Saurav Arya

One day I got up with a plan to push my boundaries, thus expanding my comfort zone in a variety of unforeseen ways. I asked my friends to Dare me to do something funny , embarassing, strange or adventurous along with a suggested donation amount/reward. If I accept, I’ll write about it, post pictures or videos on the blog and show my thanks by adding him/her on Dare Me! page.

Your dares are always welcomed no matter I’m dead or alive. Submit your dares any time you feel like throwing down a challenge by adding it as a comment to this post.

DARE#1 – Get Married!

From: Naveen.

Reward : Naveen’s presence at my wedding would be no less than a reward

DARE#2 – Dance Salsa for 5 mins non stop with a hot Arabic girl in a disc in Dubai.

From : Debasree.

Reward : Something she can’t say on public forum

DARE#3 – watch ‘RGV ki aag’ daily for a week

From : Utkrisht.

Reward : RGV ki agli movie ka DVD

DARE#4 – Walk the ramp

From : Debasree.

Reward : She will take me out for partying the same night

DARE#5 – Recognise Gunjan before she recognise me at Dubai Airport

From : Gunjan

Reward : Autographed Tshirt

Status : Lost the bet! Got totally stumped by Gunjan’s new avatar in hijab and specs. (31/03/10) - http://www.twitpic.com/1cc8jo

