15th Jan was when the initial batch of Krishna's started to gather at Brahmanwadi. Spending the day with quietness & serenity led me to have a false sense of security on a non-battle prone mad family get together.
16th Jan was when the other set came in & also the most important of the Banerjee's came in. Once the most important member of the Banerjee clan was checked in I went back to the Krishna household to find that the quietness & serenity had disappeared and it sounded like a little fish market with my name being shouted out every little time. I should have jus ignored & gone about my business but you know we Tamilians have the habit of dipping our feet into everything we find. And slowly but surely the scene from a fish market was transformed into a cock fight area with tempers flying all around just because chicken/fish was going to 'HAVE' to be a part of the religious ceremonies. And 'BLAST" there was nuclear reaction to this entire thought of even uttering the words 'CHICKEN/FISH'. Here I was going to have the 2nd biggest day in my life (1st biggest day will be my marriage day for those idiots or dumb people wanting to know what the biggest day is) on the next day & then at the same time I battling with a hugely self aggregated fireball called the 'KRISHNA THEORY'. Somehow post getting out of this mess..(thanks mom) I balanced my self for the next day & also readied myself for anymore fireworks to follow but at the same time made a promise to myself & mom not to react.
Amazingly the morning went of pretty smooth though I did hear a few ticking off type comments but I still successfully held my nerve. Then my Fiancée further did a good ticking off job by informing me that she would not be wearing the 'SAREE' we selected for her (more importantly the one my mom bought for her), but then again I reminded myself.."CHILL".
Somehow I got to the BANERJEE house in my new found 'RAJNI'- (TALAIVAR) avatar with the traditional white dhoti, shirt & angostram. And there I met my fiancée to be & I forgot all my irritation, tension & was swept of my feet by this Bengali version of her that I had never seen. For all you know this could have turned out to be a scene from DEVDAS where he was enchanted by PARO on his return from AMRICA.
The funniest incident then happened when the Panditji shrieked like he had just won an oscar when he was welcomed by BRAT the Munni of the banerjee household.
Post that we all proceeded with a long recitation of vedic chants & a handwritten agreement to officially solemonise & put a stamp of the deal.
This was quickly followed by a small hindi song ritual where the Hero is in the same set of clothes with the heroine changing 2-3 sets of clothes. The final attire was me in a suit picked by my fiancée & she wearing a Gujju sari ( not wearing the designer Neeru sari her MIL got for her).
We then got to the Club for the party where we had the rings exchanged & I had lost a very important tag 'SINGLE'. But I was elated with no regrets whatsoever but still could not digest the fact that damn I was ENGAGED. I had to have a lot of madira to wash down this sudden realization which continued well into the night post the Club closing also.
All this done I awoke next morning to a pleasant feeling of round ornament on my finger & I smiled quietly dreaming up my fiancées beautiful serene face & thinking to myself man I am the LUCKIEST MAN alive.
I then went home & that's when it struck me.... this was JUST THE TRAILER................. PICTURE ABHI BAKI HAIN !!!!!
Post that we all proceeded with a long recitation of vedic chants & a handwritten agreement to officially solemonise & put a stamp of the deal.
This was quickly followed by a small hindi song ritual where the Hero is in the same set of clothes with the heroine changing 2-3 sets of clothes. The final attire was me in a suit picked by my fiancée & she wearing a Gujju sari ( not wearing the designer Neeru sari her MIL got for her).
We then got to the Club for the party where we had the rings exchanged & I had lost a very important tag 'SINGLE'. But I was elated with no regrets whatsoever but still could not digest the fact that damn I was ENGAGED. I had to have a lot of madira to wash down this sudden realization which continued well into the night post the Club closing also.
All this done I awoke next morning to a pleasant feeling of round ornament on my finger & I smiled quietly dreaming up my fiancées beautiful serene face & thinking to myself man I am the LUCKIEST MAN alive.
I then went home & that's when it struck me.... this was JUST THE TRAILER................. PICTURE ABHI BAKI HAIN !!!!!
