A Legendary Encounter!

Date: 29th June, 2011
Place: Juhu, Mumbai


An anxious me sitting besides my mom and 2 college friends, at a Meet N Greet AMITABH BACHCHAN Event, organized by BOLLYWOOD HUNGAMA, was actually feeling those gitters on hearing those enthusiastic lines "And here comes the moment....Lets all welcome....The Superstar of the Decades..Mr Amitabh Bachchan!". For moments there was silence. Until Big B entered the room...and then began an inexplicable and magical experience!!

BIG B-Bollywood begins and ends with this name...Legendary. GOD. Well..what do I say....I now know why Madhuri Dixit was called the female Amitabh of Bollywood...The persona of this individual is just so damn elegant and dashing..NO OTHER ACTOR IN THE FILM FRATERNITY CAN MATCH HIS LEVEL-Thats his magic! The way he looked at us..the way he spoke.....Truly unmatchable!He spoke about his films, his life from being a struggler to being a star in Bollywood!One can hear him for hours and hours without getting bored.

I was soo delighted to meet such a personality. But a person was happier than I was! It was my mom. She dreamt of meeting him ever since her college days...And..finally her dream came true!When the time came to interact , she went speechless!..I could see it in her eyes..what it meant for her to be there!!!!! I was extremely happy seeing her dream come true....!!

Big B was soo much at ease while conversing with us fans!He even sang few lines when my friend insisted him to do so...How can someone soo prestigious be soo humble and down to earth???!!Truly, there can never ever be another AMITABH BACHCHAN in this industry...just like there cant be MADHURI DIXIT!....I thank God to have made me experience meeting such LIVING LEGENDS in my life!!

Grand Finale of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa - 4:- Live

Waking up today morning 6.30am, was nothing less than doing a march-past to Filmistan Studio to find out the Grand Finale Winners to the ending season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa - 4. All thanks to Nitesh, as he co-ordinated the entire activity by being in touch with the organisers of the show.

I, alongwith my family reached the venue by 8.30am... all the studio audience were taken in with proper sitting arrangement & a good breakfast & tea, for refreshment before the results were out on the set. After having refreshment, Me & Mom went roaming on the compound of Filmistan... & just spotted the versatile and multi-talented - MIEYANG CHANG (a dentist, a singer & a dancer). Both of us in excitement wished "All the Best" to him & returned back to the back door of the studio. Nitesh's friend Gitanjali was accompaning us... & I was so thrilled to come back and scream, "I saw Chang (cute-choweet-chashmish-chinese) & wished him Good Luck, I think he will win". But Gita bet, "My Sushant will Win"... "Okay!, let's see... if Chang Wins I want a DairyMilk!" I exclaimed.

And, just look what happens on the Grand Sets of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa - 4!... All the giltter & glamour of the mingling contestants, judges & the hosts were being witnessed by the amazing studio audience which included us. Woh kehte hai na... Log Raat Mein Sitaarein Dekhthe Hai, par Nitesh mujhe Din Mein Bhi Sitaarein Dekhata Hai! :D. Well, what can I say, do enjoy watching the Grand Finale of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa - 4 tonite... till then I shall be busy borrowing my DairyMilk from Gita... becoz. I am Chang's Lady Luck or the Lucky Mascot... hahhaaahhaa!! :P :D ;)

Yippee... in true sense Celebrating the Spirit of Womanhood today!... It cudn't be better than going inside MADHURI DIXIT'S van & being snapped with the Dazzling, Enchanting, Dancing Diva of Indian Cinema herself! ;)

HERE'S WISHING ALL YOU LOVELY LADIES

A VERY HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY ! :)

!~13th to 16th December, 2010- The Best Moments of My Life~!

They say God listens to all what you pray for, be it in your mind or be it through your actions. I have always been believing in this and hoped that my dreams too would come true one day. Well, I did not have an iota of idea that God was actually listening..and he granted that wish..so damn soon.!Ever since I was a small kid I have been adoring MADHURI DIXIT on screen and always had a desire to meet her once in life...And..Those Days from 13th to 16th December.....God heard all what I wanted..........!!Here's a detailed briefing on the happenings on the above dates:

13th December, 2010

It was 9 -9:30 am on that morning when I was standing in a bus , on my way to my college for a regular lecture. Suddenly my cell phone rang. "Kalpak calling" is what flashed on it. I picked the phone in a jiffy, had a small conversation with Kalpak about what I was doing on the day. He brought to my notice that Madhuri Dixit was an expected guest at all well known college that morning at around 10 am. He couldn't go and try attending that function as he had an exam the next day. I told him that I had an lecture to attend and so I too couldn't make it. He told me that I could still try...after all it was for Madhuri Dixit!...I replied saying that "Well lets see how it goes..."
In around the next 40 minutes I reached the college. Post mingling with friends and having small talks I told them that I should've been at the function Madhuri was attending, and not at college today. To this, some friends, knowing my fanatism for LA Dixit, insisted that I should try and go there!..Some even wanted to accompany me...but I couldn't afford missing that lecture for this sake.Over the matter one friend remarked, "Its Your Madhuri, Nitesh...!When would you get this chance again?"..and I calmly replied, "I'd surely meet her, if destined to!"
Things went on normally for the rest of the day. It was as casual and boring as always. I had a special meeting that evening with someone close to Madhuri Dixit. I was trying on to get passes for Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and the meeting was at Inorbit Mall, that same evening, at 7:30-8. I was too sceptical to go , firstly because, had it been late, I would miss THE FIRST EPISODE OF JHALAK DIKHHLA JAA 4, with MADHURI's dance on it..!...and secondly, There was a level of nervousness as I am bad at socialising easily.

I was told to reach the given place and give a call to the concerned person at 8 pm post reaching. I had no damn clue about what event was gonna take place at that mall, that evening, that would have a significant impact on me. Then, I heard from Smita, yet another crazy Madhuri fan like me, that someone on Twitter had tweeted that "JHALAK DIKHHLA JAA's EPISODE 1 Screening supposed to be held at a Mumbai Multiplex". This news left me thinking about could there be a connection between me meeting that concerned person and The JHALAK SCREENING?.
I had called a good friend,Nisheeth, to the mall for company and also to make me reach home, incase I faint seeing Madhuri Dixit, if at all, all those clues were supposedly linked together!. Reaching up till the second floor of the Mall, I saw Tight Security with a number of guards spread all around the floor. The entry to FAME ADLABS @ Inorbit was split into 2 different entries, one for common viewers , another for Special People. After Nisheeth reached the place, we were standing on the other side of the special entry, waiting , wondering what was next in store for us!I got an SMS from the person who had called me there, that he would be reaching there in 15 minutes. I had gitters in my stomach with certain unexpected thoughts coming to my mind , with one among them being I WAS INVITED TO THAT SPECIAL SCREENING MADHURI DIXIT WAS EXPECTED AT THE SCREENING ANY MOMENT!

