January , 2006
R U Bong ?
Its very natural. When u meet someone for the first time, ask their name and feel there are not many important things to discuss, then ask the second question, about the place they belong to. Many times many people after knowing my name have asked me the second big question, so u r bong ? I pause, think a bit, and reply...ya kind of. Kind Of ??? And i do it always. Confused ? Dont know how to tackle the big question. Born in Bihar (so Bihari), politcs made it Jharkhand (so Jharkhandi), mothertongue is Bong (So Bengali. Though can only speak Bengali, can manage reading somehow and can hardly write. Went to a CBSE Board school, where Hindi/Sankrit was the only option for second language)ancestors were from UP ( so in Mumbai, am "bhaiyya"). As many places that many identities. People also change my name depending....
P‘a’nchg‘a’ni Blues
Small letter "a" in bold and underlined like this...a...and just below that its written Aamir Khan Productions Pvt Ltd. If someone is wearing a badge with all these things written on it, anyone would think that Mr Khan is shooting for his new film....but no dear, its all for Mr Khan's post wedding and pre-honeymoon celebrations. And on the other side of those badges it was transport/ catering / housekeeping/ security.....and even "guests" too. One of my friends said Aamir is too professional. So, its the same approach even in the celebrations....yes, yes for sure. But I was feeling a little bad for those poor guys....who were made to wear those "guests" badges. Afterall how many times in someone's marriage u have been told to wear badges ? Aamir loves Panchgani, Aamir and Kiran met here for the first time, Aamir spent his childhood days here, Aamir as a child....




More about Somen Mishra
Somen Mishra is Senior Entertainment Correspondent in the Mumbai Bureau of CNN IBN. Starting with Zee Network, he has been chasing the stars, crunching box office figures, attending film fests and predicting "next big things" since last eight years. A graduate in Physics and a post-graduate diploma in journalism, Somen joined CNN IBN at its inception. Cinema is his lifeline, add corn, cola and Coen Brothers, he will survive anywhere. Charlie Kauffman is his GOD, Philip Seymour Hoffman favourite actor, can watch Kate Winslet's films any number of times and thinks Yashpal Sharma is good in every bad film.



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