The film, ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ is my personal favourite because of its in-your-face, gritty, raw
appeal that I found very endearing. I’ve watched this three hour movie twice
only because I had to miss the final 45 minutes of the film the first time around. But no one who has
loved the movie will ever forget the scene in Part I that led to the infamously
famous dialogue, “तुमसे ना हो पाएगा…” - the panache with which those lines
were delivered was simply terrific!
There was a
certain definiteness to it which is in complete contrast to the inquisitorial " क्या तुमसे हो पाएगा ? " that i'm afflicted by when my capabilities are under dubious scrutiny (courtesy my skinniness).
Allow me to
elaborate with live examples:
Me: “Let me
help you with those boxes.”
Them: " क्या तुमसे हो पाएगा ? "
Me: “Could I
give you hand with your bags?”
Them:
Me: *lugs her
own bags on the shoulders*
Them:
Me: “Okay,
the starters aren’t enough. We should call the waiter for our order. I need
more food.”
Them:
Me: *when
finally the main course is out of the way* “I want dessert.”
Them:
Me: *when I decide
to pick whiskey over beer*
Them:
Me: *when I’m
pumped and revved up about an outdoor activity. Think: running, cycling, trekking,
rafting*
Them:
It has begun
to humour me that people go about casting those aspersions at me only because
of my apparent not-so-ampleness for I’m the sort who goes by: ‘Seeing is
believing’. And rather ironically on many an instance like those highlighted above for every single time they were
flagged (whether under the guise of concern or for the purpose of ridicule), I’ve
been able to k!ck a$$ real bad.
And for the
purposes of my entertainment perhaps, I’ve been a witness to circumstances
where someone either couldn’t manage their bags/luggage or had way too much
leftover food or got too tipsy after their first pint of beer or gave up on
their outdoor activity mid-way because they couldn’t keep at it… All while I’m
silently smirking with a thought bubble over my head, “ तुमसे ना हो पाया। रहेनेदे "