25 Minutes passed. Many celebrities made a grand entry to the theatre. Many of those beautiful people were courteous enough to pose for photos I wished to click, some among them being Mona Singh, Renuka Shahane, Yana Gupta, Ragini Khanna and Salman Khan{DID Fame}. It was long now. We had been waiting since almost 1.5 hrs! Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa's first episode had already begun...........and I had missed it...............HOW COULD I MISS MY MADHURI's first comeback show's first episode, and that too when she was performing on it!...I couldn't curse myself enough...This was the only point of discussion and debate between Me and Nisheeth at that moment. And in midst of all this, an SMS stating. "COME DOWN" came. Not a moment did we wait after reading that........!..................We ran as though we were to catch a Rajdhaani Local.!....And in the blink of an eye, we were on the ground floor. Now the floor was soo damn big, Where down should we have gone?...where do we search that concerned person??????To avoid further confusion over all these arising questions, I called up the person to ask where do I meet them. I was called at the Parking lot. I began searching for it...ultimately landed over there...only to have 3-4 people stand on my head asking me questions like, "Who are you?"" Madhuri Fan????Who called you here?""You are not allowed to wait here!!!!!!!"..It took me deep breaths and few stammering words, along with giving them my phone to speak to the person who called me there, post which they were finally convinced and allowed me and Nisheeth to wait there. And I soo knew, what was going to happen next....I soo knew that I didn't expect this to happen soo soon..I soo knew that the moments to come ahead, would be the most cherished moments for my entire life ahead....Well, on one hand, I knew all this was coming my way soon...and on the other, I was trembling with fear, as to how would I face someone I have adored every since I was a 4 year old kid!..I told Nisheeth that incase anything happens to me, handle it out. We both, along with those 3 people, stood there, waiting for that car to come...
And..finally the car arrived!It had many a people inside it. That concerned person came out, shook hands with me. But my eyes, were searching for someone else. That was an enlighting moment...A Beauty draped in an amazingly designed Red colored Gujrati saree, walked out of the car. It was an inexplicable feeling when I lifted my eyes up to see who it was!...No guesses about this...Yes..It was Madhuri Dixit!:)














That concerned person introduced me to her as her fan. I said Hello Ma'am and gave her my hand for a hand-shake. She shook them with that 1000 volt smile on her face........OMG....Was this a dream...????????!!!!!!! Then, we walked together till the lift door. I told her," Ma'am, I am a huge huge fan of yours. I can't even believe I am walking with you!" ...And she laughed :)
I thought that was it and post telling me about the Jhalak passes, I would be told to go back home...But..NO....The best and bestest was yet to come!!!!!!!!!!

As the lift door opened, Madhuri , along with the guards and the important people, went inside. To my surprise, I and Nisheeth, were also called inside the lift!I went inside the lift....I was standing right next to HER....I really felt like, I have reached Heaven, and am standing next to an Angelic figure...as all this was too hard to believe!!!!! And Then I smiled again looking at her. She smiled back. I could stand there all day long looking at her that magnetic smile.......that was her charm......!....I thought, now is the moment I could speak, so I began speaking to her . I told her about our ORKUT Fan Club of her's and also about me coming on Jhalak Sets on the coming week to see her. She said , "Ya...sure...!Would see you there :)". Then , one among the people in the lift..told me, "Arre show her your t-shirt na...the one you are wearing..."...I had almost forgotten I was wearing a JHALAK T-Shirt Inside my Shirt...I then showed the same to her. She was really happy seeing it...All she could say was, " Sooo sweet of U!!!!"Well, those words were MORE THAN ENOUGH !.....All my efforts in making that t shirt finally became fruitful! :)


I kept looking at her all through the time we were in lift...and she kept smiling....I wished time to stop there for that moment..and never move ahead...! Finally..The Second Floor came..as soon as the lift door opened, there were soo damn many cameras focusing at that door...Gosh..thats Stardom....or Shud I say...STAR DUM.. :)
As we walked out...all the cameras flashed..with clicks..We were now on the other side of the entry...IN THE SPECIAL GUESTS ENTRY!.....Walking...oops..running as fast as we could..inside..the Entry door....,while Madhuri followed us, behind..She took a while as she had to pose for individual snaps for the media, just like the other celebs did.She then entered inside..and there she waited to give some media bytes and small interviews about how she was feeling regarding the first episode of Jhalak..and how she felt post coming back from abroad!During her those interviews, I tried capturing a few pictures...which would remain a TREASURE for me..all my life..!
Once the media bytes were over, MD rushed inside the screening..I was sceptical about, whether I should be following her inside or not, but my footsteps still followed her way...That's when that concerned person called out my name..and told the security guards outside the theatre entry to take me and Nisheeth inside..!!!!!!!! How much more of surprises and unexpected delights could I expect for a day??...I think maybe God wished to fulfill all my desires ever since I was 4 till the age of 20 on that single day!:D

...And what could be next??...We entered the screening...Were made to sit in the VIP Section...I sat exactly below Madhuri!!!!And, then I could hear MD & other behind asking me and friend,"Samosa's khaaoge?".I was still soo speechless and dumbstruck that I really didn't know how to react...My stomach was totally full for the day without having had any food!..So I said a NO to the offer. I could see a surprised expression on Madhuri's face after my reply...Dunno why she was surprised though!:P... Finally the screening on 70 MM Screen of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa BEGAN!...I was in a tense situation. It was hard for me to decide where should I look-in front at the screen where Jhalak's episode had begun or behind me, where the Queen Of Crores of Hearts was sitting!..Madhuri's performance began on screen..That had been the best ever performance of hers ever since years!..Loved her in each and every frame..!!! I felt like shouting , whistling and even dancing..but was too conscious to even move or utter a word...mainly because...Madhuri Dixit was sitting right behind me!During the entire screening, whenever Madhuri tapped her foot, I could feel it on my seat...and I would always be stumped, everytime I experienced those shakes and movements! Time passed by and just like all good things had to come to an end, so had the screening..!After the screening, I looked at Madhuri and said.."Ma'am, I wanted a picture with you!". Madhuri replied, "Later..not now ".Looked like she was in a hurry to leave.....It was past 11 pm. so I felt what she said was absolutely fine. The concerned person assured me a pic with her saying, "You are coming on Thursday na..tab le lena :)".I was happy hearing this.Madhuri quickly ended the media session on the mike and rushed out. This was mainly because her mother was unwell and she had to go back to see her {as per News Reports}. I left soon after along with Nisheeth.

