Reading beyond the lines
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How pathetic is the film? Well, it almost made a certain long-haired movie critic hack off his humble curls. Mangal, mangal, forsooth!
- from here.
but what the piece doesn't mention is how close I came to actually letting scissored hands come close to amply-covered scalp.
I've had it.
At my best friend's big fat punjabi wedding, a bunch of kids start up with the Mangal, Mangal chant every time I walk by. Sigh. Joke doesn't seem to get old throughout week-long celebrations.
Cut.
The other night, at Cafe Mondegar, a headwaiter beamed at me as I walked past, patting (!) me on the shoulder and saying, 'Mangal Pandey, huh? Good, good.' I was too stunned to react.
Cut.
An assortment of Oye, Mangals over the last month.
Ladies and Gents, and Mr Dimunitive Superstar Actor, is this fair?
[taken by redobsession, by the way]
*sigh*
After actually watching the film, it took coming back home and leafing through vintage Jim Morrison pics to decide that hair needs to stay. Phew.
How pathetic is the film? Well, it almost made a certain long-haired movie critic hack off his humble curls. Mangal, mangal, forsooth!
- from here.
but what the piece doesn't mention is how close I came to actually letting scissored hands come close to amply-covered scalp.
I've had it.
At my best friend's big fat punjabi wedding, a bunch of kids start up with the Mangal, Mangal chant every time I walk by. Sigh. Joke doesn't seem to get old throughout week-long celebrations.
Cut.
The other night, at Cafe Mondegar, a headwaiter beamed at me as I walked past, patting (!) me on the shoulder and saying, 'Mangal Pandey, huh? Good, good.' I was too stunned to react.
Cut.
An assortment of Oye, Mangals over the last month.
Ladies and Gents, and Mr Dimunitive Superstar Actor, is this fair?
[taken by redobsession, by the way]
*sigh*
After actually watching the film, it took coming back home and leafing through vintage Jim Morrison pics to decide that hair needs to stay. Phew.