Aaahhh...after a long time

I watched "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara" yesterday with a friend...!! The plan was to watch the movie first, then do some shopping if time permits and if it doesn't, immediately rush to IHC and get the tickets for the play "Adhe Adhure" next weekend. The movie got over by 4:00 pm, we left by 5:00 and I took metro from Noida to CP. But oopsss...I had no cash I noticed...!! I thought of getting down at CP metro station and find an ATM, so...I did that. But then, I had only ICICI bank's ATM card, that too not activated...!! So, I had to find one ICICI bank's ATM to activate that.


I tried calling IHC help desk to find if I could pay by credit card...but they didn't pick up my call :(


After 10-15 mintues walk I was done, I found the ATM...withdrew some money and got back to the metro station...but aarrgghhhh...I had never seen such a long queue at any metro station, and time was running out...!!


I came out, found an auto-rickshaw to IHC...and here came my favorite part - traveling this part of Delhi by auto...on a Saturday evening. I am usually a very lazy person to lift my ass up from a couch on a weekend and go out for something. But if I manage to do that, I enjoy traveling in Delhi…specially the area around CP and Mandi House. It quenches my thirst of wandering like loners (I only sometimes behave so, otherwise I’m a company-seeker fellow). The auto-rickshaw started from CP and as we left for IHC, we crossed the India Gate hexagon. To me, its charm has not faded, it never will. It gives me a sense of coziness, for reasons unknown. Pulling at IHC, I smelled the familiar air of the surroundings. On reaching the reception counter of IHC, I was told that the tickets sale was closed till next morning. Then I started making innocent faces, pleading them with childish cajole. After 2-3 minutes, during which I told them about the hardships I went through while coming there (which I actually enjoyed), I got two balcony tickets. I thanked them, thanked them again, walked to Jor Bagh station and came back home.

Ok, so this play called Adhe Adhure is written by Mohan Rakesh. I first read this play when I was in college. The girl whom I liked very much and secretly loved too gave this to me. The play is a very mature, thoughtful and provoking piece in itself, but I think the fact that I was in love with the girl who gave it to me played a major role in making me love this play. The female protagonist is going to be played by Lillete Dubey and male protagonist by Mohan Agashe. This star cast is one more reason why I just cannot miss this event at any cost.

People have their own “turn-on” things and they are driven differently by different stimulations. For me, its theatre and “soul music” (read Sufi) concerts. I have may a times taken a detour from my usual way back home to go to places where I can get passes and tickets for such events. Last time it was in March or April for Jahan-e-Khusrau festival in Delhi, the passes for which I had to collect from Khan Market. I was just not feeling any driving force for anything for the past couple of months. Theater festivals came and passed by, but I couldn’t attend any, I had no company for any of those events. But it was after a long time that I made extra efforts to get my tickets and I’m not going to miss it this time around. I will be watching this play with my Mom, who kind of introduced me to Mohan Rakesh (she’s also a theater buff like me, she’s been an active part of her college theater).