Na jaane Kabse...

Na jaane Kabse...
umeedein kuch baaki hain..
mujhe phir bhi teri yaad kyoun aati hai..
Na jane Kabse...
Duur jitne bhi tum ho mujhse..pass tere mein..
ab to aadat si hai mujhko aise jine mein..
Zindagi se koi sikhwa bhi nahin hai...
ab to zinda hun main is nile aasman mein..

chahat aisi hai yeh teri.. badhti jaye...
aahat aisi hai yeh teri...mujhko sataye..
yaadein gehrin yeh itni....dil dub jaye...
aur aakhon mein yeh gam...nam ban jaye......
ab to aadat si hai mujhko aise jine mein..
.....
sabhi yaadein hain...
sabhi raatein hain..
sabhi baatein hain...
bhula do unhe.. mitado unhe...
Na jane Kabse..
ab to aadat si hai mujhko..

(Courtesy Jal)

What does Republic Day mean to me..

26th Jan 2006...
Republic Day brings in with itself, the sounds of reverberating drumbeats, anxious moments regarding the performance of the school parade team, and the opportunity to devour the delicacies distributed thereafter. Ethereal concepts like 'The Republic of India', 'Democratic way of life' used be the last things in mind.
Mornings used to start early, with dressing up for the school and then the stadium events and the day lazily used to extend into the after noon where the best part used to be ogling at the girls of other schools once the thanks giving speech got over ( The ones of the 'other' school always used to be better!!).
At the end of the day, stomachs full of the sweets given, and the heart filled with pride. The pride associated with being an Indian...one always had the various news channels showing the parades of various states...
But things are different today…I have been providing support to my client(needless to say that it;'s an American Firm)..as it is a offshore holiday today.. That’s my way of celebrating the republic day. The massive structure of my office building doesn't allow the blasphemous sounds of drum beats to reach my ears....
26 th Jan 2006
.. and they say it's been 50 years we have been free.

Facing fire with storm

MS Dhoni and Irfan took the saying 'facing fire with fire' a step ahead yesterday and displayed before the entire world the new-found attitude of team India - Thanks to a certain Mr. Chappel.
(It was heartening to see Saurav carrying the drinks meanwhile)

King Khan

There are stars and there is Shahrukh Khan. Till very recently, I used to always wonder how a performer like Shahrukh Khan, who has a very limited raportaire of expressions, can make his audience remain glued to the chair for a span of three hours. Is it luck, destiny, hardwork, coincidence or intelligence? May be a bit of all these. I was never a fan of Shahrukh the actor, but as a person I would certainly rate him much much higher. His off-screen remarks are much more interesting than his on-screen dialouges. Here are a few gems:
"Even when I'm in bed, I'm on stage, I never let go of the audience – I can't"
"You never win the silver, you only lose the gold."
"I am employed by the myth that is Shah Rukh Khan. I am just a worker who keeps the myth going."
"As Forrest Gump says: whenever there is a choice between a piece of mind and a piece of ass – I take the former. I think if you take sexuality very seriously it becomes very oily."
"Men who are interesting will find their wives interesting. And you'll hear of them being in amazing marriages."
"If you get bored with the person you married for love, there's something wrong with you – not that person."
"I want to tell young people that there is nothing special about being a hero, being successful or rich, it's just a little hard work, focus, and a lot of goodness. The least you can do is be courteous to people."
"Mera Bharat Mahan - "It feels like a superstar to be a Muslim in India. Anyone who feels our country is not secular should look at me."
"I am like a Rolls Royce which can run without an engine, just on reputation."
"My mother used to call him (Shahrukh's father) the most successful failure in the world."