I had enough brains to make a decent career in other possible areas, if not medicine.

Why am I telling this to you? Right now, I can see a news report in The Times of India about a 17-year-old class XII girl ending her life by hanging herself to the ceiling fan in her home. The girl had been allegedly rebuked by her teacher for poor grades.