Cherishing the memories...

Lot of adventures happened in the past 20 days and I was really busy with academics, CPIM exam preparation and also some outing :D.

1. In the first week of February, we had a URS festival outside the NITIE gate where lot of things were present to attract people like giant wheel, death’s well (maut ka kua) and much more. I was really very very interested to go there but none of my friends were ready. But one day me and A decided to go there after dinner and then some more people joined us. We saw death’s well where 2 guys rode the bike on walls of the well and 1 guy drove a car there. It was really scary to see them. After that we went to some more rides which included giant wheel. While I was in the giant wheel, I was lost in my childhood memories when I use to go in a festival called gughaal ka mela in Saharanpur with my family. I was thinking how I use to hold the hand of my father and keep myself busy in watching toys etc. there. But now time has changed and today I was in such a kind of mela without my parents. It’s been a long time when I went to my city’s mela last. It’s a different feeling today to roam at different places without holding dad’s hand because we’ve grown up. But still I want to go in such festivals with my family and want to hold my dad’s hand again to cherish those wonderful memories.

2. Next adventure happened when we were attending our regular classes. Our lecture got over and as usual we went to have a cup of tea at canteen in academic block. We always have 10 minutes break between 2 lectures. In a lax way, we spent around 15 minutes there only and then when we went to the classroom, the room was locked from inside. Actually the environmental management’s professor is very strict. Like this we were thrown out of the class. We were thinking what to do next. So we planned to go Kala Ghoda art festival in churchgate. We were a group of 9 and had lots of masti on our way to churchgate by local train. Frankly saying, I liked kala ghoda but not that much as I don’t know how to appreciate art or on what parameters. I was a feeling a kind of bore there. Not only me but my few other friends also, excluding females as they go gaga over many things.

3. After KALA GHODA, we went for dinner and on our way saw Cyrus barocha shooting for some MTV show. Since we skipped our snacks, we were very hungry and stuffed ourselves. After this, next adventure was MARINE DRIVE. It was 11 in the night and we were sitting on the side of marine drive looking at the hotel Trident’s huge building and also enjoying cool sea breeze. It was really an awesome experience. I must say that Marine drive is the best place in Mumbai. It’s also called Necklace road as it is in semi circular shape. We clicked lot of pictures also. One end of marine drive is nariman point where the last seen of Wake up sid was shot. We sat on the rocks there for around 25 minutes. After this we went back to college. But still last fun of the day was singing songs in local @ 1 am.

4. MNIK released on 12th February and I was really eager to watch that movie. But none of my friends except A and D were ready to go and watch it. So I made plan with D who backed out on the last moment due to Sena-SRK tussle. It was Saturday and I was really depressed as I couldn’t find anyone to come along with me. I talked to P on chat who watched it and he told me not to destroy my fun just because of others and I realised that I have hell lot of dreams which I have to fulfil and can’t wait for anyone’s approval. So I decided to go alone and this was my first movie watched alone in a theatre. I really enjoyed it. MNIK rocks and so my dreams :). By the way, MNIK is SRK’s best performance ever and it’s a must watch.

5. And at last but not at least, we went to Thane for tree plantation activity with a NGO called HARIYALI, last Saturday. It was fun and we plan to go there in the future also. Currently I’m really busy with CPIM preparation whose exam is on 13th march and on 14th march I’ll be off to home. Really need some break to avoid being a home sick.

SRK- the living LEGEND...

This post is dedicated to my idol Shah Rukh Khan. You all must be surprised to hear this. Usually whenever I say that SRK is my idol, the people think that I’m too crazy about him. The fact is that he is my favourite actor and also my idol. People, usually, don’t like this when I praise SRK. But I can’t help it.
The reason for his being my idol is that this man has never seen any downward trend in his career as he is just the perfect. I want to be like him in whatever I do. He started his life from a scratch. Right from the days of fauji, circus and DDLJ, the man has achieved great success. He is one of those few stars who landed in Mumbai during 90s and were unable to have a full fledged house. But this man owns his house in bandra i.e. Mannat. I’m, actually, really impressed by his whole life and the various twists and turns it took. Not just his professional life, but his personal life has also been really fascinating. He did his schooling from St. Columbia, New Delhi and after that did his graduation from Hansraj college and then his masters from Jamia university, Delhi. In the mean time, he was doing theatres and plays and at that time only he did tv serials like fauji, circus which I loved watching and watched just because of him.
From his college days only, he loved Gauri and what a love he had and still have for her that he moved to Bombay in order to search her. He said once that he came Bombay with his friend and even slept at CST station in the night due to unavailability of accommodation. His friend said that there at CST he stood up and pointed to the buildings and said “One day, I’ll rule this city”. Finally, he is doing that. The aura he carries around him is just awesome and any one can go mad about him.
After his first movie Deewana which was a hit, he did some average movies also and then finally came Baazigar and Darr which gave villainous avatar to his personality and he even won filmfare award for best actor for Bazigar. The twist in his career came in 1995 when he became overnight star by DDLJ. Since that day, the man has not looked back. Some of his hit flicks are:
Deewana, Chamatkar, Baazigar, Darr( I love it where he played a passionate lover), Karan Arjun, DDLJ(the biggest blockbuster of Indian Cinema and also my all time favourite movie), Yes Boss, Pardes, Dil to Pagal Hai, Dil se, Kuch kuch hota hai, Baadshah, Mohabbatein( again played a dedicated lover), Asoka, Kabhi khushi kabhi gham(my favourite movie), Devdas(awesome performance), Kal Ho na ho(again my favourite), Main hoo na, Veer Zara, Swades(all three I like), Chak de India where he showcased his true actor for the first time, as he says and at last but not at least is Kabhi Alvida na kehna. I simply love this movie and have watched it around 6-7 times. But don’t know why people hate this.
Today, he acts, advertises, owns his cricket team KKR, lots of property across the globe, runs his production house Redchillies entertainment and what not which I don’t know.
Another thing which attracts me towards him is that he is also a Scorpion like me. So I always feel great to share my zodiac with stars like SRK and Aishwarya rai and it inspires me to attain success like him. Cool thing is that his son’s birthday coincides with mine on 11th November. If you observe carefully around you, then you will find that the man is everywhere, be it a multiplex theatre, TV, mall, road side banners or hoarding etc. His motto is that wherever people go, they should find him there. I like this thing which keeps him so busy that he sometimes is not able to sleep for 3 consecutive days. Some of his famous quotes are:

1. There are only two Khans. Ghenghis Khan and Shahrukh Khan.

2. I’d die if people didnt recognise me. I would not be able to walk on the road if people didnt mob me. That’s what I work for.

3. When I have the right to make you cry in a dark room for three hours, you have the right to ask me any question you want.

4. Sex is not required to sell my film. My name is enough.

5. Awards who ignores me are losers.

6. You never win the silver, you only lose the gold.

7. The dream I chased, took me on a journey. A journey more rewarding then the goals, the achievements. When I look back it’s like facing a million mirrors. Each reflection opens a window. A window to the world I’ve just discovered. The world I want to share with all of you.

8. Thank you for giving me so much love, that I don’t miss my parents anymore.

9. You can love me or hate me but.. you can’t ignore me.

10. I am very shy. If I am flying British Airways and the airhostess asks me two questions, and I don’t understand her accent - I will go hungry for the entire flight.

By the way, I’m waiting very badly for his new movie My Name is Khan, releasing on 12th February and I’m dying to watch it. Well, I've much more to write which I skipped thinking about to avoid making this post too lengthy. But, yes he is a LIVING LEGEND...
CHEERS TO SRK !!! :)