Reflected Glory

We had the rare pleasure of basking in the reflected glory of BMWs at the Garden today. So what, if they were second-hand! Harish Wadhwa was the first to walk up and strike a James Bond pose in front of one of those luxury sedans. Ved Prakash Grover and Nahid Khan followed quickly. And then, five of our most glamorous in-house “models” took their place, flashing their best professional smiles and displacing the others. Grover and Nahid went out of frame and Harish receded to the background. From James Bond, he took the place of a chauffeur within seconds!
It was all for kicks. Early morning showers had rendered much of the Garden soggy, leaving us with no option but to make the most of the patch available near the Chinese Hut. Luckily, of the six cars occupying that space yesterday, there were only three remaining this morning. And by some coincidence, all three were of the BMW 7 Series model – their showroom prices pegged at anywhere between Rs 24 lakh and a crore.
Hearing the price, Nahid gamely “booked” one for herself and announced that others were free to choose between the remaining two. Sunita Jajodia arbitrarily hiked their price to two crore. Somebody said four crore with a four-year waiting period for delivery. Nobody knew what they were talking, but Shekhawat’s eyes kept popping at the mention of every figure. Suddenly, each car began to assume a larger-than-life dimension with everybody wanting to be “seen” next to them.
Hence these pics.
Renu Babani:
Looks like we decided to have our own car sale, stating the prices to whatever satisfied us. Yes, several members wanted snapshots with the cars. The poses were funny but everyone had a good laugh. At least there was a topic of discussion amongst everyone and all in jest.
The weekend has finally arrived and everyone's mood was joyful and plain happy. Strange, just being together is enough for us!
Srichand Arora (from Singapore):
Harish-ji, how much did you pay for this BMW? You must have paid in black. That is why you are putting your shoe on it!
Harish Wadhwa:
My name is Harish, Harish Wadhwa (read "Bond, James Bond")! These are a few of my BMW collection of cars. Some of the other makes are parked behind. As a generous and large-hearted person, you are free to take any of them. I mean pictures!
By the way, I cannot and will not pay anything, black or white, for these BMWs -- Behen Maya Wati's treasure. Yuck! Who's interested in BMWs anyway? They are too cheap and low-class for me. I prefer vehicles worth a few millions -- like Volvo buses, trains, luxury yachts and aircraft.