Sunday, April 4, 2010
Unforgettable Theatre Experience!!!
You can see a smile on one's lips when he/she thinks about the beautiful past.. I am no different. As usual I was sitting idle in the afternoon (in fact I am idle always).. and I was trying to rewind my childhood memories. There are many instances when our class has had a hearty laugh. One such instance is this.. I was in 4th standard .... We were having our English class. Not sure what chapter it was and it has no relevance to this post. The teacher asked a हटके question to us. "Those who have gone to theatres please raise your hands".. Almost everyone's hand was in the air. So she said .. "those who haven't gone to a theatre ever, please raise your hands".. To our surprise, one hand went up in the air.. The teacher had a bewildered look on her face. She confirmed with the gal if she has never went to a theatre. She gave a sure shot "never" look.. However the teacher's duty is to take lessons.. So she didn't bother much and continued with her job of taking lesson... The bell rang and we were happy again.. ;-) .. But somehow few of us still had it ringing in our ears "I haven't ever gone to theatre".. We were just curious to know if she was in her senses or that we heard it wrong.. I forgot to mention that... when only her hand was up in the air... that gal had a a confused look on her face.. Anyways... we went to her and asked her.. "Were you in some kind of jungle where there are no theatres at all!!!".. "Or is it your family tradition to not go to theatres.. which is some kind of पाप or something like that..".. In return she said .. "Oh man..Don't embarrass me with such questions.. anyways all of you have gone to theatres.. the experience would have been one of a kind right... I thought atleast one would give me company of not going... I have never been you know..".. The next sentence that she said gave us a trickle.. "From wherever you sit.. will you be able to see everyone.. will you be able to get the crux of what is actually going on.." And we were like... "Ofcourse.. that's why all of us go there!!! to watch it on big screen...".. She was like... "Oh.. even there you watch it on screen.. huh... sigh!!!... Won't there be noise at all".. We: "Hey.. comm'on.. We shout when necessary...".. She: "oooh... You sit and watch or stand all the time".. We: "Hmmm.. When we shout.. we stand.. otherwise sit and watch...".. It just went on and on.. Then suddenly she asked me : "Which match did you see there...".. Actually to be honest.. I don't remember of matches being shown in theatres then.. Only movies.. Then finally it dawned on me that something is fishy and we are misinterpreting what she is saying.. I asked : "What do you expect to see us in a theatre." .. She was like .. "Cricket match. You folks enthusiastically energize the folks playing.. blah blah... " .. Hah.. "Idiot.. duffer... that's a gallery.. a stadium...".. And the entire class burst into laughter.. So every time someone says he/she went to watch match.. I ask "To a theatre or a stadium... :p )..
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