Pyramids of Egypt

Great Wall of China

Taj Mahal ,India

Serengeti Migration Kenya/Tanzania

Galapagos Islands Ecuador

Grand Canyon USA

Machu Picchu Peru

Iguazu Falls Argentina/Brazil

Antarctica Cruise Multinational

Bali Indonesia

Amazon Rain Forest Brazil/Peru

Ngorongoro Crater Tanzania

Great Barrier Reef Australia

Angkor Wat Cambodia

Victoria Falls Zambia & Zimbabwe

Forbidden City China

Bagan Myanmar

Karnak Temple Egypt

Teotihuacan Mexico

Banaue Rice Terraces Philippines

Bora Bora French Polynesia

Acropolis & its Parthenon Greece

Potala Palace at Lhasa China

Jerusalem Old City Israel

Qin Terra Cotta Warriors China

Chichen Itza Mexico

Petra Jordan

Nile River Cruise Egypt

Easter Island Chile

Cappadocia Turkey

Colosseum of Rome, Italy

Fjords of Norway

St Peter’s Basilica Vatican City

Egyptian Museum Egypt

Borobudur Indonesia

Valley of the Kings Egypt

Hong Kong Harborscape China

Sistine Chapel Vatican City

Alhambra Spain

Louvre Museum France

Canals of Venice Italy

Versailles France

Carlsbad Caverns USA

Mecca Saudi Arabia

Kathmandu Valley Nepal

Metropolitan Museum of Art USA

Mt. Everest China & Nepal

Temple Emerald Buddha Thailand

Hagia Sofia Turkey

Pompeii Italy

Kashmir Valley India

Prague Old Town Czech Republic

Golden Temple India

Amalfi Coast & Drive Italy

Meenakshi, India

Chartres Cathedral France

Mezquita of Cordoba Spain

Damascus Old City / Umayyad Syria

Dubrovnik Croatia

Uffizi Gallery, Italy

Rio Panoramic Views Brazil

Golden Pavilion Japan

Delphi Greece

St. Basil’s Cathedral Russia

Abu Simbel Egypt

St. Mark’s Basilica/Campanile Italy

Florence Cityscape Italy

Kremlin Russia

Varanasi & the Ganges India

Li River Cruise China

Shwedagon Stupa Myanmar

Sahara Desert Multinational

Leaning Tower of Pisa Italy

Baalbek Lebanon

Mont-St-Michel France

Topkapi Palace Turkey

Carnival in Rio Brazil

Stonehenge England

Angel Falls Venezuela

Yellowstone USA

Santorini Greece

Petronas Twin Towers Malaysia

Matterhorn Switzerland

New York Skyline USA

Marrakesh Morocco

Eiffel Tower France

Ladakh India

Niagara Falls Canada & USA

British Museum England

Burj Al Arab Dubai, UAE

Yangtze River Cruise China

Yosemite USA

Ayers Rock Australia

Hermitage Museum Russia

Chambord Chateau France

Lijiang / Shangri-La China

Neuschwanstein Castle Germany

Banff National Park Canada

San Francisco USA

Portofino Italy

Rank	Rating	Title	Votes
1.	9.1	The Shawshank Redemption (1994)	477,801
2.	9.1	The Godfather (1972)	385,241
3.	9.0	The Godfather: Part II (1974)	227,425
4.	8.9	Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)	144,919
5.	8.9	Pulp Fiction (1994)	388,392
6.	8.8	Schindler’s List (1993)	257,100
7.	8.8	12 Angry Men (1957)	106,378
8.	8.8	One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)	198,255
9.	8.8	Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)	261,025
10.	8.8	The Dark Knight (2008)	425,960
11.	8.8	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)	340,111
12.	8.8	Star Wars (1977)	304,618
13.	8.7	Casablanca (1942)	158,526
14.	8.7	Goodfellas (1990)	212,928
15.	8.7	Shichinin no samurai (1954)	90,414
16.	8.7	Fight Club (1999)	353,817
17.	8.7	Cidade de Deus (2002)	153,145
18.	8.7	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)	229,889
19.	8.7	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)	365,043
20.	8.7	Rear Window (1954)	110,997
21.	8.7	The Usual Suspects (1995)	251,279
22.	8.7	Psycho (1960)	133,691
23.	8.7	C’era una volta il West (1968)	67,795
24.	8.6	The Silence of the Lambs (1991)	228,639
25.	8.6	The Matrix (1999)	356,507
26.	8.6	Se7en (1995)	257,959
27.	8.6	Memento (2000)	252,093
28.	8.6	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)	306,966
29.	8.6	It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)	96,156
30.	8.6	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)	148,048
31.	8.6	Sunset Blvd. (1950)	50,490
32.	8.6	North by Northwest (1959)	87,452
33.	8.6	Citizen Kane (1941)	131,483
34.	8.6	Léon (1994)	184,346
35.	8.6	Apocalypse Now (1979)	163,253
36.	8.5	American Beauty (1999)	275,470
37.	8.5	Forrest Gump (1994)	277,599
38.	8.5	American History X (1998)	207,782
39.	8.5	Taxi Driver (1976)	144,421
40.	8.5	Vertigo (1958)	85,660
41.	8.5	Lawrence of Arabia (1962)	75,034
42.	8.5	Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)	221,156
43.	8.5	Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain (2001)	168,210
44.	8.5	WALL·E (2008)	163,258
45.	8.5	Alien (1979)	168,637
46.	8.5	Saving Private Ryan (1998)	253,735
47.	8.5	A Clockwork Orange (1971)	181,199
48.	8.5	The Shining (1980)	165,059
49.	8.4	Paths of Glory (1957)	41,647
50.	8.4	The Departed (2006)	242,388
51.	8.4	To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)	77,804
52.	8.4	The Pianist (2002)	123,234
53.	8.4	Aliens (1986)	160,070
