‘Superman’ Returns

Our good old friend, ‘Gabbar Uncle’ showed up in the Garden – fresh from a talent show on national television. Many like Santosh Tyagi had seen him in the programme. For all others in the Club, he had a recording stored in his cell-phone, which he proudly played soon after the exercises.
 While Prakash Motwani and Pratap Bhatt (pic alongside) intently went through the clip, the ladies -- especially Monthi Serrao, Geeta Sardhana and Nahid Khan -- wanted to see him in ‘live action’. For their benefit and much to the delight of all present, the young man did the Superman act (bottom pic) he had performed on TV. He took a few steps back, launched off on a monologue, gave his own cue and with a flourish, rushed ahead like a torpedo and ended his run with a flailing leap in the air!
Gabbar Uncle (for that is what he calls himself) is a struggling actor, anxious to get a break in the film industry. The last time he was around (see post of April 19, 2012), he said he wanted to be a comedian (unlike his namesake who appears as a dreaded outlaw in the movie Sholay) and performed a few skits to entertain us. Much as we appreciated his talent and drive, there was little we could do but to wish him well. A bystander even gave him a hundred-rupee note to keep his conscience at rest. But this time around, ‘Gabbar Uncle’ was not looking for money or sympathy. He is a proud man now, having got a foot into Bollywood's door. He is ‘Superman’.
Renu Babani's PICSPEAK:
"I ain't interested in the small stuff. I believe in dreaming big!"