tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104120911774122742024-03-08T13:38:09.628-08:00The Decent StalkerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867086659628696210noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510412091177412274.post-43314083545481809312014-05-01T12:14:00.003-07:002014-05-02T13:39:54.493-07:00A talk with the Mac... over chai<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Gazing at my laptop, stalking the blue
light emitted from the glazed black keys; I wondered if my laptop could ever verbally
talk to me, maybe this is how the conversation would be...</i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>MAC: </b>Just because my dad (who strangely
chose his name to be that of a fruit) boasts about my processing speed
& fancy OS, you can’t be dumping files into me. Just cause you can’t
memorise them, you can’t expect me to remember everything for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>Me:</b> There aren’t too many actually....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>MAC </b><<b>scoffing laughter</b>>: Not
too many at all! Just that folder of your silly pictures with that friend who
dislikes my community, that fat aunt who can’t adopt anyone from my community
(apparently we are complicated!), that weird tree picture (dude, trees don’t
even care a damn about my community).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>Me:</b> C’mon, just because you store pictures
of people who don’t like your kind, it doesn’t mean you act so offended...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>MAC:</b> It isn’t just this. Why would you let
fat fingers touch me? I too have self-respect.Where have your morals..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>Me:</b> ...Whoa.. hold on... err... fat
fingers? Who is that?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>MAC:</b> Sometimes you find me too complicated &
ask people with fat fingers to help you out. They can’t just touch me. I know I’m
highly sexy compared to Windows (that name itself is such a turn off). But it
doesn’t mean everyone gets to touch me... even if they want to!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>Me</b>: Alright, relax dude... you seem to be
quite ..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>MAC:</b> Relax? You’re the one who doesn’t let
me turn my lights off. Either you constantly type on me. It’s like I’m
getting hammered in the stomach. Then you ask me to download films. Why can’t
you just watch them on TV? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>ME:</b> Well, you got a sexy screen :P<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>MAC: <blushes></b> Umm... <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>ME:</b> By the way, I think I need to really
tell you that your community is damn good at selling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>MAC: </b>Oh yes, we just replace square looking
buttons with circular buttons & sell it in the form of ‘new’, ‘kickass’
updates... Oops.. I hope no one heard me. We are a loud spoken... need to
change that habit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>MAC: <continues></b> But we changed that
strategy. Our father saw the love your kind was giving his kids. So he put in a
really cool, genuine feature in my little brother, the phone’s iOS 7.1.1. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>ME: <rushes to get the update></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>MAC <whispers></b> It’s easy to fool this
kind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>ME: <whispers></b> I still love your
kind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867086659628696210noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510412091177412274.post-64591586645061332622014-02-03T07:26:00.000-08:002014-02-03T07:39:49.427-08:00Stalking Rahul Baba: WOW moments at the interview<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-GB">There have been heaps of criticism and
spoofing around this one interview. But guys, we just missed out on the WOW
moments which surely taught us so much. (seriously!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
sat before the television set, waiting for the interview to air. One of the homosapiens
contesting to preside over India would be talking to us... <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">For a moment I thought I had tuned into the
humour-filled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">‘The Week that Wasn’t’</i>
show. I saw myself giggling a lot at an interview meant to discuss our nation’s
future. But trust me, this interview had several WOW moments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">You were finally on air.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Did I go like ‘WOW. What a charismatic
leader’? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I actually was like ‘WOW... that was funny’. (WOW) It takes efforts to be funny.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Did I understand the answers?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I haven’t ever understood mugged answers. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But rote learning was at its best. Okay, so
you memorise words. I’m sure more than a lakh kids do that as well. But you
also mugged up your emotions. (WOW) You had the same expression all throughout. That’s
stability. (WOW, again) And when you decided to flash a smile, you quickly
cloaked it with that serious face. That's called being quick. (WOW)</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB">I get it. You need to ‘look’ serious
(literally) so we think you’re too busy with work. I did that when I was too
bored of paying attention back in college.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">You surely were a better pick. Were you?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">You were better than Arnab this time. (WOW)
Arnab, Karan Thappar and a few more interviewers, can make you pretty uncomfortable by shooting questions. What you did was epic. He asked you some
serious questions about India, and you answered back with equally serious
questions. (WOW)</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB">Exactly, so how does one go about empowering women? Ask us. </span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB">How
should the core committee be chosen? Ask us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">A little more of the WOW-dom I took from
that interview were three letters- RTI (wow. #such achievement #much brag), few
more questions posed by Rahul Baba and ‘hopefully-not-true’ visions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I had a great laugh. I think some good
amount of blood was generated in my body. The nation got a good amount of
mugged answers, a topic to make a spoof video, a topic to write a blog on. But
beyond that..... (wait, let me ask my mum how to end this post...)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;">With Janmashtami day's lively daze, <i>aamchi</i> Mumbai tuned into festival mode with head-banging music. I wondered Lord Krishna preferred which of the two songs more? A remix from Aashiqui 2 or Lungi Dance from Chennai Express. There was flash– a van decorated in
silver foil. There was excitement– a man tore his T-shirt when a particular<i>
mandal</i> broke a <i>matki</i>. There was
inquisitiveness</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">–</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;"> a lady, while having her </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;">mouth open, saw if the little guy on the pyramid would make a hit... a mosquito
conveniently made a hit into her mouth.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The scene after crossing the only time-saving
bridge in the city got even more flashier. The crowd at Worli was a replica of the one we witnessed when we earned the 2011 World Cup. What was happening? It seemed that Lord Krishna was
supposed to visit Worli for his birthday. Maybe He posted it on Twitter. But
there really wasn’t any Twitter update from Him. After all, He must have decided to spend time with his childhood friends as He keeps so busy with us on
the rest of the days. He can’t bear to listen to us even on his
birthday! So what were lakhs of people doing in Worli? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">One dear MLA had organised a Dahi
Handi... (I really don't know whose money was put into it). Okay and...? And SRK was scheduled to come after a line up of several
other celebrities. Now there had to
be a wait, an </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">anticipation</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">, an anxiety,
some goosebumps until the gem arrived.
It was fascinating to see the love of humans for another human (who is charming
and enterprising). It is also fascinating to see</span></span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;"> the 'SRK jealous-mongers’ criticise!
