Interview : Entertainment Ki Rani, Rakhi. (Part 1)

How it happened!

I even would be content with just a photograph of me standing next to Rakhi Sawant. No, really, even just that would mean a lot! Frankly much of my blogging popularity (if I may call it so) I owe to this woman; at blogging camps/meets I am often referred to as the “Un-official online PR agent of Rakhi Sawant” and not to forget the heavy-duty traffic my blog experiences when people Google her name for reasons I cannot mention here (I cater to family crowd na).

And so, meeting the lady in person was a wish – a wish which I knew would come true -but this soon, was something I didn’t imagine.

Early Monday morning, I was driving Melody to a film studio in Andheri. The previous day she had requested me to accompany her for a talk-show in which she was appearing as an invited guest. The awesome friend that I am, I immediately agreed even though I knew I would so (totally!) get jacked at work. Anyway, the entire drive to the studio, I kept emphasizing to her – how lucky she was to have me as a friend, how she owes me for a life time, how screwed I would be at work and so on and so forth. In return, the poor soul kept nodding her head in agreement to whatever I was harping.

When we reached the studios, I noticed some people all dressed up & in fact commented to Mell that there was probably some dance sequence being shot at one of the studios.

A little while later – I got completely crazy - I noticed a crew member wearing Star TV’s popular reality show, “Nach Baliye” badge. Knowing that Rakhi was on the show, I got super thrilled and the excitement on my face was very visible. But we were there for another reason and so Nach Baliye had to happen another time – so I thought.

At the registration desk, we went thru the required formalities; name, time, meeting whom and finally which show – now before Mell could answer the last question, I butted in and said “NDTV ka show hai”. The guard gave me the weirdest expression and said, “Kya NDTV”, immediately Mel shut me up & replied, “NDTV nahi, hum Nach Baliye ke liya aaye hain”.

Then she turned to me and said “Surprise!”

Needless to say, I was shocked. Everything after got sort off blurry.

And, things only got more surreal.

All I remember is Mell smiled at me, made a phone call to someone and within the next few minutes (!!!) we had entered her private make up van and I found myself sitting next to Sawant, Rakhi Sawant!

The thing is, even though living in Mumbai and seeing so many Bollywood stars regularly makes most of us immune to getting star struck, at that point, I felt as if my mind was somersaulting in the twilight zone - I felt like I was in a trance, my palms were all sweaty, cheeks red and a huge flashy smile that refused go away.

The “interview” which followed was taken as if I was in a daze. I was completely unprepared for the interview and did my best to ask her all the questions I thought of in as professional a manner as I could, all the while wanting to jump out of my skin & tell her “I’m your greatest fan!”.

Mell on the other hand simply took photographs & did not talk to Rakhi or Abhishek much. She later told me she was just very pleased with herself at managing to pull of this fantastic surprise so well (I had absolutely NO clue at all).

Now did Rakhi lived up to my expectations? Is she a true “drama queen” as portrayed by the media? What did my dear friend think of the woman I brag about so much? Is her bold outspoken tell-it-like-it-is attitude, for real? – well sorry for being a spoil sport here but guys to find out the answers you have to wait for the next installment.

And believe you me; it will all be worth it!

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