This day of 13th December, began as such a routine one, and ulimately turned out to be soo special that It wouldn't ever be forgotten by me in life.I Thank God for hearing all my prayers and to everyone else who knows me..WHENEVER I SAID ,I AM A HUGE MADHURI DIXIT FAN, I MEANT IT!...I STILL AM AND WILL REMAIN ONE ALL MY LIFE :)



The Next 2 Days-14th and 15th December,2010
Reaching home late night at 12 on 13th December, the first things I did was to share all the details about my experience of that day with all the Madhuri Fanclub mates I am in personal contact with. They were all very very happy for me, at the same time, envied me , as they wished they were with me...or maybe they were in my place!...Well, that envy showed their fanatism for Madame M and was totally normal on any fan's side.
Moving on then...Obviously that was a night when I could've easily sung, "Mujhe Neend Naa Aaye"....Flashes of whatever happened that evening kept occuring off and on in my mind. I shared my joy with my family too. Everyone was overwhelmed and very happy that my dream came true. They congratulated me and engrossingly looked at every pic I took at the event.
Next morning seemed soo different. It was all appearing soo new..soo fresh...just as it would to any person who had just fulfilled his dream...biggest dream ever! I went to college as usual. But what was different was that I shared my last evening's experience with all my friends there. While half of them didn't believe me, some gave an usual reaction , as for them, me meeting a celeb was nothing new, but, there were few who were truly overjoyed hearing about my experience. While the day finished in a flick, all I was wondering was , what was in store for me on the coming Thursday....

The next day, was Wednesday, 15th of December. I wanted that day to get over soon, but I also had too many things to do for the next day...1) Buy gift for my dad's 60th b'day, which was coincidentally on 16th December, 2) Complete my Madhuri Scrapbook, 3) Coordinate with the show organisers regarding our group attending the event....All of this went totally well...I spent almost 4 hours that night, from 9:30 pm to 1:30 am making my Madhuri Scrapbook as lovely as possible, leaving its first page blank, with a hope for an autograph from her. Finishing my scrapbook, I packed all the things I required to carry with me the next day to the sets, one among them being that Jhalak T-Shirt which Madhuri saw me dressed in. Since it was late night now, I kept a morning alarm for 5 am and dozed off with dreams of what could happen the coming day...


December 16th, 2010

It was a day I woke up before the sun did. I got ready as soon as I could and tried waking my sister, so that she could accompany me for the event...but..all efforts in vain..:(..Saggittarian girls, I tell you, worst part is to try waking them from bed early in the morning...They are soooo...aarrghh..more on this in another blog :P...getting back to that day..I wished dad, promised to be back by evening to celebrate his B'day and finally left home alone with hopes to have a great day ahead...I reached the station where Kalpak was waiting for me in a Rick. We both took the rick directly to the studios..and reached the gate well before time.
Krishnendu had already reached the place before us. He was in search for cards to give Madhuri , as suggested to him by some other fans overnight. Well, his efforts of trying to get a card werent accompolished as all shops weren't open that early. Nonetheless, Kalpak had brought a letter drafted by him to Madhuri from all us fans. We three waited at the gate until Karmagnya reached the place. Once he came , we got inside the studios...we were told to wait until a concerned audience allocating Executive came there. While we waited, we saw Sushant Singh and Ankita Lokhande drive in there, in the same car. They were in their casual outfits so I didn't feel like bothering them to ask for a picture. Both of them looked really great even in casuals.
Smita, who was a prime part of our fanclub had'nt reached as yet and had no chance of reaching the studios for the next 1.5 hours as she was coming from far off. After 9 :30 , we were told to be seated at a shady place inside where there lied a small opening to the sets of the show. We were all eagerly waiting for Smita to come and join us. And finally after killing time for say 40 mins by chit chatting, I got a call from Smita that she had reached the studios. Me and Kalpak went and brought her in to that waiting point. Smita was accompanied by her two brothers who weren't with us at this point as they went in to do some work. Everyone there by now had seen my scrapbook and liked it :) We were all questioning each other that What would we be speaking to Madhuri when we meet her, incase it happened! After a long chat of around 1 hour, we were finally called inside the sets and made to be seated at a place close to the judges seats....Ohhh..sooooo excited we were.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We could see many contestants of the show practicing their act, checking in last minute details for their acts there. As also, crew members were arranging the stage properly and the lighting too. Remo was already present on the sets, giving tips to the contestants over their performances. Malaika Arora Khan soon entered in...without much hulaaloo about her entry among the audience or even the contestants..All our eyes were struck at that entry point from where Madhuri Dixit was supposed to make an entry any moment now!EXCITEMENTTT!!!!!!!!!!!
Our eyes then witnessed her coming inside in an yet other amazingly designed saree with her hair ecstatically tied up....And as soon as she entered...there were applauses heard from all over- be it the audiences or even the fellow contestants-that's what personifies the legendary image she holds amongst people till date! She took a bow and went to her seat . She sat in the middle seat, between Remo and Malaika. My eyes were totally struck on her!Various songs were striking my mind resembling that situation...one being..."Taakte rehte tujhko saanjh savere, Naino mein basiya jaise, nain ye tere......Tere mast mast do nain..mere dil ka le gaye chain...!"...and soo many more...well thanks to the n no. of Bollywood movies I watch..!..Though photography was strictly prohibited there, I did capture a few moments while she sat there...approximately 5 foot away from us fans...!
We could suddenly hear some girls shouting out " SSSSHAAAAAAHRUKKHHHHH"on the sets......!I was extremely puzzled hearing this...But when I turned around...I saw SRK- Yes the KING KHAN himself, had entered the sets....!!!!!!!!!!!He was there just to meet Madhuri........He gave her a warm hug and went back to his shoot, promising her to meet after her the shoot!...At that moment, I soo wished that Taruna, my sis, who is a die hard SRK Fan.....wud've accompanied me..!..she wud have been OverJoyed!!!!!!...but remember that lazy Saggi story above na?......shes that lazy girl!...so... well...all I wish is her dream to meet him comes true someday...just like mine to meet MD did!:)
And then the show began !...Its soo damn tough to manage shows for all the people involved there..Hats off to everyone working there..from the contestants to the smallest of the smallest crew member...all require immense patience so as to have the proceedings go on smoothly.....It took almost 3 hours for the that episode to wrap up, post which we were told to wait outside, near her makeup van.....!Speechless, Surprised and Scared about what would happen next we waited outside ...And then we saw a bunch of BodyGuards coming towards us....in the midst of them was...GUESS WHO??Yes...SRK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Those guards shooed us far away and SRK entered Madhuri's van..!We were now startled thinking that if SRK is inside to meet MD, how would MD meet us.......?Would we not meet her..?..Or maybe..we would??????
After a short period, SRK left her van and then a concerned manager came to us and told that we were next going inside the van to meet her. With that manager telling me, "Upar van mein aa jaayiye", the numbness on my face could be easily seen. Following me, the entire group entered the van........
As I entered in, I could see her smiling face , standing there and welcoming me...I greeted her with a Hello...She replied with a greet. Everyone of us inside that van were absolutely in awe of her aura and physical presence right in front of us!I gently removed my scrapbook from my bag and placed it in her hands along with a pen for an autograph. She saw the book...the first remark she gave was "LOVELY!" She flipped the pages and turned back to the front page then to sign on it...She asked me before signing, "What's your name?"...What a moment......!!!!!!MADHURI DIXIT.....asking me WHAT MY NAME IS....Now post I told my name to her , I thought that maybe I would begin loving my name forever just because it went to her ears{not that I dunn like my name ha..I love it;) ...U may say..I like it even more post that moment now :P} ...And I replied to her, "Ma'am its Nitesh!".....and she signed on the book specifying 'Dear Nitesh' in the beginning...Before she could close the book, I chose to tell her to open the last pages which had my childhood picture with her poster next to me...Seeing that she had a dazzling smile yet agn on her face..and she laughed saying "Ohkkk........so this is the proof...that you are my fan since your childhood!"...I replied saying.,"Yesssss Ma'am!!!!!;)" Next what I wanted was a picture with her to make that moment indelible. So I asked for one...She quickly agreed to it.But as soon as I removed my camera, I could see a lotsa glare of lights behind her...So I was like..."Ma'am could you move this side.....?".........pointing at another less lighted side..{Had I gone nuts.......??????HOW THE HELL COULD I ORDER MADHURI DIXIT Like that??????????Thank God she was not get angry on my request...!}..She quickly shifted herself some steps to her left..I clicked some individual snaps of hers first and then went in to have a picture with her....:)...I was expecting to get just one pic......but I came out with 4 pictures..with different poses of us...ALL THANKS TO ALL THE OTHER MEMBERS Especially KALPAK & SMITA who clicked my pics with her....:) Then all the fans had their picture session with her. Kalpak gave MD the letter he had drafted for her...He told her in Marathi to read the letter whenever she was free.She accepted it with a desirable smile and kept the letter on her sofa. Then I removed the Jhalak T-shirt from my bag to get an autograph on that too...I had brought a marker pen with me for getting a permanent sign on it ;)She signed on it too..this time toh without even asking my spelling...by now she remembered my name :D :D! I told her that I would never ever was that t-shirt now.....and I surely wouldn't...!Smita asked her about twitter as to when would she get regular there. She replied saying that she is always busy and hardly gets time to tweet..Whatever she said, her words became magical to us..!.Those luminious eyes...that million dollar smile..............I FELT LIKE GOD!...Then before bidding a final bye to her all others also took an autograph from her...Before leaving...all others said to her that We were really really lucky to meet her like this in person...for once in life..!:)...To this I replied ,"I am twice as lucky as them then Ma'am!"..She laughed over this. Krishnendu asked her if she was performing that for the next episode by any chance. She said..."No..not performing..only judging :)".We all gave her our heartiest thanks to be kind enough to meet us fans..and then left the van.
We were all overjoyed after we came out.....Our goal of meeting our DREAM IDOL once in our lifetime had come true....Well..twice for me.....So I was DOUBLY DELIGHTED if thats the right word to use to express what I felt...!
After waiting in for few minutes and clicking pictures with some other contestant celebs who were kind enough to agree to pose for a pic like Sushant Singh Rajput, Ankita Lokhande, Renuka Shahane, Daya Shetty, Jay Bhanushali{Maahi Vijj's fiance}, Jay Kumar Nair & Krishna Abhishek, we all departed home. And that was the end such an unforgettable evening..........Who can forget such an amazing experience, temme? I would never ever forget it...Even incase I suffer a brainloss or something, I would try reading this blog again to remember it {LOL-Caution-Am Bad at Jokes!}


