Friday, March 12, 2010

Idiot box: Full of idiots

Frank Sinatra was a great singer and an actor. He once said “A man doesn’t know what happiness is until he’s married. By then it’s too late”. This is not something that my dear friend Rahul Mahajan seems to believe in.

Why would he have to? NDTV imagine started a circus campaign and announced that the winner gets to marry the most eligible bachelor on this planet, Rahul Mahajan (Romeo Mahajan as I fondly call him- He is always in love with somebody or the other at any given time).

A mad rush followed and a whopping 14500 young women signed up to join the circus. Rahul is the pied piper of modern world.

Move over Salman, Ranbir, Imran.. Rahul Mahajan (Romeo) is the new heart throb. If only looks could kill, then Romeo would have been the epitome of non-violence, the mahatma of 21st century.

It’s not surprising that 14500 girls wanted the prize catch of RM. He has such a exceptional resume. He initially became famous more because of his father’s death than due to any of his achievements.

He has learnt flying, but thank god he doesn’t fly any more. He is known for such humanitarian feats as causing ruckus in bars, and hitting on girls while on live television.

He has also committed such benevolent acts as marrying his childhood friend Shweta, beating her to near-death every two days, divorcing her, using drugs like cocaine with champagne, being locked up by the police on charges of drug possession and consumption, and having an affair with with Payal Rohtagi. His behaviour on the sets of Big Boss-2 has been exemplary.

After weeks of singing, dancing and all other drama, Romeo Mahajan finally tied the knot with Dimpy Ganguly. The wedding was a lavish affair at the Leela Kempinski Hotel. Several celebrities graced the event to shower their blessings on the couple.

Dimpy Ganguly (real name Soumasri) is 21-year-old model from Kolkata, reportedly she had given up a major role in a Bollywood film to participate in the Swayamvar (can there any more dumber people. this is the example for self suicide). She also breached a contract that bound her to Maureen Wadia's Gladrags agency. In the audition deadly (or wanna be dead) Dimpy had mentioned that she first fell in love with Romeo when she was 5 years old (Romeo must have fallen off his chair when he first heard it. Not sure how many more times she has fallen in love after that).

Incidentally the show was supposed to air in December 2009, but was pushed back. According to insiders the girl who had actually won the contest (Nikunj) refused to marry Romeo and actually ran away after she received the cash. She had come only for fame and publicity instead of the excellent Romeo Mahajan. As a result the producers decided to re-shoot the final episode. Dimpy was chosen as rebound. The lines Romeo said, when he chose Dimpy were, “People say you can die in love, but for me you are worth living for. I can say in front of the whole world that I love you”. (these must be the lines written for the other girl, chosen earlier)

To this Dimpy replied “I love you too”. (both of them are outdoing each other)

Let me slightly modify what Frank Sinatra had said, “A woman doesn’t know what happiness is until she’s married. By then it’s too late”.

Let’s wish Dimpy Ganguly a very happy and blissful married life for as long as it lasts.

“All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble.” -Raymond Hull

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