Yo..tube..

Today I discovered the power of Youtube!!!

It all started with a hamrless click on the YouTube link to a Hrithik Roshan ad.. or was it an Abhishek Bachchan ad.. for a new Motorola mobile and headphones.. Before i realised i was looking at clips from KANK (which i promptly discarded) and going on to Dhoom 2.

I would have not been so impressed even if it had ended with Dhoom 2 clips. As i searched for something more interesting than D2, i chanced upon clips from DCH.. Yes "Dil Chahta Hai".. one of my all-time favorite movies as i am sure it is of many others. Rarely does a movie capture the spirit of the youth and blend it so seamlessly and naturally with the complexities of growing up. Rarely does a movie reflect the aspiration of a group of friends.. of continuing to be such good friends, what else.. in a manner so natural that you do not feel you are watching a movie.

Anyways, coming back to my YouTube story. From the clips of DCH, i quickly discovered a link to the entire movie split in 10 equal, continuous clips. And the next thing i knew, i was watching the movie. Sitting in office, in the middle of the day, in the middle of an important deal note (that i am to write).

And the next 2 hours passed by in a jiffy ('cos i decided to not watch 1-2 clips which had some of the unpleasant scenes such as the fight between Aamir and Akshay or when Akshay's mom and Dimple find out about Akshay's love for Dimple). And not just me, even Mahesh, my colleague came by to chat and stayed on for a reasonably long period of time!!!

Came home, once the movie finished and didn't dare mention it to Surabhi when she asked me what I did during the day. Anyways she thinks I do no work in office and hence have to work every day late into the night (little does she know that she is reasonably on the mark ;)

The cat got out of the bag when she was berating me for something and saying - "tum nahi sudhar sakte na!!"

Pat came my reply - "Perfection ko improve karna thoda mushkil hai!!!"