A few months back, the owner a team who identify themselves with a burning skull shaped helmet; was portrayed on the silver screen in conjunction with a tagline that talked about an extraordinary love story in a seemingly ordinary couple. Mr. Chopra can kiss the marketing executives cause I could see no other reason why the movie justified a single penny.
Mr. KK started his career as a DBSR for a small FMCG firm. He was all of seventeen years old when he started familiarising himself with the exotic sights & sounds of the Delhi marketplace (had Ms. Sarojini Naidu visited the bazaars under the 44 degree heat... her topics of poetry sure would have differed). He was never one to be academically inclined, and learned to master the seemingly innumerable product details that form the portfolio of a FMCG. Now, KK was not too different from the average Indian jobseeker. He hopped jobs whenever an argument arose with his boss, he leveraged his strong local knowledge of the market into building relationships, bought a second hand scooter and brimming with pride drove it all the way to Mathura (the scooter does not cross 40km/hr). KK is what one calls your typical average Indian, with no great ambitions for himself, who accepts his position of relative comfort and is resigned to a life which wont be missed by anyone other that his immediate circle.
If one delves a little into any individual, it is fascinating to note the color that goes into his mental fabric. KK did not have an filmy romance or a fling before tying the knot. He chose the tried and tested 'arranged marriage' option. But, this is where I believe KK stopped being a hue in the background...
One must remember that marriages in India are not sole properties of the two individuals, but the amalgamation of two whole clans at highly intricate levels. KK's family had a tiff with his fiance's & the merger was all set to be called off. KK meanwhile had discovered whole new synergies in his potential alliance, and had 'fallen head over heels in love' with his fiance. On one hand, they were faced with estranged families and on the other a feeling which they never intended to bring onto themselves. This is where KK made his first earth shattering announcement; he would tie the knot her come hell, high water or a few old women.
KK managed to only mark eight notches in his annual educational pole, but hoped for a better half who could cover where he lacked. The fair lady in question was a graduate, and actually held a white collar job. KK focussed his ambitions on the newly formed venture, and enrolled her on a correspondence course whose annual fee is his half yearly salary. He wakes up at 5 every morning, cooks breakfast for his lady love when she steps out of a bath; drops her off at the bus stop and spends the whole hot day dreaming of the time when he would get back home to her.
I have witnessed quite a few stories. There have been passionate romances filled with huge phone bills & fights, a few others have been highly passive with an implicit understanding but outward denial and a few others which have just fizzled into the horizon. I only hope, I love my wife as much two years after I am jailed in matrimony.
Happy anniversary Kamalji. I hope she liked her necklace
One must remember that marriages in India are not sole properties of the two individuals, but the amalgamation of two whole clans at highly intricate levels. KK's family had a tiff with his fiance's & the merger was all set to be called off. KK meanwhile had discovered whole new synergies in his potential alliance, and had 'fallen head over heels in love' with his fiance. On one hand, they were faced with estranged families and on the other a feeling which they never intended to bring onto themselves. This is where KK made his first earth shattering announcement; he would tie the knot her come hell, high water or a few old women.
KK managed to only mark eight notches in his annual educational pole, but hoped for a better half who could cover where he lacked. The fair lady in question was a graduate, and actually held a white collar job. KK focussed his ambitions on the newly formed venture, and enrolled her on a correspondence course whose annual fee is his half yearly salary. He wakes up at 5 every morning, cooks breakfast for his lady love when she steps out of a bath; drops her off at the bus stop and spends the whole hot day dreaming of the time when he would get back home to her.
I have witnessed quite a few stories. There have been passionate romances filled with huge phone bills & fights, a few others have been highly passive with an implicit understanding but outward denial and a few others which have just fizzled into the horizon. I only hope, I love my wife as much two years after I am jailed in matrimony.
Happy anniversary Kamalji. I hope she liked her necklace
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