My Inner Bhangrameter

Monday, January 15, 2007

Gotta give credit to AK for this one. Normally, I wouldn’t repost, but its too good not to. Seems like the audience doesn’t know what the hell Colbert is talking about.

Speaking of Amitabh, his heir apparent and prodigal son, Abhishek Bachan, announced his plans to wed Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai later this year. For those who don’t know, this is akin to Charles marrying Diana, or Brad marrying Angelina. These two are like the royalty of Bollywood, and pretty much the biggest stars at the moment.

I’m not much for entertainment gossip, but the reason I bring it up is so I can tell the following story.

Before I came to the US in ‘84, I lived, and attended school, in Juhu Scheme, a little suburb outside of Mumbai. This area is where all the big Bollywood stars lived, including Amitabh. At one point, Abhishek attended the same school as me, and we were in the same class. Anyway, we became friends and he invited us over to his mansion for masala chai and biscuits. We met his actress/mother Jaya Bachan, but sadly, Amitabh wasn’t there, and I don’t remember much else about this since it was 20+ years ago. Once we moved to the US, we lost touch, and I forgot about him until he broke through into Bollywood movies a few years back.

And now I hear he is getting married. Abhiskek, if you’re reading this, don’t forget to invite me to your wedding, but more importantly, to your bachelor party. I’m ready for some dhamal-masti.