Well jokes apart, the above things I experienced in the span of those 4 days...when I met MADHURI DIXIT..not once but twice ...would remain most CLOSEST to my heart all my life. I have been a person who is not the one who has many people close to him in life- Well, its a less known fact that I became an ardent Madhuri Fan only when I had not many people around to share my joys with except my family ...My adoring her grew to a decent level of fanatism only because I mainly had very less friends in school days and was practically non-existent to my colleagues. If you put it up in this way ,it would be apt saying that, Madhuri Dixit has been one of those persona's who is soo attached to my routines entire mechanism that removing her outta it is practically impossible!....I am her well wisher{just like many other fans} and would remain one till the last days of my life. Since you read the above paragraph, now maybe you could get atleast a 1% idea of what experience it was for me to meet someone so close to my heart!Well, just incase you are a Madhuri fan too.{ maybe or maybe not so ardent like me!}...or even the people who have some or the other Personality they are crazy about, all I have to say you guys is that believe in Destiny....I pray for all of you that MAY YOUR DREAMS TOO COME TRUE ONE FINE DAY, JUST LIKE MINE DID!..


PS: The above is NOT the entire detailed description of the experience{Yeahh..it isnt!LOL}...There have been soo many things here and there missed out ...which may or may not have been of importance...Well,one fine day, when become a BIGGG MAN...{Hahha..hope so}, I would love publishing a book regarding my this experience...{Do Buy It..If u remember my blog till that date;)}I may not be a good writer...There might have been stupid and dumb mistakes in the above write-up too..M extremely sorry about it.......Have written this entire blog in the period of 2 days...!...so plss.try and neglect the negatives..! I have this tendency to keep writing and writing till someone forces me to stop.......So I better stop now.... CYA till the next blog I write..till something worth enough happens again in my life;)..Ciao!Take Care!

C@LL from My ViCKY BOY... urf... Vivek Oberoi!!

Monday, 30th August, 2010 I heard the Manly Voice of Mr. Vivek Oberoi on my office desk. Do you even know how is it to hear a celebrity on phone, who had been a big-big time crush during the period of adolescence... at the time of Saathiya days {released on 20th Dec, 2002... oh! how can I forget, afterall 19th Dec falls my B'day! ;~)}

It is all very well credited to my brother Nitesh, who often tends to win all the contest with bollywoodhungama.com. Hence, got a chance to meet My ViCKY BOY today, though I cudn't accompany him with his friends, I still made it a mark to at least be present mentally with them if not physically. How cud I just forgo this opportunity... I have such gr8 memories of the film Saathiya, that though being a huge-huge fan of SRK, the first scrapbook I ever made was on the film Saathiya. I wrote my heart out on a card... Wishing him all the Good Luck for his upcoming B'day (3rd Sept) & Marriage (29th Oct) & send it alongwith the Saathiya scrapbook with my brother, to be presented & shown to him respectively. I was damn excited about the whole thing, that I kept on following up with them on phone till they reached the venue. Then all of a sudden, after giving 2 missed calls on my Bro's cell... he called me up & said, "Vivek Oberoi wants to speak to u!". First I thought he is just kidding around with his friends, by then as the Manly Voice fall on my ears... it was like ;-0.-.- (My DiL Goes.... Hmmmmmm!!!....)

