jAb tHey mEt!!!

It’s been almost 10 months since I saw the movie- Jab We Met. Didn’t expect much out of a Shahid -Kareena starrer..as I was no fan of either. We went inside the theater without much expectation, but as we came out- we were all grinning wide

As the story progressed, I began liking the pair and felt sorry for their breakup… they both shared a real good chemistry on screen. This is one movie that never lets you experience the slightest of boredom at any point. I have lost track of how many times I’ve seen the flick, yet -I don’t mind watching it for the nth time again.

When I am in the most difficult of situations, I take tips from ‘Geeth’ (played by Kareena) - who has this knack of looking at the world with a rose colored spectacles. I never believed in taking lessons from a book/ movie- they were meant for sheer entertainment. But I somehow liked the way the heroine tackled her life. She lives her life the way she wants it to be, never worried about the consequences. As she declares- “life is my favorite game”.

She meets the hero- Aditya(played by Shahid)who is emotionally bust, make him enjoy all crazy stuff she does and helps him get back to a normal or even better life. Her influence changes his life – he who wanted to run away from difficulties- gets back to the middle of all problems, and tackles them with ease. Such influence –god!!! It’s not that easy to laugh at difficult situations and take risk proclaiming “life is my favorite game”. To take decisions so that if at all anything goes wrong, it’s no one other than us –to be blamed!!!

The whole concept of looking at life from Geeth’s point of view might sound impractical at times- but it’s just amazing to be a person who never let a frown spoil her looks. And that’s what I liked in her… a persistent smile and a personification of happiness!!! Isn’t it great to be that way?? No hatred in your mind, no negative thoughts, no confusions- just bask in the state of perpetual joy; with a zest to take up troubles as light as a giggle…

But towards the second half, we see a totally different Geeth- (am not talking about the Kareena with less/no make up J ).She’s all quite- when life hits her hard, when her decisions prove her wrong- she’s all silence- contrary to the bubbly girl she was. Then comes Aditya -to inject back the lost charisma in her life. The scene where she calls up Anshuman (the guy who trampled her dreams & broke her heart) and scolds him-is mind blowing; I laughed to my heat’s content (n still I do, every time I watch the movie- I just love the way she does that). My fav scene in the movie…

We were confused when Anshuman; who is all “J” of Aditya’s presence in her life- comes back 2 her with a lousy ‘sorry’. A confused Geeth, a supportive-yet disheartened Aditya and the ‘great’ Anshuman- who is the ‘kabaab mei haddi’. At the end, the desired hearts unite – leaving audience tap their feet to the number- ‘Mauja Mauja”.

fOOtLoose!!!

Has dance got anything to do with fracture!!!! Maybe experts who would dare include a somersault or other mind blowing calisthenics in their performances might endure such mishaps. Me – an amateur; for whom dance is nothing but a form of recreation or fun; never thought a boogie would invite a fissure on my toe!!!

We were into the semifinals of “footloose” and were busy practicing. Everything was ready- tickets to Hyderabad-where the stage was set, bags-packed, all excited… In spite of many hurdles that came our way – from managing time to finding songs that would be in accord with the set of rules,costumes,props…we were all set to perform. All excited about the competition, all optimistic thoughts. It was on the 8^th of December, a day before we were to travel to hyd. Rehearsal was going on at full swing at my home. I was glad that I was doing better than before. Then it happened….my toe hit my friend’s heel with force, sufficient to cause the inevitable damage. The next moment I saw my forth toe at an angle of 45 degrees from the third. I was all numb!!!Numerous thoughts running in my mind—will this toe be like this forever? Won’t I be able to dance? How long will it take to get back to normal shape? ...god! I could see my toe-all puffy…

It did hurt a lot. I tried walking and I realized that it was a painful task. I gave up and sat down; staring at my toe-soo small yet it was screaming in pain & the cry reverberated all over my body.

My friends were in panic and they rushed me to a nearby hospital. I had a faint hope that my toe was just fine and that it would snap back to position and give me a real surprise (like what happens in J.K.Rowling’s literature ). But I was just a muggle and I had to go to a hospital. An x-ray confirmed my worst fears… it was a fracture. I won’t be able to dance. I was a picture of disappointment and there was nothing I could do about it. Call it FATE!!!

Still I went to Hyderabad with my team. We couldn’t make it to the finals. Still, we had a good time there, in STC.Oh! I just love that place…those training days, stay at dorms…missed all those people who made my stay in STC - a real treat!

I had this limp on me as a result of the fracture and it turned out that people started staring on my leg- maybe just checking if I were physically challenged. I had to answer a series of rapid fires – “what happened?’ for which my answer would be-“a mild fracture”. And then comes a -“how?” and my answer would be “while dancing”, that would leave a confused smile/frown on the questioners face. And then I will have to explain the whole saga for the nth time…

As with my limp, I got back to my normal stride … cant wait to start dancing again, this time –more careful, not to fracture a limb for a second time :)