Jab I met Shahrukh Khan

"Is it really true?" I thought. "Am I really meeting SRK?" But yes it was true. I got to meet SRK and witness the shoot of BYJUs latest ad thanks to my husband. SRK was literally not even 100 metres away from me during the shooting. But given the rules and the silence that is to be maintained, we were not allowed to meet him during the shooting. We could just watch from a distance. I spent almost 8 hours at the recording studio. Of which watching Shahrukh was hardly for a few hrs. Rest of the time being spent in SRK getting ready and makeup for the various looks. Even in that little time, SRK was a true entertainer. Watching a take and retake of the same ad multiple times was enjoyable only due to Shahrukh.
Finally the moment came.  As Gauri Shinde announced "Pack up", SRK proceeded to move out. The people around (mostly from BYJUs) who were watching him from a distance thronged him. People had got DDLJ posters to get his autograph and all. His bodyguards tried to keep people away as they circled around him. I had a notebook in my hand which contained a collection of my poems in 3 languages written for him. The bodyguards thought I was taking his autograph and wanted to drive me away. I just managed a minute to talk to him and told him this is my gift of multilingual poems for him. He opened the notebook, saw my name there and asked "Dhanashree, can I take this?" I still find this absolutely unbelievable. I didn't tell him my name, he opened the notebook while his bodyguards shooed me away, and thanked me. And just in that moment, my husband managed to click a pic. I did not have the time to buy a fancy greeting card, or a fancy notebook, all I had is good content in my usual notebook. That I could give it to SRK and receive his thanks is something I will remember for a lifetime. The collection of my poems for SRK is as follows -

मन्नत

एक मन्नत मांगी थी खुदा से मैने
कभी मन्नत में रेहनेवाले बादशाह से मिला हमें

कहा खुदा ने थोडा सब्र करो
परदेस के मॅडम tussads वाले बादशहा से पहले मिलो

एक wax statue को बस हम देख सकते हैं
SRK बनने  का फॉर्म्युला थोडी पूछ सकते हैं

'कभी ख़ुशी कभी गम ' मे वक्त निकल गया
' चलते चलते ' एक 'चमत्कार ' हो  गया

बडे बडे शहरो  मे छोटी छोटी बाते होती हैं
 और कभी छोटे छोटे लोगों की बडी बडी ख्वाईशें पूरी होती हैं
हम एक बार जीते हैं एक बार मरते हैं और एक बार King Khan से मिलने  की तमन्ना रखते  हैं

बॉलीवूड के बादशाह से मिलने का मौका आया
एक दिन हम उनसे मिल पायेंगे
ये मैने  सोचा न था
मैने सोचा न था

Leadership
To imagine, To dream, To believe
To change ways and embrace the new
To be unafraid and not fear failure
To be passionate about goals, far and near

To inspire the team to move ahead
And be welcoming and inclusive of ideas that come ahead
Having the diligence to execute
And striking a balance between delegation and 'know it all' attitude

To have a plan to achieve the team goals
And yet accept the uncertainties that come in due course
Let the goals not be limiting
But be the milestones to achieve higher

This is what Leadership is all about
As per IIMBUEspeech by SRK , " naam toh suna hi Hoga"

[This poem is based on Shahrukh khan's speech at IIMBUE, the IIMB leadership summit]

Life Lessons

If you want to do something, do it really well
Put in your full effort, do with full JOSH, SRK tells

Maybe put in a bit of madness to your efforts
Taking your aberrations along, be a 'Deewana' of reaching your destination

Maybe  you may fail,sometimes life may be bad
Have faith, have hope
Continue your efforts, you will get the 'Chamatkaar' results in due course

Let 'fear' not intimidate you
Let 'failures' not deter you
The real 'Baazigar' wins even after failures
Chooses not to be held back by his 'Darr' here

It's ok to be confused
It's ok to be worried
"Kabhi Haa, Kabhi Na"
Let life move at its own pace

In all this, be kind, try helping others
Do everything 'Dil Se' spread love to others

Take happiness and sadness in its ephemeral spirit
Live in the present, because you know 'Kal Ho Naa Ho'

Everything will eventually be ok in the end
If it's not ok, it's not the end
Because ' Picture abhi baaki hain doston'

[ Above poem based on Shahrukh Khan's speech at University of Edinburgh]



From your 'Fan'

I thought it was a 'Chamatkaar'
Am I really meeting 'King Khan'?

