Hadippa? Really?

We come from the land of bollywood, where goons are killed with a mere verbal "dhishkyaon" while heroes travel across continents will a bullet in their skulls. Where a heroine is saved at the end no matter what and the hero ki Maa has tears as standard accesories.


In bollywood music plays a major part in the movie. There have been instances when a movie has been woven around the songs. Sadly gone are the days of sensible melodies. We rarely even listen to the actual words of songs these days. All we like is the moojic. Every song has a remix made to prove it's popularity. I fear soon there will be a time when bollywood will be ruled by trance music having just a groovy beat and no words at all.


To prove my point further, I give the example of the following song.



Dil Bole Hadippa!


This happens to be a song from a film of the same name that bombed at the box office. That was bound to happen considering the fact that Rani Mukherjee was trying to pull a la Bhuvan in the Lagaan-sque movie. What puzzled me more was the title track. I played it once, and then again, and then again. I just couldn't find something sensible in it. So I went to Googlebaba and asked the meaning of the lyrics. (Googlebaba knows everything.)


Soon enough I found a link.

Here is the meaning of the song. (it touched me heart.)

 

Duniya Firangi Syappa Hai
 

The world is a crazy, crazy place

Fikar Hi Gum Ka Papa Hai

Where worry is the root of all troubles

Apna To Bas Yeh Jaapa Hai

That's why we believe

Fikar Karein Fukarey

Only the silly worry

Chewing Gum Hai Chabbi Ja

Life's a chewing gum, just keep chewing

Hand Pump Hai Dabbi Ja

Life's a hand pump, just keep pumping

Life Ka Joosa Kaddi Ja

Squeeze the last drop out of life

Fikar Karein Fukarey - 2

And leave the worrying to the silly

Khush Rehne Ka Nahin Lagda Koi Tax O Rabba

There's no tax on happiness

Oye Bhool Fikraa Hai Jigraa

So forget your worries, show some heart

Toh Sang Mere Bol Hadippa - 4

And shout out Hadippa!

Kothi Na Maal Hadippa

No mansion and no money

Na Gore Gaal Hadippa

Not even your beauty

Nahin Jaaney Tere Naal Chahe Kitna Sambhaal

is going to the grave with you

Chhadd Mitti Daal Hadippa - 2

So dump the thought

Khushiyaan Tu Weh Char Le

Gobble up all your joys

Hath Dono Weh Bhar Le

With both hands

Khabba Ho Ya Sajja

The right and the left

Oye Bhool Fikraa Hai Jigraa

Toh Sang Mere Bol Hadippa - 4

Nazron Se Bol Hadippa

Let your eyes give it all away

Koi Jo Kol Hadippa

When you're with somebody special

Kari Zyaada Gol Mol, Teri Khul Jaani Pol

Play games and you'll be exposed

Yeh Dil Ka Dhol Hadippa - 2

By the drumbeat of your heart

Derby Ho Ya Dhaka

In Derby or in Dhaka

Rab Tera Ho Raakha

God will watch out for you

Padne De Tu Tippa

If you go with your instinct

Oye Bhool Fikraa Hai Jigraa

Toh Sang Mere Bol Hadippa – 4



 If there really is a God, he should prove himself by sending us some real good songwriters!

55 Fiction #13

He once used to zip past in chartered planes and luxury yachts. Secretly owned properties in prime locations. Now he lives in a 2bhk flat and drives a Maruti 800 gifted by his father-in-law.

Its amazing the changes an RTI Application may bring.

55 Fiction #12

A cold shiver ran down his spine. He stared at the killer, fast asleep. The local government had announced a reward on the killer's head. His hands groped the darkness for his camping knife. A swift stab at the neck would do it. "But is it necessary? Afterall there are only 1141 of them left."

Escape

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He sighed as he looked outside through the window of his cell. He could see the sun setting past the mountains spreading a hue impossible to create by mixing any kinds of paints on a canvas. He enjoyed this sight everyday before settling down in his dark, dinghy cell. 

He had become used to the fact that he was gonna be here for a long time. Bribing, unlawful possession of secret military documents, underworld links, extortion, murder etc etc... The list went on. It was not easy being on the run all the time. The cops were chasing him and so were the crooks. He had almost pulled off what could be the biggest scam of all time in history. If only the drunk cop hadn't squeaked...

There was a time when he was all invincible. He knew the people and places. No one would dare mess with him. He kept a detailed record of everyone in the business. But it seems time has betrayed him. He lost many of his loyal men one after the other. People who he kept "Happy" were getting their share of Happiness from other places. His enemies had become all the more powerful. Besides the Police were reluctant to protect him. His family had deserted him. Maybe he saw himself in the setting sun.

