Monday, June 16, 2008

An ode

it takes time to know people better and make friends.
Friends so truthful,friends so helpful,
friends who appreciate,who criticise,
friends who make you laugh and they are always there-
they make you realise!


new in college,we all were.a lot of communication gaps,attitude,misunderstandings,differences and distances.it was only possible for all of us to be together,if we worked together.i did manage to make some good friends but i was more thankful to The Creative Factory to happen.it was great to know that some of my classmates shared the same interests as i did.theme plays,stage shows,street theatre and movies,we all worked together and shared a lot of experience.if we worked fr 5 hours,it was a must for us to chill out for at least 2 hours!this was actually the time for us to bond with each other.and this was the time when i realised,or shall i say we realised,that not only was he a talent,but also a great guy!


during the practice sessions of one of our first plays,we realised,though given just a couple of lines to speak,he always did a great job!he was one of the funniest guys in our comic act 'gawahi'.very interactive and talented in street theatre.made some really good movies(proud to be one of his first actors),but more than anything else,it was always wonderful to have him around.a pure heart,principles,a great sense of humour,a positive approach towards life-he had it all!


he was one of those few who always used to appreciate my work and also...criticise.he shared some of his future plans with me.i still remember our 'khayali pulao pakao' sessions where we used to think and discuss our acting and directorial plans.he had certain principles in life that made him the guy he was.if you take a look at his orkut profile,it still says-'mujhe dosti karna pasand hai...dosto se,matlabio se nahi'.A bit filmy,and may be that's the reason we thought he would be a success in the industry one day!



31st may,2008.i was at a nearby market place with family when i came to know about what happened.two of my classmates lost their lives in a train accident.an accident we all could have never imagined of.the two were cut by a train on the tracks right behind the dhaba where we all shared some of the most funnest times together.i didn't know Manish that well personally,though i feel equally sad and sorry,but Ashar-i dedicate this post to him.he was a very talented actor,director,editor...but above all,an amazing person.i am glad that i came across such a guy and made him my friend.miss you Ashar!

'koi hass kar mujhse meri jaan bhi maang le...par dhoka dene walo ko main chhodta nahi'. -Ashar Naseeri

MAY THE BOTH REST IN PEACE!