The third umpire is named Allahueddin Palekar! Sounds like a character from a Film Institute movie, no? #INDvSA
This Palekar name reminds me of a very @bvhk story. Twenty years or so, Harish, @quatrainman & I were at Shabri on FC Road in Pune after one of our usual quiz club sessions. All of us, big fans of Amol Palekar fans. Acting and directing. Not just Golmaal fan types. Plus quizzers.
This also happened to be a phase when Amol Palekar's career was considered a cool eclectic topic in Indian quizzing. And we had each made many such quiz questions, really dived into his career.
That day, we spotted the man himself in Shabri. With his family.
That day, we spotted the man himself in Shabri. With his family.
So for us 3 to go from a COEP Boat Club quiz session to Shabri and run into Amol Palekar is like three guys from a star trek convention going to a Jewish deli and running into William Shatner. It seemed unreal. We debated, should we say hi? We don't want to intrude, of course.
As he & family were leaving, we decided to go for a quick polite hello. If you are from Pune, we caught up with him as he was taking the stairs that go up from Shabri to Sharvaree.
Us: Sir we are big fans, what an honor, what a privilege etc etc gushing like the 22 yos we were.
Us: Sir we are big fans, what an honor, what a privilege etc etc gushing like the 22 yos we were.
Amol Palekar reacted with a polite half smile and a "Thank you, thank you", as he kept walking up the stairs, as must be his standard reaction to being recognized by fans.
But our @bvhk seemed like he did not fully appreciate how much this encounter meant to us.
But our @bvhk seemed like he did not fully appreciate how much this encounter meant to us.
So in that very earnest cheerful passionate @bvhk way, he says to Amol Palekar something like, no no sir, you don't understand. We are like true fans. Of everything you do. Etc etc. He'll remember the exact speech.
Palekar took it in, said, "Thank you" in an unchanged tone. 😂
Palekar took it in, said, "Thank you" in an unchanged tone. 😂
The passion with which Harish made the case, that we are not just some random boys who know a couple of your famous roles but we can even discuss Dhyaas Parva if you like, was so compelling that I would not have been surprised to be invited to the Palekar home.
But it's Pune 🤭
But it's Pune 🤭
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