Please do, scream out your lungs, exhaust the oxygen within you because it will just add to his fan followers' base. One can’t have lovers until they have haters. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So coming back to the love of humans for
another charming and enterprising human.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;"> After
learning that SRK was coming for the Dahi Handi, </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Madhuben had travelled from Gujarat</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;">. Her supportive husband immediately
arranged for Madhuben’s travel and here she was in Mumbai, decked up with new
glazed bangles. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;">Rizwan, Asif, Farzan and
Shoaib Aziz, the four siblings wore coloured lungis while Saurabh gleamed
amidst the lakhs of people. Saurabh, an aspiring filmmaker was pushed by the
crowd with varying intensities at varying points of time while he waited only ‘to
see’ SRK. Kakaji had carried his medicine, and popped it in while slyly giving one of his calm smiles to Kakiji. Kakiji scored high on shyness. Both had lost a few of their teeth capable of breaking African walnuts. But Kakiji had bought
dentures. She couldn’t let SRK see her teehtless. Stock broker Mukundbhai blurted on his phone </span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;">‘Kal phone karna. Abhi mujhe
Shahrukh ko dekhne do.’ </i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;">Did I really hear a stockbroker delaying his phone
conversation? He really didn’t care about the delicate points on the Sensex or the Nifty for those few 'SRK-glancing' moments!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I witnessed India in Worli; different
castes, creeds, religions and languages wove into one location for one purpose. All had a common place to visit that
Thursday evening. A common desire ran
through every blood – to see SRK. A common wait pumped in every heart. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ruhi Kaur and Inderjeet Kaur were heard
telling their <i>putar </i>Junior Inder
(as they usually address him) that if he works hard and honestly, someday all these people will
await to see Junior Inder. Junior Inder, seated on Senior Inder’s shoulders, screamed
with joy. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The cameras went over heads. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The flashes triggered. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A common joyful
uproar was launched. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The common tears of joy were left to unveil. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The day had begun.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">He had arrived.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867086659628696210noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510412091177412274.post-58057805732258088502013-08-17T06:13:00.001-07:002013-08-17T06:19:24.996-07:00EXPERIMENTAL SCREENPLAYS: ‘How a small action creates a change in the universe’ <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Human<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">After a human asked me something
regarding one of my earlier posts </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">‘How a
small action (a hug by Shah Rukh Khan & Salman Khan – to be precise)
creates a change in the universe’</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, and after I witnessed some real life
incidents at different timings, I decided to conduct a written experiment with 2
screenplays.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Who asked me?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Just a human with nerves, blood and
arteries.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Asked what?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">So the smallest of actions creates a
change in the universe, eh? (followed by laughter which sounded like snorting)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I decided to </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">experimentally</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> stalk how the smallest of
actions can create bigger twists and turns. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>APPARATUS:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">My Mind<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">My creativity<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Observing a few real life incidences at
different timings on one quiet, partially-rainy morning <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I couldn’t really get SRK or Salman Khan
to participate because if I would have got them, it wouldn’t be a quiet morning
anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>EXPERIMENT:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b> SCREENPLAY #1 </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">FADE
IN:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">INT. STREET/ SOUTH MUMBAI – DAY<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Abundant greenery is evident on this
street which is lined by buildings on both of its sides. The street is empty
with two cars parked on one side. The street is wet, and few droplets drip from
the trees. The screech of a truck passing by is heard. A hamster is pecking
into the ground. The MELODIOUS <i>shankh</i> being blown is heard. The innocent LAUGH of a child from a near distance.... the
hamster stops pecking. Running legs of a child... wearing scuba diving shoes with a button that lights with every quick step the leg takes. We notice a hint
of an oxygen cylinder-shaped sling bag that is swaying as the legs run. The hamster rapidly crosses the street... hides into the trees. The MELODIOUS sound of the <i>shankh</i>.
Running legs of an adult wearing black converse shoes. We notice a hint of
rugged grey track pants. The legs fade into a distance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A suit clad MAN, talking on his
phone is taking fast paced steps towards the car...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">MAN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(laughs)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Bingo. Didn’t expect Valkesh to sign it this soon?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Man gets into car.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">MAN (CONT’D)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Whatever, the ball is in our court. Yes, yes. Ask Khushboo to
remove the contract papers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">MAN (CONT’D)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(starts the car)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">On my way!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">He hangs up. A FRAIL LOOKING MAN, wearing rugged clothes comes
upto him. Man rolls down his window.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">FRAIL MAN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(smiles)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Gadi saaf hai na </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(The car is
clean right)<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">MAN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(smiles back, searching in car)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Kaka, sorry.... lagta hai bhatuwa ghar pe bhool aya. </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(Sorry uncle, I guess I left my wallet at home.)<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">FRAIL MAN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Kya saab... Apki gadi ko
extra force se dhota hoon. </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(Sir... I put in extra
efforts/ force to wash your car.)<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">MAN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(laughs)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Are, gharpe jhakar pasie lelo na.</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> (Go to my home and take the money)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">FRAIL MAN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Abh wapis peeche jaana padega. </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(Now
I’ll have to again walk back)<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Frail man begins walking back. The car
drives away in the opposite direction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">FRAIL MAN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(murmuring)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Aj phirse woh khadoos parsi bolega ‘derse aveeche,</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <i>ghadera</i>’ (imitating). (Today the irritating parsi will again tell
me ‘You’re late, you donkey’)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Frail man trips over something.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">FRAIL MAN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Kya kachra... kachra sab jagah.</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> (What
now... there’s garbage everywhere)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">He picks up a thin brown wallet. He
opens it and sees a lot of cash and cards in it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">Legs of an adult wearing black converse shoes come in from a
distance. We notice a hint of rugged grey track pants. The feet with the scuba
diving shoes follow. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">The frail man is
staring at the money. A lady pulls his collar from behind (she is the one wearing
the converse shoes and tracks).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">LADY<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(hitting the frail man)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Robber. How swiftly you people flick things?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">FRAIL MAN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Are, memsaab...</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> (Madam..)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">LADY<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What <i>are</i>? <i>Haan</i>... what <i>are</i>?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Woh...</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">that...<i> paise</i>... no give<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> No
give? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">LADY (CONT’D)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">So if somebody doesn’t give you money, you flick <i>haan</i>?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ll hand you over to the cops. Come with me, COME (dragging him)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Baapre Bhagwan...aurat... </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(Oh my God,
lady)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">LADY<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(turns to look at kid – she is wearing a scuba diving suit)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What are you waiting there for?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The kid runs towards her mom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">KID<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mummy, leave him. I’ll be late for the fancy dress competition.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">LADY<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sapna, these people need to be taught a lesson. I’m hanging him
over to the cops.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The three of them fade into a distance,