The 'Deewana' we grew up seeing
Or the 'Baazigar' we watched as kids

The epitome of acting excellence
The Badshaah of Bollywood

Who spans across generations
From 'Ye kaali kaali aankhen' to 'Lungi Dance' hereto

Absolutely thrilled to meet you
My name is Dhanashree, and I am your 'Fan,'
Bas Aapne naam Nahi suna Hoga..


कोण आहे शाहरुख?

कोण आहे शाहरुख, लेकीने मला विचारलं
तो लुंगी डान्स करतो तोच काय गं , तिने खात्री करु घेतलं

 तो  टी . व्ही . वर पिक्चर मध्ये कसा येतो ? हा तिचा पुढचा प्रश्न
त्याचं ऑफिस तेच का , हे तिचं न संपणारं विचारणं

३ वर्षाच्या लेकीला अजून काय सांगावं
' किंग खान ' किंवा 'बादशाह' म्हणजे काय , हे तिला कस उमगाव

शाहरुख म्हणजे खूप अभ्यासू विद्यार्थी
acting आणि   dance यांचा सतत अभ्यास करणारा निश्चयी आणि मेहनती विद्यार्थी

प्रत्येक चित्रपटात त्याचा जोमाने परफॉर्मन्स देणं
प्रेक्षकांना आनंदी करणं हाच त्याचा एकाची धर्म

हसत खेळत जगावे, हाच त्याचा मंत्र
"जिंदगी नफरत के लिये बहुत कम  होती हैं ", हाच त्याचा कानमंत्र

शाहरुख म्हणजे  शाहरुख म्हणजे शाहरुख आहे
त्याच्या कर्तृत्वामुळे तो बॉलीवूडचा सुपरस्टार आहे

-Dhanashree Joglekar
https://dsaidso.blogspot.com

5 saal baad---

Its been 5 years since I graduated from IIM Bangalore. It was exactly on 1^st April 2013 that I was convocated and 2 weeks back I could see a flood of picture posts on my facebook timeline depicting convocation pictures. It was a throwback in time. I remembered the CAT prep, the congratulatory letter from IIM Bangalore, the first day, the 2 years that went by and the convocation. It felt like everything went by so fast. Lot of people ask me, is the IIM MBA worth it? Is there a return on investment? To this, I have no direct answer. Let me tell you what this MBA taught me or meant to me. I made/met some really amazing friends in IIM Bangalore. People who were not only brilliant in academics, but also excelled in sports, arts or the likes. People who despite all this were humble.  Let me tell you, I am yet to find one dumb student in IIM Bangalore. People who had to repeat a year just had to because the system of relative grading means bottom 5% in  x number of subjects qualifies as fail. But they had some amazing ideas too.

I met people who came from remote villages of India, whose parents were not as economically well off, who came due to their persistence and merit. People who studied in vernacular medium till class 10 but who did extremely well. People who had hardly ventured outside their hometown and college town, but had amazing ideas. IIM brought all these diverse bunch of people together. It made  the world flat for the rich guy and the poor guy, for a city bred guy and a remote village guy  , it gave them an equal chance. It showed merit matters, it is a living example of making it big despite all odds. If anyone feels today whether putting their kid in a smaller school deters their chances for a good degree, I can show you many examples of IIM grads coming from small places.

The faculty was equally amazing. Faculty who despite their global degrees would talk so nicely and mostly devoid of ego. Some of them being on boards of banks etc but will talk to you as a friend when you meet them even now. Extremely well read people who you can have a sensible conversation about almost any topic.

