Shooting Stars of Diwali

The Joy of Christmas meets the noise and colour of Firecracker Night as I enjoy my first Diwali in India. And what a blast to the past it is to set off backyard fireworks because unlike home, the tradition hasn't been killed by law! We also hear about Ra.One- the biggest movie release of the year- with one of Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan's biggest fans.

Thanks again to Shyam of Wannabe Studios http://network.wannabestudios.org/ for helping me shoot and edit this, not to mention being my passport to the event!

To find out more about Ra.One see http://www.youtube.com/raonemovie

This is part of my Adventures in India series, with new instalments appearing every couple of weeks at http://www.youtube.com/videowilliams

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[Roamancing]

Always been terrified of firecrackers, but have to admit I've often wanted to attend a Diwali celebration, even if a few kids lose eyes and hands in the process.

[videowilliams]

@Roamancing Well, as with Christmas, it largely comes down to who you get to spend it with, so pick some good and fearless friends and just let loose! I'm sure there are neighbourhoods in Canada that go off at this time of year. (My Indian friends, BTW, will be marking Christmas too- any excuse for a party!)

[theloathlydaddy]

That was a fun interview/movie review, very much enjoyed! Gotta love fireworks, interesting that there are no laws controlling them. Excellent video!

[videowilliams]

@theloathlydaddy Thanks for watching Steve! I'm glad you liked the interview- am always keen to put my training to good use and find a telegenic subject to sit down with. When it comes to uncontrolled fireworks, yes, the anarchy of India can be fun, or as one fellow passenger put it to me once on an Indian train: "There's a freedom in lawlessness."

[ashokscape]

@videowilliams I rarely go to Twitter, and now I'm glad I did that time! :0

[videowilliams]

@ashokscape You betcha! We had missiles, we had bombs, the only things we didn't have (thank God) were injuries. By the way, I wanted to thank you (or rather Kenny Wordsmith) for liking "Return of the White Whale" on Twitter, which gave me the first "As Seen On" badge on one of my vids!

[ashokscape]

@videowilliams Weapons of mass destruction!

[videowilliams]

@aardvarkansaw Good point, Louie- if that bombfest doesn't wake 'em up in Heaven nothing will!

[videowilliams]

@ashokscape Thank you, Ashok- same for you. As an artistic type, prosperity has always been my weakness so I certainly could do with some divine help! Don't know if KD and his friends were launching those rockets sideways on purpose but Shyam put it well when he said "It's like a war zone out there!"

[videowilliams]

@MrJai800 Good to know, J! You just had me google "Guy Fawkes" to learn a little more about it because to me it was only ever plain old "Firecracker Night". And I just learned something new: Guy Fawkes' attempt to blow up Parliament actually failed in 1605- that's what we're actually celebrating- I somehow had it in my head that he'd succeeded!