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“Hello, 2441139, Can you hear me, Bela Bose?” Anjan Dutta sang this song a decade back. And yet, to some people like me, it still rings a bell deep inside. Although the original song is quite pacy, Mr. Dutta performed an acoustic version sometime back, with his son, Neel, which really melts the heart. This song has a special memory of my childhood. As a child, we always look at things at a different perspective. We seldom realise the intensity of the moment. “2441139” was a fun song for me and my cousins in Coochbehar. We play the song until the last part, where Anjan Dutt repeated sings “Hello, 2441139; Hello, 2441139....” We would dial 2-4-4-1-1 (back those days, telephone number used to be of 5 digits). An old lady would pick up the phone and we would bring the receiver close to the speaker of the stereo and Anjan Dutt would do the rest. “Hello 2441139, Hello 2441139...” Then it was growing up and stages of infatuations, understanding love and finally, falling in love. Unless ...

Everyone is humming this tune. Every guitarist wants to play this number! These are the complete chords I deduced for the song. It’s originally from C, but I play it from G, as it helps me when I sing! (Yes, I do occasionally try to scare the mosquitoes away!) Intro G5 - - à C5 x 3 G5 - - à D x 1 Verse1: G5 D Saari Umr Hum G5 D Mar mar k jeeliye G5 D Ek pal to ab hume C5 D Jeene do, Jeene do G5 C5 Naa na na na x 3 G5 D Na Na Na na naaa Chorus: G5 D Give me some sunshine G5 D Give me some rain G5 D Give me another chance C5 D I wanna grow up once again Verse 2: (chords same as previous verse) Bachpan to gaya Jawani bhi gaye Ek pal to ab hume Jeene do, jeene do Rest of the song is the same as the first verse is repeated. Alternatively, you can also play G and C instead of G5 and C5. Just make sure the E string (...

Next time someone calls me an Idiot, I’ll be glad! This exactly was my reaction after watching “3 Idiots”. The movie brings in different kinds of realisation into you. What I realised are: • We all need good friends to survive and stay alive. Friendship is more than having fun and hanging out, it’s standing up for one another. This movie makes me realise how lucky I am to have people who are always there for me, but more than that, it makes me sit back and wonder, am I that good a friend? That question, unfortunately is for someone else to answer! • Amir Khan is the best, simply the best performer there is! Be it is Bhuvan from Lagaan, ASP Rathod from Sarfarosh, Akash from Dil Chahta Hain, Nikumbh Sir from Taare Zameen Par or Rancho from 3 Idiots, He has done it all. Playing a college student when he’s 44, that’s a “Chamatkar” (couldn’t refer to the * word from 3 Idiots, this is a family blog!). I was a Amir Khan fan for as long as I remember and in 3 Idiots, he made me so glad and won...