Thursday, February 4, 2010

3 Idiots discussing 3 Idiots

I had started writing this post long back but was able to conclude it only today.

This is no secret that 3 idiots has been termed the Best movie by a great margin when box office collections are the only criteria.
It has already grossed Rs315crores in the last week closing. It is , study says , people like me who see movies more than once, which has caused the exponential rise of the collections.
Yes i saw the movie twice. The second time i was fortunate to see the movie along with a couple of friends of mine. Sarath, who is a Professor at a local Coaching classes and the other one is Vinay who works in a private firm and is a die hard movie maniac. ( names of their companies withheld on their request,...no pestering........Initially i tried to convince Sarath that his employer advertises on any vacant space in the stations, including public toilets.....my blogsite was much better than that,,but he dint budge)

I recollect our fun filled conversation post the movie
Vinay: Man this movie was amazing!!( this is his usual......i remember he told this after he had seen some Uday Chopra movie as well)

Sarath: from the corner of his lip shooted "Yeah....like any of Aamir films"

Me: "Yeah man worth every rupee we spent in the theatre"

Vinay: See he started his "everything - is - money" talks ( he pointed at me shaking his head in disgust)

Me: No man,,,am just telling something i read in the ET today ""It seems it has grossed the highest in the history of Bollywood...already a few hundred crores if i am not wrong."

Vinay: See he started his Eco times, business standard again. Then he continued , controlling his laugh.."hey Sarath you know what, i think this guy here is by mistake born into Tamil bhramin community ...he should have been a "baniya".

Sarath: sensing opportunity " what baniya...he cant sell a simple baniyan what baniya will he become" ( and this was reason enough for them to laugh wildly at my expense)

Vinay: But you know what he in order to save money must have stopped wearing Baniyan (Another stupid joke which was over-exaggeratedly laughed by the other two idiots)

Sarath: Yeah man....this guy always gets around pulling everyones leg...."aaj fasa apne paas"

The vengence pining mind of mine started to search for some topic which could get these two back to ground.

Me: No man not that, you know what Ghajini took 13 weeks to gross Rs 200 cr, but this movie had already made more than a 100cr in the first week.( i quoted confidently as i was sure they wont question my numbers)

Vinay: So whats are you trying to tell?

Me: It is not because of Aamir starring it that it grossed this high........

Sarath: Then? You mean its because of Prof Viru SahastaBhuddi?( name of Boman Iriani in this movie) (Again he started laughing thinking Vinay would join him, but Vinay as i know him, when thrown a point to think will think on it seriously)

Me: What i am trying to tell here is not the actor who is driving the sales......but it is the concept.............

Vinay: Yes man....even Tare Zameen par was a great hit....it was a tax free one right??
( Yes..Vinay.....i don't care ,,,if it was tax free... but you have already come to my line of thinking that's more important you fool...i thought to tell, but instead i choose to say)

Yes man.,.....this whole education system is like......... that shoe polish wala ( i pointed at one as we were walking)
Suppose that our brains are the shoes.....the schools think that just wiping the dust out of shoes is enough......so people end up trying to upgrade to polishing shoes....i.e the coaching classes ( i purposely pointed at Sarath) and these people think polishing is our job and they do it just for the heck of it......i think, they think that once polished the shoes wont accumulate dust ever.......and they don't care if the shoes get dirty once the person who came to have his shoes leaves their place.

Sarath: His eyebrows raised .....his ego being thrashed on being compared to a product used to polish shoes....looked more like a criminal standing in a courtroom facing infinite audience and a stern judge.

Vinay: Yes man...actually the whole education system needs a rethink.........but these coaching classes have already made a business and livelihood out of it, .............this whole change would take an era to get started...........

Sarath: See we serve what people want us for...(said he in a defeated voice)

Vinay: Cmon dude....there can be better ways to teach.....now since you guys charge so exorbitant fees anyways......why don't you provide practical knowledge......whose going to gain by learning that Sulphur plus certain quantity of oxygen is equal to sulphur dioxide. Instead show students it practical use in some industry ....u know these things can be done but have become a victim of the cycle....no use now.

I will actually stop this conversation here, as post this Sarath tried his best defending by trying to justify his work and even comparing it to Mother Theresa's.....but he dint succeed as Vinay was confronting each of his trial with a suiting reply.
He then even moved on to abusing and cursing Vinay and me, but i enjoyed the whole scene and even teased him off to pay for the "Vada Pav" we had.
(Just by saying...these coaching classes profs don't spend a single buck man.....did this magic)

I kept mute and my mind was dancing and laughing at his plight.......(Ha! , it said, Sarath try your luck some other day to pull my leg)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

you have exagerrated my situation here....i never ever compared my proffession to Mother Theresa's.....u cheap money minded creature :)
PS: we also discussed your name to be renamed as "Mani"