as the hamster crosses the street.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">FADE IN:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">INT. STREET/ SOUTH MUMBAI – DAY<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Abundant greenery is evident on this street which is lined by buildings on both of its sides. The street is empty with two cars parked on one side. The street is wet, and few droplets drip from the trees. The screech of a truck passing by is heard. A hamster is pecking into the ground. The MELODIOUS <i>shankh</i> being blown is heard. The innocent LAUGH of a child from a near distance.... the hamster stops pecking. Running legs of a child... wearing scuba diving shoes with a button that lights with every quick step the leg takes. We notice a hint of an oxygen cylinder-shaped sling bag that is swaying as the legs run. The hamster rapidly crosses the street... hides into the trees. The MELODIOUS sound of the <i>shankh</i>. Running legs of an adult wearing black converse shoes. We notice a hint of rugged grey track pants. The legs fade into a distance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">A suit clad MAN, talking on his phone is taking fast paced steps towards the car...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">MAN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(agitated)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Why is Valkesh creating such a fuss and not signing it?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">He gets into his car. He hangs up. A FRAIL
LOOKING MAN, wearing rugged clothes comes upto him. Man rolls down his window.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">FRAIL MAN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(smiles)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Gadi saaf hai na </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(The car is
clean right)<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">MAN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(searching in car, removes his wallet, hands frail man a note)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Thank you<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Frail man analyses the note as the car
drives away. The hamster runs in the direction in which the car drove. The
frail man walks in the same direction. The hamster takes a turn, swiftly paces
around... climbs onto a brown wallet fallen on the street and pushes it. The
wallet falls into a drain. From a far off distance, the legs in the track pants
and the small legs in scuba diving shoes come, passing across the frail man who
is merrily singing.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">FRAIL MAN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(singing)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mein apke kaam me aata.... (I would have been of help to you...)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">SMALL GIRL WEARING SCUBA DIVING SHOES<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(to her mum wearing tracks)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mamma, I don’t think you are finding that wallet here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">FRAIL MAN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(singing)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Par aj nahi...</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> (But not today...)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">So whose small act lead to what
followed?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The hamster who made the small girl run
after it? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The small girl who was running making her mother run after her? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Valkesh
signing or not? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The suit clad man forgetting his wallet or remembering to carry it? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The lady dropping her
wallet? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The day? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The wallet? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">All did what they felt like, and like
everyday the day shaped itself up based on their small doings. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">We may not realise it, but much bigger changes
in the world are all because of our doings itself. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(*So kudos to you if Chennai Express is a hit. And un-kudos to you if it isn't! Anyways, now, it is. Hah!) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867086659628696210noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510412091177412274.post-84356094071587078342013-08-02T07:43:00.000-07:002013-08-02T07:49:57.189-07:00Freedom of expression given, if it's in accord with our dear netas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">It’s
altogether a different feeling to stalk back certain moments when one realises
the harsh, yet real face of certain ‘supposed’ freedoms which we as citizens of
India are given. I stalked back certain moments from my school and college days. I
remembered studying books which elegantly, like a long stream, listed the
freedoms the citizens of India had. It felt liberating to read the words ‘democratic’;
it felt exhilarating to know that I along with my batchmates had the ‘Freedom
of Expression’ sans any fears attached; it felt wonderful to know that four
whole articles in our honourable Constitution were dedicated for this very Freedom
of Expression. But that’s all what it was and it is! Just a few words embedded
in various sheets of paper. I think the editor who edited those sheets forgot
to add a single line </span><i><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">‘if it’s in accord with our dear netas’</span></i><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> after editing the Freedom of Expression paragraph. Or maybe
it was just one of our dear netas who ordered him not to tell the writer to add
it. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">"M</span>aharashtra and Mumbai??? Why not? Mumbai has
always fancied itself as an independent entity, anyway. This game has countless
possibilities." <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">- Writer <a href="http://shobhaade.blogspot.in/" target="_blank">Shobhaa De’s</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DeShobhaa" target="_blank">Tweet</a>- the tweet that brought several realities to the forefront.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">It’s just
an expression (that too satirical) consisting of 20 words (that too on Twitter).
But expressing 20 words is <i>baap re baap</i>, isn’t
it dear netaji?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">And we don’t
understand or need humour, isn’t it netaji?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">And how can
we use the term ‘game’. It is a question of the land, and crores of emotions attached
to it, isn’t it netaji?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">And how can
Mumbai obtain a separate stance, isn’t it netaji? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Well
netaji, I along with millions of others already know that you can’t take satire
or humour in good spirit. Fair enough, but what exactly happened to the Democracy status? Where exactly did our freedom of speech and
expression (which our Constitution clearly states) evaporate? </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">We can’t use satire.
We can’t use words like ‘game’. We can’t express our views, and even while
tweeting on Twitter or posting on Facebook we need to spend hours to analyse
our tweets and posts, ensure that it is in accord with every neta party (and
maybe even send it to your office to get your approval) and receive an approval/
rejection receipt maybe after a year (considering the reputation with regard to
time management you guys have). Oh, and we should also know that if it isn’t in
accord with your terms and conditions, we should totally expect personal remarks,
protests in our compounds and threats. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">But dear
netaji, I on behalf of the youngsters of this nation must tell you that you have
very well, in absolutely life-like picture quality, explained to us a side of
the word ‘opportunist’. Against all odds, if one of us bravely decides to
express his or her view, you-the dear netaji sees a great opportunity to tweak the interpretation to maximise the vote bank and suddenly express boundless and elevated love for your constituency (strictly
through words).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">So now I’m
left with a hazy understanding of this concept ‘Freedom of Expression as
practised in India’. Until an actual amendment is made in our rule book or a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_expression_in_India" target="_blank">restriction</a> is added under the prevailing heads, I’ll continue to go ahead with the one currently stated in our Constitution; even if our dear netas lack
humour, find expressions offensive or pricking! And I’m sure there are several
other youngsters who would do the same to keep democracy alive. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Click>
Publish <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867086659628696210noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510412091177412274.post-43734506538045774682013-07-24T10:41:00.000-07:002013-07-24T10:43:56.791-07:00How a small action (a hug by Shah Rukh Khan & Salman Khan – to be precise) creates a change in the universe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">It’s said that the smallest of actions, the
shortest of words and the most subtle of reactions do certainly have an impact
on this big, badly beautiful world. Whoever said/ plagiarised it, wasn't faking
it! And it was this very hug that made me actually understand the meaning of
these spiritual-cum-philosophical lines. Earlier, I would think that it was
just a random guy trying to mint money from his book comprising of such lines.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"> It
was just a month back when I was taking a stroll on Bandstand promenade, which is
incidentally the same place where both Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan have
their plush residences. Like every other day, it felt refreshing; the breeze
swept along with the slight drizzle. The partially wet mud had begun to emit
its unique fragrance. People walked, jogged, lazed and gossiped. Some like me; ‘stared’
- let’s make me and the rest who stared look more productive. Some like me; ‘observed’.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">So I observed; the meagre sounds of a tiff,
coming from a distance, slowly pricked my ear drums. The volume of this unpleasant
sound increased at the same rate at which people turned heads in a particular
direction. Yes, a fight was in progress. People flocked to the exact site to
get the best view of two beings engaged in a verbal spat lavishly garnished
with a multi-lingual stream of abuses. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">‘Dude, this is as entertaining as an open
theatre’ said the guy with dreadlocks to another bald guy as they passed by me
to go to the “entertaining spot”. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">‘It’s the SRK-Salman war - sequel 2’
replied the bald guy. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">For a moment I wondered if a film shoot was
going on. Or maybe it was just the lovely media bugs that had come to churn out
some buzz-creating honey. And just how randomly we get thoughts, the next
thought I got was ‘I'm hungry’. So I decided to head back home, and yes I had to
pass “the spot” to get home. There was neither a film shoot going on, nor was
the media there to drill or grill.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-IN">So
what exactly was happening at the “entertaining spot”?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">I was stranded in my car as the two stars
of this real tiff – Mohan <i>chatwala</i>
and Ritesh <i>chaiwala </i>argued on how Ritesh
approached Mohan’s customer, Bill at 8:30 p.m. Bill, after his jog everyday, would
eat <i>chat</i> prepared by Mohan at 8:30 pm.
