all's well that ends well
someone has rightly made the above quote and the events that transpired before my viewing of the movie Sarkar are a testimony to that. i had mentioned in one of my posts long time back that i was awaiting the release of this movie with all curiousity. so when the movie released, i rushed to the theatre on the very weekend to grab the tickets. but i forgot that there were many more like me, even a step ahead of me, who had done the advance booking of the shows. so i had to content myself with watching Parineets for a second time. after that there was the usual pressure of exams, all of us were deep engrossed in our studies and so the event got postponed.
finally the exams ended but there was no relief on the weekend also due to the scheduling of lectures at the odd hours on saturday and sunday. to make matters worse, because of clashes in the lectures, it was becoming increasingly difficult for all of us to go together for the movie. in vain, i decided to apply my successfully tested formula of going for a movie alone. thanks to choti (my friend named aditya), atleast i had some company till the theatre. so on a clear saturday afternoon, the two of us left the campus to pursue our individual dreams: choti had already watched Sarkar, he was after Paheli this time. we reached the theatre in time but since it was a weekend, there was a long queue at the ticket counter. the situation was made worse by the pathetic management at the ticket counter, a single counter was operating at such a rush hour. anyways believing in the philosophy of "never give up" i decided to join the long queue, and asked choti to find out if the tickets were available.
when he returned, it was apparent from his face that he had some bad news in store for me. "paheli available, sarkar fast-filling". but this was not to dampen my spirit. i asked choti to go and have his lunch while i stand in queue for the tickets. as the queue moved ahead a little, i was able to catch a glimpse of screen which displays the availability of tickets. choti's position was secured with ample tickets available, but i was wondering if i had to return back empty-handed. at one time, it displayed "sold out" against the 3:30 show of sarkar and my heart received a big blow. but since i had to get choti's ticket, there was no point in leaving the queue now. finally when my chance came at the ticket counter, i tried my last ditch effort. "one ticket Paheli, one ticker Sarkar please". in came the reply "only one ticket of sarkar left, first row from screen" and then he showed me the seat position, it was the cornermost seat.
had it been some other day, i might have said No. but this was no ordinary day for me. luck was with me till this point, why not test it further. so i paid for the tickets and came out of the queue thanking the almighty god. choti returned in time for his movie show at 2:55, we decided the place where we would meet after our movies in the eveving and then parted ways. he left for his movie and i proceeded to crosswords. there i purchased a book and returned back to the theatre. the show started with a trailer of mangal pandey and then the movie followed. all my apprehensions came to an end when i was able to watch the movie properly even from that supposedly hostile seat. as luck would have it, the occupants of the 3 seats next to me didn't turn up and so i shifted to an even more comfortable position, albeit in the same row. and all i can say about the movie is that it is a must watch and only in theatre. yes, comparisons are bound to be made with Godfather but then didn't people enjoy Kaante which was a remake of Reservoir Dogs. i think if the viewer goes with a open and unbiased mind, he is likely to enjoy the movie very much.
cutting the matter short, i don't care whether others like the movie or not. for me it was worth the money and time spent and travelling done to and fro from campus to the city. i think that day the stars were with me and they really made my day.
finally the exams ended but there was no relief on the weekend also due to the scheduling of lectures at the odd hours on saturday and sunday. to make matters worse, because of clashes in the lectures, it was becoming increasingly difficult for all of us to go together for the movie. in vain, i decided to apply my successfully tested formula of going for a movie alone. thanks to choti (my friend named aditya), atleast i had some company till the theatre. so on a clear saturday afternoon, the two of us left the campus to pursue our individual dreams: choti had already watched Sarkar, he was after Paheli this time. we reached the theatre in time but since it was a weekend, there was a long queue at the ticket counter. the situation was made worse by the pathetic management at the ticket counter, a single counter was operating at such a rush hour. anyways believing in the philosophy of "never give up" i decided to join the long queue, and asked choti to find out if the tickets were available.
when he returned, it was apparent from his face that he had some bad news in store for me. "paheli available, sarkar fast-filling". but this was not to dampen my spirit. i asked choti to go and have his lunch while i stand in queue for the tickets. as the queue moved ahead a little, i was able to catch a glimpse of screen which displays the availability of tickets. choti's position was secured with ample tickets available, but i was wondering if i had to return back empty-handed. at one time, it displayed "sold out" against the 3:30 show of sarkar and my heart received a big blow. but since i had to get choti's ticket, there was no point in leaving the queue now. finally when my chance came at the ticket counter, i tried my last ditch effort. "one ticket Paheli, one ticker Sarkar please". in came the reply "only one ticket of sarkar left, first row from screen" and then he showed me the seat position, it was the cornermost seat.
had it been some other day, i might have said No. but this was no ordinary day for me. luck was with me till this point, why not test it further. so i paid for the tickets and came out of the queue thanking the almighty god. choti returned in time for his movie show at 2:55, we decided the place where we would meet after our movies in the eveving and then parted ways. he left for his movie and i proceeded to crosswords. there i purchased a book and returned back to the theatre. the show started with a trailer of mangal pandey and then the movie followed. all my apprehensions came to an end when i was able to watch the movie properly even from that supposedly hostile seat. as luck would have it, the occupants of the 3 seats next to me didn't turn up and so i shifted to an even more comfortable position, albeit in the same row. and all i can say about the movie is that it is a must watch and only in theatre. yes, comparisons are bound to be made with Godfather but then didn't people enjoy Kaante which was a remake of Reservoir Dogs. i think if the viewer goes with a open and unbiased mind, he is likely to enjoy the movie very much.
cutting the matter short, i don't care whether others like the movie or not. for me it was worth the money and time spent and travelling done to and fro from campus to the city. i think that day the stars were with me and they really made my day.
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