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Monday, March 8, 1999

Endline of moms and buas only!

Mohit Manyu  
Ideal movies have idols in every sense for every one. A movie without a marriage can't have those successful pheras around the box-office is one of the conventions. Mumbai wallahas married movies to marriage and with that came, amongst other idols, the mummys and buas, and maasis sometimes.

Helping lovers out, arranging their love into marriage, furtive meetings and what not !

These buas are modelled after none. They are self-styled, self-generated. During the ubiquitous shaadis they fall for charms of the hero and the heroine, carry along their lehangas, with thaalis and glitzy make-up. Witty buas. Smart buas. Married buas. Master buas. They do not help the duo out of any selfless cause, but to keep `cool' the heartburn their nostalgia for prime youth's unachieved dreams brings in ! Sensuously charming, tapping a foot here and there during the sagaai or shaadi dance, shedding all inhibitions, swaying around with all the tadak-bhadak and jhatkas matkas. Tunak, Tunak, Tun... Apart from maasis, moms have also stood in the limelight since the trend of the home-bred phamili shaadi' movies started. From Nirupama Roy and Rakhi to Farida Jalaal, Reema Lagoo, Himani Shivpuri et al. Donning the garb of more than one character, bua here and mom there. Versatile creatures !

These holy beings are non-existent in real life, but are much wanted and desired. Listen you all the half-baked moms, buas and aunts out there, this is what you should be; see what you are and where too. On the roll of honours stand: HAHK, DDLJ, JPKSHH, PTHHT, DTPH, KKHH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. Now what is this ? Unknown abbreviations of known movies ? Well, that an exercise for all of you folks reading this piece on the verge of endline. Aimed at testing your FQ ! ``For bua's-sake please tell us ! At least give a hint; now what is this FQ ?''

And yes. The first twenty-and-a-half correct entries will get a day out on the locals with your favourite star - aunt, mom, bua, maasi and their haath-ka-bana khana! And who knows if you are able to strike the right chord with your favourites, you may be blessed with their tips on your real-life problems. It would be an acid-test from them too, from reel to real; yes or no!

Copyright © 1999 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.


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