This is the story of two young men, Suhel Banerjee and Amrith Shankar, who were brought together by fate, destiny, whatever you choose to call it. Now, it is time for one of them to leave and let’s see what they have to say to each other.
Here is the edited version of a chat conversation I had with Suhel. Let’s see what he says:
“Like a possessive roomie I must say, he is a really simple guy, very innocent and one of the nicest human beings I have seen”
“He is more finicky and cleanliness freak than most women I have seen. He will not let you watch TV after your dinner is done unless you go and wash the plates and dishes right then and come back and sit down. He will show you the biriyani rice grains which you dropped during your last trip to the kitchen and you will dutifully pick them up again and take them to the dustbin (where they belong according to him).”
(Hahaha, imagine Suhel picking up the rice he dropped and putting it in the dustbin with a sheepish grin on his face. Don’t forget Amrith is standing over him like a second grade teacher!)
Moving on…
“If u plan to watch late night show /world cup, you need to inform him before leaving office and he will sleep in some other room”
“…and then the happiness on his face when he opens the carrier with more or less the same items everyday but still he is as excited as if its a new delicacy he discovers daily!”
(This I can vouch for.. Amrith is extremely happy with the carrier dinner he has every night)
Hold on.. More from Suhel…
“When he is in a happy mood, he will sing “tota merei tota tu to meri ho gayi” with the precise pitch changes at the right places…and when he is happier he will sing even cheaper hindi songs which everyone but him have forgotten..”
(I have heard him sing this song, and trust me, its not pleasant!)
“..you will sit down with him to watch the latest hindi/tamil blockbuster taken from the rented cd shop..and as soon as your favorite song starts he will fast forward it, coz he thinks there shud not be any songs in movies….and yet, since you know he is such a sweetheart you wont feel like telling him to play the song, coz the face he will make is exactly like a lil kid who is being forced to study:)…”
(Awwww, isn’t this sweet?)
“…yeah, he will call you ( or atleast me) fat monster and a zillion other horrible names and the next moment he will pull my leg by the funniest of stuff I have ever heard…. like:big shot, bas tu to ab google ka ceo ban gaya..”
Apparently Amrith always tells Suhel how he treats him..These are the words used by Amrith, quoted by Suhel..
“you know he , bloody big shot, comes in the middle of the night with all the women, and opens the door and find me sleeping on the floor. Then he kicks me and say s “joota saaf kar (clean my shoes)” and then asks his gals to kick me too. Servant hu mein, servant.” Then he goes to sleep and puts me in one corner of the kitchen and he makes merry and locks the kitechen door” just because he is a big shot with laptop and blackberry he can do all this”
” mein to ordinary worker hoon, mera roomie ka servant. bas roz office jata hu, ads karta hu, poor quality. emails bhejta, more poor quality. And everyone talks to me coz I am Suhel’s roomie. Mr wikipedia ban gaya hai na. Big shot pura. I am a dog in front of the big man”
“…And every day we are so embarassed coz we discuss about these things and somethings a lil worse, and then we see the drawing room window open and an auntie cooking in the kitchen right opposite…and we scout for cover..”
(Hahaha.. this is the funniest conversation between them)
Suhel: “ha ha ha, remembering all this I am also actually laughing out loud, but at the same time feeling really bad. Will be missing him loads. He is an amazing human being, and believe me it really does’nt require much to keep him happy. The smallest things in life bring a smile to his face.”
(Lets wipe our tears and see what Amrith has to say)
Amrith: he’s a nice human being..adjustable..we never had any fights in one year.. I know its gonna be tough.. it feels nice to hear what he feels about me…Sometimes, we don’t even meet each other for days, but the best part is, not once did we have anything close to a fight or a sulking”
(That’s it from Amrith and that the most emotion he has ever shown..)