Vivek:- Hi Taruna, How are u?

Taruna:- Aye Natak Mat kar... tu Nisheeth hai na... Dekh Paka Mat Haan...Hello!!??

Vivek:- No, No.. No Natak... I am Vivek Oberoi, its gr8 to see your Saathiya scrapbook... I wish you cud have come & meet me here.

Taruna:- (feeling so thrilled)... Ya!!!... Sorry, but I cudn't make it today... but pls. send me your autograph!!!???

Vivek:- Ya sure I 'll give u an autograph on the Saathiya scrapbook!

Taruna:- Ya, thank u so much!!... & also send an another autograph for my best friend Aishwariya... pls write "Dear Aishwariya" on the blank page & sign it for her!!!....[hheheheehehe.... this was the best- best- best way I cud ever tease My ViCKY BOY! ;~)]

Vivek:- Ya... sure... Nice talking to u, byee!

Taruna:- Ya.. bye! (I just cudn't stop Blushing since that moment... all in office were wondering what is the mystery behind this Big Smile on my face today!!! hhahaha!... gotacchhaa!!!)

My state of mind has reached upto a brim-level of happiness that I actually got up from my seat & went outside & started dancing in the silent corridor down-stairs. On the way back home, I was so overjoyed that I forgot the way to my home... I was walking down a lane before until I realised it & reached home so safe & sound with all the happiness of speaking to My ViCKY BOY in my heart!! ;~P

3 Cheers for Vivek Oberoi - Dhum Dhum Dhamak... Dhum Dhum Dhamak... Dhum Dhum... Chhalka Chhalka Re Kalse Ka Paani.... Chhalka Chhalka Re O Aankhna Maani....!!! ;~) What an amazing experience... & ... what a pleasant surprise!! :)

MNIK is more than just a Film! :)

12th Feb, 2010 was the day when MY NAME IS KHAN released worldwide. The opening of this film is breaking the charts. Its heartening for me to see after so much controversy, My King Khan is a Winner, just because of his sheer hardwork on performance. This film truly sets a trademark for all the human beings in the world. The story is about Rizvan Khan- Khan was a man with special challenges. He was more than a name. He believed if you do good deeds... Good things will happen. Until the day that changed everything. This is his journey. We are stronger than our fears. Greater than our limits.

This film is an answer to those who dare to question someone's Nationality for absolutely no reason at all. The day of release brought a good news to watch the movie in the theatre near you & at the same time a bad news of the Virtual Curfews in few parts of India, especially in Mumbai which protested against MNIK. But the love of SRK fans overlapped the curfew orders & protesters who wanted to do Tamashas on that day... became a big Tamasha themselves.

I was also one of the lucky SRK fans who got to see the show on the very same day, though the advance booking in almost all multiplex was closed down, but Good thing had to happen at the PVR Cinemas, Oberoi Mall... & finally got the four tickets to watch the film alongwith my family (I had to sign for the allotment of my seat tickets, like I was doing some crime watching the movie!). Looking around in the surrounding could feel a strange fear spread all over in the atmosphere, with so many Police Officers standing for the protection... so that the show must go on smoothly. This was first time, I couldn't see a single photo of the film hung around... felt really sad about this. The protesters had already damaged many places, it was threatening to even hear the songs of the film in front of a stranger. The film has provoked against the riots happening in India in it is own sweet way that leds all of us to the path of Humanity. It truly teaches, "There is no bigger religion than Humanity in the world." This film is a slap in the face of the protesters, who can try to kill the unhuman in themselves & learn something from the movie.
Reviewing the film:- Rizvan Khan, a Muslim man from India moves to San Francisco & lives with his brother & sister-in-law. Rizvan, who has Asperger's, falls in love with Mandira. Despite protests from his family they get married & start a small business together. They are happy until September 11, 2001 when attitudes towards Muslims undergo a sea-change. When tragedy strikes, Mandira is devastated & they split. Rizvan is confused & very upset that the love of his life has left him. To win her back, he embarks on a touching & inspiring journey across America.

'My Name is Khan' is the triumphant story of an uncoventional hero overcoming obstacles to regain the love of his life. The dailogues spoken by this innocent Autistic man are just remarkable - My name is Rizvan Khan. I might seem a little 'different' to you. That is because I have Aspergers Syndrome. It is named after Dr. Hans Asperger who first noticed the traits in children. Having Aspergers does not mean I am stupid. I am very intelligent, but I don't understand people. I don't know why people say things they don't mean. For example, they say come to my house any time, & when I go to their house they say why have you come at this time? Sometimes people think, I am rude. I don't mean to be rude, being rude is not good. My mother said there are only good people & bad people in the world & I am a good person..." Few scenes that left a mark on my mind were:-
* Rizvan's first encounter with Mandira, where he gives description about his fairness products he needs to sell. The dailogue is amazing- "The fairness products can only make your skin look beautiful, but can't make you beautiful"- A person who spoke truth, though being a salesman himself.
* Rizvan keeps on saying "Marry Me!" to Mandira. It was lovely to see when Manidra herself comes & proposes to him
* Sameer, Mandira's son not being able to pronounce "Khan" & Rizvan teaching him, " My Name is KHAN, from the epiglottis."
* The 9/11 incident changed their life. They lost their son in the name of religion. Sameer being hit hard by the football by a few young boys at his school & had to give his life in such a tender age where eyes can only dream of shaping their future. His friend who witnessed this crime, didn't say a word about the incident, until the day he realized what he did was wrong!
* Mandira's scream for justice on her son's death & asking Rizvan to go right now to meet the President of America & say , "My Name is Khan & I'm not a Terrorist."
* Rizvan sitting in a masjid, listening to a man preaching The Quran Sharif to a set of Muslims in a wrong manner. Its endearing to see an autistic man making them learn The Quran Sharif in a right manner & stating that Allah's path is of non-voilence & peace.
* Rizvan's journey of life begins with the chant, "Hum Honge Kamyaab..." for proving his unconditional love for Mandira. He packs his bags to meet the President of America & struggles hard to finally a day when President of America himself says" I want to meet Rizvan Khan."
An ordinary man, An extraordinary journey... FOR LOVE.
The melodious music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy is soothing to ears. Lyrics by Niranjan Iyengar are so very gently hummable, giving the meaning to blend the film with his fantastic songs like Sajda, Tere Naina, Noor-e-Khuda & Allah hi Reham. The trio - SRK, Karan Johar & Kajol is Back with a Bang. Let the MAGIC CONTIUNE TO PERVAIL & MESMERISE THE NATION... ALL OVER AGAIN!!