54.	8.4	Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)	92,483
55.	8.4	Das Leben der Anderen (2006)	67,443
56.	8.4	M (1931)	37,006
57.	8.4	Double Indemnity (1944)	34,432
58.	8.4	Avatar (2009)	197,237
59.	8.4	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)	204,456
60.	8.4	Chinatown (1974)	73,612
61.	8.4	Requiem for a Dream (2000)	171,849
62.	8.4	The Third Man (1949)	47,962
63.	8.4	L.A. Confidential (1997)	156,343
64.	8.4	Reservoir Dogs (1992)	199,009
65.	8.4	Das Boot (1981)	66,473
66.	8.4	The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)	30,932
67.	8.4	Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)	147,204
68.	8.4	City Lights (1931)	24,988
69.	8.4	El laberinto del fauno (2006)	140,586
70.	8.4	The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)	55,441
71.	8.4	Inglourious Basterds (2009)	140,544
72.	8.4	Raging Bull (1980)	83,965
73.	8.3	Up (2009)	83,705
74.	8.3	The Prestige (2006)	185,387
75.	8.3	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)	151,125
76.	8.3	Singin’ in the Rain (1952)	51,936
77.	8.3	La vita è bella (1997)	100,402
78.	8.3	Back to the Future (1985)	186,995
79.	8.3	Modern Times (1936)	32,856
80.	8.3	Some Like It Hot (1959)	62,927
81.	8.3	Der Untergang (2004)	75,901
82.	8.3	The Maltese Falcon (1941)	48,601
83.	8.3	Amadeus (1984)	90,966
84.	8.3	Full Metal Jacket (1987)	141,162
85.	8.3	Gran Torino (2008)	109,587
86.	8.3	Rashômon (1950)	36,121
87.	8.3	Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988)	41,916
88.	8.3	Braveheart (1995)	225,996
89.	8.3	Once Upon a Time in America (1984)	66,919
90.	8.3	All About Eve (1950)	32,919
91.	8.3	Slumdog Millionaire (2008)	158,246
92.	8.3	Metropolis (1927)	36,525
93.	8.3	The Green Mile (1999)	183,575
94.	8.3	The Elephant Man (1980)	53,998
95.	8.3	Sin City (2005)	239,306
96.	8.3	Rebecca (1940)	33,156
97.	8.3	The Great Dictator (1940)	34,141
98.	8.3	The Apartment (1960)	33,808
99.	8.3	The Sting (1973)	61,669
100.	8.3	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)	162,022
101.	8.3	The Great Escape (1963)	57,985
102.	8.3	Gladiator (2000)	259,598
103.	8.3	Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)	199,303
104.	8.3	Ladri di biciclette (1948)	25,094
105.	8.3	Unforgiven (1992)	91,208
106.	8.3	Batman Begins (2005)	252,214
107.	8.3	Jaws (1975)	129,177
108.	8.2	Blade Runner (1982)	175,313
109.	8.2	Hotel Rwanda (2004)	85,246
110.	8.2	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)	31,327
111.	8.2	Die Hard (1988)	169,641
112.	8.2	No Country for Old Men (2007)	183,222
113.	8.2	On the Waterfront (1954)	38,450
114.	8.2	District 9 (2009)	123,204
115.	8.2	Touch of Evil (1958)	30,589
116.	8.2	Oldboy (2003)	88,366
117.	8.2	Det sjunde inseglet (1957)	34,143
118.	8.2	Fargo (1996)	156,004
119.	8.2	Mononoke-hime (1997)	60,842
120.	8.2	The Wizard of Oz (1939)	97,004
121.	8.2	Per qualche dollaro in più (1965)	39,483
122.	8.2	Heat (1995)	135,281
123.	8.2	Strangers on a Train (1951)	31,769
124.	8.2	Donnie Darko (2001)	196,685
125.	8.2	Cool Hand Luke (1967)	42,349
126.	8.2	High Noon (1952)	32,022
127.	8.2	Notorious (1946)	29,379
128.	8.2	There Will Be Blood (2007)	120,854
129.	8.2	The Wrestler (2008)	81,637
130.	8.2	The Sixth Sense (1999)	224,679
131.	8.2	The Manchurian Candidate (1962)	32,942
132.	8.2	Annie Hall (1977)	61,130
133.	8.2	The Deer Hunter (1978)	82,585
134.	8.2	Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)	216,142
135.	8.2	Snatch. (2000)	160,544
136.	8.2	Platoon (1986)	101,797
137.	8.1	The General (1926)	18,464
138.	8.1	Ben-Hur (1959)	54,764
139.	8.1	The Big Lebowski (1998)	164,704
140.	8.1	Into the Wild (2007)	87,686
141.	8.1	The Big Sleep (1946)	27,186
142.	8.1	Yojimbo (1961)	27,021
143.	8.1	Million Dollar Baby (2004)	130,160
144.	8.1	Ran (1985)	32,302
145.	8.1	It Happened One Night (1934)	23,283
146.	8.1	The Lion King (1994)	124,345
147.	8.1	The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)	134,058
148.	8.1	Life of Brian (1979)	88,080
149.	8.1	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)	53,954
150.	8.1	Star Trek (2009)	117,954
151.	8.1	Witness for the Prosecution (1957)	16,566
152.	8.1	Smultronstället (1957)	19,661
153.	8.1	Finding Nemo (2003)	152,362
154.	8.1	Trainspotting (1996)	141,136
155.	8.1	The Graduate (1967)	72,875
156.	8.1	Stand by Me (1986)	84,166
157.	8.1	Gone with the Wind (1939)	73,873
158.	8.1	The Terminator (1984)	167,719
159.	8.1	Toy Story (1995)	134,483
160.	8.1	Groundhog Day (1993)	125,979
161.	8.1	Scarface (1983)	141,032
162.	8.1	Amores perros (2000)	56,879
163.	8.1	Ratatouille (2007)	120,966
164.	8.1	The Thing (1982)	72,353
165.	8.1	Dog Day Afternoon (1975)	55,239
166.	8.1	Gandhi (1982)	47,244
167.	8.1	V for Vendetta (2005)	207,185
168.	8.1	8½ (1963)	27,182
169.	8.1	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)	21,835
170.	8.1	The Gold Rush (1925)	19,308
