
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.


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.