It's a Saturday morning, a lovely Saturday morning at that. The sun is just right, the kind that's mild, not depressing-mild, but just-bright-enough-to-brighten-your-day mild. Yes, that's the kind of sun, we are talking about here. A day when your neighbor's 7 month old decides to let you have peace. Yet chooses to break the eeriness with her periodic giggles and attempted-chatter. Sweet. A day when the newspapers have features by your favorite writers. Favorites of Radia or not. And a day when Assam and Darjeeling forget their ego battles, and unite for the greater cause, of pleasing you that is. To give you that perfect cuppa. Yes, it's that kind of a day.You get yourself out of bed, and get in to the treadmill. You run a mile. In eight minutes. You could run another. Right now. But you decide to shower. To get ready and seize the day. The bathroom looks goodhousekeeping-clean. You believe in angels. You get out of the shower, go to your closet. You can't decide what to wear. You like everything you see. Thanks to the ongoing SALE. You have quite a loot in here. But on a day like today, nostalgia is what the heart seeks. You reach out to the jeans you wore in college. And guess what? It fits. Beautifully. There's God. You step out of your home to walk into that quaint neighborhood bistro, where you and your friends are to meet for the weekend brunch. You reach the place, your friends are already waiting for you. You are looking as fresh as a daisy they say. So does the chef as he walks in to announce brunch is on the house. Why? Because you look so pretty. Could you ask for a more charming reason? The menu has been revised he says. It includes all that you love. He vanishes in to the open kitchen. You see him get to work. You see oranges being squeezed. You hear the sausages sizzle and smell the freshly baked croissants. The chef returns shortly. The table is laid. The spread is delightful. The chef comes to you and asks you to leave. Leave right now he says. You and your friends pick your belongings and prepare to leave. And as you close the glass door behind you, you watch the chef sit in your table, pounce on the food ravenously.
Yeah, and that's the feeling I was left with after watching Dhobi Ghat. Lovely. But not quite. Crafty. But very unfinished. Awesome. But abrupt.
Mrs. Aamir Khan, around here, we love nice stories. Nice stories with endings. It could be a happy ending or a sad one. You decide that. But not a random one please.
Absolute awesomeness!
ReplyDeleteha this is ma kasam
ReplyDeleteThe sun is just right, the kind that's mild, not depressing-mild, but just-bright-enough-to-brighten-your-day mild. Yes, that's the kind of sun, we are talking about here.
ReplyDeleteI've forgotten what this means! Sun? What Sun?
I totally loved the read... Though it took me a while to relate the title and the content.
ReplyDeleteHope u doing well!
Absolutely agree!
ReplyDeleteBtw, first time here, hope to be back for more.
Now that I have actually seen the film (for the lack of an apt description), this post makes more sense.
ReplyDeleteI beg to differ on the climax, the timing, the abruptness of it. It didn't come across as abrupt to me, I felt that I deserved it, rather I had earned it after being subjected to some 90 odd minutes of visual violence.
Excellent...my second fav!
ReplyDeleteI liked what you said.. nice built up.. almost lulled me down, before you shook me up again.
ReplyDeleteI didnt hate the abrupt end, though it did coz momentary suprise. I love the fact that the movie didnt claim to culminate into anything, life doesnt, my city doesnt either. It goes on. To my mind it wasnt really the story of Munna or Arun. They were just metaphors for the city that is..