A few months back there was a spate of weddings all over Delhi. Despite my being comdemned as "asocial" by my family, and my parents nearly having given up on me, i still had to partake in the festivities on a few occasions. Somedays, just when I was getting ready to catch the premiership weekend matches, congratulating myself on having wriggled my way out of some such social commitment, and generally gloating, i would be welcomed by the now all-too-familiar, extremely nasal "ooooooooo..aap ki kashish.." reverberating through my neighbourhood. Shaadi in the park virtually nextdoor. You can run but you cant hide, son. Nothing from Metallica to headphones could save me from my misfortune. Over the next three-four hours i had so much of himesh reshamiya that i nearly OD'd to death.
This is the trend these days on every punju shaadi(also- engagement/birthday/reception/cocktails/ladies sangeet-i'm guessing here/ mundan /naam karan- way outta my depth on these). We may forego the butter chicken and naan, but himesh has to be around. A DJ accompanied by disco lights and a dance floor are a must. Of course, for the first hour, nobody cares to dance, and we all just gorge on the snacks and "soft(?)" drinks. After a while, the dance floor is occupied by the guests in the age range of 1-5, with some more experienced campaigners from the 5-10 age group supervising. And of course when the less adventurous like me, and some with a reputation to protect, like my dad are about to leave, and are saying our final "achhaji, thank you ji,you must come over sometime, and bunty and micky must come too"s, the dance floor is pretty much jampacked with people who, in my extremely humble opinion have had one too many. Lots of uncles who are tipsy, and many of whom will probably feel terribly embarrassed, not to mention hung over the next day. And of course, the one(at least one - some gatherings may have more than their fair share of such sportsmen) mandatory uncleji who tries to balance the glass on his head-that for me is the definitive sign for the bar to be locked, and the key flung far, far away.
Coming back to Himesh, what is with the music scene these days, and what has happened to our taste? I believe Mr reshamiya won an award recently for singing ashiq banaya apne (I could be wrong-somebody please tell me i'm wrong!!) ..an award that not terribly long ago, legends like Kishore Kumar and Mohd Rafi were vying for. I got nothing against Reshamia, i just think he sucks (whats with the silly cap anyways?). As do Qazi Taukir, and last but definitely far from the least, Abhijeet Sawant.
Anyhow, guess i'm rambling now..gotta rush and go turn off the radio..they're playing Jhalak Dikhla Jaa..
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jhalak dikhla ja .... jhalak dikhla ja ..... ek baar aaaaajaaaaa...aaaaajaaaaa........ aaaaajaaaaa....aaaaajaaaaa....aaaaajaaaaa.... didar ko tarse ankhiyaan.. na din guzre ... na kate ratiyaan.....
jhalak dikhla ja .... jhalak dikhla ja ..... ek baar aaaaajaaaaa...aaaaajaaaaa........ aaaaajaaaaa....aaaaajaaaaa....aaaaajaaaaa....
Karta rehta hoon main bus tere hi baatein... aksar yaad aatin hain teri mulakaatein .....
Well Psycho man..i agree with you that drinks and parties are getting more of a couple relationship..Well to be candid ,both should understand their importance .And for those who cant master on drinks parties are a big no to them.
As per your frustration for the singers..not ur fault u hve been born n brought up with Metallica.. So god save the emmotional (faltu) indian singers....
Have a blast
well i would like to tell psycho man on behalf of all the delhites that he's read r minds so well.....it couldnt have been put down better(not to forget the perfect humour)....great job i must say !i mean whats with all these dj's n music channels playing nothing BUT the irritating nasal twang 24*7......n i get to hear the same music all night long(thanx to the mosquitoes; atleast in my locality).................anyhoo looking fwd to some more funny reality checks from mr. psycho.........hehe.
ps:gosh its so ironical at this very moment all 3 radio channels r playing psycho man's fav singer.....
laterz !!
oh n i forgot to add,for those who aren't from delhi or unfamiliar with the panju parties ,ifu read carefully between the lines ull get a glimpse of the stupid show off n hypocrisy at delhi panju parties put down quite subtly by mr. psycho where the frustrated old men pretending to b nice r actually either cheking out the anorexic poorly clad chicks on the dance floor or busy drinking in the parking lots.......and as far as ppl like us r concrned(ppl in their 20 something) we r dragged zabardasti n made to put a plastic smile so that r stupid relatives dont get to bitch about r arogant attitude and anther plus point being they can also find a good match for us........n if none ;then poor u havetta listen to their long stories about their frustrated lives or their sarcastic comments on what a loser n a burden u r on ur parents by being jobless/single.........
actually i think i said more than mr.psycho.......
boy i certainly feel lighter with that catharsis....
cheers !!
An honest and gr8 blog... good psycho!one thing i want to add is that its not limited to the only panju parties this mockery of invidualisation and having fun not to be bothered that how others might be suffering from their festivities is universally present across india in every party and in every festival take garbas for an examples, where in the name of god and festival they cross the noise pollution limits very comfortably!
Himesh's success is just one another example how mediocrity thrives in india, how masses can make such a blasphemous obsene attempt at singing a huge hit..
its so typical of indian masses, they have done it in politics by voting and electing lallus and modis and they are doing it in every field.
keep blogging psycho!!looking fwd to ur nxt post.
What the - I LOVE 'Aashiq Banaya'!
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