Today being 14th Feb, 2010, "Happy Valentines Day" to the readers... please spread the word of Love, Peace & Harmony everywhere & learn Being Human! :)

MY FAN, MY HERO!! - Auditions <3;~)

Yesterday, on 6th Nov' 09 auditions for this show were in Mumbai at Andheri Sport Complex. I was already very amused by the title of the show & very thrilled to see the ad of this show hosted by Karan Johar, calling all the fans to prove that they are the Biggest Fans of their idol actors. Somewhere, deep in my heart I felt that - This is it!!, its a great chance to do sometime for my SHAHRUKH, irrespective of getting shortlisted/selected for further rounds, it will be an acheivement and a self-satisfaction for my ownself if I get a chance to convey a message to SRK and let the whole world know that I'M SRK'S BIGGEST FANEVER!!! <3;~)

After filling the contest Resigration Form much before in late October period, with butterflies in my stomach... I was awaiting for this Audition Day to come. On 5th Nov'09, in the late evening time I got a Reminder Call from their side to attend the auditions tomorrow. I was pretty excited about the whole thing & kept asking questions on phone - "What are the Auditions about?... Is it a Quiz Contest?... I cannot do mimicary, dancing & singing!... What are the timings for the Audition?" The Lady on the other side of the phone informed, "They are look for some HATKE FANS. You can get your collection of SRK Scrapbooks to prove that you are a SRK fan. Audition Timings are between 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.Pls. carry your Unique Identification No. Sheet you must have got after filling the Registeration Form online." I was over-joyed to hear this, I exclaimed, "I shall definately be there with My SRK Scrapbooks & my Unique Identification No. Sheet by 9:00 a.m. for the Auditions at Andheri Sports Complex!" The urge to do something for SRK drived me to wake up the other morning with a "KARO YA MARO" attitude. If my Never Ending Prayers to Lord Krishna & Never Dieing Love for Shahrukh are true... today it will give me the strenght, to give my Auditions against all odds. I reach the venue with all my will-power filled into my heart to face the Biggest Challenge of my life today.

In the early morning by 9:00 a.m all the fans were made to stand in a row outside the venue gate. All the Cheers & Craze were being captured on the camera by the crew. After the Token Nos. & Registeration Form (which was similar to one I had filled on the website) were distributed to all the Fans, we were all asked to proceed inside the Venue Gate & keep filling the Registration Form while moving upstairs inside the buliding where auditions will be taken in Pre-Casting Room 1 & 2. I filled the complete form with all my enthusiasms & was waiting very patiently for my turn for Auditions to come. I was sitting surrounded with many other fans of Ranbir Kapoor, Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Shahid Kapur, Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra & many more. I made it a point to keep saying on spot like Bag Checking Windows, about my scrapbooks that I was asked to carry alongwith me... & with a broad smile on their face they allowed me to move further in the quee. Ultimately after the Registration Form filling was over we all fans were made to sit in a quee that piled-up in front of the Pre- Casting Room 1. Within friction of seconds, it was my turn now... I jumped from my seat & ran straight into the audition room. There were 2 young boys who were conducting the Auditions inside. Holding my submitted Registration Form in their hands, they asked me to keep my Big Bag of SRK Scrapbooks aside near their table. Referring the Form, they started attacking me with questions related to SRK - "Why do you like SRK?... What is the most craziest thing you have done for him? Since when are you his Fan?" With all my conscience, I tried my level best to answer the questions gracefully, "I like SRK becoz. his honesty can be seen in his intense eyes & his dimpled-smile makes him look like a Adorable Boy-Next-Door. The most craziest thing I have done is collected his Artricles & Pics and made a scrapbook out of them. I used to enjoy watching him in Circus during my childhood & the craze increased after watching DDLJ." They asked me to show me my SRK Scrapbooks... while going through it they asked me - "What wil you do if you meet SRK?... What is the one wish you want to make to SRK?" To this I claimed, "I want to go down on my knees & MAIN KOI AISA GEET GAOON (which they made me sing in the audition room too)for him and make him feel special by telling him why is he so special for me. My one and only one wish to SRK is that he must hold me one day & say in front of the world that She is My Biggest Fanever!!!" As I really wanted to prove that T@RU $H@HRUKH Ki DeeW@Ni H@i, I also told them that I have a German Writer who is my friend through Planet SRK site, who has mentioned about me in her book & that I too has done a write-up for SRK for her book named "Circle Of Love". I had carried that article in my pen-drive which consisted of few SRK, Madhuri & Pics edited by me. And how could I forget to mention at this golden chance to meet SRK... to state that my brother's brithday falls on 2nd Nov. too and thus, that day is celebrated as a Grand Occassion in my house - my auditions would have remained incomplete without saying that. I gave them that write-up & made a quick move from the room. As I stepped out of the Audition Room 1, I was boast up with confidence, enthusiasms & thrill... just couldn't wait to hear the names of shortlisted candidates to move up-stairs to the Big Hall Room for the 2nd Round of Audition in front of the Judges & Big Cameras.

After all other Fans sitting with me in the row were done with their auditions, we all were asked to go down on the ground to know the shortlisted names. And, I here was to my horrors! the first no. 068 was announced & I was jumping in joy. All the shortlisted fans were taken to the 2nd floor of the building in which the Big Hall Room was. We were left there for around 2 hours waiting to proceed to the Audition Room on the 3rd floor. And What I noticed is that I was the only Female Fan sitting amongst all the other Male Fans. Some mingling started off with a good note, a few were really trying hard to be my good friend... I was feeling like a Super Woman, handling all the guys surrounding me. There must be hardly anyone who mustn't have seen my SRK scrapbooks. All were really amazed by my craziness for SRK & were enjoying going through it, especially the SRK fans... one of them was from Kolkatta who was like a dummy look-a-like of SRK, he toh went Totally Fida over my scrapbooks & showed me a video of his Indian Idol Auditions & a few snaps he had taken on this 2nd Nov'09 in front of Mannat. Lending me a no. of a SRK Assistant, he said, "If you want you can call him, but don't give this no. to anyone else." I was really touched by people's gestures & talks today... even before, in that Pre- Casting Room 1 those young guys rewarded me with a huge compliment stating - "You really a Genuine Fan of SRK!" Approaching that SRK Assistant or not is just not important for me, I felt that dummy SRK whose name was Shahnawaz must have really felt my madness as a fan... just to keep his heart, I asked him to lend me his phone no. too. On this happy note I took a GoodBye in hurry, as my no. was announced again to move on to the Big Hall Room for our final auditions for the day.

