Thursday, September 17, 2009

50 yrs and NOT going so strong anymore!!





Nostalgic is all I can feel right now! The DD symbol in itself is so idiosyncratic of my childhood days. Surabhi topped it all though Wednesday night Chitrahaar and Sunday morning Rangoli (with Hema Malini) were always there. News at 9 was entertaining-not to forget Sumit Tandon and Salma Sultan, with such decorum being maintained to the core that would make today's channels go green with envy!!
Coming to Soap Operas, DD was the baap of all these STARs and ZEEs with...
-Shaktimaan(Everyone loved it..) , Shanti (ran into 4 digits i guess !!),
-Even ShahRukh Khan will have fond memories of DD, thanks to Circus and Fauji that were aired on DD.
- And to top it all, where else would you find Amitabh Bacchan yelling at us in Pulse Polio immunisation ads!!

All we,or atleast most of the people who are following this, would turn to DD is when there is a cricket match being telecast in some obscure channel which our cable operator has ignored to provide us 'cos its anyways been telecast on DD.... huh !!

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Whats in a ... thnx

The apathetic auto driver,going by his demenour, unwillingly told me to hop in. When he dropped me off at my residence, all I offered him was his due and a "thanks".

At that moment,when he must have been contemplating his next destination, the words I uttered left him spellbound.. He digested it and slowly raised his hand in a typical "salaam bhai" fashion and acknowledged it with a smile on his face!
Happiness Unmatched!!

P.S. No..not a moral story ..Chill!(Dont take your daggers out..)

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Malena:D&G

No.. it is not Dolce & Gabbana....[:P]
The narrative runs very much parallel to the work of art-Malena, except that it is much more contemporary. The culmination is not the happy ending of the couple but the ordeals faced by the lovelorn-"T".

Who is .....whoo???

Long long ago there lived, in a remote village, a girl named G. There was a time when nobody would even bother to have a glance at her,leave alone disturb her. Time passes by and slowly G begins to get noticed for her unusually attractive features and a rather clandestine affair with D.
D, on the other hand is very overtly dismissive about G. D in fact relocates himself to a remote location adding fuel to the fire of these rumours. This intrigues quite a few people and drew them into this engrossing tale.

.....Ostracized???

Along with few mere curious onlookers(say T) come some wily old foxes as well who were sniffing something really lucrative,say A and B. Both A &B already have laid out plans well beforehand to ambush G.T,in the meanwhile starts to have feelings for G. He is fascinated by G. He is bowled over by G's beauty in every possible way.

With no D around, and with G being seen a few times with Q,W,Z.....this is the time, when the rumor mills start working extra time and all hell breaks loose. Every move G makes is misinterpreted. A & B try to win over G and take stock of the position to no avail. T desperately begins to search for opportunities to meet G,birthdays and classes not withstanding.
With her every step being scrutinized, social life becomes difficult. G is ostracised.

...End???

D later admits to have loved G over all these years and accepts her wholeheartedly leaving T,A,B high and dry !!

May D&G live happily ever after. May T find peace!!

P.S.-While T may have been portrayed with a negative shade, it is just his desire for G that is giving him sleepless nights till date!!
-Most of the alphabet know each other.(U c y coding was mandatory!!)
-Godfather:Sarkar, .....Malena: D&G (A tribute to the former!!)