At times the inmates would talk about freedom and escape. They would let their imagination run wild about the things they'd do if they escaped. Some even tried to make plans to escape sometimes. Most of these were loose shots in the air. One day a young lad planned a way to escape. It seemed foolproof. He started hunting for partners to assist him. Soon the lad came to him and asked whether he wanted to escape.

He thought for a long time. About his family who din care any more. About his friends who had turned their backs on him. About his men who were either dead or in prison. About his enemies who were after his blood. About the cops who were waiting to squeeze secrets out of him.

He let a long sigh and said "No. This prison IS my escape"

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Tagged again

I was tagged by SivArchana of Yemiledu a long time back. The time has come to untag myself from it.


1. What is your current obsession?
A.Playing the keyboard… Learning fast. Now ppl can recognize the songs I’m playing!


2. What are you wearing today?
A. A smile


3. What’s for dinner?
A. *shouts to the kitchen
Some ummm curry kinda stuff.


4. What’s the last thing you bought?
A. Dog soap


5. What are you listening to right now?
A. A drunk friend telling me his love story for the gazillionth time.


6. What do you think about the person who tagged you?
A. Shez ma bling bling gal… And I feel she looks like Anita the Psychic


7. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?
A. On any of my blogger friend’s farm


8.One thing you wanna change about yourself ?
A. I rock the way I am! (Maybe I shouldn’t be very modest)


9. If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
A. Some game drome or Diamond Cyber café in Pune


10. Which language do you want to learn?
A. All the south ones. Coz I hate it when I don’t understand what Raksha, Shruthi, Karthik etc are saying on Facebook half of the time


11. What’s your favourite quote?
A. “I’m bad at recollecting quotes” - Saurabh


12. Who do you want to meet right now?
A. All my blog buddies. All at the same time


13. What is your favourite colour?
A.  Black and White


14. Give us 3 styling tips that work for you.
A. No such tips work for me… In fact I could work for tips


15. What is your dream job?
A. Seriously speaking… One that gives me chance to interact with ppl and help them and also one that pays good, but in not monotonous. (plz don’t suggest BPO)


16. What’s your favorite magazine?
A. I got only India Today coming to my house. But I got a cool Reebok sunglasses with a 5 year subscription. So I likie!


17. If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?
A. Digicam


18. What do you consider a fashion faux pas?
A. I’m not answering any questions which have the word Fashion in them


19. Who according to you is the most over-rated style icon?
A. Again seriously?


20. What kind of haircut do you prefer?
A. Minimum Hair… Maximum Impact


21. What are you going to do after this?
A. Reply to some mails from my distressed fans who need advice from me in order to survive


22. What are your favourite movies?
A. Shawshank, Seabiscuit, Taken, RDB, Khosla, that’s all I can think now


23. What inspires you?
A. Multitasking ppl who do a good job of it.


24. What do your friends call you most commonly?
A. Saurabh, Saurya, Optobh, Zorro, Sauru. I don’t mind unless they are creditors


25. Would you prefer coffee or tea?
A. Petrol if you may. Then coffee (Now don’t start that substance abuse stuff)


26. What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed?
A. Play the keyboard, Forward stupid sms, shower. (If I’m terrible depressed, I do all the 3 at once)


27. What makes you go wild?
A. Good Wild – Gang of friends planning stuff
Bad Wild – When people ditch the above plans for stupid reasons


28. Which other blogs do you love visiting?
A. The ones which I publicly follow


29. Favorite Dessert/Sweet?
A. This is a tricky question yaar! Well it has to be Sitafal Rabdi


30. How many tabs are turned on in ur browser right now?
A. Ha ha! Gotcha! I’m typing this on word right now. And when I’l be posting it, I’m not gonna edit it just for the sake of this question


31. Favorite Season?
A. Season 2 of the Big Bang Theory


32. If I come to your house now, what would u cook for me?
A. Something better than Burnt Onions! LOL
Well I cook lots of stuff these days provided I am given my weapon of choice - The Microwave! Pizza, Pasta, Noodles, Chicken, Paneer Tikka (That’s my special)


33. What is the right way to avoid people who purposefully hurt you?
A. Ignore… They’ll be hurt to know that you don’t care. Or maybe kill them with a kitchen knife.


34. What are you afraid of the most?
A. That no one will leave comments on my blog! (I don’t think it’ll happen tho… I even got comments for a blank post!)


35. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
A. I looked at the mirror 3 days back and realized that the hour-long morning walk is not helping much


36. What brings a smile on your face instantly?
A. When people give me credit for stuff. When people acknowledge the support that I give them. In short when I get praised!

And also a look at my Labrador. Shez very funny and always ready to play


37. A word that you say a lot?
A. Never Mind


38.One wish that you really want to see it come true?
A. Changing the course of life of at least one human being in a good way.

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