But this very day Bill drank Ritesh’s <i>chai</i>,
instead of eating Mohan’s daily <i>chat</i>.
This was because Ritesh approached Bill at 8:30 p.m. asking him to buy some <i>chai</i>. And Bill agreed.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-IN">Got
it? No?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-IN">I can’t
help it. Re-read!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-IN">Back
to the scene<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">It could clearly be seen that Mohan was in high
spirits to fight. He refused </span> a plate of <i>sev puri to a </i>passerby, who took the risk to interrupt their
fight asking for <i>sev puri.</i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">I had to honk. I couldn’t stay there till
their fight terminated. I was hungry, and neither Ritesh nor Mohan would give
me <i>chai</i> or <i>chat</i> until they had filled their tummies with a good dose of this
fight. Before I could honk, I managed to hear another of their furious verses
said in Hindi. I'm translating it for the convenience of worldwide audiences.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">‘You are just like Sallu, harsh and mean’
blurted Ritesh to Mohan, while pointing at the bungalow where Salman Khan
lives. So clearly Ritesh didn’t like SK.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">‘At least I don’t crack dumb jokes on
people, like the person whom you admire, SRK (Mohan repeated the K to create a
spoof out of a film’s scene) replied Mohan. Clearly, Ritesh preferred SRK.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">People seemed amused. I honked, honked and
honked once again before I drove off.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">The very next day I noticed both Mohan and
Ritesh having placed their stalls at two extremes of the street. And thereafter I noticed them at
different ends every day until recently....</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">So until recently, when the news of SRK and
SK hugging spread, nothing changed! Or I thought so until I went for my regular
stroll. Mohan and Ritesh laughed while serving customers <i>chat </i>and <i>chai</i>. Their
stalls stood beside each other. I saw the same bald guy walk up to the tea
stall. He didn't seem amused. He waited for his plate of <i>chat</i> as he sweated profusely.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">‘I'm sorry again’ Mohan tapped on Ritesh’s
shoulder while squeezing some lemon onto the ingredients in the plate.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">‘Now that they have hugged, we too can, isn’t
it?’ Ritesh proceeded to hug Mohan.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">‘<i>Are...</i>
please hurry up Mohan <i>bhai</i>’ ordered the
bald guy in an irritated fashion.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">‘Yes, yes’ Mohan spoke as Ritesh hugged
him.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">Mohan swiftly dropped some coriander chopping
onto the plate and gave it to the bald man. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">So it’s just one hug, why is the media
making such a big deal out of it? This is what people are discussing now. A few
hours back, somebody asked me ‘Is it so important that it has to come on the
front page of Mumbai Mirror?’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-IN">I don’t know. Nor do I care. What I know is
that I've realised that every action that we make has an impact on this universe,
be it hugging somebody, proposing somebody, </span>greeting a neighbour, appreciating leaves, reading
these words or smiling. No act is impact less.</div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867086659628696210noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510412091177412274.post-55120109583840158182013-06-04T09:50:00.002-07:002013-06-04T09:50:12.846-07:00Stalking Frownys Vs Bright Minds<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My school-going sister needed to collect her textbooks for her upcoming academic year.She would be entering the eighth grade. A grade which I would never forget because it was a grade that left me with a massive number of memories. Memories of fun, and purely fun. I had fun playing, dancing, studying, participating in events; I had fun during exams and picnics....<div>
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So my sister needed entertaining company (obviously me, duh!) amidst the boredom of new textbooks, new syllabus sheets, new unnecessary fears of new frowned faces of teachers.</div>
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<div>
My sister's face glowed. The glow was due to the sweat; she had been playing with her friends over/below desks until a frown faced teacher entered the class.</div>
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<div>
'You need to study at least 9 hours in a day from now, or you will fail in 10th class' blurted Frowny, let's just address her as that. I noticed sparks of nervousness appearing on my sister's glowing face.</div>
<div>
Thinking back of when I was in the eighth, we weren't told we had to study to avoid failure. We were told we could study if we wanted to learn and explore life.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
ME (in my sarcastic mind): yea, really... maybe they should even give up on bathing... it wastes time!</div>
<div>
FROWNY (to all of us): Parents, even if your lazy children bathe on alternate days, it is fine; but they have to study daily. </div>
<div>
Thinking back of when I was in the eighth, we weren't told we were lazy. We were told we were highly responsible and capable of achieving immense feat in whatever we pursued. </div>
<div>
No wonder I felt claustrophobic in that classroom. Some not-so-pleasing odours seemed to sway. Oh, and in my time, we had pleasing fragrances in classrooms. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
'One smile doesn't cost, Frowny. If nothing else, it will only make you look good' my mind spoke to itself.</div>
<div>
Thinking back of when I was in the eighth, we had teachers filled with energy, optimism, humour and their smiles helped us not to fall asleep when we read about one of the many battles in Panipat. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
'You kids are full time on your phone or laptops. You should read relevant things. Okay, Chetan, tell me who is India's P.M?' asked Frowny in a dominating tone.</div>
<div>
Chetan, a chubby soon-to-be eight grader, and a victim of Frowny had a look which clearly said<i> 'and you really think I don't know the answer to that?'</i> </div>
<div>
Chetan replied with great confidence 'Miss, why do teachers always ask us such questions. We are always underrated. Why isn't an adult ever asked such a question?'</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Frowny was quite pissed. Her ego had been hurt. How could any student (whom she thought doesn't know who India's PM is) ask her anything like that...</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
'I know that all adults in this room will know that answer, Chetan.' she said as she banged a stack of textbooks on the table.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
'Come you pests, and take your textbooks.' Frowny had to go to some other class to hopefully feed her ego there.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