171.	8.1	Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)	116,742
172.	8.1	Twelve Monkeys (1995)	158,908
173.	8.1	Le salaire de la peur (1953)	12,976
174.	8.1	Les diaboliques (1955)	13,199
175.	8.1	The Night of the Hunter (1955)	23,840
176.	8.1	Casino (1995)	100,618
177.	8.1	The Princess Bride (1987)	118,258
178.	8.0	The Incredibles (2004)	147,708
179.	8.0	Hotaru no haka (1988)	31,476
180.	8.0	Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)	12,909
181.	8.0	The Killing (1956)	22,934
182.	8.0	Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)	12,090
183.	8.0	The Wild Bunch (1969)	29,046
184.	8.0	Children of Men (2006)	146,141
185.	8.0	In Bruges (2008)	86,673
186.	8.0	The Exorcist (1973)	95,942
187.	8.0	Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)	10,371
188.	8.0	The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)	16,177
189.	8.0	Le notti di Cabiria (1957)	10,051
190.	8.0	The Hustler (1961)	23,771
191.	8.0	The Kid (1921)	12,545
192.	8.0	Harvey (1950)	21,822
193.	8.0	Ed Wood (1994)	69,211
194.	8.0	Dial M for Murder (1954)	27,333
195.	8.0	Good Will Hunting (1997)	139,394
196.	8.0	Rosemary’s Baby (1968)	46,570
197.	8.0	Shutter Island (2010)	12,913
198.	8.0	King Kong (1933)	36,225
199.	8.0	Big Fish (2003)	131,198
200.	8.0	Låt den rätte komma in (2008)	46,819
201.	8.0	Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)	51,798
202.	8.0	A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)	31,445
203.	8.0	Shadow of a Doubt (1943)	19,815
204.	8.0	Sleuth (1972)	16,047
205.	8.0	Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)	169,935
206.	8.0	Stalag 17 (1953)	19,436
207.	8.0	Magnolia (1999)	115,348
208.	8.0	Brief Encounter (1945)	12,360
209.	8.0	Crash (2004/I)	160,550
210.	8.0	Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007)	27,646
211.	8.0	Rocky (1976)	88,341
212.	8.0	The African Queen (1951)	31,806
213.	8.0	Mystic River (2003)	110,055
214.	8.0	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)	122,380
215.	8.0	Duck Soup (1933)	24,781
216.	8.0	Network (1976)	30,908
217.	8.0	Rope (1948)	28,928
218.	8.0	Bonnie and Clyde (1967)	38,456
219.	8.0	Manhattan (1979)	35,985
220.	8.0	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)	217,516
221.	8.0	La strada (1954)	16,381
222.	8.0	Wo hu cang long (2000)	103,537
223.	8.0	Patton (1970)	37,196
224.	8.0	Changeling (2008)	56,271
225.	8.0	Little Miss Sunshine (2006)	140,195
226.	8.0	La battaglia di Algeri (1966)	12,589
227.	8.0	The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)	21,742
228.	8.0	Planet of the Apes (1968)	53,618
229.	8.0	The Conversation (1974)	30,547
230.	8.0	The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)	72,512
231.	7.9	All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)	19,883
232.	7.9	(500) Days of Summer (2009)	51,866
233.	7.9	Barry Lyndon (1975)	37,056
234.	7.9	Shaun of the Dead (2004)	121,461
235.	7.9	Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)	17,993
236.	7.9	Mulholland Dr. (2001)	94,158
237.	7.9	The Lady Vanishes (1938)	16,709
238.	7.9	Glory (1989)	54,041
239.	7.9	The Philadelphia Story (1940)	26,205
240.	7.9	Spartacus (1960)	47,282
241.	7.9	Anatomy of a Murder (1959)	15,275
242.	7.9	Les quatre cents coups (1959)	21,846
243.	7.9	Tonari no Totoro (1988)	26,711
244.	7.9	Monsters, Inc. (2001)	103,888
245.	7.9	His Girl Friday (1940)	19,504
246.	7.9	Toy Story 2 (1999)	104,651
247.	7.9	The Truman Show (1998)	142,024
248.	7.9	Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)	28,082
249.	7.9	Brazil (1985)	72,858
250.	7.9	Mou gaan dou (2002)	33,055

Goodmorning Fellas,

I hope you all are having better than a good day. January is the month of being ambitious and showing to yourself – Yes, I can!   How is your new year resolutions going? If you have a list of resolutions and would like to share with me, I’m all ears. No doubt, penning down your resolutions/desires/aims/fantasies and sharing it with your friends works!

Its in the air. I know atleast 5 close friends of mine who are working on their list of ‘things to do’ before they are old, dead or tired. Check it out ——————————————–> Backing me is the upcoming bollywood movie – Pyaar Impossible with songs like – ‘ho sakta hai, its possible’ . Indeed songs like this encourages geeks to be ambitious and hopeful about getting a supermodel. Being optimistic always helps us out. Isnt it?

Here is  another screenshot I took this morning to show how ambitious we are in general :

By the way getting six packs is one of the 100 things I want to do ( and 1 of the 10 I want to get done before Oct-2010 ). Thanks to Samy for encouraging me to extend the list and  put a target date for each.

Cheers,

S4UR4V 4RY4

What are the things you love and words which defines your life? Come up with as much words possible and then post in the comments below! I’ve done the same.