I always have stories to tell...interesting stories (interesting from my perspective), I am not a great writer...not even a writer for that matter. So its just me an ordinary person writing, in not may be the best of words, the right-est of grammar, with low-no patience...sharing all that is/was there in my mind before coming to Mumbai. It could be that you won't find it as interesting as I m claiming it to be...for you to decide! I thank entire Shit-Happens team, my friends at Singh and Singh Advocates, Ashi, Naveen as well as Bats (my support system in Mumbai) and all those friends who've always been pulled my spirits.
What made me write it now?? Sachin's remarkable 200 runs!
Happy Reading... :)
January last week, I came back to office [I was working as a litigating advocate (daily-court-going) with Mrs. Singh, one of the best IPR attorney's in India] after a really bad day in Court (usually all days are bad days, if your matter is up for hearing), and in the event of preparing myself for the remaining day in the office...I used FB as an energy-refill and also checked my gmails. To my surprise l had a mail with starting lines "this goes to the greatest actors all of times...(it is an indisputable fact that all actors are self-obsessed---I am!)", It was a mail from Tarun popularly known as Shahrukh ;) calling actors for their (Desires Unlimited's) play, a comedy play. He had written the mail so interestingly that I couldn’t resist going for a reading. At first I didn't like it and was not sure if would be able to manage along-with office-office, also I would be acting after almost 2yrs but my dearest seniors cum friends at office "Saya" and "Archana" forced me to saying work can be managed “Jaa je le apni zindagi sorts!”
Toh ji...I started bunking office whenever I thought I could just to rush to IIT (imagine my boss thinking I m not coming to work cuz of valentine's and I m rehearing at IIT Delhi, btw Tarun and most playmates are either ex or present-IITDians). Came the month of April, and we were ready with "Shit Happens", our play. I still don't know how we managed to do it, 'Shit Happens' was a success...truly in every essence of the word.
For reviews: http://www.desiresunlimite
For the first time in my acting-on stage career, I tried my hands at comedy and was appreciated. My brother also an engineer; my worst critic, who has NEVER appreciated my acting saying that I can do better, came up to me hugged me with tears in his eyes and said "you must not stop acting, you’re damn good". I was delighted, was it really me or just the teaming up with SHITIANS who made all that happen (Shitians are and will always be my most favorite loved beings, inki company main bohot mazaa aata hai yaaar, ye wo hain jo har marz bhula dete hain!). Even my boss came for the screening and despite liking my work (her daughter told me) never conveyed it to me like most bosses I believe.
Post Shit- Happens my attitude towards work had changed so drastically that I desperately wanted to quit office and take up acting full time (as always)...na jaane kaise meri boss ko ye pata chal gaya aur unhone meri ek din jo fatkaar lagayi toh bus...aa gaya tipping point, mann bana lia naukri chordne ka!
Parallel-y I was on an all-time high in life for various personal reasons, achanak ek din my friend Ashi called only to tell me about an online event "Roadies Battleground" happening, an online version of roadies and the winner gets a direct entry to actual Roadies ka PI. Event kaafi tempting tha toh bas daal dia Shitians ki mail-chain-link pe aur hamari Pyaari Maami (Shubhra Maini) ne iss baat kar poora samarthan kia...toh bas ji aa gaya confidence...kar dia video shoot, bhej dia MTV waalo ko. Poora Shit-Gang desh bhar se votes karwaane may jooot gaya and on 18th June 2009 my name was there in the 100 shortlisted participants... that was by far the most happiest moments of my life (Kapil--another law-office colleague and a dear friend informed about it) I think now acting in a film with some biggies only can beat this feeling ;P!
After few more rounds the final 13 RBG warriors were announced and I was in there. In RBG we were given tasks...weird tasks like condom water balloon, eat fruits with peels, dress like egyptian mummy and go in public etc. I wanted to do them differently; you know filml ishytle...mast gana bajana aur kuch dhamakedaar hamesha. I wanted to make the most entertaining videos ever in the history of RBG but I had no resources for it, financially/technically. All I had was a Sony ka Handycam but I can't be on camera and off camera at the same time and came Shitians again for rescue... "Ashutosh Matela" popularly known as Matty, an aspiring film-maker, a great Dancer-Choreographer, Director/Editor/Camera-Per
My RBG journey: http://blish.in.com/mtvbat
I took decent time to come out of the 'RBG' days. And the moment I was out of it... announcement for Roa7ies audition came. I was a die-hard Roadie fan...main Roadie ‘banna chahti hu’ league, I was so sure I will make it to P.I. and then to the actual show but my life and dreams were shattered on knowing that I din even made it to PIs. I was upset as my purpose to be on the show and to get noticed and subsequently get work had failed. I decided not to answer any calls and keep myself locked in my room for days as I had no clue how-or-what to do next. Par kyuki m not those udaas-saddy types the very next morning I firmly decided that If not through Roadies...I will do it all by myself...I will go to Mumbai, it obviously will be a lot harder and since I am not from the-conventionally-pretty-
“Iss poori zindagi may ek lauta steady-passion (chahat/lagav) agar koi tha-hai toh wo bas yahi ki main apni poori zindagi itne he enthu aur energy k saath entertain karti rahu (if sachin can do it, even I can)...log waah-waah, once more karei aur main dobara shuru ho jau kyuki iske alawa muje kuch aur aata bhi nahi aur muje seekhna bhi nahi hai...Bas yahi tamanna hai, aarzoo hai, khwahish hai!”