It was the similar scene like in the morning... we all were sitting for the auditions again in a quee piled-up in front of the Big Hall Room. There was a one more small Preference Detail Form that each of the shortlisted Fans had to fill. The volunteers were very kind & helpful. They were making us ready to - how to face the camera... how to introduce ourselves first, then take the name of the favourite actor of whose fan we are... how to interact with judges without getting nerverous & always keeping a broad smile on the face while conveying messages to our favourite stars. While all these things were hitting my sharp ears, my anxiety was going on increasing. It was the similar kind of thrill & nervousness I felt in the morning... I was murmurring & praying hard to GET SET & GO. Finally, the Big Hall Room doors were opened for my Auditions... me & a bit of silliness go hand in hand. There was mike attached on me before I was made to face the camera, I kept my Big Bag of SRK Scrapbooks a bit away besides me. I started off with the introduction part... goofed up a little in the middle (Yeh toh hona hi tha!) but I didn't understand... I don't know from where I got the Guts to Camera today... becoz. was very Big Nerdy few years ago who had a very Strong Stage Fear. Maybe Lord Krishna must have spinned his Magical Wand & made me take all the Good, Bad or Ugly things in this world with a pinch of salt. Maybe I must have created a scene or not... I kept on answering to the questions thrown at me about SRK:-

Judge:- Since when are you a fan of SRK?
Me:- Since childhood, when I used to see Circus & my crazy increased for him after watching DDLJ.
Judge:- Which all movies have you seen of SRK & which are your favourite ones?
Me:- I have seen almost all the movies of SRK like DDLJ, KKHH, DTPH, K3G, KHNH, MNH & many more. My Favourite ones are DDLJ, Swades & Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa. I enjoy watching him as a romantic hero. I never miss his interviews when it is being shown on the TV.
Jugde:- Which is your favourite Dialogue from SRK movies?
Me:- Acche Logon Ke Saat Hamesha Accha Hota Hai from YES BOSS.
Jugde:- Your favourite SRK song?
Me:- Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon from YES BOSS.
Jugde:- Now speak in Hindi, Taruna! (me nodding)... Aap SRK se milne ke liye kis Haad tak jaa sakti hain?
Me:- (Started with English) I think, getting these scrapbooks of SRK is itself a great achievement for me today. Aaj main iss Haad tak gayi hu ki... I mean, these scrapbooks!!.. pata nahin kab se... I started collecting these SRK articles & pics made a scrapbook of them. Today is the day, when I was actually asked to bring it & show it to the world... maybe the world will think this is my craziness... my madness for SRK, but for me these Scrapbooks, his pics, interviews, his DVD, VCD collection & so on are like a Prized Possession for me... Maybe, jab main 50, 60, 70 houngi aur main jab bhi inn Scrapbooks ko palat ke dekhungi... mujhe Hamesha yaad rahega ki Main Shahrukh Khan ki Fan Thi, Hoon Aur Hamesha Rahungi!!!

They made me stand with my scrapbooks for a photo to be done for me & even camera was rolling as I was asked to turn the pages of my scrapbook to show the world how mad I am! Towards the end, the Fine Lady who was the Judge asked me to bring the Scrapbook on here desk & show it to here. Looking at the Scrapbooks , she exclaimed, "Itni Meehnat Se Banaya Hai Yeh Scrapbook!" To which , I replied "No, no ... its not Meehnat, it my hobby!!!" She asked me whether I had ever meet SRK? I said, "No I haven't met him, it was only once during the music release function of DON at Inorbit, I had seen him on the stage... that I had to see it on the LCD Projector Screen becoz. my height is too short to see it from above the crowd." This same question was asked to me in the morning too by those guys, to which I had to answer as to... How did I felt seeing SRK on stage that day? I had exclaimed with lot of love sparkling in my eyes to this, "Of course, jab SRK ko sach mein dekha stage par toh... aisa laga jise ki... I always see him at home in the posters hung on my wall aur aaj... today he is standing on the Stage in front of me, in the same place somewhere outside my house!" After a few personal questions I was asked to pack my Big Bag of Scrapbooks & go back home. The volunteers had already said before, while we were sitting outside in a row that - If Fans are shortlisted, they will get a call soon for further rounds of Audition that will happen between 16th Nov. to 19th Nov'09. To this I can only say, "KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED!!!!"

I was really feeling so nice and beautiful from within in the bottom of my heart, by attending the Auditions today for this show... at last, at least I could take a sigh of relief & feel proud of doing something that was only & only for My Shahrukh. This was truly, one of the Biggest Event that could happen in my life, becoz. Main Sach Mein Aur Kuch Nahin Chahati Life Mein... Siwaye iske ki log mujhe SHAHRUKH KI SABSE BADI FAN kahan & that just makes me feel like I'm in Total Bliss Of My Life!!! <3:~)

PS:- Though I wasn't shortlisted for next round, I was shown saying my last lines - "...Main Shahrukh Khan ki Fan Thi, Hoon Aur Hamesha Rahungi!!!" in promos of the show LIFT KARADE! Thanks a lot to the whole Cast & Crew of this show. This is one of the most fond memories I could ever dream of in my life.

Me,Shahid & a lots of HUNGAMA.......!

I had never given a thought to winning while playing contests on Bollywoodhungama.com. Contests are always just another means to kill time answering questions about peopleI know the best among others i.e about the BOLLYWOOD FILM INDUSTRY{though they dunno me...thats a different thing!:P}! I have been a hard core Bollywood movie freak since childhood, all thanks to my family’s fanatism towards Bollywood...be it from the times of Madhubala, who still adorns a place in my dad’s bedroom and hall in a poster, or be it the legendary Mr. Bachchan, whom my mom likes, since times have passed, BOLLYWOOD has been an integral part of my daily routine life. My fascination can be best viewed in my bedroom which consists of a number of BOLLYWOOD posters of various celebrities,namely, Madhuri Dixit, ShahRukh Khan,Priyanka Chopra,Kareena Kapoor,Shahid Kapur,Aishwarya Rai and the list goes on.....{though maximum are the posters of Madhuri Dixit and SRK as me and my sister respectively are fond of the latter two!}
It was the 7th of April,2009 when I got a call from BOLLYWOODHUNGAMA.com,stating that I had won a contest called ‘Meet & Greet Shahid Kapoor’ and had been invited to meet Shahid,the following day, in a club at Andheri. Thrill and apprehensiveness made me be confused about what way do I react to this?...I had my Final exams going on then...the following day,on 8th I had my Business paper while the next day was Industrial Law, a subject having unbearably vast portion to deal with! At first, I thought of rejecting the offer to meet Shahid, but then, wouldn’t that be raising an axe on my own dreams?....Atleast for a Bollywood freak like me, it would!After discussing the matter with my sister Taruna and another UAE cousin on chat, I made a decision of confirming about the meeting with Shahid....I would have to somehow manage both, My preparation for the next paper as also the meeting...Still, with a sign of doubt about what was in store for me the following day, I slept that night, with a vision for a actually pleasant TOMORROW!:)

And the day arrived...!I had my Business Paper early that morning, after which I ran home to study for the other paper as much as I could! Then,at around 3 p.m, I left home in a rick{all thanks to the maska I put on mom and dad to give me that extra pocket money that day!:P}At around 3:45,I reached the location where the meet was supposed to be held.I had to search for the club a lot as it was in the interiors. Nevertheless, I still hoped for the best to come to me in the next 1 hour!After signing next to our names at the club, we were made to sit on sofas at the club where Shahid was supposed to come any moment.Did I have gitters?Well, Yes and No.Yes because it was the first time I was meeting a celebrity face to face and No because probably I was more worried about my next days paper!:P
At about 4:05,Shahid entered the club.All faces thrilled.....everyone excited......and we see a Humble face come upto us and begin with a ‘Hi guyzz!’ and shake hands in the most friendly manner as one could.Shahid was casual.