In terms of monetary return of investment, I have no right answer whether IIM gives ROI or not. Because again this answer is time and person dependent. But I am sure , IIM gives a worth to remember experience to everybody. Of meeting and studying with some of the best people in the country who come from varied socio economic backgrounds. This is something to cherish and worth to remember for a lifetime.

And hence I feel , IIM fee increase should be rationalized at some point. It should not deter any meritorious student from pursuing the IIM dream. Because if that happens, IIM would remain a rich man’s dream which would defeat the main purpose of this diverse experience.

With this I end the post..

Cheers to IIM B times!

-Dhanashree

प्यार दोस्ती हैं!

Its my husband's birthday today. As a gift to him sharing a poem that I made about our story :)

"किसी को प्यार करना और उसी से प्यार पाना बहुत काम लोगों के नसीब होता हैं...." हिंदी फिल्म दिल तो पागल है मे ये कहा गया था।
मैं अपनेआप को इस बारे में काफी खुशनसीब समझती हूँ। जिससे प्यार किया, उसीसे पाया.. दोस्ती प्यार है या प्यार दोस्ती है ये मैं नहीं कह सकती। पर , Siddhesh मेरा सबसे अच्छा दोस्त जरूर हैं। आज Siddhesh के जन्मदिन के अवसर पर एक गाना उसके नाम।हमारी शादी से पहले कहानी कुछ ऐसी थी ..

हम आपके हैं कौन
बेचैन है मेरी नजर, है gtalk का कैसा असर
ना चुप रहो कभी तो मिलो, हम आपके आपके हैं कौन

खुद को सनम रोका बड़ा
आखिर मुझे कहना पड़ा
रोज बात तुम करते हो क्यों
हम आपके आपके हैं कौन...

CCD में इंतज़ार कर रही हैं नज़र
है प्यार का कैसा असर
हैं होश गुम पूछो ना तुम
हम आपके आपके हैं कौन...

कैसे कहूँ दिल की लगी
चेहरा मेरा पढ़ लो कभी
गोरी तेरे प्यार में पागल हैं हम
मुझसे शादी करोगे क्या तुम
हम आपके आपके हैं कौन...

-Dhanashree
One of my previous poetry for him -http://dsaidso.blogspot.in/2017/07/mala-kahich-problem-nahi.html

Jab Chiku met Anushka

A poem dedicated to Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma's wedding ..

It all started with a shampoo
Much more than washing your hair, it can do

Chiku and Anushka met on a shampoo ad set
"Dil Dhadakne Do" their hearts said

In sports , "You win some, You lose some", it is said
For Chiku's loss, Anushka was blamed instead

"Jab tak hain jaan, she will support me", Chiku said
Silenced his critics, moved with his life ahead

"Band Baaja Baarat" left for Italy
Chiku and Anushka got married happily

"Chiku ho Gaya uska ", cried many hearts
"Rab ne bana di Jodi" thus a new relationship starts

Here's wishing Virushka happy times ahead

#virushka  #VirushkaKiShadi
#VirushkaWEDDING
*- Chiku is nickname for Virat Kohli

- Dhanashree

Of flight delays and Bollywood songs

Flight and delays have become synonymous. Anybody who travels regularly can vouch for this fact irrespective of the airline he travels with. So what can you say when your flight is delayed?Let's remember the great Shammi Kapoor and sing " Aaja Aaja main hoon passenger Tera.." Presenting to you the twisted version of the song aaja aaja main hoon pyaar tera from the movie Teesri Manzil. For best effect listen to the song and read this lyrics . So here you go- what will you sing to the flight when it gets delayed

आजा आजा मैं हूँ passenger तेरा, अल्लाह अल्लाह delay तेरा ओ
ओ आजा, आह आह आजा , आ ए ए आजा
 आह आह आजा , आ ए ए आजा
 आह आह आजा , आ ए ए आजा आह आह आ
आजा आजा मैं हूँ passenger तेरा, अल्लाह अल्लाह delay तेरा ओ
ओ आजा, आह आह आजा , आ ए ए आजा
 आह आह आजा , आ ए ए आजा
 आह आह आजा , आ ए ए आजा आह आह आ