Toh Bas issi khwab so poora karne main apni pyaari Dilli, apne mumma-papa, Shitians-IITD ko chordkar Basta uthaye aa gayi apne Sapno k Sheher 'Bambai'... aagey kya hoga ye toh uppar-wala he jaanta hai lekin bus koshish yahi rahegi ki aakhiri saans tak 'Jhanda Lehrate Rahun' :)
What made me write it now?? Sachin's remarkable 200 runs!
Happy Reading... :)
January last week, I came back to office [I was working as a litigating advocate (daily-court-going) with Mrs. Singh, one of the best IPR attorney's in India] after a really bad day in Court (usually all days are bad days, if your matter is up for hearing), and in the event of preparing myself for the remaining day in the office...I used FB as an energy-refill and also checked my gmails. To my surprise l had a mail with starting lines "this goes to the greatest actors all of times...(it is an indisputable fact that all actors are self-obsessed---I am!)", It was a mail from Tarun popularly known as Shahrukh ;) calling actors for their (Desires Unlimited's) play, a comedy play. He had written the mail so interestingly that I couldn’t resist going for a reading. At first I didn't like it and was not sure if would be able to manage along-with office-office, also I would be acting after almost 2yrs but my dearest seniors cum friends at office "Saya" and "Archana" forced me to saying work can be managed “Jaa je le apni zindagi sorts!”
Toh ji...I started bunking office whenever I thought I could just to rush to IIT (imagine my boss thinking I m not coming to work cuz of valentine's and I m rehearing at IIT Delhi, btw Tarun and most playmates are either ex or present-IITDians). Came the month of April, and we were ready with "Shit Happens", our play. I still don't know how we managed to do it, 'Shit Happens' was a success...truly in every essence of the word.
For reviews: http://www.desiresunlimite
For the first time in my acting-on stage career, I tried my hands at comedy and was appreciated. My brother also an engineer; my worst critic, who has NEVER appreciated my acting saying that I can do better, came up to me hugged me with tears in his eyes and said "you must not stop acting, you’re damn good". I was delighted, was it really me or just the teaming up with SHITIANS who made all that happen (Shitians are and will always be my most favorite loved beings, inki company main bohot mazaa aata hai yaaar, ye wo hain jo har marz bhula dete hain!). Even my boss came for the screening and despite liking my work (her daughter told me) never conveyed it to me like most bosses I believe.
Post Shit- Happens my attitude towards work had changed so drastically that I desperately wanted to quit office and take up acting full time (as always)...na jaane kaise meri boss ko ye pata chal gaya aur unhone meri ek din jo fatkaar lagayi toh bus...aa gaya tipping point, mann bana lia naukri chordne ka!
Parallel-y I was on an all-time high in life for various personal reasons, achanak ek din my friend Ashi called only to tell me about an online event "Roadies Battleground" happening, an online version of roadies and the winner gets a direct entry to actual Roadies ka PI. Event kaafi tempting tha toh bas daal dia Shitians ki mail-chain-link pe aur hamari Pyaari Maami (Shubhra Maini) ne iss baat kar poora samarthan kia...toh bas ji aa gaya confidence...kar dia video shoot, bhej dia MTV waalo ko. Poora Shit-Gang desh bhar se votes karwaane may jooot gaya and on 18th June 2009 my name was there in the 100 shortlisted participants... that was by far the most happiest moments of my life (Kapil--another law-office colleague and a dear friend informed about it) I think now acting in a film with some biggies only can beat this feeling ;P!
After few more rounds the final 13 RBG warriors were announced and I was in there. In RBG we were given tasks...weird tasks like condom water balloon, eat fruits with peels, dress like egyptian mummy and go in public etc. I wanted to do them differently; you know filml ishytle...mast gana bajana aur kuch dhamakedaar hamesha. I wanted to make the most entertaining videos ever in the history of RBG but I had no resources for it, financially/technically. All I had was a Sony ka Handycam but I can't be on camera and off camera at the same time and came Shitians again for rescue... "Ashutosh Matela" popularly known as Matty, an aspiring film-maker, a great Dancer-Choreographer, Director/Editor/Camera-Per
My RBG journey: http://blish.in.com/mtvbat
I took decent time to come out of the 'RBG' days. And the moment I was out of it... announcement for Roa7ies audition came. I was a die-hard Roadie fan...main Roadie ‘banna chahti hu’ league, I was so sure I will make it to P.I. and then to the actual show but my life and dreams were shattered on knowing that I din even made it to PIs. I was upset as my purpose to be on the show and to get noticed and subsequently get work had failed. I decided not to answer any calls and keep myself locked in my room for days as I had no clue how-or-what to do next. Par kyuki m not those udaas-saddy types the very next morning I firmly decided that If not through Roadies...I will do it all by myself...I will go to Mumbai, it obviously will be a lot harder and since I am not from the-conventionally-pretty-
“Iss poori zindagi may ek lauta steady-passion (chahat/lagav) agar koi tha-hai toh wo bas yahi ki main apni poori zindagi itne he enthu aur energy k saath entertain karti rahu (if sachin can do it, even I can)...log waah-waah, once more karei aur main dobara shuru ho jau kyuki iske alawa muje kuch aur aata bhi nahi aur muje seekhna bhi nahi hai...Bas yahi tamanna hai, aarzoo hai, khwahish hai!”
Toh Bas issi khwab so poora karne main apni pyaari Dilli, apne mumma-papa, Shitians-IITD ko chordkar Basta uthaye aa gayi apne Sapno k Sheher 'Bambai'... aagey kya hoga ye toh uppar-wala he jaanta hai lekin bus koshish yahi rahegi ki aakhiri saans tak 'Jhanda Lehrate Rahun' :)
