Dil Chahta Hai...

Its one of those days when I am feeling super nostalgic and at times like these I think of following scene which happens to be one of my (ever so) favorite scenes:

Aakash: Kitni khubsoorat jagah hai yeh...

Sameer: hmmm.. its beautiful!

Aakash: You know what, humein har saal kamm se kam ek hafte ke liye Goa aana chahiye

Sameer: Definitely yaar, kyu Sid

Sid: Humm..

Sameer: Kya Soch raha hai

Sid: Dekh raha hu... woh jahaaz jo zara der baad dikhayee nai dega...
Jaanete ho hum teeno us jahaz ki tarah hai... jo aaj nai toh kal apni manzilon ko dhundtey hue niklenge...
Aur ho sakta hai ke humari manziley alag alag ho

Sameer:Tu yeh sab kyu keh raha hai mujhe samajh mein nai aa raha.
Hum Sab Dost hai Sid.. zindagi bhar ke liye

Sid: Of Course Hai! Lekin kiski zindagi kisey kaha le jaati hai kya pata!
Kabhi Socha hai ke shayad har saal yaha aana toh ek taraf, dass saal mein ek baar bhi milna mushkil ho!

Aakash: Aisa kuch nai hoga Sid, Hum dost they, hai, rahenge... hamesha

Sameer: Definitely!

Sid: Huh Accha Toh chaley..Deepa tera intezaar kar rahi hogi..

Sameer: Ooo..Intezaar kar rahi hogi nahi, Intezaar kar rahi hai, mai usse kehkar aaya hu ke aakash usey theek 8 baje poolside par milega

Aakaash: Sameer.. you Dog.. I am going to kill you!

Sameer: But..But you like her..no?!!

Music starts: Kaisa ajab yeh safar hai socho toh har ek hi bekhabar hai.. usko jaana kidhar hai jo waqt aaye toh jaane kya dikhaeye!

Video courtesy: Youtube

Scene dialogs from: Dil chahta hai (2001)

Walking away..

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We meet on the bridge, just like old times
But now, there is nothing left to say,

"Let go" she whispers silently through her tears
wishing for me to walk away

She thinks of our times together
Hoping to bury those memories someday

She looks back, for one last time...
wishing she had never walked away.
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Picture taken by: Pancham (aka) Chamcham

Old friends rediscovered

We were in Atlanta two weeks ago. Neha had been there the entire week before I joined her on Thursday night. I did not write about it until now because I guess I was dealing with how I felt about it. It still feels somewhat unreal. I have friends there, friends that I've missed for so long, only to discover that they're only a 2-hour flight away. Friends that I really needn't have missed. It's quite silly really. But suffice to say that I felt welcome and comfortable and rested. It was lovely. Here's the full set of pictures.

Stress buster

After spending an agonizingly long week waiting to shoot my camera, it was finally the weekend. I needed to shoot something. Anything. I spent some time on Friday night trying to figure out what my weekend assignment would be. When I finally came up with it, the feeling was bitter-sweet. Shooting the island lighthouse at sunrise. That would mean getting out of bed when it was still dark, well below freezing and walking to the desolate tip if the island alone. Well, no guts, no glory, right? Right.

I can clearly remember swearing and blowing into my hands in vain trying to warm them. I was still struggling to frame my shot and set up the tripod. My fingers were numb. The frozen grass was dotted with snow and dog poop. The sun was about to rise and I wasn't ready. Finally with seconds remaining for the sun to rise, I picked an unusual spot to shoot from; under a bare tree. The branches in the frame were unintentional at first, but I decided to keep them. After about 25 minutes of shooting, I returned home and tried to thaw under the sheets.

It is past 2 AM now. The photograph has been processed, posted and praised. And although my fingers are still a little stiff, I can't help but smile when I see the beacon shining back at me through the early morning light. An entire week's worth of stress and sleep deprivation just seems to melt away. I wish I could do this all the time.

Birthday Brunch at the Chip Shop

We decided to celebrate Neha's on Sunday at the Chip Shop in Brooklyn. Nothing says 'I love you' better than a deep-fried candy bar in a quaint British restaurant at the back of beyond.