Having heard a lot about ‘Rang De Basanti’, we finally got a chance to visit Prasadz on Saturday and the movie has a definitive story to tell! Coming from Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra after a gap of 5 years (Aks, was the first), the movie kept us wondering where it was leading…
From 11 am to 2 pm, the patience never started to wear out with the never-ending guesses one had to subject himself during the course of the film… The story is told at a leisurely pace, with frames moving seamlessly between Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and five out of college but inside the college gate youths.
Curtain Raiser:
We decided to book the tickets through the tele-booking facility, but it sure was going to be an tough task considering that Prasad’z was the only multiplex functioning in Hyderabad that time (PVR is open now, it actually opened on Saturday!). We were 11 of us; all had been sent briefing communiqués a couple of days back to frantically start calling Prasad’z at the strike of 9.25am since the phone lines open at 9.30am on Wednesdays for weekend plans
One of the most fortunate fellows of our group to be alive, Soms (refer to some of the earlier posts) managed to get through, not one but three times and got us the much anticipated and coveted thing that time… tickets for ‘Rang De Basanti’! Well done Somu!
The Day:
The delightful morning slumber was shattered with a couple of “You Will Be Late!” & “Dare you not be late!” calls from folks! Got up (I hate that on a weekend), bathed/dressed (another sadistic task), and hopped on GhostRider (Refer to my earlier post for definition).
Reached Prasad’z with Niha, Som, and Gayatri at 9.30 am, got the tickets and moved to Eat Street for a breakfast by the serene sight of morning hue of Hussain Sagar lake. We succeeded and though trifle expensive, the place rocks in the morning!
We left Prasadz at 2.00pm with a sense of satisfaction, thanks to the team of Rang De Basanti, and to a backrow occupying group of outta-college ‘youths’ trying to translate the movie to a non-Hindi speaking friend of theirs.
We proceeded straight to Bottle N’ Chimeys, for buffet lunch. The food quality is good and with a welcome drink (beer/coke) added in the deal is a steal at Rs. 109 per head
We were rendered longing about our college days, and we spoke about a possible khali-bhali trip to Nagarjuna Sagar Dam (~150kms away from Hyderabad). Only time will tell if this feeling will continue to gain momentum or not…
Stop Press: At the time of writing this post, there was no downer reported/noticed in the enthusiasm to have a trip in the coming weeks...
Overall, the day turned out well… I had been to good movie as a gang after a long time… and the best part is the day was not to end there… We followed this up with an evening dinner at Zafraan Exotica (Banjara Hills) hosted by a friend with loads of good food and liquor thrown in…
Time to bid adieu on this post, but the promises we made to ourselves remain… the IT professional in us needs to remain alert and focused, but we also need to live life… While we continue to work so hard in our lives, it’s imperative that we balance our lives.
Have the courage to live…
Anyone can die!
From 11 am to 2 pm, the patience never started to wear out with the never-ending guesses one had to subject himself during the course of the film… The story is told at a leisurely pace, with frames moving seamlessly between Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and five out of college but inside the college gate youths.
Curtain Raiser:
We decided to book the tickets through the tele-booking facility, but it sure was going to be an tough task considering that Prasad’z was the only multiplex functioning in Hyderabad that time (PVR is open now, it actually opened on Saturday!). We were 11 of us; all had been sent briefing communiqués a couple of days back to frantically start calling Prasad’z at the strike of 9.25am since the phone lines open at 9.30am on Wednesdays for weekend plans
One of the most fortunate fellows of our group to be alive, Soms (refer to some of the earlier posts) managed to get through, not one but three times and got us the much anticipated and coveted thing that time… tickets for ‘Rang De Basanti’! Well done Somu!
The Day:
The delightful morning slumber was shattered with a couple of “You Will Be Late!” & “Dare you not be late!” calls from folks! Got up (I hate that on a weekend), bathed/dressed (another sadistic task), and hopped on GhostRider (Refer to my earlier post for definition).
Reached Prasad’z with Niha, Som, and Gayatri at 9.30 am, got the tickets and moved to Eat Street for a breakfast by the serene sight of morning hue of Hussain Sagar lake. We succeeded and though trifle expensive, the place rocks in the morning!
We left Prasadz at 2.00pm with a sense of satisfaction, thanks to the team of Rang De Basanti, and to a backrow occupying group of outta-college ‘youths’ trying to translate the movie to a non-Hindi speaking friend of theirs.
We proceeded straight to Bottle N’ Chimeys, for buffet lunch. The food quality is good and with a welcome drink (beer/coke) added in the deal is a steal at Rs. 109 per head
We were rendered longing about our college days, and we spoke about a possible khali-bhali trip to Nagarjuna Sagar Dam (~150kms away from Hyderabad). Only time will tell if this feeling will continue to gain momentum or not…
Stop Press: At the time of writing this post, there was no downer reported/noticed in the enthusiasm to have a trip in the coming weeks...
Overall, the day turned out well… I had been to good movie as a gang after a long time… and the best part is the day was not to end there… We followed this up with an evening dinner at Zafraan Exotica (Banjara Hills) hosted by a friend with loads of good food and liquor thrown in…
Time to bid adieu on this post, but the promises we made to ourselves remain… the IT professional in us needs to remain alert and focused, but we also need to live life… While we continue to work so hard in our lives, it’s imperative that we balance our lives.
Have the courage to live…
Anyone can die!
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