Movie Time

Yusuf Rassiwala (right) returned after a fortnight to revive his ‘movie outing’ programme that began and ended with Dabangg (see post of September 16). The options he offered for this week-end were Guzaarish, the latest Hrithik Roshan-Aishwarya Rai starrer and Golmaal 3, Rohit Shetty’s comedy film with Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor in the leads.
Sanjay Bhansali’s Guzaarish has been receiving rave reviews since its release last week-end and in Dilip Babani’s estimation, would be a “fun watch” as it would make us all cry shamelessly in the auditorium. Based on the Oscar-winning The Sea Within, it is a painfully silly tear-jerker on euthanasia veering around a bed-ridden quadriplegic and his smokingly beautiful nurse.
In contrast, Golmaal 3 is a fast-paced, action-packed rib-tickler – high on entertainment, hilarity and all that a Laughter Club celebrates. Little wonder, most members prefer watching this over Guzaarish, even as it is over three weeks old and many have already seen it. Besides, it has been the biggest box-office grosser of the season.
Meanwhile, we had Neelam Garg (left) making one of her rare appearances at the Garden this morning. There can be no saying when she will show up next, as this lady obviously likes to take us by surprise. To her credit, she adds to all the liveliness and mirth during the exercises and being an old member, hers is always a welcome presence.
One member we shall be missing is Nafisa Syed (right). It seems she has shifted to the MHADA flats beyond Lokhandwala Circle, from where she would not be getting company to the Garden every morning. Over the past year or so, Razia Khan has been dutifully chaperoning her to and fro, as they happened to be neighbors at Vaibhav Palace (on Oshiwara Link Road).
Santosh Tyagi is also threatening to abandon us. She says that space constraints have compelled her family to consider moving out of their present apartment in Tarapore Towers. Most likely, they would take up a place by the year-end near the Adarsh Nagar Lotus Petrol Pump.
Once again, issues of logistics and convenience would determine whether she would be able to maintain her morning appointment at the Club.

Harish Wadhwa says:
1. Santosh-ji, please give your decision a re-thought. We don't want to miss your one-liner satires and jokes. Hum sab bhi aap ko bahut yaad ayenge. So keep coming to the Garden, no matter where you stay.
2. Guru's Gyan is right: Exam time used to and still gives me goose-pimples. All questions used to be 'Sab kuchh alag hai aur sab kuchh naya hai'!.
3. Just to remind, I expect a small helping of kada prasad (halwa made in pure desi ghee with wheat aata on Guru Nanak Jayanti) from Mrs Harbans-ji, Santosh-ji or Geeta-ji. I hope someone's reading. Aakhir, haq se maang rahein hain!
4. How about Hisss, starring Mallika Sherawat? LOL. I am sure many of you reading this are smiling already, which means, "I Agree!" I am sure all the ones feeling not-so-well of late, will soon be fit and fine the very next day. By the way, it is not running in any theatre now. So let's come back to our simple living.
--Harish

Renu Babani says:
Yeay... hopefully, I should feel better by Thursday to go for the movie. Went back to the doctor again this evening. Terrible cough, bad throat and croaking like a frog, literally. Cannot attend the morning session in such a state, right? It will be sad if some of our members shift from their regular residences. They will be missed. However, let us wish them the best wherever they go and godbless always!
--Renu