ASA - KASA "BLANCA"

"Here's looking at you kid!" - murmurs Bogart in his trademark style....when suddenly you hear Nida saying "Is she younger than him??....Chal beta woh tujhe chodd ke jaanewali hain...toh tu kat le..chal..." Meet Nida....my mad friend whose mood swings range from the extremely talkative to silent brooding ones to outright mad ones. Each day with her is like an education...in whining, crying, over talking, madness, simply doing nothing or just plain staring into space (she's done a Phd. in this)

Imagine trying to concentrate on a movie that is rated by Time as the 2nd best in the world...with Nida splayed upside down on the sofa muttering away to glory. Her trademark style is - when in doubt or when sad (which is always) or when you have unwaxed hands - wear full sleeved crumpled clothes, DO not WASH your hair and walk like a zombie....staring into space. Amazing!! And when you are watching the most romantic scene in the film (probably oscar nominated too) you hear sounds of bubbles being blown and turn to see Nida upside down...with all her hair on her face. I sigh "wish I could go to France" when suddenly Nida gets animated and replies " Paris is for losers...love mein popat hota hain toh sab paris mein jaake mass suicide attempt kar te hain..they all jump from the top of the Eiffel tower, that's why its locked." So we safely get to the end of Casablanca with innumerable pauses to explain to Nida (zombie) and Mrinal (Qaaution) the scenes bcoz inspite of SUBTITLES they fail to understand the movie or its characters..why do not ask...they apparently are of the type who fails to distinguish between the actors in a black and white movie, they belong to the school of thought which talks and questions even when you ask, threaten or warn them to be quiet in a theatre, the one who incessantly will tell you the whole story while you are watching the movie.

The movie is rated as ok....with statements like, I didnt understand it still...these black and white movies get to me. I think it should be Asa-Kasa-Blanca?? Meaning - Why did this happen - Blanca? There were times when I felt like killing both of them...then I thought its ok...happens, and even though I may not remember Casablanca, I shall never forget the sight of Nida on the sofa...looking like an escaped convict...all the while teling us about her plans to be a south indian actress.
Here's a list of Nida's favourite one liners (This is the 1st in as series of posts dedicated to all my friends - a whole budding , fricking company in progress)

• Chal beta..chal tu bol
• Why would you care, you toh hate me.. you have no love for me...tu kyuuu muhje batayegi (accompanied by a special whine that starts from the soles her feet)
• Paris bahut hi sad place hain...not ekdum..rotdu...sab louuvve mein popat ho gaya toh Paris jaa ke mass suicide karte hain
• Khushboo - the fragrance of love...badi albeli hoon main
• sun yaar chill maar
• kyunnn..kyunnn..ahaha (wail wail..sob sob) KYUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN
• Earlier..
• Ajeeb ajeeb jagah se pasina nikal raha hain
• Nahi yaar (wail..sob) ..not...umhummm ..nahi yaar
• Bol be tuuu...
  
• Aukaad hain toh overtake kar (this is my personal favourite)
  
• Slush..slush, slush (accompanied by weird and extremely "hypnotic" gestures)
• Popat ho jayeega tera..chal beta...tu kat le, intukle pintukle

There may be more...but this is all that I can remember, I'm sure my friends can supply me with more...oh and by the way, the name is NOT changed to protect the identity of the owner. I doubt if the owner needs it, more likely that the person who meets the owner shall really, badly require it.

Happy reading :-)