What's your Story?

Many just can’t believe

are still shell shocked

even after a week…

Can’t simply fathom

that such a one as you

bubbling with life

24 by seven

Could  take your own life….

What happened in those

four hours prior

Or did it go

a long way before that?

People described you as ‘bold’, ‘dashing’

one with zest for life, a winner

yet… the incident raises questions

where these labels wrong? Way off?

Inside the confident exterior

was lurking a weak, frightened being?

What’s your story?

What exactly is your story?

You chose your partner

disregarding religious differences

you chose him knowing well

his profession was related to entertainment

and that socialisation and social drinking

were all part of the profession

Or were there other aspects

that led to this sorry  end?

What’s your story?

What exactly is your story?

Of the three who know the truth

You, him and God

Two are mute

And cannot speak…

Ah, it’s futile to ask

“What’s your story?”

You took it along with you

deep in to the grave.

and the truth  will ever remain

 a secret…

A Block Buster to Cherish- Bajrangi Bhaijan

After many many years
ventured out to watch
a movie featuring hero
whom I had'nt cared for
in the first place

And had begun to like
less and less
as the swagger increased
and the persona became
bigger and bigger
than the film itself!

yet here was a movie
reminding me of the seventees
when everyone knew
what to expect
a  'Kitchedi' of make believe
of sentiments,love, comedy,  fights
et all ,enjoyed in the dark hall
and  everyone  coming out smiling and happy!

Bajrangi Bhaijan has them all
all shades of emotions
not just violence, more violence
and still more violence...

A plot of love
'Mohabbat'of an Indian Hindu
for a sweet little Pakistani girl
who strayed  across the border
in to 'unfriendly' country'...
it features the trials that follow
as he resolves to reunite kid with family
crossing 'unfriendly''border
without visa, travel documents!

Kudos to Kabir, the director
Salman, the hero
Nawazuddin who played reporter
and the sweet little Harshita
so naughty, so innocent
speaking with her  face
and eyes alone as she cannot speak...

Tears in the eye, lump in the throat
 after a very long time
Was  I ashamed, embarrased
to be caught weak, vulnerable in public?

No, not in the least!
I was watching a Hindi movie
A true blue blooded Hindi movie
the way it used to be
the way it was meant to be
an array of emotions
culminating in a happy end!

Lost in the Avalanche

So many forwards in Emails, messages..
one after the other
lot of them trivial
yet some of them packed with wisdom..

Before you can read one
you have many more on the plate
meaning nibble one here
half chew one there
 mostly end up  bypassing
the nutritious ones...

In a way it's sad
with so much of junk
the rice get lost in the chaff
eating more and more
gives a feeling of achievement
yet, so very little
is assimilated, digested
the good ones
lost in the avalanche!