Bolly ties
"aap Indian hain ?" the driver asked me.
"han, Mumbai se"
"oh Bombay, aapne Shahrukh ko dekha hai ?"
"nahi, par chaahat Aishwarya ko dekhne ki hai"
"haha, wo shahrukh ki nayi picture ayi hai na, kya nam hai ..shanti.."
"han Om Shanti Om"
"kaisi hai ? kuchh serious to nahi"
"ekdum timepass picture hai" (i didn't like it for the same reason, but i knew what he wanted)
"wahan Karachi mein hamesha dekhte hain sab nayi picture"
"acchha aap karachi se hain ?"
"han ji, koi aisa vaisa scene to nahi hai na usme ? "
"nahin to, vaise shahrukh ki movies mein to sab acchha hi rehta hai, Magar is bar kapde utre to hain lekin sirf Shahrukh ke" I answered.
"Hahaha, waakai ? to woh bhi salman ke nakshe kadam par hai ..."
"6 inch veggie patty with honey oat bread" I blurted as usual to the subway sandwich attendant.
"hello namaste" he chimed.
"namaste ji"
"tum Indian hai? ye kolkata chinese hai" pointing to his colleague.
"arey wah, to apki family kolkata mein hai ?"
"nahi nahi ye mazak karta hai, hum dilli mein rehta hai, nepali hai"
"acchha achha"
"picture dekha abhi, wo .. taara jemeen par , theek hai, lekin bhelcome bahut hi acchha hai . bahut maja. Abhi wo akshay kuma(r) number two hai sharrukh ke neeche, acchha comedy banata hai na isliye."
I'm posting this soon after this 7/11 bangladeshi saleswoman let me off after a lecture on why Preity Zinta needs to lose weight & that Rani should marry now. Mindless 'family' bollywood fare ties the subcontinent as nothing else can.
"han, Mumbai se"
"oh Bombay, aapne Shahrukh ko dekha hai ?"
"nahi, par chaahat Aishwarya ko dekhne ki hai"
"haha, wo shahrukh ki nayi picture ayi hai na, kya nam hai ..shanti.."
"han Om Shanti Om"
"kaisi hai ? kuchh serious to nahi"
"ekdum timepass picture hai" (i didn't like it for the same reason, but i knew what he wanted)
"wahan Karachi mein hamesha dekhte hain sab nayi picture"
"acchha aap karachi se hain ?"
"han ji, koi aisa vaisa scene to nahi hai na usme ? "
"nahin to, vaise shahrukh ki movies mein to sab acchha hi rehta hai, Magar is bar kapde utre to hain lekin sirf Shahrukh ke" I answered.
"Hahaha, waakai ? to woh bhi salman ke nakshe kadam par hai ..."
"6 inch veggie patty with honey oat bread" I blurted as usual to the subway sandwich attendant.
"hello namaste" he chimed.
"namaste ji"
"tum Indian hai? ye kolkata chinese hai" pointing to his colleague.
"arey wah, to apki family kolkata mein hai ?"
"nahi nahi ye mazak karta hai, hum dilli mein rehta hai, nepali hai"
"acchha achha"
"picture dekha abhi, wo .. taara jemeen par , theek hai, lekin bhelcome bahut hi acchha hai . bahut maja. Abhi wo akshay kuma(r) number two hai sharrukh ke neeche, acchha comedy banata hai na isliye."
I'm posting this soon after this 7/11 bangladeshi saleswoman let me off after a lecture on why Preity Zinta needs to lose weight & that Rani should marry now. Mindless 'family' bollywood fare ties the subcontinent as nothing else can.
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