We all began to disperse. I looked at Chetan. He and my sister were discussing about a new invention; another classmate joined in and announced the new chess move he had learned from his uncle.The others pestered him to share it with them. Naomi, my sister's best friend, dragged her to one corner to show her the candle she had made for her grandma. </div>
<div>
I saw bright minds. Each of them was bustling with ambition. Each of them wanted to learn. Each of them had a dream for India. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
It was unfortunate to see people like Frowny acting as a mentor to these bright minds, constantly demotivating them and telling them they weren't bright. But deep within I knew, these bright minds wouldn't be overhauled by Frownys in their journey. <b>They knew well whom and what they had to look upto. </b></div>
<div>
<b><br /></b></div>
<div>
While walking out, I decided to stalk and test Frowny's concept of 'all adults knowing who India's PM is'. I went upto a parent who was busy gossiping with a few other aunties about a soap. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
'You look so much like our PM's wife!' I exclaimed with joy.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
She instantly replied 'Aree.. but I thought Abdul Kalam was not married.' This lady had clearly been a sincere student of some Frowny.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I didn't know who was at fault for demotivating bright minds and trying their best to turn them into horse-blinkered empty vessels.Was it the Frownys of our society who tried their best to demotivate bright minds? Or was it the not-so-charismatic PM of ours? Or was it just the fault of bright minds because they were bright?</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I joined my sister and her friends, and learned about the new invention they were talking about - a robotic mechanism that could heal a particular disease. </div>
<div>
<b>They very well knew whom and what they had to look upto. </b></div>
<div>
<b><br /></b></div>
<div>
Let the Frownys keep coming. These minds aren't giving up their brightness. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867086659628696210noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510412091177412274.post-9346815559338526172013-05-17T03:36:00.000-07:002013-05-17T03:36:22.811-07:00Stalking thoughts; fearlessly, freely<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
Restless, furious, ghastly entities!</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The first emotions these words bring to our minds: fear,
avoidance, dislike, disgust.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
But let’s think tangently, let’s keep all our conditioned
thinking aside, let’s think damn freely.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
An entity that is restless, furious and ghastly can fill our
eternally stirring souls with peace. Sit beside such a river, waterfall or
dance to head banging music. You will feel serenity. It’s quite miraculous how
restlessness can lead to serenity, how fierceness can bring calmness. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Similarly, we need to think freely to bring out the best in
us. Don’t believe me? Well, that is upto you. But what wonders can thinking in
the same monotonous way do? </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“But I just spent 400 bucks… rather wasted 400,” Dippy told
me frantically. I finally met her, after having to have waited for her on a
road we considered ‘peaceful’ for more than 30 minutes. We were fascinated by
the concept of inner peace from the film Kungfu Panda, and were in search of it.
Sounds stupid? Let it sound that way.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“It wasn’t your fault, Dips. The auto you were in was
stranded in traffic. The meter rose” I tried consoling her. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Rose quite rapidly.” She responded furiously. She was
collecting money to buy a new camera. Every single rupee was highly precious to
her. It’s rare to see such people these days who value literally every single
rupee; but when you do encounter Dippys in life, you do feel inspired and learn
so much.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Maybe you should earn it back.” I couldn’t think of
anything to say. This was what came out from my vocal chords.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Hell yes, and I’m earning it back in the next half an
hour.” </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
She had formed a pact. The goal had to be met in the next half an
hour. She usually, almost always till date, would carry out her said task. She
wouldn’t accept delays; and I’m sure she wouldn’t even take them well.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We two stood on some random road; two to three people passed
at a frequency of thirty minutes on that road. A car or an auto made special
appearances on special occasions. Our resources were Dippy’s empty wallet, my
wallet housing 50 rupees with a whole lot of tissue papers. Clean ones! Now, we
needed to think, almost instantly, of a business model that would give us a
turnover of rupees 400, on an average, per 30 minutes. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Selling something concrete was the most conventional idea. Few
empty packets of Lays and Parle G lied on the road. We couldn’t sell those for obvious
reasons. Thankfully that day, there was nothing there or nothing that we had
carried that we could sell, or we would think conventionally eternally until we
merrily turned hundred.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Conning people didn’t hold a chance. Dude, we are highly
ethical people! The only time when we lose our ethics is when we push the other
one standing infront of the AC, doping in all the cool air at a time when the
city turns into an oven. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
So coming back to the situation we were in. I stalked our
talents to evaluate what could aide us now. She had great engineering knowledge
which wouldn’t work now. I made great unburnt bread which wasn’t really
feasible now. Both of us sang like frogs, danced like zombies and mimicked like
pirated DVDs. This was all we could use now. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“We should” said Dippy.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Everyone has heard melodious singing, witnessed mind
boggling dancing and heard jaw dropping mimicry. Let’s give people something
new.” she added with great enthusiasm.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Two people were passing; we didn’t know when the next lot of
humans capable of giving us money would pass. We had to do it now. I,
thankfully, didn’t have much time to think conventionally. Thankfully, I didn’t
have enough time to ponder about making a fool of myself. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I sang; I mean I croaked. Dippy danced, it looked more like
a rundown car trying to start its rusted engine. The two people held an expression
which said they would run away right then and swear not to come back onto that
road even if the spaceship that could save humanity from the end of the world
stood there. They did as we forecasted. They screamed on the top of their lungs
and liver, cried and ran away. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I and Dippy felt good as well as guilty. We felt good as we
had atleast applied our free thinking. We felt guilty of scaring away the people.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
A group of around 10 people suddenly came onto that road.
