Ab Seekho Unka Khel

"Jaa Simran Jaa, Jee le apni zindagi."

And i gave 20 bucks to my friend for a cornetto as she did not have change. The ice cream wallah wondered what the hell is wrong with this guy. As she was having it, I just cound not resist to put another one. "Tum kya jaano ek chuski mango bar ki keemat rehri waale bhaiya "

As much as i hated the ice cream, just loved those two quickies from our apna desi bollywood. Was wondering what amazing(read degrading) impact it has had on my thinking and attitude towards life. Some of the ones i have heard over the years have been truly golden and apt for making some conversations worth remembering.

The other day a friend asked how come you are single still and out came the reply, ''Ladki ka chakkar babu bhaiya, bahut kharab hota hai." He shot back "Come on, impossible ho hi nahi sakta koi ladki kabhi pasand hi na aayi ho". I said " Abhi tak to nahi, par ab lagta hai badalon mein se vo chehra saamne aa raha hai". And he almost broke my head with the chocolate wafers he was munching. After a while none of us understood what it meant but yeah sounded good and more importantly, filmy.

Some of the other brilliant ones which have been used by me over the years at various times

1. Reply to friends when working late in office "Do not disturb me. Kaam hi pooja hai aur pooja hi kaam hai"

2. When suddenly a friend you desperately wanted to come to a party turns up. "Ishar kaka ne aakar bahut himmat bada di Bhuvan"

3. When somebody asks my hobbies. "Meri ungliyaan piano par padte hi vo khud ba khud bajne lagta hai"(How tacky!!)

4. When we desperataly want India to win against even Kenya "Maafi ka to ab sawaal hi nahi uth ta. Dhajjiyaan uda do angrezon ki. (applies to even bangladesh!!)"

5. My car broke down the other day at one of the busiest areas in the city. And out came "Chennai vaise paidal hi achcha lagta hai Senorita." Senorita(Karan) almost killed me and two burly auto vallas who had been honking behind.

6. About a bird park in Singpore. " Arrey yeh to Jurassic park hi hai with ducks and pigeons thrown in. Aise hi bevakoof bana rahein hain logon ko"

7. About any random girl my friends like. "Ladko agar vo tumse pyar karti hai to palat kar dekhegi. Palat palat.. " Ladke: " Arey bhaiya lekin hum to 5 hain vo kisse dekhegi pata kaise chalega?". "Arey draupadi tumhare akele ki thodi hai, tum saare shareholder ho" (Jaane bhi do yaaron awesome scene)

8. Bill in a restaurant is commonly reffered to as "Billo Rani" and tip is referred to as "Tip tip barsa pani" (How cheap!. But again truly filmy.) And the fav Kulbhushan kharbanda's dialogue from the movie umrao jaan "Ab isske paise kaun dega" (The oration is truly amazing!!)

9. We went to a concert at IIT. Was dead crowded. A friend asked "Arrey bhai saath saath rehna kahin gum na ho jayein". I said "Bade miyaan jab rakhi ke bete karan aur arjun 3 ghante mein 2 baar marne par bhi mil sakte hain to hamare paas to phir bhi phone hai!!"

10. "Zindagi ki daud mein daud kar karna kya hai, agar yahi hai jeena yaaron, to phir marna kya hai.."

The next one would be about some of the amazing songs which fit into our daily lives.

Cheers

p.s. I got a "D" grade in finance subject in IIT. Was listening to a peppy Baba Sehgal(?) number to cheer my self up. In walks a friend into my room and exactly at that moment the song changes to "Sach hai ki dil to dukha hai, humne magar socha hai .. Dil ko hai gham kyun, aankh hai num kyun.. hona hi tha jo hua hai"

The friend "Yaar ek grade hi to hai. Aise dukhi aashiq ki tarah kyun baitha hai!!. Chalo agli baar main pada dunga." (Damn the shuffle in ipod!!)