My Fortune...

My Father,Mr.Govind Vidyarthi always spoke about his Fortune and Wealth.His friends..I love to flaunt mine too...Introducing my dear friend Alok Mathur.His love and generosity has enveloped all who know him. I have been addedly blessed,that inspite of living in different cities,we have remained in constant touch over the last 24 years. His wife Romila (whose real name is Seth),though a vegetarian who only eats kaaalay waaalay chholay,laughs at all my jokes and Arjan their son, doesnt mind getting his cheeks pinched by me... (love compounded and matured...)...Through ups and downs ,through euphoria and despair ,through Old monks and groggy mornings...Alok has been constant...Ever present...never changing...Not even has his hairstyle changed !That evening too he was there.First listening to the mesmeric sounds of the Beens and then to help me down from the roof after my photo taking spree..."Oye Ganjay...I love you"-Kaalooo .

The Conductor...

Maverick Roy

Roy,since graduating from the National School of Drama has made a niche for himself directing plays and spectacles,rich in design and grandeur...

As I perched myself on the roof of the tenement at the Bharat Scouts and Guide ground...I experienced watching a dervaish...There was a trancelike feel as the "BEENS" hauntingly played as Roy conducted...Bagpipers one had heard of,but 60snake charmers playing in unision is an experience which will stay with me for a while...

Roy's Charmers...

I was in Delhi for two whole night shoots at the Red fort for my Telegu Film Atithi..I visited my friend Roysten Abel as he rehearsed with more than 60 snake charmers for a spectacle they were putting up for the innaugration of the Central Park at Connaught place...