This herd included the two people we had just frightened. Had they bought their
friends to beat us up or arrest us for creating fear?</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Their eyeballs searched… for us. Their radar caught us. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The
two people said “Once more, for them”, pointing to the herd. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“You got to watch them”, the two laughed and told the rest
of the group. We realised that what we thought was their ‘cry’ when they ran away
a few minutes ago was actually their ‘laugh’. Yes, some people have this laugh
which sounds like a cry. Variety.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Dippy showed me the time on the watch. We just had 4 minutes
before we could pocket the said rupees 400 as per our set goal. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Thankfully, it again didn’t give me time to think
conventionally. It’s funny but true; when we have less time to think we take
the best decisions.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I thought to myself “What the hell!!!” </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I croaked again and Dippy made those rundown car moves. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“That’s great talent I’ve seen” said one of them, who was an
action director. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
They left. Dippy waved to them with a rupees 500 note in her
hand.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Making roughly 500 per half an hour can amount to a turnover
of 8000 per day, which can amount to roughly 2 lakhs plus per month. Our fearless
free thinking did create a good business model.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867086659628696210noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510412091177412274.post-19115960531251589602013-04-17T02:33:00.000-07:002013-04-17T03:05:42.641-07:00SRK - a better leader than Rahul Gandhi!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The recent comment on my previous post by Smruti got me thinking.<br />
' hey decent stalker... Do you think SRK can be a good leader for India? or how about Rahul Gandhi?'<br />
<br />
@Smruti and all others, so here is my next post. This one's not only the voice of The Decent Stalker but I'm sure it's the enthusiastic, energetic and zealous voice of billions of other Indian youngsters. The title of my post is a clear and bold reply to your query. Let me add on the voice of Young India to it; SRK may not be a member of the Parliament and may not also want to be a part of it till eternity. Fair enough! The same goes for many of us; we wouldn't want to get into politics. What matters is how we make our own little effort to benefit the people of this nation, how we inspire other people to work towards the benefit of this nation and how we lead our future generations (even if we don't have out butts stuck onto the power seat).<br />
<br />
Each of us has a dream. Yes sure we want it to benefit us (no one wants 'not to have money') but it will surely benefit people around us and India on the whole. Be it in the field of business or entertainment or spirituality. <b>We need inspiration. We need motivation. We need role models. We don't care if our role models smoke or drink. We don't care if our role models are covered in white or wear torn jeans displaying skin. We don't care if they are old or young. All we need is dynamic role- models who motivate and inspire us. </b>Considering the above factors of being able to inspire, act as a role model and provide a tiny bit of motivation, SRK already seems a bigger and better leader than Rahul Gandhi.<br />
<br />
We aren't sitting in that 'seat of power'. We don't have the power wherein one phone call made to some authority can kill a rapist. We do hope that people having conquered this seat of power (and seem least interested to give others a chance) make that one phone call. But Alas, we instead see hoards of crores pumped into 'some form of humans' who just raped one of our people. We also see people who don't hold that seat of power, someone like SRK and Farhan Akhtar trying to get some sense into society through the <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_Against_Rape_and_Discrimination" target="_blank">MARD </a></b>(Men Against Rape and Discrimination) campaign. Once again let me remind you we (including celebs), don't hold that power wherein we can enter Tihar/ Arthur Road jail and ensure justice. <b>We don't have mummyjis who rule India, nor do we have family friends who are Prime Ministers, so we can't even put in a word to our mummy or family friends to use their power to ensure justice.</b><br />
<br />
We end up doing something like holding a protest outside Rashtrapati Bhavan wherein the owners refuse to even come out, and prefer being seated on plush sofas. We launch a campaign. We try pumping some sense into the people. We promote humanity. We remain sensitive to all communities, races and genders through all our acts and words. We ensure that no person loses hope in our beautiful country.<br />
<br />
We don't play the blame game. We don't end up giving speeches which support/ defame a particular community, race or gender. We don't mock.<br />
<br />
We are highly tired of speeches and words. We don't have reason to care about the number of seats the UPA has gained or lost. We don't see any reason to care if Rahul has gone to Trinity College and obtained a distinction. NUMBERS aren't going to help the farmer who doesn't have a single light bulb in his home. NUMBERS aren't going to help the man who is striving to collect money for his daughter's education. NUMBERS aren't going to help the family who lost their son in 'one of the recent' blasts. Yet we don't lose hope in our beautiful country because we see somebody like SRK adopting five villages to provide them electricity, funding the education of kids of people who work for him, creating the children's ward at a Hospital or putting in his money for relief funds to help people who have been victims of natural calamities. We see somebody getting up from that plush sofa and telling us humanity still exists.<br />
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So if a person who doesn't hold that seat of power and still can motivate and inspire us, I am sure he can be the best leader! There is someone that continues to instill hope. There is someone who motivates us to act. There is someone who inspires up to work towards betterment.<br />
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P.S: All I know is that if SRK contests elections, he is acquiring a hell lot of votes. And that's going to be a big blow to all the power imbibed so-called leaders :P What a scene. #Epic.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867086659628696210noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510412091177412274.post-89918170152353558572013-04-06T14:50:00.002-07:002013-04-16T23:57:23.012-07:00Whom to stalk in IPL?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hooting. Howling. Hat-trick.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I watched the repeat telecast of last evening's match. Today's match was about to begin in the next hour.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I turned the volume down when my friend gave me a ring 'I'll enter the stadium in about 20 minutes. Whom do I stalk?', she asked frantically.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Usually before an IPL match and all the excitement - by default - embedded within it starts, most sapiens who have gone to see it ask; </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">'Hey, you have the camera, no?'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> 'Hey honey, do you need popcorn now? I'm not getting it in the middle of the match!'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">'My eye makeup is alright, no? There are cameras placing people's <i>thopras</i> on the big screen the entire time.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">'<i>Soo soo kiya?</i>' </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">'Whom do I stalk?' isn't a cliched, conventional or expected question to be asked before an IPL match.</span><br />
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'Stalk the match, silly.' I promptly replied.</span><br />
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'It's going to be crazy. There are match players, celebrities in the V.I.P boxes, I really don't know whom to keep my eyes on. It is like that one incident at a party, a host offered me a tray full of chocolates, there was milk,there was silk, there was guilt, there was dark, there was one with a silver mark; amidst all the guilt I was still deciding which one to choose.' she narrated like a hungry buzzing bee waiting to sting to calm itself.</span><br />
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'So which one did you finally pick?' I asked her.</span><br />
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'All' she said.</span><br />
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'All? You're a greedy guest.' I chuckled.</span><br />
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'All, in my day dream. None, in reality. The host had moved on with her treasure to the other guest who was relishing the one with the silver mark.' she said with a tone of despair. 'I don't want to end up in a similar scene today. I'm going to keep my eyes on only one person. But I don't know whom. I love all.' she added melodramatically.</span><br />
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Before I could talk 'Oh crap, I'm a minute away from entering. I still haven't made up my mind.' She hung up; I thought so or probably the bad signal disconnected the line.</span><br />
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My hyperly-over-hyper friend needed an answer, or she wouldn't be able to enjoy today's match. She had slogged for the tickets. Not to forget 'sleeplessness', 'faking excuses at work', 'screaming' garnished with 'bribing'. I would never utilize all the mentioned '....' to obtain one single piece of paper.</span><br />
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I called her, she wouldn't answer. 15 seconds later her text graced my phone.</span><br />
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'In security check. Plz text me whom to stalk.'</span><br />
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'You have already finished stalking. Now treat yourself by enjoying yourself.' I replied.</span><br />
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'Finished? Treat?' came her prompt text.</span><br />