ओ तुमपे हजारों की आँखें , चाहिये हमको सहारा ओ
पलभर में आके बैठलू , बडा तन हैं  तुम्हारा
ओ आजा आजा , मैं हूँ passenger तेरा
अल्लाह अल्लाह ,delay तेरा ओ ओ आजा
आह आह आजा, आ ए ए आजा
 आह आह आजा, आ ए ए आजा
आह आह आजा, आ ए ए आजा, आह आह आ

हो मेरा ख्याल तुझे हैं, मैने कभी नही माना हो
सच्चा हैं time के झूठा, ये नही मुझे आजमाना हो
ओ आजा आजा , देखो passenger तेरा
अल्लाह अल्लाह , delay तेरा ओ ओ आजा
आह आह आजा, आ ए ए आजा
 आह आह आजा, आ ए ए आजा
आह आह आजा, आ ए ए आजा, आह आह आ

ओ रुकना था runway पे हमारे साथ छुडाके चली हो
ओ जी जरा यहा भी रुकीये , कहा बादलो में रुकी हो
ओ आजा आजा , मैं हूँ passenger तेरा
अल्लाह अल्लाह , delay तेरा ओ ओ आजा
आह आह आजा, आ ए ए आजा
 आह आह आजा, आ ए ए आजा
आह आह आजा, आ ए ए आजा, आह आह आ

Original song here - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x8ZrN_pizyQ

-Dhanashree

इक घर बनाऊंगा, आॅफिस के सामने

Today is Hindi day , a day celebrated annually on 14th September in India. Hindi Divas is celebrated on 14 September because on this day in 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India had adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India.[source- wiki]. I remember my mom had to give a lot of Hindi exams in office as there was a push to have official communication not only in English but also in Hindi. I studied Hindi till class 10. While in school, I gave state level Hindi exams and stood first in Mumbai in one of them too. But now I have lost touch. Been ages since I have written something in Hindi. My spoken Hindi is also Bambaiyya Hindi.Today though I wanted to write something in Hindi. Hence the following- a bit of background below!
I was thinking about the traffic situation in big cities. The situation is so pathetic that sometimes you have no idea whether you will reach office in 1 hr or 3 hrs. When I was thinking of this, I thought of altering the lyrics of Hindi song "Tere Ghar Ke saamne" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26qczSkLip8) to describe the plight of an employee stuck in traffic and travelling long distances. I am sure many of you can relate!

आॅफिस के सामने
इक घर बनाऊंगा, आॅफिस के सामने
दुनिया बसाऊंगा, आॅफिस के सामने
इक घर बनाऊंगा....

घर का बनाना कोई, आसान काम नहीं
दुनिया बसाना कोई, आसान काम नहीं
रास्ते पे ट्रॅफिक हो तो, ऑफिस कभी पहुचना हैं
Ola हमारे लिये, निकलने का इशारा है
तन मन लुटाऊंगा, आॅफिस के सामने
दुनिया बसाऊंगा, आॅफिस के सामने...

कहते हैं आॅफिस जिसे, दरिया है काम का
या फिर नशा है कोई, जीवन के राग का
Production मे bug हो तो, Tester भी Fool है
सच्ची लगन जो हो तो, पर्बत भी धूल है
तारे सजाऊंगा, आॅफिस के सामने
दुनिया बसाऊंगा, आॅफिस के सामने...

ट्रॅफिक भरे हैं लेकिन, आॅफिस के रास्ते
तुम क्या करोगे देखें, उल्फत के वास्ते
ट्रॅफिक में flight छूटे, ये भी तुम्हें याद होग
ट्रॅफिक में calls लिये , ये भी तुम्हें याद होग
मैं भी कुछ बनाऊंगा (हूँ) आॅफिस के सामने (देखें)
दुनिया बसाऊंगा, आॅफिस के सामने.