That’s what was his best quality!We were all made to sit in a very informal setting and then begin with our interactions with him. A moment of silence grew in the premise until I broke it beginning with my say,”Shahid Kapur hi hai na?Duplicate toh nahi!!!!?”,to which he replied,”Shahid Kapur hi hoon yaar...you want I can prove it giving a blood test!”.And he smiled delightfully. As conversations began,he began asked us where we lived,which college we went to,etc.Rather pleasingly I replied over what he asked for.What I was noticing was that Shahid came out to be a really Cool Guy who could become your buddy in just few magical and kind words which he spelled.At a point, I wanted to mention about my cousins in UAE:Shilpa,Mamta and Sanskruti Hariasra,who were his big fans,but was hesitant to do so.My expressions are absolute reflection of my feelings and looking at me he cutely remarked.,”I can see you want to say something...”...And imitated my famously In-famous expression!{well its quiet famous among my college friends !:p}.I then said my heart out and also stated about the exam I had the following day which I had left preparing for mid-way,just to meet Him!.Shahid thanked me for being there and also stated that after the meet I should go home and study..or else my parents would call him up and scream.I jokingly remarked that they did’nt have his number to call him.To this, he smiled and replied.”Oh number...number inke paas hai!”-pointing towards the arrangers of the event.
Further ahead,he spoke about clubbing and parties.He stated that he liked clubbing and according to him clubbing is’nt something bad.Well,somedays after the event ,I came across this news in a local paper that he is a follower and believer of Radhoshyam and does not drink.Its quiet remarkable yaar!What a splendid guy...inspite of being totally hip and modern has’nt forgotten certain morals and ethics which many people often forget after entering the grit and grime filled industry.When he asked me whether I go clubbing, I said no and also stated,”Achche bachche clubs nahi jaate Shahid!:P”..This is something he did’nt agree to and stated that there is no relation between a person going to clubs and his manners.Its ones individual choice and Clubs are to enjoy life....and If not now,then, at which stage would I get the time to enjoy life?.I probably agree to certain things that he said.Well but clubs for me,still remains a matter of debate!He also spoke about his upcoming films which are:Kaminey,Yahoo,Hadippa and Pathshaala .

After having interacted enough with all of us,he was requested by the organisers to sing as everyone there believed that he was a good singer.With a lot of re quests from us there, he decided to sing.The matter now was which song to sing!Some wanted him to sing Baakhuda while others said Tumsehi.To “Tumse Hi..” he remarked as to having had forgotten which song that was!I gave in some lyrics of the song there to give him a hint.After having heard,”Naa hai ye paana ,naa khona bhi hai” as the beginning verse suggested,he zeroed upon not singing this one and going with Baakhuda,probably because the lyrics were too philosophical for the atmospehere there?!Mike was arranged for him to sing.As soon as he tried to begin,the mike’s connection was lost and everyone had a hearty laugh over this.He requested the arrangers to switch on the song and he would hum the song in between so that he did’nt seem to be a joker singing there alone.He also insisted that we fans should sing along with him.Behind us,there was a LCD Monitor,where the remix version of Baakhuda was being played.Seeing this he said,”Kya karvaa rahe ho mujhse yaar...udhar dekho main mike leke ekdum style mein gaa raha hoon aur idhar toh aise setting bhi nahi hai yaar! :P”.He was an absolute charmer.His talks mesmerised everyone present there,be it the fans or be it the BollywoodHungama Team!By now 2 mikes were ready.One mike was already in his hand while the other came up to me probably by luck!I was confused as to what do I do with that mike!I was to hand it over to him and he then said..”You are gonna sing with me ,dude!...”.Not in my wildest dreams had I imagined singing a song which was my all time favourite among other chartbusters on television,with the lead star of the song accompanying me in doing so!.I apprehensively agreed to begin singing.He remarked,”Arre,achche bachche gaana toh gaa hi sakte hain! ”.We both laughed about this.and began the song together.He knew quiet mediocre part of the lyrics.While everyone there then began singing,he remarked,”Yaar,in logon ko toh ye gaana mere se zyaada achche tareeke se yaad hai!”Later,the organisers requested him to sing the song again,alone which he sweetly accepted.By now,it was time to wrap up things.He asked,”Anything else you guys wanna ask me?”.Well, all were contented with sooo much of Shahid Mania in the atmosphere,created in the last half an hour.I stated,”I would like a photograph with you,Shahid”.He replied,”Certainly!!”.All the fans got the chance to take photographs with him.Bollywood Hungama team left no stone unturned to make it a memorable experience for us.

I got a chance to take his autograph not only for myself, but also my cousin Shilpa and 2 other plain autographs too!When he asked the name for the second autograph, I stated, “Shilpa”.He,still in his punkish tone stated,”Kaun hai ye?Girl friend haa?:P”.I had to somehow convince him that it was not my girlfriend,but my cousin.He added,”Chal fir bhi college mein koi toh Girlfriend hogi naa....”,to which, I had an instant reply,”Nahi yaar....sab toh aapki fans hain......meri girlfriends kaise banengi!:P”.He shook hands again before leaving and was absolutely Down-To-earth.

Well,to sum it all up,Shahid is one actor who,by his acting and performing skills ,as also by his kind and sweet nature,would add up to be a legend to be remembered ...in the lines of.....Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan in the coming times.Wishing him all the best for his career and may God Bless Him on his future in Bollywood.
A special thanks to BOLLYWOOHUNGAMA.com for everything!..Yes,without you people,,nothing could’ve been possible...Nor the meet,nor this blog!.A million and zillion thanks for the Photoframe and the photograph along with the DVD which would remain a priced possession for me, all my life!BOLLYWOOD HUNGAMA Truly ROCKS!!!!!!!Hoping to live more such memorable moments in life,with your support.Well, I know that’s hypothetical,not everyday is a Sunday!:)