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'You already stalked your aim to obtain that ticket.' I wrote back.</span><br />
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'You're right. It's done. The fat lady just tore it too. I'm off to enjoy the match' came her calm text.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867086659628696210noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510412091177412274.post-48198996450383613062013-03-19T03:39:00.001-07:002013-04-16T23:57:41.488-07:00Stalking K<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">‘K’ – it bags all the privilege in the film & television
industry. Call it astrology, pseudopsychology, sheer luck or mere coincidence,
the letter K is auspicious for its beholders. The K serials are money minters,
the people born with the K surname do hold higher brownie points for future
stardom than the non-K holders, the people having had their surname changed to
something from the premier K <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>list have
earned their share of fame, awards and money from the industry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are facts, stated as well as observed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">‘So are you telling me a letter can actually contribute a
certain percentage to success?’ I asked one of the stars who was born with the
K surname, who also coincidentally is a good friend. I’ll address him as K for
now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">‘It’s more about convincing your mind’ K told me. ‘Once your
mind knows it’s a part of the K – Gang, it does feel accepted; even be it
solely a connection or similarity of the surname.’ </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">‘So once the mind feels
accepted, it would work better towards the goal, right?’ I asked K.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">‘It’s like all the ingredients are in the bowl, now you just
need to make a good dish out of it.’ K told me as his phone rang. He had to
leave. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> How could a single
letter motivate somebody so much towards success? After all it is said what's in a name? (I say, A LOT! But what's in a surname?) I wanted to understand more of this. I decided to go and meet an
astrologer who helps K with the naming and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mahurats</i>
of the films he works in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I finally got an appointment after a fortnight. With a
lighter pocket, I asked the astrologer ‘How does the letter K contribute to the
success of people in the film and television business?'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He opened his orange booklet and pointed at few geometrical
figures embedded with text. ‘The planets support the letter K, and deem it as
most auspicious for the people in this line.’ He told me with a smile on his
face.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">‘What happens to remaining twenty-five letters?’ I asked
him. He removed a massive red box file. He flipped through a few pages before
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">‘In business, it’s A, H, B. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">W, K, R and J get its footage in real estate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">M, W for educational institutions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But it is subject to change depending on various traits of
the individual.’</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here I had two
viewpoints about the letter K; the astrological one and the one sans the
‘astro’ element , the logical one. I had to pick one to answer my query. You
know how unanswered queries can literally haunt you and make you go restless as
if a mosquito has pinged you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I once again thought about both the viewpoints. I was
stalking every word said by both – the astro and the logic. I was recollecting.
I needed an answer. I decided to text K to know more about this letter game.
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">‘I would have been a star even if my surname didn’t bear the
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So yeah, I got my answer;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">‘a letter can actually contribute a certain percentage to
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867086659628696210noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510412091177412274.post-29532233270894551192013-03-07T07:48:00.000-08:002013-04-16T23:58:35.492-07:00Stalking The Mind<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The sun set, like it always did. The crowd enlarged; there were all sizes, types, shapes and personalities. The promenade resembled a mini version of the <i>Kumbhmela</i>. The only difference was that here people wore clothes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">With the purpose to 'chill', I and my friend decided to laze around on the promenade and add a bit of 'value' to our chilling spree. (It actually was really hot! And just to disgust you, the sweat flowing generously from the crowd did make it stinky). So here we were, two humans with great knowledge of psychology (dude, I topped the finals and you didn't), decided to put psychology into practice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We randomly picked up the concept of 'mind control'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">'So wanna try it?' my friend asked me as she frisked her pocket for the Oreo cookies. None were to be found. The morsels were. Gobbled Instantly. (Yes, we do keep biscuits in our pockets, that too the yummy chocolatey ones. Too bad, if you're feeling tempted or disgusted. Go get your own pack!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We decided to experiment with a theory; not exactly sure about what it preaches, so we made up part of it or rather completely modified it. Tell me who doesn't these days? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We needed to stare at some sweating person SITTING on the promenade. Then we needed to talk something in our mind like <i>'Look at me'</i> or better still <i>'Come and give me a Rs.1000 note.</i>' We needed to BELIEVE that the person would listen to our command. We needed to BELIEVE that the person's mind would receive the message and act upon it. Hopefully more than act - more than Rs. 1000.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Gazing. staring. Glancing...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We began searching for our target. Everyone just seemed the same - sane, sweaty and visibly a part of the crowd. We needed a person we could remember forever. The person had to be worthy of our newly formed mind control theory.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Gazing. staring. Glancing...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A robe. Pyjamas. Loose.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Dusty hairdo. His hair were longer than mine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Props - broom.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Accesories - way too many.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Gait - not sure what to call it - walk, jump, switch path, twirl.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Verbal utterances - mantras and sounds 'Lola Hola'.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A <i>Sadhu</i> claiming to know magical. <i>mantras</i>, probably a shy one who couldn't participate in the <i>Kumbhmela</i>, or maybe sent back from Spain. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This one looked like an interesting person (if he believed to be one; I mean these guys do think they are above people. How cool, we have atleast somebody whose worse than us.) to apply mind control upon. He walked in his different fashion. We stalked him. We needed him to sit so we could focus on him. A few moments later, he sat. We positioned ourselves opposite him. He stared at a dog who was lying there and hit his broom on his back. The dog barked and ran way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We, the eternal dog lovers, turned more keen to make this<i> Sadhu</i> pay.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We began. Our minds chanted to his, <i>'Apologise to the Dog'</i>. We didnt know how long it was before we still chanted <i>'Apologise to the Dog'.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He got up and began walking. We stalked him. Was he going to apologise to the dog, who now sat near the kiddie playing spot?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He arrived near the dog. He held his broom firmer than before and raised it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He cried. He apologised. He walked away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I and my friend had to rejoice, right? After all, our mind-boggling experiment had worked.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We felt too clean, our hair felt too neat, our clothes felt too tight, we felt highly sane. It felt our mind was still stalking his. We instruted ours to stop stalking his. We felt clean, neat and sane again. But I'm not sure what the kids around us thought when we burst into laughter for the next ten minutes..</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867086659628696210noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510412091177412274.post-52678428571005062342013-02-19T11:00:00.001-08:002013-04-16T23:58:49.279-07:00Vocals by SRK<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Watching the opening of the<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Filmfare_Awards"> Filmfare awards </a>for the second time when aired just a couple of days back, a song sung by <complete id="goog_901681855"></complete>SRK began with lights, cameras and dance.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">'Vocals by SRK, eh?'; went the jealous mongers again. This one little comment made me ponder and resort to Google for R&D.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">'Singing'
as sweet the word itself may sound is actually one of the most dreaded
acts for most people. Imagine yourself relaxing in a room filled with
your family and friends, and you are suddenly tapped on your back when
pin drop silence floods the room; <i>'sing something for us'</i>,
request the F & F's (Family and Friends). Most people did say they
would just stare at the floor, blush, praying that they were spared.
