When there is a day to go

After waiting for 20 months after MNIK and some 5 years after hearing about Ra.One, the wait comes down to just a couple of hours for many of you! How exciting, right?

Although I don't celebrate Diwali but have fond memories of Diwali thanks to Shah Rukh.

The last being Om Shanti Om. I remember I watched first day last show of it with a couple of drunkards among a full theater room and also for the first time, my full family of parents and 2 sisters. It was great. We all laughed, and enjoyed the movie to the fullest. That was my 2007 Diwali.

The next one was Don. Although I watched it on 24th, Tuesday and it released on 20th October, 2006, it was still a wonderful experience, perhaps the best movie I have ever seen in theaters! Don's evil wit and Roma's vengeance with loads of twists and an unexpected climax made my 2006 Diwali one of the most adventurous! The only thing I regret is that my sisters couldn't accompany my parents and me because they were busy with university. It was also Eid during that time so it was a cherry on the icing! :D

My first Diwali was with Veer Zaara. Watched it a week later its release of Nov. 12th, 2004, meaning on the 20th of November! Boy the theater was so full, the management had to bring in extra chairs to accommodate people! As for my family and I, we didn't get tickets for the showtime we had wanted but a later show! Still it was crowded as hell! We went shopping in between and came back to see that the seats were all nearly full, sparing a few seats on the bottom rows. It was nearly like watching a tennis match...hehe. I remember when Zaara's father got ill in the movie, some idiots started laughing, I was like WHAT THE FUCK?? Of course I didn't know about "WHAT THE FUCK?" back then but a similar reaction.

So these are the three Diwalis I celebrated because of Shah Rukh. Awesome, no? Here's hoping for a even bigger and nicer Diwali this year with Ra.One! Although I'm very much confused about where I'll watch because my local theater is not releasing the movie on Wednesday but no guarantee of releasing on Friday too. But where I used to live before, two theaters there are playing it, one in a variety of languages and while other has 3D! If I don't hear on Wednesday that my local theater won't play it then off I go to spend a weekend in San Francisco area! Whole family and Ra.One all equals to a fantabulous weekend! InshAllah!