Some in turn asked the person placing the not-very-welcomed request to
sing instead;<i> 'You are a better singer any day. Let us all hear it from you'</i>. This very person too rejects 9 out of 10 times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So
this very act of singing, which might seem so melodious when a master
of singing sings, it does make many sound like toads croaking in
embarrassment, it does make many sweat and stumble, and yes it does
activate the hormone activated when the body senses threat or fear.</span><br />
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the other hand, there are people who do anything and make that anything
look good. So it's not the 'thing' that enhances their appeal, but they
make the thing look beautiful. SRK is one such person. I'm sure not
every non-singer can be aired on national television as he sings.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867086659628696210noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510412091177412274.post-4939898796828141882013-02-16T01:13:00.000-08:002013-04-16T23:59:11.861-07:00SRK appointed for India's PR - by default<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Recollecting all the swaying dance moves, the signature step and continually overjoyed screams of the fans; a lot more of thought bubbles just popped up. SRK's performance at the Temptations Reloaded show in Muscat on Valentine's Day did no doubt leave every Indian as well as non-Indians beating faster and struck with love. It makes me wonder the elements that aide the PR for India.Alright let us admit it (and if you can't, get sense injected into you soon), our political leaders rarely contribute to positive PR. So the only remaining elements that help in creating the positive PR are the business heads, Indian art and literature and Indian cinema.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll keep the business heads aside for now, let them strike their deals, make it to world's richest lists and continue to make our economy better and rolling with booms. Indian art and literature is marvelous and always spoken about right from the time India built its first fort. It's okay if you don't know when that was, you just need to know it does help in India's PR. Indian cinema is again a massive expression of the creative left brain. An integral part of this cinema, Shah Rukh Khan, does make me stalk the biggest query bubble in my head at the moment.Wouldn't we lack terribly in PR, if he wasn't born in India?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I doubt thousands of girls and guys from across borders would screech and even faint at the airport if any of our politicians arrived. SRK, the actor from India does create a ruckus at airports, which I feel is great PR for India.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I haven't seen hordes of people, all EMITTING LOVE outside 10 Janpath, 7 Race Course Road, Rashtrapati Bhavan, 10 Downing Street, unlike outside Mannat. Hence, Mannat turns a tourist attraction in India.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Statistically, there are more people worldwide who didn't wash their hands for a week after a handshake with SRK than after an handshake with a hand that craves for votes like a mad cow. People flock down to the place where this Indian actor is, just like it happened in Muscat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">SRK sells more than any politician from the poster stands in Holy Streets. These posters of an Indian actor do generate employment and money.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We get to know about so many awards like UNESCO awards and many more, just because SRK bags them. Most haven't heard of something called the Rabbi Martin Katzenstein Award, because SRK's name isn't associated with it yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Yale and Harvard invite SRK more than somebody who attends the parliamentary sessions of their country.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">And compared to most other elements who contribute to our positive PR, he is thankfully highly goodlooking. Many do judge a book by its cover; like they judge Mumbai based on its roads.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867086659628696210noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510412091177412274.post-44390726998641408482012-11-01T11:26:00.002-07:002014-02-03T05:52:38.565-08:00Celebrate Life This Birthday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's so simple to criticize a superstar. A few abuses sprinkled with mocking. Job done. Finito. And you continue with your life. That's the obstacle- 'continue'! Is it solely about dragging in life, and then there are the excuses of 'responsibilties, supporting xyz'. Life is about celebration and achieving your dream if you believe in it, this is what this gem- SRK has taught. And now the mocking goes again <i>'But he is SRK. He has all the money. We have a family to feed, without time to follow our dream.'</i><br />
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He did follow his dream from scratch amidst all his responsibilties.<br />
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Equipped with Rs.20/-, he daily visited Film city. You sure do have more!<br />
He barely had furniture in his small house when he got married- You surely got more!<br />
He slogged sans complaining. You're better at nagging! <br />
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He made a comment while passing the present <a href="http://www.google.co.in/#hl=en&tbm=nws&sclient=psy-ab&q=mannat&oq=mannat&gs_l=serp.3...2326.4933.2.5217.20.12.0.0.0.3.344.2106.0j6j2j2.10.0.eqrwrth..0.0...1.1.oKTQBweiWLM&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=d74883ab8ea8ef2&bpcl=37189454&biw=1366&bih=584">MANNAT</a> that he would buy it some day. And he bought it 'after paying from his hard-earned money'<br />
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He has a beautiful family whom he takes care of very well. You may be busy in conflict with yours!<br />
He plays the fidelity card with the epitome of loyalty. Your mind may be busy with a couple of partners!<br />
He has 'earned' the audacity to shoot the most hard-hitting humorous responses. You may call it arrogance!<br />
He earns crores through hardwork and loyalty, and are you still mocking?<br />
If yes, then maybe you know why he is the 'STAR'. <br />
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Life is about celebrating it!!! <i>By following your dreams</i><br />
Thanks for teaching me that, Mr SRK<br />
Happy Birthday<br />
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Love<br />
The Decent Stalker<br />
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<i>If you can't be responsible enough to follow your dreams, don't tell me you're busy taking the responsibility of your loved ones</i>..<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867086659628696210noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510412091177412274.post-16090571802261653792012-08-12T12:48:00.001-07:002014-02-03T05:52:26.608-08:00Avatar of 'The Decent Stalker'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="color: black;"> 'The Decent Stalker'</b> is a novel symbol, metaphor existing in reality. Stalking is an inevitable truth. One needs to stalk perpetually with perseverance what they dream . An actor persistently stalks his acting abilities, his belief to become an actor. He stalks producers and directors to bag roles. His consistent stalking embedded with the most significant element- decency makes him a star. A scientist stalks the field of discoveries to revel new inventions. A spiritual guru stalks knowledge above the realm of reality. The moment one ceases his dream, his ambitions, his search, his thoughts; all of it dissolves into thin air.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The element of decency is a premier must. For the actor, it would be his constant practice. For the scientist, it would be the continuous research. For the spiritual guru, it would be his search for knowledge. Sans 'decency', stalking is as futile as an egg without the yellow and white portions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The Decent Stalker exists in all of us<b>. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The Decent Stalker, also known as The Decent Stalker of SRK compiles her thoughts, opinions, views and reviews during her decent stalking sagas (<i>Psst..</i>. her forte - SRK) and presents them on this blog. </span><br />
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